Tag "Rio"

‘Angry Birds Rio’ Catapults to Phones, iPads

March 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Angry Birds Rio is now available worldwide to help animation fans while away the hours until the April 15 opening of Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Rio. The movie-themed version of Rovio’s incredibly popular mobile game can be downloaded from the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, from the Mac [...]

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. [...]

‘Angry Birds’ Head to ‘Rio’; First Look at Trailer

January 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

20th Century Fox gave a big push to its upcoming animated film Rio, showing off Friday the first clips to the press and announcing a collaboration with the makers of the hit mobile game Angry Birds. The studio and Finland-based game-maker Rovio announced Angry Birds Rio, a new version of [...]

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 [...]

New Trailer for Blue Sky’s ‘Rio’

December 9, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

A new trailer for Rio, coming April 8 from Fox and Blue Sky Studios, has hit the net. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, who worked on all three Ice Age films, Rio’s all-star cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and George Lopze Take a look: What do you think? Is this [...]