Animated Films

Fehérlófia: The Most Beautiful Psychedelic Trip You've Ever Seen

Network Awesome | Posted 05.07.2012

Network Awesome

Without knowing you at all, I can say that Fehérlófia is unlike any other movie you've seen.

'Aladdin' The Musical in Seattle

Posted 09.19.2011

Disney's 1992 animated musical movie Aladdin made a debut as a full-length staged musical in Seattle on July 7th. Book of Mormon Director and choreogr...

Will Classic Animation Or Special Effects Win Out?

Posted 09.11.2011

Most things from childhood become less compelling with age, like that book you loved ("Where the Red Fern Grows," in my case) and subsequently ruined ...

WATCH: Stop Motion 'Zero' Questions The Value Of Life

Posted 09.02.2011

"Zero" is beautiful stop motion short film about a world where people are born into a numerical class system. Our hero is born with a zero on his ches...

'Space Butter': The Final Frontier

Posted 05.25.2011

Remember all those times you've looked to the heavens and screamed, "Why can't someone just make an animated short set in space starring sticks of but...

Cinematic Enchantment via Lubitsch & Chomet: Cluny Brown Revived at Film Forum, The Illusionist Debuts in NY/LA

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Penelope Andrew

It's natural to conflate Cluny Brown and The Illusionist : Both arrive just in time to transport us -- during a holiday season fraught with troubling domestic and international affairs -- to days gone by.

ReelzChannel: Top Ten Stars We Prefer Animated

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons

Okay, so let's just run down the roster here, shall we? The Princess and the Frog had Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, and John Goodman doing voices. T...

Open Letter To James Cameron: Fairness For Visual Effects Artists

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Lee Stranahan

Visual effects artists typically work with no contract, no paid vacation, no benefits, and often no paid overtime. And because of the nature of the work health problems are common.

CultureZohn Off the C(H)uff: Marge Belcher Champion, the Secret Weapon Behind Disney's Snow White

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Patricia Zohn

2010-02-05-margeoull2.jpg The story of the women who stood behind the Mouse during the Golden Age of Animation comes to light in Vanity Fair.

Interview with Nina Paley, Animator and Director of Sita Sings the Blues, a Fantastic Jazz Musical Retelling of the Ramayana

Alex Remington | Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Remington

American cartoonist Nina Paley has one of the hottest indie movies around, Sita Sings the Blues (rating: 86), her animated retelling of the classic Hi...

Behind The Filming Of One Of My Favorite Fantastic Mr. Fox Performances

Wes Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Wes Anderson

When you're making an animated film, one of the big differences is that you can add scenes, change dialogue, and re-write as you're going along.

In Pixar's Up, Two Chairs Mean the World (SPOILERS)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Blankenship

I never thought I'd cry while wearing 3-D glasses.