Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1840 Films to Buy & Rent
Madeline Lost in Paris (2000)
- The cheeky French mademoiselle becomes animated in this feature–length odyssey through the environs of gay Paris (a la Dis–ney).
Magic Pudding, The (2000)
- Feat. Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving…
- Based on Norman Lindsay's hilarious classic book about Albert, a magic pudding and his three companions who must defend him against the Pudding…
Miracle Maker, The (2000)
- Dir. Stanislav Sokolov, Derek Hayes
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Julie Christie, William Hurt…
- Once you get used to the jerky, THUNDERBIRDS puppet–style, this version of the Bible–story is something quite unique, allowing the…
Mr. Rice's Secret (2000)
- Dir. Nicholas Kendall
Feat. David Bowie
- David Bowie is the 400–yr old ‘friend’ of a terminally ill boy who is directed into a magical adventure in this British–Canadian…
Play School (TV Series) (2000)
- Episodes of the excellent pre–schooler's edu–tainment program including Meets the Orchestra, Live in Concert, Everybody Sing, Dinosaurs,…
Pokemon - The First Movie (2000)
- First feature from the billion–dollar Japanese furry franchise, containing more intrigues in the cryptic–to–adults world of…
Powerpuff Girls, The (TV Series) (2000)
- Spunky super–sisters Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup trade school lessons for fighting crime in this savvy, sugar–coated superhero series…
Prince and the Pauper, The (2000)
- Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Alan Bates
- Admirable, entertaining adaptation of Mark Twain's classic story of lookalikes who get caught up in imperial intrigue when a young Prince and a…
Princes and Princesses (Princes et Princesses) (2000)
- Dir. Michel Ocelot
Feat. Arlette Mirapeu, Philippe Cheytion, Yves Barsacq
- French animation compilation made up of six episodes from director and animator Michel Ocelot's silhouette animation television series Ciné si. The…
Railway Children, The (2000)
- Dir. Catherine Morshead
Feat. Jenny Agutter, Michael Kitchen, Richard Attenborough
- Reviving Edith Nesbit’s classic turn–of–the–century tale of three siblings displaced to the English countryside is this freshly…