Book Review: 'Rankin/Bass' Mad Monster Party'
There are coffee-table "The Art of …" and "The Making of …" books on just about every new American animated feature. Books about older movies are rarer. Here is one on a 1967 "classic": the stop-motion Mad Monster Party.
Sunday Night with 'Napoleon Dynamite': A Cult Series Turns Toony
Quite a few cartoon characters have made the leap from the animated world to the real one (Scooby Doo, the Smurfs and the Chipmunks for starters) – but how many have gone the other way?
The Twisted Genius Behind Sterling Archer
Creator Adam Reed’s spy-spoof deftly brings together espionage, workplace drama, dirty sex and automatic weapons. And turtlenecks.
Fernando Trueba Talks 'Chico & Rita'
The acclaimed director of Belle Epoque tells us about his first foray into animation and this very adult Spanish Oscar contender.
Career Coach: 2012 Goal Post
Pamela Thompson talks with Garman Herigstad, FX Lead at Digital Domain, about setting goals for 2012.
Mind Your Business: Best & Worst Animated Films of 2011
Mark Simon runs down his animated hits and fails from 2011.
Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Society and it's Discontents Part II
Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman looks at why SpongeBob SquarePants is a lightning rod in American culture.
'Happy Feet Two': More Thrills and Krills
Rob Coleman describes the challenges of Happy Feet Two, the sequel to George Miller's toe-tapping Oscar winner.
Tweety & Sylvester Go Looney in 3-D
Matt O'Callaghan tells us about directing the newest Looney Tunes theatrical short playing with Happy Feet Two.
'Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12': Welcome to Painter 12 - Part 2
Pixar Canada Launches with 'Air Mater'
Bill Desowitz came away with info about Air Mater and Small Fry at his recent trip to Pixar's new studio in Vancouver.
The Animation Critic Continued: Society and its Discontents
Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman looks at the interaction between animation and the society that produces it, consumes it, and judges its values.