Tag: Animation (51-60 of 265)

Mar 30 2011 03:10 PM ET

'Dilbert' cartoonist Scott Adams draws feminist outrage

Dilbert

Image Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Images

A week after posting — and subsequently deleting — a blog post about “men’s rights,” Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams continues to be criticized for comparing society’s treatment of women to the coddling of children and mentally handicapped persons, while lamenting the unfair treatment of men. In his lengthy post (which you can read here), Adams writes:

“The reality is that women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently. It’s just easier this way for everyone. You don’t argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn’t eat candy for dinner. You don’t punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don’t argue when a women tells you she’s only making 80 cents to your dollar. It’s the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.” READ FULL STORY »

Mar 2 2011 04:40 PM ET

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss. I liked you better 30 years ago

Cat-in-the-hatIf you have school-aged children under the age of 7 or so, you probably already know that today is Theodore Geisel’s birthday. That, of course, would be Dr. Seuss, who would turn 107 today — just 105 years older than Cindy Lou Who. The National Education Association has built its Read Across America campaign around Seuss’ birthday, which explained my daughter strutting about in her classroom-made Cat in the Hat hat.

By now, everyone of every age has grown up with Seuss’ sadistic rhyming characters, from the mischievous Cat in the Hat to the incorrigible Sam-I-Am. (As a kid, I was especially fond of Fox in Socks.) Once you have children, though, your relationship with these beloved classics will be severely tested — or at least redefined. One Fish, Two Fish is not without its charms, but how does that nostalgia hold up after you’ve read it aloud 4,210 times in a single afternoon to a princess who doesn’t even seem to be paying attention except when you attempt to skip a page? I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Perhaps my shoes are simply too tight. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 8 2011 11:28 AM ET

Clip du jour: Joy Division in Playmobil form

We’ve seen just about everything reimagined in Lego form, so now it’s a different European plastic toy’s turn. Joy Division as Playmobil! I can’t tell what’s better: the frantic drumming, or the idea that they make Playmobil dudes with scraggly hair. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 7 2011 11:29 AM ET

Clip du jour: 'Wicked' as a Disney movie

What if Wicked became a Disney animated film? Animator Heidi Jo Gilbert put together these storyboards, and they’re pretty fantastic. The doe-eyed Disney princess look, the quirky skyline, the “I want” anthem: in just two minutes, this clip manages to cover all the requisite Disney bases except for “excitable sidekick.” I know this movie might never happen, but it’s still nice to daydream, no? READ FULL STORY »

Jan 27 2011 04:55 PM ET

'Archer' returns tonight for a new season of quote-worthy spy shenanigans

archerImage Credit: FXArcher returns tonight! Yay, my favorite foul-mouthed espionage cartoon is finally back for its second season. For anyone who ever crowded around a dorm-room computer to watch episodes of Sealab 2021 or Frisky Dingo, Archer feels like the natural next step. But it’s also a bit more ambitious (not to mention raunchy) than its predecessors with narrative arcs that lightly carry over episode-to-episode. Why isn’t everyone watching this show? The world’s just a really stubborn place that hates laughing and being awesome, I guess. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 27 2011 10:26 AM ET

Clip du jour: Why can't all DVD intros be like this?

Ugh, why can’t those annoying, unskippable warnings on DVDs all be replaced with this cheeky one from BBC America? Bring on the animation, kinetic typography, and John Oliver, please: READ FULL STORY »

Jan 26 2011 11:25 AM ET

Clip du jour: 'Up' reimagined as a 1960s Disney movie

What if Up was a live-action Disney movie from the 1960s, starring Spencer Tracy and Kirk Douglas? Well, it would be awesome if this “premake” trailer is any indication. I particularly like the god-awful ’60s version of Kevin, who looks like a cross between a parrot and regret. Perfection! READ FULL STORY »

Jan 24 2011 07:00 AM ET

Toucan Sam and the Dough Boy go head-to-head; Mikey takes on the Where's the Beef Lady. It's Day 2 of the Big Shill's Sweet 16

Big-Shill_510.jpg It’s almost the Super Bowl, PopWatchers, (R.I.P. Jets) and shill is in the air. As such, we continue to whittle down the number of contenders in our Big Shill bracket game with two match-ups that are likely to put much strain on the heart of your inner commercial-watching child. Can you take the heat? I certainly hope you can, because you have no choice. Well, technically you do. And here they are:

Toucan Sam vs. the Pillsbury Dough Boy
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Mikey from Life Cereal vs. Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef” Lady

Check out the full bracket here. And look back at all our other match-ups here. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 21 2011 07:00 AM ET

Mrs. Butterworth takes on the Cap'n, Trix rabbit faces the Rice Krispies gang: It's Day 1 of the Big Shill's Sweet 16

BIG-SHILL-12AHow do you like your breakfast, boys and girls? Because that’s essentially what Day 1 of our Big Shill bracket game’s Sweet 16 round is all about. If you respond to a military bearing, maybe the Cap’n is your man. If you prefer the sweet, sappy taste of grandma’s home cooking, Mrs. Butterworth is the clear option. If you have a soft spot for rabbits, your inner-Lennie will insist on Trix, and if you like to converse with your cereal, Rice Krispies will have something to say in the matter. So start our day off right and vote for your favorite sultans of shill.

Snap, Crackle, and Pop vs. The Trix rabbit
Mrs. Butterworth vs. Cap’n Crunch

For a look at the entire bracket, click here. And don’t forget to be counted in the remaining Big Shill match-ups that are still up for grabs.

Check out our contender bios and TV commercial clips, then vote in the polls below. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 12 2011 07:00 AM ET

Colonel Sanders, The Progressive Girl, and Charlie the Tuna: Day 8 of the Big Shill Bracket Game

BIG-SHILL-07BWelcome to the eighth day of EW’s Big Shill Bracket Game, brought to you by interesting grooming habits! For this round — the last in the top 64 — Colonel Sanders’ Van Dyke beard faces off against the Empire Carpet Guy’s well-installed upper-lip hair, while the Brawny Lumberjack’s disappearing mustache battles Flo, the Progressive Girl’s mountainous poof. But, wait! There’s more! A bathroom cleaner tries to wash away Honey Nut Cheerios’ king bee, and a disembodied hand attempts to grab the win from a hip tuna. Check out the entire bracket here to see the other shillers battling for advertising supremacy, but first, click the jump to vote for your favorite in this hair-raising round! READ FULL STORY »

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