Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday Dec 30, 2016
055 - Shrek-trospective
Friday Dec 30, 2016
Friday Dec 30, 2016
Get ready to trudge through the swamp as Chris and Mackenzie get into the world of Shrek! What makes Shrek special? How did Shrek set the Dreamworks formula? Is Shrek a buddy film or is it a romance? Can a fart joke ever be truly earned? Links About Shrek http://bit.ly/2hussqn Buy Shrek on iTunes http://apple.co/2huoJtf List of songs in Shrek http://bit.ly/2hukwWj About Shrek the Musical http://bit.ly/2husyhU Watch Shrek the Musical on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/70253398 Listen to All-Star by Smash Mouth on Apple Music https://itun.es/us/j5z?i=106035 About the book Shrek! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek! About Mulan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film) About The Nutty Professor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutty_Professor_(1996_film) About Moulin Rouge! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge About Enchanted http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchanted_(film)
Friday Dec 23, 2016
054 - Spirited Away: 15th Anniversary
Friday Dec 23, 2016
Friday Dec 23, 2016
Hayao Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away turns 15! Chris and Mackenzie barge into the bathhouse and brave spirits and magic! What was the inspiration for the film? What is the purpose of No Face? How does translation affect meaning? What does Spirited Away have in common with Inside Out? Links About Spirited Away http://bit.ly/2ii0yD5 The Making of Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" - Part 1 http://bit.ly/2ihPqpA MIYAZAKI MASTERCLASS: SPIRITED AWAY http://bit.ly/2ii0BPp 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away http://bit.ly/2ihXbvT Listen to Spirited Away on Apple Music https://itun.es/us/zQsQ0 About Susan Egan https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Egan Spirited Away on Disc http://movies.disney.com/spirited-away About Rock Dog http://www.rockdogmovie.com/ About The World According to Garp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_According_to_Garp About Earthsea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthsea About the Earthsea movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_Earthsea_(film)
Friday Dec 16, 2016
053 - Saw Gerrera: A Star Wars Episode
Friday Dec 16, 2016
Friday Dec 16, 2016
Chris and Mackenzie join the Rebellion and celebrate the first Star Wars animated character to transition to live action: Saw Gerrera! It’s all about Saw! Listen as they try to stay on target while discussing that time the Jedi helped some rebels on Onderon. How many of the galaxy’s troubles are caused by the Jedi? What happened to Saw between Clone Wars and Rogue One? Which animated character is next? All of them? None of them? Links About Saw Gerrera http://bit.ly/2gR3qVl Who Is Saw Gerrera, Forest Whitaker’s ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Character? http://bit.ly/2gQPavK Dave Filoni Comments on Saw Gerrera Jumping from Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Rogue One http://bit.ly/2gQNy5s Star Wars Rogue One's Forest Whitaker on Saw Gerrera's Rebel history and relationship with Jyn http://bit.ly/2gQRTWo Star Wars: Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy on Whether Other Animated Characters Will Make the Leap to Live-Action http://bit.ly/2hTWcxu About the Battle of Onderon http://bit.ly/2hU4CVH Our first Star Wars episde http://bit.ly/wga-03 All About Ahsoka http://bit.ly/wga-023 About Lux Bonteri http://bit.ly/2gQSK9h Clone Wars' Onderon arc isn't about terrorism after all—it's about Anakin's slide toward darkness http://bit.ly/2hUagap
Friday Dec 09, 2016
052 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas Turns 50!
Friday Dec 09, 2016
Friday Dec 09, 2016
Fahoo Fores! Dahoo Dores! It's our second annual Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special! We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! What defines the Grinch? How does he survive with a heart that's two sizes too small? How much torture is being The Grinch? How do you take a tiny book and turn it into a classic Christmas Special and a live action movie? Links About How The Grinch Stole Christmas http://bit.ly/2ghV3DV! The Grinch is still a mean one, 50 years later http://bit.ly/2gi1Ugm About Chuck Jones http://bit.ly/2ghPi8Y Chuck Jones on How the Grinch Stole Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HOieQpVh0Y Jim Carrey had torture training for his Grinch make-up routine http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/celeb-life/jim-carrey-had-torture-training-for-his-grinch-make-up-routine-302080.html Trailer of How The Grinch Stole Christmas http://www.traileraddict.com/how-grinch-stole-christmas/trailer Listen to our first Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special http://bit.ly/wga-004 Our episode on It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown http://bit.ly/wga-047
Friday Dec 02, 2016
051 - Moana
Friday Dec 02, 2016
Friday Dec 02, 2016
It's time to set out on the seas as Chris and Mackenzie explore the depths of Disney’s latest film, Moana! How is Moana different from other Disney characters? What was different about the process of making Moana? Is there a “Disney formula?” What is the best song in Moana? How bad is Chris’ Lin-Manuel Miranda impression? Links Watch “You're Welcome” http://bit.ly/2gFlyzp Listen to Moana Deluxe Edition Soundtrack http://apple.co/2gFj6ZE Interview with directors Ron Clements and John Musker http://bit.ly/2gFggUC Interview with Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina, and Lin-Manuel Miranda http://bit.ly/2gFhlf3 How Lin-Manuel Miranda Pays Tribute to David Bowie with Moana Song ‘Shiny’ https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/lin-manuel-miranda-pays-tribute-124351410.html How Pacific Islanders Helped Disney’s Moana Find Its Way http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/moana-oceanic-trust-disney-controversy-pacific-islanders-polynesia 34 Magical “Moana” Facts You Probably Don’t Know https://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/magical-moana-facts-you-probably-dont-know?utm_term=.le2N2LXY9#.urXJevaDY The breakout star of Disney's 'Moana' was almost a totally different character http://www.businessinsider.com/disney-moana-breakout-character-2016-8 Why the Ocean Became a Character and More We Learned About the Making of Moana https://ohmy.disney.com/movies/2016/11/21/why-the-ocean-became-a-character-and-more-we-learned-about-the-making-of-moana/?cmp=emc%7Comd%7Cnatural%7Cdisney-omd%7C2016-11-22%7Comd%7Cbox1 Moana review: after 80 years of experiments, Disney has made the perfect Disney movie http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/26/13749060/moana-film-review-walt-disney-animation-dwayne-johnson-diversity Disney’s Moana is a powerful movie starring a brown girl—but I still have issues with it http://fusion.net/story/372646/moana/ 15 Fascinating Facts About the Making of Disney's Moana http://io9.gizmodo.com/15-fascinating-facts-about-the-making-of-disneys-moana-1786280909 The Controversy Behind Disney’s Groundbreaking New Princess http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20161128-the-controversy-behind-disneys-groundbreaking-new-princess?ocid=global_culture_rss ‘Moana’ Is Just the Latest Feminist, Progressive Disney Hit http://variety.com/2016/film/news/moana-box-office-feminist-disney-1201927383/ ‘Zootopia’ Tops Annie Awards Nominations, ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ in Close Second http://variety.com/2016/film/news/annie-awards-nominations-2017-zootopia-kubo-and-the-two-strings-1201927492/ Listen to our Zootopia episode http://bit.ly/wga-022