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Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
Disney’s made for video sequel is easily one of the better titles to emerge from the unit, with authentic feeling backgrounds and an old-time spirit that recalls the original film nicely. |
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ParaNorman: an art in the making, with filmmakers Chris Butler and Sam Fell
The ParaNorman directors talk stop-motion zombies and other aspects of their new production, including their involvement with The Art and Making of ParaNorman book! |
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Win a ParaNorman Prize Package!
Animated Views & Focus Features are giving you a chance to win a ParaNorman Prize Package worth $60! One winner will receive a $25 Visa Gift Card, an adult sized t-shirt, a keychain, a notebook, slippers, a toothbrush, and a backpack! |
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Director Barry Cook remembers the Peoples of Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
Barry Cook recalls how WDFA-F was to bridge the transition from traditional to CG animation with My Peoples, only to find the project canceled and the studio shut down. |
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Treasure Planet: 10th Anniversary Edition
Disney’s “tradigital” adventure represents the epitome of hand-drawn and computer animation, and even though a Visual Commentary is (kind of) missing, the set is the best presentation one could hope for! |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
Neither good nor that bad, the latest Ice Age film will leave you… not caring… and wondering if the franchise is drifting now and maybe needs to be allowed to melt away. |
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Home On The Range
Disney’s wild Wild West comedy isn’t the layered kind of film that the 1990s renaissance was built on, but it wasn’t meant to be: Home On The Range is simply comical fun for the sake of it! |
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Gold Nugget, Common Sense, Two-Headed Cop, and Junkyard
This month Outside the Lines circles the globe to bring you some interesting work you might not have seen yet — with animation from France, Israel, Belgium and The Netherlands, and the United States. |
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Brave: Into the open air with songwriter Alex Mandel
From Emeryville to Ancient Scotland, Pixar’s Alex Mandel speaks to Jeremie Noyer about his songwriting journey for the Studio’s latest animated adventure, Brave! |
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Superman Vs. The Elite
Joe Kelly’s personal diatribe against antiheroes hits more than it misses, giving us a Superman that we can believe in. The inconsistent animation undermines the effort, but the great bonus features help to save the Blu-ray. |
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The Art of Brave: an interview with author and Pixar story artist Jenny Lerew
Jeremie Noyer speaks with Pixar story artist – and author of the Studio’s latest Art Of… tome – Jenny Lerew about the wonderfully atmospheric images of Brave! |
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Sealab 2020: The Complete Series
Is it as boring as it’s reputation suggests? Or is it an exciting and educational gem? Is it more SeaQuest or Jonny Quest? Read our review to find out! |
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John Carter (Of Mars)
Junk the clunky 3D and enjoy Andrew Stanton’s traditionally exciting adventure for what it is: a reclaiming of sci-fi ideas and concepts from 100 years ago, since borrowed for a host of “inspired”-by movies! |
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Brave
Brave may not be as epic as audiences have come to expect from big budget animated features, but in all the ways that count it hits the target. |
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero / Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
With Christopher Nolan defining Batman for a new generation, now is a good time to revisit two of Batman’s more revered animated adventures, where we find that one fares better than the other. |
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Margaret Kerry – The Original Tinker Bell
Margaret Kerry, the reference model for Tinker Bell, has led a pixie-dusted life, as she says herself. With a career that spans Hollywood movies to Peter Pan to the early Syncro-Vox cartoons, she is absolutely right! |
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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
The latest Madagascar will leave you wanting better especially if this is the end of the series, but it does deliver the expected laughs. |
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The Secret World Of Arrietty
This Studio Ghibli film based on The Borrowers is a quiet tale with many rewards if you are in the right frame of mind. |
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Feeding aliens, feuding mimes, and foodie astronauts
This month’s Outside the Lines blog includes some student projects, a film looking for funding, and a preview of a animated documentary on the festival circuit. |
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The Lady of Names, Making an Animatic
AV’s new blog, Outside the Lines, will bring to your attention projects from animators, studios, companies, and others working hard at their craft that maybe you’ve never heard of… yet. |
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Iron Man Anime
The armored Avenger makes a slick transition into the anime world, taking on a variety of mecha (and public opinion) while trying to save the world. |
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X-Men Anime
Marvel Comics’ uncanny heroes get adapted into a Japanese cartoon series. Great visuals, intense action, and strong characterization make this a worthy effort that should make most fans happy. |
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Shazzan: The Complete Series
More 1960s Hanna-Barbera fun from Warner Archive, as two siblings find themselves in ancient Arabia among much magic and myth. |
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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest : Season One, Volume Two
Warner comes to the rescue for the rest of the beleaguered show’s initial “season”: globetrotting adventure in a classic vein, with a modern twist. Shaky video and animation, but we do get bonus material! |
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DC Nation-Week 6
After a less than impressive kick-off, DC Nation is carrying two strong series. The shorts, however, are hit or miss, but overall it is an hour of pure superhero TV. |
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Avatar: The Legend of Korra
Nickelodeon’s Avatar adventures continues with The Legend of Korra, which is setup to be more than a worthy sequel. |
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Doc McStuffins
Doc McStuffins plays doctor with her stuffed animal friends while teaching health and wellness along with basic science concepts to children without dumbing down the ideas. |
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The Muppets
The true best picture of 2011 becomes the instant must-have disc of 2012 as Kermit and the gang find themselves in new but very assured hands. Made by fans for fans, if you don’t have this already, get it now for a fun family Easter treat! |
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William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore!
William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg reflect on how Hurricane Katrina and the passing of friend William Morris inspired their recent Oscar-winning short. |
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Scooby-Doo! Music Of The Vampire
That’s just what the Scooby franchise needed — Broadway-style musical numbers! Some work better than others, but what’s important is that there’s a good mystery here. |
