The NFB has just released Animated Express, a wonderful set of animated shorts on DVD and Blu-ray that includes Chris Landreth’s recent The Spine. The production is similar to that of his innovative multi-media CGI classic Ryan, though now technology has advanced enough to render his harrowing psychological vision of our roiling mental innards in […]
It’s now even easier to access the film archives of Canada’s National Film Board, provided you have an iPhone (or iPod Touch): the NFB have just released their very own iPhone app. Most of the films that are available on the NFB website have been encoded for iPhone, with rest becoming available soon. You can […]
I had no idea there was an International Animation Day until I recieved the press release today. Thankfully, as is typical, the National Film Board is all over it with a range of both bricks and mortar and online programs. Apparently, the online programming begins on October 8. Warning: Be very careful when you visit […]
When I think that one man, one body, and one spirit was enough to turn a desert into the land of Canaan, I find after all that a man’s destiny can be truly wonderful. But when I consider the passionate determination, the unfailing generosity of spirit it took to achieve this end, I’m filled with […]