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    September 12, 2011

    A n00b's first Nan Desu Kan anime convention experience

    I think that's a pillow.​My theory about life is, whatever you do, go hard. If you're into fantasy football or Phish or being Irish, by all means, tell the world. This weekend's installment of the fifteenth annual Nan Desu Kan anime convention experience was just that, an exemplary parade of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Cars 2 is this week's most ridiculous trailer

    ​When a movie rakes in enough green, green, filthy money to necessitate a sequel, there's a pretty standard set of solutions studios employ to resolve the cognitive dissonance of basically repackaging the same movie -- the villain returns from hell, for example, or there's another mystery to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Bill Plympton on surrealism, seediness and doing the job himself

    Bill Plympton has actually eaten all of these things.​Although he's been nominated for a couple of Academy Awards, Bill Plympton has always been a little too weird for the mainstream. His surreal animation, in which human forms are stretched, kneaded and punched to their breaking point, is fre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Spike and Mike come to town: A preview of the sick and twisted you'll get this weekend (NSFW)

    ​Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival is a well-known powerhouse in the gross-out short film arena, which is why when it's here in town this weekend you won't want to miss it. If you're not really certain what to expect, or if you happened to miss it when it was last in town (a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Mighty Fudge Animation Studios teases "Under the Bed" (Video)

    ​Mighty Fudge, the naughty Boulder animation studio that's lately been taking on the likes of Jay Leno and YouTube, is now pimping its newest animated atrocity. Titled "Under the Bed" and starring big-league vocal talent Maggie Roswell (the voice of now-deceased Maude Flanders and other charac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Oscars vs. Razzies: What does better at the box office?

    ​This weekend, the best and worst of 2010 in film will be categorically determined (right...) by the Academy and Golden Raspberry Awards, respectively. And while statues are nice, everyone knows that money guides filmmaking to a much greater degree than accolades. So we were wondering -- does ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Comedy Central's Comedy Awards: Due recognition or sideshow?

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Oscar nominations for Best Picture: 2011 vs. 2010

    ​The Academy Award nominations are out and they're pretty much what you expected: The King's Speech, Black Swan, The Social Network, etc. This is the second year of the expanded ten movie Best Picture category. And as these things go, the ten nominees are not a bad indication of what stuck wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Ricky Gervais's Golden Globe monologues: Which one was more offensive?

    Gervais pantomimes jerking off Hugh Hefner​Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes for the second time in a row this year -- looks like, as predicted by Gervais himself, he won't make it a third next year. Gervais has never been one to hold a punch, but which monologue hit the hardest? Below, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    The ten highest-grossing movies of 2010, and what that says about America

    We'll take it.​The top grossing movie of 2009 was, of course, Avatar, and this year the title goes to Toy Story 3. We're calling that social progress, although there's something a little too futuristic about computer-animated movies taking the crown back-to-back -- we're pretty sure it means ... More >>

  • Film

    November 25, 2010

    It's a shame that Disney can't embrace Tangled's charms

    We'll take it.​The top grossing movie of 2009 was, of course, Avatar, and this year the title goes to Toy Story 3. We're calling that social progress, although there's something a little too futuristic about computer-animated movies taking the crown back-to-back -- we're pretty sure it means ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Ten most ridiculous entrants in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Festive as shit!​The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is among the more baffling holiday traditions out there. Maybe it makes sense if you're in New York, but millions of people elsewhere sit down to watch a parade on TV. Parades are boring in real life! And this isn't just any parade. This is, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2010

    Animation Nation

    Festive as shit!​The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is among the more baffling holiday traditions out there. Maybe it makes sense if you're in New York, but millions of people elsewhere sit down to watch a parade on TV. Parades are boring in real life! And this isn't just any parade. This is, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Get Animated at Nan Desu Kan

    Festive as shit!​The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is among the more baffling holiday traditions out there. Maybe it makes sense if you're in New York, but millions of people elsewhere sit down to watch a parade on TV. Parades are boring in real life! And this isn't just any parade. This is, ... More >>

  • Film

    July 8, 2010

    The childish, funny, 3-D delights of Despicable Me

    Festive as shit!​The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is among the more baffling holiday traditions out there. Maybe it makes sense if you're in New York, but millions of people elsewhere sit down to watch a parade on TV. Parades are boring in real life! And this isn't just any parade. This is, ... More >>

  • Film

    June 17, 2010

    In its third installment, Pixar's Toy Story juggernaut turns morose

    Festive as shit!​The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is among the more baffling holiday traditions out there. Maybe it makes sense if you're in New York, but millions of people elsewhere sit down to watch a parade on TV. Parades are boring in real life! And this isn't just any parade. This is, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2009

    Hero Action

    Let this G.I. Joe film fest get a grip on you.

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    Second to Nan

    The region’s biggest and best anime convention is back.

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2007

    Loving Lupin

    The region’s biggest and best anime convention is back.

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2006

    Global Warning

    The penguins only dance in the globes at Cherry Creek.

  • Film

    February 24, 2005

    Flick Pick

    Oscar Shorts 2005

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