Tag "Alois Nebel"

‘Empire Strikes Out’ on DVD

March 26, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

It’s time to dust off the ol’ lightsaber as LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out [Fox, $14.98] tops our DVD watch list this week. The half-hour special, which aired on Cartoon Network last fall, is produced by Lucasfilm and Threshold Animation in space-faring CG and sees the beloved heroes [...]

Czech Pic ‘Alois Nebel’ Wins European Film Award

December 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Tomas Lunak’s Alois Nebel won the Best Animated Feature prize at the European Film Awards last Saturday (December 1). The underdog title won over the other two, better-known nominees Peter Lord’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits (U.K.) and Ignacio Ferreras Arrugas (Wrinkles) (Spain). Lunak’s moody, black-and-white film was the Czech [...]

Haunted by the Past

December 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Alois Nebel, an impressive black-and-white work from the Czech Republic, stands out from the rest of the happy, shiny Oscar contenders this year. Although 2011 was packed with out-of-control CG-animated animals and ho-hum sequels and reboots, you could also find several well-directed movies that wisely pursued a purely adult and [...]

The 2012 Features Race

November 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

With the potential to nab five nomination spots instead of just three this year, the toon industry is sure to see a wider variety of films vying for the Best Animated Feature award come Oscar time—but which of the 2011 releases will be leading the pack, and which will be [...]

Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]

by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter and his dog Snowy. A wise man once said that the greatest friend of truth is time. So, [...]

18 Films Submitted in Animated Feature Oscar Race

November 4, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. The 18 submitted features are: The Adventures of Tintin Alois Nebel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Arthur Christmas Cars 2 A Cat in Paris Chico & Rita Gnomeo & Juliet Happy Feet [...]

Animated Czech Pic ‘Alois Nebel’ Enters Oscar Race

October 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The animated film Alois Nebel is the Czech Republic’s official entry in the Best Foreign Language Oscar race, it was announced today. The rotoscope-animated, black-and-white film is based on a graphic novel by Jaromir 99 and Jaroslav Rudis and directed by newcomer Tomas Lunak. The plot revolves on a unsteady [...]