Animated

Even if you don’t know the myth by name, you know the sto­ry. In Greek mythol­o­gy, Sisy­phus, King of Corinth, was pun­ished “for his self-aggran­diz­ing crafti­ness and deceit­ful­ness by being forced …

Chris­tian­i­ty has long been close­ly iden­ti­fied with West­ern civ­i­liza­tion. The asso­ci­a­tion is espe­cial­ly strong, in mod­ern times, with the Unit­ed States of Amer­i­ca, that source of deri­sive­ly quot­ed, quite pos­si­bly …

Sit back, relax, put on some music (I’ve found Chopin’s Noc­turne in B major well-suit­ed), and watch the video above, a silent data visu­al­iza­tion by vision­ary archi­tect and sys­tems the­o­rist …

Most spinoffs expand their flagship shows in a direction. That direction could be forward, following a beloved character past the events of the original story, á la “Frasier”; it could …

In an era dominated by reboots, prequels, and spinoffs, Bryton James, known for his role as Richie Crawford on the iconic ’90s sitcom Family Matters, has a fresh vision to …

Family Matters alum Bryton James recently revealed he “got pretty far along” on an idea to revive the classic sitcom in a new format featuring original cast members like star …

Julian Glander didn’t have a feature in mind when he started “Boys Go to Jupiter.” “I grew up loving animation. I think every child does, and I always felt like …

Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) was the first anime to ever win an Academy Award. Centering on a 10-year-old girl, Chihiro (voiced by Rumi Hiragi/ Daveigh …

China’s box office remained dominated by local-language releases during the Aug. 1–3 weekend. All five of the top-charting titles were domestic productions. “Dead to Rights,” distributed by China Film Group, …

Peanuts have had a long and fruitful run in the comics, on TV, and even in film, but we’ve seen less of them in recent years, especially after the passing, …