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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
…to being heavy-handed, and while there are gentle themes of prejudice here, they never in any way feel like a lecture. Contrasting the borderline grotesque appearance of most of the… |
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Santa Inc.
…that, a reference is made to the size of Prancer the reindeer’s junk. Then there’s more profanity. Lots more profanity. Then there are “jokes” about women being sexually assaulted at… |
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The Bad Guys
…reformed. The story centers around a heist, and the filmmakers have gone out of their way to get the various tropes of the genre right. Adult fans of films like… |
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Rise of an animator: Pierre Perifel reveals secrets of the Guardians
…their reactions, or their way of expressing emotions. PP: The nature of the characters themselves and the designs were very helpful to animate them. Toothfairy is a mix of a… |
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Nominations for the 93rd Oscars announced
…and the Black Messiah – Sean Bobbitt • Mank – Erik Messerschmidt • News of the World – Dariusz Wolski • Nomadland – Joshua James Richards • The Trial of… |
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Disney’s Encanto digital soundtrack release now available!
…bambuco, mapalé, cumbia, and joropo. The score weaves in and out of the beautiful songs of Lin-Manuel Miranda. I hope that the musical imagery of the score evokes the resonant… |
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2012 Annie Award nominations announced
…this year are: Brave, Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, ParaNorman, Rise of the Guardians, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Rabbi’s Cat, and Wreck-It Ralph. Brave, Rise of the Guardians, and Wreck-It… |
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Disney historian Christian Renaut presents volume two of his Best Of Disney’s Animated Features
…of the book is to discover who did what and how they came to such achievements. Thanks to hundreds of interviews, the reader will be within the studio in the… |
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ZooPhobia: Bad Luck Jack
…nature. There are other characters with defined personalities, but little time is spent on them due to the nature of the story’s focus on Jack and the short runtime. Speaking… |
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Pete Nash talks “wonderfood” animation in Cloudy 2
…to made them menacing to offset their silly design. When it came to the rigs they were always need-driven. If, say, the script called for one of the characters to… |
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AfroAnimation summit honors Kemp Powers, Camille Eden, Bruce Smith, and Jermaine Turner at inaugural Icon Awards
…for the FWRD Awards. The fourth annual AfroAnimation Summit will be held April 10 – 12, 2024 in Burbank, the Media Capital of the World, with Kemp Powers, Camille Eden,… |
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Get groovy with the full Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer
…finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. With Gru on the run, the Minions attempt to master the art of kung fu to help save him, and… |
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Poster for The Croods: A New Age confirms Thanksgiving release date
…the world, but now they will face their biggest challenge of all: another family The Croods need a new place to live. So, the first prehistoric family sets off into… |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailer teases epic scope
…September (but sadly not on Hobbit Day). The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled… |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Rings trailer teases epic scope
…re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to… |
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Marvel news from Disney Investor Day 2020
…Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020 Production has just wrapped for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Meet the fantastic cast bringing the film to life.#ShangChi and the Legend… |
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Amazon announces title of The Lord of the Rings series with teaser trailer
…the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The title suggests that the series will have a focus on the history of the magical rings forged by… |
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie saves the day at box office
…of the movie, as they refused to show it on any of their screens in protest of the streaming date. With all of that in mind, the $40 million total… |
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The Willoughbys
…animators went all out. The overall style of the film is based on a beautiful, craft-y, almost hand-made look that softens some of the darkness of the plot. The character… |
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Watch the stunning SDCC trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
…characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital… |
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Disney to release throw-back VHS tapes of recent animated films
…of Disney, so as you can probably imagine, I am the target audience for this type of retro-collectable! The case insert is a faithful reproduction of the early Masterpiece Collection… |
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Anniversary Features
…Questions How well do you actually know the writers who bring you Animated Views? For our anniversary, the AV staff answers 20 questions about the site, their opinions, and themselves…. |
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
…the controlled and steady parents of the their sometimes manic daughter. And Jane Fonda was kind of fun as Grandmamah. There are a lot of movies out there that should… |
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The return of Puppetoons
…of Dr. Lao, and The Wonderful World of The Brothers Grimm. This new Blu-ray/DVD set was made possible by the kind assistance of Paramount Pictures (the original distributor of The… |
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“This is the end” in the Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms trailer
…the stakes are high in this action-packed continuation of the Mortal Kombat journey. The fate of the universe once again hangs in the balance as warriors come together for one… |
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Watch the dramatic season two teaser trailer for Arcane
…of the horrifying cliffhanger that ended the first season. The actions of Jinx has created greater turmoil between the Utopian city of Piltover and the oppressed underbelly of Zaun, completely… |
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The Krang arrive in the trailer for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
The trailer for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. Although the show ended prematurely–with… |
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The cell phone is in charge in independent animated short film Like and Follow
…awards. The main ones were Siggraph, Giffoni and Annecy. The Annecy screening opened up a lot of doors – and when we were selected for the ‘Best of Annecy Kids’… |
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Animation legend Dale Baer passes away at 70
…Jerry: The Move, and an episode of the Disney series Quack Pack. Baer briefly worked on live-action features as his studio provided the animation for the Whiskers character in the… |
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Indiana Jones meets underwhelming box office destiny; Ruby Gillman drowns
The Fourth of July weekend saw the release of the hotly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, but despite the franchise branding and the promise of Harrison Ford… |
