Hollywood Animated Films

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

Dec 12, 2009 - Robert Waldman

In returning to hand-drawn animation, Disney has seamlessly lapsed back into to all its usual habits, good and bad.

Dec 11, 2009 - Zachary Herrmann

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.

Dec 5, 2009 - Debra Peterson

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.

Dec 4, 2009 - Nick Rogers

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.

Nov 28, 2009 - Robert Waldman

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.

Nov 18, 2009 - John Kirshon

The of the Polar Express returns to Christmas and animation for his latest adaptation of a Charles Dickens classic

Nov 12, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel has an accomplished director and crew of writers and producers. What have they worked on before?

Nov 12, 2009 - Nicholas Moreau

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.

Nov 11, 2009 - Nicholas Moreau

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.

Nov 11, 2009 - Kevin Crowley

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.

Nov 7, 2009 - Nicholas Moreau

A movie based on the comic strip Marmaduke is in development, with Owen Wilson signed on as the lead voice. Will the movie succeed?

Nov 6, 2009 - Nicholas Moreau

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.

Nov 6, 2009 - Zachary Herrmann

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.

Nov 6, 2009 - Zachary Herrmann

The classic holiday story returns to theaters in time for the Christmas season. Animation adds a new element to Charles Dickens' novel.

Nov 4, 2009 - Christopher Clayton

Fantastic Mr. Fox is the first animation from director Wes Anderson, based on the legendary children's book by Roald Dahl.

Oct 29, 2009 - Karl Keely

Pixar's Up has taken a less than commercial premise and created a box office success. This article examines how.

Oct 25, 2009 - Peter Lavelle

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?

Oct 15, 2009 - James Tennant

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.

Oct 11, 2009 - Karl Keely

John Lasseter and his creative team talk about story, creating animation magic and being inspired by Disney on ITV1's The South Bank Show.

Oct 8, 2009 - Robin Jarossi

Sony Pictures' entertaining animated feature warns about the danger of excess, while deriding the disaster movie genre.

Sep 27, 2009 - Iulia Filip

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?

Sep 25, 2009 - Nicola Jones

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

Sep 15, 2009 - Christopher Sharman

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'.

Sep 14, 2009 - Christopher Sharman

9, directed by Shane Acker and produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, will be coming to theaters September 9, 2009.

Sep 6, 2009 - Vickie Britton