Awesome Animation

(NSFW: Brief Nudity) Last we saw from animatronic wiz John Nolan, he made a mouse pump iron. Check out more of his mind-blowing and creepy mechanical creations in his latest showreel.

(NSFW: Language) Tim Minchin weaves wonders with words. Now, his impassioned 9-minute beat poem Storm has been set to a series of images, vividly brought to life by animator DC Turner.

Fans of cats, heroes, swords, lightning bolts, and late 80s animation rejoice! The mighty Thundercats return, courtesy of Cartoon Network, as revealed in this WonderCon trailer. (Thanks, James!)

To celebrate Pixar’s 25th anniversary, YouTuber NkMcdonalds made this montage of memorable scenes and lines from the studio’s movies. Pixar sent him a goodie bag in appreciation of his video.

On a distant planet, order is the norm. But one little kid has his own idea of how to live, breaking out of his world’s monotony. Quirky, colorful animation and a touching, humorous story to go with.

Winnie and his friends return for their first animated movie in more than 35 years, brought to life by hand-drawn animation. Inspired by five stories from series creator A.A. Milne’s books.

NPR Science Correspondent Robert Krulwich on the existence of an invisible highway of wind drafts thousands of feet above us, filled with a staggering number of different kinds of insects.

Animator Egor Zhgun puts the Angry Birds and green piggies to work, explaining some of the more trying tensions in the world in terms that are easier for us laypeople to understand.

We are digging the beats coming down and the flow of the film here in Objective Rhythm, a stop motion animation video about a magical drumstick, from 3rd year student Ross Holdstock. (Thanks Adam!)

The guys from How It Should Have Ended put their animated spin on the way that they think District 9 should have played out. Maybe it’s for the best that Wikus turned into a prawn after all.

Captain Awesome asks an important question: is it wrong for a hero to see to his own welfare before taking care of others? What if it impairs his ability to help? What if he has to go to the bathroom?

A parody of 127 Hours animated by Rob Yulfo. The illustration’s not that polished, but it’s definitely got the Looney Tunes spirit. Makes us wish there was a “What Would Wile E. Do?” cartoon.

Luc Besson is best known for The Fifth Element and The Professional. Here, the director tries his hand at CG animation in a whimsical short film for Renault, which translates to “Extraordinary Breath”.

With Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch just days away, animator Ben Hibon created this striking animated film, providing backstory to the birth of the film’s army of reanimated human/steampunk soldiers.

Graham Annable’s take on the height of a canine’s intellectual capabilities. We’d say more, but we’d rather not spoil it for you. Just enjoy Annable’s quirky animation, and watch the clip until the end.

(NSFW) Alexander Gellner and Niklas A. Kröger captured all the changes, the awkwardness and the chaotic episodes of fun that we go through as we leave childhood but are not quite manly men yet.

It’s not high-tech and fancy, but we highly recommend taking a minute and a half off from work to enjoy this charming animation by Peabo of Russian men cutting a rug. Fun. (Thanks Thomas!)

CollegeHumor creates the perfect parody of Steve Jobs’ over-hyped world of Apple, as spoiled children tour the mysterious Apple factory after they each get their hands on their golden iTickets.

Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and the Furious Five are back, as the big-bellied panda and his anipals must pull out their best combo moves to save Kung Fu from Gary Oldman’s evil Lord Shen.

While we’re holding out for the big screen take on Thor, Marvel is also releasing an animated version of the tale, taking place long before the mighty hammer. Out on Blu-ray, DVD and digital 5/17.

Based on the critically-acclaimed comic book series by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Superman is dying, but that won’t stop him from embarking on his most legendary adventures yet.

It may not sound all that impressive, but we think this colorful, minute long video of a truck magically lighting up by reanimatr is cool. Now we want to know why all trucks can’t look like this.

Davy and Kristin McGuire’s The Ice Book is a miniature theatre performance that blends animation, puppetry, and film to bring a pop-up book vividly to life in front of a live audience.