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Fantastic Fest Review: A Town Called Panic

Fantastic Fest Review: A Town Called Panic

Indian and Cowboy are in trouble – they’ve forgotten to get a gift for their roommate Horse on his birthday, but when they order bricks online to build a barbecue, they accidentally end up with 50 million of them delivered to their house. Meanwhile, Horse is trying to win the favor of the beautiful music teacher Ms. Longree, and Farmer Steven just wants to eat his toast and fix his tractor.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 25, 2009 | Comments

‘Star Trek’ Writers Go Undead with ‘Xombie’

‘Star Trek’ Writers Go Undead with ‘Xombie’

Oh Zombies. Either they are becoming popular again or no one in Hollywood has any creativity. Or they all collectively get together and decide what fads they want to propel. Luckily, the latest adaptation comes from some cool source material that originated right here! On the internet!

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 23, 2009 | Comments

Old Ass Movies: The Delightful Racism of ‘Song of the South’

Old Ass Movies: The Delightful Racism of ‘Song of the South’

Normally I’d be selling you on how an ancient movie is still enjoyable today or that a modern audience can still be moved by pictures made over half a century ago, but I’m not so sure Song of the South really deserves all that much praise for its own artistic merit.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 20, 2009 | Comments

New ‘Christmas Carol’ Trailer is Old

New ‘Christmas Carol’ Trailer is Old

I would bet my life that I’ve seen this full trailer for A Christmas Carol before, but apparently its brand new. Either I’m psychic or I’ve gone insane. As a test, I’ll need you to choose a number between 1 and 100. Was it 43?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 13, 2009 | Comments

Miyazaki Genius: 13 New Beautiful ‘Ponyo’ Pics

Miyazaki Genius: 13 New Beautiful ‘Ponyo’ Pics

From the next film from visionary Hayao Miyazaki, we’ve got a ton of new images to entice you into theaters next week.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 5, 2009 | Comments

Trip Out on ‘Fantasia’

Trip Out on ‘Fantasia’

In 1938, Walt Disney made the incredibly foolish decision to try to increase the waning popularity of Mickey Mouse instead of making a commercial viable short cartoon. This is the result.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on June 21, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: Sit Down, Shut Up – Pilot

TV Review: Sit Down, Shut Up – Pilot

In the series premier of Sit Down, Shut Up, the latest addition to Fox’s Sunday night “Animation Domination” line-up, the dimwitted and largely demented faculty of Knob Haven High School, discover a bottle of what they believe to be steroids in a student’s locker.

By Amber Humphrey on April 20, 2009 | Comments

Feast Your Eyes: Tales of the Black Freighter Trailer

Feast Your Eyes: Tales of the Black Freighter Trailer

As a gentle reminder that Watchmen is coming soon, there’s a new trailer for the animated companion piece to remind us that is, also, is coming soon.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on February 13, 2009 | Comments

In Austin? Check Out the Oscar Nominated Shorts This Weekend

In Austin? Check Out the Oscar Nominated Shorts This Weekend

If you live in Austin, educate yourself for when the nominees are called for Best Animated and Live Action Short during this year’s Oscars by checking them out all this week.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on February 5, 2009 | Comments

Check Out the Creepy Cool Alphabet One Sheets for ‘Coraline’

Check Out the Creepy Cool Alphabet One Sheets for ‘Coraline’

The producers of Coraline have unleashed a fantastic series of posters that promises to teach us an adventurous set of ABC’s.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on January 28, 2009 | Comments

Foreign Objects: Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir)

Foreign Objects: Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir)

Waltz With Bashir opens on an animated, rain-soaked street to the sounds of growling. What follows is a real-life documentary and quest for answers.

By Rob Hunter on January 28, 2009 | Comments

Daily Diversion: Star Wars Retold by Someone Who Hasn’t Seen It

Daily Diversion: Star Wars Retold by Someone Who Hasn’t Seen It

What happens when your friend hasn’t seen Star Wars but refuses to see them because she “already knows what happens?” You put that knowledge to the test and let hilarity ensue.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on January 22, 2009 | Comments

Disney to turn Beauty and the Beast 3D for 2010

Disney to turn Beauty and the Beast 3D for 2010

It seems that all over Hollywood, people are swooning over the 3D concept, pulling old titles out of the closet to dust off and revamp in the hopes of duplicating the smash that was … what, exactly?

By Michelle Graham on November 20, 2008 | Comments

Will John Boorman’s Wizard of Oz be Wonderful?

Will John Boorman’s Wizard of Oz be Wonderful?

John Boorman has signed on to direct a new film of a book that has grown into a legend, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum. Boorman could be an interesting choice for the job of adapting Baum’s classic book into a new non musical animated film version.

By Robin Ruinsky on November 7, 2008 | Comments

Kristen Bell Lends Her Sultry Voice to Astro Boy

Kristen Bell Lends Her Sultry Voice to Astro Boy

While the fact that Kristen Bell is joining the production of Imagi Entertainment’s upcoming animated flick Astro Boy is very newsworthy, there isn’t much more to tell. So I will post pictures, instead.

By Neil Miller on August 25, 2008 | Comments

The Clone Wars Aims to Attract Young, Female Fans

The Clone Wars Aims to Attract Young, Female Fans

The producer and director of Stars Wars: The Clone Wars got access to George Lucas’s personal character files and went wild, creating a whole new universe with some familiar faces.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on July 26, 2008 | Comments

The Animation Show: Volume 3 is Sick, Twisted, Refined

The Animation Show: Volume 3 is Sick, Twisted, Refined

If you’re not already a fan of Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt’s The Animation Show, you should be. Every installment delivers the beautiful, insightful, and strange world of some of the most talented animators in the world. Volume 3 is no exception, and it all kicks off with a special, brandy-sipping in front of a fire message from our old friends Beavis and Butthead.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on June 3, 2008 | Comments

Boiling Point: Gets Animated!

Boiling Point: Gets Animated!

Robert Fure gets animated, and angry, over missing his traditionally animated cartoons.

By Robert Fure on June 2, 2008 | Comments

The Ten Most Memorable CG Animated Characters of All-Time

The Ten Most Memorable CG Animated Characters of All-Time

With the release of Kung Fu Panda later this week, we’re heading into the summer animation season. All this makes me reflect on some of my favorite computer animated characters over the years.

By Kevin Carr on June 1, 2008 | Comments

Pixar’s Presto: Man vs. Rabbit and it’s Not Bugs Bunny!

Pixar’s Presto: Man vs. Rabbit and it’s Not Bugs Bunny!

Animation World Magazine has a first look at Pixar’s newest creation, a new animated short that gives a nod to Warner Bros. animated classics and “Tom and Jerry”.

By Robin Ruinsky on May 25, 2008 | Comments