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April And The Extraordinary World
…bit here and there in the middle section of the film, but by the time the story leaves the environs of Paris to take us on a far-out adventure, I… |
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The Wild Life opens
The Wild Life opens today in 2,493 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting pummeled by the critics with just a 15% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. A… |
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The Jungle Book
…landmarks, while animation was the visual effects medium of the day, allowing for the incredible and impossible to be put on the screen, with the sodium vapor process predating blue-screen… |
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First episode of Milo Murphy’s Law now available for free on Amazon and iTunes
…have an Amazon account or download iTunes and you can watch the episode (consisting of Going the Extra Milo and The Undergrounders) right away. Milo Murphy’s Law is the follow-up… |
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Storks doesn’t quite deliver at box office
Storks didn’t quite deliver on expectations at the box office, making about $10 million less than tracking was projecting, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Still, the comedy did have a… |
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Trolls Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
…the soundtrack has been released near the end of September. If it’s an effort to build interest and awareness in the film, I don’t think they’re doing a good job… |
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Variety goes in-depth on Jeffrey Katzenberg in nine articles
With his departure from DreamWorks Animation last month, Variety has taken the opportunity to look in-depth at the life and career of Jeffrey Katzenberg in these nine articles: How Jeffrey… |
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Back In Time
…Today went the whole hog and printed up the 2015 newspaper that sets the sequels’ events in motion at the end of the first film, amongst a large amount of… |
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Adventure Time: The Complete Sixth Season
…is notable that this season was the last for Art Director Nick Jennings, who had done so much to design the look of the show. The sixth season may dwell… |
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Doctor Strange, Trolls continue to dominate box office
It was another great weekend at the box office, with Doctor Strange and Trolls both reaping from the benefits of a post election/Veteran’s Day weekend, Box Office Mojo is reporting…. |
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The Secret Life Of Pets
…story. The Sweatbox Review: With The Secret Life Of Pets, Universal balances out its other animated feature of the year, the critically acclaimed Kubo And The Two Strings, with a… |
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Disney announces Moana to set sail for Blu-ray combo pack and 3D edition March 7
…stowaway rooster Heihei. According to directors Ron Clements and John Musker, the story of “Moana” was inspired by the great explorers who masterfully navigated the vast Pacific, discovering the many… |
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Adventure Time: Islands
…tease of Susan Strong thrown into the mix. Islands pulls back the curtain on the human mystery, while shedding light on the origins of Susan, Finn, and the story of… |
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Zootopia wins top prize at Annie Awards
Disney’s Zootopia had a pretty great night at the Annie Awards, dominating the evening with six wins, including Best Animated Feature and Best Directing. The ceremony also saw a rare… |
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The Lego Batman Movie
…the same. They get a lot right. The humor, while not hitting the target quite as much as The Lego Movie, is still fantastic. With superhero films of varying quality… |
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Beauty and the Beast
…aren’t the most pleasing designs, certainly in comparison to how they look in the animated feature, but I thought they sort of worked with how the rest of the film… |
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The Boss Baby
…go there. (My completely unsubstantiated opinion is that they may have planned to go one way then changed the ending at some point in the filmmaking process.) The reason this… |
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The Red Turtle
…the story and themes behind the film. This material is further enhanced by a number of great featurettes. The Birth Of The Red Turtle (56:36) discusses the genesis of the… |
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Cars 3
…the first films. But in the end, you’re just happy they copied the right movie in the series and not the more recent episode. Yes, structurally speaking Cars 3 takes… |
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The View 2017 program and guests now announced
…DreamWorks Animation MADAGASCAR films with Tom McGrath, as well as directing ANTZ. VIEW Conference has also announced the opening of submissions for the show’s highly competitive‘VIEW Awards.’ Celebrating the best… |
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VIEW Conference announces additional speakers added to stellar line-up
…the renowned conference. Weta Digital Senior VFX Supervisor Joe Letteri will present the evolution of visual effects technology and artistry behind War for the Planet of the Apes, the final… |
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The Emoji Movie
…that the film has only 50 collected reviews on Rotten Tomatoes compared to the usual 150), the film’s become the butt of internet jokes over the last few months, even… |
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
…fun touches that the Lego films are known for. Like the Batman movie before it, Ninjago does a great job of using the themes and stylings of the genre to… |
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Disney announces new Star Wars trilogy
Disney has officially announced a new trilogy of Star Wars films is in the works. The news comes following the completion of production on The Last Jedi, with director Rian… |
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Coco
…in just about every way. But the one area it lacks in is pretty big. Let’s start with the good. The animation is wonderful. The living side of the divide… |
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Up’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino to intro the Academy’s Oscar Concert celebration of film music
…that film scores evoke, including the sound of home, the sound of the chase, the sound of fear, the sound of love, and the sound of courage. The evening closes… |
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Black Panther explodes as Early Man fails to evolve at box office
…Mojo is reporting. The film faced a glut of competition in the family market, including Peter Rabbit (which continued to do well), as well as the super leggy blockbusters The… |
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Early Man
…forgotten them by the time I left the theatre and only remembered when looking at the soundtrack listings while writing this review. I think that probably speaks for itself! The… |
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The Iron Giant takes center stage in new Ready Player One posters
Two new posters for the highly anticipated Ready Player One have been released, and they both showcase the film’s cameo of the titular character from Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant…. |
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The Breadwinner
…but the whole family is overtaken by events in the country. Though the novel was written prior to 9/11, the film leads right up to what appears to be the… |
