Robert Downey, Jr. Signed on For The Avengers 2 and 3
There has been an official update on Tony Stark's attachment to future Marvel films. We can all breathe now because... Robert Downey, Jr. has finally signed a new contract with Marvel!The two-picture...
View ArticleStudio Ghibli Murals in Japan
In celebration of the opening of The Wind Rises in a couple of weeks, 26 theatres in Japan have unveiled murals all across the country depicting images and characters from all 21 feature length Studio...
View ArticleFrom Up on Poppy Hill Coming to the UK (Finally!)
From Up on Poppy Hill has come and gone in the US, but come 2nd August, those of you in the UK will finally be able to share in the discussion and joy of the film too.In anticipation of the UK release,...
View ArticleMunir's Disney Retrospective -- Animated Classic #25: The Black Cauldron (1985)
Last Week's: Munir's Disney Retrospective -- Animated Classic #24: The Fox and the Hound (1981)Here's a film that has the words "wasted potential" all over it. The Black Cauldron was a movie intended...
View ArticleFuturama, A Swan Song - Week 3
Previously on our Futurama, A Swan Song column: Week 2. Now, let's get mini-reviewy, mild-spoilery :Forty Percent LeadbellyAny Resemblance To Actual Future Is Purely CoincidentalPlotWhen Bender bumps...
View ArticleEditorial: In Defence of Pixar -- Why Their "Decline" is Completely OK
While this editorial may seem like a contradiction to my previous one - where I condemned how critics seem to give a passing grade to every animated film whether they're good or bad, and how we need to...
View ArticleRyan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Etc. Talk Turbo
Jake Hamilton is back with more great questions for big stars, this time for the cast of DreamWorks' Turbo. The film premiered at a CineEurope event in Barcelona late last month, and Jake was on hand...
View ArticleRobert Redford on Set of Captain America: The Winter Solider
Everything has been a bit quiet with gossip on the Captain America: The Winter Solider front over the past few weeks. But a few days ago a set picture emerged of Robert Redford.Redford is playing the...
View ArticleDespicable Me 2 Review - Illuminatingly Hilarious, Minion-Packed Fun
*This review is largely spoiler free, and most plot-details mentioned are evident in the trailers, but read cautiously if you haven’t seen the film yet*2010 was a very strong year for animation,...
View ArticleThis Was a Big Weekend for Despicable Me 2
While Monsters University started the week as the number 1 film in the US, it was usurped by another animated film this weekend, as Illumination's Despicable Me 2 took the top spot. The film, which had...
View ArticleThis Week on A113Animation (1st - 7th July, 2013)
This was a jam-packed week for animation fans, not least because we got 4 brand spanking new trailers on the same day. And that was just by Tuesday! We've also got box office updates, interviews,...
View ArticleBig Hero 6 Not Released in the UK Until 2015? Or, Why Disney Still Hates...
Yes, this is another international staggered release dates rant. If there's one thing that boils my bacon, when it comes to film studios, it's when films are released several months after their initial...
View ArticleAardman News 14 - Morph Set for a Return?
Some interesting Aardman ramblings emerged yesterday, via studio co-founder and Chicken Run and Pirates! director, Peter Lord. Lord tweeted (as embedded below) that he'd been in meetings about one of...
View ArticleThe Winter Soldier Teaser Poster
The first official teaser poster for the 3rd film in Marvel's Phase 2, Captain America: The Winter Solider, has been released.xThe poster shows Captain America's famous shield, looking a bit beaten and...
View ArticleDisney Planning Live-Action Jungle Book?
Just like the Kenneth Branagh-directed live-action Cinderella and the Angelina Jolie-starring Maleficent (and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland before that), it looks like another beloved Disney...
View ArticleFrench Frozen Stuff: Trailer and Poster
The ice has thoroughly started to thaw on Disney's Frozen, as we're week-by-week getting more and more from the studio's 53rd animated feature film. After revealing a Japanese trailer last week, Disney...
View ArticleMunir's Disney Retrospective -- Animated Classic #26: The Great Mouse...
Last Week's: Munir's Disney Retrospective -- Animated Classic #25: The Black Cauldron (1985)After the disastrous premiere of The Black Cauldron the previous year, the new Disney management, with...
View ArticleVin Diesel for The Avengers 2?
He shared on his Facebook just last month that he'd been talking to Marvel, and Vin Diesel has just updated his page again with news of having an official meeting with Marvel, sharing with his fans,...
View ArticleFirst Look: Saving Mr. Banks; Tom Hanks is Walt Disney
The first image for Disney's Saving Mr. Banks, starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, has been revealed. Read below to find out more about the film and check out the exciting first look!Saving Mr....
View ArticleTonnes of New Details Revealed About Disney's Upcoming Slate!
Blue Sky Disney, who always have reliable tips and sources from inside Disney, have just spilled the beans on what we can expect from the Mouse House post-Big Hero 6!We're getting the studio's 53rd...
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