chipmunkson16speed Alvin and the Chipmunks have assaulted our eardrums with squeaky helium voices since 1958, when David Seville (the stage name for Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) released ”Witch Doctor,” ...

David Seville never really existed at all, and yet there have been at least three of him in the last 60 years. Dave, of course, is the human adjunct to those famous singing rodents, Alvin and the ...

More than hyperactive enough to engage small fry with microscopic attention spans, "Alvin and the Chipmunks" also has built-in nostalgia appeal for baby-boomer parents and grandparents willing to ...

When the first three films in a family movie franchise earn more than $1 billion worldwide, greenlighting a fourth installment is a no-brainer. Say hello, then, to the inevitable “Alvin and the ...

John F. Kennedy was running for president in 1960 when he jotted off a memo to a songwriter. "I'm glad to know that I have at least one worthy opponent," the note said. Kennedy wasn't referring to ...

The late Looney Tunes maestro Chuck Jones had an existential rule about cartoon animals: They could walk upright, talk a blue streak and even have a Flatbush accent, so long as they were fundamentally ...

Alvin and the Chipmunks, a global phenomenon to generations of fans, becomes a live action/CGI motion picture event with a contemporary comic sensibility. Songwriter Dave Seville transforms singing ...