Animation

The Animatrix film review

The ANIMATRIX is a series of animated short films, inspired by and linked to the MATRIX universe. They were created by some of the hottest Japanese animators working in the industry today. The following reviews are for each of the nine shorts. The Final Flight Of The Osiris The first short within the Animatrix disc ….

The Corpse Bride film review

Year: 2005 Directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson Musical Score by Danny Elfman Screenplay by John August and Pamela Johnson With his second attempt in the feature-length animation genre, “The Corpse Bride” is another visually stunning film from Tim Burton. The story revolves around Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp), a young man who is about to ….

STEAMBOY

Production Company: Steamboy Committee / Studio 4C / Studio VAP Studio: Toho Films / Sony / Columbia / TriStar Pictures Cast: Voices talents of: Robin Atkin Downes as David (English version), Kiyoshi Kodama as Robert Stephenson, Manami Konishi as Scarlett, David S. Lee as Jason, Alfred Molina as Eddie Steam (English version), Katsuo Nakamura as ….

Howl’s Moving Castle film review

Miyazaki (Academy Award winner for Spirited Away) has delivered us another sophisticated and pleasantly whimsical animation. Although it is visually stunning, this is Miyazaki’s most complex fantasy to date, with straightforward narrative, and a multilayered approach that reflects the contradictions of real life. Here the master Japanese animator exerts a strong command over the story ….

THE ANT BULLY

Studio: Warner Bros. Cast: John A. Davis (director, writer, producer); John Nickle (writer); Keith Alcorn, William Fay, Scott Mednick, Thomas Tull (executive producers); Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks (producers) Crew: Jake T. Austin as Nicky, S. Scott Bullock as Glow worm, Nicolas Cage as Zoc (voice), Larry Cedar as Ant #8 (voice), Alan Cumming as Fugax ….

SKY BLUE (WONDERFUL DAYS)

Production Company: Tin House Productions / Masquerade Films / Maxmedia Studio: Aura Entertainment / Manga Films / Pathe Cast: voices of Joon-ho Chung, David Naughton, Hye-jin Yu and Ji-tae Yu Crew: Moon-saeng Kim and Park Sunmin – U.S. version (directors); Moon-saeng Kim, Jun-Young Park and Yong-jun Park (writers); Park Sunmin, Howard Rabinowitz and Jeffrey Winter ….

Corpse Bride

Genre: ANIMATION / COMEDY / FANTASY Release Dates: SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 Trailers: Quicktime small medium large full-screen Official Websites: corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com Taglines: Rising to the occasion. Production Company: Tim Burton Animation / Will Vinton Studios Synopsis:Corpse Bride is set in 19th-century European village, where Victor (Johnny Depp) is travelling home with his friend to get married ….

Mulan film review

In the rush to contrast the early-nineties Disney golden age (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King) with the current crop of underperformers (Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Home on the Range) that have resulted in Disney’s foolhardy decision to jettison hand-drawn animation, some pretty decent films have been lost in the shuffle. Disney’s Mulan, ….

GHOST IN THE SHELL 2 (KOKAKU KIDOTAI 2 : INOSENSU)

Genre: ACTION / ANIMATION / DRAMA / SCI-FI / FANTASY Release Dates: SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 Trailers: Various Official Websites U.S. Teaser site Official Japanese site Taglines When machines learn to feel, who decides what is human. Innocence is Life Production Company: Bandai Visual Synopsis:Batô is a living cyborg. His whole body, even his arms and ….

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX – SOLID STATE SOCIETY

Genre: ANIMATION / ACTION / SCI-FI / FANTASY Release Dates: September 1, 2006 (Japanese Premiere) Trailers: Visit the Film Fetish Video archive for trailers Production Company: Production I.G, Bandai Visual / Dentsu / Victor Entertainment / NTV / Tokuma Shoten Synopsis:A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi (Atsuko Tanaka) left Section 9. ….

Sky Blue film review

Sky Blue is an ambitious mix of 2-D and 3-D animation, miniatures and live action. It is a notable anime achievement. With elements of ecological devastation, class warfare and romance, the story is much more typical than the visuals. But the striking rendering of an apocalyptic future are a definite selling point for anime fans. ….

CARS

Genre: ANIMATION / COMEDY / FAMILY Release Dates: JUNE 9, 2006 Trailers: French Trailer in various formats HERE Apple Teaser in Quicktime HERE Various Trailers HERE French teaser in various formats HERE Real Player and Windows Media HERE Trailer in Quicktime HERE Trailer in various formats HERE Trailers and Clips in Quicktime and Windows Media ….

Steamboy film review

Year: 2004 Animation in America once consisted of icons like Snow White, Mickey Mouse and Bug Bunny. But those icons are changing. These days, it’s just as likely to mean giant fighting cyborgs, kinetic action and sinister monsters. A large part of the reason for the increasing growth in popularity of Japanese animation is Katsuhiro ….

ROBOTS

Production Company: Blue Sky Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Cast: Voice talents of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Drew Carey, Jim Broadbent, Amanda Bynes, Jennifer Coolidge and Robin Williams Crew: Chris Wedge (director); Carlos Saldanha (co-director) Synopsis:Acclaimed director Chris Wedge, who created the Academy Award winning short film Bunny and the worldwide box-office ….

THE INCREDIBLES

Genre: ANIMATION / ACTION / ADVENTURE / COMEDY Release Dates: NOVEMBER 5, 2004 Trailers Windows Media Trailer HERE Windows Media Trailer HERE Teaser Trailer HERE Windows Media Trailer and Clips HERE French Trailer HERE Apple trailers HERE Various Trailers in Quicktime HERE French trailer in Quicktime, Real Player HERE Teaser Trailer in Quicktime HERE Various ….