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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (The Napoleon of Crime)
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Subject: Re: An OZian view of THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN
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[Thanks, Oz!]

I haven't seen this yet, but definately will.  The man behind the film (and
the trademark "Claymation") is Will Vinton, a longtime Portland, Oregon
animator who releases short, and occasional full-length claymation films,
while he does commercials on the side to "pay the rent".  He won an Oscar
about ten years ago for "Closed Mondays", and has been nominated for several
others.  It's a rare International Tournee of Animation that doesn't have
one of his films in it.

If you like THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN, may I suggest several of his
shorts (his short FILMS, not his underwear!): CLOSED MONDAYS, THE LITTLE
PRINCE, RIP VAN WINKLE and the most recent one I saw, THE GREAT COGNITO,
which is one of the funniest things you'll ever see.  Many of these can be
borrowed from your public library (they can in Seattle and Portland, at
least).

I also admit that I am a bit predjudiced;  Vinton let my high school film
class visit his studios back in '77, and his enthusiasm and quiet humor are
very clear in the films of his I see.  I'm glad to hear that MARK TWAIN is
out (this is one of those "10 YEARS IN THE MAKING!" films), and look forward
to it.

                               "So gather the kids, a dog... Grandma... and
                                lock them in another room."
                                                -- Orson Welles

                                        Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
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