The Rabbit Room

I’ve been looking for this since last year when you first showed it to me. It’s even better than I remembered. Good grief!

I spent a few dollars on the v. excellent Morris Lessmore iPad app “for my son.” We stayed up well past his bedtime reading the book and then watching the movie, hiding under the covers so my wife wouldn’t come in and tell Jack to go to sleep. For 30 minutes, I was a boy again. Simply magical.

Fantastic! I hope they win.

The Moonbot studio is here in Shreveport and is the work of William Joyce (illustrated Rollie Polly Ollie). I just downloaded for FREE on iTunes can’t wait to watch it this weekend. Thanks AP!

“The many and varied points of view I have encountered do not confuse but enrich.”

SUCH a good use of 15 minutes. Bless the Rabbit Room for being such a great place to drop into for a coffee break.

We are so excited about this Oscar nod in our own backyard! I think I’ll make Red Beans and Rice or Jambalaya to cheer for them Oscar night. Thanks for posting AP!

We enjoyed this very much as a family. Thank you for posting it. How did this get nominated for an Oscar? I guess they slip a good one past the goalie ever once’t inna while.

This was beautiful. Thanks for sharing. How does the app work?

What a sweet short film! BOOKS! Haven’t seen any of the other AA nominees, but I hope this wins.
This is the first I’ve heard that Portland Studios is disbanded. It’s always sad to me, coming to the end of something good.
Also, that farewell painting is phenominal, as always. Way to go, JG.

Wonderful, beautifully told story. Love how they told the story and put you in it. Enjoyed it very much!

The iPad app is pretty great as well. A good way to support the art of storytelling.

Morris Lessmore! What a fantastic name! I wish I’d thought of it.

Beautiful.

It sort of reminded me of the Tolkien short story “Leaf by Niggle”, although it deals with art rather than books. I’ll have to dig that out and re-read it.

Another Shreveporter here… I love what Moonbot is doing. Bill Joyce is such an awesome gift to our community.

I’ll second Michael’s recommendation of the iPad app! Very cool…

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I am from Shreveport, Louisiana and I was blessed to see the art exhibit of all the maquettes and art work as this wonderful short film progressed. And, it is a beautiful homage to the great silent film star, Buster Keaton. Thanks for posting this. The world needs to watch this film and read more of the works of Bill Joyce.

Great video! thanks for passing it along

Thank-you. That was beautiful. It inspires me both to keep reading and to keep writing.

(My next project: The Spectacular Sailing E-Readers of Isadore Closing.)

Oh wow. I don’t think I’ve “gotten” it all yet, but wow. That moved me, and I’m still figuring out where.

Thanks for posting this beautiful film! My favorite moment, I think, is the expression on the main character’s face when he looks up at the Humpty Dumpty book that’s sitting on the fence. Perfect.
As Michael mentioned (above) it’s free on iTunes now, too.

Wow.

(Please excuse my lack of sufficient verbiage. That’s all I can think to say.)

I have spent much more than 15 minutes on this film, as I keep re-watching it.

I found myself in wide-eyed wonder whispering “I knew it!”–that the books/characters/lands/adventures I love ARE alive and real.

Thanks for sharing this Andrew! I love it! The story, the animation, the music… I love all the variations on the theme of Pop Goes the Weasel! So well written. Who woulda thunk?

And now that this was an Oscar WINNER, the video is no longer available to watch. I am soo glad that I watched it before, but am sad that I can’t share it with others now. I only picked two winners at the awards last night and this was one. Thanks for sharing!

RJ – This link is working, at least right now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adzywe9xeIU