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Press release: Wallace & Gromit and Oscar
…feature films, including Antz, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, Madagascar and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. DreamWorks Animation’s newest release, Over the Hedge, opens in theaters May… |
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The Simpsons Movie rules weekend Box Office, Smashes Records
…ever for a non-CG animated movie and the third-biggest opening ever for an animated movie of any kind, behind only Shrek the Third‘s $121.6 million and Shrek 2’s $108 million…. |
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Box office weekend estimates: July 9 – 11
…Shrek 2 fell 22.9% with $4.5 million ($418,600,000 total in its 8th week over 2,142 theaters) 12. Garfield: The Movie fell 44% with $1,650,000 million ($67,734,539 total in its 5th… |
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Here's to victory: Wallace and Gromit soak up the adulation
…a total of eleven animated feature films, including Antz, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, Madagascar and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. DreamWorks Animation’s newest release, Over the… |
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Finding Dory
…not just expected but accepted and indiscriminately supported. The top animated film of all time is Shrek 2, and the top ten includes Despicable Me 2, Minions, and Shrek the… |
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The Powerpuff Girls: The Last Donnycorn
…in the first place. If the 90’s Powerpuff Girls was revolutionary for its sophisticated comedy and its portrayal of its female leads, then the new one is essentially fitting into… |
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DreamWorks goes HD-DVD!? Plus a More Symphonies fix!
…Blu-Ray or at least go format neutral, a major studio has carried out what is effectively a surprise 180-degree turn in policy. What does this mean for us animation fans?… |
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Trolls: Party Edition
…80’s and early 90’s (although I only remember having one of them as a kid, which I got as a favor at a birthday party), so it was a bit… |
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Prep & Landing
…by major studios for most of the past decade, this all changed in 2007 when DreamWorks’ Shrek the Halls made its debut to over 20 million viewers. Soon, it seemed… |
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Meet the flockers: the Animated-News Valiant review
…Shrek and Shrek 2 fame – and being made not by DreamWorks in LA, but by his own, newly opened facility in London’s Ealing Studios, home to many classic Alec… |
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DreamWorks Animation at SIGGRAPH 2005
…revealed for Over the Hedge, Flushed Away, Shrek 3, Bee Movie, and Kung Fu Panda, with some of the sneak peeks including spoilers. Thanks to ‘askmike1’ at the Animated-News Forum… |
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Six-minute preview, trailer, updated synopsis, and images for Valiant
…– LARGE – FULLSCREEN Windows Media: SMALL – MEDIUM – LARGE Real Player: SMALL – MEDIUM – LARGE Synopsis “From the producer of Shrek and Shrek 2, comes this high-flying… |
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DVD news: DreamWorks' falling sales and marketing ploys
…six lawsuits in recent weeks filed against it and “certain officers and directors, alleging violations of securities laws”, which DWs say are “without merit”. {{link http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1526389,00.html The Guardian Online}} has… |
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Pixar CEO, animators invited to join Academy
The {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2005/05.06.24.html Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} has extended membership invitations to 112 people who have distinguished themselves in the film industry. The group will be the… |
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NYC Licensing Show 2005 animated images
…the Were-Rabbit, Shrek 3, Flushed Away, Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, and Paramount’s Barnyard), plus banners heralding Disney’s {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20535 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the… |
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Shareholders sue DreamWorks
{{link http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/02/news/midcaps/dreamworks.reut/index.htm CNN}} reports that DreamWorks Animation is facing a shareholder lawsuit that accuses the company of misrepresenting DVD sales for \\Shrek 2\\. The lawsuit, which could become a class-action… |
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DreamWorks Animation's Siggraph Presentations
…3rd at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. DreamWorks Animation, which will fly more than 80 artists and executives from California for the event, will deliver six… |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes
…use of transportation within the Walt Disney World® Resort; and $1,000. * Or one (1) first prize: A The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe framed… |
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Trolls
…Trolls has really only ever been successful as a toy line, one that was at its most popular in the late 80’s and early 90’s (although I only remember having… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…to arrive on video and Disney DVD in March – right after collecting a ton of awards! Shrek 2 Upon entering theaters in May, Shrek 2 accomplished two achievements that… |
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The Incredibles: Collector’s Edition
…TV hosts and Mr and Mrs Incredible, Frozone and Edna Mode (6:30), plus three theatrical trailers, including the often seen teaser, adding another 6:30 of material. The First In Line… |
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RumpelDeals revealed, Pied Piper posted
DreamWorks has two new videos and a website out to promote the upcoming Shrek Forever After. First up is an viral-type infomercial posted at Trailer Addicts starring Rumpelstiltskin. In it… |
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DreamWorks Animation Preview
…DreamWorks will preview their upcoming animation slate at the event. “DreamWorks will be hosting a booth featuring art from the animated films Shrek 2, Shark Tale and Millennium Actress. Also… |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
…tired Shreks and the next title from their catalog to be endlessly and needlessly sequalized, Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks films fall into two definite camps: the ones that seek to… |
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Monsters, Inc.: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…(check out title director Geefwee Boedoe’s chin hair!) and the reason for starting the movie in this way. Hard Parts (5:00, still labeling Tom Schumacher as president of Disney Feature… |
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Pixar makes "Best of" lists
…picks for the top five computer animated movies of all time. Their choices include: 1) The Incredibles, 2) Toy Story, 3) Shrek, 4) Finding Nemo and 5) Toy Story 2…. |
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Something for the weekend…?
…readers. Get your names in quick! The big news today is that Pixar’s Ratatouille site got an update and that the Shrek 3 trailer has just gone online, so be… |
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The Animated Games of E3
…a wise-guy fish, through 25 underwater levels. Shrek 2 – ACTIVISION – PS2/GC/XBOX/PC The upcoming Dreamworks movie becomes a 3D platform game in which you control Shrek… wait, where did… |
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Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…the day again, both scenes understandably cut but worth seeing in their animatic state, running a combined 4:30 minutes. More a promo for being available on iTunes than being a… |
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Puss sets out to cheat death in action-packed The Last Wish trailer
…long, so if you don’t want to get spoiled, you might want to steer clear. The animation is also much more “stylized” than it has been in the previous Shrek… |
