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Princess and the Frog Movie Review
Disney Animation's The Princess and the Frog, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, represents a welcome return to cel animation. 8/10.
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NBR Votes Up Their Favourite Animated Film
The National Board of Review has named Disney/Pixar's Up as the best animated film, and one of the top 10 movies of 2009.
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Warner Bros. Greenlights Happy Feet 2
Stars Elijah Wood and Robin Williams have confirmed that they will return in a sequel to 2006's animated hit Happy Feet.
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Anika Noni Rose on Tiana - Interview
In this exclusive interview, actor Anika Noni Rose discusses the controversy surrounding The Princess and the Frog and how she relates to her character Tiana.
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Anika Noni Rose on The Princess and the Frog
In this exclusive interview, actor Anika Noni Rose talks about voicing Tiana for Disney's upcoming cel animated film The Princess and the Frog.
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Shrek Forever After Final Film?
Will Shrek Forever After be the final episode of the DreamWorks Animation franchise? That's what several members of the film's team are claiming.
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Movie Review - Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson's The Fantastic Mr. Fox is another wickedly offbeat film from Wes Anderson. 8/10.
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Eric Powell Has Finished The Goon Movie Script
The Goon creator Eric Powell opens up about the upcoming movie, which may be directed by David Fincher and animated by Blur Studios.
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Planet 51 Movie Review
Ilion/Sony's Planet 51, starring Justin Long, John Cleese, Jessica Biel and Gary Oldman, is a mess of movie clichés with nothing original to say. 3/10.
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20 Toons Competing for 2009 Animation Oscar
Which 20 animated films are up for this year's Oscar race? And which one of these will win? Animation Boy™ handicaps the best feature-length cartoons of 2009.
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David Silverman on The Simpsons Movie
In this exclusive interview, director David Silverman shares his memories of working on The Simpsons Movie.
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David Silverman on Monsters, Inc. - Interview
In this exclusive interview, The Simpsons animator/director David Silverman shares his memories of working on Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
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David Silverman on The Simpsons - Interview
In this exclusive interview, The Simpsons writer/director David Silverman talks about working on the long-running animated show.
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Henry Selick on Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton
In this exclusive interview, Coraline director Henry Selick talks about working with both Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman, and his future plans.
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Henry Selick on Neil Gaiman - Interview
In this exclusive interview, Coraline director Henry Selick discusses working with Neil Gaiman, and how he differentiated between the real and Other worlds
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Henry Selick on Coraline - Interview
In this exclusive interview, Coraline director Henry Selick talks about getting the look of his film and lead character just right.
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A Christmas Carol Movie Review
ImageWorks Digital/Disney's A Christmas Carol falls apart whenever director Robert Zemeckis wants to show off some special effects. 5/10.
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Robert Zemeckis Prepping Roger Rabbit Sequel
Robert Zemeckis admitted that he's working on the script for a possible Who Framed Roger Rabbit sequel, with original writers Peter Seaman and Jeffrey Price.
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Interview - Up's Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
In this interview, Up writer/directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson discuss talking the film to Cannes, and their advice to animators.
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Up Directors Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Interview
In this interview, Up writer/directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson discuss the adventures in making Up, and why some things only come together in animation.
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Pete Docter, Bob Peterson on Up's Characters
In this interview, Up writer/directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson discuss their favourite parts of the film, and some of the characters.
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Ronnie del Carman on his Favourite Up Sequence
In this exclusive interview, Up story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen talks about storyboarding his favourite sequence from the Disney/Pixar film.
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Ronnie del Carmen, Peter Sohn on Up Sequences
In this exclusive interview, Pixar animators Ronnie del Carmen and Peter Sohn talk about storyboarding specific sequences in Up.
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Ronnie del Carmen, Peter Sohn on Up's Russell
In this exclusive interview, Pixar animators Ronnie del Carmen and Peter Sohn discuss how the character of Russell, from Up, came together.
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Peter Sohn on Partly Cloudy - Interview
In this exclusive interview, Disney/Pixar animator Peter Sohn talks about creating his first animated short, Partly Cloudy, that preceded Up in theatres.
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Contributing Articles in Hollywood Animated Films
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The Princess and the Frog Playful Disney Treat
An afro-American girl dreams big, winds up becoming a frog, and embarks on an unbelievable adventure in this sharp written animated tale that's full of charm and romance
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The Princess and the Frog review
In returning to hand-drawn animation, Disney has seamlessly lapsed back into to all its usual habits, good and bad.
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The Princess and the Frog – Movie Review
A Disney-does-Disney effort, The Princess and the Frog offers gorgeous animation and likeable characters. But the fairy tale feels cribbed from earlier, better films.
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Monsters vs. Aliens Movie Review
Exhaustive with its rapid-fire references, but if this works as a shiny primer to one day introduce kids to classic sci-fi, fantasy and anime, well, more power to it.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson Delight
Tongue in cheek dialogue from the lips of George Clooney and Meryl Streep turn Wes Anderson's tale of a crazy fox mastermind into a magnificent animated comedy feast.
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Mickey Mouse Makes Sound Cartoon Debut
Walt Disney and animator Ubi Iwerks created the cartoon character after Disney was inspired by a pet mouse that he used to have on his farm as well as Charlie Chaplin.
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Disney's A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey
The of the Polar Express returns to Christmas and animation for his latest adaptation of a Charles Dickens classic
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Alvin - The Squeakquel Crew Accomplished
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel has an accomplished director and crew of writers and producers. What have they worked on before?
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Live Action Stars In Chipmunks Squeakquel
While the marketing might focus on the CGI-animated rodents, live-action films with cartoon characters still depend on the performances of their human counterparts.
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Disney's A Christmas Carol Is Fun But Familiar
Robert Zemeckis has claimed himself the King of motion-capture cinema but in so doing he is standing in the way of his greatest gift, the art of storytelling.
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The Voices Of Alvin And The Chipmunks Sequel
Who's the voices in the upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks sequel, "The Squeakquel"? We look at Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney's career.
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Owen Wilson To Voice Marmaduke In Movie
A movie based on the comic strip Marmaduke is in development, with Owen Wilson signed on as the lead voice. Will the movie succeed?
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The Uncanny Valley in Disney's A Christmas Carol
As if the bastardization of the story elements weren't bad enough, Zemeckis undermines the drama in A Christmas Carol with his preferred medium: motion capture animation.
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Review - Disney's A Christmas Carol
Some people never learn. A Christmas Carol is Robert Zemeckis's third motion capture feature, and still, he fails to understand the implications of the technology.
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A Christmas Carol Returns to the Movies in 2009
The classic holiday story returns to theaters in time for the Christmas season. Animation adds a new element to Charles Dickens' novel.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Movie Review
Fantastic Mr. Fox is the first animation from director Wes Anderson, based on the legendary children's book by Roald Dahl.
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Review of Disney Pixar's Up
Pixar's Up has taken a less than commercial premise and created a box office success. This article examines how.
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Film Review: 9
Every year the film market is saturated with animated movies. In a genre that is getting somewhat stale, does 9 provide a fresh outlook or just more of the same?
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Up Movie Review
Up is the tenth feature-length computer animation from Pixar, and as with their previous outings, Up has received much critical praise and phenomenal box office returns.
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Pixar Animation on The South Bank Show – Preview
John Lasseter and his creative team talk about story, creating animation magic and being inspired by Disney on ITV1's The South Bank Show.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Film Review
Sony Pictures' entertaining animated feature warns about the danger of excess, while deriding the disaster movie genre.
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The Disney Animated Musical Returns
As animation continues to soar this year Disney decides to reclaim its roots and bring back traditional fairy-tales and the figure of the princess. Will it be enough?
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Madagascar 2005 Animation Starring Ben Stiller
Four animals from the Central Park Zoo are horrified to be sent home to Africa, but their problems are just beginning when they are washed up on the shores of Madagascar
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Shark Tale 2004 Comedy Film Starring Will Smith
Oscar works in the whale wash but dreams of being at the top of the reef. He claims to have killed a shark and gains fame and recognition as the 'Sharkslayer'.
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New Animated Film 9 Adapted from 2005 Short
9, directed by Shane Acker and produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, will be coming to theaters September 9, 2009.
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