Everyone gets in on the action in new Guardians of the Galaxy 2 poster
Following last night’s trailer premiere, a new poster for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. Two has been released by Disney on Facebook, and you can check it out below. The… |
Disney prepares takeover action; Animators back Roy Disney
…that began work nearly 60 years ago, when Walt Disney brought Salvador Dali to the studio to design surrealist animated art work. “Many veteran animators are rooting for Roy to… |
Twenty Questions with the AV Staff
…cracked the top half. 4. Without looking it up, how many posts have been made on Animated Views over the last 20 years? DAN: I wanna say around 3000, but… |
The Paintings of Peregoy at Suspended Animation
…their latest artist addition: Walt Peregoy, best known for his work on 101 Dalmatians, but also notable for his contributions to Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp and Sleeping Beauty…. |
Frank Thomas has passed away…
…Animator and One of Walt Disney’s ‘Nine Old Men,’ Dies at Age 92 Created Timeless Animation for Such Films as Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, and Authored Four Landmark… |
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
…to overlook the fact that others had been keeping the traditional animation torch alive, from the 101 Dalmatians Xerography of The Triplets Of Belleville and Disney’s own sequel-churning Toon Studios… |
Return To Never-Land: Pixie-Powered Edition
…Snow Buddies, The Aristocats: Special Edition, My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Wish Gone Amiss, Tinker Bell, 101 Dalmatians, Wall*E, and High School Musical 2, and promos for Disney Movie Rewards… |
Enchanted #2 on DVD sales charts
The Numbers reports that Disney’s live–action/animation hybrid Enchanted has come in at number two on the DVD sales charts this week, with 2,819,560 units sold so far. The fairy tale… |
Phineas And Ferb: The Movie – Across The 2nd Dimension
…endless barrage of movie spin-offs such as Aladdin, Ariel’s Undersea Adventures, Timon And Pumbaa, Hercules, 101 Dalmatians, Buzz Lightyear, The Legend Of Tarzan, etc, which drained the movies dry and… |
Here’s your first look at Emma Stone as Cruella
Even though there’s already been two live–action 101 Dalmatians movies starring Glenn Close, we have another of them down the road, this time in the form of a prequel. Cruella… |
The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition
…(Young Frankenstein) as Triton Ben Wright (The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians) as Grimsby Paddi Edwards (Hercules) as Flotsam and Jetsam Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) as Carlotta the maid… |
Kiki’s Delivery Service
…on the Blu-ray include spots for 101 Dalmatians, Big Hero 6, and Legend Of The Neverbeast. Sneak Peeks selected from the main menu brings us more ads, for Frozen: Sing… |
American Legends (featuring John Henry)
…Brave Engineer (1950) and the recent short John Henry (2000). The Sweatbox Review: When Disney’s American Legends was announced way back at the end of 2001, the rumors of what… |
Enrico Casarosa on storyboarding Ratatouille
As all connoisseurs of animation know, a storyboard is the succession of drawings used during the pre-production of an animated film (and very often in live–action too) intended to visualise… |
Composer Michael Kamen dies
…live action version of \\101 Dalmatians\\. He won the 1999 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production for his work on \\The Iron Giant\\…. |
Jan Pinkava reveals “les ropes” of Ratatouille
…realistic characters to replace real humans in live–action movies, mostly for special effects and stunts. That eventually happened and it’s now something the audience takes for granted as a possibility…. |
Brother Bear: 2-Movie Collection
…though live action films have been pulling this trick for years, even as far back as MGM’s heyday, with the current Oz: The Great And Powerful continuing the tradition today)…. |
Welcome…to Moana orchestrator and song arranger Dave Metzger!
…of the complexity then comes from the fact that he lives in New Zealand and then Lin-Manuel lives in New York and of course Mark lives down in California. So,… |
The Muppets
Walt Disney Pictures (November 23 2011), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (March 20 2012), single disc Blu-ray plus DVD and Digital Copy disc with Soundtrack Download, 103 mins plus supplements, 1080p… |
Pixar production designer Don Shank in his element with Elemental
…City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together, Elemental introduces Ember – a tough, quick-witted, and fiery young woman – whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named… |
Composer Mark Watters on Disney’s Silly Symphonies music
…between 1929 and 1939, with orchestral scores performed live by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, led by six-time Emmy award-winning composer Mark Watters. From symphonic to jazz, and featuring the… |
Earthlight Pictures launches CCTV animation training
Earthlight Pictures has taken a unique step in animation training, now utilizing a live-video classroom, direct to students’ desktops. The internet-based system, TelAnimate, arrives after two years of development in… |
Up: 3D Edition
…production artifacts such as story sketches, concept art, live–action footage and photos for the Pixar crew named throughout. These pictorial embellishments bring an already engrossing track to life, and it… |
Looking at the Critical Role animated Kickstarter campaign with Sam Riegel
On April 18 at midnight Pacific standard time, the Critical Role Kickstarter campaign to fund an animated program came to an end. With an initial goal of raising $750,000 in… |
Seth MacFarlene to host the Oscars
…had a blockbuster this year with his live–action/animated comedy Ted. In addition to voicing several characters on Family Guy and American Dad, his voice can also be heard as Emperor… |
An interview with author Emily Zemler on Disney Princess: Beyond The Tiara
…on the subject. You have making-ofs on the animated films and on the live–action re-imaginings, but you don’t have books about the cultural legacy of the Disney Princess. What was… |