Charles Kenny

Industry observer at The Animation Anomaly with a focus on the intersection of art and industry.

Producer of Space Base 8.

Admin of Socel.net and the room on Matrix too!

Charles Kenny
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Putting together a blog post on NFT-based animatedTV shows.

November 22, 2021
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"But however well-meaning, this milestone movie could almost represent a creative crisis for Disney – it feels like yet another step down the cul-de-sac of bland, algorithmically generated entertainment: more Stepford content from the dream factory...Encanto feels like it is aspiring to exactly that sort of bland frictionless perfection that the film itself is solemnly preaching against, with a contrived storyline that wants to have its metaphorical cake and eat it."

:oof:

November 19, 2021
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Earthworm Jim is not a show I thought would ever get a reboot but look at me now. :yikes:

November 19, 2021
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This the kind of quality in-joke I like to see in animated films and shows :blobgrin:

November 19, 2021
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November 12, 2021
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NZ Agrees to Mickey Mouse Copyright Law in UK Trade Deal | Newsroom
newsroom.co.nz/pro/nz-agrees-t

Disney are up to their old tricks again :ablobrollingeyes:

November 10, 2021
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Aggretsuko: Season 4 | Official Trailer | Netflix Anime
youtu.be/V1h3K4I8kvk
Trailer for the next season of Aggretsuko. I found it spoiler-ish. So I advise caution. BUT, I will say, I'm excited for mid Dec.

November 09, 2021
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November 09, 2021
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Enough with the origin stories. Film-making has become too risk-averse | Helen O’Hara | The Guardian

"Lightyear is the latest example of a studio milking a past glory, and maybe film fans are growing tired of it"
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

November 03, 2021
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The series Blu-Ray sets are out now. I have my review set but have a slightly more important thing to attend to at home right now 👶

I'm going to get around to it as soon as possible though

November 02, 2021
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A [kinda] hidden message in a for your consideration for MitchelsVsTheMachines

October 30, 2021
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October 27, 2021
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19 Anime Miko, Shrine Maidens and Shinto Priestesses with images – Japanoscope

japanoscope.com/anime-miko/

October 24, 2021