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Disney Announces “Planes” Theatrical Sequel
Disney announced this afternoon that they will release Planes: Fire & Rescue as a 3D theatrical feature on July 18, 2014. The film is a sequel to Planes, itself a spin-off of Pixar’s Cars, that...
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First Stills From Disney’s “Frozen”
USA Today published an article this afternoon with these five stills from Frozen, the Disney studio’s adaptatation of The Snow Queen that will open on November 27, 2013.
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Disney Releases “Frozen” Teaser Trailer
And here it is…the teaser trailer for Disney’s Frozen: SEE ALSO: First Stills From Disney’s Frozen
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“The LEGO Movie” Teaser Trailer
Pop culture references abound in the new teaser trailer for The LEGO Movie directed by the creative team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Clone High TV series, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump...
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“Free Birds” Trailer
It’s been a week of animated film trailers and teasers. This afternoon, we see the release of the Free Birds trailer, which is the first feature film produced by Reel FX, a studio known for animating...
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“Monsters University” and “Blue Umbrella” Reader Talkback
Pixar’s fourteenth feature film, Monsters University, opens this weekend in the U.S. and many other countries. The film, directed by Dan Scanlon, is playing better with audiences, who have given it a...
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“Lion King” Director Roger Allers and Salma Hayek Push Forward on “The Prophet”
Roger Allers, the co-director of Disney’s The Lion King is moving forward with his production of Kahlil Gibran’s classic 1923 poetry book The Prophet. Casting updates were reported earlier this week...
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An Update on the Jenny Slate-Penned Looney Tunes CGI Feature
We reported last September that comedian and former Saturday Night Live performer Jenny Slate had been hired to script a new CGI/live-action Looney Tunes reboot. She recently updated Splitsider on her...
View ArticleHand-Drawn Sequences by MAKE for “Invisible to You” Doc
Minneapolis-based MAKE created this poignant flashback series of hand-drawn animation sequences for Ramon Nuñez’s feature-length documentary Invisible to You. The film looks at the stories of street...
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“The BoxTrolls” Teaser Trailer and Poster, Laika’s Next Film
Utterly charming and refreshingly different teaser trailer for LAIKA’s next film The BoxTrolls, which will be released on September 26, 2014. The film is directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham...
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“Foam Bath,” The Hungarian Film That Pushed Character Animation Into New...
Foam Bath (Habfürdő, 1979) is a film that I’d seen only in bits and pieces so it was exciting to stumble onto the full version posted online. It’s not the best print, and it’s in Hungarian, but its...
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Film Review: For Tomi Ungerer, Far Out Isn’t Far Enough
In the 1950s, when the pages of the Saturday Evening Post and McCall’s were dominated with the realist paintings of Norman Rockwell and Bernie Fuchs, French-born illustrator Tomi Ungerer brought in his...
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Love Them or Hate Them, The Minions Are Here To Stay
Leading up this week’s release of the sequel, Despicable Me 2, the minions are the center of an inescapable advertising bonanza, overshadowing even the human characters in the film. The yellow...
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“Despicable Me 2″ Reader Talkback
Despicable Me 2, which debuted in the United States on Wednesday with a mammoth $34.3 million, is headed into what is guaranteed to be a huge opening weekend. The film is the fourth effort from...
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Disney Veterans Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams Launch “Art Story” Kickstarter
For the first time ever, the director of a Disney feature film is using crowdfunding to launch an animated feature project. Art Story, which debuted yesterday on Kickstarter, is a new project from...
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“How To Train Your Dragon 2″ Teaser Trailer
Watch the new teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 which follows the continuing adventures of Hiccup and Toothless. The film is set to be released in June 2014. The...
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The Art of “Despicable Me 2″
For all of its success at the box office, Despicable Me 2 lacks something that nearly every other major animated film has: an ‘art of/making of’ book. Those of us who want to get a better look at the...
View Article“Rio 2″ Teaser Trailer
Rio 2, directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by Blue Sky Studios, will be released in April 2014. Here is the official synopsis released this morning with this teaser: The entire cast of the...
View ArticleBill Plympton’s “Cheatin’” Trailer
Indie animation legend Bill Plympton has released the trailer for his sixth narrative feature, Cheatin’. Plympton, who still draws every single frame of his feature films, successfully raised over...
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“Turbo” Reader Reviews
Few industry observers are banking on Turbo, the David Soren-directed DreamWorks pic about a garden snail who races in the Indianapolis 500, to be a blockbuster. But the film is being well received by...
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