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The Good Dinosaur opens

Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur opens today in 3,749 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing great with the critics who have reviewed it so far, earning an 86% from Rotten Tomatoes. The L.A. Times review says the movie “is antic and unexpected as well as homiletic, rife with subversive elements, wacky critters […]

Universal debuts short film The Competition online in celebration of the Minions release on Digital HD today

Two Minions compete in a series of escalating games in which both are doomed to lose. Bring home Kevin, Stuart and Bob in the World’s #1 Comedy of the Year! Get 3 ALL-NEW Mini-Movies when you buy Minions on Digital HD Nov 24th, 2015 or on Blu-ray Dec 8th, 2015.

Ed Catmull on Good Dinosaur, female directors and Steve Jobs
The Good Dino-Score: Behind the music of Pixar’s latest
Five cast members discuss The Good Dinosaur
Peter Lord named head of new European Animation Pride Awards group
A definitive insider’s guide to appreciating The Peanuts Movie
Good Dinosaur score breaks Pixar mold
Why The Peanuts Movie might not get a sequel
Lionsgate nabs rights to Robinson Crusoe
Are animated shorts getting too “talky”?
Watch the full Ice Age short screening before Peanuts Movie online
The Peanuts Movie

Whether you think the filmmakers successfully kicked the ball or fell flat on their backs all depends on whether you were expecting a faithful adaptation or a modern take.

Peanuts earns $45 million in opening weekend
Sixteen animated features submitted for 2015 Oscar race
How the Schulz family made Peanuts movie a reality
How The Peanuts Movie stays true to a beloved comic strip –
Animation Show of Shows getting first nationwide theatrical release
Don Bluth wants to bring back 2D animation with Dragon’s Lair movie
Trombone Shorty’s instrument provides adult voices in Peanuts Movie
Women in Animation launch gender equality initiative
Disney animation celebrates 92 years
Sony to adapt Peter Rabbit as live-action/animation hybrid film
First trailer for Ratchet & Clank released