Month: October 2014 – page 4

Artist uses Photoshop to breathe new life into classic Disney movie scenes
Gerard Parkes, Doc on Fraggle Rock, passes away at age 90
Theatrical My Little Pony movie now in development
Disney officially announces production on Moana

Disney has officially announced that production is now underway on a new animated fairy tale, Moana, ComingSoon.net is reporting. Although rumors about the movie surfaced on the internet shortly after Frozen’s release last year, the film was confirmed by the studio today, with John Musker and Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid, Treasure Planet, The Princess and […]

The Book of Life

Story, as the saying goes, may be king. But a weak story doesn’t have to be the death of a film when, like The Book of Life, the animation, music, humor, acting, and everything else is so heavenly.

Disney rendered its new animated film on a 55,000-core supercomputer
The Book of Life is alive at the box office with solid $17 million opening
EW ranks every Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror! sketch ever
WALL-E meets Interstellar in fan made trailer
Big Hero 6, Interstellar tracking neck and neck for $60 million openings
Robot Chicken creators discuss show’s upcoming “all holidays” TV special
International poster for Penguins of Madagascar
Dean DeBlois says there will be no How to Train Your Dragon 4
Early buzz suggests Big Hero 6 is another winner for Disney Animation
The Book of Life opens

Reel FX’s The Book of Life opens today in 3,069 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing well with the critics, earning a 74% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office Prophets projects a third place finish this weekend with $17 million, while Mojo predicts the same placement with $19 million.

Shout! Factory takes German animation The 7th Dwarf
Schumacher talks Frozen on Broadway, reflects on Mermaid and Tarzan misfires
First look at Darth Vader in Star Wars Rebels
Big Hero 6‘s Hiro and Baymax are on their way to Disney Parks this fall
Canine star of Disney’s Feast gets a video sneak peek
Frozen‘s success attributed more to trackverts than trailers
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown continues to do well in ratings
Animation industry sees shift as older audiences embrace medium
RiffTrax takes on It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Computer animated Mune gets poster for U.S. release
This animation is truly 3D because it’s made on 3D-printed film
Ebola explained in animation
Passover animated segment borrows its style from Ancient Egypt
Actress Elizabeth Peña, voice of Mirage in The Incredibles, passes away