Month: November 2014 – page 6

USPS introduces Rudolph Forever stamp
Maleficent

Angelina Jolie is excellent as Disney’s iconic villain, here given the backstory treatment in a visual feast of a film, though this new Blu-ray disappoints with a lack of any magnificent extras.

Big Hero 6: To 3D or not to 3D
Animation Addicts Podcast #79: An American Tail – How Many Bands Have a Thunder Tube?

For the next film in The Rotoscopers’ ‘Mice & Rats’ series, they cover Don Bluth’s 1986 mouse film An American Tail.

Big Hero 6 opens

Disney’s much-marketed Big Hero 6 finally hits theaters today, opening on 3,700 screens, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The movie has been scoring very well with critics so far, earning an 88% “freshness” rating over at Rotten Tomatoes, with the concensus being that “agreeably entertaining and brilliantly animated, Big Hero 6 hits its target audience — […]

Toy Story 4 to be a love story, says Lasseter
Frozen Christmas special takes over annual Disney telecast
Fijian boatmakers demand Disney give compensation for Moana
Toy Story 4 coming June 16th, 2017; John Lasseter to direct
Planes: Fire & Rescue

Dusty is back again with the second in the Planes franchise (and fourth film set in the world of Cars), this time joining a band of air firefighters for a lightweight diversion.

Should you see Intserstellar or Big Hero 6 this weekend?
New Star Wars movie officially titled The Force Awakens
Disney’s dark fairy tale musical Into the Woods gets a full length trailer
Don’t try to compare Big Hero 6 to Frozen
Big Hero 6 doesn’t compare well to Frozen
Big Hero 6 is Disney’s most diverse movie yet
Five comics you need to read to prep for Big Hero 6
Disney releases ten “animated” character posters for Into the Woods
Final Penguins of Madagascar trailer released
Disney has sold more than 3 million Frozen-themed dresses
20 animated features submitted for 2014 Oscar race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 87th Academy Awards. Big Hero 6 The Book of Life The Boxtrolls Cheatin’ Giovanni’s Island Henry & Me The Hero of Color City How to Train Your Dragon 2 […]

Without Pixar, feature animation Oscar race is open but confusing
San Fransokyo architects built a new world for Big Hero 6
Despicable Me co-stars take center stage in first Minions trailer
Howie Mandel to revive ’90s cartoon Bobby’s World
From the Pride Lands to Notre Dame – Disney’s animated musicals on stage
Archer team reports for duty in exclusive season 6 teaser
Sony Animation, Channel Frederator launch online cartoon incubator