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Israel loves animation

…their list of the top ten grossing movies at the box office for 2007 with Ratatouille and Shrek the Third topping the list and Bee Movie showing up as well….

Bee Movie buzz

…is up at Coming Soon as well. Directed by Steve Hickner (The Prince of Egypt), and Simon J. Smith (Shrek 4-D), and produced by Christina Steinberg (National Treasure), Bee Movie…

Rapunzel revamped?

What began as a Shrek-like spoof on fairy tales, followed by a supposed turn into a tale about a squirrel and a bassett hound, the plot for Disney’s Rapunzel Unbraided…

DVD charts: November 19-25, 2007

The Hollywood Reporter indicates that Shrek the Third was pushed to second place on the DVD sales charts, as Live Free or Die Hard took the top spot. As for…

Madagascar roars into theatres

…cartoon way, but in a world where the stakes have been raised by \\Finding Nemo\\, \\Shrek\\, and \\The Incredibles\\, it’s a throwback to a more conventional kind of animated entertainment….

SEC launches Pixar inquiry

…sales of \\Shrek 2\\. Analysts contacted by \\The Times\\ seemed to consider the Pixar inquiry a formality. One said that “In our dealings with Pixar, we note that the company…

Another sneak peek at Goofy

Dutch entertainment show RTL Boulevard recently featured comic/gag artist Wilbert Plijnaar who has also worked on American animated films such as Ice Age and Shrek 2. The video (for those…

Platinum Studios and Vanguard Animation developing Illegal Aliens as a feature film

…says Variety. Platinum Studios CEO-chairman Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and Vanguard Animation chairman John H. Williams, producer of the Shrek series, are launching the imprint. They’ve already acquired a first property,…

DreamWorks on the rise

…mean good things for DreamWorks investors such as \\Flushed Away\\ and \\Shrek 3\\ earnings from box office and home video and “greater visibility for its pay television and broadcast television…

Films look for both inner child and adult

…child or adult, depending on how old the viewer is. Animated examples in the piece include Chicken Little, Shrek 2, The Incredibles, The Ant Bully, Cars, and Over the Hedge….

Mickey M. still friends with Mickey D.

…two will continue to do business with each other, working with a “more flexible, non-exclusive relationship.” The article likewise notes that next year will find Shrek 3 endorsed at McDonald’s,…

Animated aspect of 35th annual Key Art Awards

…nominations), Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (3 nominations), The Incredibles (2 nominations), Madagascar (1 nomination), Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin – The Untold Story (1 nomination), and Shrek 2 (1 nomination)….

CityWalk Summer Block Party

Universal CityWalk will be screening classic movies on a gigantic outdoor screen every Thursday night this summer. Animated offerings include Blue Sky’s Ice Age: The Meltdown and DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek

Animated Comic-Con coverage!

…company’s booth and in the CFQ Trailer Park on Thursday morning. Furthermore, a shirt transfer for Shrek the Third, as well as a trading card promo, were given, lending a…

Stiller to play with DreamWorks' Mind

…to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas and Shark Tale. Prior to working on Sinbad and Shark Tale, they each took a…

Sanders awakens to dream job at DreamWorks

…direct Crood Awakenings, a cartoon caveman culture clash comedy due for release after Shrek IV in 2010. UPDATE: The following official press release has been made available: ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER CHRIS SANDERS…

The formula for the winning Hedge

Over the Hedge director Tim Johnson learned a few tricks from a big, green ogre. The Toronto Sun reports that the Shrek movies have set the standard for DreamWorks animation…

Focal Press educates on animation with recent projects

…key skills every animator needs, whether they are working in 2D (e.g. Beauty & the Beast), 3D model (e.g. Wallace and Gromit), or computer animation (e.g. Shrek or Finding Nemo)….

Enchanted

…wants to be: homage, regurgitation, pastiche or straight forward – but new – traditional take. Well, at least it never attempts to sneak a Shrek-like shot of cynicism into the…

Oscar predictions – for next year

…Simpsons Movie), Sound Mixing (Beowulf) and Sound Editing (Beowulf, Ratatouille). As for Best Animated Feature, the site predicts the contestants will be Ratatouille, Shrek the Third and The Simpsons Movie….

ASIFA Alert: Oct. 23 Evening With Tom Sito

…Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Shrek. Join Tom as we screen films that influenced him, and hear him discuss his new book Drawing the Line:…

"Threequels" to shine in 2007?

…the high-profile third chapters entering theaters in 2007. Films such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third are particularly noticed in the piece….

AWN launches Flushed Away micro-site

…Also, after the release of Flushed Away in theaters, DreamWorks and Paramount will be debuting the teaser trailers for their 2007 CG features – Shrek the Third and Bee Movie….

MTV anticipates animated flicks of 2007

MTV Movie News counts down its ten most anticipated animated films of 2007, with Brad Bird’s latest Pixar project, Ratatouille, topping the list. Shrek the Third comes in second place,…

Weinstein Co. to tell Unstable Fables

…Destined for direct-to-DVD release, the films will feature screenplays overseen by Roger S. H. Schulman (Shrek). The first stories up for an irreverent representation include Goldilocks, The Three Little Pigs,…

DWA short First Flight takes off

…The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas and Shark Tale. Jefferson also did pre-visualization work on Michael Bay’s live-action epic…

Walden Media takes on Tortoise and Hippo

Walden Media has gained the rights to Tortoise and Hippo, which will be written by Shrek co-writer Roger S.H. Schulman, reports Variety [registration required], via Coming Soon. The film, to…

Animated movies found among poll of greatest family films

Courant.com points to a British television poll which lists the greatest family flicks of all time. Animated movies chosen in the poll include: Shrek (#2), Mary Poppins (#3), Toy Story…

The science of animation

…results. These results are then applied to the reactions of the general public to the characters in several recent CGI movies, such as Shrek, The Incredibles, and The Polar Express….

Second Chronicles of Narnia trailer; Director Adamson talks Narnia sequels

…but certainly not for all seven. I wouldn’t like to work on just two franchises [Shrek and Narnia] for the rest of my life.” IGN FilmForce has the full article….