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Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory both pushed back
…Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur back more than a year, with the movie now coming out on November 25th, 2015 instead of its planned May 30th, 2014 date. As a result,… |
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Deja on a shelved Fraidy Cat
…a cat and cockatoo team to solve the caper. The movie would have been done in CGI, possibly following the style of 101 Dalmatians. It would have been eye candy… |
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Foosball snags Rupert Grint
Why does the US have a hard time getting animated films made in foreign countries? Blame it on getting the distribution rights, but there is another movie called Foosball made… |
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The Nut Job trailer now online
The first trailer for Open Road’s upcoming animated movie The Nut Job is now online and can be seen at MovieFone. The film stars Will Arnett as the voice of… |
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The full trailer for Free Birds debuts
…few days ago, and it can be seen at Collider. Starring Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, the animated comedy kicks off the holiday movie season on November 1st…. |
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Planes flying home sooner than expected
Although it was originally reported that the movie wouldn’t come to DVD and Blu-Ray until December, Blu-Ray.com is reporting that Planes will soar home on November 19th instead. Extras on… |
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Still more Free Birds posters
The always dependable Internet Movie Poster Awards has four new character posters for Free Birds. As with previous ads for the film, the marketing here is once again focused on… |
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New Rio 2 posters
Following the debut of a new trailer earlier this week, two character posters for Rio 2 have made their way online over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The sequel… |
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Reese Witherspoon to live Happily Ever After
…as they find that living “happily ever after” isn’t as easy as it sounds. Likely to be similar to Enchanted in tone, the movie is currently without a release date…. |
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Steve Martin is going Home for DreamWorks Animation
…her, and Jennifer Lopez in an unspecific role as a mother. Directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge), the movie is set to invade theaters everywhere sometime in November, 2014…. |
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Here comes Captain Underpants from DreamWorks Animation
…who turns into an actual superhero.” The movie currently has no cast members attached, so it should come as no surprise that it’s without a release date at the moment…. |
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Nineteen animated films up for Oscar noms
…2, Epic, Ernest and Celestine, The Fake, Free Birds, Frozen, Khumba, The Legend of Sarila, A Letter to Momo, Monsters University, O Apóstolo, Planes, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie… |
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Paddington Bear arriving Christmas 2014
…the plot at this point, although its said to involve Paddington on the run from a “museum taxidermist.” Also starring Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Sally Hawkins, the movie is… |
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The Nut Job gets a poster
The first poster for The Nut Job is now online and can be seen at the ever-dependable Internet Movie Poster Awards. The animated heist comedy starring Will Arnett, Brenden Fraser… |
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Another Wind Rises trailer
…viewed on Screen Rant. Proudly proclaiming it to be Hayao Miyazaki’s “farewell masterpiece” (despite a mixed initial reaction from critics), the movie opens in the states on February 21st, 2014…. |
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Criterion Collection edition of Fantastic Mr. Fox on the way
…extras will be a director-approved digital mastering of the film, audio commentary, complete storyboards for the movie, a collectable booklet, and more. It is set for release on February 19th…. |
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Another Nut Job trailer
A new trailer for The Nut Job is now online at Yahoo! Movies. Starring Will Arnett and Liam Neeson, the movie comes to theaters in 3-D on January 17th…. |
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New How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster
…Collider. In addition, a new trailer for the sequel is rumored to be released sometime in the next few days. The highly anticipated movie soars into theaters on June 13th…. |
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Frozen cools down box office with biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever
…Stone. Frozen scored an 84% “freshness” rating over at RottenTomatoes.Com, and had a rare “A+” CinemaScore, so word of mouth should be able to help the movie have strong legs…. |
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Annie Award nominees for 2013 films revealed
…TV/Broadcast Commercial • Despicable Me 2 – Cinemark – Universal Pictures • Sound of the Woods – Acme Filmworks • The Polar Bears Movie – CAA Marketing Best General Audience… |
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Is Kaguya-hime appropriate for a global audience?
…are the US and where Islam is the predominant religion. Princess Mononoke, an earlier Studio Ghibli movie, was released in the US and received criticism for its violent, bloody scenes…. |
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Frozen
…are just too good! Once they begin it’s impossible for those problems to interfere with the enjoyment of the movie. Not only are they fun, they’re well-written — catchy music,… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #55: Frozen – She’s Flawless… with Flaws!
…Discussion: Frozen • It’s a musical and everyone liked it! • Mason, Morgan, and Chelsea discuss the movie scene by scene, following by discussing the song list. • Buy the… |
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Live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service teaser trailer released
…come as a surprise that the preview is not in English. The movie is set for release in Japan on March 1st, but it’s unlikely to see a theatrical release… |
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Director Luiz Bolognesi tells A Story Of Love And Fury
…between the visual simplicity of hand-drawn animation and the complexity and depth of the CG environments. Can you tell me about that aspect, the overall art direction of the movie?… |
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Animation spirits riding high, but is darkness around the corner?
Bloomberg Businessweek ran down the numbers for animated movies this year and concluded that this was a profitable year for studios. Frozen is projected to make $250 million and the… |
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Disney, Despicable Me 2 earn iTunes honors
…vault awes with a bounty of animated sequences, interactive character models, and a spellbinding presentation”. Despicable Me 2 was chosen as the Best Animated Movie. “A new villain’s maniacal scheme… |
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Saving Mr. Banks opens
…consensus review of the movie is: “Aggressively likable and sentimental to a fault, Saving Mr. Banks pays tribute to the Disney legacy with excellent performances and sweet, high-spirited charm. Mojo… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #54: Mary Poppins – Jack of All Accents
…• Main Discussion: Mary Poppins • A very LONG movie for kids…it never ends! • Story of acquiring the rights and P.L. Traver’s negative reaction to the film. • Is… |
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Holiday box office numbers: Is Walking With Dinosaurs already extinct?
Christmas started early at the box office this weekend, and movies performed more or less as they were expected to. Saving Mr. Banks got off to a decent start with… |

