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Behind the scenes of The Pirates
…talks the development of the project, the casting of the film’s voice actors, and using computer effects with stop–motion animation. Starring Hugh Grant, The Pirates set sail on April 27th…. |
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Early Man
…and more smooth than stop–motion clay should possibly be! The human and animal figures are done in the usual company style, so nothing groundbreaking in the design there. But the… |
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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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Poster for $9.99
IMPAWARDS shares a poster for the stop–motion animated feature $9.99. Based on the Short Stories of Etgar Keret, in $9.99, an ad alters the life of Dave Peck, an unemployed,… |
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Henry Selick talks Coraline
In an exclusive video interview with Collider, Henry Selick, the director of upcoming stop–motion feature Coraline, talks about the story behind the film, use of 3-D, and more. Selick also… |
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Trailer for $9.99
Movie-List has posted links to a trailer for the upcoming stop–motion animated feature $9.99. Based on the Short Stories of Etgar Keret and directed by Tatia Rosenthal, $9.99 opens in… |
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She-Ra: Princess of Power – Season One, Volume One
…boys. All the parties agreed and the plan was set in motion. She-Ra: Princess Of Power made its debut on September 9, 1985. There had been a feature-length film released… |
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Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
…design of Spider-Ham to the anime design of Peni Parker and her SP//dr mech suit. I rather like how the animation isn’t entirely smooth, being more in line with stop–motion… |
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First look at Frankenweenie
The first images from Tim Burton’s highly anticipated return to stop motion animation Frankenweenie have been posted online with a special behind-the-scenes article over at EW.com. The movie–a remake of… |
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Puss In Boots: composer Henry Jackman’s Spanish Hour
…emotion in the film, but I just basically didn’t stop enjoying it from when I started till when I finished. AV: It was your first collaboration with director Chris Miller…. |
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First poster for Frankenweenie
The first poster for Disney and Tim Burton‘s stop–motion animated feature Frankenweenie has been unveiled online and can be seen over at Collider. Directed by Tim Burton, the film tells… |
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New Coraline trailer
A new theatrical trailer for Henry Selick’s stop–motion animated Coraline can be viewed at Yahoo Movies. Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, Coraline opens in theaters on… |
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Tom & Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection
…Disney refused MGM’s use of Mickey Mouse to appear opposite Gene Kelly in the 1945 musical Anchors Aweigh (despite Disney’s mouse appearing in MGM’s 1934 feature Hollywood Party alongside Jimmy… |
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Super Friends: Season One, Volume One
…without Super Friends. Seriously. The show ended up being a massive influence on a whole generation of kids, kids who became today’s Hollywood producers, cartoon makers, and comic book writers… |
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Arthur And The Invisibles
…to tell you that you don’t seem to know. One – we’re not stupid, so please stop taking foreign properties and dumbing them down for U.S. audiences. And two –… |
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APRIL FOOL'S DAY – AOL Acquires Animated News
(NOTE: click here to see how this page looked on April Fool’s Day 2006) AOL Acquires Animated News, Inc. AOL Extends Leadership in Online Entertainment News Hollywood, California – Online… |
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Jim Rygiel to direct Bunyan And Babe; first look at Igor
…being done by Exodus’ award-winning animation team, ElectroAge. ABOUT EXODUS FILM GROUP: Exodus Film Group was founded in 2001 in an effort to create a one-stop entertainment company capable of… |
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Happily N’Ever After
…hour into the film it slows to almost a dead stop. If you haven’t lost them to this point, you may lose them here. For adults, if you do get… |
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Toy Story / Toy Story 2: Special Editions
…the biggest of its year – and, like The Lion King before it, got the Hollywood studios all interested in starting up or acquiring partnership deals with companies that would… |
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From Snow Queen to Pinocchio II: Robert Reece’s animated adventures in screenwriting
…through a screenwriting class taught by playwright, screenwriter and friend Mitch Brian at Columbia College – Hollywood. In the late ’90s, Reece offered a few sample screenplays to development executive… |
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2024 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…strikes that were ongoing, resulting in the Hollywood presence being downplayed quite heavily. Nevertheless, there was still a lot to enjoy that made the experience just as good as it… |
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The Emperor’s New Groove: 2-Movie Collection
…helmed the fun, golden age Hollywood pastiche Cats Don’t Dance, so his naming as the director of Disney’s film was a clear indication of the direction they preferred. (Dindal, of… |
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Oz, The Great And Powerful (regular and 3D editions)
…asking Oscar to save their invalid child (spookily resembling a young Helena Bonham Carter in another Burton link) look right out of 30s Hollywood, and there’s the fun Peter Pan-ish… |
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Meet the flockers: the Animated-News Valiant review
…by Disney and their fairly new competitors, and began a quest to tell Valiant’s story on a smaller scale, but with just as big a look as his Hollywood counterparts…. |
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Michael Jackson’s This Is It
…Can’t Stop Loving You. Highlights include a typically mischievous Hollywood tough guys montage, where Jackson is inserted into classic movies to shoot off a few rounds opposite the likes of… |
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Warner Archive: Red Skelton Whistling Collection
…Who Killed Who?, in which a parading line of skeletons tumbling out from a closet stop mid-air so that one – naturally crimson in color – can make the dreadfully… |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
…Hollywood history. Arguably, only two other major studio animated films have ever crossed the two hour threshold***, so not a common event. Even with the amount of animation released seemingly… |
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The Princess And The Frog
…mark and never really stops for a rest. The film’s timing, on a subconscious level, seems like everything happens too fast and too sharply. There’s hardly any time to breathe… |
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Chicken Little
…effect of stop-starting the pace of the movie. When it’s good, such as the opening scenes, after an unappealing “how to open this movie” bit which falls flat and leans… |
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Six animated films nominated for Golden Globes; Moana and Sing lead with two each
Six animated films were nominated for Golden Globe Awards today, according to The Hollywood Reporter, including three of the five nominees for Best Original Song. Best Animated Film: • Kubo… |
