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Osbournes get animated
Ozzy Osbourne and the rest of his clan will be voicing themselves in a new stop motion animated series called The F’n Osbournes in development, according to Screen Rant. Cuppa… |
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Pirates! roundup
…with the director on the pirate theme. The Kansas City Star discusses the history of stop motion animation and how Aardman is helping the medium endure. And the Chicago Tribune… |
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Gold Nugget, Common Sense, Two-Headed Cop, and Junkyard
…Plus Two french animators in Paris, Antoine Kinget and Rémi Parisse, have entirely self produced an impressive stop motion animated short film titled Pour une Pepite de Plus (For a… |
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Watch Oscar nominated short Fresh Guacamole
…ever nominated for an Oscar. Animated in stop motion by PES, the film is about a person making the title dip with some not so typical ingredients. You can watch… |
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With animated Oscar up for grabs, nominees in the spotlight
…does hope to stand next to some celebrities and get in their photos! He also discusses Hugh Grant’s performance, and the effort required to bring emotion to stop motion characters…. |
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Ray Harryhausen RIP
In news that will sadden many in the animation community, legendary stop–motion and visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen has died aged 92, The Hollywood Reporter has announced. Starting out under… |
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: 2-Movie Collection
…and reintroduced the notion of full-length stop–motion features, becoming a sizable cult hit into the bargain and inspiring a still-ongoing line of similar films. Ironically enough, one of the animation… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #45: Kevin Schreck Interview
…The Thief and the Cobbler. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV6660489959.mp3 Highlights: • Kevin’s interest in stop motion. • Catch and Fire: Jafar and Iago were college roommates. • Where did you get the name?… |
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New trailer for The Boxtrolls now online
Universal and Focus Features have released a new trailer for their new animated adventure The Boxtrolls, an upcoming stop motion animated feature from Laika Entertainment, the studio behind the visually… |
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Great songs never die: how art director Amos Sussigan is crafting the look of Aria For A Cow
…set media when I jumped on board. It could have been stop motion at first, then extremely realistic CG, and finally what we are doing now, which is an in-between… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #101: Shaun the Sheep Movie
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The Rotoscopers are together for their very first live video show with a discussion and their reviews of the critically acclaimed Aardman Animations stop–motion film… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #113: The Boxtrolls – Oh, Mason, Where Art Thou?!
…stop motion animated film, The Boxtrolls! https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV1467045568.mp3 Highlights Nerdy Couch Discussion: Travis Knight – Laika CEO, Producer, & Lead Animator Main Discussion: General info, budget, & the melodic saw. 12… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part One – Ogres Are Like Onions!
…borin’.” Chicken Run was the first stop–motion animated feature from DreamWorks Animation as well as the first full-length film from acclaimed production house Aardman Animations. It told the story of… |
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Anomalisa
…more recent work has been a little hit and miss, and Anomalisa itself had to turn to Kickstarter to raise funding. Co-directed with stop–motion animator Duke Johnson, it’s clear from… |
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2016: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!
…bring us a unique feature but also keep the stop–motion medium going strong. In live-action, things weren’t much better, with an over-abundance of big budget fare that outright disappointed (Independence… |
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Moana: Ultimate Collectors Edition
…trend being the British Academy awards, where Universal/Laika’s Kubo And The Two Strings perhaps called out to the Brits’ much more wide acceptance, adoration and acknowledgment of the stop–motion process… |
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“Claymation” pioneer Will Vinton passes away at 70
Oscar, Emmy, and Clio Award winner Will Vinton has died at age 70. Vinton was a pioneer in stop motion animation, trademarking the name “claymation” for his process. He and… |
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The Best Of 2021: The More Things Change…
…releases out [above], with More Stop Motion Marvels, and a dazzling Blu-ray upgrade of Rainbow Parades. Moving slightly away from animation, I appreciated the good stab at old-school Muppets in… |
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Santa Inc.
…even mentioned Candy’s terrible mother (who constantly gets naked around her daughter, and fair warning to the sensitive, this show does have graphic stop–motion nudity), or her perverted, money-obsessed grandfather… |
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Watch the teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
A teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro stop–motion version of Pinocchio is now online, and can be checked out in the player above. Be warned that it’s a very brief… |
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The first trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio is gorgeous
The first trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The stop–motion animation looks pretty impressive here, which should… |
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Watch the beautiful full trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The full trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is now online for your viewing pleasure, and you can check it out in the player above. The stop–motion animation continues to… |
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The Animated Seuss
…utilizing stop–motion animated figures, many of which can be seen on the DVD release of The Puppetoon Movie. 1943 saw The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins released, followed by 1944’s… |
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Max Fleischer’s Superman: 1941 – 1942
…that this collection is for the adult collector and is not suitable for children), Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: Superman soars on the motion picture screen for the first time, battling mad… |
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And the Oscar nominations are…
…and artisans whose names have been unveiled this morning by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Granted, we didn’t have an exactly banner year for great movies, worthy… |
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Snow White: Marge Champion, a Model Princess!
…he had also been one of the very first dance directors in motion picture, even before sound. He worked for Charlie Chaplin. So, my father knew Mr. Disney professionally but… |
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Waking Sleeping Beauty awakens…
…of Notre Dame, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the 2006 short, The Little Matchgirl, which earned Hahn his second Oscar nomination. He is currently developing the stop–motion animated feature Frankenweenie… |
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D23 Expo 2019 Exclusive
…Midler’s lookalike daughter had to fill in for her when Bette’s flight was canceled due to bad weather; her daughter gave a touching, emotion-filled reading of her mom’s speech, and… |
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Academy Award nominations
…ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN THE CONSTANT GARDENER MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA MUNICH PRIDE & PREJUDICE ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL… |
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AMPAS revises Oscar's animated feature definition
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved several new rule changes to take effect starting with the 80th Annual Academy Awards. Among them is a change in… |
