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The Nut Job trailer now online
The first trailer for Open Road’s upcoming animated movie The Nut Job is now online and can be seen at MovieFone. The film stars Will Arnett as the voice of… |
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The Nut Job opens
The Nut Job, the first animated offering from Open Road Films, opens today in a weekend leading 3,427 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is being hammered by… |
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The Nut Job and Frozen have strong weekends
…BOM mentions,”The Lego Movie doesn’t open until February 7th, meaning The Nut Job has another two weekends to play to families. The movie should ultimately wind up with at least… |
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The Nut Job
…selfish squirrel who’s only interest is looking out for himself. The rest of the creatures of the city park have formed a community where they work together to take care… |
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The Nut Job 2 already confirmed
After just one week in theaters, Open Road Films has already announced a theatrical sequel to The Nut Job, the LA Times is reporting. The news follows a better-than-expected opening… |
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return opens
…Wizard of Oz, the movie finds Dorothy returning to the Yellow Brick Road to take down an evil jester (voiced by Martin Short). So far, the musical has been getting… |
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2014 San Diego Comic-Con schedule highlights
…to help introduce the forthcoming book publication of the storyboards to the original Star Wars trilogy, which LucasFilm is releasing to the public for the first time. Janet Varney, David… |
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Animator/Director Nassos Vakalis invites us to his Dinner for Few
…survive on the scraps tossed aside. The more the elite consume, the more they diminish everyone’s resources. Inevitably, when the supply is depleted, the battle for what remains leads to… |
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The Best Of 2014: Son Of 2013!
…lot of heart to be found in the show. 2014 On The Big Screen: The Theatrical Toon Review James swings our attention to this year’s theatrical releases to pick his… |
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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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Ant-Man
…makes the Yellowjacket into an enjoyably manic bad guy. Still, the best part of Ant-Man just might be the fight sequences, even if the film waits until the final reel… |
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Exclusive D23 Expo 2015 Recap
…it spawned. The way they told the stories made it seem like old friends getting together to chat about past events as they remembered it as opposed to speaking to… |
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The Good Dinosaur
Pixar is known for their attention to even the smallest detail in their stories. They are always are looking for ways to thwart our expectations. They go out of their… |
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Is The Nut Job 2 still happening?
…particularly leggy at the box office, and it wasn’t long before Frozen was back ahead of it on the charts. Did this perhaps cause the studio to rethink going through… |
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88th Annual Academy Awards nominations announced
…Was There – Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura The nominations for Best Animated Short are: Bear Story – Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala Prologue – Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton… |
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The Return Of 2015: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!
So that was the year that was, as they used to say. And as awards season comes to a close and the hubbub of the biggest ceremony of them all… |
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Elstree 1976
…something when these guys have to add their character names to their signed photos, just to make sure even the die-hard fans remember who they are). That tidbit is lightly… |
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Anomalisa
…the room. It also took me a moment to adjust to seeing the joins in the characters’ faces: usually these lines – between the various eyes and mouth sections of… |
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The Secret Life of Pets
…a chance to get to know the characters or much about the world they lived in. Toy Story excelled at this. The beginning of the film took it’s time to… |
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Finding Dory swimming onto Blu-ray in November
…Wandering the Marine Life Institute’s elaborate pipe system, Dory happens upon the abode of Hank the cranky octopus. –The Pig – Frantically navigating the pipes of the Marine Life Institute… |
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The Jungle Book
…really ingenious element being how the artwork subtlety layers away and into the photo-realistic jungle that is the astounding setting for this new version. That the director describes this moment… |
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Storks
…gives her a job out of the way in the mailroom where she can’t cause any trouble. But after they discover a baby, they need to quietly deliver it to… |
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Adventure Time: The Complete Sixth Season
…a subplot as the Candy Kingdom deals with too many Jameses in James II, but Finn’s depression comes to the forefront in The Tower, when he tries to visit his… |
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2016: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!
…ultimately lovable. As for Marvel, they went on to prove why they’re the best at what they do, with Captain America: Civil War giving fans everything they expect from the… |
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Animated Views’ 2017 Animated Movie Guide
…friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park. Why Should I Worry?: This sequel was announced only days after The Nut… |
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Moana: Ultimate Collectors Edition
…into CGI waters. Although it feels like they’re somewhat late to the party after Disney Animation moved to completely computer animated production (ironically after their own The Princess And The… |
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Spark: A Space Tail opens
Open Road Films’ Spark: A Space Tail opens today, albeit with very little fanfare. The film was originally set to be a wide release, but Open Roads opted to not… |
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Cars 3 opens
Pixar’s Cars 3 opens today, in 4,256 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is splitting the critics, earning a just fresh 64% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus:… |
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Rick And Morty: Rickmancing The Stone
…of the family in order to keep a now always intoxicated Beth from realizing they are gone. So, you know, the usual. When I reviewed the Season Two premiere of… |
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The Star
…to Bethlehem to warn them of the plot. The backbone of the story is surprisingly faithful to the original, with some obvious creative liberties taken along the way. This story… |
