A quick 2D Expo report: Debunking a Pixar rumor and more
…the way of animation-related news, we did learn from Jim Capobianco of Pixar that there is no truth to the rumor that Pixar will be trying their hand (pun intended)… |
Cultoons! Volume 2: Animated Education
…more colorful and light-hearted than a real extraction, with Winky’s enamel-white wall of knashers coming under fire from sneaky incisor-mining baduns! Winky himself reminds of the night watchman Gabby from… |
Behind-the-scenes look at Rudolph
TV Party has a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rankin/Bass’ Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The article sheds some light on the history and making of the classic Christmas… |
Beowulf: Director’s Cut
…absolute state of the art in motion-capture animation with his director-buddy Robert Zemeckis’ film The Polar Express. They even came up with a new term to describe the better-than-mo-cap technique… |
Get ready for evil mermaids with the Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken trailer
A brand new trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken is now online, showcasing more of the movie’s unique art style. It arrives in theaters on June 30th (where… |
The Boxtrolls coming to Blu-Ray January 20th
…new movie from animation studio LAIKA, the makers of the Academy Award®-nominated Coraline and ParaNorman, comes to Blu-ray™ 3D and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack including Blu-ray, DVD & DIGITAL HD with… |
Adventure Time: The Complete Fifth Season
Cartoon Network Studios (2012-2014), Warner Home Video (July 14, 2014), 2 Discs, 561 minutes, 16:9 ratio, Dolby Stereo 2.0, Rated TV-PG, Retail: $32.18 Storyboard: Just what fans wanted— more Marceline… |
Several Shrek characters are running for president on social media
…Far, Far Away? DreamWorks Animation’s official Shrek page on Facebook has recently launched four communities for the “candidates” who are running, including the titular ogre, the Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming,… |
Foosball snags Rupert Grint
…by Juan Jose Campanella in a joint venture between Spain and Argentina that might take some time to get here. Animation Magazine reports that Rupert Grint (aka Ron Weasley) will… |
Preview Animation from Pencils to Pixels
…on Passing Position • v-05: Foot Tidy Up • v-06: Side-to-Side Sway • v-07: Rotation on Body • v-08: Blocked-In Arm Action • v-09: Left Arm Bend • v-10: Increased… |
Fantastic Mr. Fox
20th Century Fox (October 23 2009), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (March 23 2010), Blu-ray plus DVD and Digital Copy disc, 87 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 1.85:1 widescreen, DTS-HD… |
2018 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…will return within the next year or so through Disney’s forthcoming direct-to-consumer streaming service. Supergirl 1984: The Warner Archive Collection Blu-Ray! Following the critical and commercial disappointment of Superman III,… |
CGI ruining Hollywood?
“Will digital effects ruin Hollywood?” – that is the question asked by Edward Jay Epstein. In his article “The Schizoid Split in Movies,” available at Slate, Epstein ponders whether directors… |
The Jungle Book
…Retail: $39.99 Storyboard: Walt Disney’s swingin’ 1967 animated feature based on Rudyard Kipling’s legendary tale gets a modern-day, photo-realistic update. The Sweatbox Review: Oh, oobee-doo! Who would have guessed that… |
A Conversation with Eric Goldberg
…animator and director Eric Goldberg, most recently a director-for-hire on Looney Tunes: Back In Action. During the informal chat, Goldberg spoke about his career at the Mouse House, taking in… |
Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 2
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1943-1951), Warner Home Video (June 16, 2009), Single Disc, 102 minutes, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail $14.98 Storyboard: Continuing with their latest strategy of… |
Shark Tale
…use of seahorses in an all-bets-are-on race is perhaps obvious but still loads of fun, the names of the participants even more so. That the story is weak is one… |
The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
…and often disturbing film that marks its own patch in the animation landscape, being not an adult sci-fi extravaganza or a titillating sex-and-drugs social comedy, but a heartfelt, serious and… |
Christmas specials scheduled for Cartoon Network
…– When the Rustbucket’s a/c goes on the fritz in the middle of the desert, Ben, Max and Gwen take refuge at Holiday Village, an over-the-top Christmas theme park that… |
12 Days of Cartoon Network’s Holiday Programming
…lifetime to catch Santa in action and reveal the true magic of Christmas. But they’ve got to find Santa before LeFreeze – a dim-witted monster who’s carrying a serious 100-year-old… |
Catwoman and King Kong updates; release dates; Shrek 2 run-time
…Horzons}} posts some interesting news on upcoming Marvel movies. Look for Fantastic Four in 2005, X-Men 3 and Hulk 2 in 2006, and Spider-Man 3 and Captain America sometime in… |
Clutch Cargo: The Complete Series – Volume One
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The Best Of 2009: This Time It’s Personal!
…anamorphic DVDs, and just when everyone had gotten used to those, high-definition made us go out and buy all-new flat-screen displays again. Everything looked great once more, except those standard… |
Pixar and Princess rule our latest updates!
…(and omissions) in the Blu-ray authoring. Celebrating Up‘s landing on Blu-ray and DVD is the film’s story artist Enrico Casarosa, who speaks exclusively to Jeremie about the development of the… |
Spielberg settles Mary Poppins remake rumor
Dark Horizons points to Spielberg Films, where the rumor of Steven Spielberg hoping to shoot a Mary Poppins remake finally comes to rest. Steven Spielberg’s rep Marvin Levy responds, “I… |
Ant Bully finds TV spots, rumored cameos
Opening July 28th, The Ant Bully finds itself with three television advertisements, currently playing on the tube and You Tube: #1, #2, and #3. Meanwhile, from Wikipedia comes the rumor… |
It’s a jailbreak in reverse in the Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget trailer
…human world come home to roost; they’ll stop at nothing even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk to save chicken-kind. This time, they’re breaking in! … |
Ruby Spears Superman DVD in November
DVDActive reports that Warner has announced Ruby Spears Superman dvd on 3rd November. The 2-disc set will feature 13 episodes from 1988-89. Extras will include a “Corporation of the Corrupt:… |
Gargoyles: The Complete First Season
Buena Vista Television (1973-1986, 1993-1996), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (December 7, 2004), 2 disc set, 294 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full screen ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail:… |
TMNT
Warner Bros/The Weinstein Company/Imagi Animation (March 23 2007), Warner Home Video (August 7 2007), double-sided single disc, 87 mins plus supplements, 2:35:1 anamorphic widescreen and 1.33:1 cropped pan-and-scan, Dolby Digital… |