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Manti Te'o Story Helpfully Explained in Taiwanese Animation

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:14:55 +0000

If the whole Manti Te’o debacle has got you scratching your head because you don’t have time to read large, uninterrupted blocks of text … here’s a cartoon! Made by the strange folks at NMA TV, it breaks down the complicated story into simple words we can understand. We ain’t a dictionary, come on now. [...]

Check Out This Cute 'Dumb Ways to Die' Parody

Emerald Catron — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:05:13 +0000

Remember that super-adorable ‘Dumb Ways to Die’ PSA from a few weeks ago? Here’s a super-adorable parody of it called ‘Cute Things to Find.’ Chances are if you liked the first one, you’ll like this too. They’re practically identical, and equally cute, although this one is slightly less macabre. So, if you’re not in the [...]

Check Out This Ridiculously Gruesome Cranberry Commercial

Emerald Catron — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:25:27 +0000

Thanksgiving isn't just about the turkey-- there's also cranberry sauce. Those poor, poor cranberries. Here's a hilarious (NSFW) commercial parody by comedian Sam Kim about how cruel a process they must endure to become so very, very delici

'I Have Your Heart' Animated Film Will Warm Your Heart

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:11:57 +0000

Part musical and part fairy tale, the animated short ‘I Have Your Heart’ was created by New York-based illustrator Molly Crabapple, international singing sensation Kim Boekbinder and Melbourne animator Jim Batt. (It was inspired by Kim’s song ‘The Organ Donor’s Match.’) Created using stop motion animation akin to Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ puppets [...]

Charlie Brown Hitting the Big Screen For a 'Peanuts' Movie

Nick Romano — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:30:32 +0000

Though Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang are turning 62 this November 25, it’s 2015′s celebration that ‘Peanuts’ fans should anticipate. Peanuts Worldwide, the joint venture of Charles M. Schultz Creative Associates and Iconix Brand Group, Inc., is planning to bring these beloved characters to the big screen in a feature film event a couple years from [...]

Check Out an Animated Version of the Opening Scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" Done with Action Figures [VIDEO]

Landon King — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:07:03 +0000

Somebody used action figures and stop-motion animation to remake the opening scene of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and it's great.