Cli-Fi: Indian Point Melts Down
An unblinking look at the dramatic debate over nuclear power.
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It’s Official: Elon Musk’s Future Industries Converge
It was just a matter of time before Tesla Motors and SolarCity synergized.
Cli-Fi: Angelina Jolie Joins Cartoon Saloon’s The Breadwinner
GKIDS teamed up with Song of the Sea‘s Cartoon Saloon — and Angelina Jolie — to bring Afghanistan’s terrorized tale of the Anthropocene to our poor kids.
PJ Harvey Portals to Afghanistan
We know there is tragedy but what we see is resilience.
Are We Finished With Elon Musk Being Finished
Definitely.
Stop Running Away From Global Warming, Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray is predictably swallowed by a sprawling inferno.
Exponology Swallows New York
New York’s Democratic primary was a hot mess that can only be explained via disturbing imagery.
Forest 500 Animates Reality of Rainforest Destruction
Can an earnest but alarming cartoon help stop the 500 companies, investors and governments deforesting the Earth to crisis?
We Nailed It: An Interview With Shaun the Sheep‘s Richard Starzak and Paul Kewley
I spoke with Starzak and Kewley about how and why Aardman’s low-budget, big-picture animation continues to compete in our blockbuster marketplace, and why stop-motion can be even more real than hyperreal CGI.
Poe, Reanimated
Extraordinary Tales brings Poe’s harrowing stories to the screen for newer generations raised on boundless technologies and influences.
Happy Anniversary, Takahata’s Only Yesterday
Led by women and empowered by the natural world, Only Yesterday may not be as well-known as Takahata’s masterpieces like Grave of the Fireflies and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, but its revelatory journey through the rural countryside still covers familiar territory.
Rethink What We Think is Normal: Interview With Dissonance Director Till Nowak
German-born artist and filmaker Till Nowak is a rare talent who can work across art forms and scientific disciplines, until his viewers are left disoriented and dazzled.
When Will We Strive Again For the Heights of Avatar and Legend of Korra?
Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra are two of the most ambitious and moving animated series of this still-new millennium. Indeed, pound for pound, they can stand alongside most non-animated series and still hold their own.
MorphToons: September 2015
My continuing bow to The Iron Giant, Brad Bird’s timeless masterpiece of war and peace.
Interview: Ken Duncan On Creating New Scenes for The Iron Giant
I spoke with Duncan by phone about how his studio’s work on The Iron Giant: Signature Edition came to pass, and why hand-drawn animation, after years of laboring beneath CG’s towering shadow, is on the comeback trail.
Brad Bird Confirms The Iron Giant’s Signature
http://The studio’s reticence on the matter is understandable, given Bird’s well-documented love of cinema’s theatrical experience. “See it in the movie theater the way it’s meant to be seen,” Bird counsels
The Iron Giant’s Amazing Upgrade
With nearly two decades of growing cultural power beneath its indestructible belt, The Iron Giant is shaping up to be as potent and memorable as Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.
Will Aardman’s Smart Shaun the Sheep Translate Stateside?
Aardman Animation’s wordless, stop-motion wonder Shaun the Sheep Movie, a spin-off of its brilliant Wallace and Gromit franchise, is one of the most clever shows on television. So how many Americans even know it has a feature film coming out in less than a month?
The Iron Giant Will (Finally) Return to Theaters
At long last, Brad Bird’s animated masterpiece of war and peace is back.
MorphToons: June 2015
I kicked off my first month as Cartoon Brew’s associate editor with an exclusive on the late, great John Lennon.
Why is U.S. Energy Efficiency Stalling?
Because they’re too comfortable setting their sights too low.
Solar’s Next Boom: Energy Storage
The solar industry has added jobs to the American economy at 10 times the national average.
The State of UK Solar
You bet your Union, Jack.
California’s Ambitious Clean Energy Goals
Governor Brown’s goals will create billions and slash millions.
Deutsche Bank: Solar Boom Has No Bust
Sooner than later, it will likely take over electricity markets worldwide.