Cheer and Loathing by Robinson, Chris;

Short description:

In this collection, award-winning writer, Chris Robinson, looks at a wide range of films, topics (sex, censorship, cultural politics, programming, felt, gifs, VR, dogs) and filmmakers such as Masaaki Yuasa, Xi Chen, Gil Alkabetz, Jacques Drouin, Bordo, Rosto, and many others.

Long description:

One of the most acclaimed writers in animation returns with this informal sequel to his previous books on indie animation, Unsung Heroes of Animation, Animators Unearthed, and Mad Eyed Misfits.

In this collection, award-winning writer, Chris Robinson, looks at a wide range of films, topics (sex, censorship, cultural politics, programming, felt, gifs, VR, dogs) and filmmakers (Masaaki Yuasa, Xi Chen, Gil Alkabetz, Jacques Drouin, Bordo, Rosto, Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León, George Schwizgebel, Lizzy Hobbs, Andreas Hykade, Leah Shore, and many others).

Eclectic, brief, fiery, and opinionated, Robinson’s gonzo-tinged writing will amuse, confuse, annoy, and maybe even inspire while, hopefully introducing readers to the wonders of independently-produced animation.

Table of Contents:

Introduction/Acknowledgements

A Boy and His Atom (2013)

She Can Fly Anything Right: The Golden Touch of Marcy Page (2014)

You Look Like Me (2015)

Au Hazard Bear:  Another by Sean Buckelew (2014)

Pig (2015)

Paradise Awaits (2015)

Nuggets (2015)

Creation Myth (2015)

Small People with Hats (2015)

Old Man (2016)

Horse (2016)

Do the Collapse - The Night of the Carrots by Priit Pärn (2016)

A Tale of Two Titties (2016)

An Ordinary Blue Monday Morning (2016)

Teeth (2016)

Peace through poetry: Ann Marie Fleming on Window Horses (2016)

Elizabeth Hobbs (2016)

Yoriko Mizushiri (2016)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Non-Absorbing? (2017)

La Chair de ma chere (2016)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation:  Of Course You Are (2017)

On the Other Side of the Woods (2017)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: The Dark Side of the Toon (2016)

Daisy Jacob’s The Full Story (2017)

Half Smiles of the Decomposed – The films of Rao Heidmets (2017)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Taciturn Caves (2017)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Jargon of Clones (2016)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Other Dogs Remain (2017)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: When Machines Attack (2017)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: The Power of Pärn (2016)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Mix up the Satellites  (2017)

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Some Things Are Big (And Some Things Are Small)  (2017)

Edmunds Jansons: The Wondering Wanderer (2019)

Reruns: The Final Chapter Of Rosto’s Dreamworld (2019)

NFB’s Montreal Studio Remembered: Filmmakers And Studio Employees On Building’s Legacy (2019)

Kirby Atkins On The 20-Year Journey To Bring Mosley To The Bigscreen (2019)

The Imprints of Jacques Drouin (2021)

Raw Power – The films of Terril Calder (2022)

Diggin them Bones - Joaquín Cociña And Cristóbal León Discuss Their New Short Los Huesos, (2021)

The Meaning of Love – Making The Windshield Wiper (2021)

Animating Anxiety (2021)

Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People (2021)

Remembering Bordo (2022)

Editing Flee (2022)

It’s Not Just The Beginning – Animation Has Always Pushed Boundaries (2022)

Lei Lei: Navigating The Personal Side Of Chinese History (2022)

Saving Israeli Animation (2022)

Making Bread with Alex Boya (2022)

It Never Felt so Good (2022)

Home Sick- The films of Michelle and Uri Kranot (2022)

F is for Flake: The (Not So) Great Animation Robbery? (2023)

Georges Schwizgebel - Galloping Towards the Abyss (2018)

Crossing the Rubicon - Remembering Gil Alkabetz (2023)

Sigh Soothing - The films of Xi Chen and Xu An (2023)

A Change Comin' On - Exploring the Mindscapes of Masaaki Yuasa (2023)