Kent Melton, the animation sculptor who created maquettes made of clay for iconic characters found in movies including Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, The Incredibles and Coraline, has died. He was 68.
Melton died Thursday at his home in Stone County, Missouri, of Lewy body dementia, family members told The Hollywood Reporter.
One of the few artists left in the industry who still sculpted in clay, Melton was a key player in the Disney animation renaissance of the 1990s. Later, he helped Laika Studios become a stop-motion powerhouse. Along the way, he was entrusted by animators to bring their two-dimensional drawings into a three-dimensional world.
Melton’s first Disney credit came on Aladdin (1992), followed by work on such other studio films as Thumbelina (1994), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Tarzan (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron...
Melton died Thursday at his home in Stone County, Missouri, of Lewy body dementia, family members told The Hollywood Reporter.
One of the few artists left in the industry who still sculpted in clay, Melton was a key player in the Disney animation renaissance of the 1990s. Later, he helped Laika Studios become a stop-motion powerhouse. Along the way, he was entrusted by animators to bring their two-dimensional drawings into a three-dimensional world.
Melton’s first Disney credit came on Aladdin (1992), followed by work on such other studio films as Thumbelina (1994), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Tarzan (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron...
- 2/22/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pictured: Hulk, The Mummy, The Karate Kid, Kung-Fu Panda
A New Year means lots of removals from Netflix and January 1st is looking busy, with over 100 movies set to leave the service already. Below, we’ll be keeping track of all the Netflix departures for the first month of 2024.
First, a few housekeeping notes as to how Netflix removals work before we dive in. Due to licensing agreements, shows and movies added to Netflix aren’t added forever. Instead, they’re essentially rented for a fixed period. All the shows below have their current window on Netflix ending and will likely be bound for a rival streaming service.
We list titles slightly differently from other outlets, with our listings being the actual day of removal. If you want to watch any titles scheduled to expire on January 1st, for example, you’ll need to watch by the end of December 31st.
A New Year means lots of removals from Netflix and January 1st is looking busy, with over 100 movies set to leave the service already. Below, we’ll be keeping track of all the Netflix departures for the first month of 2024.
First, a few housekeeping notes as to how Netflix removals work before we dive in. Due to licensing agreements, shows and movies added to Netflix aren’t added forever. Instead, they’re essentially rented for a fixed period. All the shows below have their current window on Netflix ending and will likely be bound for a rival streaming service.
We list titles slightly differently from other outlets, with our listings being the actual day of removal. If you want to watch any titles scheduled to expire on January 1st, for example, you’ll need to watch by the end of December 31st.
- 12/31/2023
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
This generation of filmgoers mostly probably thinks of Irish actor-director Kenneth Branagh as Agatha Christie’s mustachioed detective Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Death on the Nile (2022) and the upcoming A Haunting in Venice.
But there is so much more to Branagh’s career. As a director, he’s dabbled in multiple genres, including fantasy, action, science fiction, thriller, comedy and superhero.
Branaghs career as an actor has been equally as diverse. He’s acted in legal thrillers, Westerns, romantic thrillers, animation, fantasy pics and dramedies.
And then there’s Shakespeare. There’s always Shakespeare. Branagh has a self-professed love of the Bard. He’s acted in and directed...
But there is so much more to Branagh’s career. As a director, he’s dabbled in multiple genres, including fantasy, action, science fiction, thriller, comedy and superhero.
Branaghs career as an actor has been equally as diverse. He’s acted in legal thrillers, Westerns, romantic thrillers, animation, fantasy pics and dramedies.
And then there’s Shakespeare. There’s always Shakespeare. Branagh has a self-professed love of the Bard. He’s acted in and directed...
- 9/15/2023
- by David Morgan
- Deadline Film + TV
Now that the first weekend of August is in the books, the most competitive part of the summer is over, giving us a reasonably good idea of what this year's biggest movie season looked like. Barring any surprise breakouts over the next few weeks, it's safe to call it a mixed bag. Sure, we had gargantuan hits like "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," but we had massive flops like "The Flash" and "Haunted Mansion." Yet, while high-profile misfires took the lion's share of the spotlight, it was "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" that slipped through the cracks as one of the summer's biggest duds. More than that, it may end up as the lowest-grossing movie in DreamWorks Animation's history.
After a miserable sixth weekend in which the film grossed a mere $30,000 domestically, "Ruby Gillman" has earned just $40.8 million worldwide. This includes a truly miserable $15.6 million domestically. Against a $70 million budget, Universal Pictures...
After a miserable sixth weekend in which the film grossed a mere $30,000 domestically, "Ruby Gillman" has earned just $40.8 million worldwide. This includes a truly miserable $15.6 million domestically. Against a $70 million budget, Universal Pictures...
- 8/7/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Warner Animation Group, the Warner Bros. animation unit responsible for feature-length animation, is getting some new leadership. Bill Damaschke, an animation veteran who started his career as a production assistant on Disney’s “Pocahontas” and eventually became COO of DreamWorks Animation, is in final negotiations to become head of Warner Animation Group, TheWrap has confirmed.
Executive VP Allison Abbate was the last person to lead the unit; she departed in summer 2022 after the merger with Discovery. The fallout of the new leadership included the cancellation of the mostly finished “Scoob: Haunted Holiday,” a follow-up to the 2020 animated feature “Scoob,” as a cost-cutting measure (done at the same time as the shelving of “Batgirl”).
At Warner Bros. Discovery, Damaschke will report to Warner Bros Film Group co-chairpersons and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. It hasn’t been announced what Damaschke’s title will be.
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Executive VP Allison Abbate was the last person to lead the unit; she departed in summer 2022 after the merger with Discovery. The fallout of the new leadership included the cancellation of the mostly finished “Scoob: Haunted Holiday,” a follow-up to the 2020 animated feature “Scoob,” as a cost-cutting measure (done at the same time as the shelving of “Batgirl”).
At Warner Bros. Discovery, Damaschke will report to Warner Bros Film Group co-chairpersons and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. It hasn’t been announced what Damaschke’s title will be.
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- 2/10/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Music composer John Powell, who is known for scores of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, some ‘Ice Age’ films and ‘The Road to El Dorado’, has scored the background for the recently released Harry Styles film ‘Don’t Worry Darling’. The composer shared that the film’s director came with a clean slate to him and the two eventually brainstormed and came up with the soundscape of the movie.
John said: “Olivia was actually looking for a brief. When I met her she was kind of looking out for the sonic textures that would make up the soundscape of her film. That was very natural because a lot of directors including Olivia haven’t worked with a music composer as such.”
Opening up on his process of approaching the music, John added: “I had watched the film without music which is my general practice for every project so when I met her,...
John said: “Olivia was actually looking for a brief. When I met her she was kind of looking out for the sonic textures that would make up the soundscape of her film. That was very natural because a lot of directors including Olivia haven’t worked with a music composer as such.”
Opening up on his process of approaching the music, John added: “I had watched the film without music which is my general practice for every project so when I met her,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Ralph Eggleston, an animation whiz who was hired by Pixar in the lead-up to the release of “Toy Story,” has died following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56.
Over the course of his storied career, Eggleston went on to serve in a variety of roles at Pixar, memorably contributing to everything from “Monsters, Inc.” to both “Incredibles” movies to “Inside Out” and “Soul.” (The animation studio didn’t release an official statement but sent an email to staff confirming the news this morning.)
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Eggleston started his career with former Disney animator Bill Kroyer, working on things like the title sequence for “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and eventually Kroyer’s directorial debut “Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest.” Eggleston then left to join Disney, working on some of the most celebrated movies in the company...
Over the course of his storied career, Eggleston went on to serve in a variety of roles at Pixar, memorably contributing to everything from “Monsters, Inc.” to both “Incredibles” movies to “Inside Out” and “Soul.” (The animation studio didn’t release an official statement but sent an email to staff confirming the news this morning.)
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Eggleston started his career with former Disney animator Bill Kroyer, working on things like the title sequence for “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and eventually Kroyer’s directorial debut “Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest.” Eggleston then left to join Disney, working on some of the most celebrated movies in the company...
- 8/29/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Marcus King says he was haunted by the Seventies rock band Free when he was writing his new song “Hard Working Man.” King ain’t lying. The high-octane track explodes with an FM radio chorus, a chunky guitar riff, and enough cowbell to satisfy Christopher Walken. Recorded earlier this year with producer Dan Auerbach for King’s upcoming album Young Blood, “Hard Working Man” sounds as if it arrived in the year 2022 by way of a bitchin’, time-traveling 1970 Camaro.
“I was hearing a lot of Free tracks. Paul Kossoff and...
“I was hearing a lot of Free tracks. Paul Kossoff and...
- 4/22/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
The new year is continuing apace at Hulu. The streamer’s list of new releases for February 2022 is highlighted by one very interesting project.
Pam and Tommy is set to premiere on Feb. 2. Perhaps the Groundhog Day release date is intentional as the show will cover a particular moment of celebrity, sex, and exploitation from the early ’90s that seems to have repeated itself over and over. Sebastian Stan and Lily James star as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson and the series follows the events and fallout of their homemade sex tape being stolen and unleashed on a nascent internet. If nothing else, getting the promo photos of Stan and James as the ’90s stars was worth it.
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Another Hulu original,...
Pam and Tommy is set to premiere on Feb. 2. Perhaps the Groundhog Day release date is intentional as the show will cover a particular moment of celebrity, sex, and exploitation from the early ’90s that seems to have repeated itself over and over. Sebastian Stan and Lily James star as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson and the series follows the events and fallout of their homemade sex tape being stolen and unleashed on a nascent internet. If nothing else, getting the promo photos of Stan and James as the ’90s stars was worth it.
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Another Hulu original,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
While France has a deeply entrenched cinema tradition, drama series have been gaining tremendous ground within the country’s cultural landscape within the past few years, with some of the country’s biggest producers, stars and filmmakers venturing into ambitious television projects. The 3-month-old merger of UniFrance and TV France Intl., the country’s film and audiovisual promotion organizations, into a single entity is probably the best illustration of this blended world.
The growing presence of global streaming services, especially Netflix, in the TV space has played a key role in bolstering a talent drain, catapulting French stars, such as Omar Sy with the Gaumont-produced show “Lupin,” to international recognition. Although Sy broke through a decade ago with the smash hit French comedy “Intouchables,” “Lupin” allowed him to reach many more viewers around the world. Another example is Tahar Rahim, who became known around the world after starring in...
The growing presence of global streaming services, especially Netflix, in the TV space has played a key role in bolstering a talent drain, catapulting French stars, such as Omar Sy with the Gaumont-produced show “Lupin,” to international recognition. Although Sy broke through a decade ago with the smash hit French comedy “Intouchables,” “Lupin” allowed him to reach many more viewers around the world. Another example is Tahar Rahim, who became known around the world after starring in...
- 10/8/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Film aficionados will want to keep an eye on Amazon Prime Video in August, as the streaming giant is set to debut two Cannes Film Festival premieres: “Val,” a new documentary about Val Kilmer that uses archival footage shot by the actor himself, and “Annette,” Leos Carax award-winning musical (it won best director at Cannes) starring Adam Driver and Maron Cotillard and featuring music by Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks.
But beyond the Prime Video originals, the Amazon library content added to the service next month is vast and impressive. Among the major movies coming to Prime Video include “Aliens,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Jaws,” “Moneyball,” and “Predator.” Meanwhile, IMDb TV, the free service that users can access without a corresponding Amazon Prime subscription, will host “Apollo 13,” “La La Land,” and “Ghostbusters” among many other big titles.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in August...
But beyond the Prime Video originals, the Amazon library content added to the service next month is vast and impressive. Among the major movies coming to Prime Video include “Aliens,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Jaws,” “Moneyball,” and “Predator.” Meanwhile, IMDb TV, the free service that users can access without a corresponding Amazon Prime subscription, will host “Apollo 13,” “La La Land,” and “Ghostbusters” among many other big titles.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in August...
- 7/30/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Shakira has dropped the video for the new song “Don’t Wait Up.” It’s the Colombian star’s first new solo song since 2017’s El Dorado and her first English-language single since 2016’s “Try Everything.”
The track boasts a heavy drum groove and a spare but punchy assortment of synths. The video for the song, which was filmed in Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, boasts plenty of dance floor footage and slick choreography, although the best sequences are when Shakira’s catching some waves on a neon-lit surfboard.
The track boasts a heavy drum groove and a spare but punchy assortment of synths. The video for the song, which was filmed in Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, boasts plenty of dance floor footage and slick choreography, although the best sequences are when Shakira’s catching some waves on a neon-lit surfboard.
- 7/16/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Not even remotely interested in seeing Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes or The Weeknd do their thing at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium?
We’ve got you. Instead of watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs go helmet-to-helmet for a shiny Vince Lombardi, head to these platforms and channels to get your Sunday evening fix of series and flicks.
All showtimes listed below are in Eastern Standard Time.
Streaming Alternatives Netflix
Shows: “Kid Cosmic,” “Firefly Lane,” “Hache” (Season 2), “Invisible City,” “The Sinner” (Season 3)
Films: “The Bank Job,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Zathura: A Space Adventure,” “Shutter Island,” “The Patriot,” “Little Big Women,” “Space Sweepers,” “Strip Down, Rise Up,” “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity”
Amazon Prime
Shows: “Little Coincidences,” “What’s New, Scooby-Doo?,” “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men,” “The White Princess” (Season 1), “Billions” (Seasons 1-3), “Black in Latin America” (Season 1), “Finding Your Roots” (Season 1)
Films: “Kiki,” “Dazed and Confused,...
We’ve got you. Instead of watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs go helmet-to-helmet for a shiny Vince Lombardi, head to these platforms and channels to get your Sunday evening fix of series and flicks.
All showtimes listed below are in Eastern Standard Time.
Streaming Alternatives Netflix
Shows: “Kid Cosmic,” “Firefly Lane,” “Hache” (Season 2), “Invisible City,” “The Sinner” (Season 3)
Films: “The Bank Job,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Zathura: A Space Adventure,” “Shutter Island,” “The Patriot,” “Little Big Women,” “Space Sweepers,” “Strip Down, Rise Up,” “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity”
Amazon Prime
Shows: “Little Coincidences,” “What’s New, Scooby-Doo?,” “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men,” “The White Princess” (Season 1), “Billions” (Seasons 1-3), “Black in Latin America” (Season 1), “Finding Your Roots” (Season 1)
Films: “Kiki,” “Dazed and Confused,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
It’s that time of the month where we can give you a look ahead at what Sky Cinema has planned for the coming weeks, and since it doesn’t look like many of us are going very far, hopefully some of these upcoming movies will help to keep us busy during lockdown.
Without further ado, he’s what Sky Cinema has lined up for us…
Premieres
The 24th – 2nd February
BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods writer Kevin Willmott brings us the story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and delves into the the Houston Riot of 1917.
Weathering With You – 3rd February
In this acclaimed animated film, impressionable young Hodaka meets the conflicted Hina, who can control the weather. It’s really touching, funny and wonderful, and also a perfect movie for fans of Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name.
Bull – 4th February
Bull, which was a hit at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,...
Without further ado, he’s what Sky Cinema has lined up for us…
Premieres
The 24th – 2nd February
BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods writer Kevin Willmott brings us the story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and delves into the the Houston Riot of 1917.
Weathering With You – 3rd February
In this acclaimed animated film, impressionable young Hodaka meets the conflicted Hina, who can control the weather. It’s really touching, funny and wonderful, and also a perfect movie for fans of Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name.
Bull – 4th February
Bull, which was a hit at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,...
- 1/27/2021
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
WME has signed Grammy-winning singer Shakira for representation in all areas.
The “Hips Don’t Lie” pop superstar tore up the Super Bowl Liv Halftime show alongside Jennifer Lopez, a performance that earned the show four Emmy nominations.
Shakira, who was previously at CAA, has sold over 80 million records worldwide and has taken home multiple awards from a number of ceremonies including the Grammys, Latin Grammys, Billboard Music Awards and the American Music Awards.
The “She Wolf” singer’s latest album El Dorado topped the iTunes most popular album charts in 37 countries upon release. Her El Dorado World Tour saw the release of the concert film Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour, which was shown in cinemas worldwide for a one-night global event, and was accompanied by Shakira In Concert: El Dorado World Tour Live Album.
In addition to landing a voice-acting role in Disney’s Oscar-nominated Zootopia, Shakira...
The “Hips Don’t Lie” pop superstar tore up the Super Bowl Liv Halftime show alongside Jennifer Lopez, a performance that earned the show four Emmy nominations.
Shakira, who was previously at CAA, has sold over 80 million records worldwide and has taken home multiple awards from a number of ceremonies including the Grammys, Latin Grammys, Billboard Music Awards and the American Music Awards.
The “She Wolf” singer’s latest album El Dorado topped the iTunes most popular album charts in 37 countries upon release. Her El Dorado World Tour saw the release of the concert film Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour, which was shown in cinemas worldwide for a one-night global event, and was accompanied by Shakira In Concert: El Dorado World Tour Live Album.
In addition to landing a voice-acting role in Disney’s Oscar-nominated Zootopia, Shakira...
- 8/13/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Beginning in mid-July, Marcus King and his band played a series of concerts on a Nashville soundstage with guests including Billy Strings, Brent Hinds from Mastodon, Jennifer Hartswick, Devon Gilfillian and blues singer-songwriter Early James.
The shows were a reminder of what music fans have been missing for the last five months — surprises ranged from a wild cover of Black Sabbath’s “Electric Funeral” with Brent Hinds from Mastodon to an entire Last Waltz-inspired set.
King’s Four of a Kind shows raised a lot of money, bringing in $80,000 for MusiCares,...
The shows were a reminder of what music fans have been missing for the last five months — surprises ranged from a wild cover of Black Sabbath’s “Electric Funeral” with Brent Hinds from Mastodon to an entire Last Waltz-inspired set.
King’s Four of a Kind shows raised a lot of money, bringing in $80,000 for MusiCares,...
- 8/12/2020
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Marcus King sets his song “One Day She’s Here” to an inventive new music video that finds the singer-guitarist and his lover just feet apart but walking in opposite directions. When they do connect, it’s fleeting, mirroring the song’s chorus of “one day she’s here/the next she’s gone.”
The South Carolina native filmed the video on the streets of Nashville with director Joshua Shoemaker, who used reverse motion photography to simulate King walking backward as life continues to move forward around him. His umbrella magically sheds its rain,...
The South Carolina native filmed the video on the streets of Nashville with director Joshua Shoemaker, who used reverse motion photography to simulate King walking backward as life continues to move forward around him. His umbrella magically sheds its rain,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
After doing the performance of a lifetime at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, global superstar Shakira has released a new video for her chart-topping single, “Me Gusta,” featuring Puerto Rican Latin trap star Anuel AA.
Directed by Drew Kirsch, who also directed Taylor Swift’s “Lover,” the new video presents a colorful fantasy of cosmopolitan life. Together the stars travel through mountains by high-speed rail and prepare breakfast inside a private dining car. At home, Anuel gently prepares sushi, while Shakira languishes on the kitchen table, wearing luxurious pink satin and feathers.
Directed by Drew Kirsch, who also directed Taylor Swift’s “Lover,” the new video presents a colorful fantasy of cosmopolitan life. Together the stars travel through mountains by high-speed rail and prepare breakfast inside a private dining car. At home, Anuel gently prepares sushi, while Shakira languishes on the kitchen table, wearing luxurious pink satin and feathers.
- 3/6/2020
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Launched by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen as DreamWorks in 1994, DreamWorks Animation celebrates its silver anniversary, marking 25 years since embarking on its first voyage with the Academy Award-nominated biblical epic “The Prince of Egypt.”
Since then, DreamWorks Animation has released 38 feature films, including the blockbuster “Shrek,” “Madagascar,” “Kung Fu Panda,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Trolls” franchises and its newest release, “Abominable.” Earning more than $15 billion at the global box office, DreamWorks has received a multitude of accolades over its history, including three Oscars and three Academy Sci-Tech Awards.
Women have long been in the spotlight at DreamWorks Animation, well known for promoting female talent within their ranks to leadership roles. Here, six female directors share their memories of working at the studio during its first quarter century: Lorna Cook, Vicky Jenson, Elaine Bogan, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Brenda Chapman, and Jill Culton.
Lorna Cook
Animator-director
For Cook,...
Since then, DreamWorks Animation has released 38 feature films, including the blockbuster “Shrek,” “Madagascar,” “Kung Fu Panda,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Trolls” franchises and its newest release, “Abominable.” Earning more than $15 billion at the global box office, DreamWorks has received a multitude of accolades over its history, including three Oscars and three Academy Sci-Tech Awards.
Women have long been in the spotlight at DreamWorks Animation, well known for promoting female talent within their ranks to leadership roles. Here, six female directors share their memories of working at the studio during its first quarter century: Lorna Cook, Vicky Jenson, Elaine Bogan, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Brenda Chapman, and Jill Culton.
Lorna Cook
Animator-director
For Cook,...
- 10/10/2019
- by Jennifer Wolfe
- Variety Film + TV
If you’re looking forward to the Birds of Prey film as much as we are, then the past few weeks have probably been pretty exciting for you.
For one, the Cathy Yan-directed flick has finally been given a release date, while Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell were both confirmed as Huntress and Black Canary, respectively. There’s also the fact that Ewan McGregor could wind up stepping into the shoes of the villainous Black Mask.
Honestly, Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is being given a great cast to work with here and the news just keeps on pouring in, as The Wrap reports that Warner Bros. has found their Renee Montoya tonight, with Rosie Perez snagging the role. Though not a household name, the actress has showed up in Do the Right Thing, The Road to El Dorado and White Men Can’t Jump, among other movies,...
For one, the Cathy Yan-directed flick has finally been given a release date, while Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell were both confirmed as Huntress and Black Canary, respectively. There’s also the fact that Ewan McGregor could wind up stepping into the shoes of the villainous Black Mask.
Honestly, Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is being given a great cast to work with here and the news just keeps on pouring in, as The Wrap reports that Warner Bros. has found their Renee Montoya tonight, with Rosie Perez snagging the role. Though not a household name, the actress has showed up in Do the Right Thing, The Road to El Dorado and White Men Can’t Jump, among other movies,...
- 10/4/2018
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
MaryAnn’s quick take… Save us from male artists who think they are dangerously, uniquely innovative. This stew of toxic masculinity and CGI-cartoon violence is nothing but tediously mundane. I’m “biast” (pro): love the cast, mostly
I’m “biast” (con): hated the first film
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s a phrase I do not recall from Kingsman: The Secret Service: “independent intelligence agency.” This is uttered in Kingsman: The Golden Circle in connection with the American counterpart to Kingsman: Statesman, to which we are introduced here. But what does that mean, precisely? It means they’re mercenary spies, doesn’t it? I have a vague recollection of Secret Service mentioning something about Kingsman being funded by the crown heads of Europe, which at least offers a veneer of governmental authority and fealty to law and order — though of course there...
I’m “biast” (con): hated the first film
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s a phrase I do not recall from Kingsman: The Secret Service: “independent intelligence agency.” This is uttered in Kingsman: The Golden Circle in connection with the American counterpart to Kingsman: Statesman, to which we are introduced here. But what does that mean, precisely? It means they’re mercenary spies, doesn’t it? I have a vague recollection of Secret Service mentioning something about Kingsman being funded by the crown heads of Europe, which at least offers a veneer of governmental authority and fealty to law and order — though of course there...
- 9/25/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Shakira is taking her act on the road. On Tuesday, the "Me Enamoré" singer announced that her El Dorado World Tour will kick off Nov. 8 in Cologne, Germany. A Latin American leg of the tour will be announced at a later date. "Thank you all so much for listening to my music in so many places around the world," the 40-year-old singer tells E! News in a statement. "I can't wait to be onstage again singing along with all of you, all of your favorites and mine. It's going to be fun! The road to El Dorado starts now!" Here is the complete list of tour dates: Nov. 18, 2017: Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena Nov. 10, 2017: Paris, France – AccorHotels...
- 6/27/2017
- E! Online
With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new installment.
Shrek was not the first film to be released by Dreamworks Animation, but it was the one that set the tone for the studio, establishing a blueprint that would be copied, in one form or another, for most of its subsequent features. It was both its Snow White and, given its bizarro-world Disney worldview, an anti-Snow White.
Previous titles had included a pair of overt Mouse House rip-offs (The Prince Of Egypt and The Road To El Dorado, both cel-animated adventures with original music), a stab at claymation (Chicken Run), and Antz, a dialogue-heavy title that skewed a bit more adult and played like a trial run for its overall capabilities, given how relatively primitive the visuals were. All of those have their defenders, but none broke out ...
Shrek was not the first film to be released by Dreamworks Animation, but it was the one that set the tone for the studio, establishing a blueprint that would be copied, in one form or another, for most of its subsequent features. It was both its Snow White and, given its bizarro-world Disney worldview, an anti-Snow White.
Previous titles had included a pair of overt Mouse House rip-offs (The Prince Of Egypt and The Road To El Dorado, both cel-animated adventures with original music), a stab at claymation (Chicken Run), and Antz, a dialogue-heavy title that skewed a bit more adult and played like a trial run for its overall capabilities, given how relatively primitive the visuals were. All of those have their defenders, but none broke out ...
- 2/22/2017
- by Ryan Vlastelica
- avclub.com
A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.
Thanksgiving has arrived and with it comes bingeing of all kinds — but mainly food, shopping and TV. We’ve rounded up all the movie and TV show marathons airing over the long holiday weekend so you can watch your favorite while digesting on the couch.
There’s something for everyone to enjoy, whether you’re a Parks and Recreation fan and just want to spend time with your favorite Pawnee residents or a horror fan looking for a scare-fest like those on IFC and Syfy. Perhaps you’d prefer to...
Thanksgiving has arrived and with it comes bingeing of all kinds — but mainly food, shopping and TV. We’ve rounded up all the movie and TV show marathons airing over the long holiday weekend so you can watch your favorite while digesting on the couch.
There’s something for everyone to enjoy, whether you’re a Parks and Recreation fan and just want to spend time with your favorite Pawnee residents or a horror fan looking for a scare-fest like those on IFC and Syfy. Perhaps you’d prefer to...
- 11/24/2016
- by Lanford Beard
- PEOPLE.com
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
- 5/26/2016
- Den of Geek
Odd List Ryan Lambie 28 Apr 2014 - 06:21
From Japanese anime to Disney via stop-motion, here are 18 animated films that are mystifyingly unavailable on Blu-ray...
Not all movies need to be seen in HD, but if there's one type of filmmaking that regularly benefits from the Blu-ray format, it's animation. Let us cite one example at random: My Neighbour Totoro. Until fairly recently, the only copy we had on the shelf was an early, imported version on DVD, which was grainy and a little washed-out.
When Studio Canal issued Totoro on Blu-ray in 2012, the difference in image quality was little short of a revelation: Hayao Miyazaki's colours and fluid lines positively shimmered. In short, it was like seeing this fresh, sun-drenched film again for the first time.
The same could be said for so many other animated films, no matter what country they come from: in high-definition, we can truly...
From Japanese anime to Disney via stop-motion, here are 18 animated films that are mystifyingly unavailable on Blu-ray...
Not all movies need to be seen in HD, but if there's one type of filmmaking that regularly benefits from the Blu-ray format, it's animation. Let us cite one example at random: My Neighbour Totoro. Until fairly recently, the only copy we had on the shelf was an early, imported version on DVD, which was grainy and a little washed-out.
When Studio Canal issued Totoro on Blu-ray in 2012, the difference in image quality was little short of a revelation: Hayao Miyazaki's colours and fluid lines positively shimmered. In short, it was like seeing this fresh, sun-drenched film again for the first time.
The same could be said for so many other animated films, no matter what country they come from: in high-definition, we can truly...
- 4/25/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 28 Nov 2013 - 06:04
Our series of lists devoted to underappreciated films brings us to the year 2000, and another 25 overlooked gems...
The new millennium brought with it an eclectic range of hit films. Hong Kong action director John Woo brought us Mission: Impossible II, the most profitable film of the year at the box office. Ridley Scott enjoyed one of the biggest critical and financial successes of his career with Gladiator, while Robert Zemeckis created a memorable drama with Tom Hanks and a ball named Wilson in Cast Away.
From a comic book movie standpoint, 2000 was also a key year. X-Men not only established a successful film franchise which is still going, with X-Men: Days Of Future Past out next year, but also headed up a wave of big-budget Marvel adaptations which shows no sign of slowing down.
As ever, we've travelled far outside the...
Our series of lists devoted to underappreciated films brings us to the year 2000, and another 25 overlooked gems...
The new millennium brought with it an eclectic range of hit films. Hong Kong action director John Woo brought us Mission: Impossible II, the most profitable film of the year at the box office. Ridley Scott enjoyed one of the biggest critical and financial successes of his career with Gladiator, while Robert Zemeckis created a memorable drama with Tom Hanks and a ball named Wilson in Cast Away.
From a comic book movie standpoint, 2000 was also a key year. X-Men not only established a successful film franchise which is still going, with X-Men: Days Of Future Past out next year, but also headed up a wave of big-budget Marvel adaptations which shows no sign of slowing down.
As ever, we've travelled far outside the...
- 11/27/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
I know what you’ve been dreaming about: an all-ages, Disney-style cartoon based on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead. Dream no longer. It’s a reality…in the form of this art work by Deviant Artist Mirandaareli. The following photo reenvisions the characters of The Walking Dead in the guises of famous Disney characters. See if you can name them all!
Give up? Me too.
Daryl Dixon – Sinbad (Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas) Andrea – Helga (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) Glenn Rhee – Mulan (Mulan) Rick – John Rolfe (Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World) Maggie – Anastasia (Anastasia) Shane – Tulio (The Road To El Dorado) Carol – The Dowager Empress Marie (Anastasia) Carl – Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet) Lori – Kayley (Quest For Camelot) T-Dog – Dr. Sweet (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) Sophia – Jane (Tarzan) Dale – Vladimir Hershel – Dymas (Sinbad: The Legend Of The Seven Seas) Beth – Arista (The Little Mermaid)
Thanks to...
Give up? Me too.
Daryl Dixon – Sinbad (Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas) Andrea – Helga (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) Glenn Rhee – Mulan (Mulan) Rick – John Rolfe (Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World) Maggie – Anastasia (Anastasia) Shane – Tulio (The Road To El Dorado) Carol – The Dowager Empress Marie (Anastasia) Carl – Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet) Lori – Kayley (Quest For Camelot) T-Dog – Dr. Sweet (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) Sophia – Jane (Tarzan) Dale – Vladimir Hershel – Dymas (Sinbad: The Legend Of The Seven Seas) Beth – Arista (The Little Mermaid)
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- 12/14/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Hollywood has often been described as "The Dream Factory," but when it comes to animated movies cartoonists can fudge the line between a dream romantic coupling and a laughable OkCupid date gone wrong.
Be it chunky monkey Ray Winstone sexing up Angelina Jolie in "Beowulf" or Meryl Streep winding up Mrs. George Clooney in "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" (which even she admitted was hilarious), there are many examples of said pairings — and here are ten more for you to fantasize about.
1. Ray Romano and Queen Latifah, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" (2006)
With her sassy boisterousness and his whiney timidity, Latifah and Romano are a match made in … well, somewhere. Their portrayal of wooly mammoths Manny and Ellie in the last three "Ice Age" movies produced not only brilliant chemistry but also a cartoon daughter, Peaches. Whether that vocal chemistry could translate to live-action success remains to be seen … "Bringing Down the House...
Be it chunky monkey Ray Winstone sexing up Angelina Jolie in "Beowulf" or Meryl Streep winding up Mrs. George Clooney in "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" (which even she admitted was hilarious), there are many examples of said pairings — and here are ten more for you to fantasize about.
1. Ray Romano and Queen Latifah, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" (2006)
With her sassy boisterousness and his whiney timidity, Latifah and Romano are a match made in … well, somewhere. Their portrayal of wooly mammoths Manny and Ellie in the last three "Ice Age" movies produced not only brilliant chemistry but also a cartoon daughter, Peaches. Whether that vocal chemistry could translate to live-action success remains to be seen … "Bringing Down the House...
- 7/10/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
A Monster In Paris
Stars (the voices of): Vanessa Paradis, Jay Harrington, Adam Goldberg, Bob Balaban, Matthew Géczy, Danny Huston, Sean Lennon | Written by Bibo Bergeron, Stéphane Kazandjian | Directed by Bibo Bergeron
Produced by Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp (Arthur And The Invisibles) and directed by Bibo Bergeron (Shark Tale, The Road To El Dorado), A Monster in Paris is a gorgeous-looking CG-animated take on the classic tales of Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame, only with a genetically-engineered (think a quasi-Frankenstein’s monster) singing giant flea as its protagonist!
A wacky inventor, his camera-crazy best friend and a madcap monkey make a massive mistake when let loose in a mad scientist’s laboratory. With lotions and potions spilling everywhere, the troublesome trio accidentally creates Franc, the product of a reaction between a common flea and one of the scientist’s mystery concoctions. What they fail to realise,...
Stars (the voices of): Vanessa Paradis, Jay Harrington, Adam Goldberg, Bob Balaban, Matthew Géczy, Danny Huston, Sean Lennon | Written by Bibo Bergeron, Stéphane Kazandjian | Directed by Bibo Bergeron
Produced by Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp (Arthur And The Invisibles) and directed by Bibo Bergeron (Shark Tale, The Road To El Dorado), A Monster in Paris is a gorgeous-looking CG-animated take on the classic tales of Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame, only with a genetically-engineered (think a quasi-Frankenstein’s monster) singing giant flea as its protagonist!
A wacky inventor, his camera-crazy best friend and a madcap monkey make a massive mistake when let loose in a mad scientist’s laboratory. With lotions and potions spilling everywhere, the troublesome trio accidentally creates Franc, the product of a reaction between a common flea and one of the scientist’s mystery concoctions. What they fail to realise,...
- 6/1/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Exclusively on BackStage.com: Catch a unique interview with celebrated actor-director Kenneth Branagh as he discusses his new film "My Week With Marilyn" and much more. The live online Q&A starts today—Thursday, Dec. 8th—at 2 pm/Et, and can be watched below. Tune in to watch, chat, and ask questions! Kenneth Branagh is best known for directing and starring in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including "Henry V" (for which was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director), "Much Ado About Nothing," "Hamlet," (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), "Love's Labour's Lost," and "As You Like It." He also directed "Dead Again," "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," "The Magic Flute," "Sleuth," and the 2011 blockbuster "Thor." As an actor, his film credits include "Rabbit-Proof Fence," "Wild Wild West," "The Road to El Dorado," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,...
- 12/8/2011
- by help@backstage.com ()
- backstage.com
Puss In Boots, the number one film in America features two Latino leads, a rarity in Hollywood. A lot has changed since Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, the voices behind the 3D animated film, arrived to America to achieve their Hollywood dream. Antonio explains why Hollywood has shifted into a new mentality.
Not too long ago, studios were still using non-ethnic actors to voice Hispanic characters as they did in 2000's The Road to El Dorado which featured the voices of Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branaugh as main characters Miguel and Tulio. Edward James Olmos and Rosie Perez had supporting roles in the Dreamworks animated film. Twelve years later, a major Hollywood movie now features two Latino actors in major roles which perhaps is a first for an animated film.
At a recent press event with Antonio and Salma for
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Not too long ago, studios were still using non-ethnic actors to voice Hispanic characters as they did in 2000's The Road to El Dorado which featured the voices of Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branaugh as main characters Miguel and Tulio. Edward James Olmos and Rosie Perez had supporting roles in the Dreamworks animated film. Twelve years later, a major Hollywood movie now features two Latino actors in major roles which perhaps is a first for an animated film.
At a recent press event with Antonio and Salma for
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- 11/1/2011
- CineMovie
Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment is continuing to ramp up its infrastructure by bringing two crucial hires onto its leadership team. The four-year-old company made several additions earlier this year, and now, Meledandri has announced the hirings of Brooke Breton as a senior production executive and Kit Giordano as Director of Development. Simultaneously, Kristin Wong-Ward has been promoted into the creative executive role. Breton is currently producing the Despicable Me theme park attraction for Illumination, which is slated to open in 2012 at Universal Studios Orlando, and also has a long history as a producer of prominent live-action and animated motion pictures. She spent several years at Lightstorm Entertainment, where she served as co-producer on James Cameron’s Avatar, among other projects. Prior to that Breton co-produced Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow for Paramount Pictures, and was also involved in the establishment of DreamWorks Animation where she produced The Road To El Dorado.
- 9/27/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
After a decade in the Hollywood system directing the likes of The Road to El Dorado and Shark Tale, Bibo Bergeron decided to return home to his native France and embark on a passion project. Titled A Monster in Paris and seeing its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, this children’s tale has more in common with a Sylvain Chomet than his Dreamworks past. Not as stylized as The Triplets of Belleville, Bergeron still infuses a flavor all his own with a beautifully rendered 3D Parisian background to set the stage. Possessing the usual children’s fare handicaps of hidden love, best friends, and magical mishap, the film is able to excel beyond the status quo to delight more than any other animated work I’ve seen so far this year.
Taking place in 1910 with the Eiffel Tower drowning in the Seine’s overflow from the Great Flood,...
Taking place in 1910 with the Eiffel Tower drowning in the Seine’s overflow from the Great Flood,...
- 9/11/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Luc Besson has only done some official work in the realm of animation — his trilogy of Arthur movies immediately springs to mind — but it’s beside the point when almost everything he’s involved with feels like a cartoon. Not that I’m condemning what he does, since I actually enjoy some of his writing/directing/producing work; it’s just that they often feel ridiculous. But that argument may not matter with A Monster in Paris, a new producing project for him that is in fact a CG cartoon. The trailer for it has shown up on the Tiff YouTube page, as it will premiere at the festival.
One of the main things that I pay attention to when looking at footage for an upcoming animated film is the animation itself, since the world can’t be convincingly sold unless that aspect works. Thankfully, the style here looks unique...
One of the main things that I pay attention to when looking at footage for an upcoming animated film is the animation itself, since the world can’t be convincingly sold unless that aspect works. Thankfully, the style here looks unique...
- 9/1/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Most people know film know the name Wes Anderson. He's a brilliant director who has influenced scores of films since he Bottle Rocket. And yet, the average box-office take of his six films is $21 million. Kevin Smith is an even more popular director. The average box-office of his nine films is $20 million. Martin Scorsese's average is $39 million. Woody Allen's average is $13 million. Danny Boyle's is $30 million. The Coen Brothers average around $45 million. David Lynch: $12.3 million. David Mamet: $6 million.
And yet, if you are a film fan, those are all names that you know. You probably know them well. You've probably seen some or most of their films. And yet, you probably have no idea who Steve Carr is. In the last decade, Carr has made 6 films. The box-office average of those six films is $80 million, better than the average of either Tony or Ridley Scott.
And yet, if you are a film fan, those are all names that you know. You probably know them well. You've probably seen some or most of their films. And yet, you probably have no idea who Steve Carr is. In the last decade, Carr has made 6 films. The box-office average of those six films is $80 million, better than the average of either Tony or Ridley Scott.
- 7/28/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
The director of Kung Fu Panda 2 talks us through making the film, how del Toro came in halfway through, and getting her photo taken with Jcvd…
Arriving in UK cinemas today is Kung Fu Panda 2, the impressive sequel to the 2008 original. It's a rare beast, improving as it does on the original. And director Jennifer Yuh spared us some time to chat about making the film...
Kung Fu Panda 2 is a funny film, and animation is doing comedy really well at the moment. I think there's lots of stuff around at the moment about how comedy isn't very strong in Hollywood right now, yet I'm seeing animated films stuffed with big laughs, Kung Fu Panda 2 included. Is that the tight scripting of animation? Because you can't properly test it?
Well, we do have a script, and we do rough passes of the movie. We have a rough animatic,...
Arriving in UK cinemas today is Kung Fu Panda 2, the impressive sequel to the 2008 original. It's a rare beast, improving as it does on the original. And director Jennifer Yuh spared us some time to chat about making the film...
Kung Fu Panda 2 is a funny film, and animation is doing comedy really well at the moment. I think there's lots of stuff around at the moment about how comedy isn't very strong in Hollywood right now, yet I'm seeing animated films stuffed with big laughs, Kung Fu Panda 2 included. Is that the tight scripting of animation? Because you can't properly test it?
Well, we do have a script, and we do rough passes of the movie. We have a rough animatic,...
- 6/9/2011
- Den of Geek
MGM looks to be getting back into the animation game for the first time since 1989's All Dogs Go to Heaven as they've picked up the rights to adapt Jarrett J. Krosoczka's children's book Punk Farm into an animated film with The Simpsons Movie director David Silverman at the helm. Scripted by Jim Hecht ( Ice Age: the Meltdown ) and David Stern, it will be only MGM's second in-house project since reemerging from their bankruptcy with Prana Studios handling the animation. The story revolves around five barnyard animals who form an underground rock band. Besides directing and producing episodes of "The Simpsons" television series, Silverman was also a co-director on Disney.Pixar's Monsters, Inc. and director of The Road to El Dorado .
- 6/8/2011
- Comingsoon.net
When you picture a slow moving, slimy, odd creature beloved by French diners, the name “Ryan Reynolds” does not automatically spring to mind. But DreamWorks clearly thinks he has the potential to be a snail, and is in negotiations with him to voice the heroic central gastropod in Turbo.The plot will follow an ordinary garden snail that longs to become the fastest of his kind in the world. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, he decides to put his new powers to good use.David Soren, who has been with DreamWorks since the days of The Road to El Dorado, wrote the script with Shrek Forever After’s Darren Lemke and plans to make it his film-directing debut. The company gave him his first crack at directing with the TV short Merry Madagascar, and he’s also provided the odd voice here and there for various ‘toons.
- 4/1/2011
- EmpireOnline
Here we have a first look atthe film A Monster In Paris from director Bibo Bergeron (A Shark Tale, The Road To El Dorado).
The film takes place in Paris in 1910, and tells the story of a projectionist named Emile who teams up with other Parisians to protect their city from a monster. The film’s voice talent includes Catherine O’Hara, Danny Huston, Adam Goldberg, Vanessa Paradis, Bob Balaban, and Jay Harrington. Check out the full picture after the break.
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The film takes place in Paris in 1910, and tells the story of a projectionist named Emile who teams up with other Parisians to protect their city from a monster. The film’s voice talent includes Catherine O’Hara, Danny Huston, Adam Goldberg, Vanessa Paradis, Bob Balaban, and Jay Harrington. Check out the full picture after the break.
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- 3/7/2011
- by Ryan Mahoney
- GordonandtheWhale
[1] We have the first image from A Monster in Paris, the Luc Besson-produced, Eric "Bibo" Bergeron-directed animated film due out in France later this year. Although posters and concept art for the movie have made the rounds before, this seems to be the first picture from the movie itself. The plot revolves around a monster terrorizing early 20th century Paris, and the locals who band together to stop him. But, as you might guess from the image, the monster isn't exactly what he seems to be. See for yourself after the jump. [2] [via Bleeding Cool [3]] Obviously, we are dealing with the kind of monster that has a heart and wants to be loved, as opposed the kind that's driven by an insatiable compulsion to maim and kill. A Monster in Paris has been in the works since 2007 or so, and has had its release date rescheduled several times. From what I can tell,...
- 3/7/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
There’s been a massive drought in the “animated secret fornicating gnomes” genre for a while. Thankfully, Touchstone has stepped in with the upcoming release of “Gnomeo and Juliet,” a tale of star-crossed garden ornaments based on the classic Shakespearean tragedy.
And who better to pen the majority of the film’s soundtrack than music’s favorite sexual gnome-sized musician, Elton John? Along with longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin, the legendary singer-songwriter contributes nine songs to the album, a mix of original classics, new songs and reworked tracks. Contributions like “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Kiki Dee and “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” remain untouched, while “Crocodile Rock” gets retooled as a duet with Nelly Furtado.
Still, it’s new songs “Love Builds a Garden” and “Hello Hello” that will earn most of the attention. While the latter features a duet with Lady Gaga in the film,...
And who better to pen the majority of the film’s soundtrack than music’s favorite sexual gnome-sized musician, Elton John? Along with longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin, the legendary singer-songwriter contributes nine songs to the album, a mix of original classics, new songs and reworked tracks. Contributions like “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Kiki Dee and “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” remain untouched, while “Crocodile Rock” gets retooled as a duet with Nelly Furtado.
Still, it’s new songs “Love Builds a Garden” and “Hello Hello” that will earn most of the attention. While the latter features a duet with Lady Gaga in the film,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Jason Newman
- NextMovie
DreamWorks Animation Pioneers Groundbreaking Combination of CG and Hand-Drawn Animation Techniques in Me and My Shadow for March 2013
Glendale, Calif., Dec. 10, 2010. DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc. announced that it will bring Me and My Shadow, an original project, to the big screen in March of 2013. The studio will pioneer a groundbreaking combination of both CG and traditional animation techniques, which will be used seamlessly together throughout this 3D feature film.
Mark Dindal (Chicken Little, The Emperor’s New Groove) is the film’s Director and Melissa Cobb (Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2) and Teresa Cheng (Shrek Forever After, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) are serving as Producers. Shane Prigmore (Coraline, Lord of the Rings) is Head of Story and Scott Wills (Monsters vs. Aliens, Ren & Stimpy) and Raymond Zibach (Kung Fu Panda, The Road to El Dorado) are Production Designers. Nick Fletcher (Shrek Forever After, The Prince of Egypt) is serving as Editor.
Glendale, Calif., Dec. 10, 2010. DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc. announced that it will bring Me and My Shadow, an original project, to the big screen in March of 2013. The studio will pioneer a groundbreaking combination of both CG and traditional animation techniques, which will be used seamlessly together throughout this 3D feature film.
Mark Dindal (Chicken Little, The Emperor’s New Groove) is the film’s Director and Melissa Cobb (Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2) and Teresa Cheng (Shrek Forever After, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) are serving as Producers. Shane Prigmore (Coraline, Lord of the Rings) is Head of Story and Scott Wills (Monsters vs. Aliens, Ren & Stimpy) and Raymond Zibach (Kung Fu Panda, The Road to El Dorado) are Production Designers. Nick Fletcher (Shrek Forever After, The Prince of Egypt) is serving as Editor.
- 12/11/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc. today announced that it will bring Me and My Shadow, an original project, to the big screen in March of 2013. The studio will pioneer a groundbreaking combination of both CG and traditional animation techniques, which will be used seamlessly together throughout this 3D feature film.
Mark Dindal (Chicken Little, The Emperor’s New Groove) is the film’s Director and Melissa Cobb ( Kung Fu Panda , Kung Fu Panda 2) and Teresa Cheng (Shrek Forever After, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) are serving as Producers. Shane Prigmore (Coraline, Lord of the Rings) is Head of Story and Scott Wills (Monsters vs. Aliens, Ren & Stimpy) and Raymond Zibach ( Kung Fu Panda , The Road to El Dorado ) are Production Designers. Nick Fletcher (Shrek Forever After, The Prince of Egypt ) is serving as Editor. The screenplay for Me and My Shadow, which was originally penned by both Steve Bencich and Ron Friedman (Chicken Little,...
Mark Dindal (Chicken Little, The Emperor’s New Groove) is the film’s Director and Melissa Cobb ( Kung Fu Panda , Kung Fu Panda 2) and Teresa Cheng (Shrek Forever After, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) are serving as Producers. Shane Prigmore (Coraline, Lord of the Rings) is Head of Story and Scott Wills (Monsters vs. Aliens, Ren & Stimpy) and Raymond Zibach ( Kung Fu Panda , The Road to El Dorado ) are Production Designers. Nick Fletcher (Shrek Forever After, The Prince of Egypt ) is serving as Editor. The screenplay for Me and My Shadow, which was originally penned by both Steve Bencich and Ron Friedman (Chicken Little,...
- 12/10/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
DreamWorks Animation dropped off a press release this morning announcing a new 3D animated film called Me and My Shadow. There's no voice cast yet, but the plot will follow "Shadow Stan, an extremely frustrated shadow who yearns for a dynamic life but happens to be stuck with Stanley Grubb, the world's most boring human. Finally pushed to the brink, Shadow Stan breaks the singular rule of the Shadow World ("They lead, we follow"), and takes control of Stanley!" More information about the forces behind the film is after the break. Here's the hook: the film will be a mix of CG and "traditional animation techniques." I can't say it any better than the press release did, so let's cut and paste: Mark Dindal (Chicken Little, The Emperor's New Groove) is the film's director and Melissa Cobb (Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2) and Teresa Cheng (Shrek Forever After,...
- 12/10/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc. today announced that it will bring Me and My Shadow , an original project, to the big screen in March of 2013. The studio will pioneer a groundbreaking combination of both CG and traditional animation techniques, which will be used seamlessly together throughout this 3D feature film. Mark Dindal ( Chicken Little , The Emperor's New Groove ) is the film's director and Melissa Cobb ( Kung Fu Panda , Kung Fu Panda 2 ) and Teresa Cheng ( Shrek Forever After , Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron ) are serving as producers. Shane Prigmore ( Coraline , "The Lord of the Rings") is head of story and Scott Wills ( Monsters vs. Aliens , "Ren & Stimpy") and Raymond Zibach ( Kung Fu Panda , The Road to El Dorado ) are production designers....
- 12/10/2010
- Comingsoon.net
If you’ve ever watched Shrek, or Disney hits like Phineas and Ferb and Sonny With A Chance, then you’ve heard Danny Jacob’s work. The composer/musician has crafted music and songs for some of the top rated children’s shows and soundtracks over the past decade.
Iae was able to catch up with Danny and discuss his amazing career as a TV/Film Composer and a professional touring musician with legendary recording artists.
Iae: Could you please tell us where you’re from and what inspired you to pursue a career in entertainment?
DJ: I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I’ve been a guitar player my whole life. I started out playing in my neighborhood band, doing various social events and birthday parties. When I got to high school, I ended up playing in one of the top high school bands in La.
Iae was able to catch up with Danny and discuss his amazing career as a TV/Film Composer and a professional touring musician with legendary recording artists.
Iae: Could you please tell us where you’re from and what inspired you to pursue a career in entertainment?
DJ: I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I’ve been a guitar player my whole life. I started out playing in my neighborhood band, doing various social events and birthday parties. When I got to high school, I ended up playing in one of the top high school bands in La.
- 10/29/2010
- I Am Entertainment Magazine
'Hello, Hello' will appear on the animated Disney film's soundtrack, reports 'Entertainment Weekly.'
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga and Elton John
Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images
Elton John and Lady Gaga have been carrying on a torrid mutual-admiration affair for much of the past year. The two pop icons have shared the stage several times and often have spoken highly of each other, but now they're ready to take it to the next level.
According to "Entertainment Weekly," the dynamic piano duo are planning on releasing a duet called "Hello, Hello" on the soundtrack to the forthcoming animated Disney film "Gnomeo & Juliet." The magazine describes the tune as "a charming pop track," and reports that it will be heard when the movie's two lead characters — lawn ornaments voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, respectively — first meet.
"Gnomeo & Juliet," produced by Sir Elton and his longtime partner, David Furnish,...
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga and Elton John
Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images
Elton John and Lady Gaga have been carrying on a torrid mutual-admiration affair for much of the past year. The two pop icons have shared the stage several times and often have spoken highly of each other, but now they're ready to take it to the next level.
According to "Entertainment Weekly," the dynamic piano duo are planning on releasing a duet called "Hello, Hello" on the soundtrack to the forthcoming animated Disney film "Gnomeo & Juliet." The magazine describes the tune as "a charming pop track," and reports that it will be heard when the movie's two lead characters — lawn ornaments voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, respectively — first meet.
"Gnomeo & Juliet," produced by Sir Elton and his longtime partner, David Furnish,...
- 10/22/2010
- MTV Music News
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- 9/26/2010
- by cole@kidspickflicks.com (Cole the Kid Critic)
- kidspickflicks
"Glee" star Lea Michele is set to both voice the titular character and sing several musical numbers in the animated 3D musical "Dorothy of Oz" for Summertime Entertainment reports Variety.
Randi Barnes, Adam Balsam and Barry Glasser penned the script based on the same book by Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of the original "The Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum. This story centers on Dorothy Gale "returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friends."
Also onboard are Jim Belushi as the Lion, Dan Aykroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Oliver Platt as Wiser the Owl, Megan Hilty as the China Princess, Hugh Dancy as as Marshall Mallow and Martin Short as Dorothy's arch-nemesis Jester/
Bryan Adams and his writing partner Jim Vallance are writing the first songs and lyrics for the film. Bonne Radford ("Curious George,...
Randi Barnes, Adam Balsam and Barry Glasser penned the script based on the same book by Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of the original "The Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum. This story centers on Dorothy Gale "returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friends."
Also onboard are Jim Belushi as the Lion, Dan Aykroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Oliver Platt as Wiser the Owl, Megan Hilty as the China Princess, Hugh Dancy as as Marshall Mallow and Martin Short as Dorothy's arch-nemesis Jester/
Bryan Adams and his writing partner Jim Vallance are writing the first songs and lyrics for the film. Bonne Radford ("Curious George,...
- 6/14/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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