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Nimona‘s production designer Aidan Sugano: creating a future medieval world
Aside from a great tale, much of Nimona‘s success lies in its visual design. Read how the production designer brought the graphic novel to life. |
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is a beautiful looking film, featuring a predictable plot, some irritating characters, and a too-easily-wrapped-up ending. But none of that drags it down too much for kids. |
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Elemental
Elemental continues Pixar’s recent trend of middling movies that, with the addition of a few important missing elements, could have been great. |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Alright, let’s do this one more time. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks great and its actors are outstanding. But we’ll have to do this one more time again before we know where it’s going. |
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Honor Among Thieves doesn’t just succeed in being an excellent adaption of Dungeons & Dragons. It rolls a critical success on being downright fun! |
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An Animated History of Dungeons & Dragons Adaptations
Make a history check with this exploration of the few adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons that made it to the screen ahead of the upcoming theatrical adventure. |
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Oscar Night 2023
The big night is here! Oscar statuettes will be bestowed on lucky filmmakers this evening at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. And we’ll be covering it as part of our annual Oscar event, now in its 19th year! |
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Animated Views’ 2023 Oscar Contest
Animated Views is giving away $50 worth of movies — your choice of either an Amazon or Fandango gift card — during our 19th Annual Oscar Event! Enter today for your chance to win! |
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Meet My Dad The Bounty Hunter‘s Dads
Netflix is set to debut another quality animated series. Meet the creators in this exclusive interview. |
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Popeye The Sailor: The 1960s TV Cartoons
See why one of the most popular cartoon TV shows in history had such variable quality, in this informative and insightful book from Popeye expert Fred M. Grandinetti. |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
Join us for our annual recap of the highlights and lowlights of the past twelve months, including your Readers’ Choice of the top animated movies of the year! |
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The 2022 AV Readers’ Choice Poll
Critics, the Academy, Hollywood guilds, and even the Animated Views staff will tell you what they think. But now it’s your turn to be the critic! What was the the best animated film of 2022? |
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A kind interview with the creators of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse
Read about the latest animation to appear soon on Apple TV+, as a book transitions to become a lovely and charming short film. |
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Composer Henry Jackman takes us on a musical journey to Strange World
Learn what makes the accomplished composer’s music for the Disney film so appropriately unique. |
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Disney historian Christian Renaut presents volume two of his Best Of Disney’s Animated Features
Read our insightful interview with the respected Disney author about his new book! |
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More than meets the ears with Transformers: Earthspark composers Crush Effect
Learn how two working musicians with no television experience ended up scoring the latest entry in the toy-inspired franchise. |
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An interview with the creators of Oni
Tonko House has another exciting project to share with the world, with this one a Netflix series inspired by Japanese folklore. |
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D23 Expo 2022 Exclusive
An exclusive recap of Disney’s convention, including coverage of the Studio Showcase, Disney Legends, Disney Princess – The Concert, and the anniversary presentations of Tron and The Muppet Christmas Carol. |
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An interview with author Emily Zemler on Disney Princess: Beyond The Tiara
Here, we have a book that probes into the actual evolution of the Disney Princess and how each one has given back to and influenced our own world. |
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Production Designer Matthias Lechner attacks The Sea Beast
Find out how the immersive world seen in the new Netflix feature was sourced from a wealth of life experiences. |
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2022 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
An exclusive recap of the annual convention, including coverage of Marvel Studios, Dungeons & Dragons, Princess Mononoke, X-Men: The Animated Series, The Rocketeer, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and Little Demon. |
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To Infinity And Beyond with Lightyear Production Designer Tim Evatt
Find out how the look of the Pixar film was influenced through research and the creativity of the crew, in our exclusive interview. |
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Lightyear
Lightyear may not be the most buzz-worthy film in the Pixar vault. But even with the high expectations that come with being part of the Toy Story franchise, it holds its own as a solid enough outing. |
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The Best Of 2021: The More Things Change…
Our annual recap of the year that was is finally up, with us giving you our favorites in film, television, and anything else we might’ve liked! Plus we reveal your picks for the best animated movies of 2021! |
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The Bad Guys
After years of being bad, can |
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Oscar Night 2022
Tonight’s the night. The winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards will be announced this evening. And we’ll be here covering it as part of our annual Oscar event, now in its 18th year! Be sure to join us for a live chat during the show this evening! |
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Production Designer Rona Liu on Turning Red
Turning Red has pastels, promotes believability over photorealism, and of course glorifies chunky cuteness. In this exclusive interview, find out what makes the new Pixar film visually so special. |
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Animated Views’ 2022 Oscar Contest
Animated Views is giving away $50 worth of movies — your choice of Amazon or Fandango gift cards — during our 18th Annual Oscar Event! Enter today for your chance to win! |
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The Legend of Vox Machina
The animated adaption of Critical Role is ultra violent and heavy on profanity. Yet the series is brought to life with majestic visuals, thrilling narratives, and colorful characters that make The Legend of Vox Machina a critical success. |
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The 2021 AV Readers’ Choice Poll
Critics, the Academy, Hollywood guilds, and even the Animated Views staff will tell you what they think. But now it’s your turn to be the critic! What was the the best animated film of 2021? |
