Dec 03
Variety reports that Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil has nabbed film rights to the 2002 novel In the Hand of Dante by Nick Tosches. Depp will potentially star in the new project.
“Dante” revolves around Dante’s masterwork The Divine Comedy, and tells parallel storylines involving Dante in 14th-century Italy, as he tries to complete the work,……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: animation, Bruce Robinson, Chris Wedge, drama, Eric Roth, Frank Miller, Gore Verbinski, Gregory David Roberts, Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Kurt Pitzer, Mahdi Obeidi, mystery films, Nick Tosches, Paul Kemp, Robert Edwards, thrillers, Tim Burton
Dec 02
The Association of Japanese Animations, an industry organization consisting mainly of animation production companies, recently announced that its community website, called Open Post, now has an English-language section. Open Post acts as a forum that provides animation professionals with an opportunity to submit and publish their work online. The new English-language section allows submissions from……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: animation, anime, Asian film, comic based, Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese robots, manga, Osamu Tezuka
Nov 08
Kung Fu Panda Blu Ray disc cover
Tomorrow - that’s right on Sunday, November 9th - Paramount and Dreamworks will release the animated hit Kung Fu Panda on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. I hadn’t watched Kung Fu Panda, aside from trailers and clips, along with an extended scene at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, that featured……. »
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\\ tags: Angelina Jolie, animation, Cee-Lo, comedy films, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, martial arts, Michael Clarke Duncan
Nov 03
Futurama: Benders Game
Tomorrow, Fox Home Entertainment will release an all-new feature-length film based on Matt Groening’s cult animated series Futurama, called Futurama: Bender’s Game. The film is the third of four all-new feature-length adventures, which began with Bender’s Big Score, and the follow-up effort, The Beast With A Billion Backs.
Futurama: Bender’s Game follows Bender, Fry,……. »
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\\ tags: animation, comedy films, David X. Cohen, Matt Groening, Mike Kaplan, Mike Rowe
Nov 03
Shrek the Halls DVD cover
DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek the Halls debuts on DVD tomorrow, November 4th 2008. The fun but too-short story originally premiered on ABC television in November of 2007.
Again featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas, the best parts of the holiday short film are the various takes……. »
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\\ tags: animation, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, comedy films, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers
Oct 15
AniBoom, the world’s first virtual studios, recently announced its Third Annual aniBoom Awards for submissions from independent animators of all types around the globe. Submissions are welcome through December 1, 2008, during which time the animations will be viewed and ranked by the community on aniBoom.com and by a select panel of entertainment industry luminaries…….. »
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\\ tags: animation, gaming, Uri Shinar
Oct 02
According to Variety, DreamWorks has greenlit a sequel to Kung Fu Panda called Pandamonium, which is scheduled for release on June 3, 2011. Jack Black and Angelina Jolie have signed on to reprise their voice roles for the film, which will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who was head of story on Kung Fu……. »
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\\ tags: 3d tech, Angelina Jolie, animation, Jack Black, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, martial arts films
Sep 25
Scene from Vampire Hunter D
The New York Anime Festival comes to NYC this weekend. The con is held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan and features exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video game competitions, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave……. »
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\\ tags: animation, anime, Asian film, comic based, Japanese anime, Japanese robots, Japanimation, Kevin McKeever
Sep 22
Schoolhouse Rock DVD cover
Rediscover the infectious music, witty lyrics and colorful animation from the Emmy-winning animated series that rocked America for more than a decade, when Schoolhouse Rock! The Election Collection hits DVD tomorrow, September 23, 2008 from Walt Disney Studios. Rather timely release with a historic presidential election in front of us. For me,……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: animation, Bob Dorough, comedy, cult classics, George Newall, Radford Stone, television
Sep 10
Monsters vs Aliens teaser poster
Glu Mobile today announced an agreement with DreamWorks Animation to develop and publish a mobile game to launch in conjunction with the March 2009 film release of the 3D animated film Monsters vs. Aliens, which will be one of DreamWorks’ first 3D titles. The film reinvents the classic ‘50s monster movie……. »
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\\ tags: action comedy, action films, animation, comedy films, Kiefer Sutherland, monster films, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Stephen Colbert, Will Arnett