More Than Cartoons in 'The Animation Show 4'

Given the rather profound poetry of a film such as "WALL-E" and the scathing satire of a television series such as "South Park," one could easily argue that we are living in a golden age of animation. Further evidence comes from "The Animation Show," a collection of animated shorts that returns to the big screen for the fourth time in six years, making its premiere today at IFC Center.

Now overseen solely by Mike Judge — the man behind such hit animated TV shows as "Beavis and Butt-Head" and "King of the Hill" — "The Animation Show 4" ("Animation Show 3" was recently released on DVD) features some impressive new works from animators who have struggled in years past. What will surprise longtime fans this year is the franchise's embrace of shorter and more inventive material, along with a wide array of animation techniques, pairing up traditional with state-of-the-art experimental.

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