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Newport Beach Film Festival 2006
…at 4:30pm, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (12-yr. old boys remake Indiana Jones’ first movie and get Steven Spielberg’s approval) on April 24 at 8:00pm, and Shorts for… |
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Bridging the gap between 2D and CG
The animation team of Angie Jones and Jamie Oliff have written in to inform us of their new book due for release on June 27: Thinking Animation: Bridging the Gap… |
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Pirates at the El Cap: Part III
…are eligible to win a pair of passes to Disneyland to experience the enhanced Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride, now featuring Jack Sparrow, Captain Barbossa, and Davy Jones…. |
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Shorts International brings new films to iTunes
…including the shortlisted The Fan and the Flower, the nominated Badgered and The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, and the winning The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation…. |
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Weta to bring Silver Surfer to silver screen
…Surfer. With motion-capture technology, the liquid-metal hero will be brought to life through character actor Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy). However, the voice of the Silver Surfer has yet to… |
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Completed Christmas
…Bates, Ed Asner, Shirley Jones, Andy Griffith, Norm Macdonald, Brad Garrett, Colin Ford and Daniel Roebuck, with narration by Jay Leno. Newcomer Madison Davenport stars as Sophiana. Written and directed… |
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TMNT roundup
…voice April O’Neil, Chris Evans will voice Casey Jones and Kevin Smith will have a cameo as a “greasy-spoon chef.” Also, eBay sports the latest theatrical banner [see right] for… |
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TMNT roundup #3
Apple.com is now screening an international behind-the-scenes look at TMNT. The featurette features footage from the film, as well as interviews from its cast and crew. Concurrently, Chris Evans speaks… |
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Archie Show coming to DVD in July
…Genius Products. Based on the famous Archie comic books, The Archie Show focused on the comedic times of such characters as Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge…. |
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Harry Gregson-Williams: Scoring the Return to Narnia!
…and Prince Caspian, and the themes I already had for the four children. AV: Andrew Adamson also wrote about “the intimacy and nostalgia of a child rediscovering a world she… |
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Favorite CG characters listed
…Judgment Day), Yoda (Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith), Bumblebee (Transformers), Gollum (The Two Towers, Return of the King) and Davy Jones (Dead Man’s Chest, At World’s End)…. |
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Ariel’s Song: Tony Pulham, a fortunate art director under the sea!
…his family moved to LA, and he began work at Warner Bros. Feature Animation, working on Quest for Camelot, the critically acclaimed Iron Giant, Osmosis Jones, and numerous development projects…. |
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Kung Fu Panda premeir
…Also screening at the festival will be the highly anticipated live-action sequel Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. More information concerning the festival can be found here…. |
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Steven Spielberg directing Tintin next
It’s official! The Indiana Jones director will next tackle the first chapter of the long-delayed Tintin trilogy. Production on the motion capture film is expected to wrap early next year…. |
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Disappointing opening in sight for Narnia sequel
…Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which many analysts expect will break records with a possible 5-day opening north of $160 million! On the animation front, DreamWorks’ Kung… |
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More talks of Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson co-directing third Tintin movie
Asked by the Dominion Post about the possibility of another Indiana Jones movie, director Steven Spielberg confirmed at the Cannes Film Festival that he would first be adapting Tintin for… |
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For you Indy fans
Paramount’s Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull reportedly opened with a bang on Thursday with a massive though not (yet) record-breaking $25 million in the U.S. alone,… |
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Behind the scenes of Wall•E
…jet planes, army tanks and his own voice. “I went to a newspaper printer overnight and recorded all the gigantic scanners and presses,” he says. “There are sounds in the… |
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AFI's top 10 animated films
…Ratzenberg, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Cameron Crowe and more. Like all lists the ranking is highly questionable but still more credible than most. Click more for the full list:… |
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The Art Of Pixar Short Films
…its own elaborate “Art Of” book to celebrate its release. The first few of these have since gone out of print and can command high prices in the collectible book… |
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Don Hahn panel at Woodbury University
…Animation. The varied experience and talent among this group will serve students and fans of animation well through this educational yet entertaining gathering. For the panel list and address and… |
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The sound of Wall-E
UpcomingPixar has posted an interview with Ben Burtt, sound designer for Wall-E, best known for his works in Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. Burtt talks about heading the sound… |
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Britain’s Biggest Red Carpet Rolled Out To Celebrate The BAFTA Awards 2009
…and Quantum Of Solace among others) and Cinematography, where it won over The Dark Knight and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. A full list of BAFTA winners can be… |
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Paul & The Dragon
…real world and his dream land. Secondly, and also in a bid to present the film on the international stage, Vink and Hooft have devised their film as a complete… |
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To Revise or not to Revise: Stan, Kyle and Cartman's Broadening Influence
…added back in or altogether new footage and suggests that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas decided not to do any such thing to the Indiana Jones movies after seeing the… |
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Peter de Seve Breaks the Ice with Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…he is a weasel. I did many drawings taking advantage of that shape so he would be able to twist and turn and jump and leap in unique and fun… |
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Star Trek: The Animated Series
…featurette is very nicely produced, and reminded me greatly of the fine featurettes found on BCI’s animation sets; and sure enough, BCI and BCI special content producer Andy Mangels do… |
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TaleSpin: Volume 2
…in the air and on the ground. The Sweatbox Review: Of all the Disney Afternoon shows that premiered in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there are two that stand… |
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Jonatha Brooke and Joel McNeely: the Pixie-Powered Music of Return To Neverland!
…very stubborn and very strong. She has troubles and trials and she makes her way and in the end, she rises to the occasion. She’s a heroine. I think it’s… |
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Bolt: Mark Cotta Vaz on The Art of Bolt
…to Indiana Jones: The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives, and Industrial Light + Magic: Into the Digital Realm. AV: What is the difference between a “making of” and an “art… |
