Bakshi

For years, I've been a fan of the films of New York animator/rogue Ralph Bakshi. Maybe it's their raw integrity. Maybe it's their grace in the grotesque. Maybe it's because there was something different about them I just can't quantify.

Whatever it was, something about STREET FIGHT (aka COONSKIN) caught my eye.
And then it was WIZARDS. Kooky, rotoscoped and dark, it became the film nobody wanted to see but me.

There's a great art book out with tons of movie illustrations and some Baskshi anecdotes.

Not everyone's going to love it, but I think it's worth checking out.