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Disney movie roundup
In Disney theatrical and home release animated movie news Animation World Network reports that Glago’s Guest (see our prior coverage) will now not be screening in front of Bolt, reminiscent… |
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Animated (Inter)Views, plus win Pinocchio on Blu-ray Disc!
…animation. • Bolt: One Super-Director + One Super-Voice Make One Super Rhino – with Bolt’s story supervisor Nathan Greno, and director Greno’s DVD short’s voice artist Mark Walton. • Lilo… |
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Tangled : An Interview with Disney Designer Laurent Ben-Mimoun
…up was breath taking. You know, every version contributed something to the movie. That’s Disney! AV: From Bolt to Tangled, how do you see the evolution of the treatment of… |
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Oscars, LaserDiscs, Lost Chords, and Wild animals!
…Hears A Who! and Waltz With Bashir. Quite seriously, I don’t think anyone was looking at Bolt and eying it quite in the same way as a genuine Best Animated… |
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AV Readers’ Best of the Decade List: 2001-2010
…shark tale 24 84 romeo and juliet sealed with a kiss 20 barnyard 20 86 return to neverland 18 chicken little 18 $9.99 18 89 planet 51 17 90 TMNT… |
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2010 Emmy nominations announced
…Grandpa Outstanding Voice-Over Performance • Archer, H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer • Prep & Landing, Dave Foley as Wayne • Robot Chicken, Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Cobra… |
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Santa Inc.
…comes to holiday entertainment. Robot Chicken has had plenty of hilariously dark Christmas specials over the years, American Dad! has brilliantly turned Santa Claus into a villain hellbent on killing… |
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Family Guy breaks Emmy glass ceiling with Best Comedy Series nod
…Ron Rifkin as Narrator – Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin – Robot Chicken, Seth Green as Anakin Skywalker/ Bob Goldstein/ Imperial Officer/ Ponda Baba/ Robot Chicken Nerd –… |
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Bedtime Stories
…and more than a little at a loss of focus. At one point, there’s even a randomly thrown-in attempt at a lacklustre mini-musical number, apparently for good measure. I don’t… |
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Prep & Landing
…modern-day story of what goes on behind the scenes before Santa Claus arrives at a child’s house. Our hero in the story is an elf named Wayne (Codename “Little Drummer… |
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Around the world with Mila: Writer (and Director) Cinzia Angelini
…Prince Of Egypt, El Dorado, Bolt, Minions and many more films that a lot of us grew up watching. The story of Mila is very personal to her; but at… |
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Watchmen: Director’s Cut
…more. On Disc Two, things feel a little less direct and more like filler, in anticipation of the UCE due later in the year. The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed… |
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Shaun the Sheep Movie
Aardman Animations, the wizards behind top stop-motion animated films like Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and The Pirates! Band of Misfits are back with Shaun the… |
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The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
…2000 release Chicken Run; and it was largely Wallace & Gromit that inspired Dreamworks to sign up Aardman to a distribution deal in the first place. They obviously were charmed… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Volume Four
…of which are included on this DVD) – Chicken in the Rough (1951), Two Chips and a Miss (1952), and The Lone Chipmunk (1954). I wish these had been included… |
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Mad: Season One, Part Two
…Shinick – a Cartoon Network Adult Swim alumni also responsible for collaborating with Seth Green on Robot Chicken – I believe they’ve hit the nail on Neuman’s head, rendering multiple… |
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Surf’s Up
…as well. Jeff Bridges has the laid back demeanor of Geek down pat. Zooey Deschanel and Jon Heder do what they can as Lani the lifeguard and Chicken Joe, but… |
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DVD news
…for Good Eating – FROM THE VAULT: Der Fuehrer’s Face, Education for Death, Reason and Emotion, Chicken Little Disc Two: – FULL LENGTH FEATURE: Victory Through Air Power – TRAINING… |
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The Tick Vs. Season One
…Not Rated, Retail: $34.99 Storyboard: A lovable big, blue dufus and his little pal fight crime in The City. The Sweatbox Review: Citizens! Behold the origin of the mighty Tick!… |
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Winnie The Pooh‘s Henry Jackman, a “First Class” composer
…combination. It’s 50% Hollywood with a little nod or tribute to Gershwin and so on through light music arrangements, and on the other hand, it’s got sort of historical references… |
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Composers lined up for animated projects
…DreamWorks’ animated Madagascar. The Emperor’s New Groove composer John Debney, who also recently scored a little film called The Passion of The Christ, will write the music to Chicken Little…. |
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Disney releases full specs for upcoming Treasures tins: fans in for a real treat!
…Wise Dwarfs, The Spirit of ’43, Chicken Little and The Winged Scourge – all titles legendary to many Disney fans but unseen until now. Finally, Mickey 2 will include the… |
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How director Steve Anderson met The Robinsons!
…build you animation crew? SA: That was pretty easy because we have got just fantastically talented animators and supervising animators as well. Some of them have supervised on Chicken Little…. |
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Update on Disney's DTV slate; American audiences ignoring British humor?
…Little II: The Ugly Duckling Story and Dumbo II, they may have very little input regarding the Disney Princess and Disney Fairies brands, including The Tinkerbell Movie and its sequels…. |
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Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death
…his own series! Aardman also went from strength to strength, and a feature film deal with DreamWorks not only allowed them to go international with Chicken Run, putting the Studio… |
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Madagascar tops Billboard DVD sales of 2006
…Houston Chronicle/Associated Press. Other animated titles on the list include Chicken Little (#3), The Little Mermaid (#4), Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition (#7), and Over the Hedge (#8)…. |
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Arthur Christmas composer Harry Gregson-Williams: from Venice Beach to the North Pole!
…before. AV: I understand you’ve already worked with Aardman before. HGW: I do have a relationship with Aardman, notably with the Producer Carla Shelley. I did Chicken Run with John… |
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Animated coverage of the 78th Annual Academy Awards
…ceremony were Chicken Little and Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), both of whom took a firm stand on the issue of ducks wearing pants. In addition, the Little characters presented… |
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Prep & Landing landing again
…“The Ballad of Nessie.” His previous Disney film credits include “Mulan,” “Tarzan,” Lilo & Stitch,” “Brother Bear,” and “Chicken Little.” Stevie Wermers-Skelton began her association with Walt Disney Animation Studios… |
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Academy lists songs eligible for Oscar
…from animated films: “\\Great Big World\\” from \\Hookwinked\\ “\\One Little Slip\\” from \\Chicken Little\\ “\\Remains of the Day\\” from \\Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride\\ “\\Shine\\” from \\Robots\\ “\\Shoulder to Shoulder\\” from… |