ATX Screen News: Animation, aGLIFF, and the Alamo Village

Incentives get funded, aGLIFF gets glam, and the oldest Alamo is reopening

"...the Universe: Revelation is another smash for Austin's Powerhouse Animation. The Netflix original, picking up where the original beloved..."

July 30, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Friday, January 30, 2004

"...where Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2004 has set up shop. It used to be..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees

"...The Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation presented by ShortsTV are available in theatres and virtual..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation

Get a leg up on your Oscar pool by checking out all the nominees in this category.

"...eye for framing and movement, and his style of animation veers wildly, electrifyingly, from photo-realistic to painterly to minimalist...."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Animation Show 4

Mike Judge is back with a brand new collection of short animated films, and it's premiering here in Austin.

"...Town” shorts from Dave Carter, commissioned especially for The Animation Show) and Japan (the spastic "Usavich," tracking two bunnies..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Big Beeps and Powerhouses: Animation in Austin

"...hardly the only ones in town working on cutting-edge animation, motion graphics, and interactive audio-visual madness. With its wealth..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's 1999 Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation

"...and a banana. Crass crap? In the world of animation, it's all relative. With that in mind, S&M's Showcase..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Powerhouse Animation Assembles Cosmic Stars for Masters of the Universe

Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Henry Rollins join cartoon reboot

"...Local studio Powerhouse Studio announced last September that they..."

Feb. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Animation Studio Releases Interactive Storybook

Mighty Coconut unveils augmented reality app 57° North

"...Local animation studio Mighty Coconut have thrown their hat in the..."

Feb. 5, 2018 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Luv Doc Recommends: Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Friday, January 26, 2007

"...because Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation is back in town. S&M’s Sick and Twisted is..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation

Short film program celebrates the year's five nominees for Best Animated Short, plus two more commended shorts

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review

Pandemic Production: Brad Graeber, Powerhouse Animation

"We have more pitches and more interest than we ever have had.”

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Powerhouse Animation Assembles Cosmic Stars for Masters of the Universe

Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Henry Rollins join cartoon reboot

Feb. 21, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation

A dog in Eden, Maggie Simpson in an Ayn Rand daycare center, and creative guacamole making are some of the ideas conjured in this collection.

Feb. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation

Be ready for your office Oscar pool when it rolls around later this month.

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Inchworm Animation Examples

May 27, 2011 Screens Feature

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2010

The boys are back with another self-explanatory edition.

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spike & Mike's New Generation Animation

For a change, instead of gross-out shorts, Spike & Mike have simply gathered the best and funniest animated shorts they could find.

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

APD Animation

APD’s animated re-creation of the Sanders shooting

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2009

Again it's time for the annual unveiling of this tasteless-and-proud-of-it cartoon collection.

Feb. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Suspendered Animation

The Umbilical Brothers are like cartoon characters come to life, like toons in living breathing 3-D, with pratfalls and spit-takes and near-impossible contortions -- all accompanied by sound effects that an entire army of foley artists might pull off on a lucky day.

Sept. 21, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2000

"...called Bowling for Souls from the Canadian Super Genius Animations. Part Big Daddy Roth fantasy, part Satan's Cheerleaders, it's..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation Two

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation '94

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Spike & Mike's All Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation

Feb. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Packs a Punch

Chances are you've seen Powerhouse Animation's work, whether you know it or not -- its portfolio includes Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, Disney TV's The Proud Family, and plenty of local TV spots, ad campaigns, and one-off Flash animation projects.

"...Success in the animation field can be measured many different ways. In terms..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pencils Vs Pixels

Touching documentary draws on the incredible history of animation

"...Animation is magic. It's something that all those - we'll..."

July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...left their distinctive brush strokes on the world of animation...."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inching to the Finish

Bob Sabiston's winding road to Inchworm Animation

"...chronologically, with his time at MIT's Media Lab and animation work for MTV? Perhaps you should begin with his..."

May 27, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Chicken Run

Absolutely delightful filmmaking, chock-full of gorgeously goofy animation and a storyline that cleverly echoes everything from Stalag 17 to Cool Hand Luke. – Marc Savlov

"...ago, I was idly wondering when Aardman, the British animation studio, and their star director Nick Park would get..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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