Month: December 2014 – page 4

Ten films to compete for visual effects Oscar this year

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 87th Oscars®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order:     Captain America: The Winter Soldier     Dawn of the Planet of the Apes     Godzilla     Guardians of the Galaxy […]

The new trailer for Inside Out is now online
The Book of Life coming to Blu-Ray in January
A look back at A Garfield Christmas Special
Latest antitrust lawsuit for animation studios is being erased
Disney research delivers hyper-realistic animated eyeballs
Frozen Heart novel to tell story from Hans’ perspective
Director Jorge Gutierrez considering Book Of Life sequels
First trailer arrives for The Little Prince, from the co-director of Kung Fu Panda
Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan join Inside Out
A Duet with Glen Keane

The legendary animator discusses how new technology mixed with traditional craft to form his breakthrough Google animation.

Animation Addicts Podcast #81: Ratatouille – Da Brad Bird

The Rotoscopers continue with their Mice & Rats podcast series by reviewing one of Pixar’s most critically acclaimed films: Ratatouille.

“It’s Thanos against everyone” in Avengers: Infinity War
Robot Chicken’s “lots of holidays” special airs tonight on Adult Swim
Not much good news at box office as weekend after Thanksgiving rears its ugly head
Toy Story That Time Forgot

The latest adventure starring everyone’s favorite toys proves to be a fun one, with cool new characters and great jokes. Just don’t expect it to feel like a Christmas special.

Penguins plunge during post-holiday weekend
The Simpsons spoofs Frozen, Rudolph and Narnia in holiday coach gag
Mockingjay set to win box office for third week in a row, but how will Penguins fare?
Disney hoping for their next big franchise with live-action Robin Hood reboot
Watch veteran Disney animator Mark Henn draw Elsa
Heigh-ho! Disney greenlights a second season of The 7D
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to voice a lead character in Disney’s Moana?
AV Interactive #2: Sorting the Classic Animated Christmas Specials

With the holidays just a few weeks away, we want to find out how well you know those Classic Animated Christmas Specials from the 1960s and 1970s!

New Anna & Elsa short Frozen Fever to be shown in theaters with Cinderella