It is “truly enchanting” to watch traditional puppetry at a time when we’re “bombarded by artificially created images”. Interacting seamlessly with the human characters, Pinocchio is “masterfully” ...

IndieWire reached out to a number of current animators about the eternal appeal of the Rankin/Bass stop motion and animated holiday specials like "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer" and "Jack Frost." ...

Rankin/Bass released some 17 Christmas specials for television, starting in 1964 with “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and ending in 1985 with “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.” Most of these ...

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 is proud to ...

The Disney-owned channel Freeform is airing the 1964 holiday classic one last time this season, on Christmas Day. You can ...

Rudolph's iconic red nose, a beloved Christmas tale, has sparked curiosity about its origin. While magic and spotlights are popular ideas, scientific explanations suggest it's due to natural phenomena ...

Collodi, Italy, birthplace of the beloved wooden puppet, honors its literary roots with parks, art and global recognition.

What's your favorite holiday TV special? If the first thing that popped into your head involved a dapper, crooning snowman; a red-bearded Arctic adventurer; a Santa who is a bit of a bully, and a ...

Scientists have discovered that Madagascar’s iconic Pinocchio chameleon is actually a distinct species now named Calumma pinocchio. DNA from both modern samples and centuries-old museum specimens also ...

The Red Nose Run returned to the beach in Del Mar on Dec. 13, presented by the Del Mar Foundation. Since 1992, The Red Nose Run has been 100% volunteer-organized by a local group of runners and ...

An animal with a nose so bright that it could guide Santa’s sleigh through the night might be a far-fetched belief, but many animals can actually glow through something called bioluminescence. In ...