A Stop-Motion SpongeBob Special Means Christmas Comes Early This Year

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Co-directors Seamus Walsh and Mark Caballero discuss the making of the Rankin/Bass styled stop-motion TV special, It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!

Five Artists Creating New Visions of What Animation Can Be

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Karl Cohen discusses the art of Ben Ridgway, Zeitguised, Max Hattler, Andrew Jones and PES as examples of a new aesthetic in animation.

Book Review: “I Say, I Say…Son!” A Tribute to Legendary Animators Bob, Chuck, and Tom McKimson

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Fred Patten reviews Robert McKimson Jr.’s richly detailed new book about the life and career of his prolific father and uncles.

Open Letter from the VES: Visual Effects Catches the True Tiger by the Tail

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VES Chairman Jeff Okun and executive director Eric Roth issue an open letter in response to an L.A. Times Life of Pi review.

Bond Gets a CG Komodo Dragon for Skyfall

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Cinesite's Jon Neill discusses creating the first CG character for the Bond franchise along with other VFX mayhem.

Life of Pi: Grabbing the CG Tiger by the Tail

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Bill Westenhofer of Rhythm & Hues discusses the VFX secret to Ang Lee's Life of Pi.

Giving Rise to the Guardians

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William Joyce and Peter Ramsey discuss the use of enchantment and new animation breakthroughs in the latest DreamWorks Oscar contender.

Bringing Horror back to Little Shop

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WB’s Kurt Galvao on the creation of The Director’s Cut decades in the making.

Cirque du Soleil’s Big Top Comes to the Big Screen

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James Cameron and Andrew Adamson weave acts from seven live Cirque shows into their new 3-D film, Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away 3D.

Book Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney’s Classic Animated Film

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Fred Patten reviews the spectacular companion volume to The Fairest One of All, both commemorating the film’s 75th anniversary.