Director Barry Cook (1958)

The animated Christmas comedy film, Arthur Christmas (2011), was co-produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations. Instead of a single individual, the title of Santa Claus has been passed down for generations to gift-givers. Currently on his seventieth mission, the current Santa, Malcolm Claus, holds more of a ceremonial role. The traditional sleigh and reindeer have been replaced by the S-1, a state-of-the-art vessel operated by hundreds of elves who use advanced equipment and military precision to deliver presents. All the intricate details of Christmas are meticulously managed from Mission Control at the North Pole by Malcolm’s eldest son, Steve. ...

The American animated musical action-adventure film, Mulan (1998), was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. When the ruthless Shan Yu leads the Huns to invade imperial China by breaching the Great Wall, the Emperor orders a general mobilization. Every family is required to send one man to join the Imperial Chinese Army. Fa Mulan, a daring and energetic young woman, aims to bring honor to her family. Despite her efforts to impress a matchmaker, Mulan is rejected and considered a disgrace. As fate would have it, her elderly and disabled father Fa Zhou is conscripted as he is the only man in the family. Despite Mulan’s attempts to ...