“Do you mind if I call you Splat? You just kind of give me Splat vibes.”
Prepare yourself for a journey beyond what is possible, as Marc and Stanford proudly present their review of Walt Disney Animation’s STRANGE WORLD!
Also discussed: trailers for Pixar’s ELEMENTAL and Illumination’s THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Tuesday December 6th, 2022)
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“Everywhere there is life, but you must face death. Honor it. Do not fear it.”
In this episode, Jedi masters Stanford and Marc are joined by Padawan Mike Sawran (of The Holdo Maneuver, South of Normal) to learn the ways of the Force in the new Disney+ anthology series, TALES OF THE JEDI. Also discussed: Cartoon Network as we knew it is no more, SAUSAGE PARTY sequel tv series, Peter Safran will head DC animation, and new release reviews from CineMarc, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Tuesday October 27th, 2022)
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“Love will find us all.”
In this episode, Marc and Stanford take a look at Kid Cudi’s new film on Netflix, ENTERGALACTIC. Also discussed: new release reviews from CineMarc, Disney’s Figment is getting a movie, trailers for THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, STRANGE WORLD, and VELMA, INVINCIBLE season three, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Tuesday October 11th, 2022)
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“The ultimate Disney fan event!”
In this episode, Stanford and Marc recap Disney’s recent D23 Expo including all of the animation announcements, surprises, footage & trailers shown, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Monday September 19th, 2022)
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“Tough don’t mean you can’t cry.”
In this episode, Marc and Stanford review the new limited series from director Peter Ramsey, Netflix’s LOST OLLIE. Also discussed, the cast for Laika’s WILDWOOD, the trailers for WENDELL AND WILD & BEE AND PUPPYCAT: LAZY IN SPACE, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Monday September 5th, 2022)
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“Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you’ll have good luck. // Sit, Stay, Save the World.”
In this double feature episode Stanford and Marc review two films with talking animals, Skydance Animation’s LUCK and Warner Animation Group’s DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS. Also discussed, KUNG FU PANDA 4, Warner Bros. Discovery removing nearly 40 titles from HBO Max, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Wednesday August 24th, 2022)
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Five animated features have been nominated for this year’s Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. Here are the nominees with links to the films’ official websites or Facebook pages.
Yesterday I began to contemplate specific aspects of character development in animation and my musings have turned into a series of articles—namely, analyzing which animated characters from history are the most fascinating. First, as any Socratic thinker knows, I have to define my terms: by fascinating characters, I mean interesting—in and of themselves. These characters attract as much attention—or more—than the plot, itself. They are like disco balls (or train wrecks in some cases)—you can’t not watch them.
It’s another edition of AF News with Stanford Clark and Marc Vibbert! On today’s show they discuss and review a whole slew of recent animated TV Blu-ray releases, Stanford’s upcoming trip to New York Comic Con, as well as Laika’s The Boxtrolls and Disney’s Star Wars Rebels.
Also Discussed: Sleeping Beauty Diamond Edition, special episodes of Phineas and Ferb, and new trailers for Pixar’s Inside Out, Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of The Princess Kaguya & Disney’s Big Hero 6. Plus, a whole bunch more…
(Recorded on 10/06/14)
Who’s stoked that LAIKA‘s new animated feature The Boxtrolls is opening this weekend? We are! To get you more pumped up, here’s a new featurette from LAIKA about the film. Enjoy, after the jump…
Animation Fascination 