Sony Pictures Animation wants us to believe that the board-and-'berg riding penguins of their new cartoon feature, "Surf's Up," are way gnarlier than any marching, dancing or otherwise ...

In the footsteps of “March of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet,” the Penguin wave continues with the recently released “Farce of the Penguins” spoof, the DVD release of 1995’s animated ...

Jack Mathews: Tired of penguins yet? "Surf's Up," the latest computer-animated cartoon from Sony Pictures Animation, takes the form of a mock documentary covering a penguin-dominated surfing ...

The documentary on empire penguins was quite magnificent. The cartoon about a penguin with dancing feet proved to be a real treat, even a work of genius. Now comes a cartoon about surfing penguins.

The question for the makers of Surf's Up is whether the market can bear another animated penguin flick. Audiences last year seemed to tire of the wave of cartoon tales featuring cute talking animals.

It’s a cartoon about surfing penguins. Surprise. It turns out to be funny and original. The opening “documentary” footage is in black and white and tells the story of the legendary Big Z, ...

In the footsteps of “March of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet,” the wave continues with the recently released “Farce of the Penguins” spoof, the DVD release of 1995’s animated “The ...

In the footsteps of "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet," the wave continues with the recently released "Farce of the Penguins" spoof, the DVD release of 1995's animated "The Pebble and the ...

Animated penguins navigating post-war trauma proves a recipe for sublime cinema in the hands of Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari.

LOS ANGELES — Penguins are anything but rare birds in Hollywood these days. In the footsteps of "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet," the wave continues with the recently released "Farce of ...

LOS ANGELES — Penguins are anything but rare birds in Hollywood these days. In the footsteps of "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet," the wave continues with the recently released "Farce of ...