» “Up” wins Teen choice award, which I think is surprising as I felt the movie was more of an adult movie that was fun enough for kids.» WALL-E wins Hugo award in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form prize category» Trailer for Astro Boy due out in October. Via Hector Cortez of Animation Blog
I read a couple of animation news blogs everyday and report what I believe would be of most interest to you all. If you’re highly interested in animation, I recommend you follow The Animation Blog, and Animated News.Here’s a couple of stories I found interesting from the aforementioned sites:» “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” […]
From the press release: Do-Over Productions has just announced that they have optioned the film rights to Wide Awake, the extraordinary webcomic written by Eric Trautmann and Brandon Jerwa, with art by Mirco Pierfederici and art direction by David Messina. As described in the press release from Do-Over, Wide Awake is the story of Amanda […]
Coming this September 9th (9-9-09) is Tim Burton’s movie “9.”
Those attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con will get to see a screening of the feature-length documentary called “The Cartoonist” about the life and work of Bone creator Jeff Smith. The special screening is on Friday, July 24. From the press release: “The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics” tells […]
Randall Sly, over on his Character Design blog, has posted screen grabs of characters in the upcoming movie “Despicable Me” which is due out July 9, 2010.Below is the newly released trailer.
We’ve discussed the upcoming release of Ponyo by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki. There is now an official trailer for movie. Stylistically it is way different than American films a nod to its Japanese culture and the fact that it is not a CG film.
Both the Animation Blog and Pixar Planet blogs are reporting that “Monsters, Inc. 2” is now in development with a likely release date for 2013. Other confirmed sequels include “Toy Story 3” next year followed by “Cars 2” in 2011. Pete Docter, the original director for “Monsters, Inc” is also said to be returning for […]
Collections» Slam Bang #4 vol 3 is now available. The anthology includes the artwork of Adam Wilson, Luisa Russo, Dan Burke, Matjaz Bertoncelj, Allen Freeman, Anton Bogaty, Brian Hagen, Rob Schamberger, Charlene Chua,Clint Basinger, David Branstetter, C. William Cooke, Gerorge Hartman, Jason Nocera, Dan Taylor, Jim Pack, James Stanton, Agata Laguniak, Kirt Dinse, Larry Blake, […]
Pixar’s latest release, UP, took in $68 million according to the New York Times. The Upcoming Pixar blog says that make’s it Pixars 3rd best release behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. In related news, UP’s opening short film “Partly Cloudy” can already be purchased on iTunes for $1.99.Have you seen UP? What were your […]
Very light (okay, none) on details – with the exception of the release date, June 18, 2010.
Bone creator Jeff Smith is the subject of a documentary entitled “The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone, and the Changing Face of Comics.” Unfortunately the movie is only showing at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio next Friday the 22nd. Here is the trailer. Hopefully it will be made available for purchase on […]
The Movie Blog writes that Disney will be releasing a Japanese animated film in America. The film did well in Japan grossing $150 million. The plot is similar to The Little Mermaid wherein a little a little “girl-fish” wants to be human and explore life out of the underworld but the story is also based […]
From the Character Design blog, comes this little gem featuring some of the character designs for the movie “Monsters vs. Aliens.”
Every Pixar feature film is accompanied by a short film that plays before the main feature. Various film blogs are reporting details about the short film “Partly Cloudy” that will be released with “Up.” The short will be centered around a gray cloud name Gus. From the animationblog.com comes this synopsis. Everyone knows that the […]