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Disney Announces New Animated CG Pic “Zootopia”
Yesterday at D23 expo, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Zootopia (working title), a feature slated for 2016 that will be directed …
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
Henry Selick Slams American Animation Biz
Director Henry Selick (Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas) states the obvious about the American animated feature …
“Turbo” Reader Reviews
Few industry observers are banking on Turbo, the David Soren-directed DreamWorks pic about a garden snail who races in the Indianapolis …
Bill Plympton’s “Cheatin'” Trailer
Indie animation legend Bill Plympton has released the trailer for his sixth narrative feature, Cheatin’. Plympton, who still draws every …
“Rio 2″ Teaser Trailer
Rio 2, directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by Blue Sky Studios, will be released in April 2014. Here is the official synopsis …
The Art of “Despicable Me 2”
For all of its success at the box office, Despicable Me 2 lacks something that nearly every other major animated film has: an ‘art …
“How To Train Your Dragon 2” Teaser Trailer
Watch the new teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 which follows the continuing adventures of Hiccup and …
Disney Veterans Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams Launch “Art Story” Kickstarter
For the first time ever, the director of a Disney feature film is using crowdfunding to launch an animated feature project.
“Despicable Me 2” Reader Talkback
Despicable Me 2, which debuted in the United States on Wednesday with a mammoth $34.3 million, is headed into what is guaranteed to be a …
Love Them or Hate Them, The Minions Are Here To Stay
And maybe we can even learn a thing or two from them.
Film Review: For Tomi Ungerer, Far Out Isn’t Far Enough
In the 1950s, when the pages of the Saturday Evening Post and McCall’s were dominated with the realist paintings of Norman Rockwell and …
“Foam Bath,” The Hungarian Film That Pushed Character Animation Into New Territory
Foam Bath (Habfürdő, 1979) is a film that I’d seen only in bits and pieces so it was exciting to stumble onto the full version posted …
“The BoxTrolls” Teaser Trailer and Poster, Laika’s Next Film
Utterly charming and refreshingly different teaser trailer for LAIKA’s next film The BoxTrolls, which will be released on September 26, …
Hand-Drawn Sequences by MAKE for “Invisible to You” Doc
Minneapolis-based MAKE created this poignant flashback series of hand-drawn animation sequences for Ramon Nuñez’s feature-length …
An Update on the Jenny Slate-Penned Looney Tunes CGI Feature
We reported last September that comedian and former Saturday Night Live performer Jenny Slate had been hired to script a new …
‘Lion King’ Director Roger Allers and Salma Hayek Push Forward on ‘The Prophet’
Roger Allers, the co-director of Disney’s The Lion King is moving forward with his production of Kahlil Gibran’s classic 1923 poetry book …
“Monsters University” and “Blue Umbrella” Reader Talkback
Pixar’s fourteenth feature film, Monsters University, opens this weekend in the U.S. and many other countries. The film, directed by Dan …
“Free Birds” Trailer
It’s been a week of animated film trailers and teasers. This afternoon, we see the release of the Free Birds trailer, which is the first …
“The LEGO Movie” Teaser Trailer
Pop culture references abound in the new teaser trailer for The LEGO Movie directed by the creative team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller …
Disney Releases “Frozen” Teaser Trailer
And here it is…the teaser trailer for Disney’s Frozen:
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