John Carpenter’s The Thing Performed by GI Joe Action Figures

By Turk on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 3:48 pm

Jeff Simmermon, a blogger at And I Am Not Lying, and a fellow cable industry shill, links to what may now be my favorite stop action animation piece of all time. It’s a music video for Zombie Zombie’s Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free. The video, features footage of the band performing interspersed with the action figure remake of The Thing. Check it out.

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To answer the unasked question, my previous favorite stop action animation was Juke-Bar. You can view it at the National Film Board of Canada’s website.

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Category: Animation & Short Films, Miscellany, Movies, Music, Pop Culture

Great Animated Short Films

By Turk on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 4:11 pm

About 17 years ago, or so, I went to a short and animated film festival. They had some really great work on display and I was particularly impressed with two films – Juke Bar and Balance. It has been nearly two decades since I first saw them, and I had not seen either one since. Occasionally, though, something would remind me of one or the other and I remembered them fondly.

Something got me thinking about them today. I figured I would put the power of the Internet and YouTube to work and see if they have since resurfaced. I found Balance on YouTube. It’s below.

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Juke Bar turned up on the website of the National Film Board of Canada and is linked below. You should check them both out.

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Category: Animation & Short Films, Miscellany, Movies, The Internet

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