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At the movies: Klaatu, Julien, Despereaux, a Transporter, Bolt and Delgo!
…blasting any spoilers at you, it takes the bare essence of the 1951 original – man, robot being, the Earth coming to a halt – and then throws out the… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Supervising Animator Mark Henn – Part 1: It All Started With A…Mermaid!
…I worked on Fflewddur, the minstrel, as well as some Gurgi. But I initially started with Creeper, the henchman to the Horned King. AV: Then, you came to The Great… |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
…comes to the fore. Some of these tricks are old trademarks (the use of a book to highlight the main title, the typically direct and symmetrical framing, and the illustrated… |
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Animating hotel rooms for Disney World
…Walt Disney World by the end of 2012. The one-of-a-kind resort will feature family suites designed around four themes: The Lion King, Cars, Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid, including… |
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Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
…the ship. There is little for Nausicaa to do to prevent the crash, which is blunt in its terrible destruction. The mystery of the airship is enhanced by the discovery… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D
…moving cinematography that undoubtedly contributes to making the size of the sets feel larger and therefore opening up the worlds of the film, making them more believable, even without the… |
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Lady And The Tramp
…live-action films of the time, which included his first true live-action film Treasure Island (1950) and the epic adventure 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, also of 1955. It was often… |
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Scooby-Doo! Music Of The Vampire
…English subtitles. Final Cut: The songs added to the movie are sure to turn some people off, and I don’t think they always found the right tone or gained the… |
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From Snow Queen to Pinocchio II: Robert Reece’s animated adventures in screenwriting
…like the coach watching his or her team from the sideline,” explains Reece. “As the writer, you’re on the field, very close to the action. But the coach has a… |
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Wart, Robin, Oliver and more Pan come to Disney Blu-ray
…Joining the June 11 release of Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Emperor’s New Groove and Lilo & Stitch, and the August 27 release of The Many Adventures Of Winnie The… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition
…the limelight for a 25th anniversary revisit of the groundbreaking contemporary classic that put animation back on the map. The Disney renaissance started here, the set celebrates the film well…. |
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A Conversation with Terry Rawlings
…hour to drop due to the safety precautions. And I liked the opening, the way the music crashes in, and the camera swerves through the seats of the theater, and… |
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Strange Magic
…movie’s budget (figures are sketchy, but I’d assume between $40-60 million) when one sells a company for over $4 billion? For their part, the film’s release may have been the… |
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The View Conference 2018 complete program now announced
…currently working on Wonder Woman 1984, The Lion King, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Dennis Muren, Creative Director, Industrial Light &Magicand legendary senior visual effects supervisor, has received nine Academy Awards… |
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Wanted: CG artists
The {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-weta23nov23,1,1140535.story L.A. Times}} has a report on the lack of CG artists in the industry. “Industry observers agree that there are not enough experienced workers to fill the… |
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More Rings for your buck…
…{{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html#1219 reported}} by The Digital Bits had New Line, the studio responsible for funding and distributing the Rings films, balking at the cost Weta Digital was asking for to… |
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OSCARS SPECIAL: The 76th Annual Academy Awards – "It’s a wrap!"
…topper of the evening, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, was My Favorite Things from The Sound Of Music. “Sorry Julie”, Crystal quipped to the star… |
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Shrek 2: number 1
…(5/19 – 5/23): $128,983,060 – Largest Opening Weekend for an Animated Film: $108,000,000, beating Finding Nemo by over $30,000,000 – Largest Saturday Single Day Box Office Gross Ever (5/22): $44,797,042… |
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EXCLUSIVE! Shrek 2 DVD menu descriptions and screen shots!
…bring you a description and shots of the menus for DreamWorks’ still-in-theaters Shrek 2, the biggest hit of the year! Follow this link for a peek at the upcoming disc,… |
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Actress Fay Wray dies at 96
…the 1991 ceremony marking the 60th birthday of the Empire State Building; she wrote, “Each time I arrive in New York and see the skyline and the exquisite beauty of… |
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Harryhausen Goes Ape Over Kong
…made King Kong popular was the girl and the ape, and that’s not true. The original had so much fantasy and the whole thing hinges on fantasy. [But Jackson’s] in… |
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Timberlake joins Shrek 3; Sequel's plot revealed
…a rebellious high school student who does not want to be king. Thus, Shrek must teach the teen how to act like royalty, according to Shrek 3 producer Aron Warner,… |
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Shrek the Third adds seven voices
…tale villains from taking over the throne of Far, Far Away. Also joining the sequel’s cast are Eric Idle as Merlin the magician, John Krasinski as Sir Lancelot, and the… |
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Full list of 2007 Annie Award Nominees
The full list of nominees for the 2007 Annie Awards is now available. For the first time in Annie history, all voting for the 34th Annual Annie Awards will be… |
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Shrek the Third trailer now in variety of formats
…of Artie. Paramount Pictures presents A DreamWorks Animation film Shrek the Third “When Shrek married Fiona, the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King. But when… |
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[Press release] AOL to launch Shrek online interactive game
…and children alike will have the opportunity to absorb the characters and new plots before the movie even hits the theaters. This 360 degree approach to launching a film is… |
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VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…(1941) 25 The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958) 25. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 30. The Terminator (1984) 31. Aliens (1986) 32. Mary Poppins (1964) 33. Lord of the… |
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Madagascar penguins get TV series
…the brothers have their flippers full keeping their multi-species zoo neighborhood happy, at times their secret missions beckon them to venture out onto the busy streets of New York City…. |
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The Sword In The Stone and The Jungle Book 2 Contest – Winners Announced!
…mixture of bonus features including an all-new game; perfect for the whole family. Based on T.S. White’s immortal novel The Once and Future King, The Sword in the Stone 45th… |
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Ultimate Avengers 2
…Captain America. Then flash to Thor arriving at the S.H.I.E.L.D. base. Then back to the Avengers’ jet. Then suddenly everyone’s back at S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ. Then, as the Earth is enveloped… |
