Masterworks of Animation: Ghost in the Shell

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

The next film in our Masterworks of Animation series is 1995's Ghost in the Shell. An early anime export and a seminal piece of cyberpunk fiction, Mamoru Ishii's Ghost in the Shell frequently takes top slots in best-of-animation lists. Like most great cyborg lit, the sci-fi opus concerns itself with existential questions about what it…

Masterworks of Animation: The Tune

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Surrealist-musical-comedy agogo in the third feature in our animation series! Underground 'toon fans know Bill Plympton and the uninitiated will rejoice in our screening of his first full-length feature film, the self-funded 1992 indie, The Tune- a hilarious odyssey for the perfect song that sends Del to the magical weirdo land of Flooby Nooby. Runtime:…

Masterworks of Animation: Isle of Dogs

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Wes Anderson is an American auteur best known for symmetrical tableaux and tragicomic ennui, but cinephiles recognize an increasing experimentalism in his oeuvre. Isle of Dogs strikes the perfect balance of art and entertainment in a stop-motion fantasy that only he could orchestrate. Animation director: Mark Waring. Runtime: 101 minutes. Rated: PG-13