Tag: century
The Timeless Magic of Rankin/Bass: How Mid-Century Stop-Motion Shaped Modern Animation and Holiday Culture
As the calendar turns and the media landscape floods with end-of-the-year retrospectives, IndieWire has launched its first-ever Holiday Week—a warm respite from the usual end-of-year dregs and predictable "best of" lists. At the heart of this celebration lies a deep dive into an enduring cultural touchstone: the legendary holiday specials produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. […]
The Echoes of 9/11 in Japanese Animation: A Quarter-Century of Trauma and Reflection
It has been exactly 25 years since the world shifted on its axis. For those in the United States, the morning of September 11, 2001, began as a typical Tuesday; for those in Japan, separated by a 13-hour time difference, the news arrived as a surreal, nocturnal intrusion. As the sun rose over Tokyo on […]
