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October 7, 2011 10:30 am
Here is the new improved trailer for Happy Feet 2. Visually beautiful, yes! Story? We’ll wait and see. In the meantime: 37 Comments » posted in Feature Film, Happy Feet 2 
October 5, 2011 10:30 am
The latest trailer from Aardman/Sony’s feature Arthur Christmas, opening in the U.S. on November 11th. 63 Comments » posted in Feature Film, aardman, Arthur Christmas, Sony
September 28, 2011 2:00 am
Someone on the Chinese video site Sina posted this work-in-progress trailer for The Lorax from Illumination Entertainment, whose earlier films were Despicable Me and Hop. Some shots are incomplete and unfinished, but it’s worth a look:
The Lorax, which is slated to open March 2nd, 2012, is directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda. It’s the second Seuss adapation for Illumination founder Chris Meledandri, who previously produced Horton Hears a Who! while running 20th Century Fox Animation. Danny DeVito voices the Lorax, and Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms and Betty White provide additional voices. UPDATE: Universal Pictures has had the trailer removed from the original host site in China. We look forward to the finished version and will post that when it appears online. 69 Comments » posted in CGI, Feature Film, chris meledandri, Chris Renaud, Dr. Seuss, Illumination, Kyle Balda, The Lorax
September 23, 2011 12:05 am
We’ve been posting about Foodfight! since 2004 (the year Cartoon Brew began!) and every year we wonder if it will ever be released. (Click the Foodfight! tag to see all of our coverage.) It’s becoming The Day The Clown Cried of animated features. How bad can it be? This bad: I spotted this classified ad (below) printed the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter (9/23/11):
So, next Monday you can purchase the film, lock, stock and barrel from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, who obtained the rights when C47 Productions and Threshold Animation Studios defaulted on their loan. That is, of course, if you have at least $2.5 million dollars to throw at a film that looks like this: Click here to see Foodfight! trailer.
73 Comments » posted in Feature Film, Foodfight!
September 21, 2011 10:00 am
While I’m off enjoying a week of the finest animation in the world at the Ottawa Festival, I leave you today with this prime example of CG/hybrid commercial moviemaking at its finest. This trailer was released a few months ago, I think while I was at Comic Con – but I thought it was worth posting here for the record. It’s the trailer for the 3rd sequel to Alvin and The Chipmunks, opening in the US on December 16th: Chipwrecked. Enjoy! 60 Comments » posted in Feature Film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked
September 19, 2011 2:45 am
Disney’s re-release of The Lion King in 3-D defied both box office expectations and the downward trend of 3-D by taking over the American box office last weekend with a FINAL total of $30.2 million. 3D screenings of the film accounted for an impressive 92% of the gross. The 1994 feature, which remained the highest-grossing hand-drawn feature of all-time even before this re-release, is the first number one hand-drawn animated feature at the American box office since the theatrical run of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, which held the top position on December 11-13, 2009 with with $24.2M. 59 Comments » posted in 3-D, Business, Feature Film, Lion King, The Lion King
September 17, 2011 4:49 am
French animation website Catsuka has posted the trailer for Le Tableau, an upcoming CG feature by veteran French animation director Jean François Laguionie. The high-concept film, which takes place in a world of paintings, is about some kind of conflict between characters that have been painted and those that lack color or have yet to be painted. The film’s wild, unnatural color choices appear to be directly inspired by French art movements like the Nabis and Fauves. It’s refreshing to see such a bold non-photorealistic rendering style in a CG feature and it’s no surprise that such an artistically accomplished filmmaker as Laguionie would be the one to attempt it, but the generic animation in this clip from Le Tableau is somewhat less inspiring than the trailer. On a sidenote, with the release of this film, will Laguionie become the oldest director of a CG feature? He’s now 72 years old. Here’s a portion of Laguionie’s earlier masterpiece Gwen, or the Book of Sand: 7 Comments » posted in CGI, Feature Film, France, Jean François Laguionie, Le Tableau
September 16, 2011 2:00 pm
NPR loves The Lion King, but calls the 3D release a “cash grab”. You know what I think. How about you? Intrigued enough to see a classic Disney hand drawn feature converted to 3-D? If so, share your thoughts with the rest of us in the comments below (Please respect our talkback rule and only post below if you’ve actually seen the 3D version). UPDATE: The 3D Lion King was number one at the US box office this week. |
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