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Pharrell Williams releases new original song from his biopic Piece By Piece
…Told through the lens of LEGO animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music’s most innovative minds.” The film will debut in… |
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The Wild Robot opens
DreamWork’s The Wild Robot opens today in 3,962 theaters, according to The Numbers. The film has a phenomenal 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “A simple tale told with… |
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Piece by Piece opens
Focus Features’ Piece by Piece opens today in 1,863 theaters according to The Numbers. The animated biopic is a hit with the critics, earning 85% on the Tomatometer. Their consensus:… |
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The 2024 AV Readers’ Choice Poll
Critics, the Academy, Hollywood guilds, and even the Animated Views staff will tell you what they think. But now it’s your turn to be the critic! What was the best… |
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Studio Idefix #1 – Asterix The Gaul and Asterix And Cleopatra
…the comic has come to life. The animation is not quite as fluid as Disneys, but is still much better than today’s television output. There’s lots of fun to be… |
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Studio Idefix #2 – Lucky Luke: Daisy Town and Ballad Of The Daltons
…actually referred to as Daisy Town in the credits, this first Lucky Luke adventure sees the lonesome cowboy and his ever-present steed Jolly Jumper wander into newly built Daisy Town,… |
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Season One, Volume One
…father would like to keep the town’s tourism sector thriving and does not want his son to waste time chasing after ghosts. To add to the drama, we quickly learn… |
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The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – Vol. 1 – Heroes Assemble & Vol. 2 – Captain America Reborn
…a team, the show develops in the second volume as the team moves into Tony Stark’s mansion in New York (Some Assembly Required) and continues to expand with the addition… |
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Happiness Is… Peanuts – Snow Days
…all over the place, ranging from yellow to pink to even light purple, even from shot to shot. The prints are not particularly dirty, but they are a tad faded… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #34: Toy Story 2 – British Invasion
…Cars 2: the good and the bad. • Main Discussion: Toy Story 2 • A little perspective: other 1999 animated films • First thoughts: Happy meal toys, seen 60+ times,… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #36: Howl’s Moving Castle – Beast’s Moving Batcave
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The Rotoscopers take an introspective dive into the Studio Ghibli film, Howl’s Moving Castle! Join in as they review, discuss, analyze, think deeply and talk… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #42: Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strike’s Back
…Opening scene with Ash & gang; random trainer with a Donphan; never-before-seen Gen 2 Pokémon; a not so wild Dragonite appears! • The grand tournament, big storm, Vikings, Confucius Nurse… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #49: The Incredibles – Meet the RotoSUPERS!
…long! Who do they think they are? The Rotoscopers?! • John Ratzenberger cameos! How would YOU rate them? • Mason’s plan to force Brad Bird make a sequel… or prequel?… |
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AV to celebrate 10th anniversary all week!
…behind the scenes! FRIDAY UPDATE: Today is the day! We launched on this date 10 years ago! Again, thank you so much for allowing us to do this — because… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #54: Mary Poppins – Jack of All Accents
…a smile. • Mary Poppins Broadway. Not on tour anymore. • Morgan’s Make-A-Wish wish is to play a Mary Poppins medley in orchestra. • Mary Poppins is an assassin. •… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #64: The Lord of the Rings – So Many Miniskirts
…The Lord of The Rings *cue music*. • How to tell someone in the Living Scriptures animated videos are evil…the schnoz! • Is one of the ringwraiths wearing a cowboy… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #65: Balto – Streetdog
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The Rotoscopers go on a journey to watch Amblimation’s final movie, Balto. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV6785765925.mp3 Highlights: • Main discussion: Balto • Live-action beginning with pigeon lady from… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #70: Tarzan – Attack of the Disney Theories
…• Main Discussion: Tarzan. • The soundtrack is one of the most iconic Disney albums. • One of the greatest openings in an animated film. • How do we feel… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #73: Ice Age – Scratology 101
…Studios. It started out as a VFX and commercial studio. • Interesting to see that a lot of studios start out as a commercial-making studio and then slowly grow to… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #102: Over the Garden Wall – Candy Camouflage
…Dean, Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Lloyd, and more! Fairytale story line; “How dare they make us think!” Art style andthemes What is the “Unknown?” Voicemails Don’t forget to use the hashtags… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #114: Bibo Bergeron Interview – Director of A Monster in Paris
…in Paris What he’s doing now and what we have to look forward to. Don’t forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts114 when talking about this episode on Twitter!… |
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Smallfoot
…there is a facet of the plot I have to mention that those (like me) who prefer to go into a movie not knowing too much would probably rather not… |
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Oscar Contest Record Book
…42nd: Dacey (50.0%), 44th: Randall, James (40.9%) 2020 WINNER: brobr6 (20 / 90.9%) PLAYERS: 73 (results) CONSENSUS: 86.4% STAFF RESULTS: 2nd: Ben (86.4%), 54th: James (59.1%), 57th: Randall (54.5%), 61st:… |
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Onward
…to reach their destination; and lastly, make sure the journey actually matters and isn’t just a plot device to get from A to B. How does Onward fare on each… |
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Universal announces Trolls World Tour will be available on demand in April
…it’s set to open in cinemas. That means that the DreamWorks Animation sequel will be available to rent on April 10th, with customers having the movie available to them for… |
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American Dad! returns to TBS April 13th
…the CIA to his home-life. Driven by machismo and the American dream, he is often blind to how horribly he fails at his attempts. This father may not know best… |
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Trolls World Tour
…which have chosen to delay the theatrical runs of their would-be blockbusters, Universal decided to skip that route entirely, choosing to release the follow-up straight-to-streaming as a digital rental. This… |
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James Cameron announces that Avatar 2 release date has been delayed again
…highly anticipated sequel was on track to be released to theaters for Christmas of 2021, but now the movie is now set to open the following holiday season in 2022…. |
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The return of Puppetoons
When 1987’s The Puppetoon Movie was finally released to Blu-ray in 2013, it was met with wide acclaim. It was both an animation event and a much-deserved, loving tribute to… |
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Behind-the-scenes look at visualizing the world of Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina
…how the show’s setting, the continent of Tal’Dorei in the world of Exandria, is being visualized for animation by the production studio Titmouse. Spotlighted are art director Arthur Loftis and… |
