The Return of Futurama
Totino's Party PizzaFuturama is back! I am too tired to be watching television but I could not imagine going to sleep without watching the one hour season premiere. To make the experience complete, I found a Totino’s Pizza in freezer. I have no idea where it came from but so-horrible-it-is-kind-of-good pizza is a perfect match for mindless cartoons. Back in 1995, I remember... Read More
Researching Paris (The Inspector)
The Inspector, copyright ©United Artists In 14 hours, I will be wheels-up and on my way to the home of the Awful Tower. That’s how our three-year old says, the Eiffel Tower. As this trip grew closer, I started to research all the hip clothing stores, monuments, food-mo-trons, and places to swim in wine. I honestly thought a brasserie was where they sell bras. Printed guides,... Read More
A Sign of the Times?
Just curious if anybody’s church is like or close to being like this. Read More
Up Wins Best Animated Film
2009 was an amazing year for animation. Despite all the competition from Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and 9, Up was declared the winner. And no wonder. Pixar tells stories better than anyone else. I can’t wait to see what they release next. One of the best films ever Read More
Your Friend the Rat
One of my favorite Pixar DVD extras is the 11-minute short called, Your Friend the Rat. This mostly 2D traditional animation sequence can be found on the Ratatouille DVD. If you blink, you will miss the screen grab below. I just love it when The Beatles make a cameo appearance in anything. Read More
YouTube Time Machine
Mr Magoo. Go Go Gophers. Under Dog. Tennessee Tuxedo. Last night, I easily spent the best two hours of my entire week watching some of the best cartoons ever made. When I was in second grade, my teacher Mrs. Mitchell, asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Matter of factually, I told her Under Dog. I think I am going to go buy some Cap’n Crunch now. Read More
Charlie and Lola
My son loves Charlie and Lola. Before I get lectured about how awful it is for children under the age of two to watch television, let me just say that he rarely ever watches television. A MacBook playing the DVD on a flight across country or a distraction from late night (teething) wailing is usually the right time for the sweetest little show to come out of Brittania in quite a... Read More
