Film Music Reporter has details on two upcoming Disney soundtracks. First up, a track listing for Planes is now available. “The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Speed, Brother Bear), as well a couple of original songs by Mark Holman, Chris Classic & Alana D and Jon Stevens of […]

Sony/Illumination’s Despicable Me 2 opens today in 3,997 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing well with the critics, picking up a 74% Fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus: “It may not be as inspired as its predecessor, but Despicable Me 2 offers plenty of eye-popping visual inventiveness and a number […]

Pixar’s Monsters University held on to the top spot in theatres for the second weekend in a row according to Box Office Mojo. Dropping only 44% from its opening haul, the film took in an estimated $46.2 million over the weekend. Overall it’s earned $171 million over ten days. BOM predicts “if it doesn’t get […]

ComingSoon got a sneak peak at Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. They give the early review of the plot and write about a chat they had with directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn.

If you’ve just got back from the theatre after seeing Pixar’s latest we’ve got some special features for you. SoundWorks Collection profiles Monsters University sound designer Tom Myers of Skywalker Sound in an entertaining and informative 10 minute video. BuzzFeed has a feature on how and why a major character in the film completely changed […]

Frankenweenie picked up two trophies at the 39th Annual Saturn Awards this week. Given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films , they’re billed as “the top honors for genre entertainment”. Frankenweenie beat out Brave, ParaNorman, and Wreck-It Ralph for Best Animated Film, while Danny Elfman won Best Music for the score. […]

The Wrap notes that Despicable Me 2 opened in Australia this weekend where it did 38% better than the first film and was Illumination’s best debut down under. The film had early previews in the UK and Ireland, and ended up #1 at the box office on Saturday, beating both World War Z and Man […]

Cinema Blend has a regular feature where they rate whether the 3D version of a film is worth paying the extra money for, titled “To 3D or Not to 3D”. This week they look at Monsters University, and the reviewer herself is surprised by the score.

Film Music Reporter says that in addition to the regular soundtrack being released for DreamWorks’ film Turbo, a deluxe edition will also be available. That version will feature 11 additional tracks from Henry Jackman’s score. Check out the link for the full listing.

Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University opens today in 4,004 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing well with critics, earning a 76% Freshness rating from Rotten Tomatoes. A big haul is expected, with Box Office Prophets projecting a first place weekend with $74.3 million, and Mojo agreeing with a $73.9 million prediction.

With Monsters University opening tomorrow (and in some theatres this evening), Pixar and the cast and crew are making their last big promotional blitz. Director Dan Scanlon was recently profiled in the Washington Post. Actor Charlie Day sat down with Cinema Blend to discuss the film and his role. And stars John Goodman and Billy […]

Jerry Beck’s Animation Scoop has a first look at a logo from DreamWorks’ 2015 film B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, and an updated plot synopsis that takes the film away from the Monsters University/Inc. direction it was orginally going in: “B.O.O. (Bureau of Otherworldly Operations) is the super classified agency you’ve never heard of and […]

After previously announcing that a series based on the upcoming film Turbo would premiere on Netflix, Deadline reports that DreamWorks has expanded the partnership. “This agreement, which marks the largest deal for original first-run content in Netflix history, is also the first time DreamWorks Animation’s beloved characters will be introduced into the television market as […]

Collider has 7 video clips and 23 high resolution images from Despicable Me 2. The film opens July 3rd. UPDATE: Rotten Tomatoes has started posting the first reviews for the movie, with the sequel currently holding a “freshness” rating of 100%.

The Doctor and the Master picked up the first ever Emmy Awards for Star Wars: The Clone Wars this past weekend. George Lucas earned his first Emmy as producer of the show while David Tennant won for his performance as Huyang. Other awards went to Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness for Outstanding Children’s Animated […]

Man of Steel opened huge this weekend according to Box Office Mojo, despite getting mixed reviews from the critics. The film earned $113.1 million from Friday to Sunday (with an additional $12 million with early Thursday shows). That makes it the top film ever in June beating out the previous leader, Toy Story 3, which […]

Disney Insider is giving fans a chance to get a behind the scenes look at the making of Monsters University and Pixar’s six-step progressive animation process, showing one scene from the film as it is transformed from an initial sketch into the final frame that will appear on the big screen.

Fox/Blue Sky’s Epic opens today in 3,882 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting middling reviews from the critics with a barely fresh 63% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus is that “though its narrative themes are all too familiar, Epic is beautifully animated and crafted with just enough flair to make […]

Somewhat unsurprisingly, it was announced this week that Beyoncé, who stars as Queen Tara in the upcoming Blue Sky film Epic, has recorded a song for the movie. Titled Rise Up, the song was “written by Beyoncé and Sia and produced by Hit-Boy and Chase N. Cashe. The track will be released by Columbia Records”.

Jim Hill looks into the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways Pixar came up with to make a big blue furball and a giant green eyeball look younger for their upcoming film Monsters University. How did they start? By asking the production team to bring in their senior portraits. “So we gathered together all of these high […]