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Monster House clips, concept art; Director Kenan interview, profile
With Latino Review, director Gil Kenan talks about his first feature film, Monster House. The interview scans such topics as working with the same technology found in The Polar Express… |
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ABC Family to air latest Warner Bros. family titles
…some of Warner Bros.’ most recent family films. The list of movies features Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, The Polar Express, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and two Harry Potter films…. |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: January 13-16, 2006
…Chicken Little with $296,502 ($133,235,508 total in its 11th week, over 271 theaters) 33. The Polar Express – IMAX with $209,712 ($10,717,228 total in its 8th week, over 62 theaters)… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: January 6-8, 2006
…4th week over 3,482 theaters) 23. Chicken Little with $343,605 ($132,863,585 total in its 10th week over 419 theaters) 27. The Polar Express – IMAX with $262,839 ($10,444,705 total in… |
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U.S. weekend box office estimates: January 6-8, 2006
…King Kong with $12,466,000 ($192,522,000 total in its 4th week over 3,482 theaters) 24(?). The Polar Express – IMAX with $275,000 ($10,457,000 total in its 7th week over 65 theaters)… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: December 23 – 25, 2005
…of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which roared with $19,777,962 from 3,853 theaters, making its U.S. total $153,220,802. At #16, the IMAX re-release of The Polar Express… |
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Children's book awards announced
…a tightrope between the World Trade Center twin towers”. Several animated film projects currently in development started as award winning children’s books, including \\The Polar Express\\ and \\The Three Pigs\\…. |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: December 31, 2005 – January 1, 2006
…3rd week over 3,627 theaters) 18. Chicken Little with $799,028 ($131,944,653 total in its 9th week over 803 theaters) 19. The Polar Express – IMAX with $742,073 ($9,814,031 total in… |
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Animation in the Grammy Award nominations
…Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media** \\Believe\\ Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri, songwriters (Josh Groban) Track from: \\The Polar Express\\ [Warner Sunset/Reprise; Publishers: Warner Olive Music, Aerostation Corp., Universal-MCA… |
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Wrath of Warner Brothers
…filmmakers are supposedly planning to use the “performance capture” CG-animation technique which was used with The Polar Express. Measle and Wrathmonk involves “a young boy who, after his parents go… |
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Weekend box office actuals: December 2 – 4
…Disney CGI hit’s total domestic box office gross to $124,118,837. Meanwhile, the IMAX re-release of The Polar Express landed at #17, down 31.4% with $837,973, for a domestic total of… |
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The Animated Games of E3
…of Jack Skellington, King of Halloween, and relive the adventures set in Tim Burton’s dark world. Polar Express – THQ – PC/PS2/GC An adventure game based on the CGI-animated Robert… |
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D23 Expo 2019 Exclusive
…Duff explained that the revival will follow 30-year-old McGuire trying to live an adult life in New York while still having her animated teenage self present to express her feelings…. |
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Ariel’s Song: loving memories of a Mermaid‘s lyricist, Howard Ashman
…He also began writing very young. There was always this need to express himself and to create. He had interest in comics as well. I truly think he was a… |
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Stanley Gold follows Roy – resigns from board, calls on Eisner to step down
…board should not merely rubber stamp decisions of senior management. I decided in August of 2002 that it was not enough just to express my views in the limited time… |
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Director Roger Allers on The Little Matchgirl
…visualize and express the idea of the death. But it was all really aiming to express the same thing. So nope, that was one of those rare instances where the… |
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First look image and new cast and plot details on Emojimovie
…would join previously announced T.J. Miller (Deadpool) to lead the cast of summer 2017’s animated comedy Emojimovie: Express Yourself. Emojimovie: Express Yourself unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone…. |
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A Duet with Glen Keane
…and designed to express a certain path, a joy in life. That kind of comes through in Ariel or The Beast, all those characters that have this burning desire inside… |
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Animated Con-versation: AN&V at Comic-Con 2008!
…got a polar bear plush. A guy who was the spitting image of Hurley got a jar of Dharma ranch dressing! A person who had a complaint got a copy… |
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2024 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…on Betty Boop followed by three cartoons that had been restored: Bimbo’s Express, Betty in Blunderland, and Betty Boop and Grampy. When they were able to talk, they noted that… |
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WALL•E: Animator Victor Navone gives soul to a bot, and Cars a Toon-up!
…much more simplified characters, so the challenge was to find ways for them to express themselves without limbs and spines, and also to show convincing car physics. Ratatouille had a… |
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Pixar Production Designer Harley Jessup “remembers” Coco
…in Coco, we were trying to express and reflect the emotion happening in each sequence. For instance, when we’re in Miguel’s secret hideout, we created an altar to his idol,… |
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Inside Animation Supervisor Victor Navone’s mind
…space did you have, or create, in order to allow each “emotion” to fully express oneself? VN: We knew early on that if the emotion characters only ever expressed the… |
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The Arctic Dogs teaser trailer wants to cool you down
…soon discovers Von Walrus’ plan to melt the polar ice caps and flood the world in order to reign supreme. Now, Swifty has to enlist the help of his friends:… |
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Knut to star in animated film?
People reports that Knut, the famous young polar bear who resides at the Berlin Zoo, might be starring in his own animated film in the near future. The Animation Picture… |
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Tom and Jerry Tales: The Complete First Season
…Jerry tries to get Tom into trouble by constantly feeding animals. Polar Peril – Tom and Butch, living in the Arctic, both want to catch Jerry who is protected by… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Five
…Polar Pals features, for a moment, a naked Porky Pig! Scrap Happy Daffy is a great example of a wartime Tashlin (“Non Aryan Duck”!), as is Tashlin’s Porky’s Double Trouble,… |
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Watershipped Rabbits And Plagued Dogs: The Animated World Of Richard Adams
…used to express a haunting mood, rather than having the Black Rabbit sing and tap dance his way into Hazel’s life. Indeed, apart from this pivotal scene, the song does… |
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Thunderbean Roundup: Van Beuren Studio Cartoons and Other Strange and Commercial Rarities
…up with seals and penguins (Polar Pals), looking for legal clients (Trouble), escaping from desert island savages (Jungle Jam), and cavorting in the Alps (A Swiss Trick). I had hoped… |
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UPDATED: Robert A. Iger is the new Disney CEO
…an experienced, talented and visionary leader who has made crucial and substantial contributions toward Disney’s strong performance. On behalf of the entire Board, I want to express how excited we… |