Rimes music video created with stop motion on an iPhone
The Hollywood Reporter digs into the creation of LeAnn Rimes’ new music video for the song Gasoline and Matches. The video, created by Ian Padgham, uses stop-motion animation and all 8,000 frames were shot using an iPhone. “Padgham says that anyone could use the same virtually free technology to make their own stop-motion animation nowadays. […] |
The Wind Rises takes award despite “morally egregious” claim
The Boston Society of Film Critics named Hayao Miyazaki‘s The Wind Rises as Best Animated Feature — but not without controversy, according to IndieWire. Before the vote Village Voice critic Inkoo Kang read aloud a statement calling out the film for being “morally egregious” in ignoring the atrocities committed during the war by the Japanese […] |
Lasseter’s Disney and Pixar tug-of-war
The Hollywood Reporter looks at the “Tricky Tug-of-War” John Lasseter is in the middle of in running both Disney Animation and Pixar. “Borrowing a page from Pixar, Lasseter is hands-on at WDAS. He gives extensive notes, pores over story reels and even does the first reading with actors and directors. Initially, Pixar animators worried that […] |
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Frozen
Some of the plot holes may be frightful, but the story, music, visuals, and cast are delightful. Frozen is easily one of the Disney’s best in recent years, and it’s a film that will definitely not leave you cold. |
Annie Award nominees for 2013 films revealed
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 41st Annual Annie Awards, which recognize the year’s best in animation. Frozen and Monsters University lead the field with 10 nominations each. The nominees for Best Animated Feature are: A Letter to Momo, Despicable Me 2, Ernest & Celestine , Frozen, Monsters University, The Croods , and The Wind Rises. […] |
Nineteen animated films up for Oscar noms
Nineteen titles have been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film category for the 86th Academy Awards: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, The Croods, Despicable Me 2, Epic, Ernest and Celestine, The Fake, Free Birds, Frozen, Khumba, The Legend of Sarila, A Letter to Momo, Monsters University, O Apóstolo, Planes, Puella […] |
Video of 243 animated titles
Irina Neustroeva, who has described herself as a “stop-motion and media creator, a scriptwriter, [and] a teacher of animation”, has put together an amazing four-and-a-half minute video of the title sequences from 243 animated movies from Snow White to Rise of the Guardians. Besides being very cool and bringing on a feeling of nostalgia, it […] |
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Free Birds
Free Birds may not be the main course on our animated menu this year. But with a fun story and some hilarious performances it’s no canned cranberry sauce either. |
Free Birds opens
Relativity/Reel FX’s Free Birds opens today in 3,736 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is taking a beating from the critics, with a 12% rating on the Tomatometer — though it is faring better with their Top Critics. Box Office Guru projects an $11 million opening weekend. |
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Animated Views: A Retrospective
As our anniversary week comes to a close, the people that started it all and have brought you Animated Views for the past decade tell the site’s story in their own words. |
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The Perfect 10 List
Animated Views’ critics have rated over 700 titles. But only 31 have earned our highest score. On our 10th birthday, we look back at those perfect 10s! |
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A Pictorial History of Animated Views
Come take a look back with us through the Animated Views archives! We’ll show you how things used to be and give you a peak behind the scenes at some things never meant for public consumption! |
Toy Story of Terror premieres
Pixar’s Toy Story of Terror premieres tonight on ABC. The New York Times review says, “Once the annual avalanche of Halloween-themed episodes, specials and movies overtakes TV, you probably don’t expect to be using the word ‘charming’ very often. But charming perfectly describes… Toy Story of Terror.” The Wall Street Journal went behind the scenes […] |
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Best Animated Year Poll
Animated Views has been around for 10 years. We want you to tell us which of those years had the best slate of animated movies! |
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Animated News Logo Archive
Just a week after launching in 2003, we started a tradition that would become a trademark — changing our logo for holidays and film openings. Come take a look back at the over 70 logos that have held the top spot on this site over the past decade. |
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AV to celebrate 10th anniversary all week!
Ten years ago this week, on October 18, 2003, Animated Views was born! Leading up to the actual anniversary date this Friday, we’re going to be taking a look back at the site’s journey. |
Ghibli updates: pics and Twitter record
Bleeding Cool has a few images from director Isao Takahata’s upcoming film Kaguya-hime No Monogatari. And Cinema Blend notes that the record for most Tweets sent in a second was set this month due to a TV airing of Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle In The Sky. |
McKenzie talks Muppet sequel
Collider has posted a video interview with Bret McKenzie, one half of Flight of the Conchords, a Middle Earth elf, and the Oscar winning song writer of The Muppets. While he is out promoting another project, a considerable amount of time is spent on the new Muppet sequel Most Wanted. He discusses: How winning the […] |
D23 photo wrap-up
If you want a visual wrap-up, ComingSoon.net has a slideshow of over 100 images from the recent D23 Expo. It includes peeks at Star Wars Orange Harvest, Marvel’s Big Hero 6, Avatar theme park, the Avengers Academy and more. |
TV visual effects behind the scenes
Deadline takes a look at the Emmy nominated TV series’ up for Best Visual Effects. Instead of focusing solely on the shows themselves, the piece talks about what goes into putting effects on screen in the more time-limited fashion required with TV schedules. |
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Planes
Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has turned on the fasten seat belt sign because there’s more turbulence than high flying in this should-have-gone-straight-to-home-video release. |
Planes opens
Disney’s Planes opens today in 3,702 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film isn’t winning over the critics, earning just 25% on the Tomatometer. Their consensus is that Planes “has enough bright colors, goofy voices, and slick animation to distract some young viewers for 92 minutes — and probably sell plenty of toys in […] |
D23 Expo begins, flood of news expected
Disney’s D23 Expo begins today and the studio is expected to unlock the vault on a lot of upcoming projects. ComingSoon.net has a first look at some of Disney’s teases for Big Hero 6. The Rotoscopers have a clip from Frozen. Entertainment Weekly has a peek at The Good Dinosaur. And you can keep up […] |
Disney releases animation app
Disney Animated, a new app for iPad, is now available in the App Store. Fans can explore the story of Disney animation through interactive illustrations and animation workshops derived from actual Disney technologies. The app features a large amount of content, including text, art, sound, images, interviews and interactive activities, spanning all eras of Walt […] |
Planes prepares for take off
Disney’s Planes is getting ready to take off this week. (Be prepared to hear that pun everywhere for the next few days!) The Associated Press talks with comedian and the film’s star Dane Cook. Then Collider interviews director Klay Hall and producer Traci Balthazor-Flynn about switching the film from a direct-to-video to a theatrical release, […] |
DreamWorks remakes itself with deals
Reuters takes a look at the recent flurry of dealmaking being done by DreamWorks Animation. “In the last year, Dreamworks has bought a YouTube network aimed at teenagers and picked up a company that controls such iconic characters as Lassie and Casper the Friendly Ghost. It acquired the rights to the Troll toy franchise and […] |
Catch up on Disney reading
If you’re in the mood to settle in with a book, MiceChat has you covered for the rest of the year. They’ve compiled a list of books about Disney being released over the next several months. Titles include Disney Legend Marty Sklar’s Dream It! Do It!: My Half-Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms, Tinker Bell: An […] |
Paramount woos Wedge, sets date for SpongeBob
Paramount Animation is trying to woo Blue Sky co-founder and Oscar winner Chris Wedge to direct a new animated project titled Monster Trucks for a planned opening on May 29, 2015, according to Deadline. The studio also announced that big screen sequel SpongeBob SquarePants 2 will open February 15, 2015. |
DreamWorks TV lands Nickelodeon executive
DreamWorks Animation Television has hired 26 year Nickelodeon veteran Marjorie Cohn to run the division, according to Variety. She takes the helms of a group planning a big increase in output due to deals with Netflix and their purchase of Classic Media. |