One Man’s Trash: The Crater Lake Monster
Wow! This newly-discovered cave drawing proves that ancient man once co-existed with dinosaurs. And, thanks to that meteor soaring through the sky right now, history’s about to repeat itself.
Wow! This newly-discovered cave drawing proves that ancient man once co-existed with dinosaurs. And, thanks to that meteor soaring through the sky right now, history’s about to repeat itself.
Stop-motion animation studio Laika might not crank out films in rapid succession, but has been incredibly consistent in the high quality of what it does release. Every Laika film has been nominated for an Oscar, and it would be su...
I know, I know… another Japanese dark comedy chop-socky Claymation romantic zombie volcano musical epic. But this time, it’s a movie the whole family can enjoy!
From its earliest days crafting music videos and Oscar-winning shorts, Aardman Animations has been one of the most delightfully consistent players in the field. The stop-motion studio specializes in creating beautifully animated s...
Ever since launching with the masterful ‘Coraline’, Laika has been one of the most consistent animation factories on the planet. Though essentially trafficking in kiddie entertainment, the stop-motion studio always exe...
Antoine de Saint-Expery’s ‘The Little Prince’ is one of those endlessly endearing and enduring classics of children’s literature more suited to the page than the screen. Surreal, imaginative, satirical and ...
After the self-consciously sprawling and all-encompassing ambition of his directorial debut ‘Synecdoche, New York, it probably wasn’t too surprising that Charlie Kaufman disappeared for a while. After all, when youR...
It’s been a long, tough seven-year wait for Charlie Kaufman to follow up his directorial debut. There’s no one else out there who can match the morbid wit and surreal emotional honesty of the ‘Being John Malkovic...
For all the talk about Pixar’s remarkable track record, not nearly enough love is spread over to Aardman Animations, the British claymation studio behind ‘Wallace and Gromit’, ‘Chicken Run’ and now ...
That’s right, if you can believe it, we have two contests for our readers this week! While we’re busy tabulating the results of our ‘Lucy’ giveaway, you have another chance to win a free Blu-ray. It’s...
I’m a sentimental fool who still loves Christmas. For the next 25 days, I’ll be watching Christmas movies, playing Christmas songs, and donating money to anyone I see standing outside with a red bucket and waving a bel...
In this age where computer-generated animation has largely supplanted older traditional methods, the labor intensive stop-motion process is a dying breed. This week, studio Laika keeps the format breathing with ‘The BoxTroll...