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Welcome…to Moana orchestrator and song arranger Dave Metzger!
…the artists live in approximatively the same time zone, which was not the case here. But we survived! AV: What were the implications of those conditions on your work? DM:… |
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AV Roundtable Flashbacks: Titan A.E.
…recent Fantastic Four movie on Disney+, so I’m assuming they’re getting there — slowly! Ben: But I thought the DVD — we ran it down here in our theater —… |
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Director Luiz Bolognesi tells A Story Of Love And Fury
…AV: Can you tell me about your vision of women in general through your film — a very important part of your film? LB: In my country, in the poor… |
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Great songs never die: how animation students are bringing a fresh touch to Aria For A Cow
The production of the animated short Aria For A Cow is clearly off the grid, and for more than one reason. In our two previous articles, we’ve been following the… |
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2017 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…1970, it has progressively gotten harder and harder for fans to attend as badges tend to sell out within an hour of going on sale months in advance. This year,… |
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Justice League Unlimited: Season Two
…having faced almost every threat imaginable already, finds they are targeted by an all-new secret society of super-villains. The Sweatbox Review: When Justice League ended its original two-year run on… |
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She-Ra: Princess of Power – Season 1, Volume 1
…them ample time to get away. Other villains on the show include Shadow Weaver (an evil sorceress), Catra (a woman who can turn into a cat), Mantenna (a four-legged monster),… |
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Comic-Con: The Batman villains revealed
New figures for The Batman have been unveiled at the Comic Con. Toy News International has five photos of the figures, thus revealing what the Man-bat, Bane, and Firefly will… |
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Super Hero Squad Show: Volume One
…and Wolverine represents the animal factor. On the other side, Doctor Doom forges an alliance of super villains called the Lethal Legion. However, the villains we mostly see from episode… |
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Christian Renaut’s book trilogy on Walt Disney animation comes full circle
…is no iconography, but rather a wealth of information that any Disney buff will be happy to learn. So, is your computer or your mobile, or your DVD/BluRay ready? As… |
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The Perfect 10 List
Animated Views’ critics have rated over 700 titles. But only 31 have earned our highest score. On our 10th birthday, we look back at those perfect 10s!… |
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Pinocchio In Outer Space
…for her mother how she turned Pinocchio into a real boy, only to see him returned to his original pulpy complexion. Our attentions then turn to Earth, where Geppetto is… |
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For Smurfs: The Lost Village‘s art department, it’s great to feel blue!
…make our villain’s environment threatening without having to use too many scary props. Also, the artificial, angular lighting emphasizes the obsessive, slightly deranged side of Gargamel’s personality. AV: Can you… |
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Director Mike Rianda on The Mitchells vs. The Machines
…a lot of fun and not sort of take things too seriously. AV: In what way do you think your experience on Gravity Falls nourished your approach to The Mitchells… |
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Oscar Night 2021
…of our annual Oscar event, now in its 17th year! Join us at 7:30pm ET for a live chat during the Oscar telecast in the Animated Views forum where you… |
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Disney’s Encanto digital soundtrack release now available!
…landscape of Colombia, the tenacity of our lead character, Mirabel, the strength of family, and our shared humanity.” Encanto is directed by Jared Bush (co-director Zootopia) and Byron Howard (Zootopia,… |
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How concept artist Dawn Brown transformed into a director for House Of Monsters
…web series! AV: How did you come from designer to the idea of creating your own movies? DB: A designer always has to consider the context of any given assignment… |
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The Best Of 2024: Back To Basics!
…year that was, with our picks for the best it had to offer in film, television and more. Plus you’ll get to learn what you decided your favorite animated movie… |
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Oscar Contest Record Book
Animated Views held our first Oscar Contest on February 6th, 2005 — just over a year after the site’s launch in late 2003. The 2024 event marked our 20th anniversary…. |
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Arnold Leibovit on producing The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2
…featuring Gumby and other characters. The Blu-ray of that film was our Disc Of The Year for 2013. (You may read our review of that disc here.) We described that… |
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Disney Blu-ray 3D Reissues: Chicken Little / Meet The Robinsons / Bolt / G-Force
…four viewings, the specialist camera lenses entertainingly configured to the low-level critters’ eye-view. All four films are instant must-haves for Disneyphiles to add to their shelves, though perhaps only completists… |
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The Batman: The Complete Fourth Season
…season demonstrate that the writers are capable of making interesting villains for our heroes to encounter. And that makes for much better stories. Disc One The “literal storytelling” problem is… |
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Legends Of The Superheroes
…a small army of supervillains in a challenge to save the world, then find themselves subjected to a celebrity roast hosted by Ed McMahon. The Sweatbox Review: File this one… |
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Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show: The Complete Series
…opportunity to showcase other villains, even given that there were two stories per half-hour episode (with two episodes featuring full-length stories). Of course, the show was meant to highlight the… |
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Batman: The Complete Animated Series
…previously on DVD when the series was put out in four four-disc sets. Those sixteen discs are exactly the same in every way. Let’s break this down, then, by the… |
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Batman – The Brave And The Bold: Season One, Part One
…goofy Silver Age era of comic books, without ever ridiculing it. It would be a how that delighted in crazy plots, but a serious Batman, with lethal villains but still… |
