Sentences with phrase «dreamworks studios»

Today the struggle of the African slaves on board the Amistad is the subject of a much ballyhooed new movie from Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks studios, a handful of curriculum guides, a wonderful documentary video available for classroom use, and a bunch of new books for children and adults.

On a visit to the DreamWorks studio, which produced animated films such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Mr Obama said Hollywood was a «bright spot» in the US economy and that movies such as Star Wars were a tool for American diplomacy around the world.

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On Monday, the startup unveiled a new toy robot that former animators from film studios like DreamWorks (dwa) and Pixar helped design.

CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg — who co-founded the DreamWorks movie studio with Steven Spielberg and then spun the animation unit off as a separate company in 2004 — has tried to sell the company several times.

After the acquisition, DreamWorks Animation will become part of NBCUniversal's Filmed Entertainment Group, which includes its Illumination Entertainment animation business — which produced the popular Despicable Me and Minions movies — as well as the Universal Pictures movie studio.

The studio's immense budgets puts an insane amount of pressure on DreamWorks Animation to make sure every one of its features are box - office gold.

DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind beloved family movies like «Shrek» and «Kung - Fu Panda» that is headed by CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, will become part of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, specifically the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, which includes Universal Pictures, Fandango, and NBCUniversal Brand Development.

However, if it fails to meet analyst's estimates, and teeters close to DreamWorks Animation's Thanksgiving debut, the studio could have a larger problem on its hands with only one other film — about a racing snail — out later this year.

In 2014, Hasbro held merger discussions with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, the studio behind «Shrek,» but DreamWorks was subsequently bought by Comcast Corp..

If I was a billionaire and had been offered 100 % of DreamWorks Animation at the equivalent price of $ 17 a share — I would have bought the whole studio right then and there.

When that mix seems uneven, we recommend that studios follow the example of DreamWorks which prefaced their 1998 film The Prince of Egypt with the following disclaimer:

Furthermore, the highly rated CBS program Touched by an Angel and the DreamWorks animated film Prince of Egypt have demonstrated a friendlier attitude by studios toward religious and family themes.

Josh Mintz Here's a question for you: what do actor Charlton Heston, DreamWorks animation studios and Former Prime Minister Menachem Begin all have in common?

I could tell you I was at DreamWorks Animation studios where they made The Croods.

As schematic as a popular entertainment needs to be yet refreshingly devoid of significant lulls in the action — for exposition, weapon reloading, lovemaking and the like — the film is fast, smart and single - minded, providing not only a satisfying bang for the ever - beleaguered moviegoing buck but memorable debuts for first - time feature director Mimi Leder and fledgling film studio DreamWorks SKG (Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen)-- as well as ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie star.

Given that The Peacemaker is the first ever movie from the newly formed DreamWorks movie studio, the brainchild of Steven Spielberg, it comes as a certain surprise that the plot is one of the most basic action movie plots - catching the terrorist who stole several weapons of mass destruction and intends to use them.

Within DreamWorks» 21 - film canon, I'd rank Megamind in the upper portion, although the studio's output is so generally and reliably middling, that it's tough to establish a really clear range of high and low points.

While that isn't remotely surprising in 2011, when studios have been comfortable doing direct digital transfers on computer - animated films for over a decade, it still is supremely satisfying, especially since the movie is one of the nicer - looking cartoons to hail from DreamWorks (or any non-Pixar studio).

While DreamWorks may not be the best or most reliable animation studio out there and some of their methods are questionable, they are good enough not to dismiss or avoid.

World of DreamWorks Animation SKG offers a twist on the studio's much - used jukebox feature.

DreamWorks is so confident REAL STEEL is going to be a huge hit that the studio has already commissioned John Gatins to start on the second installment.

«THE PEACEMAKER,» the first feature release by the Katzenberg - Geffen - Spielberg studio Dreamworks, is a big, expensive extravaganza about the danger of nuclear weapons, or the danger of terrorists, or the danger of violent wars being allowed to rage unchecked anywhere in the world.

The oddest thing about «The Peacemaker» is that DreamWorks appears to have cut corners on the production - a peculiar decision, given the importance of a rip - roaring success to inaugurate the studio.

Unless: DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg works the phone bank, persuading voters to watch and reward his studio's beautiful movie, making it only the second sequel to take this Oscar («Toy Story 3» won in 2011).

Allen's next - to - last movie shot in Manhattan was his last made under the auspices of DreamWorks (hence his last «studio film»).

Other studios like DreamWorks, Blue Sky, and Illumination have sprung up to create their own franchises with Shrek, Ice Age, and Despicable Me respectfully.

Fox announces their distrust of critics with this title by splaying «Property of 20th Century Fox Publicity Department» in huge letters across the screen for the duration of the film on both sides of the disc (the first time a major studio has done so since DreamWorks sent out advanced copies of the Gladiator Signature Selection in 2000 — which is why you never saw a review of it at FILM FREAK CENTRAL), in turn prohibiting an ethical assessment of the image.

For the first time in over a decade, all the major film studios including Paramount, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Disney (and their partners at DreamWorks, Marvel Entertainment and Pixar) and Universal were represented at CinemaCon 2012, the annual convention of NATO (National Association of Theater Owners) that is the largest and most important gathering of cinema owners and operators from around the world.

Among the more inspired random topics: Jerry's first meeting at DreamWorks, Brad Garrett discussing his pitch for a bread movie, cracking down on bootlegs, making voice acting easy for Patrick Warburton and Ray Liotta, and discussing similar projects at competing studios.

But, DreamWorks has been a studio that has forged their path in this world.

DreamWorks announced earlier this week that, with Steven Spielberg's help, the studio will be releasing a live - action adaptation...

Contrary to the fact the ambitious animation studio is consistently held to a higher standard than the likes of DreamWorks, Blue Sky, Fox and Warner Bros. (to name a few), such an impressive track record has... Continue reading The Good Dinosaur

Contrary to the fact the ambitious animation studio is consistently held to a higher standard than the likes of DreamWorks, Blue Sky, Fox and Warner Bros. (to name a few), such an impressive track record has earned it the luxury of being able to crank out the occasional less - ambitious production without fearing a major media storm in which words like «disaster,» «major setback» or «uninspired» could comprise the headlines of the day.

Coming from Dreamworks» animation studio, tapping the same empty vein as The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado, Sinbad looks as if it borrowed pieces from every single successful animated cartoon of the past 10 years and spit out a kind of combination, so as not to startle viewers with anything new.

Edward Gardiner ranks Pixar's movies from worst to best... Studio Ghibli runs them close, and even Dreamworks can come out with some crackers, but it's hard to argue that Pixar isn't the world's greatest animation studio.

I have always been impressed with what DreamWorks can do (How to Train Your Dragon 2 was especially beautiful)-- they are, for me, the only animation studio that can rival Pixar in loving attention to visual detail — but here they have outdone themselves.

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According to recent press reports it is one of the projects that Steven Spielberg will continue «developing» for Paramount (along with the Transformers sequel) despite DreamWorks» recent split with the studio.

The stop - motion animation is a refreshing alternative to the familiar visuals presented by other animation studios such as Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks.

DreamWorks Animation has set «Juno» helmer Jason Reitman to write and direct «Beekle», the studio's filmic adaptation of children s book «The Adventures of Beekle:...

Are there different rules for animating for Disney as opposed to a studio like Dreamworks?

I know that smaller studios don't have Disney and DreamWorks» budgets, but they can still maintain a level of educational and entertainment value.

Far from the consistency of other major animation studios, such as Pixar, Aardman or Laika, you never quite know which DreamWorks Animation is going to turn up.

That's the biggest battle or debate with me in working with a studio, and DreamWorks was really supportive on this — being able to cast the people that are really going to be able to do the material as opposed to stunt - casting certain large actors for financing or whatever.

While the studio was not rewarded with a nomination, GKIDS has garnered nine Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations, which is the fourth most for any studio, behind only DreamWorks (11), Disney (10) and Pixar (10).

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Dreamworks, a studio created only a few years back by Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg would go on to win three consecutive best picture Golden Globes and Academy Awards.

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Dreamworks, the studio behind both «Kung Fu Panda 2» and «Puss in Boots» has won a couple awards in this category (for «Shrek» and a shared award for «Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were - Rabbit») so the Academy should want to spread the wealth around and give it to «Rango.»

Other animation studios such as DreamWorks seem to hire big names before the characters are even fully conceived.