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Hanna Barbera’s Lost “Rock Odyssey”
Michael Sporn led me to a new blog by Frank Forte solely devoted to Hanna-Barbera’s oddest and rarest production: Rock Odyssey (1987). …
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
Dreamworks animating Kroft’s “Lidsville”
Hollywood has been taking classic animated cartoons and converting them to live action features for years. Now, The New York Times is …
First two minutes of “Rio”
Video: ‘Rio’ Exclusive: Film’s First Two Minutes (via /Film)
“Enthiran” Is A Crazy Live-Action/CGI Film from India
Check out this insane footage from the Tamil film Enthiran, which is the most expensive film ever made in India. Keep watching and the CG …
First Concept Art DreamWorks’ “Mr. Peabody”
Above right, the first piece of concept art from DreamWorks’ forthcoming Mr. Peabody and Sherman. A bigger version of the concept art is …
Downey Jr. voicing “Mr. Peabody” for Dreamworks
From the writers of the recent Yogi Bear movie (Jeffrey Ventimilia and Joshua Sternin), the director of Stuart Little and The Lion King …
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 …
“The Illusionist” Gearing Up For Wider Release
This weekend, Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist opens in more locations around southern California, as well as San Francisco and Chicago. …
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 …
“Scrat’s Continental Crack-Up”
If you skipped Jack Black’s Gulliver’s Travels (like I did), you might have missed the latest Scrat short – which serves as an extended …
Weekend Box Office Report: “Tangled” Will Top “Tarzan”
Disney’s Tangled wrapped up its sixth weekend with an FINAL $9.8 million and a grand total of $167.8 million. The film may end up …
New Tintin shots NOT very encouraging…
It’s lookin’ worse…. …to me, at least. I never liked the idea of a mo-cap Tintin movie (and of course I’m referring to the …
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 …
“The Illusionist” talkback
Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist opens today on 3 screens in the United States. They are: Laemmle Royal (11523 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, …
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 …
A Bollywood “Roger Rabbit”?
… or is it Cool World or Monkey Bone? Whichever, Toonpur ka Superrhero opens today in India, the UK, Canada… and the United …
Hand-Drawn Feature “Une Vie de Chat” Opens in France
Une Vie de Chat, a new hand-drawn animated feature directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, opened in France and Belgium last …
“Titeuf: The Film” trailer
Titeuf: The Film will open in French theaters on April 6, 2011. Based on France’s bestselling comic character, the film is directed by …
THIS WEEK: “The Iron Giant” At the Film Forum in NYC
Few viewers actually saw Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant when it had its theatrical run in 1999 so theatrical revivals are always welcome. The …
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