Well, that was fun! Big congrats to our Kpop crew, you all made an incredible film! I feel so privileged that I could go and represent your work.

Hey.

Tell people when they do good job.

When you like the stuff they make.

When you like the characters they’ve created.

The stories they’ve told.

Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time.

Trust. They don’t.

Tell. Them.

'KPop Demon Hunters' Getting Criterion Collection Release Criterion’s release reinforces the film's cultural impact and marks a huge moment for physical media fans often left longing for their streaming favorites.

'KPop Demon Hunters' is headed to the Criterion Collection. It's a once-unimaginable but now-telling endorsement of a recent (it only came out eight months ago!) streaming-first animated hit and its immediate and lasting cultural impact.
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For those of you keeping track at home, that's a perfect 10/10 for 'KPop Demon Hunters' at this year's Annies. Golden.

The Annie Award for Best Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

The Annie Award for Best Editorial - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — 'KPop Demon Hunters' Editorial Team

The Annie Award for Best FX - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix — FX: Sony Pictures Imageworks

The Annie Award for Best Production Design - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Helen Chen; Dave Bleich; Wendell Dalit; Scott Watanabe; Celine Kim

The Annie Award for Best Music - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — 'KPop Demon Hunters' Music Team

The Annie Award for Best Character Design - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Scott Watanabe; Ami Thompson

The Annie Award for Best Character Animation - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Ryusuke Furuya

I worked on that movie, glad you liked it

these modern movies are so annoying with their flashy camera moves and camera tricks - why didn't they just film it for real?!

"The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature
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Animators React to KPop Demon Hunters - ft. THE DIRECTORS! YouTube video by Corridor Crew

There’s a ton of K-pop Demon Hunters-related content out there, but not a ton this interesting and substantial:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7L-...

Yay SPI!

Brassfinger
Orderly No
On Some Lady’s Secret Service

Show me what you can do with just a pen! (and pencil 😁)

Public Domain Day 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto (Rover), Flip The Frog Works released in 1930 hit the U.S. public domain on January 1, including early animation icons, forgotten favorites, and the art form's formative experiments.

January 1 is more than just the start of a new year; it's Public Domain Day! This year, early versions of Betty Boop, Pluto (as Rover), and Ub Iwerks' Flip the Frog - as well as nine Mickey shorts - will each be available to the public.
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photo of vince gilligan with a quote from variety: "AI is the world's most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit." - Vince Gilligan on why he hates AI

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Netflix, Sony’s 'KPop Demon Hunters' Hits No. 1 At The Box Office Despite being available for two months and being seen over 200 million times already, 'KPop Demon Hunters' posted the weekend's top box office performance.

In the story of the summer, Netflix just scored its first-ever No. 1 at the U.S. box office with 'KPop Demon Hunters,' a two-month-old film that has already been streamed 300 million times.
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"Raiders of the Lost Ark" was made in 1981, depicting a story from 1936. That's 45 year difference.

Next year (2026) is the 45th anniversary of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

Remember Tex Avery

Forty-five years ago today, the world lost animation icon Tex Avery.
Cartoon Brew co-founder Jerry Beck once wrote of the man, "His influence over Warner Bros. cartoons, and later at MGM, defined what the Hollywood cartoon would be world famous for."
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'KPop Demon Hunters' Is Netflix's Most Watched Original Ever 'KPop Demon Hunters' becomes Netflix’s most watched original film ever with nearly a month left in its 91-day tracking window to extend its lead.

It's official. 'KPop Demon Hunters' is now the most-watched original film in Netflix's history after another week with nearly no viewer dropoff, despite also being the top film at the box office over the weekend.
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Thanks!

Well, that’s a sudden change!

New stuff:

vimeo.com/8756528 seagoat (benjamin hendricks) reel on Vimeo, pwd 2025

vimeo.com/696234748 Benjamin Hendricks - drone sizzle reel on Vimeo

Kpop on RT

We did it!

(I VFX Suped this)

Framed - The daily movie guessing game Guess the movie from 6 frames. Come back each day to see if you can guess the daily movie, or visit the archive to answer the days that you missed!

Framed #1156
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In one guess. No film does weird color like this one did