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Apple lands animated short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
…the BBC, who will premiere The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse in the UK, with the film available on Apple TV+ outside of the UK, this Christmas…. |
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The Wild Robot
…described as spiritual. From the snowflakes which float around until they land on an animal’s fur, to the fire which dominates the story’s climax, The Wild Robot feels like a… |
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The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3 now available for preorder
…Time Machine (1960) and The War Of The Worlds (1953), he made Puppetoons! These brilliantly conceived animated subjects astounded the world. Now these marvels, not seen in decades, are back… |
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Helluva Boss
…gorgeous scenes and landscapes that they can definitely be admired without characters populating them. And even with the contrasting vibrancy between Hell and Earth, they synchronize with the characters so… |
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Lightyear
…the references to Buzz Lightyear from the previous films. The writers have done their homework! Catching all the little things that explain or at least call-back to what toy Buzz… |
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Santa Inc.
…that, a reference is made to the size of Prancer the reindeer’s junk. Then there’s more profanity. Lots more profanity. Then there are “jokes” about women being sexually assaulted at… |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
…the movie isn’t intended to leave its viewers quite literally in the dark, which probably means there was something wrong with the presentation at my theater…which is especially frustrating when… |
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Smallfoot
…variety. That may be down to the fact that so much of the first half of the film seems aimed more at the preschool crowd and by the time we… |
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The Bad Guys
…The Usual Suspects or Reservoir Dogs will be smiling at all the nods while they watch with their children. And while the tone is definitely kid-friendly, the plot itself has… |
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Nominations for the 93rd Oscars announced
After a weird year for movies, cinema in 2020 has finally almost reached its end with the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards being revealed. Leading the animated entries is… |
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Elio
…by extraterrestrials who have recently discovered the satellite Voyager (yes, the same real-life one from Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and want to find a new ambassador to join their… |
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Inside Out 2
…the two Inside Out films, the writers had too many conveniently easy solutions for the characters since they could just make up whatever they wanted since they were creating the… |
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Transformers One
Before they became sworn enemies, Orion Pax (the future Optimus Prime) and D-16 (Megatron) were best friends at the bottom of society on the planet Cybertron. Toiling away in the… |
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Disney’s Encanto digital soundtrack release now available!
…the film. In the film, the magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal—every child… |
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Disney historian Christian Renaut presents volume two of his Best Of Disney’s Animated Features
…Besides the many anecdotes by the artists themselves, I could get in touch with the sons and daughters of the wizards who made them: Testimonies by Bill Peet’s son will… |
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Dog Man
…are about to fight, the more they squint their eyes, the wider the aspect ratio of the screen gets. All of these jokes come so quickly that none of them… |
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ZooPhobia: Bad Luck Jack
…nature. There are other characters with defined personalities, but little time is spent on them due to the nature of the story’s focus on Jack and the short runtime. Speaking… |
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Pete Nash talks “wonderfood” animation in Cloudy 2
…to made them menacing to offset their silly design. When it came to the rigs they were always need-driven. If, say, the script called for one of the characters to… |
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AfroAnimation summit honors Kemp Powers, Camille Eden, Bruce Smith, and Jermaine Turner at inaugural Icon Awards
AfroAnimation, the largest annual event featuring diverse and BIPOC animators and creators, announced today the honorees for the first AfroAnimation Summit Icon Awards, along with the films selected as finalists… |
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Poster for The Croods: A New Age confirms Thanksgiving release date
…couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. When they take the Croods in as the world’s first houseguests, it isn’t long before tensions escalate between the cave… |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailer teases epic scope
…September (but sadly not on Hobbit Day). The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled… |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Rings trailer teases epic scope
The teaser trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Rings premiered during the Super Bowl last night, and you can check it out in the player… |
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The Garfield Movie
What’s there to say about Garfield? The comic has been around for close to 50 years and is the world’s most syndicated strip. The character is hugely popular, with the… |
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The Willoughbys
…animators went all out. The overall style of the film is based on a beautiful, craft-y, almost hand-made look that softens some of the darkness of the plot. The character… |
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Marvel news from Disney Investor Day 2020
…Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020 Production has just wrapped for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Meet the fantastic cast bringing the film to life.#ShangChi and the Legend… |
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Amazon announces title of The Lord of the Rings series with teaser trailer
…the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The title suggests that the series will have a focus on the history of the magical rings forged by… |
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Watch the stunning SDCC trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
…characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital… |
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie saves the day at box office
…of the movie, as they refused to show it on any of their screens in protest of the streaming date. With all of that in mind, the $40 million total… |
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Anniversary Features
…Questions How well do you actually know the writers who bring you Animated Views? For our 20th anniversary, the AV staff answers 20 questions about the site, their opinions, and… |
