Disney released "Frozen" during Thanksgiving weekend. Toonbox Studios released "The Nut Job" only a couple of weeks ago. After watching both, I weigh in on which one I liked better. The answer may be surprising.http

Purpose ( Read more... )

Fox TV has decided to take some risks with their Saturday Late Night line up and introduce Animation Domination HD, which includes the regular segments "Axe Cop" and "High School USA". As a fan of animation, I'm excited, as a fan of "Axe Cop" I'm ecstatic. Shows like this have introduced me to several animators I might not have enjoyed in larger ( Read more... )

When it comes to animated movies, the studios are all about producing sequels because the movies they're based on already have a proven track record and it's an automatic fan base. Not all of those sequels are worthwhile. I saw "Despicable Me 2" and "Monsters University" in the same weekend and weighed in on what I thought of them compared to ( Read more... )

So many people think that cartoons are just mindless, throwaway entertainment. I see them very differently. Watching "Looney Tunes" with my dad wasn't just a bonding experience, it sparked all kinds of discussions about things like physics and mechanics and history. Those Saturday mornings parked on a couch next to my dad with a bowl of cereal ( Read more... )

BSCKids has requested that I start doing installments of Geek Girl Navigating the World for them.

The first one is posted:http://www.bsckids.com/2013/01/geek-girl-navigating-the-world-rise-of-the-guardians-and-wreck-it

My latest article is about "The Thief and the Cobbler"-it's one of those things that...well...it's a sad story...and I tell you in the article, so, yeah, go ahead and read that, please?http://www.boomtron.com/2011/09/geek-girl-

Eddie Vedder has recorded an album of songs that he played on the ukelele. After my brain finishes exploding from the thought, I may very well have to go and purchase it. Oh, who am I kidding. My brain will never stop exploding from trying to reconcile Eddie Vedder and ukelele in the same sentence ( Read more... )

Courage ( Read more... )

Art

He enjoys animation just as much as I do, which is fortunate, because that is what he gets dragged to, rather than chick flicks. We’ve seen independent and experimental animation, along with mainstream movies. He’s perfectly all right with the art books I buy pertaining to animation and he’s even red a few of them.

He’s also glad that my style ( Read more... )