One of the TV commercials that was used when “John Carter” was released in theaters back in February claimed that before there was “Star Wars” and “Avatar” there was John Carter. And that’s very true. The character was the creation of famed writer Edgar Rice Burroughs back in 1912. But the ad campaign doesn’t go […]
This is the third year that I be able to see the “Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films”. While there are several good shorts (including a few that aren’t even in the running for the Oscar), there isn’t one this year that’s outstanding. OSCAR NOMINEES: “Dimanche/Sunday” – A hand-drawn short from Canada about a boy’s average […]
Brad Bird is best known for directing critically acclaimed animated movies, such as “The Iron Giant” and Disney/Pixar’s “The Incredibles” and “Ratatouille” (both which won him Oscars). He ventures into live-action for the first time with “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”, the fourth installment of the series that began 15 years ago. And much like […]
Due to the success of “The Lion King 3D” which has now grossed more than $80 million domestically, Disney and Pixar have decided to re-release four more classics over the next two years: “Beauty and the Beast 3D” – January 13th, 2012 Originally supposed to be released February 12th, 2010, but pushed back because of […]
“The Lion King” is one of Disney’s most popular films of all-time. In fact it’s the studio’s highest-grossing non-Pixar animated film ever (and #4 on the all-time animation list). In 2002, Disney re-released the movie for the first time, in IMAX theaters. And now nine years later the studio had brought it back again, this […]
The summer started out rather weak, was picked-up a bit in the middle, and finished pretty strong. Here are the nominees and the winners of the 2001 Lights-Camera-Jackson Summer Movie Awards. The winners are in bold. Best Animated Feature Cars 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 Winnie the Pooh Best Action Captain America: The First Avenger […]
“Monsters University” is the prequel to Disney/Pixar’s 2001 Oscar-nominated hit “Monsters Inc.” The film is about how Mike Wazowski and Sulley met in college and plan to work at Monsters, Inc. “MU” doesn’t open until June 21, 2013, but according to star Billy Crystal (who voices the one-eyed, green, likeable monster Mike), he’s already done […]
Blue Sky Studios (the animation company behind the “Ice Age” trilogy and most recently this year’s “Rio”) has announced a release date for their newest project. “Leafmen” will come to theaters on May 17th, 2013. This will mark the first time the studio has released a new movie three years in a row (“Ice Age: […]
According to Rotten Tomatoes, “Cars 2” is by far the worst-reviewed Disney/Pixar movie to date, with between a 30% and 40% approval rating. Before “Cars 2”, Pixar’s film with the lowest score was the original “Cars”, with a still modest 74%. For some reason critics just aren’t comfortable with the idea of talking cars. There’ve […]
“Cars” is my all-time favorite Disney/Pixar film. It’s got memorable characters, great dialogue, a terrific story and wonderful animation. And it has a lot of heart. “Cars 2” is not as good as the original, but it still doesn’t disappoint. This is a rare case when the storyline for a sequel is almost completely different […]