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Spidey's tangled web…
…of comedy (J Jonah Jameson desperate for photographic shots) that seems well out of place, and indeed brings the otherwise exciting climax of the film to a crashing thud of… |
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Groovie Goolies: The Saturday Mourning Collection
…from the archives of, primarily, the Filmation library. This is where I caught my first glimpses of the “best” episodes of such shows as New Adventures Of Superman, Tarzan: Lord… |
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Aardman's new home; Treasures still a comin'; new contest and more reviews on the way, plus a recharge to the site coming soon…
…while I don’t have a problem with cutting off the top and bottom of the image for the sake of “theatrical presentation”, not offering both formatted framing ratios after we’ve… |
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Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death
…yet matched the sheer brilliance of Feathers McGraw! In one of many movie spoofs Wallace falls for Piella’s charms And so – still with me? – to A Matter Of… |
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The AristoCats: Special Edition
…when the need arises. The rest of the cast, too, essentially continue the Jungle Book trend of playing caricatured versions of their established personalities, the most notable of which is… |
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Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss
…naturally simple in body design, express the full range of emotions facially, matching their vocal counterparts, and there are at least a couple of moments of effects animation that are… |
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Pinchcliffe Races Home: A Look Back At Caprino Studios
…animated puppet technique, the animal cast relate the story of a group of mice who learn the benefits of putting aside their nuts instead of frittering them away. As with… |
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Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin
…the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker-slaves under the power of the black-caped evil overlord Zygon (who’s obviously a fan of the Temple Of Doom’s decorator) continue to hack… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Black And White, Volume Two
…anthropomorphic mode of transport, and reveals Walt’s early love of trains. Predating the likes of Casey Jr from Dumbo, Mickey handles himself well as the engineer of his out of… |
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Teen Titans: The Complete Second Season
…though I was personally digging the darker storyline. Okay, whatever. The opening of the show is a big tip-off to expect a different type of story this time out, with… |
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Metropolis
…the 1988 film Akira is most often pointed to as THE film that brought modern “Japanimation” to the notice of the mainstream in North America. Imagine, then, what fans of… |
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Superman Doomsday coming September 18
…of fans are suddenly subjected to the death of their favorite character? Total mayhem! Going on record about the Death of Superman will be Paul Levitz and other DC staff… |
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Speed Racer: Widescreen Edition
…spirit of racing or the feeling of what its like to be behind the wheel of such a fantasy creation as the Mach 5. And much of this is also… |
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PPC acquires new Indian film Dashavatar
…latest acquisition: “Our country’s mythology has such strong elements of story telling that it’s unbelievable that most of us are still in the dark about it. It’s imperative that this… |
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Bill Plympton's Idiots and Angels getting rave reviews
Two-time Academy Award nominee Bill Plympton premiered his new 2D feature film Idiots and Angels at the Tribeca Film Festival last month. The dark comedy, produced on a shoestring budget… |
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Lisa Henson on Three Pigs And A Baby
An interview with Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson, can be read at NewsaRama. In the article, Lisa discusses various projects that Jim Henson Productions has been working on, as… |
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Batman: Gotham Knight DVD package
TV Shows On DVD currently hosts a high-resolution look at the package art of the upcoming Batman: Gotham Knight DVD. Images of the Special Edition and Blue Ray cover art… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette
…group was rather homogenous in terms of complexion. One girl stood out, though. A young lady of Italian descent, looking more “ethnic” than any of the other kids, was a… |
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Batman: Gotham Knight DVD in July
…will be released to coincide with the theatrical release of The Dark Knight, on the 8th July. The full details are yet to be revealed, although the website confirms that… |
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Coraline teaser
The first teaser trailer for Henry Selick’s stop-motion Coraline has appeared on Cineplex. Due out in theaters in 3D on February 6th, 2009, Coraline is the dark tale of a… |
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Batman: Gotham Knight inside peek
…will bridge the gap between Batman Begins and the upcoming Dark Knight while exploring different facets of Batman often seen in comics but never really explored in animation and film…. |
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Batman: Gotham Knight details
…major Japanese studios, will bridge the gap between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight and explore “different facets of Batman often seen in comics but never really explored in animation… |
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New Gotham Knight still
Just Press Play has a brand-new screen capture from the animated Batman: Gotham Knight, to be released directly to video as a tie-in to The Dark Knight. The image comes… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…of that has wound up in The Worlds Of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, a catch-all section, if you will, of much of the left over material. Split into… |
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Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh/Spookable Pooh
…the exception of Christopher Robin, Kanga, and Roo. All of the other’s personalities would come out and played a similar role in all of the stories. Usually, Tigger would try… |
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Best Compass sequence saved for second film
According to visual-effects producer Gary Nolin, the most dazzling sequence in The Golden Compass may be saved for a possible second entry in the His Dark Materials film series. The… |
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Gary Oldman discusses his Christmas Carol roles
Dark Knight actor confirmed to Sci Fi Wire that he would be playing at least three characters in Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion-capture-animated A Christmas Carol: “I play Marley. I play… |
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Nightmare in Disney's Hollywood Studios?
…store for Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. Interestingly, it is described as being conceived by Imagineers as a “deliberately cheesy-looking dark ride,” with the design allegedly pleasing Burton…. |
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New images from The Batman/Superman Story
Warner Bros. has officially released the first images from the two-part season premiere of The Batman, entitled The Batman/Superman Story. The Dark Knight’s latest animated series will enter its fifth… |
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Under the sea with Robert Reece; plus yuletide Shrek, more Popeye and new disc announcements!
…and the interview reveals a lot of insight into the creation of the new film, which we reviewed earlier this week. Also new in the review stakes is Rand’s take… |
