“Rio” Rocks US Box Office

In its second weekend, Carlos Saldanha’s Rio dropped a slim 32% to retain the top spot at the US box office. Its estimated $26.8 million …

In the US, “Hop” on Top, Abroad a Flop

Hop, Illumination Entertainment’s second animated feature following last year’s Despicable Me, debuted in first place in North America …

“Rango” End Titles by Prologue

In case you were curious, the end titles of Rango were produced by Venice, California-based Prologue, the studio helmed by title designer …

Zemeckis Bombs with “Mars Needs Moms”

Robert Zemeckis’s animation career climaxed in a spectacular crash and burn with last weekend’s release of the Simon Wells-directed Mars …

“Rango” Opens at #1

Less people in the United States attended the movies last month than any February since 1995. The only bright spot in Hollywood right …

“Rango” talkback

Most mainstream movie reviewers seemed to like it – but not all. Roger Ebert loved it, but Leonard Maltin was a bit disappointed. I …

Smoke-Free org targeting “Rango”

Haven’t seen Rango yet, but apparently the villain puffs a cigarette and the film is rated PG due to scenes of smoking. This has incensed …

Rio/Rango: Seeing Double?

Two highly anticipated animated features. Both with one-word titles, starting with the letter “R”. And now, both with a strangely similar …

Rango: Behind The Scenes with Johnny Depp

This behind-the-scenes video, which first appeared last week on Entertainment Tonight’s website, showcases the way Gore Verbinski is …

PREVIEW: 2011 U.S. Animated Features

2011 promises to deliver a brand new slate of American animated features. But how new is it? Our list of sixteen features below reveals …

New “Rango” trailer

Rango still intrigues me. Here’s the third trailer for the Gore Verbinski/Johnny Depp/ILM/Nickelodeon Movie slated for release next March: