Posts Tagged ‘Wallace & Gromit’
Film Review – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Watching a Wallace & Gromit film feels a bit like coming home. There’s something about the pairing of a good natured but absent-minded inventor and his trusty dog that is sweet and endearing. Although their world is made up of stop motion animation, the connection we have…
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Film Review – Shaun the Sheep
The thing about Aardman Animation is that they realize exactly what they’re doing. The studio behind stop-motion gems like Chicken Run (2000) and the Wallace & Gromit films knows how to hit the right balance between warmth and silliness. Behind the gags and visual puns…
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Episode 179 – Stop-Motion Animation
In honor of the release of ParaNorman, Spencer and Greg discuss stop-motion animation.
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Film Review – ParaNorman
I love stop-motion animation. It played a big role in the formation of my movie sensibility growing up, particularly projects like Wallace & Gromit and The Nightmare Before Christmas. There is a sense of it being the rawest form of filmmaking to me, where you…
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Top 5 – Non-Disney Animated Films
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Spencer share their top 5 non-Disney animated films. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes, and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote…
READ MOREEpisode 34 – The MacGuffin in Blunderland
Spencer and John review Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, share their thoughts on the results of the Oscars, and give their DVD picks of the week.
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