Take a little bit of Kung Fu Hustle, mix in some Flight of the Conchords, and then redub English with more English and you get the 2002 Tongan Ninja. Jemaine Clement (“The Flight of the Conchords”) co-wrote this cheese-ball action/comedy/musical about a pair of young friends who crash la...

Alright, show of hands. How many of you Internet dorks choreographed some sweet fight scenes with your friends when you were kids? Yeah, me too. One of the great college memories that I have was taking a fencing class. Fencing itself was alright, but for the final project we were supposed to put tog...

Kung Fu Panda ? Says who? Says the International Animated Film Society, that's who. The video game based on Dreamworks Animation's movie of the same name just scored an Annie, beating out Dead Space and Wall·E. The 36th Annual Annie Awards threw down this past weekend, honoring the best that animat...

It’s that time of year – when actors and filmmakers are glammed up at awards shows every night (or so it seems). Here’s a little round-up of some recent winners: Danny Boyle wins outstanding directorial achievement in feature film for "Slumdog Millionaire," Director’s G...

There are a few things that seem to be recession-proof, and CG-animated family movies are in that category, says DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeff Katzenberg. He recently talked up his company’s resilience to the global recession and outlined its film slate through 2012, including new installments...

Despite the popular notion that all things Pixar must win all awards animation, the 36th Annual Annie Awards were dominated this year by Dreamworks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, leaving cute little robot Wall-E out in the cold. And it wasn’t just the “Best Animated Feature” awar...

WALL-E got completely snubbed at the 36th Annual Annie Awards. For those of you who don’t know, the Annie Awards is an all-animation award show presented by the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972. The awards range form Character Animation in a Feature Presentat...

The Visual Effects Society put their heads together to nominate the best in visual effects from this year. I’m sure you already have some things in mind as for what you would nominate, but be prepared for some surprises too. I have to say, there are a few films that I definitely did not expect...

This Gamestop somehow ended up with extra bundles of the games that were supposed to be included in holiday Xbox 360 sets (the ones that shipped with Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda). So what do they do? Why, slap a $100 price tag on them and put them on the shelves, despite their "not for resa...

If there has ever been a more powerful example of the fact that the Force exists and can be made a part of ourselves, here it is. When you watch this video, take into account that Bruce rarely looks at the ball. Also, keep in mind that he is not a ping-pong player. To me, this is the proof that a hu...