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Fox signs five-year Dreamworks Animation distribution deal
Dreamworks Animation has announced today its new theatrical distribution arrangement with 20th Century-Fox. It’s a 5-year deal for …
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
“ParaNorman” talkback
From coast to coast, the reviews are coming in and its looking good! Betsy Sharkey in The Los Angeles Times says ParaNorman is “the most …
Disney Has Halted Production On Henry Selick’s Stop Motion Feature
Entertainment industry website Deadline.com published a report this afternoon that Disney has halted production on the new feature …
“ParaNorman” Smears
Here’s something I’ve never seen before: sculpted smear models. Over the past decade, 3-D printers have transformed the art of stop …
Meet “ParaNorman” Character Designer Heidi Smith
On August 17th, ParaNorman, the second feature film from Oregon-based animation studio Laika (Coraline), will hit movie screens …
“Toys In The Attic” by Jiří Barta
Jiří Barta’s dark, mixed media (combining stop-mo, hand drawn, live action) feature, In The Attic (2009), is headed for a U.S. …
“ParaNorman” Posters
These striking illustrated posters promoting Laika’s latest film ParaNorman are being displayed around various US cities. I saw them in …
DreamWorks’ “Me and My Shadow” Poster
DreamWorks released a poster this afternoon for its upcoming hybrid feature Me & My Shadow slated for release in spring 2014. The film, …
TRAILER: “Chicken With Plums” By Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, the directors of the Oscar-nominated French animated feature Persepolis, are back with a new …
“The Croods” Print By Chris Sanders
A few thousand copies of this Croods print drawn by Chris Sanders and painted by Arthur Fong were handed out at Comic-Con last week. The …
Pixar Is Making “Finding Nemo 2”
Pixar is developing Finding Nemo 2, according to a report on Deadline Hollywood. Andrew Stanton is on board to direct. Stanton, who has …
Animation Dominates The U. S. Box Office
Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in Blue Sky’s prehistoric series, opened last weekend int the top spot with an …
“Rise Of The Guardians” 2nd trailer
New trailer, more footage. Lookin’ better and better with each glimpse…
“Ted” Is The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Animated Feature Of All-Time
Seth MacFarlane’s Ted, featuring a cute animated teddy bear in the title role, exploded past expectations and grossed an estimated $54.1 …
How Seth MacFarlane Created The Animation In “Ted”
It’s looking like this weekend’s box office crown will belong to Seth MacFarlane’s Ted. Even though it’s a largely live action film, the …
Web Roundup: J. P. Miller, Gravity Falls And Classic Illustration
J. P. Miller created brilliant drawings for the “Baby Weems” sequence of The Reluctant Dragon, and Andreas Deja has posted a nice …
Talkback: Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted”
Ted, the live-action/CG combo by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane opens today. If you’ve seen the film, please share your thoughts. …
“Saving Sally” Trailer
This looks absolutely terrific. Saving Sally is a tiny independent Filipino feature film by Avid Liongoren that combines actors, 2D …
“Frankenweenie” Trailer #2
A newer trailer with footage we haven’t seen before for Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. Between ParaNorman, Hotel Transylvania and this, it’s …
Pixar’s “Brave” Dominates At Box Office
Animated films ruled the US box office last weekend, capturing the top two places. Brave, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, …
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