Sentences with phrase «best animated work»

Bottom line: «Hercules» may be second - tier Disney, but it's TOP second tier, not far behind the studio's best animated work, and this Blu - ray release with its improved picture quality really helps you to appreciate that.

For its 19th feature, Pixar cooks up one of its best animated works, a holiday - appropriate visual feast showcasing and celebrating Mexican culture and family.

Not exact matches

He also expanded his services to include animated explainer videos after clients who purchased his voice - over work wanted video content as well.

The next best thing: VirtualSpeech works with Google Cardboard to provide photo - realistic environments with animated audience members that move and interact as they would during an actual event.

Any system of animal husbandry that works equally well for non-animated flesh as for animated flesh conflicts with animal nature.

Christy Carlson Romano, the actress is best known for her early - 2000s Disney Channel work, including her turn as type - A older sibling Ren Stevens on Even Stevens, and for voicing the titular character in the animated series Kim Possible chose this eco-friendly dual mattress from Colgate.

Lead animators work closely with directors to ensure they get the best performances out of their animated characters.

Sharp - eyed viewers should watch for parodies of and winking nods to earlier Aardman works, as well as «The Lion King,» «Lady and the Tramp» and other animated classics.

In the end, I feel Seuss works best when read aloud, as cinematic contrivances in animating the stories, especially the less and less endearing songs, only seem to slow the train down.

The humor isn't as sharp as before, and the film's efforts to be emotionally resonant don't quite work — I think Jack Black is a hindrance there — but the action is exciting and exceptionally well - animated.

For her work in the stop - motion animated film written ANOMALISA, she received a 2015 Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and an Annie Award nomination.

I don't know whether it's the technology that's changed, or that the artists, most of whom worked on the first, have grown, but there is a striking new level of emotion in the characters themselves, particularly their eyes, that does much to, well, animate the film.

Another animated film for 2015 and didn't end up being one of the best, but still works in any way.

This Disney animated film delivers on both, bringing together all sorts of video game characters that we know and love, as well as just being a great film with superb voice work, an interesting story, great characters, gorgeous animation, clever humor, and a great big heart.

Hank Azaria has become a hugely popular star for his well - known voice work on Fox's animated sitcom «The Simpsons».

Wes Anderson's work pops the brightest and highlights the puppetry, dialogue, and structure of his scripts so much better in animated form.

Best Actor — Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Best Actress — Brie Larson, Room Best Animated Film - Inside Out Best Body of Work — Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina, The Danish Girl, Testament of Youth Best Director — George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road Best Documentary - Amy Best First Feature — Alex Garland, Ex Machina Best Foreign Language Film - Son of Saul Best Original Screenplay - Spotlight Best Adapted Screenplay — Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short Best Supporting Actor — Michael Keaton, Spotlight and Sylvester Stallone, Creed (tie) Best Supporting Actress — Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina Most Disappointing Film - Tomorrowland

Davis had another professional rendezvous with Walt Disney in 1959, when she was approached about portraying one of the characters in the animated feature 101 Dalmations — Davis voiced the part of Anita, and the movie went on to become her best - known screen work.

Best Actor — Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Best Actress — Amy Adams, Arrival Best Animated Film - Zootopia Best Body of Work — Amy Adams, Arrival, Nocturnal Animals Best Director — Damien Chazelle, La La Land Best Documentary - OJ: Made in America Best Ensemble Cast - Manchester by the Sea Best First Feature — Robert Eggers, The Witch Best Foreign Language Film - The Handmaiden Best Original Screenplay - Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea Best Adapted Screenplay — Eric Heisserer, Arrival Best Supporting Actor — Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Best Supporting Actress — Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea Most Disappointing Film - Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

While there are standout examples — like Darren Aronofsky's disorienting, eye - opening Requiem for a Dream, or the achingly beautiful narratives of animated animal - people addicts in BoJack Horseman — sagas like this one usually work better on the page than on the screen; the brief gloss of film can make drug use seem rather too appealing, while the idea of spending eight TV seasons with an addict seems rather unappealing.

Had this been a animated film then it could have worked better.

The script, written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures is based on Kipling's eponymous collective works, as well as a live - action - CGI reimagining of Disney's 1967 animated version film of the same name.

-- Best Animated Feature (locked up)-- Best Sound Editing (likely a win)-- Best Sound Mixing (very possibly a win)-- Best Original Screenplay (I can definitely see it)-- Best Original Score (Thomas Newman's GORGEOUS work)-- Best Original Song, «Down to Earth»

The original animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss» of How The Grinch Stole Christmas is pretty good, but at only 26 minutes, its plot is way too short to work for a feature - length version.

Basically to me it shows that people with experience working in animation and directing animation... make better animated films.

My best known animated work is played Franklin on «The Critic.»

The rest works well enough as a fan service treat too, with animated story sequences with proper direction and typical Saturday morning cartoon voice acting giving way to more Fire Emblem - like portrait chat sections as its story mode unfolds.

I also wrote about the Spice Girls working on an animated superhero movie for themselves as well as Hulu passing on (boo!)

Fernando Trueba is a Spanish director of both live - action and animated films, whose best - known work is 2010's Chico & Rita.

Opening in September: Kirsten Dunst and Isla Fisher take a turn in the comic bridesmaid well in «Bachelorette» (Friday); Bradley Cooper is an author whose stolen work becomes a hit in «The Words» (Friday), a thriller co-starring Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid (see story on Page 17); Pixar adds another dimension to one of its most popular films in «Finding Nemo 3 - D» (Sept. 14); Milla Jovovich returns for one more zombie slaughter in «Resident Evil: Retribution» (Sept. 14); Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña are Los Angeles cops in «End of Watch» (Sept. 21), which aims for a realistic look at inner - city law enforcement; Elizabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence are mother and daughter, discovering a horror - tinged secret in «House at the End of the Street» (Sept. 21); Karl Urban plays «Dredd» (Sept. 21), a helmeted avenger who cleans up the futuristic Mega City as its judge, jury and (wait for it...) executioner; In the animated «Hotel Transylvania,» Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) struggles to cope with his daughter's new non-vampire love interest (Sept. 28).

The Academy has regularly nominated international works with minimal commercial prospects for Best Animated Feature, but since Miyazaki's Spirited Away won in 2002 - 03, the actual award has almost exclusively gone to computer - animated, family - friendly American films with nine or even ten - figure domestic Animated Feature, but since Miyazaki's Spirited Away won in 2002 - 03, the actual award has almost exclusively gone to computer - animated, family - friendly American films with nine or even ten - figure domestic animated, family - friendly American films with nine or even ten - figure domestic grosses.

The animation is a little crude, but it works well with the tone of the show, and although its characters sometimes get in the way of the humor, this is one of the funnier adult - themed animated series on TV.

A smart screenplay (by Linda Woolverton), a gifted voice cast (that, it must be noted, is free of the marquee names that now clutter animated feature credits), and superior animation work would have already made for a good film, but what makes Beauty so justly beloved is a generous helping of magic — namely the divine music by the legendary team of composer Alan Menken and the late, great lyricist Howard Ashman.

Instead, under the direction of Peter Sohn working from a script from Meg LeFauve, «The Good Dinosaur» is antic and unexpected as well as homiletic, rife with subversive elements, wacky critters and some of the most beautiful landscapes ever seen in a computer animated film.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE The Annie Awards sure threw a spanner into the work in this race, right?

«The Square,» Ruben Östlund's outrageous satire centered on the world of modern art, was named Best Foreign Film; Pixar's «Coco» won the prize for Animated Feature; and «Jane,» Brett Morgen's film focusing on the life and work of primatology scientist Jane Goodall, won the Best Documentary award.

The new, animated art style was charming and worked very well in 3D.

Like a lot of CGI animated films, the 3D works well in providing depth.

The goal of the developers here is to offer the same cinematic quality of battles from the animated series and it has worked well with the implementation of Dramatic Intros and Dramatic Finishers.

For Best Animated Film, Ratatouille and Persepolis tied, while Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's work in Once was honored with Best Music.

«Frozen» took home the Best Song and Best Animated Feature wins and «Lone Survivor» finally got a little awards season love, winning Best Action Movie and Best Actor in an Action Movie for Mark Wahlberg's work.

The films he made between these animated efforts — Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)-- were among his better works, as the former evinced a real sense of poignant feeling that sometimes gets lost in his penchant for irony and pastiche, while the latter was a marvelous screwball farce with a fantastic central performance by Ralph Fiennes.

As one of the very few traditionally animated productions ever nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, there's a lot to live up to, but not everything that works in cell animation can hit the same high notes as a live production; choices must be made.

Best Picture: The Tree of Life Best Animated Feature: Rango Best Director: Terrence Malick — The Tree of Life Best Lead Actor: Michael Fassbender — Shame Best Lead Actress: Tilda Swinton — We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer — Beginners Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain — The Tree of Life Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris Best Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Tailor Solider Spy Best Editing: The Tree of Life Best Cinematography: The Tree of Life Best Film Not in the English Language: A Separation Best Documentary: Cave of Forgotten Dreams Special Awards (previously announced) To Jessica Chastain, the breakout performer of the year To Martin Scorsese in honor of his work and dedication to the pursuit of film preservation

Disney dramas work best when they don't try to paint villains and heroes in the broad strokes that work so well for their animated fare.

Chris Miller, who was snubbed for a Best Animated Feature nomination five years ago for his work on «The Lego Movie,» had a simple reaction when «The Lego Batman Movie» failed to get nominated as well.

An English animator who works primarily in stop - motion and with clay / Plasticene, he is best known for not only putting Aardman Animation on the map and continuing to use stop motion well into the computer animated era, but he also contributed two of the greatest animated characters to the canon: Wallace and Gromit.

The Academy has regularly nominated international works with minimal commercial prospects for Best Animated Feature, but since Miyazaki's Spirited Away won in 2002 - 03, the actual award has almost exclusively gone to computer - animated, family - friendly American films with nine or even ten - figure Animated Feature, but since Miyazaki's Spirited Away won in 2002 - 03, the actual award has almost exclusively gone to computer - animated, family - friendly American films with nine or even ten - figure animated, family - friendly American films with nine or even ten - figure grosses.

An English animator who works primarily in stop - motion and with clay / Plasticene, he is best known for not only putting Aardman Animation on the map and continuing to use stop motion well into the computer animated era, but he...

«Beauty and the Beast» isn't my favorite Menken / Ashman collaboration, but it's because of their work on the film that it's one of the best animated movies that Disney has ever produced.