Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Simpsons: The Funeral” and “Flintstones Commercial”
The Simpsons — The Funeral: Not one of The Simpsons’ famed Halloween specials, but one of the family’s first appearances ever. (1:31 minutes)The Flintstones commercial: Bayers, makers of Flintstone Vitamins weren’t the only sponsor of the TV sh...
Upcoming SF Events in March
If there’s anything SF readers and watchers, gamers and otakus enjoy more than their particular hobbies, it’s getting together to talk with like minded people. Doing so on tor.com is great, as is doing it in person.What follows is a list of some of...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Early Morning Life” and “The Man With the Beautiful Eyes”
Early Morning Life: A film about growing up poor in Thailand, and about how a child sees the world of adults. (14:53 minutes)The Man With the Beautiful Eyes: A short film based on one of Charles Bukowski’s poem. (5:42 minutes)[Watch the films after t...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Synchromy No. 4” and “Catalog”
Synchromy No. 4: An early abstract film set to Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, predating Disney’s use of the same piece in Fantasia. (4:28 minutes)Catalog: A demo reel of John Whitney’s pioneering work with his analog computer. (7:23 minutes)[Watch the...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Look of Love” and “Ninja Love Story”
The Look of Love: You sometimes have to do a little work to help love along. (2:19 minutes)Ninja Love Story: And sometimes that work can be a bit dangerous.(1:29 minutes)[Watch the films after the jump]Read the full article
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “TV of Tomorrow” and “Watching TV”
TV of Tomorrow: A look at the future of television back in the early days of the technology. (7:04 minutes)Watching TV: Another look at television, this one focuses more on the content than the technology. (4:41 minutes)[Watch the films after the jump]...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “La Faim” and “Spin”
La Faim (Hunger): One of the first films animated on a digital computer, it was made at the NFB in 1974. (11:23 minutes)Spin: This combined demo ranked first at Assembly 2011 last August.(5:45 minutes)[Watch the films after the jump]Read the full artic...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Strings” and “The Old Man and the Sea”
Paint on glass is a painstaking animation technique that involves shooting an image painted on glass, then repainting part of it before shooting the next frame. The stories told with it can be limited to a small apartment or the vastness of the sea.Str...
Upcoming SFF Events in February
If there’s anything SF readers and watchers, gamers and otakus enjoy more than their particular hobbies, it’s getting together to talk with like minded people. Doing so on tor.com is great, as is doing it in person.What follows is a list of some of...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Respawn” and “The Sand Castle”
Respawn: An unusual method of sculpting. (4:13 minutes)The Sand Castle: Creatures born of sand build themselves a castle with the most abundant substance around. (13:17 minutes)[Watch the films after the jump]Read the full article
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The End” and “The End”
The End: Two films with the same title, one about a scarecrow awaiting his end and the other about some characters discovering what comes after.(6:23 and 6:18 minutes, respectively)[Watch the films after the jump]Read the full article
Upcoming SFF Events in January
If there’s anything SF readers and watchers, gamers and otakus enjoy more than their particular hobbies, it’s getting together to talk with like minded people. Doing so on Tor.com is great, as is doing it in person.What follows is a list of some of...
