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First trailer for Laika’s The Boxtrolls

A brand new first trailer for Laika/Focus Features’ upcoming stop-motion feature The Boxtrolls has been unveiled and is available to watch on iTunes. The new 3D animated feature from Laika Studios tells the tale of the Boxtrolls, monsters who live underneath the charming streets of Cheesebridge, who crawl out of the sewers at night to […]

Rotoscopers YouTube: Despicable Me 2

Morgan talks about the funny summer film Despicable Me 2 with Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and THE MINIONS!

New Turbo trailer online

A new trailer for DreamWorks’ upcoming film Turbo has hit Yahoo. Beware spoilers — Cinema Blend worries they might be giving everything away. The film opens July 19th.

“The Car Built for Homer” built for real

Some dedicated Simpsons fans, who also happen to know their way around cars, have recreated The Homer according to Time. In the episode Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? way back in the golden days of the second season, Home met his long lost half brother, who ran a car company. He allowed Home to build […]

Animation Addicts Podcast #40: Robin Hood – Cheap Quotable Thrills

The Rotoscopers gang is back in action in this extra long episode, where they talk about one of their all-around favorite Disney animated classics: Robin Hood!

Free Birds trailer online

The torrent of trailers continues, as the Relativity Media/Real FX film Free Birds gives us a first look. “Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history – and get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu for good.” […]

The Lego Movie trailer online

Warner Bros. has posted the trailer for their February 7, 2014 film The Lego Movie. Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and starring Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, and Alison Brie, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman, the “original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly […]

Frozen teaser trailer online

The first teaser trailer for Disney’s upcoming film Frozen is now online. Based on the story The Snow Queen, Disney synopsizes the film this way: “Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her […]

MU cast and crew interviews

ComingSoon has an almost nine minute video of new interviews with some of the Monsters University cast and crew: director Dan Scanlon, producer Kori Rae, actors Billy Crystal, Nathan Fillion, and Charlie Day.

Animation Addicts Podcast #39: Rise of the Guardians – Guardians of Liberty

Mason, Morgan, and Chelsea take on Rise of the Guardians! This episode hits the history of the film, all the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents!

Rotoscopers YouTube: The Art of Epic

In the latest installment of their continuing coverage of “Art of…” books, Morgan Stradling and Chelsea Robson review the The Art of Epic, showcasing the latest feature film from Blue Sky Studios.

Rotoscopers YouTube: Epic and A Monster In Paris

Chelsea talks about the first of the 2013 summer animated releases, Epic. Then Morgan joins her to review the recent Blu-ray release of A Monster In Paris.

Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite…I Mean, Dragon

Morgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks’ How to Train your Dragon — and much, much more!

MoviePass – How It Works

Would you pay $35 a month to see every movie you want to see on the big screen? MoviePass offers a subscription service that allows just that at almost any theatre in the country.

Rotoscopers YouTube: Frozen facts, rumors, and spoilers

Morgan and Chelsea discuss what they know about Disney’s Frozen — from rumors, officially released info, and a video accidentally posted online and quickly removed. Spoilers abound, so beware!

Disney offers first look at Big Hero 6!

The Los Angeles Times has the first look at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Big Hero 6, its first movie inspired by a Marvel comic. From Winnie the Pooh director Don Hall, the CG feature centers on “a brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to […]

Animation Addicts Podcast #37: Tinker Bell – They’re Breaking Canon

Morgan and Chelsea are flying solo as they discuss DisneyToon Studios’ first installment in the Tinker Bell franchise – Tinker Bell! Join the fun as they discuss Tinker Bell’s origins and first movie!

Rotoscopers YouTube: Cinderella, Tinkerbell – Secret of the Wings, Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

The Rotoscopers review the Cinderella Diamond Edition set, the Tinkerbell film Secret of the Wings, and a unique play venue in the Don Bluth Front Row Theatre.

Ratchet & Clank moving from game consoles to the big screen

Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment are teaming to give the popular video game duo Ratchet and Clank their own 3D computer animated movie, says Variety. The characters were introduced in 2002 with the Ratchet & Clank game, before growing into a successful franchise exclusive to PlayStation consoles. Jericca Cleland will direct the Ratchet & Clank […]

Rotoscopers YouTube: The Art of The Croods and Q&A Part 2

Morgan and Chelsea check out the book The Art of The Croods. Then they finish up their Q&A series with questions about Disney problems and favorite films, and the story of how they met.

Animation Addicts Podcast #36: Howl’s Moving Castle – Beast’s Moving Batcave

The Rotoscopers take an introspective dive into Howl’s Moving Castle. Join in as they review, discuss, analyze, think deeply and talk shallowly on this Miyazaki film!

Rotoscopers YouTube: Q&A Part 2

Morgan and Chelsea continue to answer your questions! In this installment they discuss topics including when Disney might go back to hand drawn animation and what can be done to improve job loss in the film, gaming, and visual effects industries.

Animated Doctor Who part of the Neverweres

Bleeding Cool notes that Dan Norton (DC, Wildstorm comics, Thundercats) posted some preliminary artwork on his deviantART page from a never produced Doctor Who animated series he worked on. “We were so close… End of the day, BBC didn’t want anything to distract from production of the tv show”. This wouldn’t be the first time […]

New Cloudy 2 promo

Sony has released a new promotional video for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, according to Cinema Blend. The preview, hosted by Terry Crews, shows off some of the animal/food hybrids that will feature in the film.

Rotoscopers YouTube: Planes test screening

Chelsea and Morgan had the opportunity to see a test screening of the upcoming Disney film Planes. And what do you know? They LIKED it! Check out their spoiler free video review.

Rotoscopers YouTube: Q&A Part 1

Morgan and Chelsea asked what you want to know and now they answer your questions! In this installment they discuss the greatness of DuckTales, Disney crossovers and spinoffs they’d like to see, and how to make animation appealing to more people.

Animation Addicts Podcast #34: Toy Story 2 – British Invasion

The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host, William Jardine from A113Animation.com! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar’s first sequel Toy Story 2.

DuckTales remastered, woo-oo!

Ars Technica reports that Capcom sent PAX East attendees into a “sing-along frenzy” today with the announcement that they are rewriting history by remastering the 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System video game DuckTales for modern high definition consoles. Details are still a blur, but “the game is based heavily on the NES classic—about 70 percent of […]

Turbo brings new domestic, international trailers

Two new trailers for DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo have arrived online. The second domestic trailer, attached to The Croods in theaters this weekend, may be seen at iTunes Movie Trailers. Concurrently, an extended international trailer is available at MSN UK. Turbo tells of a snail whose dream of competing in the Indy 500 is brought to […]

New Despicable Me 2 trailer and poster

A brand new trailer and poster for Despicable Me 2 have found their way online and can be seen on ComingSoon.Net. The preview is expected to be shown on the big screen this weekend with 3-D screenings of The Croods. Already one of the most marketed movies of the year, Despicable Me 2 strikes theaters everywhere this […]