Classic stop-motion animation clips from Eastern Europe

Darkstrider is heaven for us who loves stop-motion animations. Here's a fantastic gallery of clips from some of Eastern Europe's greatest masters (QuickTime Movies).

Then learn to animate yourself in the section Tips, Tricks and Techniques. (via MetaFilter)
http://www.darkstrider.net/gallery2a.html

Update: Midnight Eye conducts an interview with Kihachiro Kawamoto, Japanese stop-motion animator.
http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/kihachiro_kawamoto.shtml