Month: November 2015

New Angry Birds preview introduces Hatchling characters
For its 50th anniversary, here are 50 reasons to love A Charlie Brown Christmas
Inside Animation Supervisor Victor Navone’s mind

Our exclusive interview spotlights one of the key talents behind Pixar’s masterpiece Inside Out.

Is Gremlins 3 still happening?
Queen Elsa made it into Adam Sandler’s latest version of The Chanukah Song
Here are ten Treasure Planet facts for film’s 13th anniversary
Good Dinosaur leading newcomers at box office with ‘A’ CinemaScore
New holiday-themed Secret Life of Pets trailer
The Good Dinosaur

There is nothing terribly wrong with The Good Dinosaur — if you consider it a children’s movie. But for the rest of us expecting something meteor meatier from Pixar, the story here is just too ordinary and uninspired.

Michael Giacchino already confirmed for The Incredibles 2
Second Norm of the North trailer debuts
HBO continues to expand with Animals, an animated comedy for adults
Heroes battle heroes in Captain America: Civil War trailer
The Good Dinosaur opens

Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur opens today in 3,749 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing great with the critics who have reviewed it so far, earning an 86% from Rotten Tomatoes. The L.A. Times review says the movie “is antic and unexpected as well as homiletic, rife with subversive elements, wacky critters […]

The many technical breakthroughs at Pixar that lead to The Good Dinosaur
First Kung Fu Panda 3 clip now online
Universal debuts short film The Competition online in celebration of the Minions release on Digital HD today

Two Minions compete in a series of escalating games in which both are doomed to lose. Bring home Kevin, Stuart and Bob in the World’s #1 Comedy of the Year! Get 3 ALL-NEW Mini-Movies when you buy Minions on Digital HD Nov 24th, 2015 or on Blu-ray Dec 8th, 2015.

Weird Al to voice Darksied on Teen Titans GO!
Ed Catmull on Good Dinosaur, female directors and Steve Jobs
The Good Dino-Score: Behind the music of Pixar’s latest
Five cast members discuss The Good Dinosaur
Shockingly, Fox has removed that Fantastic 4 sequel from their release schedule
Second Zootopia teaser trailer now online
Toy Story That Time Forgot

The traditions of Toy Story are put aside for what is essentially an overlong imaginary sequence (without anyone imagining). It’s fun while it lasts but may easily end up being forgotten.

Alas, Gravity Falls is coming to an end
Animation Addicts Podcast #108: The Peanuts Movie – Are There Peanuts Brand Peanuts?

The Rotoscopers jump into the world of Charles Schulz for Blue Sky Studios’ 2015 animated film The Peanuts Movie.