What Would Brian Boitano Do?

15 years ago today, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut hit movie theaters. And it's still great!

Jerry Garcia on The Acid Tests

An interview with Jerry Garcia from 1988, revived and set to animation by PBS.

Why Do I Study Physics?

Monkey Rag

This animation was done the old-fashioned way - drawn on paper and colored by hand. The end result has so much bouncy life to it. Great song, too.

Aug(De)Mented Reality

The basics of hand-drawn animation, reframed and applied in an innovative way. Excellent.

BONUS: John Lasseter’s CalArts Commencement Speech

Here's John Lasseter's energetic speech to the 2014 graduating class of his alma mater, CalArts. Thanks to Cartoon Brew.

X-Men

In honor of today's big movie opening, an "X-Men" throwback.

Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) by Weird Al

Artist Mark Ryden asked numerous recording artists to do their rendition of the olde tyme song "Daisy Bell," and then produced animated paintings as music videos for each. Below is "Weird Al" Yankovic's contribution.



For more videos by other singers (such as Katy Perry and Mark Mothersbaugh), click here.

Moving On by James

A music video using stop-motion animated yarn, put to smart metaphorical use.

The Illusion of Life

A crash course in animation, told through animation, adapted from the book by all-time master Disney animators Frank&Ollie.

Steadfast Stanley

A corgi faces down the living dead to reunite with his family!

My Happy End

Clever use of medium.

Wild Life

This personal favorite of mine was Oscar nominated in 2012.

Huset Pa Kampen

A story of unexpected turns.

Batman Beyond

Warner Bros. continues its celebration of Batman's 75th anniversary with this new "Batman Beyond" short by Darwyn Cooke. Kevin Conroy and Will Friedle reprise their roles. Clever nod to the history of Batman at the end.

The Cats of YouTube

An animated take on the web's most popular cat videos.

To Spring (1936)

A weird little ditty that suggests spring exists as a result of a subterranean civilization of miners pumping colors up to the Earth's surface through some sort of arterial system. This cartoon is the directorial debut William Hanna, who would go on to cofound Hanna-Barbera Productions. Impressively detailed animation, spectacular use of color. (Thanks to CartoonBrew.com)

Vivarium

BONUS: The 100 best animated movies

As voted on by industry professionals. See if your favorite made the cut!

Click here for the list

"Batman: Strange Days"

Bruce Timm -- one of the key creative partners on the '90s "Batman: The Animated Series" -- directs this new short, in honor of BATMAN's 75th anniversary.