The humble beginnings of Matt Stone and Trey Parker's "South Park" are nothing short of inspiring, with two friends crafting a stop-motion short film that would evolve into one of the most popular and longest-running shows in television history. "The Spirit of Christmas" was first released in 1992 (colloquially referred to as "Jesus vs. Frosty") and again in 1994 as a Christmas card (colloquially known as "Jesus vs. Santa" to differentiate) Fox executive Brian Graden had commissioned to send to his friends. Parker and Stone then developed the characters and the mountain town setting into what would become "South Park," and the rest is history.
This timeline certainly makes "South Park" sound like one of those dreamy Hollywood Cinderella stories in which two unknown comedy animators were plucked from obscurity to become billionaires and one award shy of earning Egot status. However, this narrative ignores the countless other projects -- both...
This timeline certainly makes "South Park" sound like one of those dreamy Hollywood Cinderella stories in which two unknown comedy animators were plucked from obscurity to become billionaires and one award shy of earning Egot status. However, this narrative ignores the countless other projects -- both...
- 2/24/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
We weren’t really sure if last week’s Commentary Commentary was gross enough for the lot of you. So a poll was taken – it pretty much consisted of Brian Salisbury and myself – and it was decided the ante needed to be upped this week. Especially in honor of Fantastic Fest, we felt it was time to really turn on the gore and mindlessly fun commentary tracks. So we’re heading back with the South Park boys to Cannibal! The Musical, Trey Parker‘s first feature film which was subsequently picked up by Lloyd Kaufman and the fine (?) people at Troma Entertainment. What we got shocked and amazed even our gore-filled hearts and minds. A grotesque but absolutely hilarious look at the real-life trial of Alferd Packer, a 19th Century prospector who was accused of cannibalism in Colorado. The film isn’t the most accurate depiction of the events, but I’ll be damned if it isn...
- 9/29/2011
- by Jeremy Kirk
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
DVD Playhouse—July 2011
By Allen Gardner
The Music Room (Criterion) Satyajit Ray’s 1958 masterpiece looks at the life of a fallen aristocrat as a metaphor for an India that is not only becoming Westernized, but modernized technologically and culturally beyond recognition. When the beloved music room, where he has hosted lavish concerts in the past, starts falling into disrepair as attendance drops steadily, the man realizes his way of life is vanishing. Stunningly shot in black & white, one of Ray’s finest works. Bonuses: Documentary on Ray from 1984 by Shyam Benegal; Interviews with Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; Excerpt from 1981 roundtable discussion between Ray, critic Michael Ciment, director Claude Sautet. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Beauty And The Beast (Criterion) Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of the classic fairy tale become a beloved classic upon its 1946 release, and hasn’t faded since.
By Allen Gardner
The Music Room (Criterion) Satyajit Ray’s 1958 masterpiece looks at the life of a fallen aristocrat as a metaphor for an India that is not only becoming Westernized, but modernized technologically and culturally beyond recognition. When the beloved music room, where he has hosted lavish concerts in the past, starts falling into disrepair as attendance drops steadily, the man realizes his way of life is vanishing. Stunningly shot in black & white, one of Ray’s finest works. Bonuses: Documentary on Ray from 1984 by Shyam Benegal; Interviews with Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; Excerpt from 1981 roundtable discussion between Ray, critic Michael Ciment, director Claude Sautet. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Beauty And The Beast (Criterion) Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of the classic fairy tale become a beloved classic upon its 1946 release, and hasn’t faded since.
- 7/7/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
The bad boys at Troma passed on a bunch of info on its new DVD series, the Tromasterpiece Collection, an assortment of reissues of the company’s past favorites. These editions will be the most comprehensive versions possible, with fresh transfers and special features and new cover paintings by Michael Gaughan.
First up on November 18 is the 13th-anniversary two-disc Shpadoinkle Edition of Cannibal! The Musical, the singing/flesheating comedy, based on the true story of Colorado legend Alferd Packer, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone before they hit the big time with South Park. The special features include:
• New hour-long interviews with Parker, Stone and producer Jason McHugh
• All-new audio commentary by the cast
• The legendary inebriated audio commentary by Parker, Stone, McHugh, Dian Bachar and Andy Kemler
• Never-before-seen deleted scenes
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Production still gallery
• Homegrown Cannibal! stage productions footage
• New introduction by Troma topper Lloyd Kaufman
The...
First up on November 18 is the 13th-anniversary two-disc Shpadoinkle Edition of Cannibal! The Musical, the singing/flesheating comedy, based on the true story of Colorado legend Alferd Packer, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone before they hit the big time with South Park. The special features include:
• New hour-long interviews with Parker, Stone and producer Jason McHugh
• All-new audio commentary by the cast
• The legendary inebriated audio commentary by Parker, Stone, McHugh, Dian Bachar and Andy Kemler
• Never-before-seen deleted scenes
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Production still gallery
• Homegrown Cannibal! stage productions footage
• New introduction by Troma topper Lloyd Kaufman
The...
- 10/16/2008
- Fangoria
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