Archive for the 'News' Category

Wallace & Gromit’s World of Cracking Ideas Exhibit

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Wallace & Gromit’s World of Cracking Ideas Exhibition (CrackingIdeas.com Exhibition page) opened on March 28, 2009 and is open through November 1st. I was fortunate enough to be in England for this opening and my boyfriend bought us tickets to go to the exhibit on the first day! The exhibit was fantastic, my photos hardly [...]

Cheese, NYICFF, Telltale game release, npower and Kingsmill

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

It’s been a busy few weeks for Wallace and Gromit! For those who have asked, I had a fantastic time over in England and did manage to get over to the Science Museum for opening day of the Wallace and Gromit’s World of Cracking Ideas exhibit! So I’ll be posting all about the exhibit, and [...]

DVD releases, more on Telltale’s W&G game, toys and awards!

Friday, March 13th, 2009

First off, a UK DVD release date for A Matter of Loaf and Death! It’ll be coming out on March 24th. Alas, while I will be visiting London at that time, there is no word yet on a US release of any kind, so I won’t be coming back to the States to enjoy my [...]

Science Museum Exhibition and Site

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Aardman has launched a fabulous website (with more content promised March 9th) related to their upcoming Science Museum exhibition in London promoting youth involvement in inventing. So if you haven’t yet, check out their new site here: http://www.crackingideas.com/ Related articles: CBBC: Wallace and Gromit help inventors BBC: Wallace and Gromit call on inventors TheDrum: Aardman [...]

Loaf brings home another BAFTA for Aardman!

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Last week Wallace and Gromit came home with a BAFTA for A Matter of Loaf and Death in the Best Short Animation category. Receiving the Bafta, Nick Park said: “A great big thank you to my wonderful team – all those in Bristol, the animators, the model makers and all those who worked in post [...]

Annie Award, UK AMoLaD DVD release date, Telltale game, and non-profits

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

First off, as reported by the BBC “Panda and dog win cartoon awards” Wallace and Gromit picked up an Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject for A Matter of Loaf and Death. Well done lads! Speaking of AMoLaD, there is now a UK release date for the DVD of March 23rd. But if you [...]

Product Endorsements, A Matter of Loaf and Death, new Telltale screenshots and more!

Monday, January 12th, 2009

First up, we’ve got a great little Gallery from guardian.co.uk showcasing 18 photos from Wallace and Gromit from their first short until now: Gallery: Wallace and Gromit in Pictures In preparation for A Matter of Loaf and Death I read over at Animation Magazine (Promo Deals for Wallace and Gromit), the duo teamed up with [...]

A Matter of Loaf and Death to Air Christmas Day

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

For those of you lucky enough to be in the UK, the new Wallace and Gromit film A Matter of Loaf and Death will be airing Christmas Day at 8:30PM on BBC One. I haven’t posted much news/pictures about this, but a page all about it is in the works, as well as some tidbits [...]

“A Matter of Loaf and Death” clips now online!

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

After weeks of checking www.wallaceandgromit.com for updates and trailers, a google search today found three clips from the new adventure!! Check them out below: (Beware: Spoilers) Puppy LoveĀ  Toasted TeacakesĀ  Top Bun All the above clips can also be found at a very popular video upload site, as well as two new clips, including the [...]

Wallace and Gromit Grace Cover of Radio Times!

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Dan Faulks from Radio Times magazine contacted me today to let us know that our beloved Wallace and Gromit will be gracing the cover of the upcoming Radio Times magazine cover, all decked out in holiday garb created for the magazine by Nick Park! He also said: “Inside the magazine is an interview with Nick [...]