"Collection includes: The Last of the curlews: Fred Bodsworth's classic novel about a species on the brink inaugurated ABC's famed Afterschool Specials to much-deserved acclaim -- Oliver and the Artful Dodger: This sequel to the Dickens' classic sees a reformed Dodger coming to the aid of a once-again-orphaned Oliver. -- The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik: The classic swashbuckler reimagined with an all animal cast of Merrymen. -- The Three Musketeers:...

When playing a mysterious vinyl single, Pia is suddenly able to travel through her life.

This pioneering book makes the case that iconic cartoon characters, such as Mickey Mouse, are legitimate cinematic stars, just as popular human actors are. Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Felix the Cat, and other beloved cartoon characters have entertained media audiences for almost a century, outliving the human stars who were once their contemporaries in studio-era Hollywood. In Animated Personalities, David McGowan asserts that...

Barbie heads to New York for a summer program, where she meets another Barbie Roberts and competes in the Spotlight Solo competition.

When the manic Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails are all that stand in their way.

An imaginative, reflective animated film from France about an old woman and her adventures in a small abandoned seaside resort town when the weather takes a turn for the worse. Fragile and coquettish, not nearly as well-prepared as a would-be Robinson Crusoe, Louise isn't likely to make it through the winter. Yet, Louise takes her abandonment as a challenge. She's going to survive, confronting the elements as well as her memories, which have found...

Titles included: Anastasia; Balto II: Wolf Quest; The Iron Giant; Osmosis Jones; The Swan Princess.

Six works of animation: Gaumont's Fantasmagorie (1908); three Fleischer Studios cartoons--Cartoon factory (1924), Ain't she sweet (1932), and Play safe (1936); Ub Iwerks' Balloonland (1935), featuring a new color restoration made from the original negatives; and a filmed performance by puppetry pioneer Tony Sarg.

In this Oscar-nominated short, a man seals himself off in 17th Century plague-infested London to escape the danger of infection. When a little girl seeks his help his life is turned upside down.

Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.