town_called_panic4c

Imagine the box of plastic toys you probably had as a kid. There’s a horse, an Indian, a cowboy, some cows and pigs, and maybe a policeman. They’re all those molded playthings that balance on the green platforms, you remember those, right?

Now imagine giving that box of plastic toys, a camera, a government film grant and some (sadly) illegal hallucinogens to a couple of Belgian filmmakers who have a penchant for creating bizarre stop-motion animation.

The result is A Town Called Panic.

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mrfox

After the relentless punishment heaped upon me by The Road and Twilight: New Moon, I figured a bit of light-hearted family fun was in order. In the interest of my sanity, I put off Alvin & The Chipmunks 2: The Squeakuel for another day, and decided to watch Wes Anderson’s newest film, Fantastic Mr. Fox.

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