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Moana 2 is happening; sequel to open in theaters this November
Well, it turns out that Disney’s previously top secret release for the holiday season is actually Moana 2. The studio did a very good job of keeping a lid on… |
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Despicable Me 4 opens
…a strong first place opening week domestically, with the movie potentially taking $70-$85 million for the three-day weekend, and $115–$135 million for the longer five-day holiday weekend. Internationally, the film… |
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Watch the action-packed trailer for Transformers One
…exciting new trailer for Transformers One premiered at SDCC this week, and you can check it out in the player above. The highly anticipated release arrives in theaters this September…. |
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The ocean calls again in Moana 2 trailer
The full trailer for Moana 2 premiered at D23, and you can check it out in the player above. It opens everywhere this Thanksgiving. … |
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Memoir of a Snail trailer previews latest from Mary & Max director
The full trailer for Memoir of a Snail is now online, and can be checked out in the player above. Many are already considering it the frontrunner for Best Animated… |
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Watch the fun trailer for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
The full trailer for Your Friendly Neighbor Spider-Man is now online. The long-delayed Disney+ series finally arrives in January…. |
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How to help animation industry workers who have been displaced by the L.A. wildfires
The devastating wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have impacted so many people, including members of the animation community, many of whom have lost their homes. Fellow animation news site Cartoon Brew… |
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Take off with the new How to Train Your Dragon trailer
A new IMAX-specific trailer for How to Train Your Dragon was released online this week, and you can check it out in the player above. The much-anticipated release has been… |
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Elio opens
Pixar’s Elio opens today in 3,750 theatres according to The Numbers. While the reviews have been almost universally on the positive end of the spectrum, scoring an 87% on Rotten… |
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Arrrrr you ready for the first Search for SquarePants poster?
A first poster for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants has been released, and you can check it out below. It arrives alongside confirmation that the teaser trailer will sail… |
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KPop Demon Hunters, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Avatar: Fire and Ash win Oscars
KPop Demon Hunters earns two trophies for Animated Feature and Song, The Girl Who Cried Pearls wins for Animated Short, and Avatar: Fire and Ash is the Visual Effects winner…. |
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Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95
…the FrankAndOllie.com website. They were likewise revered by the animation community, especially by director Brad Bird, who memorably gave them both cameo appearances (voiced by the gentlemen themselves) in his… |
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Tony Bancroft balances the yin and the yang in directing Mulan
…to do something with them once he saw Lion King. They had two different sensibilities, the two of them but I think the blend worked well together, especially on the… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume Two
…these films are among the best in Mickey’s line up and they continue to play amazingly well today, since because they were the most recent shorts produced, they feel the… |
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The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition
…the more mature streak that had begun with The Rescuers and would continue through The Fox And The Hound. However, it was a casualty of many different factors from the… |
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The Fox And The Hound: 30th Anniversary 2-Movie Edition
…The Rescuers, a massive commercial hit that set the animation unit back on track and, until only recently, spawned the department’s only animated feature sequel. The Rescuers had proven to… |
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Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King
…directing over the phone sometimes. The animators would send out tapes of their work to us. We’d be looking at their work on the monitors here, while talking on the… |
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Winnie the Pooh and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson
…years. The veteran Disney filmmaker had previously worked on such classics as Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book and The Rescuers. He… |
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Ernest Borgnine passes away at age 95
Legendary actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Oscar for his performance in the film Marty, has passed away at age 95, The Atlantic Wire is reporting. In recent years, Borgnine… |
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The Perfect 10 List
…2003 NOTE: A few of these reviews come from a site some of whose content was merged with ours when they shut down. We didn’t start reviewing theatrical films until… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #72: Dinosaur – Well… Here It Is
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! In this episode, the Rotoscopers have a riveting discussion about one of Disney’s most forgotten about animated films Dinosaur. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV6587126038.mp3 Highlights • Main Discussion: Dinosaur… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #114: Bibo Bergeron Interview – Director of A Monster in Paris
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! Mason and Chelsea chat with the French director of Road to El Dorado, Shark Tale, and A Monster in Paris, Mr. Bibo Bergeron! https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV5429120009.mp3 Highlights… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #116: Kung Fu Panda 3 – It’s Inner Peace, Man!
Learn more about the Rotoscopers! Morgan, Chelsea, and Mason take on the latest film from DreamWorks Animation: Kung Fu Panda 3 https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV4336116794.mp3 Highlights Main Discussion #diplomacy – First major American… |
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Disney releases final Black Widow trailer
Disney has released a final Black Widow trailer, and you can check it out in the player above. This is the first new preview for the movie in more than… |
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Magic is threatened in full Encanto trailer
The full trailer for Disney’s Encanto is now online, and can be viewed in the player above. The movie is set to have an “exclusive theatrical run” before it lands… |
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First trailer for live action Cowboy Bebop
…most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.”… |
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First Lightyear teaser trailer takes flight
…film releasing June 17, 2022. The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of… |
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Lightyear opens
Pixar’s Lightyear opens today in 4,255 theaters according to The Numbers. The film is doing well with the critics, earning a fresh 79% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Lightyear… |
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Luck trailer released
The first full trailer for Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation’s Luck is available to watch online. Luck is “a story about Sam Greenfield: the unluckiest person in the world…. |
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Black Adam destroys stuff in new trailer
…Johnson superhero extravaganza. It arrives in theaters this October. In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was… |
