GKIDS (producer and distributor of animated features for adults and family audiences), Annecy International Animation Film Festival (the world’s leading animation Festival and Market) and Variety magazine have announced the launch of Animation Is Film – and annual animation film festival in Los Angeles. The first edition will run October 20-22 at the TCL Chinese […]
Tag: Animation
Movie Review: The Peanuts Movie is a Triumph of Old School meets New!!
One of my fondest and earliest movie going memories is seeing the movie Race For Your Life Charlie Brown. I’m kind of a purist when it comes to animation, I prefer hand drawn to computer animation. I know it’s not popular to say but I find modern films from the likes of Pixar, Dreamworks, etc. […]
Rialto Pictures Presents New Restoration of French Animated Classic “The King and the Mockingbird”
Paul Grimault’s THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD, written by Grimault and legendary poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert, will be released by Rialto Pictures in a new restoration from Studiocanal, following its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival in October. Theatrical release is slated for Friday, November 21, when it will open at Film […]
Disney Floats Moana!
Moana, ‘a sweeping, CG-animated comedy-adventure about a spirited teenager on an impossible mission to fulfill her ancestors’ quest, is scheduled to be the late winter, 2016, release from the Walt Disney animation Studios. Rod Clements and John Musker – of Aladdian and The Princess and the Frog – are directing the project about Moana, a born […]
First Look: Disney’s Feast!
Making its world premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival June 10, 2014, is “Feast,” a new short from first-time director Patrick Osborne (head of animation, “Paperman”) and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The story of one man’s love life is seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite […]
It’s Not Nuts to Love The Nut Job!
Maybe it’s because I went into The Nut Job with high hopes and low expectations, but for me, the squirrely 3D animated comedy did a pretty good job of expanding Peter Lepeniotis’ hilarious short, Surly Squirrel into a feature-length film.
First Look: Star Wars Rebels!
Attendees at Star Wars celebration Europe 2013 got the first look at the logo (above) and a couple of pieces of concept art for the new Lucasfilm animated series, Star Wars Rebels. Star Wars Rebels will premiere on Disney channel as a one-hour special, then be followed by a series on Disney XD Channels around […]
Sneak Peek: See The First Three Minutes of he Grimm Fairy Tales Pilot!
A few months back, we posted a piece about a Kickstarter project by Zenescope Entertainment, seeking funding to produce a pilot for an animated series based on their comics series Grimm Fairy Tales. It might not be Veronica Mars, but Zenescope and Kickstarter did raise the funds for their pilot and have produced it. The […]
Animation Hidden Gems: The Venture Brothers and Drawn Together – Just Seen It TV Reviews
They both love The Simpsons but that’s just an obvious pick. So Aaron Fink champions The Venture Brothers and David Freedman desperately wants to re-animate Drawn Together. What are your favorite animation “Hidden Gems”? THE VENTURE BROS Created and Produced by Christopher McCulloch. Starring Christopher McCulloch, James Urbaniak and Michael Sinterniklaas. DRAWN TOGETHER Created and […]
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – Just Seen It Movie Review
Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still trying to get back to their home in the Big Apple. But they must first go to Monte Carlo to track down the pesky penguins. Together with their friends, they navigate Europe as a travelling circus. Starring Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith and Chris Rock and David Schwimmer. […]
Animated “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights” Now Available
Discover the origin of the Green Lantern Corps in the all-new DC Universe animated original movie now available from Warner Home Video. The origins of the ultimate intergalactic police force are revealed across six interlocking tales of the legendary Green Lantern Corps in the all-new Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, the next entry in the popular, […]