(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
"The pitch for the story was a lion cub gets framed for murder by his uncle set to the music of Elton John. People said, 'What? Good luck with that.'" That's what producer Don Hahn said to Film School Rejects in 2018 of Disney's 1994 animated classic "The Lion King." It's an odd thing to say, given that it went on to become one of the most successful animated movies of all time. But that's looking back at it with the benefit of hindsight. At the time, it was viewed as a risk by the powers that be. It was a gamble that paid off handsomely, to put it lightly.
At the time, Disney was enjoying a fruitful period known as the Disney Renaissance,...
"The pitch for the story was a lion cub gets framed for murder by his uncle set to the music of Elton John. People said, 'What? Good luck with that.'" That's what producer Don Hahn said to Film School Rejects in 2018 of Disney's 1994 animated classic "The Lion King." It's an odd thing to say, given that it went on to become one of the most successful animated movies of all time. But that's looking back at it with the benefit of hindsight. At the time, it was viewed as a risk by the powers that be. It was a gamble that paid off handsomely, to put it lightly.
At the time, Disney was enjoying a fruitful period known as the Disney Renaissance,...
- 6/15/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Perhaps you've had this experience:
You hear about an interesting movie or show, or you remember an old favorite, and you reason that since it's a well-known title, it's several years old, and you subscribe to several streaming services, you should be able to watch it for free somewhere.
Then you conduct the research that's necessary to find anything in the vast streaming landscape, and you realize that you're gonna have to shell out to rent or buy this thing.
Or worse, that film or series simply is not available. Anywhere.
If you're lucky, you can go on Amazon and have the DVD delivered in a couple of days, but you haven't seen your DVD player since Obama was in office, and you need something to watch now.
From comedy classics like Cocoon to Oscar winners like Il Postino to beloved children's movies like The Brave Little Toaster to action...
You hear about an interesting movie or show, or you remember an old favorite, and you reason that since it's a well-known title, it's several years old, and you subscribe to several streaming services, you should be able to watch it for free somewhere.
Then you conduct the research that's necessary to find anything in the vast streaming landscape, and you realize that you're gonna have to shell out to rent or buy this thing.
Or worse, that film or series simply is not available. Anywhere.
If you're lucky, you can go on Amazon and have the DVD delivered in a couple of days, but you haven't seen your DVD player since Obama was in office, and you need something to watch now.
From comedy classics like Cocoon to Oscar winners like Il Postino to beloved children's movies like The Brave Little Toaster to action...
- 3/13/2024
- by Tyler Johnson
- TVfanatic
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(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
Until "The Little Mermaid" arrived in 1989 and ushered in another golden age for Disney animation, the '80s were not an otherwise great period for the storied studio. That opened the door for other studios and creators to swoop in and steal some of Disney's glory. Enter Don Bluth, one of animation's most heralded creators, who cut his teeth at Disney before going out on his own. Bluth, with the backing of Universal Pictures, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas, directed "The Land Before Time," one of the most beloved '80s animated films around.
Bluth helped fill the void after Walt Disney passed away, directing movies like "The Rescuers" and "Pete's Dragon.
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
Until "The Little Mermaid" arrived in 1989 and ushered in another golden age for Disney animation, the '80s were not an otherwise great period for the storied studio. That opened the door for other studios and creators to swoop in and steal some of Disney's glory. Enter Don Bluth, one of animation's most heralded creators, who cut his teeth at Disney before going out on his own. Bluth, with the backing of Universal Pictures, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas, directed "The Land Before Time," one of the most beloved '80s animated films around.
Bluth helped fill the void after Walt Disney passed away, directing movies like "The Rescuers" and "Pete's Dragon.
- 12/2/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Randy Fullmer, an effects animator, visual effects supervisor, artistic coordinator and producer who worked at Disney for almost 20 years, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 73.
Over his nearly two decades at Disney, he did everything from work on the Toon Town portion of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (his first gig at the studio) to working as an artistic coordinator on “The Lion King” to producing full Disney features like “The Emperor’s New Groove” and “Chicken Little.” A key and unsung player in the Disney Renaissance of the ‘80s and ‘90s, Fullmer’s legacy will live on.
Fullmer, who died July 10, in Woodland Hills, California, attended the California Institute of the Arts, a school co-founded by Walt Disney. After Fullmer graduated in 1974, he spent time working with Don Bluth, the Disney hotshot whose departure from the studio nearly crippled the animation department. Fullmer joined Bluth on his...
Over his nearly two decades at Disney, he did everything from work on the Toon Town portion of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (his first gig at the studio) to working as an artistic coordinator on “The Lion King” to producing full Disney features like “The Emperor’s New Groove” and “Chicken Little.” A key and unsung player in the Disney Renaissance of the ‘80s and ‘90s, Fullmer’s legacy will live on.
Fullmer, who died July 10, in Woodland Hills, California, attended the California Institute of the Arts, a school co-founded by Walt Disney. After Fullmer graduated in 1974, he spent time working with Don Bluth, the Disney hotshot whose departure from the studio nearly crippled the animation department. Fullmer joined Bluth on his...
- 7/26/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
For Hyperion Pictures, one of their three most successful movies is “The Brave Little Toaster,” For Pixar, “Toy Story 3” is ranked as the second most successful. While they’re both successful animated children’s movies, the most prominent similarity between the franchises is that they are both rooted in loyalty, friendship, perseverance, and courage. Now in the same vein, Netflix is releasing their own ‘brave little toaster,’ Ollie, a hand-made toy looking for his boy best friend.
Continue reading ‘Lost Ollie’ Trailer: Jonathan Groff, Mary J. Blige & More Star In Netflix’s Animated Lost Toy Mini-Series at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Lost Ollie’ Trailer: Jonathan Groff, Mary J. Blige & More Star In Netflix’s Animated Lost Toy Mini-Series at The Playlist.
- 8/2/2022
- by Jamie Rogers
- The Playlist
Jack Beresford Jan 7, 2020
We take a look at the movie sequels that attempted to up the ante by heading out of this world…
When it comes to the world of franchise moviemaking, space really is the final frontier. Boldly going where no previous entry has gone before represents an easy win for a studio looking to enliven a particular film property. The Fast and Furious franchise is the latest to be weighing up one giant leap for mankind with Chris Morgan, the writer of Hobbs & Shaw, open to taking Dominic Toretto et al into space.
"I would never shoot down space," Morgan told Entertainment Weekly. "Never, never. I would literally never shoot down anything, as long as it hits the parameters: 'Is it badass? is it awesome? Will the audience love it? And will it not break faith with the audience as they're watching it?' I'm down for whatever.
We take a look at the movie sequels that attempted to up the ante by heading out of this world…
When it comes to the world of franchise moviemaking, space really is the final frontier. Boldly going where no previous entry has gone before represents an easy win for a studio looking to enliven a particular film property. The Fast and Furious franchise is the latest to be weighing up one giant leap for mankind with Chris Morgan, the writer of Hobbs & Shaw, open to taking Dominic Toretto et al into space.
"I would never shoot down space," Morgan told Entertainment Weekly. "Never, never. I would literally never shoot down anything, as long as it hits the parameters: 'Is it badass? is it awesome? Will the audience love it? And will it not break faith with the audience as they're watching it?' I'm down for whatever.
- 12/24/2019
- Den of Geek
How do you know when a movie has reached unimpeachable cult classic status? A live score rendition from the San Diego Symphony at Comic-Con is a pretty good indicator. “Galaxy Quest,” the sci-fi comedy starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, and Tony Shalhoub will get such star treatment this summer. Composer David Newman will be on hand to conduct the world premiere event.
Directed by Dean Parisot from a script by David Howard and Robert Gordon, “Galaxy Quest” is perhaps the only Hollywood parody wrapped inside a satisfying sci-fi comedy. The movie follows a group of washed up actors best known for a “Star Trek”-like TV show who are become involved in a real intergalactic conflict after being visited by an alien race that thinks the series is an accurate documentary. The movie parodied “Star Trek” fandom as much as it did the series itself, and...
Directed by Dean Parisot from a script by David Howard and Robert Gordon, “Galaxy Quest” is perhaps the only Hollywood parody wrapped inside a satisfying sci-fi comedy. The movie follows a group of washed up actors best known for a “Star Trek”-like TV show who are become involved in a real intergalactic conflict after being visited by an alien race that thinks the series is an accurate documentary. The movie parodied “Star Trek” fandom as much as it did the series itself, and...
- 5/4/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The Brave Little Toaster is Not for children. At least, that's what this video alleges anyway as Channel Frederator makes the cast for the beloved animated film of the late 1980s. I personally don't agree and think it's a great film (albeit not my favorite kids film) for all ages, but I'm not really a cartoon expert. Hear them out and let us know what you think in the comments. ...
- 11/25/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
More often than not over the years, Oscar gets it wrong. Be it an iffy decision in the Best Supporting category – Cuba Gooding, Jr. over Ed Norton, anyone? – or the more egregious crimes of picking the wrong Best Picture – need we remind you that Ordinary People delivered a knockout to Raging Bull at the 53rd Academy Awards?
Even as recently as this year, a certain hip hop biopic has been left out of all the major categories, which has really brought to light the impact it can have on the filmic community when a well-received, popular movie isn’t given recognition in what is arguably the most coveted awards ceremony on the planet. These examples, and the debate regarding whether the Oscars are losing their prestige given the startling omissions being made, are causing people to wonder just who the hell votes for...
More often than not over the years, Oscar gets it wrong. Be it an iffy decision in the Best Supporting category – Cuba Gooding, Jr. over Ed Norton, anyone? – or the more egregious crimes of picking the wrong Best Picture – need we remind you that Ordinary People delivered a knockout to Raging Bull at the 53rd Academy Awards?
Even as recently as this year, a certain hip hop biopic has been left out of all the major categories, which has really brought to light the impact it can have on the filmic community when a well-received, popular movie isn’t given recognition in what is arguably the most coveted awards ceremony on the planet. These examples, and the debate regarding whether the Oscars are losing their prestige given the startling omissions being made, are causing people to wonder just who the hell votes for...
- 2/28/2016
- by Shaun Davis
- Obsessed with Film
Team Experience is looking back on past Sundance winners since we aren't attending this year. Here's Tim on an animated indie honored early on...
The Sundance Film Festival isn't necessarily what you think of as a hotbed of animation: even a simple animated feature takes a large budget and hundreds of hours to produce, and these are resources that indie movies are particularly noted for lacking. So when The Brave Little Toaster screened at Sundance in 1988, it was quite the aberration. Such an aberration, in fact, that it would be 13 years before another animated feature would show up at the festival. It was well-received, however: the film received a special citation from the jury at the festival's awards ceremony, and director Jerry Rees has maintained in later years that he was told that it was only a concern that awarding a cartoon would dilute the festival's prestige kept it from...
The Sundance Film Festival isn't necessarily what you think of as a hotbed of animation: even a simple animated feature takes a large budget and hundreds of hours to produce, and these are resources that indie movies are particularly noted for lacking. So when The Brave Little Toaster screened at Sundance in 1988, it was quite the aberration. Such an aberration, in fact, that it would be 13 years before another animated feature would show up at the festival. It was well-received, however: the film received a special citation from the jury at the festival's awards ceremony, and director Jerry Rees has maintained in later years that he was told that it was only a concern that awarding a cartoon would dilute the festival's prestige kept it from...
- 1/23/2016
- by Tim Brayton
- FilmExperience
The Bureau producer/founder to discuss 45 Years and more.
Bertrand Faivre, producer and founder of The Bureau and Le Bureau, is to deliver this year’s keynote address at the Film London Production Finance Market (Pfm) on Oct 13.
Opening the ninth Pfm, Faivre will offer more than 200 delegates and industry guests an insight into working as a producer and heading up a London-Paris production company, which has also diversified into international sales.
Faivre will discuss highlights from a career which has involved discovering emerging talent, producing acclaimed auteur films and building cross-territory financing as well as library assets.
He will also discuss how The Bureau empowers the creative talent of its producers, as successfully demonstrated by Tristan Goligher’s latest production, 45 Years, directed by Andrew Haigh.
Taking place over two days (oct 13-14) in association with the 59th BFI London Film Festival, this year’s Pfm will see 58 producers and 58 financiers from 25 different countries conduct more than...
Bertrand Faivre, producer and founder of The Bureau and Le Bureau, is to deliver this year’s keynote address at the Film London Production Finance Market (Pfm) on Oct 13.
Opening the ninth Pfm, Faivre will offer more than 200 delegates and industry guests an insight into working as a producer and heading up a London-Paris production company, which has also diversified into international sales.
Faivre will discuss highlights from a career which has involved discovering emerging talent, producing acclaimed auteur films and building cross-territory financing as well as library assets.
He will also discuss how The Bureau empowers the creative talent of its producers, as successfully demonstrated by Tristan Goligher’s latest production, 45 Years, directed by Andrew Haigh.
Taking place over two days (oct 13-14) in association with the 59th BFI London Film Festival, this year’s Pfm will see 58 producers and 58 financiers from 25 different countries conduct more than...
- 10/8/2015
- by [email protected] (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Google's been experimenting with the design of a self-driving car, one that's going to be tested on a closed track, then Northern California roads early next year. It has no steering wheel and no pedals. It's the future, except now. And it is adorable. Sorry, but look at this car. I feel like a Kristen Wiig character as I bite my fist and squeal about how cute this thing is. Ohmahgawsh, etc. Can't. Handle. It. Here is a quick list of everything I realized this perfectly cute thing looks like. - A smiling Chicken McNugget - The Brave Little Toaster - A Pixar-animated SmartCar - The tiny mouse you use to play Mario Paint on Super Nintendo. - Snooki - A Pound Puppy - A Pound Puppy covered in white chocolate sauce - A jellybean with paws - Most child actors - A gumdrop with an attitude - A machine...
- 12/26/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
In the spirit of October, this list will look at scary scenes, but not from the horror classics directed by Craven or Carpenter or even Hitchcock (I’m excluding him, though I argue most of his work isn’t exactly horror). These are from the films that aren’t really meant to scare you. At least, not at the visceral level that horror films do. These are the fifty definitive moments from non-horror films that still made an impact on the “frightening front.” From shocking to creepy to unsettlingly hair raising, these are moments that will stick in your mind long after watching the films, even if they are part of a very different narrative.
50. Toy Story 3 (2010)
Scene: Monkey Security
Video: http://youtu.be/x6QkcJjx-Vo
The third installment of the one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time is also one of the darkest children’s films ever made.
50. Toy Story 3 (2010)
Scene: Monkey Security
Video: http://youtu.be/x6QkcJjx-Vo
The third installment of the one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time is also one of the darkest children’s films ever made.
- 10/3/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Dimension Films
Herb is the healing of a nation. A great man said that. Like all blissfully pleasant things in life, the high times come with hurdles, and the occasional bad trip. If you’ve ever watched ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ after smoking a J, you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about. It’s enough to melt minds sober, never mind spaced… but that’s only a tiny problem on the grand scale of things.
Stoner stigma is most highly resented by the majority of marijuana smokers. Where alcohol is relentlessly promoted through every media form possible (a poison which causes 88 thousand deaths a year in the Us alone), a god damn Plant is still demonised. Let’s not forget the very legal pharmaceuticals sold by medical professionals: there are 41 thousand drug overdose deaths in the United States a year, and over half of these are related to prescription drugs.
Herb is the healing of a nation. A great man said that. Like all blissfully pleasant things in life, the high times come with hurdles, and the occasional bad trip. If you’ve ever watched ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ after smoking a J, you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about. It’s enough to melt minds sober, never mind spaced… but that’s only a tiny problem on the grand scale of things.
Stoner stigma is most highly resented by the majority of marijuana smokers. Where alcohol is relentlessly promoted through every media form possible (a poison which causes 88 thousand deaths a year in the Us alone), a god damn Plant is still demonised. Let’s not forget the very legal pharmaceuticals sold by medical professionals: there are 41 thousand drug overdose deaths in the United States a year, and over half of these are related to prescription drugs.
- 9/4/2014
- by Nina Cresswell
- Obsessed with Film
Finding Nemo encompasses a tremendous amount of positive imagery that makes up Disney and Pixar’s populous appeal. From learning how to trust family and friends, to overcoming biggest fears and obstacles, Finding Nemo understands how to tap into the audience’s heartstrings and neatly ties in a meaningful message for the viewer to take home. Yet with every good side, there is a dark presence that even Disney can’t back away from. Like many Disney films, from Bambi to Frozen, Finding Nemo deals with a story whose basis stems from a broken household struggling with a great deal of separation. Why does Disney cling onto threads of such despair and heartache? Perhaps it’s a factor many can relate to. Or perhaps it’s a working formula that sweetens the arc of a happy ending. Either way, separation is a tapped fountain of which Hollywood has dipped into time after time again.
- 3/2/2014
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
Fifteen years ago today, DreamWorks released The Prince of Egypt — an epic Exodus adaptation with an incredible cast, including (but not limited to) Val Kilmer, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ralph Fiennes, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, and Patrick Stewart. (Seriously, how great would it be to have a dinner party with that group?)
But the people who are perhaps most responsible for The Prince of Egypt’s legacy don’t even appear in the film: They’re Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, the voices behind a little diva duet to end all diva duets called “When You Believe.
But the people who are perhaps most responsible for The Prince of Egypt’s legacy don’t even appear in the film: They’re Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, the voices behind a little diva duet to end all diva duets called “When You Believe.
- 12/18/2013
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Odd List Simon Brew 15 Nov 2013 - 07:08
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
- 11/14/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Sascha Hartmann’s Sir Billi is able to boast being the very first, computer animated feature, to be created and produced entirely in Scotland. However on this evidence, there’s a very good chance this could well be the last, too.
The title role – voiced by the distinguishable Sean Connery – is an ageing veterinarian, with a lust for excitement. The octogenarian – dubbed the Guardian of the Highlands – shows no signs of slowing down, however he is put the test when he embarks on a fantastical mission to save Bessie Boo (Valentina Hartmann), a beaver who is also an illegal fugitive (naturally). With evil policemen on their tail, alongside friends such as Gordon the Goat (Alan Cumming), who think he’s a dog, and the aquaphobic Admiral (Patrick Doyle) – it seems a challenging battle of wits is required to safely escape.
First and foremost – and where Sir Billi suffers most greatly,...
The title role – voiced by the distinguishable Sean Connery – is an ageing veterinarian, with a lust for excitement. The octogenarian – dubbed the Guardian of the Highlands – shows no signs of slowing down, however he is put the test when he embarks on a fantastical mission to save Bessie Boo (Valentina Hartmann), a beaver who is also an illegal fugitive (naturally). With evil policemen on their tail, alongside friends such as Gordon the Goat (Alan Cumming), who think he’s a dog, and the aquaphobic Admiral (Patrick Doyle) – it seems a challenging battle of wits is required to safely escape.
First and foremost – and where Sir Billi suffers most greatly,...
- 9/13/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The sum total of how much I care about Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, the Twilight franchise, or anything having to do with it, is exactly nil; despite, of course, being a woman and apparently supposed to like that kind of thing. But – and there is always a but – the most recent news about Stewart’s involvement in the projected Snow White and the Huntsman sequel makes me just the teeniest bit happy.
Radar Online is reporting that Stewart has signed on to play Snow White yet again, while Rupert Sanders, the original director, is most definitely not returning. According to Radar’s source:
“The script has already been written and production will begin late next year … However, Rupert Sanders definitely won’t be a part of the project. Rupert didn’t want to be a part of it to begin with because he is desperately still trying to save his marriage.
Radar Online is reporting that Stewart has signed on to play Snow White yet again, while Rupert Sanders, the original director, is most definitely not returning. According to Radar’s source:
“The script has already been written and production will begin late next year … However, Rupert Sanders definitely won’t be a part of the project. Rupert didn’t want to be a part of it to begin with because he is desperately still trying to save his marriage.
- 11/19/2012
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
While the movies on io9's list of unintentionally terrifying movies are all scary in their own right, can we talk about "The Brave Little Toaster" for a second? That was life-scarring material.
Also, see a bunch of young A-listers in their early career horror movies.
» Here's a supercut of A-list actors in early horror roles. [Flavorwire]
» Check out these video game-movie mashups, including this clever take on "The Professional." [Super Punch]
» The most unintentionally horrifying movies, including "The Brave Little Toaster" [io9]
» Gerard Butler's White House hostage movie will beat Channing Tatum's White House hostage movie to the theaters. [Collider]
» Watch the first two clips from the Palme d'Or winner, "Amour." [The Film Stage]
» Check out this slideshow of celebrities that have play celebrities. [Parade]
Welcome to the Dailies, where the MTV Movies team runs down all the film and television news, odds and ends that are fit to print! From awesome fan art to obscure casting news,...
Also, see a bunch of young A-listers in their early career horror movies.
» Here's a supercut of A-list actors in early horror roles. [Flavorwire]
» Check out these video game-movie mashups, including this clever take on "The Professional." [Super Punch]
» The most unintentionally horrifying movies, including "The Brave Little Toaster" [io9]
» Gerard Butler's White House hostage movie will beat Channing Tatum's White House hostage movie to the theaters. [Collider]
» Watch the first two clips from the Palme d'Or winner, "Amour." [The Film Stage]
» Check out this slideshow of celebrities that have play celebrities. [Parade]
Welcome to the Dailies, where the MTV Movies team runs down all the film and television news, odds and ends that are fit to print! From awesome fan art to obscure casting news,...
- 10/29/2012
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
It’s Halloween season, the time of year when we watch all of those super scary movies that guarantee we sleep with the light on until Thanksgiving. But not all horror flicks have blood and guts. Some of them are right there in the kid’s section next to the Yo Gabba Gabba DVDs! Yes, the most terrifying things we have ever seen have come directly from movies we saw as little kids. No matter how many decades go by, we will never be ready for these G-rated terrors!
We’re older now and more mature, and finally able to come out from under our blankeys and stand up for ourselves. So now we’d like to say what we’ve been meaning to say to the makers of these films for years: What the f–, you guys!? We were kids for god’s sake, and we trusted you to...
We’re older now and more mature, and finally able to come out from under our blankeys and stand up for ourselves. So now we’d like to say what we’ve been meaning to say to the makers of these films for years: What the f–, you guys!? We were kids for god’s sake, and we trusted you to...
- 10/26/2012
- by Jordan Runtagh
- TheFabLife - Movies
Before the days of the lasagna eating, Odie bullying Garfield, there was Heathcliff. In 1973 his comic strip hit newspapers well before Garfield and he even handled television first in 1980. Although the feature film Garfield hit screens in 2004, it was a disaster. Now the Og kitty is back; it's Heathcliff's turn.
Rights holder Peter Gallagher has sold Heathcliff to Waterman Entertainment. If Waterman sounds familiar, they also bought the rights to The Brave Little Toaster. Morphing a classic for a fresh batch of youngsters is the foundation of this sale (Waterman turned out Casper and Stuart Little).
Rights holder Peter Gallagher has sold Heathcliff to Waterman Entertainment. If Waterman sounds familiar, they also bought the rights to The Brave Little Toaster. Morphing a classic for a fresh batch of youngsters is the foundation of this sale (Waterman turned out Casper and Stuart Little).
- 10/18/2012
- by Keyra Jallah
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Comic strip character Heathcliff is being turned into a feature film by family-based production outfit Waterman Entertainment.
The company has secured the feature rights to the wisecracking cat and is aiming to re-imagine it as "a CGI/live action film with contemporary storylines, while preserving the original essence".
Additionally, Waterman is also planning thirteen original episodes of the wisecracking cat’s adventures for television.
This marks the third recent acquisition by Waterman with the same aim, the other two titles being classic sitcom "Mr. Ed" and animated feature "The Brave Little Toaster".
The company has secured the feature rights to the wisecracking cat and is aiming to re-imagine it as "a CGI/live action film with contemporary storylines, while preserving the original essence".
Additionally, Waterman is also planning thirteen original episodes of the wisecracking cat’s adventures for television.
This marks the third recent acquisition by Waterman with the same aim, the other two titles being classic sitcom "Mr. Ed" and animated feature "The Brave Little Toaster".
- 10/18/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
First they announced they would be bringing back The Brave Little Toaster with an iPhone as a character. Then it was revealed that they were working on a new version of the television series Mister Ed that would be a CGI/live-action hybrid. And today Waterman Entertainment has made its latest acquisition. Continuing its trend of picking up family friendly known properties, the Steve Waterman-owned film company is now developing a film adaptation of the long running comic strip Heathcliff. The deal was negotiated with author and rights owner Peter Gallagher (no not that Peter Gallagher) and they plan on keeping the writer on over the course of the project's development. Said Waterman in a statement, ".When working in concert with the creators and rights holders, you are able to tap their wealth of knowledge on the character and ensure the storylines remain true to the brand and their...
- 10/18/2012
- cinemablend.com
Your childhood continues to be pillaged. Waterman Entertainment, the company currently working on new The Brave Little Toaster and Mr. Ed features, has announced that they’ve snapped up the rights to Heathcliff (aka Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats, if you’re cool like that). Well, fine. In a press release issued today, Waterman reveals that they have picked up the feature rights to chronicle the “mischievous” orange cat and his hijinks for some family-friendly material (crap, that actually sounds kind of sweet). The company’s Head of Development, Cooper Waterman, said about the deal, “When working in concert with the creators and rights holders, you are able to tap their wealth of knowledge on the character and ensure the storylines remain true to the brand and their global fan base. This will allow us to confidently present Heathcliff to a new generation and excite fans with new stories and plots.” Oh...
- 10/18/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Family-based production outfit Waterman Entertainment has secured the feature rights to the iconic comic strip character Heathcliff, it was announced today by the company.s Head of Development, Cooper Waterman. The acquisition comes on the heels of the company making similar feature film deals with rights holders of the iconic family brands including The Brave Little Toaster and Mr. Ed. As is the case with those titles, Heathcliff will be reimagined as a CGI/live action film with contemporary storylines, while preserving the original essence that the respective right.s holders created for each of the characters.
George Gately created the comic strip in 1973. Heathcliff was born on the wrong side of the tracks in the bad part of town. When both his parents were locked up by the law, little Heathcliff was left to fend for himself. He grew up quick and he grew up mean, until one day...
George Gately created the comic strip in 1973. Heathcliff was born on the wrong side of the tracks in the bad part of town. When both his parents were locked up by the law, little Heathcliff was left to fend for himself. He grew up quick and he grew up mean, until one day...
- 10/18/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Lost in a reverie of childish whimsy and capricious identifying that whimsy as suitable for developing multi-platform branding opportunities, Waterman Entertainment has added the cartoon cat Heathcliff to its growing reserves of acquired family properties like Alvin And The Chipmunks, The Brave Little Toaster, and Mister Ed that it plans to transform into franchises and the fleeting, hollow laughter of children. The orange cartoon cat, a precursor to Garfield who nevertheless always came second in popularity, will get another chance at besting, or at least plateauing alongside his rival with both a new, 13-episode animated series and a live-action/CGI ...
- 10/17/2012
- avclub.com
This is a whole lot of stuff from the other end of the horse.
It truly seems like we are standing in the midst of a great tidal wave of CGI/live-action reboots. Recently I've reported on Looney Tunes hatching plans to reboot the series in that way, as well as media company Waterman Entertainment buying up the rights to The Brave Little Toaster and updating the hell out of it. Today news is coming in via Cinema Blend that Waterman Entertainment has also bought the right to the classic TV program Mr. Ed and have plans to give it a fresh CGI/live-action paint job.
It truly seems like we are standing in the midst of a great tidal wave of CGI/live-action reboots. Recently I've reported on Looney Tunes hatching plans to reboot the series in that way, as well as media company Waterman Entertainment buying up the rights to The Brave Little Toaster and updating the hell out of it. Today news is coming in via Cinema Blend that Waterman Entertainment has also bought the right to the classic TV program Mr. Ed and have plans to give it a fresh CGI/live-action paint job.
- 9/23/2012
- by Joe Harris
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Waterman Entertainment—the production company that has acquired older family properties like Alvin And The Chipmunks and, most recently, The Brave Little Toaster, reviving them as live-action/CGI films that illustrate the disappointing inertia of a life monopolized by nostalgic visions of childish things—will now do the same for talking-horse sitcom Mister Ed. Though the show about a man's stress-induced manifestation of his own human frailty as an ever-mocking beast was last set up at Fox 2000, Waterman has now taken the reins on the project, which is our own example of some good, clean, horse-related humor that ...
- 9/21/2012
- avclub.com
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- 9/14/2012
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
First Michael Bay decided to destroy our childhoods by turning mutant turtles into aliens; now Waterman Entertainment plans to transform animated toasters into CGI iPhones … or something like that.
Film Stage informs us that the late-80s cult kids’ movie The Brave Little Toaster has been picked on for a remake with live-action and CGI replacing the hand-drawn animation of the original.
Admittedly, The Brave Little Toaster might not be everyone’s warm childhood memory. It was a small film that garnered praise at Sundance, but never received theatrical distribution. In the end, The Disney Channel picked it up and it was eventually released on home video, where many of its acolytes (your humble correspondent included) experienced it for the first time.
The story centers around obsolete appliances – a toaster, a blanket, a lamp, a radio and a vacuum cleaner – stranded in a sold summer home that are trying to...
Film Stage informs us that the late-80s cult kids’ movie The Brave Little Toaster has been picked on for a remake with live-action and CGI replacing the hand-drawn animation of the original.
Admittedly, The Brave Little Toaster might not be everyone’s warm childhood memory. It was a small film that garnered praise at Sundance, but never received theatrical distribution. In the end, The Disney Channel picked it up and it was eventually released on home video, where many of its acolytes (your humble correspondent included) experienced it for the first time.
The story centers around obsolete appliances – a toaster, a blanket, a lamp, a radio and a vacuum cleaner – stranded in a sold summer home that are trying to...
- 9/14/2012
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
If only they knew what was about to happen to them.
And with that statement, countless childhoods are dead. If you thought that Garfield, Alvin and the Chipmunks, or The Smurfs were nausea inducing, you may have another thing coming. Word around town is that Waterman Entertainment is looking to remake the 1987 children's classic The Brave Little Toaster in the same style as the aforementioned CGI/live-action films. What's worse is that they're actually *gulp* updating the appliances. Ignorance of these plans is simply unacceptable.
Reportedly, there may be some cuts or redesigns for the beloved toaster, blanket, lamp, vacuum, and radio.
And with that statement, countless childhoods are dead. If you thought that Garfield, Alvin and the Chipmunks, or The Smurfs were nausea inducing, you may have another thing coming. Word around town is that Waterman Entertainment is looking to remake the 1987 children's classic The Brave Little Toaster in the same style as the aforementioned CGI/live-action films. What's worse is that they're actually *gulp* updating the appliances. Ignorance of these plans is simply unacceptable.
Reportedly, there may be some cuts or redesigns for the beloved toaster, blanket, lamp, vacuum, and radio.
- 9/14/2012
- by Joe Harris
- GetTheBigPicture.net
In its never-ending search for recyclable ideas with pre-existing brand recognition, however marginal it might be, Hollywood has finally arrived upon The Brave Little Toaster. Presumably while cleaning out its garage.
Originally published by author Thomas M Disch as a children’s series of books starting in 1980, The Brave Little Toaster follows a fivesome of furnishings — a toaster, a lamp, an electric blanket, a radio and a vacuum cleaner — as they attempt to track down their absent owner.
Previously adapted for film by Hyperion Pictures and The Kushner-Locke Company, and distributed by Disney (who had once sought the rights to their first CG animation), The Brave Little Toaster was afforded only a limited theatrical before finally landing on home video a couple of years later, where it has become something of a cult-classic.
Now owned by Waterman Entertainment, the franchise is due a new lease of life as a CGI/live action hybrid.
Originally published by author Thomas M Disch as a children’s series of books starting in 1980, The Brave Little Toaster follows a fivesome of furnishings — a toaster, a lamp, an electric blanket, a radio and a vacuum cleaner — as they attempt to track down their absent owner.
Previously adapted for film by Hyperion Pictures and The Kushner-Locke Company, and distributed by Disney (who had once sought the rights to their first CG animation), The Brave Little Toaster was afforded only a limited theatrical before finally landing on home video a couple of years later, where it has become something of a cult-classic.
Now owned by Waterman Entertainment, the franchise is due a new lease of life as a CGI/live action hybrid.
- 9/14/2012
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
They did it to Scooby-Doo. They did it to Garfield. They did it to Alvin and the Chipmunks. They did it to Yogi Bear. They did it to The Smurfs. And now they're doing it to The Brave Little Toaster. Waterman Entertainment has purchased the rights to the kids movie and they're now planning to create a new CGI/live-action hybrid movie based on the property. The Wrap says that while old movie, made back in 1987, centered around household objects like a toaster, a vacuum cleaner, a lamp and a blanket, the new version will contain more modern pieces of technology, such as an iPhone (no joke). The story, which was originally based on the children's book by Thomas M. Disch, is about a group of household appliances that travel a long distance to try and get back to their owner. Steve Waterman, who founded the company, has worked on...
- 9/13/2012
- cinemablend.com
Waterman Entertainment—producer of all three Alvin And The Chipmunks films, and the company who is to your beloved childhood entertainment what the death of a grandparent is to childhood itself—has acquired the rights to Disney's The Brave Little Toaster, with plans to turn the 1987 film into the sort of CGI/live-action hybrid that has repeatedly revealed the cavernous void hiding behind so many a falsely warm, two-dimensional façade. "Waterman has raised a development fund to acquire, option and develop well-recognized family properties and brands that adhere to specific elements that we deem suitable to create ...
- 9/13/2012
- avclub.com
Waterman Entertainment have picked up the film rights to Thomas Disch’s 1980 novel ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ with plans to turn it into a CGI/live-action hybrid feature, rather than just animation.
That would certainly bring back our toaster, vacuum cleaner, lamp and blanket in their own adventures. Also they will be adding in new technology to the diverse crew of appliances, including an iPhone.
Producer Steve Waterman credits include Casper, Stuart Little duology and Alvin and the Chipmunks trilogy.
I’m feeling pretty eeeeehhhhhhh about a remake, but we’ll see how it turns out.
In addition, Waterman Entertainment has also optioned the 1960 a Born Free to tell the story from the perspective of Elsa the Lioness.
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That would certainly bring back our toaster, vacuum cleaner, lamp and blanket in their own adventures. Also they will be adding in new technology to the diverse crew of appliances, including an iPhone.
Producer Steve Waterman credits include Casper, Stuart Little duology and Alvin and the Chipmunks trilogy.
I’m feeling pretty eeeeehhhhhhh about a remake, but we’ll see how it turns out.
In addition, Waterman Entertainment has also optioned the 1960 a Born Free to tell the story from the perspective of Elsa the Lioness.
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Source: The Wrap
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- 9/13/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
This one takes me back. Of all the remakes that get announced, it's the ones that revive movies from my childhood that are usually the most enraging. The Rocketeer is just one example, but now and animated favorite from my childhood is heading into the remake oven. The Wrap reports a company called Waterman Entertainment, who has executive produced films like Casper and Stuart Little, are working on a computer animated/live-action hybrid remake of The Brave Little Toaster. But that's not all. They are also working on a new take of Born Free, which will tell the story from the perspective of the lion. Read on! First, with The Brave Little Toaster, the original film followed a group of home appliances, a toaster, a blanket, a lamp, a radio, and a vacuum cleaner, who journey to the city to find their master after being abandoned in their cabin in the woods.
- 9/13/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Waterman Entertainment has acquired the right to "The Brave Little Toaster" and is planning to turn the property into a CGI/live-action hybrid feature, a representative of the company told TheWrap. The acquisition comes as Waterman, launched in 1999, has put together a development fund through private equity, which is enabling it to expand its operation. Waterman Entertainment was originally focused on executive producing family entertainment properties and has worked on a number of high-profile films, including "Stuart Little" and "Casper." Now Waterman will also develop and acquire family entertainment projects, which few companies...
- 9/13/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Its been revealed that a CGI/live-action hybrid , similar to the Alvin and the Chipmunks, Stuart Little and Smurfs movies, of the animated Disney film is now in the works. Based on a children's tale by science-fiction author Thomas M. Disch, The Brave Little Toaster is an animated family that tells the story of a gang of household appliances including a toaster, lamp, vacuum cleaner and electric blanket who set off for the big city to find their young master after he thoughtlessly leaves them in his summer cabin. According to Waterman Entertainment CEO Tucker Waterman, the company has purchased the rights to the property as part of their new development initiative "to acquire, option and develop well-recognized family properties and brands that adhere to specific elements that we deem...
- 9/13/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Waterman Entertainment has acquired the film rights to Thomas Disch's 1980 novel “The Brave Little Toaster" with plans to turn it into a CGI/live-action hybrid feature akin to previous family films they've been involved in including "Stuart Little” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks" reports The Wrap.
Following the adventures of a toaster, a vacuum cleaner, a lamp and a blanket, "The Brave Little Toaster" was previously made into a traditionally animated film by Hyperion Pictures in 1987. This reboot will be updated to also include technology that didn’t exist back in 1987, including the iPhone.
The deal comes as Waterman assembles a development fund to acquire, option and develop family entertainment projects that "we deem suitable to create CGI/live action hybrid films".
This also includes the rights to "Born Free - The Story of Elsa The Lion" which will be told from the animal’s perspective.
Following the adventures of a toaster, a vacuum cleaner, a lamp and a blanket, "The Brave Little Toaster" was previously made into a traditionally animated film by Hyperion Pictures in 1987. This reboot will be updated to also include technology that didn’t exist back in 1987, including the iPhone.
The deal comes as Waterman assembles a development fund to acquire, option and develop family entertainment projects that "we deem suitable to create CGI/live action hybrid films".
This also includes the rights to "Born Free - The Story of Elsa The Lion" which will be told from the animal’s perspective.
- 9/13/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It appears The Brave Little Toaster will have to be exceedingly courageous once more, as a company called Waterman Entertainment has bought it and plans to turn it into a live-action / CG hybrid film for, you know, kids. Originally published in 1980 by Thomas M Disch, the source book finds a lamp, an electric blanket, a radio, a hoover and a toaster heading off on a quest to find their owner, who they refer to as The Master. We are reliably informed that he’s simply a man and not a rogue Timelord.The tome has a storied history with cinema, since John Lasseter was the first to propose turning it into a film as Disney’s first stab at computer animation. He worked with another future Pixar stalwart, Joe Ranft, on a script, but the project never went ahead and Lasseter had to leave it behind when he left Disney.
- 9/12/2012
- EmpireOnline
Have you ever found yourself having a conversation with an inanimate object? No? Just us then. The movies are full of inanimate objects that prove key to a plot line. Sometimes they come to life while other times – like Keanu Reeves – they remain as inanimate as the day they were created.
Here is our list of the best (and worst) inanimate objects in the history of cinema and television.
1. The Brave Little Toaster
Everyone has there favourite soppy movie and we’ve all cried at our favourite scenes, but for some of us at WhatCulture! one of the most heart wrenching films is an animated tale about one boy and his love for his toaster. He loves his blanket, radio, lamp and vacuum cleaner too but mainly he loves his toaster. And why wouldn’t he? That darned thing has been turning his bread into toast for as long as he can remember.
Here is our list of the best (and worst) inanimate objects in the history of cinema and television.
1. The Brave Little Toaster
Everyone has there favourite soppy movie and we’ve all cried at our favourite scenes, but for some of us at WhatCulture! one of the most heart wrenching films is an animated tale about one boy and his love for his toaster. He loves his blanket, radio, lamp and vacuum cleaner too but mainly he loves his toaster. And why wouldn’t he? That darned thing has been turning his bread into toast for as long as he can remember.
- 6/25/2012
- by Matt Aspin
- Obsessed with Film
Fictional representations of Mars have been popular for over a century and with good reason. Apart from the beauty of the planet’s dramatic red colour, early scientific speculations that its surface conditions might be capable of supporting life have often inspired writers to take on either the possibility that Mars could be colonized by humans or would be incapable of sustaining human life – thus the idea that Martians would one day invade our planet. With the release of Andrew Stanton’s sweeping action-adventure John Carter (a film based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs and set on Mars), I’ve decided to list a few films which also revolve around the mysterious and exotic planet that might be worthy of your time.
#1- Total Recall
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
The premise for Total Recall, a film based on a Philip K. Dick short story ( ‘We Can Remember...
#1- Total Recall
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
The premise for Total Recall, a film based on a Philip K. Dick short story ( ‘We Can Remember...
- 3/10/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Remember all those many months ago, when you purchased a brand new iPad 2? Didn’t the happy little device seemed so young and full of life? It was so much faster than its dilapidated father, the crusty old iPad 1 — not to mention skinnier! Alas, the year has not been kind to your iPad 2. It’s grown old and weary, covered with the dust of a million grubby fingerprints. But there’s good news on the horizon. The state-socialism fanboys at beloved megacorporation Apple have just sent out a press invitation for a mysterious-but-not-really event on March 7. The invitation comes with...
- 2/28/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Brave Little Toaster
Directed by Jerry Rees
Written by Jerry Rees and Joe Ranft
Starring Deanna Oliver, Jon Lovitz, Thurl Ravenscroft
Originality is so rare these days that we latch onto anything that doesn’t smell of being laughably, obviously derivative. Of course, when I say “we,” I mean film buffs because there’s no denying that the latest Transformers film, the third film in a franchise of movies based on a line of toys that inspired a 1980s-era cartoon, is nowhere near original yet made an insane amount of money at the worldwide box office. So not everyone craves originality all of the time. But even the masses crave it enough that when a movie comes along that presents something unique, whether it’s a story, a character, or a new world, we salivate over it like a dog in front of a steak.
And so it is...
Directed by Jerry Rees
Written by Jerry Rees and Joe Ranft
Starring Deanna Oliver, Jon Lovitz, Thurl Ravenscroft
Originality is so rare these days that we latch onto anything that doesn’t smell of being laughably, obviously derivative. Of course, when I say “we,” I mean film buffs because there’s no denying that the latest Transformers film, the third film in a franchise of movies based on a line of toys that inspired a 1980s-era cartoon, is nowhere near original yet made an insane amount of money at the worldwide box office. So not everyone craves originality all of the time. But even the masses crave it enough that when a movie comes along that presents something unique, whether it’s a story, a character, or a new world, we salivate over it like a dog in front of a steak.
And so it is...
- 1/28/2012
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
This week on Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Michael ask the important question: who plays with appliances as a child? This and other burning questions arise as they discuss The Brave Little Toaster, an indie animated film Walt Disney Pictures snatched up after its 1987 release. Both of your hosts were shocked by this cult favorite, mostly because of how much it reminded them of a certain trilogy of computer-animated films about toys, but why ruin all the fun now? You should check out the latest episode of the podcast, and give the show a rating and review on iTunes while you’re at it!
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- 1/28/2012
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Here at Tmp, we’re a bunch of movie nerds...Seems like a no-brainer, but as such, we tend to have unique items on our Christmas lists. So if you’ve got a movie buff that you need to shop for this Christmas, maybe our own individual wishlists will aid you in finding that perfect gift.
Carla
The reason it took so long for me to write something down on my wish list is not lack of wanting something, but it is because I want everything. However, since we are not writing a novel, I did manage to narrow it down to two things:
I love Anthony Hopkins! He is one of my favorite, if not the favorite, older Hollywood actors. The man is undoubtedly a living legend in the film world. What Hopkins fan would not want an autographed photo from Silence of the Lambs? As a bonus, this...
Carla
The reason it took so long for me to write something down on my wish list is not lack of wanting something, but it is because I want everything. However, since we are not writing a novel, I did manage to narrow it down to two things:
I love Anthony Hopkins! He is one of my favorite, if not the favorite, older Hollywood actors. The man is undoubtedly a living legend in the film world. What Hopkins fan would not want an autographed photo from Silence of the Lambs? As a bonus, this...
- 12/12/2011
- by [email protected] (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
I'm going to the latest Academy Celebration of Animation, Mary Blair’s World of Color: A Centennial Tribute, on October 20. Mary Blair died in 1978 and created the concept art for such Disney greats as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella, as well as the character designs for Disneyland's "It's a Small World." Check out the panel to be moderated by animation expert Charles Solomon: Pixar writer-director Pete Docter (Up, Wall-e, Toy Story, Monsters, Inc.), character designer/art director Michael Giaimo (The Brave Little Toaster, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Pocahontas), Disney supervising animator Eric Goldberg (Genie in Aladdin, Phil in Hercules, and Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh), and director (Pocahontas, the “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Carnival of the Animals” segments of ...
- 10/18/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Beverly Hills, CA . The lasting influence of Disney artist Mary Blair will be celebrated through an examination of her concept artwork for “Cinderella,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Peter Pan” in the 1950s during “Mary Blair.s World of Color: A Centennial Tribute,” the latest installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, on Thursday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Several of today.s top animation talents will discuss Blair.s work as an artist and stylist and will also demonstrate how her work has influenced their own. The panel will be moderated by animation critic and film historian Charles Solomon.
Blair.s unmistakably bold and colorful designs continue to inspire artists in all areas of animation today. Her unique and lasting impact on animation continues to this day, though Blair is best known for her...
Several of today.s top animation talents will discuss Blair.s work as an artist and stylist and will also demonstrate how her work has influenced their own. The panel will be moderated by animation critic and film historian Charles Solomon.
Blair.s unmistakably bold and colorful designs continue to inspire artists in all areas of animation today. Her unique and lasting impact on animation continues to this day, though Blair is best known for her...
- 9/29/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Week 8 of of EW’s 2011 Summer Movie Body Count continues with Cars 2 as Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater race back to the big screen for more merchandise-friendly action, while some of their co-stars get sent to the big chop shop in the sky. But, much like the world of auto racing there are certain rules that you must abide by, so be sure to read up on our guidelines. Warning: Dangerous curves and spoilers ahead!
During the second installment of this year’s Summer Movie Body Count (ah, what a simpler time when there were only 155 fictional on-screen...
During the second installment of this year’s Summer Movie Body Count (ah, what a simpler time when there were only 155 fictional on-screen...
- 6/27/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
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