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5 (other) Sundance films that would make awesome cartoons

Alida Nugent — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:25:15 +0000

When I heard that Sundance Film Festival alum and total cult classic NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE was going to be made into a Fox cartoon, the first thing that came to mind was 'Holy 2004, did I time travel back to high school?!' However, when I found out that the show was going to feature the exact same cast as the movie, I thought: hey, this might be pretty funny, I'm glad Jon Heder has nothing else to do but voice a character he played eight years ago. I like Jon Heder, especially when he played that psychic in that Mark Ruffalo flop "Here On Earth." He deserves to have some more fame and fortune (and hopefully he will with his return trip to Sundance in FOR ELLEN)! So does that guy Pedro. Sure, the movie might be a bit aged, but it still has enough one-liners and catch phrases to be quoted on Facebook profiles, and I still laugh sadly every time I think about a liger, so hey, why not? And why stop there? Here are some other cartoon ideas for past Sundance Film Festival hits, because you never know what might be adapted next:

9/11 StoryCorps animations from the Rauch Brothers

Annie and Lisa — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:27:38 +0000

The 9/11 media blitz is well under way, and will rise steadily by the hour until we hit total saturation on Sunday. I’ve been subjecting myself to quite a bit already, ranging from news analysis to anecdotal retellings. Regarding the latter, NPR certainly knows how to go to the heart of the emotional matter, but it’s been this series of Rauch Brother animations that have so far been the most resonant material for me. The Rauch’s have basically created a visual to a selection of 9/11 StoryCorps interviews, part of the oral history project which, amongst many other goals, aims to record one interview for every life lost. If you haven't encountered StoryCorp before, it’s fantastic. Members of the public simply book an appointment and then bring a friend or loved one to a roving StoryCorp “booth” for an interview about his or her life. The StoryCorp site features edited excerpts from these interviews, categorized by topic. And, as one might imagine, there’s a sizable 9/11 section. The Rauch Brothers use their playful style for these heartbreaking stories, lending them an extraordinarily moving, as well as surreal effect; We're watching cartoons suffer, for Godssake.

Cartoon characters in famous paintings

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:01:47 +0000

I hate that I can’t find out who credit goes to for these clever photoshops of popular cartoon characters interjected into famous paintings. My favorite is the above pun of Winslow Homer’s oil painting “The Fog Warning” (1885). If anyone knows who is responsible for this awesomeness, let me know!

Literal New Yorker cartoon captions

Matthew Rodriguez — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:56:19 +0000

My new favorite website for high-brow chuckles: Literal New Yorker Cartoon Captions. [Via]

RIP Leo Cullum, New Yorker cartoonist

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:56:04 +0000

Leo Cullum, a New Yorker cartoonist for 33 years (and a TWA pilot for 30 years) passed away on October 23. He was 68. You may not immediately recognize his name, but most SunFiltered readers I’m sure have chuckled at more than a few of his 819 cartoons published in the magazine. By the 1980s [...]

Buggy cartoons

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:08:59 +0000

This might not be something you want to read or look at while eating, but World Famous Design Junkies posted a collection of macabre, yet humorous doodles involving dead flies, as well as the occasional bee and moth. They can’t seem to locate the author of these cartoons and enlisted the help of the Internet [...]

Vanity Smurf and other queer cartoons

Bradford Shellhammer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:16:10 +0000

As a child of the 80s I was obsessed with three things: Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, and Vanity Smurf. Um, yeah. You do the math. Out Magazine has listed the The Gayest Cartoon Characters of all time. And, yes, Vanity Smurf is represented on the list.