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Is Shrek 5 on the way?
…is reporting that DreamWorks Animation honcho Jeffery Katzenberg is hinting at a continuation of the franchise. “We like to let them have a little bit of time to rest,” he… |
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Justice League: War
…writers over the past twenty-five years. Watching Shazam embarrass himself by his childish behavior is not all that appealing, and even a little creepy, particularly when he sheepishly asks Wonder… |
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Mr. Peabody and Sherman
…think he did a great job. Max Charles’ Sherman was a little too childlike for my taste, but was otherwise fine. Ariel Winter was perfect as his bullying nemesis Penny…. |
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Great songs never die: how art director Amos Sussigan is crafting the look of Aria For A Cow
…Howard Ashman and Alan Menken at the time of their work on Little Shop Of Horrors. At that time, Dan concluded our interview saying: “Art direction-wise, we are still in… |
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The Venture Bros.: The Fifth Season
…isn’t really all that confusing, until you add in The Monarch, who is trying to do a little destroying of his own at the Venture compound, all the while thinking… |
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The Pirate Fairy
…obvious— though a few may think they’ve gone a little too far. The animation is first-rate, only a notch below theatrical quality, at a level that would undoubtedly surprise many… |
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Where Did These AWOL Animated Movies Get To?
…is available elsewhere. So, let’s take a little look at what we’re missing, shall we? Twice Upon A Time (1983) – two versions of this somewhat experimental George Lucas-produced stop-motion… |
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Great songs never die: how animation students are bringing a fresh touch to Aria For A Cow
…that, a short film called 9 came on. It was about this little knitted character that was extremely curious. So I watched this and I remember being so infatuated with… |
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How To Train Your Dragon 2
…it here. Tiny little almost throwaway movements by the characters can convey big emotions and make them seem like real, feeling people. I can’t say it any better than I… |
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Ratatouille: The Adventure at Disneyland Paris: Pixar Creative Director Roger Gould talks about an “animated” attraction
…really feel little). And then as you go through the attraction, we use these enormous custom screens with the highest resolution animation that we’ve ever produced at Pixar using stereo… |
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
…spin-off movies keep the characters and ideas coming. These are money-makers, pure and simple. And that should be allowed without complaint. But the whole thing is just a little too… |
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Director Kevin Munroe revisits Imagi’s TMNT franchise
…see us explore the Karai and Foot Ninja thing a little more. I love the Rat King, even though he’s such a one-opp villain, but I still think it would… |
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The Book of Life
…and talent went into every scene. To be honest, it’s almost a little distracting how amazing everything looks. But as I’ve said many times in reviews, I’m a story guy…. |
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Maleficent
…think I noted one soundbite), so it’s disappointing but hardly surprising that he isn’t on hand to introduce the cuts here (title cards provide a little info and these moments… |
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Gladiators Of Rome
…run last year (where it reportedly made only $8,000 or so), and now the movie has found itself on American store shelves, albeit with very little fanfare behind it. Which… |
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Frozen: The Poster Collection
…than substantial and, dare I say it, even a little “cheap”. This it is certainly most not with a $25 retail cost, and despite my initial reaction that it felt,… |
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Batman Vs. Robin: Exclusive Figure Edition
…a little chat, and make Bruce an offer to have him join the Court. Bruce’s assured refusal is in stark contrast to the conflicted Damian, who prefers Talon’s company to… |
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Minions
…I hadn’t seen already. Minions is definitely in the Despicable Me camp — great performances, always musically interesting, somewhat entertaining, sometimes funny, a little bit of heart, but with a… |
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Rick & Morty
…a little while to find their footing, Rick & Morty burst out of the gate with extreme confidence, producing one terrific episode after another. Every time I thought I had… |
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Dinotrux
…awful, and for its target audience of little kids, it should be a harmless distraction. The most appealing thing about Dinotrux is the animation. While the series doesn’t look nearly… |
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How concept artist Dawn Brown transformed into a director for House Of Monsters
…don’t know why it works out that way. Maybe because the staccato feeling of this technique naturally adds a little creepiness that serves monster stories very well. AV: Since horror… |
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How Disney historian Didier Ghez wrote as he pleased…
…way Disney approached cartoons? DG: This will sound a little bit vague, but Bianca introduced a woman’s sensitivity to the projects she tackled. The colors and motifs in her drawings… |
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Lego Justice League: Attack Of The Legion Of Doom
…knock the charm of Lego minifigures springing into action, though, and the brick-like nature of the characters does allow for sillier gags to be carried maybe a little better. This… |
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Hotel Transylvania 2
…himself is given so little to do that he seems more like a “me too” character, who does nothing but nod in agreement with other more useful characters. Another story… |
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Inside Animation Supervisor Victor Navone’s mind
…human world was the more standard Pixar style, leaning towards naturalistic. We struggled a little to find this style at first, assuming that we really needed to contrast it with… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #110: Don Bluth & Gary Goldman Interview
…newest episode of the Animation Addicts Podcast! https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV9402124462.mp3 Highlights A little bit about Dragon’s Lair‘s history and cult status. Why they made the jump from Kickstarter to Indiegogo. A little… |
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Kung Fu Panda 3
…audience in an effective and emotionally inspirational way, even if that has required the franchise to “repeat itself” a little. Another consistency in the series has been the animation, and… |
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The Angry Birds Movie
…a short temper and a lack of a filter on his words before he speaks. This had already caused him to be banished to live a little away from the… |
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Finding Dory
…to the conclusion that the Nemo story has a bigger heart. And that might be fair. But only because the plot of Nemo required the characters to be a little… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part Four – Can’t Stop The Feeling
…the level of excellence the first film had, but it was great enough to come close. It was compelling and dramatic that had little compromise while still offering hearty laughs… |
