Next Club Meeting:October 17, 2026,at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Animatrix Network is an anime & manga fan club located in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. We usually meet on the third Saturday of each month (except when holidays or conventions coincide). The meetings are free and open to the public. Join us for a day filled with anime.
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what counts at Christmas is being there for each other...
❆❆❆A Christmas Carol❆❆❆
Gather around the fireplace and enjoy this rendition of "A Christmas Carol" produced by one of the World's Greatest Animators, Richard Williams, who passed away on August 15, 2019. Rest In Peace. The excellent 1971 animated version of the Charles Dickens classic, drawn in the style of 1800's engravings by the great Richard Williams Studio. It features the voices of Alistair Sim, Michael Redgrave, and Michael Hordern, reprising his 1951 performance as Marley's Ghost. Animation by Ken Harris, Abe Levitow, among others. Produced by Chuck Jones. This film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for 1972.
The main features of this simulated CBS Rankin Bass Christmas special include Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, Santa Clause is Coming to Town and Frosty the Snowman. A few bonus classic Christmas cartoons are also included near the end, And all commercial breaks are packed full of nostalgic Christmas commercials from mostly the 70's and 80's. The special is not set in a specific time frame so the commercial dates will jump around a bit. Some of the commercials have even been edited slightly to remove the mention of the date. The first and last clip match each other so you can right click and select loop to repeat like a broadcast day. This is good for holiday chores or background entertainment for Christmas company.
MONKEY WRENCH- The Ghost Egg Watch the intergalactic adventures of Shrike & Beebs... ▶ Episode One
Hey there! I'm Joshua Palmer, more commonly known as Zeurel online, and I've been animating for well over 12 years now.
I've been doing freelance animation work for a very long time (stuff for big networks like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Adult Swim, Various Youtubers such as Swoozie & Vinesauce ), and although it's helped me grow as an artist (and helped pay the bills) I feel it's time I tried to strike out on my own and get back to doing what I REALLY enjoy doing; making original animated content.
If you've been following me for a good while now, you'll know of my original character stuff; Old stuff like Shrike Sanchez, Spoiler, Lariat, BB etc. I've had a story planned out for these characters for a very long long time now and originally I was going to make a comic instead of animation as it would be far less expensive (as in next to no cost what so ever!). But deep down something has been telling me that it HAS to be animated. These characters were once brought to life back in the day, and with my vastly improved skill at animation and storytelling I feel that now is the time to attempt something like this.
I'd love to be able to make this story become a reality, and make some other short animated stories on the side, as well as some more Vinesauce animated content as well since people seem to love those.
As of right now my time to work on my own projects is very slim. Freelance takes up the majority of my time. I'd love to be able to transition from fully freelance to, hopefully in time, fully independent via Patreon. That way I'll be able to produce things I want to make, as well as provide you guys with some fun and interesting things!
I'm currently in the process of making an animated pilot for a show I wanna get off the ground. I've saved enough money over the past 5 years to get it started, but I'm hoping that I can get enough Patreon support to get it the rest of the way. And, once it's finished, keep growing this Patreon so I can keep making more and more!
That's the idea, anyway!
Anywho I best get back to work! Thanks for checking out my work!
Upon graduation, highly trained teenage assassins Chisato and Mahiro are informed by upper management that they will need to hold down “normal” jobs as a cover, and—even worse—they’ll be forced to share an apartment. However, after an unfortunate run-in with a Yakuza member, the two must band together to survive an epic fight for their lives.
▶ Watch the Trailer Now! Akari Takaishi, Saori Izawa, Masanori Mimoto star in the badass new
After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again—this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave. The Legend of Vox Machina is a production by Amazon Studios, Critical Role, and Titmouse for Prime Video. The series stars Critical Role founders and cast members Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II), Taliesin Jaffe (Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn), Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us), Liam O’Brien (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), Matthew Mercer (Overwatch), Marisha Ray (Final Fantasy XV: Comrades), Sam Riegel (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and Travis Willingham (Marvel's Avengers). The Critical Role cast also serves as executive producers, alongside Brandon Auman (Star Wars: Resistance), Chris Prynoski (Metalocalypse), Shannon Prynoski (Fairfax), and Ben Kalina (Big Mouth).
Mr. Fujiwara is Japan's Top Pet Detective. We were lucky enough to spend 2 weeks with him and his team, as we searched out lost pets. An experience unlike any we've ever had. An unbelievable story about a very unique job. Mr Fujiwara's Pet Detective Service can be found here: https://www.rescue-pet.com/
In modern day New York City, magic is real - it's just hidden from the public. But Daniel Spellbound knows just where to find it. Making his living "tracking" hard to find magical objects, Daniel catches the attention of the wrong people when he discovers a rare artifact and suddenly the fate of the magical world hangs in the balance.
There are a number of anomalies with the sudden firing of Bob Chapek, as has previously been pointed out by Kamran Pasha, who alluded to the possibility that there might be a connection with the FTX collapse, and now, there is a smoking gun, adding weight behind the speculation...
What if we told you that AMC+ streams an hour long adult animated sci-fi drama, and that it’s one of the best series we’ve seen in the past few years? Well it’s called PANTHEON, and it rules.
Bullied teen Maddie begins receiving messages from a mysterious
stranger that claims to be her recently deceased father, David; his
consciousness has been uploaded to the cloud after an experimental brain
scan, and it turns out he's not the only one.
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
Coming to theaters June 2023. Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Screenplay by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and David Callaham ▶ Watch the Trailer
Avatar: The Way of Water is almost here--and since it's been 13 years since the original movie broke box office records, maybe you've forgotten a thing or two. No need to re-watch the whole movie though. In this video we recap the original Avatar, what you need to know about Jake Sully, Neytiri, Quaritch, and the battle for Pandora.
When a goddess of war reincarnates in the body of a young girl, street orphan Seiya discovers that he is destined to protect her and save the world. But only if he can face his own past and become a Knight of the Zodiac.
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Wars will take a new direction with the release of The Bad Batch during its run
on Disney+, making history in the process. Fans
recently got their eyes on the first trailer for Season 2 of The Bad Batch
thanks to an unexpected post on the main Disney+ website, showing the fandom
what Hunter, Wrecker, Omega, and the team will have to face across the galaxy.
This season will even include a couple of classic Star Wars clones like
Commander Cody from the original trilogy and Captain Rex from The Clone Wars,
touching on plenty of Star Wars story threads from the 21st century. The show is set to arrive on Disney+ shortly after the new year begins,
complete with the first two episodes both arriving on the streaming network on
January 4.
But while a two-episode premiere is far from uncommon during Disney's streaming
era, The Bad Batch will take a more unique route with the release of later
episodes as well.
According to the official press release for Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2,
the season will conclude on March 29 with both Episode 15 and Episode 16 being
released simultaneously. This is the first time that any Disney+ show has
released two episodes in the finale week of its season. Additionally, on top of the double season-opener and the double-season finale, there will be a third instance of two episodes premiering at once for the mid-season finale on February 8 with Episode 7 and Episode 8.
Jan. 4 — Ep 201 “Spoils of War” & Ep 202 “Ruins of War" Feb. 8 — Ep 207 “The Clone Conspiracy” &
Ep 208 “Truth and Consequences” March 29 — Ep 215 “The Summit” & Ep 216 “Plan 99"
Don't miss the new film by Makoto Shinkai, visionary director of Your Name. and Weathering with You.
On the other side of the door, was time in its entirety— Suzume is a coming-of-age story for the 17-year-old protagonist, Suzume, set in various disaster-stricken locations across Japan, where she must close the doors causing devastation.
Called upon by the blood of humanity, hatred is reawakening in the mortal realm. On 6/6/2023, your fight for the fate of Sanctuary begins in Diablo® IV. Lilith’s return will bring forth endless new evils to slaughter—and with it, countless abilities to master, nightmarish Dungeons to conquer, scores of loot to plunder, and more!
Diablo IV will launch on Windows PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. All platforms will host cross-play and cross-progression,
bringing players from around the world together in one terrifying
hellscape. You can also slay demons side-by-side with a friend through couch-co-op on console.
Pre-purchase is now available and comes with Early Access to the hellish
exploits of the Open Beta.
Watch as Inarius, Archangel of The High Heavens, challenges
The story of Cal Kestis continues in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor™, an upcoming action-adventure game
developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. A
sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, it is scheduled to release on
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in March 17, 2023.
Calling Khan director
Nicholas Meyer her biggest career "champion," Alley said he kept
auditioning her for the Saavik role, so studio executives would see what he saw
in her.
"I was up against a lot of
people who had a lot of work," she recalled at the event. "And then
in the final, hour, he gave me the role."
Alley noted that amid the auditions,
her parents were in a serious car crash in which her mother was killed and her
father was severely injured. She flew back home to Kansas to be with her dad in
the hospital. She told her agent she would not come back to read again until
she knew her dad was okay. Rather than just pass on her, Meyer said he would
wait, the actress said.
"It still makes me want to
start crying because, 'Okay. We'll wait for her' — that girl who's done nothing
except clean people's houses," Alley said. "It was amazing he did
that."
As for the production, Alley said
the late Leonard Nimoy was an "icon" to her who she adored from
watching the original Star Trek TV series.
"My friends would make fun of
me because my eyebrow goes up at certain points and I have no control over
it," she said. "So, I would watch and when Mr. Spock would come on, I
would say, 'Wow. If I was ever an actress, I could play Spock's daughter.' When
I met him, he was an icon to me, and I was incredibly impressed."
Alley also noted that she was not
acting during Spock's funeral scene. "I just started crying because I
thought it was sad that Spock died when we were shooting the scene," she
said. "It was so surreal and so sad. I just started crying and they used
it. It wasn't some big dramatic coup. I was really sad."
On Monday evening, shortly after
news of her death broke, William Shatner paid his respects via social media.
"Saddened to hear of the
passing of @kirstiealley. Condolences to her family & friends," the
Capt. Kirk actor wrote on Twitter.
A girl wakes up in a secret laboratory and meets Kyung-hee, who is trying to protect her from a gang. When the gang finally finds the girl, they are overwhelmed by an unexpected power. Now streaming online.
Watch the brand-new trailer for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 that just debuted at Brazil Comic Con #CCXP2022. Only in cinemas May 4, 2023.
Everything You need to Know Before Watching The New Show
Willow is an oft-forgotten cult classic, and we're excited about the new series. in this video we recap the original film and tell you everything you need to know before watching the new series on Disney+.
Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archaeologist in the highly anticipated fifth installment of the iconic "Indiana Jones" franchise. Starring alongside Ford are Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas & more. Watch "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" in theaters June 30, 2023.
Will this be the Dial M for Murder of the Indiana Jones franchise? We'll see...
From 87North, the bare-knuckle producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red.
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (David Harbour, Black Widow, Stranger Things series) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise).
Directed by razor-edged Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise), Violent Night is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick David Leitch and Guy Danella. The original screenplay is by Pat Casey & Josh Miller, the writers of Sonic the Hedgehog. The film’s executive producer is Marc S. Fischer.
Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Minions: The Rise of Gru), the film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike. In theaters April 7, 2023.
