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10 Animated Movies That Should Get The Criterion Treatment

May 4, 2026 Rich Drees

While boutique physical media label the Criterion Collection pledges itself to release “important classic and contemporary films from around the world,” animated films have been scarce in that remit. We offer ten suggestions to help remedy that issue.

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Friday Flashback: Warners Place First Nine SUPERMAN Cartoons Online

November 30, 2012 Rich Drees

Look! Up on YouTube! It’s a bird…

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Required Viewing: Rare And Classic Animation On TCM

October 20, 2012 Rich Drees

Animation historian Jerry Beck co-hosts a night of great animated features and shorts.

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Lost Fleischer Cartoon Screening Friday

August 24, 2010 Rich Drees

This Friday will see the first public screening of a Fleischer Studio cartoon in almost eight decades in New York. The previously thought lost short “Ace Of Spades” will screen as a part of animation [click for more]

Halloween Film Of The Day: THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN

October 28, 2008 Rich Drees

The Old Man And The Mountain may not have a strong scary storyline to it, but this Betty Boop cartoon put fear into the hearts of many who saw it. The cartoon was the third [click for more]

SUPERMAN: The Fleischer Cartoons

January 22, 2006 Rich Drees

(A note on run times: The run times from each cartoon are taken from one of the many public domain DVD releases currently on the market. It is possible that they may be off by [click for more]