In 1982 Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, two giants in the fantasy medium, collaborated on the film Fire and Ice. Once again Bakshi animated a film using the same rotoscope technology he had utilized in the past.
Declassify >A few Horror movies you should watch, even if you’ve already seen them!
With Halloween breathing down our necks, I’ve decided to give you a short list of some of my favorite horror movies. In the interest of full disclosure, I am using the classification of horror movie as defined by Rotten Tomatoes.
These are all movies I will watch and rewatch regardless of the time of year, but I wanted to share them with you.
Declassify >Ralph Bakshi: A Rotospective
Rotospective: Into Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World where we learn to “Be content with the cards you’ve been dealt.”
Welcome to the Cool World where the doodles live. Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World is a very weird place, but it gets weirder when a noid comes to visit.
Declassify >Ralph Bakshi: A Rotospective
Rotospective: Ralph Bakshi’s Heavy Traffic is High on Detail, Consistency and Realism
“What makes you happy? What makes you happy? Where do you go? Where do you go? Where do you hide? Where do you hide? Who do you see? Who do you see? Who do you trust? Who do you trust?” Thus begins Ralph Bakshi’s sophomore work Heavy Traffic. These are very poignant questions. Ones that main character Michael must traverse through the city streets.
Declassify >Ralph Bakshi: A Rotospective
Rotospective: Irreverent and X-Rated, that’s Ralph Bakshi’s ‘Fritz the Cat’
“Hey, yeah. The 1960’s? Happy times, heavy times.” Those are the first eight words of Ralph Bakshi’s “Fritz the Cat.” This isn’t your average animated flick. The movie was a trailblazer as it was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the MPAA.
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