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Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management.

All in Animated

Bill Plympton's CHEATIN'

Sep 15

Sep 15 Bill Plympton's CHEATIN'

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Animated, Comedy, One of a Kind, Kanopy, Weird

Yasuhiro Yoshiura's PATEMA INVERTED

Sep 13

Sep 13 Yasuhiro Yoshiura's PATEMA INVERTED

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Anime, Japanese, Science Fiction, Teens, Kanopy

Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE

Jul 31

Jul 31 Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Netflix, Japanese, Monsters, Anime

J.A. Bayona's JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

Jun 27

Jun 27 J.A. Bayona's JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Animated, Fantasy, Monsters, Popcorn, Ridiculous, Scary, Thriller

Brad Bird's THE INCREDIBLES 2

Jun 25

Jun 25 Brad Bird's THE INCREDIBLES 2

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Animated, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Pixar, Sentimental, Thriller

An Anime Film "Starter Kit"

May 15

May 15 An Anime Film "Starter Kit"

Dennis D. McDonald

Anime, Animated, Japanese, Miyazaki

RAGE OF BAHAMUT VIRGIN SOUL (24 episode anime series)

Apr 27

Apr 27 RAGE OF BAHAMUT VIRGIN SOUL (24 episode anime series)

Dennis D. McDonald

Anime, Another Time & Place, Animated, Amazon Prime, Dragons, Fantasy, Japanese

Wes Anderson’s ISLE OF DOGS

Apr 9

Apr 9 Wes Anderson’s ISLE OF DOGS

Dennis D. McDonald

Wes Anderson, Weird, Comedy, Japanese, Animated, One of a Kind, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Sunao Katabuchi's IN OUR CORNER OF THE WORLD

Mar 17

Mar 17 Sunao Katabuchi's IN OUR CORNER OF THE WORLD

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Animated, Anime, Another Time & Place, Emotional, History, Japanese, Drama, Pacific War, Sentimental, Sweet, War, Netflix

INUYASHIKI LAST HERO (anime TV series)

Mar 16

Mar 16 INUYASHIKI LAST HERO (anime TV series)

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Amazon Prime, Animated, Anime, Aliens, Disaster, Drama, Emotional, Exceptional, Grim, Horror, Robots, Scary, Science Fiction, Sentimental, Thriller, TV Series, Japanese

Bakemonogatari Season 1 (Anime TV series)

Feb 21

Feb 21 Bakemonogatari Season 1 (Anime TV series)

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Anime, Animated, Amazon Prime, Comedy, Fantasy, Ghosts, Horror, Japanese, Quirky, Teens, TV Series, Magic

Does Disney Do Fart Jokes?

Feb 15

Feb 15 Does Disney Do Fart Jokes?

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Comedy, Commentary, Disney, Pixar

Polygon Pictures' “GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS”

Feb 5

Feb 5 Polygon Pictures' “GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS”

Dennis D. McDonald

Anime, Animated, Monsters, Japanese, Netflix, Disappointing, Science Fiction

LAND OF THE LUSTROUS (12-episode anime TV series)

Feb 2

Feb 2 LAND OF THE LUSTROUS (12-episode anime TV series)

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Aliens, Anime, Animated, Japanese, Amazon Prime

Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina's COCO

Nov 29

Nov 29 Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina's COCO

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Disney, Pixar, Emotional, Fantasy, Action, Surreal, Sentimental, Music

Luiz Bolognesi's “RIO 2096: A STORY OF LOVE AND FURY”

Oct 29

Oct 29 Luiz Bolognesi's “RIO 2096: A STORY OF LOVE AND FURY”

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Adult, Drama, War, Revolution, Brazil, Amazon Prime, Class Warfare

Keiichi Hara’s “MISS HOKUSAI”

Oct 4

Oct 4 Keiichi Hara’s “MISS HOKUSAI”

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Animated, Anime, Another Time & Place, Exceptional, Ghosts, History, Japanese, Biography, Hokusai

Michaël Dudok de Wit's THE RED TURTLE

Jul 30

Jul 30 Michaël Dudok de Wit's THE RED TURTLE

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Fantasy, Emotional, Exceptional, Ghibli, One of a Kind

Polygon Pictures' BLAME!

Jul 13

Jul 13 Polygon Pictures' BLAME!

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Animated, Anime, Dystopian, Japanese, Netflix, Robots, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk

Ron Clements & John Musker's MOANA

Jul 3

Jul 3 Ron Clements & John Musker's MOANA

Dennis D. McDonald

Disney, Fantasy, Comedy, Animated, Magic, Monsters