Scott Watanabe

Artist of the Day: Scott Watanabe

Scott Watanabe works as a visual development artist at Disney. He received his first screen credit for Disney’s Tangled, on which he …

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” 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 …

Weekend Box Office Report

Animation wasn’t much of a factor at the North American box office this week. Here are the FINALS for the 4-day holiday weekend with …

Weekend Box Office Report

No new animated films this week in the US. The quick fading Yogi Bear dropped from fourth to eighth place with an FINAL $6.6 million and …

Early Tests of Pre-Tangled Rapunzel

We may never know what Glen Keane’s version of Rapunzel would have been like – but here’s a taste in a 2005 pre-viz demo (Watch it quick, …

Box Office Report: “Tangled” on Top

On the slowest post-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office since 1997, Disney’s Tangled unseated Harry Potter for first place with an …

Five Things I Liked About “Tangled”

I have to preface this by saying that Disney hasn’t made what I’d consider a decent animated feature in years. After subjecting myself to …

Disney’s 50th

Disney considers Tangled its 50th animated feature (not counting The Reluctant Dragon, but including Dinosaur and The Three Caballeros, …

“Tangled” talkback

Now it’s your turn. I urge our readers to see Tangled, directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, this weekend and return here with your …

Disney Tangled

I had a chance to see Tangled a few weeks ago and I’ve been biding my time and collecting my thoughts about it. The arrival (in my …