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Guess what came in the mail while I was in Mystic, CT for my best bud (and renowned star of the Memoirs film series) Canaan's wedding?


A phantastical film collection and an excellent nod to our pal The King, to boot. More to come...

Rare Treats from the Beast

If you follow this blog dutifully, and might I add what a brave soul you must be, then you know the saga of Big Man Face well enough. Better than most, even. With that in mind, I'm sure you'll enjoy some rare, recently unearthed clippings from He Who Be So Hairy and Wild!

One of the very first illustrations of the man with the very big face.
It is a little known fact that BMF has an Earwig buddy that lives in his head. At one point we had a stop-motion sequence planned
Ghastly!
One of the handsome young men in our crew was quite taken by our hero's universe, and would frequently doodle on the slate. I kind of fancy the name "Big Men Face"

Why Does He Bark? This Wild Dog of a Man!

Just one of many notable nuggets in this essential guide to all things Henshin Pimp, as seen in Animerica proper circa The End Days:


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Beast from 20000mm

This is no colossal beast... unless you are an ant!
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International Gentleman

From the latest issue of Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu:



Click to enlarge (j-nerds, feel free place translations in the comments), and here's an isolated look at (likely) the first time "Flamin' Hot Cheetos" has ever seen print in Famitsu.

Of Beeping and Cities

I keep neglecting to mention this on here, despite it being the most earth-shattering creation in all of 2009. Brandon Fincher (AKA Djinnocide AKA Pearl E. White The Bearded One) and I have set up a little website called BEEP CITY, which I urge you all to check out right now.


Actually, Brandon set it all up, but I promise he consulted with me throughout its formation. On those pages, you can find chiptunes in the vein of classic games created by the two of us, and even some that aren't! In fact, we most recently put up our first third-party release by Shawnphase of Temp Sound Solutions.

So go check out some of the tunes and the NES-inspired "releases" from which they have been culled. If you're feeling particularly bold, sign up! The site and its content will continue to grow, so get your foot in the door before we're too big for our britches or we sell it off to someone with big bucks and a tiny, brittle heart.

Remember, It's a BigWig Production!

Some of you, nay, MANY of you may have noticed a little special touch to BigWig films that came about a few years back. Before or after the credits roll, a sudden woosh of text flies on screen, usually reading: "Remember, It's a BigWig Production!"

Though many believe the first appearance of the "Remember" tag to have occurred during the theatrical screening of Transportal at the 2006 Louisville 48 Hour Film Project, this isn't entirely accurate. The first known use of the tag appears in the remastered edition of Fester Fantastic.

A proud tradition begins
An entire theater was made to "remember"
But where did such a bold concept originate? Did it, much like the text itself, pop out of thin air and into the consciousness of America? No! In fact, the idea first came from a 1995 Bollywood movie, Diya Aur Toofan, which you can watch in its entirety at that link. The text in question pops up around the 2:38 mark (that's hours, not minutes). Though I'd rather you watch the scintillating film itself, because it's actually really awesome, here's the title and the defining moment.

I just think this title looks cool
Oh, we never forgot!
This has truly become a key element to all BigWig Films. Why waste time pondering whether what you're watching is authentic? We will continue to make sure you always... REMEMBER. Oh, and for a fine sampling of the many ways this staple can be varied, please refer to Wes Black's hit, and the most recent BigWig film, Dog Sittin' and Pants Shittin'!

A Bard's Tale: "A King They Call Me"

Way late posting this. Enjoy it over the holiday weekend, and don't forget to watch the 2002 original first if you've never seen it.