SNAPSHOTThe 13-part production is set in 2012, three years before the events of the 2015 blockbuster, and follows animal behaviorist Owen Grady and Assistant Manager of Park Operations Claire Dearing (characters played in the films by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, respectively, though both are voiced by different actors Continue Reading
Animation
Simba! The Lion King gets an inspired cartoon recap
Apparently, The Lion King is a big thing. Everyone supposedly LOVES the original 1994 animated version and adores the 2019 completely unnecessary live action remake – they must do; it’s taken in over $1 billion worldwide – and so, The Lion King is close to becoming the biggest animated film Continue Reading
The surreal wonder of Phantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon
SNAPSHOTFantasmagorie is a short silent animated film created in 1908 by French caricaturist Émile Cohl that is considered the world’s first animated cartoon. The film follows the surreal adventures of a stick figure and is just over a minute in length. (synopsis (c) Laughing Squid) Where dd Mickey Mouse, Betty Continue Reading
You’re Not a Monster: Even members of the supernatural need a therapeutic listening ear
SNAPSHOTMax Seward’s patients really are the horrifying monsters they think they are … because they really are horrifying monsters. …features the voices of Kelsey Grammer, Eric Stonestreet, Aparna Nancherla, Ellie Kemper, Patton Oswalt, Adam Pally, Amy Sedaris, and more. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) How does Medusa really feel about all Continue Reading
Taking it up a level: The making of Toy Story 4
SNAPSHOTThe fourth installment in the beloved Toy Story franchise achieves a level of detail and realism unseen in any Disney/Pixar project yet. See how it all came to life at the legendary Pixar studios, step by step: beginning with the story and artwork stage, onto 3D computer modeling, shading and Continue Reading
Are we actually making progress? Rock’s Modern Life: Static Cling asks the bizarrely big questions
SNAPSHOTAfter being in space for 25 years, Rocko and his friends return to a late-2010s era O-Town with modern amenities such as constantly updating touchscreen phones, radioactive energy drinks, food trucks and coffee shops on every corner. Rocko, who does not share Heffer and Filburt’s enthusiasm for the 21st century Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The escapist joy of Pups ‘n’ Planes
SNAPSHOTA boy with muscular dystrophy and his dog go on an adventure of discovery in an old spitfire plane. (synopsis via Vimeo (c) Wonderlust) Imagination is a powerful thing. It lifts us well and truly out of the banal and the everyday, the hopeless and the can’t-be-done to a place Continue Reading
Weekend movie poster art: Think your family is weird? Meet The Addams Family
SNAPSHOTGet ready to snap your fingers! The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the kookiest family on the block. Funny, outlandish, and completely iconic, the Addams Family redefines what it means to be a good neighbor. (synopsis via Coming Soon) I adore Continue Reading
Christmas in July short film: Redesigning Christmas
SNAPSHOTIn this short vignette, the anxious young protagonist from Me and My Moulton looks on as her architect parents re-design Christmas. The tree, presents, and cake are all re-made in simple, clean lines using the principles of good design. But will Santa be able to get through the contemporary chimney Continue Reading
Oh no, Goofy! Mickey and Donald race to save their friend in cartoon short “Gone to Pieces”
SNAPSHOTWhen a random accident inexplicably leaves Goofy broken apart like a mannequin, quite alive but scattered all over Mickey’s backyard, the mouse and Donald take it upon themselves to literally put him back together again… which isn’t as easy as it sounds. (synopsis via Scrooge McDuck wiki (c) Disney) There Continue Reading