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AV Readers’ Best of the Decade List: 2001-2010
In December of 2010, I was running a poll asking our readers to pick the best animated films of the decade. Unfortunately during the final week of voting I had… |
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How Disney bought Lucasfilm and what the future holds
…Vader. Also included is an enlightening infographic on how Disney, masters at merchandising, monetized the Toy Story series — which could be a template for how they might handle the… |
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UPDATED: Man of Steel bulletproof at box office
Man of Steel opened huge this weekend according to Box Office Mojo, despite getting mixed reviews from the critics. The film earned $113.1 million from Friday to Sunday (with an… |
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Monsters University graduates at box office
…its $82 million debut was Toy Story 3 back in 2010. In other box office news, Man of Steel saw a slightly bigger than expected drop–largely thanks to the surprise… |
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DM2 crushes competition; Minions movie details
…ahead of Toy Story 3 ($141 million) for top five-day start ever for an animated movie… For the three-day period, Despicable Me 2 earned an estimated $82.5 million, which is… |
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Despicable Me 2 crosses $300 million mark; sequel banned from China
…Finding Nemo, Toy Story 3, The Lion King, and Shrek 2. Unfortunately, Chinese audiences will not be able to see the latest antics of Gru and his army of Minions,… |
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Bob Peterson removed from Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur?
…be the first Pixar film to have undergone major production changes months before its release. Toy Story 2, Ratatouille, Cars 2, and Brave– all had their directors replaced midway during… |
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Pete Nash talks “wonderfood” animation in Cloudy 2
…the 20th Century Fox production of Robots. Nash launched his career as an animator at Pixar, working on such classics as Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 2 and A… |
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Frozen cools down box office with biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever
…to take the box office crown from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Frozen still had the best Thanksgiving opening of all time, beating Toy Story 2 way back in 1999…. |
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Frozen hits a billion, Lego Movie stays strong
…fifth non-sequel movie to reach that number. They’re projecting Frozen could eventually land in the all-time worldwide top ten list, which would put it past #11 Toy Story 3 as… |
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Frozen is now the biggest animated movie ever in terms of worldwide box office
Frozen surpassed yet another milestone today, surpassing Toy Story 3 to become the biggest animated movie of all time in terms of worldwide box office receipts, The Wrap is reporting…. |
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Frozen On Ice is coming in September
…and an incredibly popular soundtrack, but what’s curious is that the show will include “special appearances” by characters from Toy Story, The Lion King and Finding Nemo, along with the… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #84: Best of 2014
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! Welcome to the Animation Addicts Best of 2014 show! This episode is our celebration of the best that 2014 had to offer in animation and… |
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Moana has second best Thanksgiving opening of all time
Disney’s fantastic year at the box office continued this weekend with the release of Moana, which dominated the box office with a debut of $55 million, Box Office Mojo is… |
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Lego Star Wars – The Freemaker Adventures: Complete Season One
…as exciting and fun… until they’re not. That said, the storylines do not really reach the dramatic heights of what we saw come out of the best Clone Wars or… |
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Floyd Norman and Leo Sullivan to help run Punch Animation
…for his movies Sleeping Beauty, Jungle Book, Toy Story, 101 Dalmatians and Monsters, Inc. Mr. Norman actually worked with the man himself, Walt Disney and brings decades of experience in… |
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Watch the teaser trailer for Disney and Pixar’s Coco
Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for the their upcoming feature Coco. Directed by Toy Story 3‘s Lee Unkrich, it is scheduled to be released on November… |
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Disney and Pixar release Coco short film Dante’s Lunch
Disney and Pixar surprised fans by releasing a two-minute short film Dante’s Lunch, based within the upcoming Pixar feature Coco. Directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), Coco is scheduled… |
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Disney and Pixar animator/voice actor Bud Luckey passes away
…Rick Dicker in The Incredibles and Toy Story 3 as Chuckles the Clown. Luckey was also the voice of Eeyore in 2011’s Winnie the Pooh. He was 83 years old…. |
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How to Train Your Dragon 3 gets a title, plot summary
…of one of the most beloved animated film franchises in history. As Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive… |
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Pixar Shading Art Director Bryn Imagire reveals the “incredible” art behind I2
…did do a lot of collages after costume ideas and showed Brad that kind of artwork. I took a lot of photographs of practical models that I made out of… |
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Pixar to go Onward in 2020
Disney and Pixar have announced the title for their next movie after Toy Story 4 will be Onward. The film is a previously announced “suburban fantasy world” movie that was… |
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Unconventionality rules in final Uglydolls trailer
…Trolls and Toy Story, with a little bit of The Greatest Showman thrown in for good measure. The “animated musical event of the year” (well, unless you count Frozen II)… |
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Dumbo takes off with $45 million opening
…faced competition from themselves in the form of Captain Marvel, which probably took away some of Dumbo’s family market during its fourth week of release. Next weekend, the flying elephant… |
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Endgame passes $600 million mark stateside, $2.1 billion globally in second weekend
…ran out of gas quickly once Christmas break was over. And speaking of Star Wars, anyone thinking that The Rise of Skywalker is going to be able to pull off… |
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Pixar to journey into your Soul in 2020
…Toy Story 4 or not. Directed by Pete Docter (Inside Out), Soul will be part of a busy year for Pixar, with Onward also set to open next year. Soul… |
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Birds and pigs fight together in final Angry Birds Movie 2 trailer
…with Toy Story 4 this weekend. The Angry Birds Movie 2 opens everywhere this August. The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next… |
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The Arctic Dogs teaser trailer wants to cool you down
The first trailer for Arctic Dogs premiered in theaters before Toy Story 4 this weekend, and it’s now available online. From an animation standpoint, many might say this looks budgeted… |
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Box office slingshot doesn’t fling Angry Birds far
…Beauty and the Beast in a matter of days. Dora continued to do “okay” business, and now has a total of $33 million. Finally, Toy Story 4 is still in… |
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Frozen II gets MPAA rating
…major animated release of 2019 to get a ‘G’ rating has been Toy Story 4. Frozen II opens everywhere November 22nd. Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer… |
