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Is Shrek 5 on the way?
…is reporting that DreamWorks Animation honcho Jeffery Katzenberg is hinting at a continuation of the franchise. “We like to let them have a little bit of time to rest,” he… |
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Gravity, Frozen big Oscar winners
…streak going into the night. The film became the first movie from Disney Animation to win the Best Animated Feature trophy since its inception in 2001. And the two pieces… |
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Lava – Pixar’s newest short revealed?
One particular highlight of seeing a Pixar film in theaters is catching the short that precedes it. Now the newest theatrical short from the animation powerhouse may have been discovered:… |
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Mr. Peabody and Sherman opens
DreamWorks Animation’s latest movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, opens today on 3,470 screens, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The film is scoring pretty well with critics, earning a 77% “freshness”… |
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Rio 2 box office, Blue Sky’s big foreign appeal
…date. Yes, even better than Frozen (although that will change likely this week). Blue Sky’s movies do so well overseas that, on average, they gross more worldwide than DreamWorks Animation”…. |
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Upcoming Smurfs movie blog
Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet), director of Sony Pictures Animation’s brand new all-animated computer-generated Smurfs feature film, launched his official blog this morning at www.SmurfsProductionBlog.com The blog, called… |
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The Pirate Fairy
…obvious— though a few may think they’ve gone a little too far. The animation is first-rate, only a notch below theatrical quality, at a level that would undoubtedly surprise many… |
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Where Did These AWOL Animated Movies Get To?
Welcome To MIA-DVD! We all love our DVD collections. To be able to instantly pick a slice of animation history and have it flashing up on the screen in a… |
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MIA-BD: Where are these AWOL animated movies in HD?
…timeframe of the list spans from several decades ago to more recent titles, and features classics of animation from studios big and small, including Disney, DreamWorks, Warner Bros, and Fox…. |
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Wizart’s Snow Queen 2 gets new poster, images
Courtesy of Wizart Animation, Animated Views has the first look at the latest poster for The Snow Queen 2. Directed by Alexey Tsitsilin, the sequel will be released in Russia,… |
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Penguins of Madagascar bumped up to this Thanksgiving; Home pushed back
In a very unexpected move, DreamWorks Animation has just announced that their upcoming Madagascar spin-off The Penguins of Madagascar will be coming to theaters this Thanksgiving, while Home will be… |
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Sonic the Hedgehog racing to the big screen
Sega’s video game icon Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to the big screen according to The Wrap. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marza Animation Planet are teaming up to create the… |
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Pixar’s Inside Out revealed
Details and footage from Pixar’s Inside Out were revealed by director Pete Docter at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this week, according to Variety. The industry paper was extremely… |
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Dates set for Madagascar 4, Puss in Boots 2, Captain Underpants, The Croods 2
DreamWorks Animation announced several release dates for their upcoming film slate today, ComingSoon.net tells us. First up is the news that Captain Underpants will become the first film from the… |
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Casey Kasem, voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo!, passes away
Casey Kasem, the famed radio DJ who became known to animation fans everywhere as the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo!, has passed away, Variety is reporting. The man behind America’s… |
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Less is more, and more animated news is good news!
In an effort to bring you the latest in what’s happening in the animation world in a more timely manner, we’re changing our news format. For over a decade we’ve… |
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2014 Emmy Award nominees announced
…Palace — Song Title: Merroway Cove — John William Kavanaugh and Craig Gerber Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation • The Simpsons — Married… |
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Boxtrolls event this weekend features art, book signing, and a panel of filmmakers
Nucleus, an art gallery in Alhambra, CA with a focus in the animation and entertainment arts, will be having a panel/exhibition for Laika’s animated feature The Boxtrolls this Saturday October… |
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The Book of Life
…doesn’t have to be the death of a film when, like The Book of Life, the animation, music, humor, acting, and everything else is so heavenly. Animated Classic or Back… |
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Princess Mononoke
…over by hatred. This is a story of the futility of war, but also of its transforming power on society. Princess Mononoke has exciting animation, interesting characters, a sophisticated and… |
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Penguins of Madagascar
…the usual high quality you would expect from a major animation company in 2014. The character designs are hit or miss. The octopus villain is wonderfully comical. But his henchman… |
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Cinderella
…animation. 101 Dalmatians, on the other hand, proudly proclaimed itself a remake of the beloved 1961 film, with Glenn Close being touted as the movie’s “star” as perhaps the studio’s… |
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Batman Vs. Robin: Exclusive Figure Edition
…to say in this informative discussion. Sneak Peak at Justice League: Gods & Monsters (11:08) contains quite a bit of finished animation, with the upcoming movie’s creative peole describing how… |
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Minions
…songs from The Who, The Kinks, The Turtles, the musical Hair, and, appropriately, Donovan’s Mellow Yellow. As should be the norm from the major studios, the animation was very good…. |
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Rick & Morty
…animation is lively and smooth, the characters are likable, and the series frequently finds its own kind of surreal poignancy amidst all the gags about butts. Smart, hysterical, and insane… |
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Shaun the Sheep Movie
Aardman Animations, the wizards behind top stop-motion animated films like Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and The Pirates! Band of Misfits are back with Shaun the… |
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Lego Justice League: Attack Of The Legion Of Doom
…minifigure. Ink And Paint: As expected, the video quality is excellent, only limited slightly by the budget animation. Try as I might, I could barely detect macroblocking or banding, and… |
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Hotel Transylvania 2 opens
Sony Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 2 opens today in 3,753 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. It’s not winning over a majority of the critics, earning a 41% so far at… |
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Lego Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles
…part due to animation budget requirements as this is four episodes as opposed to Padawan’s one. Nevertheless, colors are bright and clear, and since this is a brand new release,… |
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The Good Dinosaur
…line, that would probably be a horrible idea!) While the story may be unambitious and unoriginal, the animation is anything but. Pixar’s latest is visually stunning. The artists have made… |
