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Toy Story That Time Forgot
…any kid (or even “big kids” at heart like myself) who wouldn’t want to have these guys as part of their collection. There are also great gags from start to… |
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Monsters University gets USA Today profile, Disney World monorail
…are, instead of what you’re expected to be,” Scanlon explains. “It might be a slightly heavier theme than the first movie, but I think kids are more aware than we… |
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Kubo and the Two Strings
…blot twists — which Kubo does have too — but subverting the way we expect life to play out in typical animated movies. Your kids probably aren’t used to a… |
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Box office victory for Avatar
…of $12 million, bringing the animated fairy tale’s total to $44.7 million. It is expected by some to pick up a bit as kids start to get out of school… |
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Choose which Amazon.com pilots become series
…the lineup include the adult comedy Supanatural as well as kids series Positively Ozitively, Sara Solves It, Creative Galaxy, Teeny Tiny Dogs and Tumbleaf. During its selection process, Amazon will… |
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Bling in limited theatrical release today
…Lights), Jennette McMcurdy (iCarly, Sam & Cat), Carla Gugino (Spy Kids) and James Woods (Justice League Action, Hercules) and distributed by Momentum Pictures and produced by DigiArt in association with… |
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Oz, The Great And Powerful (regular and 3D editions)
…although less demanding kids will probably enjoy its overblown opulence. I had hoped to catch the film theatrically in March and had been looking forward to it as an Oz… |
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Director Kevin Munroe revisits Imagi’s TMNT franchise
…– and therapeutic – to get into the Turtles again, with my kids who weren’t around for the 2007 movie.” By contrast, he remains reserved about Paramount’s live-action/CG hybrid Teenage… |
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The Croods
…case of kids, their parent’s wallets. The thing you absolutely want to avoid is making a good film look bad. All the work the artists put in on a movie… |
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DreamWorks enters the tablet market
…$300 this spring. Built in apps include “Be an Artist” that teaches kids how to draw DreamWorks characters and “School of Dragons,” a game described as an educational multi-player based… |
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Andre discusses song written for Mr. Peabody and Sherman
…this partnership. Kid is a song about the adventure of being a dad, the mischief, the fun, the exhausting joy of what kids bring, and it’s very up-tempo to match.”… |
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Watch a child deal with limb loss following cancer treatment in animated short Scarlett
…for the kids to continue Scarlett’s story on the video’s Facebook fan page. Their hope is to create more content for children going through pediatric cancer and their specific stories…. |
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Ratchet & Clank
…the game writers and “plussed” it up with that modern, hip humor they think kids love. And it was frustrating to listen to! You’d hear a glimmer of that Ratchet… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #104: Hotel Transylvania – Everyone Killed the Wife
…bellhop character Are the tables monsters? Jonathan respects Dracula instead of rebels Other Characters: Werewolf, kids, Mummy, Frankenstein’s Bride, Quasimodo Have all the voice actors worked with each other? Dance… |
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Exclusive D23 Expo 2015 Recap
…up and that old Disney cartoons and features from the Disney Movies Anywhere app were shown to keep everyone from getting bored. There was a concession stand, but it was… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part One – Ogres Are Like Onions!
…the film as kids. No doubt the one scene that’s gotten a second look with great interest involves Tulio and native girl Chel in quite a suggestive predicament. The Road… |
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Disney renews Sofia the First, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and Doc McStuffins
…three series exemplify heart and humor with great stories, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. All three series ranked in the top ten cable TV series for kids and preschoolers…. |
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The Angry Birds Movie
…the rest of the country is that in to it? Especially kids? All in all though, this half is inventive and imaginative enough to where you can see how a… |
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The Pirate Fairy
…fans, too. This fifth film in the fairies franchise upholds the strong tradition of the series. While grown-up fans may still feel better about watching this with their kids, the… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #70: Tarzan – Attack of the Disney Theories
…(unlike the magical leaves from Pocahontas.) • Clayton is a weak villain. What’s his motivation? Just greed? • Two lessons for kids: don’t run away from home and don’t swing… |
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My Little Pony spoofs Game of Thrones in season 6 teaser trailer
…not for its target audience–HBO’s ultra-violent Game of Thrones–in a clip that should appeal to “big kids.” The sixth season’s two-part premiere event airs on March 26th on Discovery Family…. |
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Lilo And Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
…movie’s few anachronisms that may have kids today wondering what a “record” is). As Lilo further discovers that her “dog” isn’t the pet she thought he was, and the galactic… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #41: Monsters University – We’re OK!
…of course, all things Monsters University. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV9861691948.mp3 Highlights: • New host: Brock Pearson. • Experiences from the MU showings: kids, Pixar super fans, cool MU gear. • Trailers before MU:… |
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The Best Of 2013: Unlucky, Or Lucky For Some?
…cartoons, while there’s definitely been some kind of change of guard at Disney Home Video earlier this year, with somebody new there making all kinds of strange and damaging decisions,… |
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Exclusive! Legends Of Oz producer talks franchise’s future after box office disappoints
…think, in our case, it’s more of an awareness issue. I think if people are aware our movie is out there, they’re going to take their kids to see it…. |
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Monsters University
…understand there’s not too many ways to show the change in a way that makes it obvious to even kids. But it still seemed like taking the easy way out…. |
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Frozen has been on top in Japan for fourteen straight weekends
…market the movie to adult women as opposed to just kids. “Unlike in the United States and other nations, we deviated from the strategy of catering to families and specifically… |
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Frozen tops New Year’s box office; beats Monsters University
…to $271 million, topping the total gross of 2013’s Monsters University. With school out for most kids until Monday, the movie is now almost certainly a lock for $300 million…. |
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DeGeneres announces Finding Dory with funny montage
…sequel, on her show. “So, kids, let that be a lesson to you: Anything is possible if you’re patient and you beg hard enough on national television,” she joked. The… |
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Director Bergeron, actress Paradis talk A Monster in Paris
…the monster. The first big question, therefore, was what the monster would look like. Initially, I saw him as a kind of vampire, but it wasn’t very appealing for kids,… |