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‘Poppy Hill’ Opens in N.Y. on Friday

March 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Goro Miyazaki’s acclaimed 2D animated feature From Up on Poppy Hill (Kokuriko-Zaka Kara) will begin its New York run this Friday, thanks to indie studio GKIDS. The film was the top-earning animated feature in Japan in 2011, grossing almost $54 million and outdrawing two Pokémon features. It also won the Japan [...]

Jennifer Lee to Co-Direct Disney’s ‘Frozen’

November 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Jennifer Lee will co-direct Disney’s 2013 animated feature Frozen with Chris Buck, the studio announced today. Billed as Disney’s 53rd full-length animated feature, Frozen is slated for a Nov. 27, 2013 release date. Lee, who has contributed to the film’s screenplay, is one of the writers of Disney’s animated hit [...]

Disney’s ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Set to Win B.O. Game

November 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Inspired by many of our favorite videogames, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph delivers a funny, original and heartwarming tale about an 8-bit bad guy in search of a new life. Nobody could have predicted that one of Disney Animation’s best features of the past few years would unfold in the world of [...]

Sony Lines Up Scribes for ‘Smurfs 3'

May 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Only a few weeks after announcing details about The Smurfs 2 feature (set to be released on July 31, 2013) Sony has revealed info about the third outing of the little blue guys. It turns out that sequel writers Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche have now been assigned to write [...]