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TAG FOR “Feature Film”Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
November 16, 2011 5:30 pm
This is lookin’ real good to me… better and better with every trailer: 29 Comments » posted in Feature Film, Stop Motion, Aardman Animations, The Pirates 
November 6, 2011 12:05 am
As reported yesterday on CB Biz, 18 films have qualified as eligible to be nominated for Best Animated Film at the 2011 Academy Awards. Here’s a run down of the titles – linked to their trailers on Cartoon Brew and to reader talkback posts (for those that opened in wide in the US). Which do you think will be nominated? Which one has the best chance of winning? Rango – (talkback) The Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 8:30am Eastern/5:30am Pacific. The Academy Awards will be presented on ABC, Sunday February 26, 2012. 147 Comments » posted in Feature Film, Academy Awards
October 28, 2011 1:30 pm
Dreamworks’ Puss In Boots (directed by Chris Miller) opens today and I really liked it. Michael O’Sullivan says it best in his review in The Washington Post: “Almost shockingly good. And not just because a lot of you will approach it with lowered expectations.” It’s visually beautiful, the 3D is actually great and the story was fun and exciting. There is always something going on, every moment seems to be either a funny gag or an action sequence; the whole film mixes fantasy, adventure and humor in a very pleasing way. The only flaw is the carry-over of ugly human character design, already established in the Dreamworks’ Shrek universe. I’ll give them a pass on this, as the film is supposed to connect as a prequel to Shrek. All the new anthropomorphic characters, including Humpty Alexander Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, are terrific – and picture, on the whole, is absolutely worth a view. What did you think? Here’s our talkback post and we welcome your point of view. (The comments thread is open only to those who have seen the film – all other comments will be deleted) 41 Comments » posted in Feature Film, Talkback, Puss in Boots
October 27, 2011 1:00 pm
Here’s the final version of a trailer we leaked a few months ago, Illumination’s adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax: 90 Comments » posted in Feature Film, The Lorax
October 26, 2011 5:30 pm
When it rains, it pours. Here’s the spanking new trailers for two 2012 releases. First up, Aardman’s clay animation The Pirates: Here’s a sample of the dub for Disney’s new Ghibli film, The Secret World Of Arreity: 27 Comments » posted in Feature Film, The Pirates, The Secret World Of Arreity
October 26, 2011 12:30 am
2011 is not quite done, but that doesn’t stop the studios from promoting its upcoming 2012 fare. Here’s the clever one-sheet (and a new name) for Disney’s latest Studio Ghibli release, The Secret World Of Arriety.
(via The Ghibli Blog) The latest from Laika, via Focus Features, Paranorman, opens next August 17th. The teaser poster is quite striking:
(Via Immersed In Movies) And finally, for all you Bronies, this scary looking poster spotted on Ventura Blvd (at Barham Blvd.):
22 Comments » posted in Feature Film, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Paranorman, The Secret World Of Arriety
October 14, 2011 12:30 am
I’ve been aware of this 2010 live-action/puppet film from the Czech Republic – and its new English trailer (below) intrigues me. Kooky, by Academy Award-winning (Kolya) live action filmmaker Jan Sverak, isn’t stop-frame animation per se, but since we’ve showcased The Muppets on several occasions, I think this is worthy of notice on the Brew. The story concerns a seven year old boy whose teddy bear has been thrown away and how he imagines the doll will find his way home. Hope it gets seen in the US at some point: (Thanks, Ben Ettinger) 16 Comments » posted in Feature Film, Jan Sverak
October 10, 2011 11:30 am
Paramount has named David Stainton president of its new animation division. Stainton, the controversial former president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, will now report to Adam Goodman, President of the Paramount Motion Picture Group and will begin setting up shop this week. According to the Paramount press release:
Paramount announced last July that it was launching an in-house animation division. It expects to release its first feature under Stainton in 2014. |
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