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Month: November 2006
Flushed Away (review)
This melding of claymation and CGI is absolutely perfect, beautifully combining the wonderfully organic feel of Aardman’s hand-built sets and lovingly breathed-into-life clay figures with DreamWorks’ sleek computer cartoons.
‘Pinky and the Brain,’ ‘Animaniacs,’ ‘Danger Mouse,’ etc.
I recall that golden age of the early 1990s when Saturday morning was a witty wonderland of live-action weirdness like ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ and ‘Beakman’s World’ — which turned kiddie variety and educational programs into bizarro performance art — and cartoons that were more in the vein of classic Bugs Bunny than focus-grouped marketing ploys.
The World According to Sesame Street (review)
I wasn’t expecting it, but I got kinda choked up hearing the ‘Sesame Street’ theme song sung by little kids in languages I don’t understand…
dvd mashup: criminal justice goes astray in ‘The Road to Guantanomo’ and ‘Jailbait’
If you’re feeling miserable about the state of America at the moment, and you’re looking for some relief by renting or buying a DVD or two, then by all means, do avoid these movies.
over at Film.com…
What you missed…
dvd mashup: fill the pre-Thanksgiving holiday void with ‘V for Vendetta’ and ‘You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown’
Halloween is over and it’s long weeks till Thanksgiving. Are there any special events to commemorate via the traditional viewing of a DVD during these long, dark days? Of course there are!
