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.
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).
The
animated film stars Seinfeld as Barry B. Benson, a bee who's just graduated
from college and now has to take a job in the honey factory with all the
other bees.
Other rarities I've recently found include Chekhov's Motifs (aka Chekhovian Motifs), one of the craziest features by the Russian eccentric Kira Muratova (it's on a Russian label with optional English subtitles and available in the U.S.); a fascinating collection of
animated World War II propaganda
from Disney, some of it unavailable since that time; a splendid French letterboxed copy of Anthony Mann's Man of the West; Charles Burnett's To Sleep With Anger and two Kenji Mizoguchi
films (released on the British labels BFI and Artificial Eye, respectively); and Louis Feuillade's stunning 1916 French serial Judex on an American label.
We kick off the show looking at some of this month's key
films, including Steven Spielberg's literally - ripped -
from - the - headlines true story The Post, Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water, Don Hertzfeldt's
animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of
Other People's Thoughts, and Ridley Scott's ambitious Getty family biopic All the Money in the World.
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.
This seemingly innocuous
film is socializing young children into violence as a way to solve problems
from a very early age, much like
other animated films, such as «Wreck - It - Ralph» in 2012.
On its own, «MU» is a success because of a smart script, simple, but relatable humor, and its honesty — all qualities missing
from most
other recent
animated films.
In
other words, it was no behemoth and a far cry
from the numbers that the computer -
animated films of Pixar, DreamWorks, Blue Sky, and Disney earn, but a respectable attraction nonetheless.
After years of waiting, it's a pleasure to finally sink into «The peanuts Movie», the latest
animated movie
from Blue Sky Studios that radiates charm like no
other film of its genre.
Only two
other animated films have ever been in contention at the France - based festival, both
films from DreamWorks Animation, Shrek and Shrek 2.
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.»
Based on the graphic novel by Chinese rock star Zheng Jun, this Chinese - American co-production is every bit as generic as it looks,
from the second - rate animation to the clichéd story, which unabashedly borrows
from «Kung Fu Panda,» «Ratatouille» and
other animated films.
«Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the
other person to die» — Buddha Directed by Lee Unkrich («Toy Story 3») and Adrian Molina, Coco, the latest
animated film from Disney - Pixar tells us to follow our dreams, seize the moment, and regard our family as paramount.
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.
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.
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.
Beautifully
animated (the technology just keeps on getting better), the
film features wonderful vocal cameos
from the likes of Sigourney Weaver (Avatar)-- my favorite, by far — as well as Ed O'Neill (Modern Family), Ty Burrell (also Modern Family), Idris Elba (The Jungle Book), Diane Keaton (And So It Goes) and Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek), among
others.
Other films off to an encouraging start here include the striking and often hilarious
animated feature «Anomalisa»
from writer and co-director Charlie Kaufman, working here with co-director Duke Johnson.
With the
animated film Sherlock Gnomes hitting theaters Friday, we're looking back on
other interpretations of the famous sleuth
from Baker Street.
No one — certainly not this writer — would argue that Pixar's
films, as well as any
other animated movie
from a mainstream studio, aren't family - friendly, but why should that matter?
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).
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.
A sequel trilogy began in 2015 with The Force Awakens to be followed by Episodes VIII and IX, while there has also been an
animated film in 2008 called The Clone Wars which was accompanied by an
animated television series of the same name
from 2008 to 2014 followed by a further
animated television series titled Star Wars: Rebels
from 2014, alongside
other types of media such as novels, comics, soundtrack albums, a wide range of toys and even theme parks, amongst many more types of media.
Inspired by the
film Powers of Ten by Ray and Charles Eames, Judith Hopf
animates a zoom
from outer space into an inner world, questioning if, through the use of modern technologies, we are actually enlarging or rather mining our understanding of distances and of
other complex possible views of the world we live in.
Screened in dozens of international festivals; winner of awards
from Greenpeace, Woods Hole
Film Festival, UFVA, the Black Maria
Film Festival, and
others; and part of the theatrical release The Animation Show of Shows, this
film was made with
animated clay - painting, oil - based modeling clay brought to life frame - by - frame.
Two paintings in the exhibition feature Buzz Lightyear and Woody, computer -
animated stars of the 1995
film Toy Story, while two
others include a helix logo made of colored pixels, a new icon of the kind now familiar
from computer screens and handheld devices.
Here's the version
from my first album, illustrated with excerpts
from wacky stop - motion
animated films produced by Thomas Edison and
other archival footage: