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Five Animated Pics Nab Golden Globe Noms


December 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The Golden Globes 2013 nominations were announced this morning (Dec. 13). The five animated features up for the award are:     The big surprise was the absence of critical favorites such as LAIKA’s ParaNorman and any of GKIDS’ stylish imports such as The Rabbi’s Cat, Zarafa, The Painting and [...]

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11 Songs from Animated Pics Enter Oscar Race


December 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards. Of these 75, 11 are from animated features. Here is the list of songs from animated features:   “Learn Me Right” and “Touch the Sky” [...]

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Scores from 7 Animated Pics Enter Oscar Race


December 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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One hundred and four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. The animated features with eligible scores that made the list are listed [...]

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‘Frankenweenie,’ ‘ParaNorman’ Receive More Awards


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Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie added two more honors to its fast-growing arsenal of critics awards this past weekend. The acclaimed Disney release is slowly but surely emerging as one of the top contenders of the award season as it picked up the Best Animated Award from both the L.A. Film Critics [...]

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DreamWorks’ ‘Guardians’ Rises to the Top


December 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Santa, Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the rest of the gang had a great weekend at the box office as DreamWorks’ Rise of the Guardians became the number one international feature, taking in $26 million from 58 territories, bringing its overall cume to $90.5 million after four weeks. Helmed [...]

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40th Annie Nominations Reveal Cluttered Field


December 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image
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The 40th Annie Award nominations were announced this morning (Dec. 3) and it looks like ASIFA voters decided to spread the wealth among many of this year’s animated features and TV shows. In the crowded Best Animated Feature category, eight pictures—Pixar’s Brave, Disney’s Frankenweenie and Wreck-It Ralph, Sony Animaton’s Hotel [...]

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‘Rise of the Guardians’ Makes $105.9 Mil. Worldwide


December 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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DreamWorks holiday feature Rise of the Guardians landed on the number-four spot at the U.S. box office this weekend, bringing in $13.5 million and bringing its two week-total to $48.9 million. DreamWorks and Paramount are counting on the Christmas family audience rush to bring up the numbers through the end [...]

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Question for the Week of November 29 2012


November 29, 2012 by admin 18 Comments divider image
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What is the best American animated feature of the year? Brave Wreck-It Ralph Rise of the Guardians ParaNorman Madagascar 3 Hotel Transylvania

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DreamWorks Shares Drop After ‘Guardians’ Debut


November 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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DreamWorks Animation shares dropped 3.1% to $17.49 in the pre-market trading on Monday morning after Rise Of The Guardians’ $32.6M domestic box office. Janney Capital Markets’ Tony Wible has called the much-buzzed about title “one of the most disappointing releases in the company’s history.” If the pre-market stock price holds, then [...]

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12 Animated Pics Make the Golden Globes Shortlist


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Twelve animated features are on the shortlist for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Best Animated Feature Golden Globe category. The HFPA can choose up to five films for the final nominee list. The list is very close to the familiar titles up for an Oscar nod, with the exception of [...]

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