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Hotwired Animation Express

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[2001-03-23] On Roman Olivera's HARE CUT, this roadway retelling of "The Tortoise and The Hare" pits a VW Bug driving turtle against a racecar revving rabbit. On Eric Black's THE RACE, the rematch of the century pits a revenge ready rabbit versus a take-it-easy tortoise.

[2001-03-16] On Mark Newgarden's CARTOONS AND YOU!, produced by laffpix.com, viewers are warned about the negative effects of cartoons on humans. On hoving.com's DEAD RAT, who's lurking in that corner? It

[2001-03-09] In William Garratt's NOISY NEIGHBOURS, one apartment building can't get any sleep with such disruptive tenets. German Harry Flosser brings to life a flowing video for Mary Jane's Revenge's song "I Don't Like."

[2001-03-02] Miguel Bohorquez's RUTINA is a brief look into one man's stomach turning daily routine. In Batemania.com's LATEX LOBOTOMY, two friends discuss a strange new technique to improve brainpower.

[2001-02-16] On Michael Slack's DARYL 2, Daryl tests fate with three ominous boxes of increasing levels of terror. On Martin Leone and Kevin Tilley's VALENTINE'S DAY, see what sweet holiday treat Pickin' Pete's cooks up.

[2001-02-02] From director Mirek Nisenbaum, PIAZZOLLA is a lyrical Webtoon that transports the viewer into a landscape of bright rhythmic drawings. From director Masaru Horie, AUTO DOOR tells the story of a man who has a lot of bad luck when it comes to one automatic opening door.

[2001-01-26] On Stupidhead.net's WELCOME BACK, an excited dog awaits his owner's return home and a new trick makes the man chuckle. Al Keddie's DOG DREAMS

[2001-01-19] On Karl Wills' SENOR GASALASKA, a meek-mannered man visits the grave of his fianc

[2001-01-12] On Edgar Beals' PLICKEY + MUTO, wanting to be in the big parade, Muto goes to a robotic William Shakespeare (Brian Hills) for help. On the second installment of Laurence Arcadias' IN THE HEAD OF BERNADETTE, control Bernadette's inner world with a voodoo doll that helps her gain love and food.

[2001-01-05] On Laurence Arcadias' IN THE HEAD OF BERNADETTE, a sensitive woman is bamboozled by her computer. On Occhio.free.fr's QUESTION #22, discover what wonders live on the top of the water in a pond.

[2000-12-22] From Julian Stokoe on ELECTROCADE, the young Electro-Boy finds that space travel is all its chopped up to be when he travels into the unknown with an egotistical spud of a spaceman. From Batemania.com, THE ELVIS ROOM tells the true story of a man who travels to meet friends that have just bought a house that harbored famous musicians of the past.

[2000-12-15] From director Ed Pelock, MY BODY HURTS is an innovative 3D, music video for the country tune of the same name. Paul Boyd's GICK II chronicles the bloody headhunting habits of a sick and twisted demon.

[2000-12-11] On the new installment of Steve Whitehouse's MR. MAN, our yellow pal braves a pre-historic garden. On Sutoresu Ltd.'s THE MAN WHO LOVED CAT DANCING, an unhappy married man lives out his fantasies at a cat strip club.

[2000-11-27] From the Groove Chamber, PERKY TURKEY teams a bagpipe player and a jive turkey in some holiday fun. From director Michael Slack, DARYL delves into the surreal thoughts of a quiet sock puppet performer.

[2000-11-17] From director Royden Lepp, THE SUIT is a fluid film about the endless cycles of life. From batemania.com, AMY VS. THE CAB DRIVER chronicles one crazed cab ride to the airport in New Haven, Connecticut, the American capital of rubber chicken production.

[2000-11-10] On PLICKEY & MUTO, by Edgar Beals, the "Pearl" features original music from the director. On bizzyworks.com

[2000-11-03] From the GrooveChamber.com, TURTLE TECHNOLOGY tells the tale of one corporate button pusher who learns true personal growth from one enlightened turtle. From Ed Bain, THE DEVIL'S TRAMPING GROUND is an interactive Flash cartoon that takes adventurous viewers on a journey into the shadows of Satan's backyard.

[2000-10-27] From Michiel Hoving of hoving.com on HOTDUCK, the drag racing fowl outsmarts the dimwitted cops on his tail. From director Randolf Dimalanta, THE FINAL TASK is an anime-inspired battle between one lone samurai and his evil opponent.

[2000-10-13] From Scott Sawyer, A WORM

[2000-10-06] From Canadian director Nicola Lemay, STAR EATER tells the story of a little boy who helps a tiny star defeat a giant shadow monster who's been gobbling up the night sky's little lights. From Ireland-based Inferno Studio's Jason Tammemagi, WHY COWS HAVE LEGS is a simple tale explaining why cows weren't born with wheels.

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[2000-09-22] From creators Doug Bayne and Trudy Cooper, the coolly designed KITKA BREAKS IN uncovers why crime doesn

[2000-09-15] From director Randy Jamison, THE CAT: EPISODE 1 is a CAT IN THE HAT meets FAR SIDE-like tale of a "cat" who lives in a can. From award-winning Transience.com's Dave Jones, THE HEIST chronicles the exploits of a crafty tight-rope-walking thief and his run in with the law.

[2000-09-08] From director Alex Sacui, MOONALONE is a colorful ride through an animated wonderland where bears float in the sky and cats ride vacuum cleaners. From A2Z Cartoons' HAT BAT LOUIE, the yellow caped crime fighter must fight through a scraped knee to defeat the baddy BooBooHead. HAT BAT also airs on CampChaos.com.

[2000-09-01] From 4-Eyed Animation's Joe Carrao, SLUGGY & POGGO star in "A Greek Tradegy," where our Puck-like hero can't find a way to cheer up a moping mutt. Eric Morin's Ringling School of Art and Design thesis film, DISTANCE LEARNING tells a fable of the eerie isolation that modern communication can create. Morin used the 3D animated film as a great calling card to get onto the pre-production team for STAR WARS EPISODE II.

[2000-08-25] Hotwired has rolled out Dan Hess' newest addition of his REBUS Net comic book, putting his heroes up for hire. From The Pox, THE PYGMY SHREW tells the sad tale of the poor, helpless, hairless animal.

[2000-08-18] From e-bailey.com, full-time art student Tony Bailey presents ART SCHOOL, a look at the frustrating trials of taking an art class. From director Edgar Beals and 120seconds.com, THE LAST HULA DOLL features a cute hula girl, who travels through a Big Brother-esque world of pill-popping skeletons and underground prison camps. Animation Express toons also air on tv.lycos.com.

[2000-08-04] Directed by Eric Feng, INSIDE OUT is a study of the mechanics of animal movement. In Randy Jamison's STICK MAN, the little hero loses his head over fencing and other sporting activities.

[2000-07-31] In a new short called MR. SHRIMP SHOPS ON-LINE by Gamut Studios, we find Mr. Shrimp succumbing to the dangers of combining shopping on the Web and voice recognition software. In the newest Webisode of MR. MAN, our triangular hero truly finds himself in the paintings at the gallery.

[2000-07-25] New from Brain Cel Animation, A SHORT SMOKE BREAK looks into the dark consequences of teen smoking -- namely a life at the midget toss. The newest episode of Steve Whitehouse's series MR. MAN is out and this time Mr. Man is quite a fool for love.




[2001-02-23] At CenterSeat.com on CYBER SLACKER, Cyber Slacker (Jamie Levy) goes out on a date with Keanu (John Bowe), who keeps warping in and out of his various movie characters. At GiantHeads.com, FREE OXEN is a rap video set in a strangely happy world of playing children. At Heavy.com, BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS takes a journey back in time to see how Whitney Houston rose from her childhood being raised by rats in the projects to record stardom and a sham marriage to cover up her homosexuality. At Hotwired Animation Express on INSPECTOR BRESITOUFFE, the scruffy investigator must weed through various wild explanations on what happened to the sultan. At MediaTrip.com on GARY THE RAT, after an unfriendly trip to the Hamptons, Gary laments over being a giant rat. At MishmashMedia.com on PAPU, edgy Internet company Licebox.com is about to go under and they hope that Papu will invest to keep the doors open. At Romp.com on a BOOTY CALL extra, R.O.M.P. reporter Penny O'Snatch reports from the scene of Jake's apparent death at the hands of the voodoo doctor's henchman. At SHO.com on WHIRLGIRL, the pleather-clad heroine starts to remember her past when a romance heats up with Landen. At Shockwave.com, game players have to draw circles around butterflies in the new Flash game LOOP. At Wildbrain.com on GUILTY AS SIN, where the hell is Bobby? Is he alive or dead? What has gotten into his head?

[2000-12-01] At Hotwired Animation Express on the third installment of Vladimir Denizoff's TURN OF DESTINY, a man finds a pair of strange glasses which turn his world inside out. At Camp Chaos on Sabarkan's GOODNIGHT MR. SNOOZLEBERG Webisode 3, help the sleepwalker avoid near death in a rocket warehouse. At MediaTrip on GARY THE RAT, Andrews finds out that being a giant rat can help a lawyer's career. At Heavy.com, BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS looks into the court-dodging experiences of Offspring's attempt to take over THE SIMPSONS and rule Offspringfield. At StanLee.net on THE BACKSTREET PROJECT, the boys have a rough time with Zator's Assassin No. 1. At AntEye.com from director Kevin Ernst, BUM'BOLO tells the tale of the people of Bum'bolo who gather to spank patriarchy. At GetMusic.com on Mondo Media's ABSOLUTE ZERO, Hvita speaks with America's hottest Christian rockers, Creed, and finds out where they get their true inspiration. At SciFi.com on CHI CHIAN, P'rahk Nar'n and the Patahn Pahrr plot to wipe out the empress' friend Sabastian and his giant cockroach people. At SlimShadyWorld.com on THE SLIM SHADY SHOW, Slim Shady goes party crashing in South Park to hook Marshall up with Jenny the cheerleader. At dnightmare.com, DINOSAUR IN HOLLYWOOD tells the true Hollywood tale of a sad T-Rex and how he's always type-casted as a dinosaur.

[2000-10-20] At RenegadeCartoons.com on the third DOT.COM-EDY, the lovely annettescape.com and her loyal mutt, spycos.com, learn how to avoid being a dotcom doofus in their plans to plant a garden. At Hotwired Animation Express from director Michael Weaver, BEAST OF BURDEN 3 is the conclusion to one sick man's journey to use a robotic suit to find one last moment of happiness. At CenterSeat.com on Electronic Hollywood's CYBERSLACKER, Slack interviews for a job at Blowfish.com and discovers that CEO Jeff Dracula cares more about his company's impending IPO than what he's actually doing to benefit the Net. At Anteye.com on LET ME HOLLER @ YA, now that Ellen and Anne have broken up, D.L. Hughley presents some other options for Hollywood's next lesbian couple. At Oxygen.com on OUR STORIES, Margaret sees a bit of her future on a visit to see her frail grandmother. At TheThreshold.com on WHERE ARE THE TOONS NOW?, find out how Joe Camel rose to smooth cigarette spokesman then lost it all as the tobacco industry's patsy. At Level13.net on IN THE DIRTY WORLD, Babs talks about Hollywood's hottest sex scenes. At AlwaysI.com from director Abigail Steinberg, JULES chronicles the final interview granted by a reclusive performer before he retires from the stage. At Z.com on EVE & ADAM, find out what Eve thinks when Adam gets high with Satan. At StanLee.net on THE BACKSTREET PROJECT, with four amulets not operational, the guys must share one to defeat the Mystery Men.





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