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The Ageless Magic of Rankin/Bass: How Stop-Motion Pioneers Built the Blueprint for Holiday Nostalgia
By IndieWire Staff Published as part of IndieWire’s inaugural Holiday Week In the spirit of the magic of the season—and in hopes of providing some warm respite from the usual end-of-the-year "best-of" deluge of stories and their attendant doldrums—IndieWire proudly presents our first-ever Holiday Week. While the cinematic landscape is saturated with features designed to […]
The Timeless Magic of Rankin/Bass: How Mid-Century Stop-Motion Shaped Modern Animation and Holiday Culture
As the calendar turns and the media landscape floods with end-of-the-year retrospectives, IndieWire has launched its first-ever Holiday Week—a warm respite from the usual end-of-year dregs and predictable "best of" lists. At the heart of this celebration lies a deep dive into an enduring cultural touchstone: the legendary holiday specials produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. […]
The Enduring Alchemy of Rankin/Bass: Why Stop-Motion Still Defines the Holiday Spirit
In an era defined by the polished, algorithmically perfected aesthetics of high-end CGI and the rapid, often unsettling proliferation of generative AI, there remains a stubborn, tactile pocket of resistance: the Rankin/Bass Christmas special. As the year draws to a close and the familiar deluge of "best-of" lists begins to weigh heavy, IndieWire is proud […]
The Enduring Magic of the Toybox: Why Rankin/Bass Remains the Soul of Holiday Animation
In the frenetic landscape of modern media, where end-of-year “best-of” lists often create a sense of exhaustion rather than celebration, IndieWire is proud to offer a respite. This is our first-ever Holiday Week, a curated exploration of the stories and crafts that define the season. While the streaming era has flooded the market with high-definition […]
