In 1936, experimental filmmaker Len Lye made this short surreal animation to advertise the benefits of Shell oil for lubricating things. The film is a hyper-saturated stop-motion extravaganza that involves a mechanical world turning on some sort of hand crank. There’s an adventurer driving around the sands of Egypt. His car winds down and konks [...]

This short science fiction film about a robot playmate/servant by Ruairi Robinson is disturbing because it forces the viewer to be shocked by what happens to a repellent leading character. Personally, I cannot watch the film without silently cheering the little robot on.  In fact, more robots should be programmed just like him.

Filmmaker Jon Behrens’ Psychotronic 16 blog has posted an episode of a 1967 Japanese television show called Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot.  The show was based on a popular manga series.  It’s another example of that fantastic toy-like Japanese approach to science fiction and adventure that kids of the sixties and seventies were so [...]

Animator John Butler’s new work about the systematic war conducted by the financial world against human beings everywhere in the world.  There’s more about the animator at Dangerous Minds.

Animator Alex Bland made this homage to science fiction movie posters of the 1950s.  It’s as if one of those old graphic Hollywood posters came to life with ray guns, flying saucers, robots, police cars and fleeing pedestrians. 

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He’s made of stone. He’s a stone age robot and he’s trapped in prehistoric times. He really, really needs to get to the modern world where he knows he truly belongs. But how can he learn to deal with these cavemen? We made this one back in 2005. CLICK TO WATCH

He’s made of stone. He’s a stone age robot and he’s trapped in prehistoric times. He really, really needs to get to the modern world where he knows he truly belongs. But how can he learn to deal with these cavemen? We made this one back in 2005. CLICK TO WATCH