For other animated films from Pixar (that also include short films at the beginning), check out Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and A Bug's Life.
Nine or 10 Best Picture nominees Not only is «Beauty and the Beast» the only animated film to be nominated for Best Picture in a year with only five Best Picture nominees, but the creation of the Best Animated Feature category has made it all - but - impossible
for any other animated film to crack a five - film list.
Not exact matches
In addition, as Spielberg's shop moves more into the family space, it could run up against part of the deal that forbids DreamWorks from making
animated films for any company
other than DWA.
Fast - casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill added some spice to its long - running «Food With Integrity» sustainable farming campaign by teaming with Academy Award - winning design firm Moonbot Studios
for The Scarecrow, an
animated short
film and accompanying mobile game created to increase consumer awareness of animal confinement, synthetic growth hormones, toxic pesticides and
other fixtures of industrial food production.
Television animation
for children and eldest... An
animated cartoon is a
film for the cinema, television or computer screen, which is made using sequential drawings, as opposed to animations in general, which include
films made using clay, puppet and
other means.
This
animated superhero parody makes so many zippy references to
film, music and
other mass obsessions, it's like watching stand - up comedians trade riffs with each
other on a Just
For Laughs stage.
Maybe at this point it's too much to hope
for an
animated film like The Angry Birds Movie to exist as anything
other than marketing fodder, but hopefully it's not too much to ask
for that #content to have a shred of substance to it.
Take away The Wind Rises, which was briefly screened in 2013 only to qualify
for awards (which it did, collecting an Oscar nomination
for best
animated film), and Disney's 2013 average drops to 53.4 (the studio's lowest average since 2010), though that was still higher than four
other major distributors last year.
Best
animated film nominee The Croods, Fox's highest - grossing
film last year (though with just $ 587 million worldwide, good
for 11th place overall), was one of just two Oscar nominations
for the studio (the
other came
for John Williams» Book Thief score).
He's the former chairman and chief executive of 20th Century Fox
Filmed Entertainment, he oversaw the video release of «Fantasia» and
other animated classics
for Disney, he co-produced «Coraline» (2005) and Terrence Malick's «The New World» (2005), and in 2010 he co-produced the Academy Awards show.
For our first show of 2018, we welcome writer and critic Dr Eloise Ross, who joins us as we check out some of the key
films from this month, including Steven Spielberg's paean to press freedoms The Post (01:04), Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water (05:46), Don Hertzfeldt's
animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of
Other People's Thoughts (10:23), and Ridley Scott's Getty dynasty biopic All the Money in the World (13:16).
Other incarnations, from stage and screen's The Wiz to the $ 60 M CG -
animated feature Legends of Oz: Dorothy Returns that has been «coming soon»
for years, have produced or will produce their detractors, unquestionably being judged harshly against the magic and marvels of the iconic, enduring Judy Garland
film.
Other winners include: Coco, which won Best
Animated Feature, Faces Places, which picked up the prize
for Best Documentary Feature, and Raw, a French horror
film about a teenage vegetarian who realizes she is a cannibal, was named Best Foreign Language
Film.
The categories includes novels, short stories, graphic novels,
film and TV, among
others, and I was a little bit surprised to learn that the winner
for the past year in «Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form» was Pixar's
animated film Wall - E.
The
film — Anderson's second
animated feature, after Fantastic Mr. Fox — will star Bryan Cranston, Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray, and a number of Anderson's
other favorites, and center on a young boy searching the titular island
for his lost pooch.
The big showing
for «Zootopia» — which was directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore and voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer and Shakira, among
others — was the best March opening ever
for an
animated film.
Other winners announced include «The Peanuts Movie»
for Best
Animated Film; Nelson George's
film about Misty Copeland, «A Ballerina's Tale,»
for Best Documentary»; Rick Famuyiwa's «Dope» script
for Best Screenplay; the «Furious 7» tune «See You Again»
for Best Song; ABC's «Black - ish»
for Best TV Comedy; ABC's «How to Get Away With Murder»
for Best TV Drama; and Starz's «Survivor's Remorse»
for Best Cable / New Media TV Show.
Unlike
other animated films that record voice artists separately, Surf's Up had its actors in the same room
for each scene.
Other winners included Blue Is The Warmest Color
for best foreign language picture, Stories We Tell
for best non-fiction
film, and The Wind Rises
for best
animated film.
Girls on Top has donated sales proceeds to Amanda Eliasson's
animated film Favourite Thing
for Channel 4's Random Acts; Nia Childs's debut short, The
Other End, offers the chance to win T - shirts in exchange
for funding via Indiegogo, and the brand's website will become a platform
for female - led
film criticism.
Directed by: Dean DeBlois Written by: Dean DeBlois Main Cast: Voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Djimon Hounsou, Christopher Mintz - Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, and
others Past Oscar relations: The first
film in the franchise was nominated
for Best
Animated Feature and Best Original Score Here -LSB-...]
«Disney's
Animated Animals» (1:29) is a fluff piece produced
for Oliver's forgettable 1996 theatrical reissue, which tries to link the
film to the studio's
other anthropomorphized creature characters.
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams
For movies opening March 5, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Alice in Wonderland (PG for fantasy, action, violence, scary images and smoking) Tim Burton directs this animated sequel to the Lewis Carroll children's classic revolving around now 19 year - old Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) return to the whimsical kingdom for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terr
For movies opening March 5, 2010 BIG BUDGET
FILMS Alice in Wonderland (PG
for fantasy, action, violence, scary images and smoking) Tim Burton directs this animated sequel to the Lewis Carroll children's classic revolving around now 19 year - old Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) return to the whimsical kingdom for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terr
for fantasy, action, violence, scary images and smoking) Tim Burton directs this
animated sequel to the Lewis Carroll children's classic revolving around now 19 year - old Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) return to the whimsical kingdom
for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terr
for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and
other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.
The project has been in the works
for years and marks the next step
for the franchise, which already includes
animated films, video games, apps and
other forms of media.
In addition to a disc
for each of the
films, each of which has deleted scenes, «Tales from the Future» documentary segments, audio commentaries and various
other bonus material, there's also a separate bonus disc that includes a variety of additional mini-docs, plus a 2015 message from Doc Brown, two new commercials (one
for «Jaws 19,» the
other for a Hoverboard), and two episodes of «Back to the Future: The
Animated Series.»
Nominations in
other categories
For an animated film — or any other film, for that matter — to grab a best - pic nod, it must be a real contender in other categories as we
For an
animated film — or any
other film,
for that matter — to grab a best - pic nod, it must be a real contender in other categories as we
for that matter — to grab a best - pic nod, it must be a real contender in
other categories as well.
Meanwhile, in
other animated news, Warner has also unveiled a trailer and list of special features
for its whopping 30 -
film DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection Blu - ray box set [see here], and LEGO has debuted promotional images
for its latest The LEGO Batman Movie tie - in set Joker Mansion, which you can find here...
Other interesting categories are those
for best documentary, best foreign
film and best
animated film.
Other winners in the
film categories were Lady Bird
for Best Picture (Comedy or Musical); Guillermo del Toro
for Best Director
for The Shape of Water; Gary Oldman
for Best Actor (Drama)
for Darkest Hour; Saoirse Ronan
for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
for Lady Bird; James Franco
for Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
for The Disaster Artist; Allison Janney
for Best Supporting Actress
for I, Tonya; In the Fade
for Best Foreign Feature; Coco
for Best
Animated Feature; Alexandre Desplat
for Best Original Score
for The Shape of Water; and «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman
for Best Original Song.
After cleaning up with various critics groups and
other film - honoring bodies, and going 1 - 2 at the Los Angeles
Film Critics Association awards, commercial juggernauts Wall ▪ E and The Dark Knight both got relegated to somewhat unfortunately expected, consolation - type booby prizes: a Best
Animated Feature nod
for the former, and a Best Supporting Actor nomination
for Heath Ledger
for the latter, among a mess of
other, lesser nods.
The
other alternate ending presents a more radical alteration but it was never
filmed; instead, we find
animated storyboards
for the sequence.
For some reason I don't watch many new comedies these days (
other than
animated family
films I watch with my kids).
The new trailer
for Wes Anderson's new stop motion
animated film «Isle Of Dogs» starring Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Edward Norton and a slew of
other can now be viewed online.
Other nominees with Canadian connections include Toronto - born Will and Grace star Eric McCormack
for best actor in a musical or comedy series, the Canadian co-production The Breadwinner
for best
animated film, and the Alberta - shot series Fargo
for TV's best limited series or motion picture.
Back in 2000 the Walt Disney Company's consumer products division struck gold when it launched the Disney Princess franchise, packaging classic characters from the studio's
animated films into an array of dolls, games, and
other products; sales
for this year alone are projected at $ 4 billion.
With very few concerns
for parents,
other than the onslaught of
animated martial arts violence, the
film offers a feel - good tale about building faith in oneself and believing in the talents of
others.
to the Movies,» the
animated film will feature the voice cast of the Cartoon Network series returning
for a big screen adventure which also boasts some big stars in
other roles.
Carried over from the previous disc releases are two commentary tracks (one production - focused track by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, and
other with general complaints and back - biting by John Cleese, Eric Idle and Michael Palin), featurettes («The Quest
for the Holy Grail Locations» hosted by Michael Palin and Terry Jones, the 18 - minute 1974 BBC report «On Location with The Pythons,» «How To Use Your Coconuts»), «Lost Animations» (a 12 - minute collection of unused
animated bits prepared
for the
film with an introduction by Terry Gilliam) nearly 20 minutes of outtakes and extended scenes with an introduction by Terry Jones, three sing - alongs, clips from the
film in Japanese with English subtitles, and the all - interlocking «Monty Python and the Holy Grail In Lego.»
The previous per - theater - average record
for a live - action
film actually came from earlier this year when another Anderson, Wes, saw his «Moonrise Kingdom» average $ 130,749 from 4 screens, which topped «Dreamgirls,» «Brokeback Mountain» and «Precious,» the only
other live - action
films to find averages north of $ 100,000 (a dozen or so
animated Disney
films have much higher averages thanks to massive special screenings they'd hold before wide release — «The Lion King» is still # 1 with a whopping $ 793,377).
Director Cedric Nicolas - Trojan is taking charge of an entire production
for the first time, while the
film's co-writer Evan Spiliotopoulos only has Hercules (2014) and a list of direct - to - video
animated sequels to his name - and the
film's
other credited writer, Craig Mazin, lists the two Hangover sequels and a series of subpar parody
films in his credits.
Music from the group has also appeared in
other albums, including one track in Dark Chronicle Premium Arrange, an album of arranged music from the video game Dark Chronicle, a piece in the
animated film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children and its corresponding soundtrack album, and one track on Final Fantasy III Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack album
for the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy III.
Television animation
for children and eldest... An
animated cartoon is a
film for the cinema, television or computer screen, which is made using sequential drawings, as opposed to animations in general, which include
films made using clay, puppet and
other means.