The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, The Tortoise and the Hare won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. This cartoon is also believed to be one of the influences for Bugs Bunny.
Aesop is a trouble-making young boy who finds himself in another world filled with creatures he never believed to exist, such as fairies and talking donkeys. He sets off to find a way back to the normal world. On his journey he befriends many classical creatures from well-known fables and encounters many trials, each teaching him a valuable lesson.
Two weary travellers seek out shade and sustenance from an idle tree. Based on the fable, "The Travellers and the Plane Tree" by Aesop.
As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food for the winter. With his song, he's able to convince at least one small ant until the queen arrives and scares him back to work. The queen warns the grasshopper of the trouble he'll be in, come winter. Winter comes, and the grasshopper, near starvation, stumbles across the ants, who are having a full-on feast in their snug little tree. They take him in and warm him up. The queen tells him only those who work can eat so he must play for them. Written by Jon Reeves
A collection of the classic morality tales narrated by Bill Cosby as "Aesop" that have been passed down from family to family for thousands of years. Every story has a lesson.
A fox attempts to eat some delicious grapes, an Aesops Fables
A retelling of the classic Aesop Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare.
An Aesop's Fables cartoon with monkeys monkeying around.
A dog finds a bone. Based on the fable, "The Dog and Its Reflection" by Aesop.
In this darkly comedic twist on the Aesop fable, a down-on-his-luck Tortoise will stop at nothing to beat the arrogant, psychopathic Hare in a footrace.
Ash awakes to find his apartment ransacked and a mysterious stranger trapped on his roof terrace. Who is she? And why can't he recall the events of the night before? Tensions rise to a climactic altercation, prompting the stranger to share a fantastic tale. Inspired by the Aesop fable of the same name.
Musical Story of Aesops
This film brings us back to show us the life of the famous ancient sage Aesop, who helped people with his wisdom in their struggle for freedom and happiness.
A different take on Aesop's fable "The Turtle and The Hare".
Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.
Maanish belongs to a group of tree cutters. While returning home, he accidentally lost an axe he was supposed to hold onto. Despite all his efforts, he can't recover the axe. Maanish is then approached by a bizarre creature named Maramkothy, who promises to help him retrieve the lost axe.
The one, the only, the biggest hare in Hollywood: Bugs Bunny – his greatest chases, funniest situations and all essential appearances are here: from his breakthrough cartoons through classic clashes with co-stars Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig to his Oscar-nominated (and winning) animated shorts. Directed by legendary animators Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng and Tex Avery, this definitive collection puts everything you need to know about Bugs into one animated archive. Twelve theatrical shorts include the first time he asks, “What’s up Doc?” and his intergalactic meeting with Marvin the Martian. Also included are some of Bugs’ rarest appearance, included TV shows, TV specials and shorts never-before released for the home
Overlength Hotel is a co-tribute to Michael Snow’s "Wavelength" from 1967 and Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaption of Steven King’' 1977 horror novel, "The Shining". For those familiar with both works the last 2-3 minutes of "The Shining" seem almost like a Fair Use settlement to "Wavelength" or maybe artistic borrowing.
Am I the rain or the sun, a boy or a girl, a dream or a reality, a film or myself?