Jonny Quest: the Real adventures

It was announced several months ago that Warner Bros. is developing a live action feature based on Hanna Barbera’s Jonny Quest, with Zac …

Pixar vs. DreamWorks

I’m still confused. Which studio’s films does this guy like more? (Thanks, Karim)

The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells is a largely hand-drawn 2-D animated feature that is garnering a lot of good buzz from people who have seen it, such …

Monsters vs. Aliens: The Twitter Reviews

I’m still on the fence about whether I’ll subject myself to Monsters vs. Aliens, but I’ve been getting a kick from reading other people’s …

Tatia Rosenthal’s $9.99 Debuts in New York

Can’t wait to check this one out! Tatia Rosenthal’s stop-motion drama $9.99 has its New York premiere this weekend. It’s playing at 7pm …

Roger Ebert Says It So I Don’t Have To

Roger Ebert offers thoughts about 3-D after watching Monsters vs. Aliens: I will say this first and get it out of the way: 3-D is a …

Re-Animating Live-Action Films

Artist Christopher Panzner is promoting a new animation technique that he has dubbed Re:Naissance, which is essentially rotoscoped key …

The two heads of Gulliver

Last night I had a great time catching up with one of my favorite animated features of all time, Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels …

Cloudy with a Chance Of Meatballs Trailer

Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer today for their next feature, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Watch it here. The eyes on …

Notes on Coraline

One of the items on my infinitely long to-do list is to write some thoughts about the exquisite artistry behind Coraline. While the film …

Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu

Digital effects can be wonderful but they aren’t a substitute for good old-fashioned creativity, as evidenced by the pre-digital era …

China’s real response to Kung Fu Panda

Apparently China had a response to Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda that’s more pointed than the film mentioned in this previous Brew post. …

The Legend of Milu Deer: Princess Yoyo

One of my favorite sources for learning about obscure foreign animated features is TwitchFilm.net. Certain films though are perhaps best …

The Director of Hoodwinked Speaks

Cory Edwards, the guy who made the moderately successful steaming pile of CGI known as Hoodwinked is still plying his wares around town …

Meet Michel Ocelot in San Francisco

French animator Michel Ocelot (Kirikou And The Sorceress) will be visiting the San Francisco Bay Area this week to attend the opening of …

Big Man Japan

I’ll be first in line for this. A crazy new Japanese CGI/Live action film, opening in March from Magnet Releasing:

Evil Toons

Director Fred Olen Ray: “So I’m sitting in this movie theater one day and I’m watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit and I see Jessica …

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