If I were Zandor (Mike Road) of The Herculoids, ruler of the Lost in Space-ish planet Amzot/Quasar, I would seriously consider installing some kickass space defence systems, or at the very least, a really big, red “Beware of the space dog” sign that would sail around in orbit and perhaps Continue Reading
Animation
Pixar’s already gone UP(ward) … now it’s time for Onward
SNAPSHOTSet in a suburban fantasy world, Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. “At Pixar, we try to create stories that come from some kind of personal truth”, said Dan Scanlon (Director). “This film Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The childlike fun of Coin Operated
SNAPSHOTCoin Operated, written and directed by Nicholas Arioli, is an award-winning 5 minute animated short film that spans 70 years in the life of one naive explorer. This film was proudly made by independent artists. (synopsis via YouTube) Hanging onto your childhood dreams and sense of imagination is tough. Tough, Continue Reading
Weekend movie poster art: The Secret Life of Pets 2
SNAPSHOTThe Secret Life of Pets 2 will follow summer 2016’s blockbuster about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy will produce the sequel to the comedy that had the best opening Continue Reading
Broke but not broken: New animated series Bless the Harts
“Bless the Harts follows a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke, and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich, in friends, family and laughter.” (synopsis via Coming Soon) There’s something about animation that gets me Continue Reading
Saturday morning TV: Help! … It’s the Hair Bear Bunch
For a kid who dutifully played by the rules the entire time I was growing up (eldest child; say no more), I sure had a love for cartoons where people or bears or squid or rabbits – or insert creature of your choosing – flouted the regulations with gleeful, mischievous Continue Reading
Here at Schmoopy Doop last! Rick and Morty announces season 4 premiere date
Two years everyone! Almost two long years! That’s how long it’s been – well, technically one year and seven months but you can’t shout that without sounding ridiculously and embarrassingly over-precise – since we saw new episodes and could grab our Szechuan Sauce and sit back and enjoy the inspired, Continue Reading
What’s to eat? Lucas the Spider and his friend the fly find out in “I’m Starving”
SNAPSHOT After becoming friends with the skittish fly who got caught in his lovingly homemade web, a very happy Lucas the Spider decided that he was hungry. Lucas turned to his new friend to find out what spiders eat. Without betraying personal safety, the fly took the sweet arachnid on Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The animated love of Mobile attraction
If you think back to when you really felt the first stirrings of attraction to someone, probably the first thing that springs to mind how desperately you wanted to be with them every single chance you got. It didn’t matter which obstacles stood in your path; you were going to Continue Reading
Join Remy in the kitchen: Go Side by Side with Ratatouille
SNAPSHOT A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family’s wishes, and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary Continue Reading