Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt’s Comedy ‘Nerdland’ Gets Red-Band Trailer
One of the attention-grabbers on the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival slate is “Nerdland,” the starry, adult animated feature that opens the festival’s Viewpoints competition.
Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt lead a cast that includes Hannibal Buress, Mike Judge and Molly Shannon, among others...
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We attended “The Good Dinosaur” premiere this week. Hope you will see it. It's stunningly beautiful and a heartfelt story. We loved it!
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‘Minions’ and Illumination Create a Blockbuster Animation Unit for Universal
Disney has Mickey Mouse, Warners has Bugs Bunny, but until just eight years ago, Universal Studios hadn’t put much stock in cartoon characters. Now, one can hardly reference the studio or its recent success without invoking the Minions...
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‘Home’ Lifts DreamWorks Animation Earnings, Stock Soars
The home entertainment debut of “Home” helped lift profits and revenues at DreamWorks Animation, even though the studio did not have a theatrical release during the fiscal quarter.
Wall Street liked what it saw, with the studio’s stock spiking more than 10% in after-hours trading on the stronger than expected results.
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Exclusive: 'Ice Age' squirrel to make Macy's debut
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is truly squirrelly this year.
A giant balloon of Scrat, the adorable saber-toothed rodent from the animated Ice Age movies, makes his debut alongside fellow cartoon characters...
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Annecy Animation Fest Unveils Lineup, Turns Spotlight on Women
PARIS — The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is set to turn the spotlight on women working in the toon world.
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Salma Hayek-Produced ‘The Prophet’ Opens Annecy Festival
PARIS — The Salma Hayek-produced animated feature “The Prophet” is set to open the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the world’s leading toon fest.
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‘Toy Story 4’ Will Not Continue Plot Of ‘Toy Story 3’
“Toy Story 4” isn’t out for another two years, but we’ve got our first idea of what it might look like. Speaking to Disney Latino, Pixar president Jim Morris said the new sequel will not really look like a traditional sequel at all.
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WME Has Kilt It: Signs Oscar-Winning ‘Brave’ Helmer Mark Andrews
WME has signed Mark Andrews. Sure you know him; he was the only Academy Award winner on Sunday who took the stage in a kilt, when he accepted the Best Animated Film prize for Brave with Brenda Chapman. He wrote and replaced Chapman as director on the Disney film.
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