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The Boxtrolls: A Suspenseful Review
With the hypnotic Coraline and the gutsy ParaNorman, Laika was two-for-two in my book. And I certainly believed their third sop-motion outing, The BoxTrolls, would extend their success. In fact this...
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The Book of Life Review: Yes to the Colours, No to the Shape
The time of the year when everything becomes dark and spooky is upon us, and with it arrives its lot of death-themed animated features. This year's iteration is a special one though, as it doesn't...
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Pete Sohn Confirmed as Director of Pixar's The Good Dinosaur
Pixar recently announced (in a subtle yet effective way) the new director for their 16th feature film. And, as expected, it is indeed Pete Sohn (Partly Cloudy), the film's original co-director. Here's...
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Disney Animation Officially Announces Moana as 56th Animated Film
In some big news, Walt Disney Animation Studios recently announced that their 56th animated feature film will indeed be Ron Clements and John Musker's Moana! Musker and Clements have an extensive...
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Chris Miller and Phil Lord to Write The Lego Movie 2
The Lego Movie remains one of the best and most successful films of the year, so it's no surprise that Warner Bros. commissioned a sequel to it. That, and the expansions to their Lego universe, was all...
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Here's Marvel's Phase 3 Slate!
(L-R): Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, and the core cast of Captain America: CivilWar: Robert Downey, Jr., newcomer Chadwick Boseman and Chris Evans.Phase 3 of the multi-billion dollar Marvel...
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The Book of Life Review - A Feast for the Senses
The Book of Life has been surrounded by a great amount of hype since the first stunning images of it were released to the public. After Reel FX's less than auspicious debut with last year's misguided...
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Pixar Announce Toy Story 4! John Lasseter Directing, Rashida Jones Writing,...
Well damn. I genuinely did not see this one coming. Yesterday, Pixar shook the entire Internet with the surprise announcement that they will be releasing a fourth film in the Toy Story series! Toy...
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Futurama, A Swan Song - A Crossover
We knew it wasn't over. Meanwhile was not the end. The Planet Express crew-members had another adventure under their futuristic belts. This adventure would take place in the past, within the world of...
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French Animation, Chapitre 7 - Asterix: The Land of the Gods
Previously: The Secret of KellsWhat is it?Asterix is originally a French series of comic books created in 1959 by brilliant author René Goscinny (this reviewer recommends everything from him -...
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Watch: New Inside Out Trailer - The Foot is Down!
Pixar have rolled out the first full trailer for their next film, the Pete Docter-directed Inside Out. And, as has been speculated, the film looks bloody good.Inside Out, as you're probably aware by...
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Song of the Sea Review - Moore of This, Please
Too rarely these days a traditional animated feature presents itself to us. In a world where CGI is king, Ghibli is no more and only a few stop-motion flicks make it through, a hand-drawn film is a...
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Munir's Disney Retrospective - Animated Classic #54: Big Hero 6 (2014)
Previous post: Munir's Disney Retrospective - Animated Classic #53: Frozen (2013).Big Hero 6 is the latest film from WDAS - and also their latest triumph! It would've been easy for the studio to rest...
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2015 in Animation: A Preview
As 2014 is closing as one of the most solid years for animation in recent memory, let's take a look at what lies ahead in the new year. Bear in mind that this list is just for mainstream animated...
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Could Lee Unkrich's 'Dìa de los Muertos' be a Musical?
In an interview with veteran Pixar film composer Randy Newman, Classic FM got what could be an interesting bit of information regarding Lee Unkrich's upcoming Dìa de los Muertos. Here's what Randy...
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Jorge Gutierrez is Working on an Untitled Kung Fu Space Western Movie
The first concept art released for the yet untitled filmYes, you read that right. After The Book of Life (which was received reasonablywell by this blog), Reel FX and writer/director Jorge Gutierrez...
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Watch: New English Trailer for The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
StudioCanal UK's YouTube channel released a new trailer for Ghibli's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. It features voices from the English dub version, including Chloë Grace Moretz as the titular...
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Oscars 2015: Disney Wins It All!
The 87th Academy Awards have revealed their winners in the animation categories. And as you probably guessed from the title of this post, the Oscar goes to…This is Disney's second win in a row, after...
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New French Poster and a Song for DreamWorks' Home
You can't exactly say that DreamWorks has been flooding us with promotional content for their next film, Home. So it's always nice when a new piece of advertising comes our way, here in the form of a...
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The 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Poster Is Super-Crowded
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, one of the most anticipated film of 2015, just revealed its first poster, and it's packed with super-heroes, super-villains and -- most importantly --...
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