Schooled By Cinema

Animation- Dindal's "Cats Don't Dance" & "The Emperor's New Groove"

Wrapping up this season on animation, I am very excited to be joined by Matt Bledsoe and James Coddington to discuss Mark Dindal's "Cats Don't Dance" & "Emperor's New Groove". We chat about comedy in animation, these films successes and misses, and what cartoon characters really got our engines going. https://twitter.com/mattbled87 [https://twitter.com/mattbled87] https://twitter.com/tj_mackey432 [https://twitter.com/tj_mackey432]

Animation- Lasseter's "Toy Story"/ Cooley's "Toy Story 4"

At some point we had to tackle the behemoth of animation that is Pixar. I am so happy to be joined by Sonia Mansfield to discuss the sweet torture of Pixar's storytelling. We dive into the evolution of the Toy Story franchise who taught empathy to a generation. https://twitter.com/TheSoniaShow https://twitter.com/dorkingoutshow https://twitter.com/CreepPod https://twitter.com/schooledbcinema

Animation- Musker/ Clements' "The Little Mermaid"

Did you ever dream to be part of something bigger? Then I am sure you know all the iconic words and images to John Musker & Ron Clements' "The Little Mermaid". I am joined by Becky Ellis to discuss the power of teenage emotion, rotoscoping evolution and why we should all push our cinematic palette. https://twitter.com/beckyjane02 [https://twitter.com/beckyjane02] https://twitter.com/schooledbcinema [https://twitter.com/schooledbcinema]

Animation- Selick's "Coraline"/ Butler & Fell's "Paranorman"

This week we delve into the underworld of ghouls and zombies as represented through the stop- motion animation of Henry Selick's "Coraline" and Chris Butler & Sam Fell's "Paranorman". I am so delighted to be joined by Alexandria Daniels to discuss Laika studios and their modern animation footprint. We look at their impact on representing the outsider perspective in terms of storytelling and detailed design, https://twitter.com/filmnvinyl [https://twitter.com/filmnvinyl] https://twitter.com/schooledbcinema [https://twitter.com/schooledbcinema]

Animation- Rankin/ Bass' "The Last Unicorn"

I am beyond excited to discuss one of my absolute favs, Rankin/ Bass' "The Last Unicorn". Joined by InSession Film's Dave Giannini as we contemplate the loneliness emitted through voice acting, facing fear at a young age and how maybe Paddington 2 isn't all that bad. https://twitter.com/schooledbcinema [https://twitter.com/schooledbcinema] https://twitter.com/darnthatdave [https://twitter.com/darnthatdave] https://twitter.com/insessionfilm [https://twitter.com/insessionfilm] https://twitter.com/popcasestudy [https://twitter.com/popcasestudy]