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Top Grossing Films of 2007
From IMDB comes this listing of the top grossing films of 2007 (U.S. Theatrical box office, in millions): 1. Spider-Man 3 • …
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
Delgo?
Coraline, Wall • E, Kung Fu Panda… 2008 has many exciting animated features scheduled for release. But is anyone anxious to see …
Animal Soccer World
This has to be one of the worst animated films I’ve ever seen. Animal Soccer World is apparently a Sony PlayStation 2 game that …
Persepolis opens today
Persepolis, opening today in New York and Los Angeles, is as far from the Hollywood status quo as you can get. It’s an important film, …
Coraline clip
Our buddy Ward Jenkins has a holiday treat posted up at Drawn! It’s a tiny mouth-watering clip from the new Henry Selick/Neil Gaiman …
Sweeney Todd titles
The moody (and primarily CG) opening titles to Tim Burton’s latest film, Sweeney Todd, have been posted exclusively on Broadway World.com
Variety on Animation
FYI: Today’s Daily Variety has a special section focusing on animation. The print edition has a cool faux-celluloid cover advertising The …
Speed Racer Trailer
Once I saw this image (above) of Spritle and Chim Chim, I had the feeling the filmmakers were on the right track (pun intended). And …
New Line’s First Animated Film?
UPI is reporting that for “the first time in its 40-year history, New Line will release an animated feature”. That’s not quite true. …
Enchanted weekend
Disney’s Enchanted is a blockbuster hit. The critics are raving and there is Oscar buzz swirling for its star, Amy Adams. In addition …
“Beowulf” Blitzer
Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …
The Number #1 Movie
Above, Saturday night at The Grove; The Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles Say what you will (and most of you have) about Bee Movie, but …
Buy-N-Large
In case you haven’t seen this, Pixar has established a website for the fictional corporation in their forthcoming film Wall-E. Check …
For Your Consideration
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the names of the 12 films submitted (and potentially qualified) for a Best …
The District! Arrives in North America
FPS magazine reports that film distributor Atopia has acquired the North American rights to The District! (Nyocker!). The 2005 Hungarian …
The Question of Beowulf
What to make of Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf. Is it to be considered a pure animated film or a digitally enhanced live action feature? Is …
Fear(s) of the Dark
Back in February 2006, I wrote about an intriguing French animated feature Peur(s) du Noir (Fears of the Dark), which is a …
Bee Movie
After months of seeing clips, excerpts, storyreels and tons of production art, I finally saw the finished film for the first time today. …
Max & Co
Here’s another film to look out for. The winner of the public prize at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival was a stop motion puppet …
Animated Documentary About Pablo Ferro
Mark Webster of Motion Design blog offers a preview of a fascinating film which I hadn’t heard of: a full-length animated documentary …
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