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‘Ralph’ Ready to Rock for Home Video Release
Wreck-It Ralph is ready to fix up your home video collection. The hit Disney animated feature leads this week’s homevid releases, arriving in multiple formats for fans to choose from, including DVD ($29.99), Blu-ray and DVD combo pack ($39.99) and the ultimate combo pack with 3D Blu-ray, Blu-Ray, DVD and [...]
The Unkindest Oscar Cut of All
The Academy Awards are over for another year, and as often happens, some of the occurrences taking place behind the scenes were potentially more entertaining than the show itself (granted, this year that wasn’t hard). The best backstage nugget that emerged the morning after the Oscars was the removal of [...]
‘Brave,’ ‘Paperman,’ ‘Life of Pi’ Win Oscars
After months of award season campaigns, Disney claimed the top two animation prizes on Sunday night with a win for Pixar’s Brave in the Best Animated Feature category and Paperman in the Best Animated Short race. Directors Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman accepted the award for Brave, while first-time helmer [...]
Will Oscar Love Maggie?
Some who read this will be doing so after the 2013 Academy Awards have already been handed out, making Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Tommy Lee Jones, and Ben Affleck among the happiest people in Hollywood (and that’s all the prediction you’re going to get out of me!). As [...]
Tim Reckart and the Making of ‘Head Over Heels’
A couple of days ago, we had the chance to catch up with Timothy Reckart, the young animator who wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated stop-motion short Head Over Heels. The project, which centers on the troubled marriage between a woman who lives on the ceiling and her husband who lives [...]
‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Takes the Top Prize at the Annies
Disney’s underdog hero Wreck-It Ralph had a sweet night at the Annie Awards on Saturday (February 2) as it took home the prize for Best Animated Feature. The film’s helmer Richard Moore also won for Best Director. The acclaimed movie, which has made over $368.4 million globally, was also honored [...]
GRspace Showcases ‘Ladies of Animation’
Gennie Rim, former artistic manager at Pixar and Disney and founder of GRworks, will present the latest installment in her ongoing series of shows centered on the art of animation with a new exhibit, “Ladies of Animation,” which will showcase the personal work of female artist from major studios including [...]
Oscar-Nominated Shorts to Debut in Theaters on Feb. 1
If you’d like to check out all of this year’s Oscar-nominated shorts (animated, live-action and documentary) in a movie theater, you’ll be happy to know that ShortsHD (The Short Movie Channel) and Magnolia Pictures are planning to release the selection in 260 theaters across the U.S., Canada and Europe, beginning February 1st. [...]
The Final Countdown
With the incredible wealth of animated short films of all genres and techniques which have emerged to delight audiences across the globe in the last year, we didn’t envy the Academy’s task of narrowing down the 56 qualifiers to this 10-film short list…and while the eventual nominees announcement on January [...]
Now, a Few Words from the Oscar Nominees
Since the Oscar nominations were announced early this morning (see http://bit.ly/10iwMPV), we have been collecting some euphoric reactions from the lucky nominees in via email and phone interviews. Here is a recap: Chris Butler, co-director and writer, ParaNorman: “I was in bed in my hotel room in Los [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
