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Animated Views: A Retrospective
…as trying out one of the first digital computer suites, and was able to eventually leave school, go freelance, and save up enough money to start a small company. But… |
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The Nutty Professor (2008)
…in school but seemingly the only girl in school (perhaps the crowd control unit found it tricky to render up a few extra female pixels given the budget)! Soon Kelp… |
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Phil Nibbelink talks Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss
…back. AV: What animation schools did you attend? PN: Actually, when I left high school, I went to Italy to learn cinematography at Il Instituto di Stato per la Cinematografia… |
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Jonatha Brooke and Joel McNeely: the Pixie-Powered Music of Return To Neverland!
…got concentrated on music training in my high school. Then I went to College in Miami, and I went to grad school at the Eastman School of Music in New… |
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Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95
…features The Iron Giant (1999) and The Incredibles (2004), in which the perfectly appropriate line “There’s no school like the old school” was uttered. Not only is that truer than… |
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Old school 3D making a comeback
In “Depth of a Salesmen” Business Week outlines Jeffrey Katzenberg’s ambitions to bring 3D movies back to the theaters to help counteract the trend of dwindling overall box office numbers…. |
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Pixar, 'old-school at heart'
In a piece that includes spoilers regarding certain Pixar movies such as Ratatouille, the Associated Press via PalmBeachPost.com speculates on the work history of Pixar, noticing the production and reception… |
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The School of Pixar
The New York Times ponders the success of Pixar, analyzing what has made the studio such a formidable presence in the field of animation. Likewise, the article spotlights Pixar University,… |
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Release date for more old-school Turtles?
TV Shows on DVD has obtained a tentative release date for what’s described as a “Season 2” DVD release date for the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tv series. According… |
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Teacher’s Pet (The Movie)
…imagine)! We soon learn that Spot, Leonard’s pet pooch, yearns to live the human life, and he disguises himself as a boy to visit school along with his owner. When… |
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David Couchariere: from Blue Sky to DreamWorks, an Animated Career
…going to the Brussels Royal Academy of Fine Arts then to an animation school in Luxembourg, the Technical School of Crafts and Arts where I got my animation degree. AV:… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Five: Animation with James Baxter and Thomas Schelesny
…in high school and college. I then went into film school because it has always been my dream and I only admired visual effects films, and in particular the films… |
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Peter & The Wolf: A Bird’s-Eye View (With A Balloon!)
…and asked to be put in touch with me. He wanted to do a collaboration between orchestra and film. Having just graduated from film school I was interested in anything… |
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2022 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…season 18, TBS labeled the sizzle reel on YouTube in the middle of season 17, and websites have it currently in the middle of season 19. After the sizzle reel… |
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Over the Hedge: review, interviews, and production notes
…a large, green hedge has cropped up right through the middle of their once-natural habitat. Enter RJ, an opportunistic raccoon who explains that the world beyond the hedge is “the… |
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Enchanted
…There was good buzz in the theater, with a very varied audience…young to old and even middle-aged couples on their own, for which I wondered if Enchanted was working its… |
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Pixar news from Disney Investor Day 2020
…Third is @Pixar’s first original long-form animated series, Win or Lose. The show follows a middle school softball team in the week leading up to their championship game, and each… |
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Gym Partner premiere on Cartoon Network
…there also will be a sneak-peak at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to whet viewer appetites. Set in an all-animal middle school, this new cartoon series is a… |
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101 Dalmatians / 102 Dalmatians (live-action)
…finds Disney right in the middle of its franchise ambitions, a sometimes rather vulgar period where anything and everything ripe for a remake or live-action adaptation was being churned out…. |
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Soul
…unappreciated. Joe Gardner is an aspiring jazz pianist, who has had to settle as a part-time middle school band teacher. His obsession with the music he loves ends up causing… |
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Director Mike Rianda on The Mitchells vs. The Machines
…drive her to school and bond during one last totally-not-awkward-or-forced road trip. But just when the trip can’t get any worse, the family suddenly finds itself in the middle of… |
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Superman Classic creator Robb Pratt unveils Flash Gordon Classic
…The Lion King 1 1/2 and Tarzan II, as well as TV productions including Kim Possible, The Emperor’s New School, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Meanwhile, he honed his abilities as… |
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Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition
…having been included again, is The Making Of Oliver & Company, a 5:30 minute featurette from the 1988 theatrical release. This comes from a period in the middle of old-school… |
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Ruby-Spears’ Superman: DC Comics Classic Collection
…in school, staying on after classes for extra work (hey, I was good like that, not that it’s actually helped me in adult life!) and missing the afternoon shows, though… |
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Full trailer of Pixar’s Soul comes alive
…released directed by Pete Docter since becoming the studio’s Chief Creative Officer last year. Attempting to explore metaphysics, the story revolves around middle school music teacher Joe Gardner. Just as… |
