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Director Jimmy Hayward talks turkey about Free Birds
Hayward takes Animated Views behind-the-scenes of Reel FX’s first animated feature, from its conception as Turkeys to the casting of Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #51: Corpse Bride – Studio Jiggling
The fans voted and for this year’s annual Rotoscopers spook-tacular, they dive into the macabre world of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. |
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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! |
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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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Scooby-Doo: Stage Fright
After more than twenty direct-to-video movies, Scooby still has what it takes to entertain and maybe even surprise, as seen in this updating of The Phantom Of The Opera that uses elements of today’s televised talent shows. |
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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. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #50: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Introducing Deafy, the Dwarf
It’s the big 5-0 for the Rotoscopers and to celebrate, they’re reviewing the animated film that started it all, Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. |
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Pete Nash talks “wonderfood” animation in Cloudy 2
The director of the Sony Pictures Imageworks sequel speaks to AV exclusively about the film’s design and its breakout original characters. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #49: The Incredibles – Meet the RotoSUPERS!
The RotoSUPERS assemble to discuss the classic Pixar movie The Incredibles directed by Brad Bird. Sit down with Morgan, Mason, Chelsea and special Rotoscopers writer and guest host, Pablo Ruiz! |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #48: Interview with Steve Hickner
Steve Hickner, co-director of The Prince of Egypt and Bee Movie, discusses his new book, his advice for creative professionals, and tells anecdotes and lessons learned from his career. |
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From Up On Poppy Hill
Goro Miyazaki lives up to the family name this time, with a wonderful piece of filmmaking. This nostalgic look at Japan in the 1960s features the conflict of progressives vs. traditionalists, and a love story you haven’t seen before. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #47: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation – It’s Direct-to-video for a Reason
School’s back in, so Morgan and Chelsea thought it fitting to discuss the looney Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation. |
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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
Pan flies again in Disney’s direct-to-video turned theatrically-released sequel, breaking the curse of the DTVs but not really providing anything we haven’t seen before. |
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Director Stephan Franck tells The Legend Of Smurfy Hollow
The director takes Animated Views’ Jérémie Noyer behind the scenes of the Smurfs’ latest “mini-movie” adaptation of a literary classic, set to hit stores next week. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #46: Meet the Robinsons – ‘Blame You’ Wins Hands Down!
Mason and Chelsea join the Rotoscopers’ new writer, Alex Parker, as they discuss Disney’s CGI animated film Meet the Robinsons. |
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Now Playing: The World’s End and more
Now Playing reaches The World’s End: A dark comedy with bar fights, robot school girls, and a surprising amount of depth and heart. Also, a look at Kick-Ass 2 and Elysium. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #45: Kevin Schreck Interview
Join Mason as he interviews Kevin Schreck, the director of Persistence of Vision, a documentary of the story behind the Richard Williams’ The Thief and the Cobbler |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #44: Interviews with Alan Menken & Richard Sherman
Disney songwriters and legends Alan Menken and Richard Sherman talk about their careers, their craft, and their concert. |
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Robotech 2-Movie Collection
For one low price, you get a pretty decent sequel to a beloved saga, plus one glorified clip show. There are great extras too, but they’ve been seen before. |
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Oliver & Company: 25th Anniversary Edition
Disney does Dickens as the story of Oliver gets a new twist in a modern-day New York setting populated by celebrity-voiced canines. An HD transfer is top dog, but the (same old) extras are kitty litter. |
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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. |
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Rotoscopers YouTube: D23 updates and disc reviews
The Rotoscopers have released six new videos! Topics include reviews (Lilo & Stitch and My Little Pony) and D23 updates (Finding Dory, Toy Story of Terror, Inside Out, and The Good Dinosaur). |
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Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition
This fast and furry-ous animal take on the Robin Hood legend is Disney at its most economical artistically, but that doesn’t hamper a good tale being told with fun characters and music; the Studio’s new disc is a winner too. |
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Mike Disa and The Seven Dwarfs: How the Snow White prequel became a Dopey movie
In an AV Exclusive, Director Disa recalls why DisneyToons cancelled plans to give Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Doc, Happy, Bashful and Sleepy their own CG-animated franchise. |
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The Sword In The Stone: 50th Anniversary Edition
Walt’s side-swiping comedy take on the King Arthur legend isn’t what you’ll be expecting, though it is a lot of fun and cooks up some great characters, even if Disney’s HD disc has its own severe problems… |
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Free Birds creators explain why Reel FX’s first theatrical feature is no turkey
Director Jimmy Hayward and Reel FX President of Animation Aron Warner offer an exclusive sneak preview of Free Birds, coming to theaters in November. |
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Senior Technical Director Michael Muir mixes art and science in Smurfs 2
Muir explains the role of a technical director and reveals the challenges of working on CG characters versus live-action ones, for the Smurfs’ latest theatrical outing. |
