Tag "Creature Comforts"

Spike & Mike’s 30th Fest Extended to 4/13

April 9, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

There must be a lot of sick and twisted toon fans out there: due to sold-out screenings, Spike and Mike’s Festival of Animation 30th Anniversary Extravaganza will be running additional shows in La Jolla, Calif. until Saturday, April 13. This year’s collection features new, technically advances films as well as [...]

Wallace & Gromit Hang with Google

December 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Wallace and Gromit have teamed up with Google to star in a festive video that aims to connect family and friends this holiday season. Appearing together with a number of other Aardman Animation characters for the first time, the video features Wallace and Gromit in a Google+ Hangout with Trixie and Captain [...]

Avast! Aardman’s ‘Pirates’ to Attack Theaters This Friday!

April 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

With The Pirates! Band of Misfits Peter Lord and his team have outdone themselves with another delightful, beautifully crafted animated movie. We’ve all seen stop-motion family pictures, Hugh Grant comedies and pirate adventures on the big screen before, but nothing has quite prepared us for the spectacular concoction that is [...]

A High-Tech, Dysfunctional Santa’s Coming to Town

November 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

How the wizards at Aardman joined forces with Sony Animation to deliver the poignant and funny CG-animated holiday adventure, Arthur Christmas. Santa Claus and animation have enjoyed a long, mutually rewarding relationship over the years. From classic Rankin-Bass specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Chuck Jones’ How Grinch Stole [...]

Keeping Toons Alive in Old Blighty

October 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Although many U.K. TV animation producers are disheartened about the bleak economic climate and lack of government support, they continue to follow the country’s much-admired tradition of excellence. To the casual observer of the TV animation scene in the U.K., the climate may seem quite healthy. With beautifully produced series [...]