Academy animated shorts find inspiration drawn from art and life

The nominees for best animated short at this year's Oscars appropriate, borrow and otherwise fold, spindle and mutilate -- to great effect -- inspiration drawn from art and life. Magnolia Pictures' “The 2007 Academy Award-Nominated Short Films — Animated” brings together the five honorees in an entertaining program that attacks adult themes with wit and invention.

By Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

February 15, 2008