Category Archives: Animation

Film Review: 2012 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Nat Almirall

I heard the Animated Shorts were better than the Live-Action Shorts, so why not check them out? I love animation, but, unfortunately, the selections were seldom my cup of whatever. The bulk (and by that I mean “all but two”) … Continue reading →

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Latest Trailer For Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Is More Like An Extended Clip

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The titan of quality that is Pixar might have stubbed it’s toe last year with the release of the sub-par Cars 2, but that doesn’t change the fact that they are still riding a nearly two decade long winning streak. Creatively, … Continue reading →

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New Poster For Tim Burton’s Next Stop-Motion Animated Film ‘Frankenweenie’

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

2012 is going to be a big year for stop-motion animation, with three high profile stop-motion animated features invading cinema’s throughout the year. The most notable of this bunch is Tim Burton’s next feature, Frankenweenie, which is a feature length, … Continue reading →

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Playmates Reveals ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Relaunched Line at Toy Fair

Posted on February 16, 2012 by John Carle

Later this year, Nickelodeon will be reinventing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon much in the way that IDW Publishing reinvented the TMNT comic line. While the core characteristics of the Turtles will remain intact, the creative teams behind these … Continue reading →

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First Images & Synopsis hit for Pixar’s Video Game Parody ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Matt Raub

There are very few things Pixar could do that would get me more excited to see one of their films. Between the overall popularity of Toy Story, Up, The Incredibles and tons more, there is very little the animation studio can do … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Action, Animation, Comedy, Disney, Fantasy, Movies, News, Pixar, Video Games | Tagged Disney, Jack McBrayer, John C. Reilly, Pixar, Rich Moore, Sarah Silverman, The Incredibles, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Wreck-It Ralph | Comments Off

Matt Groening To Receive Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a lot like the Golden Globes. It is an honor in and of itself, but it is often awarded to someone whose project has a large advertising budget. This causes many cynics out there … Continue reading →

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New Clip from ‘Justice League Doom’ Finally Gives Us JLA Action

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Coming a few weeks before the major DVD and Blu-Ray release of DC Animated and Warner Premiere’s latest release, Justice League: Doom, comes yet another awesome clip, to continue the story that left us off in the last one. Last … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ by John Williams

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last month we spent time reviewing the Golden Globe nominated film scores, at the time I had only listened to one of them going in so it was a nice way to start award season and catch up on some … Continue reading →