‘Rick and Morty’: How Season 4 Was Thrown Into ‘The Vat of Acid’ for an Existential Adventure
“The Vat of Acid” is this season’s “Pickle Rick.” Could it land “Rick and Morty” another Primetime Emmy?
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‘She-Ra’: Noelle Stevenson on Making Her Lead Character Gay and Inspiring a Generation
“There’s nothing inappropriate about being gay and living your life,” the show’s creator said. “This is something we need to represent and show in as many different ways as possible.”
Stream of the Day: James Cameron’s Pandora Wouldn’t Exist Without Miyazaki’s Fantasy Adventure ‘Princess Mononoke’
“Princess Mononoke,” along with the floating islands in “Castle in the Sky,” influenced Cameron’s jungle paradise Pandora in “Avatar.”
GKids Acquires ‘Inu-Oh’ Animated Feature for 2020 Release
GKids’ latest, a 2D re-imagining of the 14th century Japanese performer from acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa, is part of Annecy 2020’s work-in-progress program.
‘Cosmos: Possible Worlds’: How the ‘Anomalisa’ Team Advanced Stop-Motion for Humanizing ‘Vavilov’
The tragic career of pioneering Russian botanist/geneticist Nikolai Vavilov required a distinctive look only achieved with stop-motion.
‘Solar Opposites’: Thomas Middleditch Is at Home Voicing Around in Different Worlds
An enthusiastic alien trying to figure out the mysteries of human culture is the latest addition to the actor’s growing list of off-camera performances.
‘Over the Moon’ Trailer: Netflix Gets Animated Over the Chinese Moon Goddess Legend
The wondrous “Over the Moon,” directed by former Disney animation legend Glen Keane, could land Netflix another Oscar nomination.
Aardman and Netflix Hatch ‘Chicken Run’ Sequel on 20th Anniversary of the Stop-Motion Blockbuster
With Netflix, said Peter Lord, “we can make the film we want to make, the one we really care about, and share it with a global audience.”
‘Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary’ Wins Top Annecy 2020 Online Prize
Other Annecy 2020 winners included “The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks” and “Kill It and Leave This Town.”
‘Undone’: How Amazon Prime Video’s Mind-Bending Series Took Rotoscope Animation to a New Dimension
Director Hisko Hulsing elevates the genre with a cutting-edge, hybrid workflow.
The Origin of ‘Candyman’ Comes to Life in Haunting Animated Teaser — Watch
The new animated “Candyman” teaser is a bleak, albeit visually breathtaking, piece of art.
Annecy 2020 Online Opener ‘Connected’ Proves Lord and Miller’s Spidey Power
Director Mike Rianda and his team started off with the manifesto: “Do Something New and Exciting with Animation.”
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