A British screenwriter – Jake Mandeville-Anthony – is suing Disney/Pixar for stealing his idea for the movie “Cars”. He claims he came up with the idea for the talking cars movie way back in the early 90’s and sent it, along with descriptions and sketches of animated cars and marketing and merchandising plans to several […]
“Toy Story 3” has officially become the biggest Pixar film of all-time, and the highest grossing film of 2010 (over $340M). It’s also getting some major Oscar buzz. Let’s take a journey through the last 15 years at how the other Pixars films did at the box office, and in awards season: “Toy Story” (1995) […]
According to Animated Views, Nickelodeon has ordered a pilot for a “Monsters vs. Aliens” TV series. This will be the third collaboration for Nick and DreamWorks animation. “The Penguins of Madagascar” is a big hit, and “Kung Fu Panda: The Series” starts later this year. Jeffrey Katzenberg also has announced that two new DreamWorks specials […]
“Toy Story 3” is the 11th Pixar film. How does it compare to the others? Well, before I get to that, here’s my ranking, in order, from least favorite to favorite, of the other 10: 10- “Wall-E” 9- “A Bug’s Life” 8- “Monsters, Inc.” 7- “Finding Nemo” 6- “Toy Story” 5- “The Incredibles” 4- “Up” […]
Here’s some good news for you “Harry Potter” fans: the 6th installment of the series – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will be in theaters two days earlier than expected. Warner Bros. has announced that the movie will now come out on Wednesday, July 15, instead of Friday the 17th. The studio wants to […]
If you love the Disney/Pixar “Toy Story” movies (1&2), get ready to grab your 3-D glasses. The studio is re-releasing both films…in Disney Digital 3-D! The dates: “Toy Story” – Oct. 2, 2009 “Toy Story 2” – Feb. 12, 2010 Yes, that’s a long time to wait, but there’s a reason for that (in fact, […]
From my visit at Pixar, here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with “Inside Out 2” director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he […]
We’re a month away from the 96th Annual Academy Awards. One of this year’s most interesting categories is Best Animated Feature. Each of the five nominees has a legitimate chance of winning. Let’s break it down: Hayao Miyazaki won the second Best Animated Feature Oscar ever awarded for 2002’s “Spirited Away”. Many thought he might […]
Academy Award nominee Dave Mullins (of Pixar’s “Lou”) is back on the Oscars shortlist as director of animated short “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”. Here’s our Animation Scoop Q&A. ————————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
It’s time for me to name The 10 Best Movies of 2023. And they are: “The Holdovers” (Focus) “Robot Dreams” (NEON) “The Taste of Things” (IFC) “Society of the Snow” (Netflix) “The Deepest Breath” (Netflix) “Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles” (Amazon) “They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix) “Suzume” (Crunchyroll) “Two Tickets to Greece” (Greenwich) “Priscilla” […]