Los Angeles animation collective Screen Novelties (co-founded by Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Christopher Finnegan) has launched a Kickstarter for their latest stop motion short, The WitchDoctor. Inspired by Tiki culture—from oceanic art and tribal carvings to Exotica music and kitschy tropical décor—the short will bring to life the studio’s longstanding mascot, the WITCHDOCTOR, an […]
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Nick Swardson and TJ Miller Go to HELL AND BACK this October!
This October, production studio Shadowmachine Films strikes out on its own for “an aggressive R-rated stop-motion animated comedy about three friends and their misadventure through hell.” As you’d expect from a studio whose credits include Robot Chicken, Frankenhole, Titan Maximum and Trip Tank, HELL & BACK is an animated movie aimed directly at older teens […]
Tagged with: buddy comedy, dark humor, demons, devil, Robot Chicken, Satan, Shadowmachine, stop motion
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Christopher Lloyd Stars in Stop Motion ‘House of Monsters’ Series—July 28th
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Only a year after it’s Kickstarter successfully concluded, Dawn Brown’s House of Monsters stop motion web series debuts later this month and it’s added a few new faces (and voices) to the mix. The series, which is based on Brown’s original short film, stars a group of dysfunctional monsters (werewolves, mummies, zombies, and vampires) led […]
Tagged with: Christopher Lloyd, comedy, Dawn Brown, horror, House of Monsters, monsters, stop motion, Stop Motion Animation
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Stop Motion ‘SuperMansion’ Series Lands at Crackle
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While I’m still trying to catch up on all of the announcements coming out of this year’s SDCC, club member Benjamin Hayden was kind enough to point out that SuperMansion (formerly titled ÜberMansion) has finally found a home with Crackle, Sony’s online streaming service, as part of their Fall line-up. Created by Zeb Wells and […]
Tagged with: Crackle, parody, Seth Green, Sony Pictures, superheroes, SuperMansion, Ubermansion, Zeb Wells
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‘Raging Balls of Steel Justice’ Offers 80s Action Overload in Claymation Form
You know, there’s a serious shortage of insanely entertaining claymation movies out on the market these days, particularly ones that pay homage to 80s action movies like Die Hard, Robocop, Cobra, Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hrs, Tango & Cash—man, there were a lot of them—Lethal Weapon, Code of Silence, Raw Deal, Rambo… I think you […]
Tagged with: 1980s, 80s, action, Chuck Steel, claymation, short film, stop motion, Stop Motion Animation
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MTV2 Orders Pilot Episode for CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH Reboot
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According to Cartoon Brew, MTV2 has officially ordered a pilot episode for Eric Fogel’s Celebrity Deathmatch claymation comedy series which is to “reimagined for a world of social media and hourly Twitter wars.” If successful this will be the second time the show has been brought back to life, after a brief reboot back in […]
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Monday Morning Videomania #111: Christmas Edition
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Santa Goes South An incredibly awesome stop motion short by directed by Peter Wallach, narrated by comedian Lloyd Floyd and animated by NY-based effects artist Robert Lyons, Santa Goes South reveals the true history behind everyone’s favorite holiday fat man. Full of dark humor, “Santa-stein,” undead elves and… well, sex dolls, it’s officially one of […]
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