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Monsters vs. Aliens going mobile AND 3D in 2009

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 into an irreverent modern ….

Madagascar 2 IMAX version getting extended run

IMAX and DreamWorks announced today that the IMAX release of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has been extended to include the Thanksgiving holiday, and will now run into December. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will also play for the full run in new IMAX Digital theatres, which began rolling out this summer. These theaters are equipped with ….

Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV premiere dates

Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the first weekly television series from Lucasfilm Animation, premieres on Cartoon Network Friday, October 3, 2008 at 9 p.m. (ET, PT) with a special one-hour presentation that anchors the Network’s all-new night of fantasy, action and adventure. New series The Secret Saturdays and the current hit Ben 10: Alien Force ….

Igor film joins forces with Against Malaria Foundation to fight disease

Exodus Film Group, Malaria.com, and the Against Malaria Foundation today announced their partnership to help rid the world of the disease with the help of Igor, the title character in Exodus’ upcoming animated feature Igor opening nationwide on September 19 distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In the movie, Igor lives in the fictional land of Malaria and ….

Marvel characters to get anime treatment

As part of the company’s aggressive strategy to grow the exposure of its character franchises in international markets, Marvel is partnering with Madhouse (Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D), one of the top Japanese animation studios in the world, to create brand new characters inspired by the Marvel Universe for the Japanese market. Working closely with ….

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. ….