The Hubley Studio has created some of
the most innovative and challenging animation in the history of the art
form. Beginning with the partnership of John and Faith Hubley, and
continuing with Faith and Emily Hubley, they have received countless awards
and international acclaim. Earlier this year, Image Entertainment released
their first Hubley DVD, ART AND JAZZ IN ANIMATION. Now, they offer three
more. HUBLEY COLLECTION #1 includes ENTER LIFE (1981), UPSIDE DOWN (1991),
WHO AM I (1989), BLAKE BALL (1988), TIME OF THE ANGELS (1987), PEOPLE,
PEOPLE, PEOPLE (1975), W.O.W. WOMEN OF THE WORLD (1975), AMAZONIA (1989),
YES WE CAN (1988), MOONBIRD (1959), TALL TIME TALES (1992), WINDY DAY
(1967), and CLOUDLAND (1993). HUBLEY COLLECTION #2 includes SEERS AND
CLOWNS (1994), SKY DANCE (1979), COCKABOODY (1973), HELLO (1984), STEP BY
STEP (1978), RAINBOWS OF HAWAI'I (1995), THE BIG BANG AND OTHER CREATION
MYTHS (1981), ZUCKERKANDL (1968), WHITHER WEATHER (1977), and HER
GRANDMOTHER'S GIFT (1995). EVERYBODY RIDES THE CAROUSEL: THE HUBLEY
COLLECTION includes the 72 minute EVERYBODY RIDES THE CAROUSEL (1975). The
film, which was made for and shown on CBS television, is based on the
theories of psychologist Eric Ericson and depicts the life stages through
which everyone must pass. The DVD also includes the Academy Award-nominated
A DOONESBURY SPECIAL (1977), a TV special based on Garry Trudeau's comic
strip, and MY UNIVERSE INSIDE OUT (1996), Faith Hubley's animated
self-portrait. Unlike the earlier ART AND JAZZ IN ANIMATION DVD, which
includes several films transferred from faded and somewhat worn prints,
even the older films on each of these collections look great. It's
especially nice to see that MOONBIRD, one of the most celebrated of the
Hubley films, and the oldest of the films on these three collections
(1959), looks almost new, a significant improvement over its previous home
video appearance which was on ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS: ANIMATED SHORT FILMS.
Each collection retails for US$24.99 and none are region coded.