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Watch 'Fresh Guacamole' – an Oscar Nominated Animated Short [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:30:44 +0000

The filmmaker, PES, has a clever short film that is up for an Academy Award called Fresh Guacamole. Perhaps you saw it first this morning when Charles Osgood featured the short on CBS Sunday Morning. He noted it is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar.

'I Have Your Heart' Animated Film Will Warm Your Heart

Amanda Ferris — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:11:57 +0000

Part musical and part fairy tale, the animated short ‘I Have Your Heart’ was created by New York-based illustrator Molly Crabapple, international singing sensation Kim Boekbinder and Melbourne animator Jim Batt. (It was inspired by Kim’s song ‘The Organ Donor’s Match.’) Created using stop motion animation akin to Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ puppets [...]

Seeing 'Futurama' Voice Actors in Person Will Blow Your Mind

Emerald Catron — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:53:53 +0000

This is a strange experience. With the (maybe) exception of Katey Segal, watching these people provide the voices for the characters of ‘Futurama’ is a little hard to process. Segal, at least, we have seen in ‘Married with Children’ and ‘Sons of Anarchy’ as a physical person, but Billy West? His not sporting Fry’s orange [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:36:59 +0000

â€˜A Charlie Brown Christmasâ€™ might be the best-known Peanuts television special, but the gangâ€™s Halloween special also cemented its place in television history. Sure there wouldnâ€™t be a Halloween cartoon without the holiday one, but there wouldnâ€™t be a Peanuts gang on television for more than 40 years without â€˜The Great Pumpkin.â€™ The story of [...]

Charlie Brown Hitting the Big Screen For a 'Peanuts' Movie

Nick Romano — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:30:32 +0000

Though Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang are turning 62 this November 25, it’s 2015′s celebration that ‘Peanuts’ fans should anticipate. Peanuts Worldwide, the joint venture of Charles M. Schultz Creative Associates andÂ Iconix Brand Group, Inc., is planning to bringÂ these beloved characters to the big screen in a feature film event a couple years from [...]

Napoleon Dynamite Coming To FOX Midseason 2012!

Mark Richards — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:55:20 +0000

Yeah! This looks good, I wanna see it.

I recall that the entire cast of the movie Napoleon Dynamite enjoyed a surge in their careers after this movie became popular. The animated adaptation should do the same.

If Fox would like my opinion, they can immediately replace Bob's Burgers with this.

Check out the trailer!

Star Wars Alumni Make Apperance in Star Wars: Clone Wars Animated Show

Rich Lawrence — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:30:19 +0000

One of my favorite TV shows is Star Wars: Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. I watch it for many reasons. The animation, the stories and just to relive being a kid. A recent announcement about the show has made me now go “fanboy” over the show, and my fiance’ may reconsider marrying me for her own sanity.