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Review: The Congress

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Aging actress Robin Wright, feeling overwhelmed by her real-life duties as a mother of two, decides to have her likeness uploaded into a computer, enabling filmmakers to use the digital version of Robin Wright to do whatever they want....

Marvel’s name absent from Big Hero 6 marketing is a financial decision

Posted 12 years ago

Ever since the project was first announced, BIG HERO 6 has been discussed as Marvel’s first animated film since Disney purchased the company. But, once the trailer and marketing material were released, there has been not a single mention of...

Kung Fu Panda director to helm animated Noah’s Ark from the animals’ POV

Posted 12 years ago

Academy Award-nominated director John Stevenson of KUNG FU PANDA fame will direct Unified Pictures first CG-animated feature, inspired by the story of Noah's Ark. The catch this time around is that tells the story from the point of view of...

Cool Videos: Michael Bay’s Up

Posted 12 years ago

This concept has been applied before (anyone remember the different directors of Star Wars?) but I’ve never seen it done quite so well, from the desaturated colors to the lens flares and, of course, the main ingredient to any Michael...

Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur has been dismantled and reimagined

Posted 12 years ago

It hasn’t been an easy production for Pixar’s THE GOOD DINOSAUR; Bob Peterson, the Oscar winning director of UP was replaced and then the movie was pushed from May 30, 2014 to November 25, 2015. Now I’m all for quality...

Ink & Pixel: Top 5 Studio Ghibli Films

Posted 12 years ago

Steve Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I’m always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. In an effort to widen the...

Frozen sequels are coming to a book shelf near you

Posted 12 years ago

Disney’s hugely successful FROZEN is getting a few follow-ups, but not in theatrical form (just yet). Random House has announced that it will release a series of FROZEN sequel books, with the first two entries set to hit shelves next...

The newest trailer for The Book of Life showcases some animated flair

Posted 12 years ago

Earlier this year we got our first glimpse of THE BOOK OF LIFE in motion. Now a new trailer has hit that gives us a better idea of the two worlds showcased in the film. For those of you seeking...

There’s plenty more LEGO movies headed our way

Posted 12 years ago

Yesterday Warner Bros. dropped a whopper of a release schedule in regards to its DC line-up. Between DC and Marvel (and even Sony), comic book fans have a lot to look forward to for the rest of the decade. Going...

Frozen writer Jennifer Lee to pen A Wrinkle in Time film adaptation

Posted 12 years ago

Despite Disney taking the film and over-saturating it to absurd levels, FROZEN’s success is due in large part by co-writer and director Jennifer Lee. She made a name for herself in writing WRECK-IT RALPH, and solidified it with her sophomore...

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