Focus, LAIKA Reunite for ‘Boxtrolls’ in 2014

February 7, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Focus Features and Oregon-based animation house LAIKA, the companies behind the Oscar-nomninated stop-motion film ParaNorman, have announced their third collaborative project is set to begin with the kick off of production on The Boxtrolls. The new movie will be released nationwide by Focus on October 17, 2014, Focus CEO James [...]

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Will Weekend Auds Warm to New ‘Ice Age’ Movie?

July 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise introduces several new characters as well as meticulously rendered visuals to draw fans back into theaters. Who could have predicted that a CG-animated movie about a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a wooly mammoth would have such legs? Back in March of [...]

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Tuesday DVD Rush: ‘The Fox and The Hound’ & ‘Mars Needs Moms’

August 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

There are several interesting new animated titles coming to DVD and Blu-ray today (Tuesday, August 9). Fans of traditional Disney animation can get their paws on a new 30th anniversary of the heart-warming The Fox and The Hound, which is paired with its 2006 sequel The Fox and the Hound [...]

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‘Tintin’ Teaser and Poster Arrive

May 17, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Paramount has released the first teaser trailer and poster for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming 3-D CG performance capture feature, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. This fresh take on Belgian comic-book artist Hergé’s classic character will hit theaters December 23 of this year. Produced by Spielberg and Peter Jackson from [...]

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CG Creature Double Feature

March 25, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Universal serves up two very different films, Hop and Paul, with a common link: both feature computer animated stars in live-action environs. One thing’s guaranteed: You’ll never look at a tabloid UFO photo, or a Jelly Bean, the same way ever again. And the creative talents behind the feature films [...]

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‘Paul’ Geeks Out for Laughs at Box Office

March 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

After sending some moms to Mars last weekend, this weekend the aliens are coming to us. Paul, a live-action comedy about a pair of comic book fans who meet a CG-animated alien outside of Area 51 on their way to San Diego, opens this week at about 2,800 theaters. The [...]

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