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Isle of Dogs is playing in limited theaters, but will be expanding nationwide this weekend.  If you haven’t caught the flick yet, you’re in for a treat.  While I wouldn’t put Isle of Dogs at the top of Wes Andersons filmography, the animation alone is worth the price of admission. …

With the upcoming release of Wes Anderson’s stop motion animated Isle of Dogs, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the art form that has been used for over 100 years.  Its evolved over those years, and shaped the way we watch movies.  Before the introduction …

Film is typically shot at 24 frames a second.  For the most realistic results, a stop motion puppet must be moved 24 times to create one second of film.  The mastery and patience involved in creating believable stop motion films is unreal.  More than that, it takes a unique vision …

The cast of Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs give interviews as their on-screen stop-motion characters.

‘Isle of Dogs’ tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, the 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river …