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‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ Woos its Way to Top Spot at Weekend Box Office

February 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

It’s good to be a gnome at the box office this weekend, with Gnomeo & Juliet hanging on to enough business to withstand a couple of weak challenges to land in the No. 1 spot. The animated feature earned $14.2 million in ticket sales in its third weekend, good enough [...]

Watch the Super Bowl Ads for ‘Rango,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′

February 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

If you’re like us, the best part of watching the Super Bowl is the ads. And with so many big animated movies out this year, there were plenty of sneak peeks. Now that the chips and beer have been cleaned up, let’s take a look at the ads from this [...]

‘Panda 2,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Rango’ Lead Crowd of Super Bowl Movie Ads

February 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, which means its time for football fans to root for the Pittsburgh Steelers or Green Bay Packers — also to check out all the great commercials. Among the movies that will be trying to make a splash are DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2. [...]

Question for the Week of January 3 2011

January 3, 2011 by admin 10 Comments divider image

Which one of the animated movies of 2011 is on top of your must-see list? • Paramount / ILM’s Rango • Fox / Blue Sky’s Rio • DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 2 • Disney / Pixar’s Cars 2 • Sony’s The Smurfs • Warner Bros. / Dr. D Studios’ Happy [...]

‘Rango’ Gets a Trailer

December 16, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

A new trailer for Rango has hit the net. The CG-animated film is directed by Pirates of the Caribbean’s Gore Verbinski, who continues the trend of live-action directors crossing over into animation, and features the voices of Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy. The film is being produced by Nickelodeon Movies [...]