Munro a Real Cut-Up on DVD
Described as a combination of Joan MirĂ³, Buster Keaton, Chuck Jones, Gene Kelly and Felix the Cat, the iconoclastic animator, actor, dancer, cinematographer and editor Grant Munro is paid tribute on the new DVD CUT-UP: THE FILMS OF GRANT MUNRO (Image, $29.99). Presented by The National Film Board of Canada (where Monroe worked) and Milestone Films, the disc features 109 minutes of significant hand-drawn and pixilated animation, live action and documentary shorts covering 1945-1983.
The 80-year-old Munro (who was fetted earlier in the month with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art), collaborated with legendary animator Norman McLaren on some of their best-known work, including the pixilated masterpiece NEIGHBOURS (1953's Oscar- winner for Best Short Film). A special treat is two never-completed Munro/McLaren shorts, SIX AND SEVEN EIGHTS and ON THE FARM, along with Munro classics such as THREE BLIND MICE, TWO BAGATELLES, CHRISTMAS CRACKER, CANON, TOYS and THE ANIMAL MOVIE.