{"id":10697,"date":"2015-12-09T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deeperintomovies.net\/journal\/?p=10697"},"modified":"2015-12-08T14:55:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T20:55:09","slug":"dogs-cows-bill-plympton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deeperintomovies.net\/journal\/archives\/10697","title":{"rendered":"Dogs & Cows (Bill Plympton)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because the advertising billboard looks cool. Then he finds out the horrible truth and with his mom’s help, rebels against the burger factory. Has a different look, Bill says he drew with sharpie on small sheets of paper, and I believe he said painter Kandisky was his coloring inspiration.<\/p>\n

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Gary Guitar<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gary invites Vera Violin out. Obstacles threaten to derail their picnic, but Gary is prepared for almost anything, and friend\/annoyance Danny Drum helps out with the rest. Was meant to be a pilot.<\/p>\n

Gary makes the mother of all sandwiches, which will later be used as a weapon against a fire-breathing robot:<\/em>
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Waiting For Her Sailor<\/em> (2012)<\/strong><\/p>\n

One minute, one gag, but a good one.<\/p>\n

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Summer Bummer<\/em> (2012)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colored-pencil illistration of unrealistic fears of sharks in swimming pools.<\/p>\n

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The Flying House<\/em> (1921, Winsor McCay)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kickstarter-fueled restoration of McCay’s final film (a predecessor to Up<\/a><\/em>), using McCay’s newspaper cartoons for color reference. I had Mr. Show<\/em> flashbacks when they blew up the moon.<\/p>\n

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Tiffany The Whale<\/em> (2012)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rivalry between two top runway models, a woman with huge blonde hair, and a whale. Long and talky – I’m surprised Bill meant this to be a pilot as well, since I’m not sure where else you can take a whale-as-model story.<\/p>\n

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Drunker than a Skunk<\/em> (2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cool poem by Walt Curtis (subject of Gus Van Sant’s Mala Noche<\/em> and of an hour-long doc by Plympton). The poem’s partly lost under music and effects so I watched this twice, but the animation is wonderful – my favorite on the disc.<\/p>\n

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Horn Dog<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally I get to see the fourth dog film. The dog finds love in the park. Tries to give her gifts, but imagines terrible repercussions a la Guard Dog<\/em>. Finally settles on a violin serenade but accidentally kills her owner.<\/p>\n

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Guard Dog Global Jam<\/em> (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on a Marv Newland concept called Anijam<\/em>, Plympton coordinated online to get animators to recreate Guard Dog<\/a><\/em>, one shot each. The best bit: the guy with the laughing-girl shot subcontracted each frame to different illustrators. Good story on the commentary about this film’s near-failure – submissions were open and they thought nobody was signing up, but really it was so many people the server crashed.<\/p>\n

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and from the Cheatin’<\/a><\/em> blu-ray:<\/p>\n

The Gastronomic Shark<\/em> (Bill Plympton)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A very silly, very short, bad-taste piece on human meal options for sharks.<\/p>\n

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There’s more on the Dogs & Cows<\/em> disc, commissioned shorts and extras, which I haven’t explored yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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