Posts: 3216
From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006
posted July 02, 2015 03:12 AM
Just a note as this may interest some of you. The Blu_Ray 'Halas & Batchelor Short Film Collection' is now available from Network. It contains some great extras along with the following cartoons. THE MAGIC CANVAS (1948) FLYING FREE (1980) THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1952) THE FIGUREHEAD (1953) THE HISTORY OF THE CINEMA (1957) FOO FOO: THE STOWAWAY (1960) HABA TALES: THE CULTURED APE (1960) SNIP AND SNAP: TOP DOGS (1960) HAMILTON THE MUSICAL ELEPHANT (1961) AUTOMANIA 2000 (1963) DODO - THE KID FROM OUTER SPACE: THE KIDNAPPED KID (1964) TALES FROM HOFFNUNG: THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1964) FLOW DIAGRAM (1966) THE QUESTION (1967) CHILDREN AND CARS (1971) BUTTERFLY BALL (1974) AUTOBAHN (1979) DILEMMA (1981) - See more at: http://networkonair.com/shop/2190-halas-batchelor-short-film-collection-the-blu-ray.
posted July 02, 2015 07:26 AM
I'm surprised that there has never been a Foo-Foo compilation, I used to like these cartoon's as a child, Foo-Foo and Go-Go they were in TV comic. Looking at the others I could not stand 'Do-Do The Kid from Outer Space', 'Butterfly Ball' is a classic and was shown as a filler on our local ITV...Talking of fillers 'Chuckle Heads' also ran on our local station, loved 'em all...
[ July 02, 2015, 02:18 PM: Message edited by: Steve Carter ]
posted July 02, 2015 01:28 PM
I was greatly saddened that the one cartoon that I would have bought this collection for, wasn't included! "The Christmas Visitor", which is just a delight! Here's a link to a decent color print of this title on Youtube ...
posted July 02, 2015 02:02 PM
I used to like Foo Foo and Go Go. There were a few of those cartoons put out by Mountain Films, I only managed to get one of them.
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From: Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
Registered: Feb 2015
posted July 02, 2015 04:02 PM
My favourite has always been 'The Candlemaker' made as a stewardship film for the Lutheran Church. Shown it so many times and now, sadly, it's gone pink. Wish I could replace it.
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From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006
posted July 03, 2015 05:20 AM
Osi it is most certainly a wonderful cartoon and practically always included at our roving Christmas film presentations. I expect I am like many who are always on the lookout for new Christmas themed 8mm films to bolster our seasonal shows. The inclusion of 'History of the Cinema' was the prize for me and a wonderful piece of British animation covering 100 years of cinema Yay!
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From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006
posted July 06, 2015 01:51 AM
A comprehensive tribute to Halas a Batchelor indeed which also has the three TV Clapperboard episodes, HB Remembered, Ode to Joy, Cultured Ape, Image gallery, Animated Utopia and those wonderful cartoons.