20 Spooky Stop-Motion Classics To Get You In The Mood For Halloween
Historian Vincent Alexander has exhumed a frightening list of stop-motion gems worth dusting off this Halloween.
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GLAS Animation Festival Unveils First Slate Of Programs For 6th Virtual Edition
Terry Gilliam, Peter Chung, and Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis will be among the guests at the virtual festival, which takes place on April 5–11.
‘Alchemical Furnace’ Review: Intimate Doc Is Not Just For Jan Švankmajer Fans
The behind-the-scenes documentary benefits from considerable access to the great Czech filmmaker’s life.
Inside The Artist’s Studio: Sophie Koko Gate
The London-based animator invites us into her “little dungeon,” where she shows us her sketches, handmade t-shirts, and collection of tiny objects.
Henry Selick On Why Jan Svankmajer Matters
The director of “Coraline” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” explains why you should know the name Jan Svankmajer and how to help him make his last feature film.
Have Fear, Five Animated Horror Classics Are Here
Discover five of Cartoon Brew’s favorite creepy classics, based upon the literary works of Edgar Allen Poe, Franz Kafka, and more.
A Major Stop Motion Exhibit in Barcelona Explores Starewitch, Švankmajer and Brothers Quay
“Animated cinema is the demiurgic art par excellence: matter comes to life and is transformed in the hands and imaginations of the creators. They, more than anybody, know about the secret life of objects.” This description, comes from the exhibition “Metamorphosis: Fantasy Visions in Starewitch, Švankmajer and the Quay Brothers,” now playing at the Centre de Cultura Contemporanea (CCCB) in Barcelona, Spain, and it’s a good summary of the work of these four visionary animators.
“Animation For Adults” Film Series Will Screen in Los Angeles
Beginning next Thursday and continuing through January 25, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles will present the film series “Animation for Adults.”