In the 1970s, a fascinating array of fantasy movies, sometimes flying under the radar, offered unique and bizarre journeys ...

Before the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, the most prominent The Lord of the Rings adaptation was Ralph Bakshi's animated film from 1978. In terms of quality ...

Certainly, Ralph Bakshi regarded it as an anti-war film. Here’s Chris Kirshbaum, Animation Director at DNEG Animation, offering his thoughts on Wizards: "When all the other kids my age were ...

J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, despised Disney's animated films, especially Snow White ...

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The medium of animation helped director Ralph Bakshi overcome the creative challenges of bringing Middle-earth to life on ...

Article Summary Ralph Bakshi shares a still from his 1978 "LOTR" film and a "South Park" parody scene. Bakshi's "LOTR" was an ambitious animation, pre-dating Peter Jackson's epic trilogy. "South ...