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Shrek's Donkey named most-loved movie animal

3 July 2009 4:10 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

He loves parfait, has “freakish mutant babies” with a female dragon and can belt out quite the musical number with Puss in Boots. Yes, we’re talking about Donkey, the smart-mouthed sidekick from the Shrek movies who has been voted the most-loved movie animal in a new poll by DVD rental service LOVEFiLM. The animated ass (we’re not being rude – that’s its name!), voiced by Hollywood comedian Eddie Murphy might not be a “noble steed”, but he sure is popular snapping up more than one in four votes polled from the 2,000+ counted. Click over to find out what other cherished creatures rated.

Coming second to Donkey was Simba, the curious lion cub that grows to become a fearless pack leader in Disney’s 1994 smash The Lion King. Third was Baloo the Bear from sing-along masterpiece The Jungle Book, fourth went to Dory, the memory-challenged Regal Tang fish from

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Atomic Team Review: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

1 July 2009 7:33 AM, PDT | From Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news

Philip Barrett: I’d never been introduced to the Ice Age films until this most recent outing. Oh sure, I’d heard of them and was mildly interesting in seeing the first one, but for whatever reason I never got to it. The first did receive pretty decent reviews while the second was pretty much reviled by anyone under seven. Fox still thinks there’s an appeal (or they heard the term “Strike!”) and have decided to give us a third entry in the franchise.

Andy Gathman: I saw the first Ice Age when we were visiting relatives and my then-three-year-old happened upon the movie box and insisted on watching it with us. Though he was enthralled, laughing wildly throughout, I felt I could take it or leave it. It seemed very much a movie for children and not nearly as well developed as, say, Shrek (Dreamworks) or Finding Nemo

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Weekend Box Office: 'Revenge of the Fallen' Defines Critic-Proof

29 June 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Well, don't we all feel a little silly. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the movie that received the most hysterically negative reviews of 2009 opened to by far the year's biggest numbers -- $201 million since Wednesday, according to estimates. That's just a couple million shy of the first-five-days-of-release record set by The Dark Knight, though that movie opened on a Thursday. (It's tough to truly compare opening weekends of mega-blockbusters these days, since God knows on what day of the week they all hit theaters.) I hope everyone is looking forward to Transformers 3, where Autobots will discover fart jokes.

The only movie to dare take on Revenge of the Fallen in wide release, was the Nick Cassavetes weepie My Sister's Keeper, which opened to a respectable $12 million -- almost as strong as Cassavetes' The Notebook, though unlikely to be carried to an $80 million cume by good word-of-mouth. Year One took a big tumble,

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Eugene Novikov

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The new Us Ponyo trailer features an unexpected superheroine…

26 June 2009 3:29 PM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

Two things I have to say about the new Ponyo trailer Disney just released.

 

1: What stunningly beautiful imagery !!!

Nice choice of shots, the trailer doesn’t give everything away but demonstrates just how wicked the animation is in this thing.

And in HD too, so I can watch it in near-infinite sharpness as often as I like till the BluRay is released. Bliss…

 

2: What the hell is Liam Neeson saying?

“The whole world is out of balance. Ponyo, you have to trust me! You’re the only one who can save the planet !! Do it now !!!”

And Boom! Away she goes, off to save the world… or so it seems in the trailer.

 

Huh?? That makes absolutely zero sense. And I have seen the film, even! Ponyo as a trained superheroine, on a mission?

Has Disney done a complete re-imagining of the plot, using vastly altered text? Or

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Ard Vijn

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‘The Matrix’ To ‘The Dark Knight’: Oscar Best Picture Near-Misses Of The Past Decade

25 June 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the Best Picture category centerpiece at the yearly Oscar awards show will be expanded to include 10 nominees. We MTV Movies Team staffers were not amused.

In the wake of the announcement, many accusations surfaced that this move is nothing more than a ratings ploy. For many, the allegations spring from the fact that “The Dark Knight” — a universally regarded hit and currently the fourth-highest grossing film of all time — was snubbed for a Best Pic nomination. That got me thinking about all of the other incredible films which have fallen victim to Oscar politics over the years…

2008 — Is anyone really going to dispute that “The Dark Knight” should have taken home a statue? Or at least gotten a shot at taking home a statue? No? I didn’t think so. Moving on…

2007 — There are plenty to choose from in

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Weekend Box Office: 'The Proposal' Wins a Busy Weekend

22 June 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

It may have seemed like an "off" week by summer standards in terms of releases, but two debuts and two strong holdovers meant that four films grossed $20 million or more, which is rare for a non-holiday weekend. The top dog, surprisingly, turned out to be The Proposal, which rode a genial marketing campaign and a set of sneak previews to $34 million dollars -- Sandra Bullock's best opening weekend ever, by far. (Related question: did Bullock "open" this movie? I'm inclined to think not, though it's a perfect role for her.)

Year One is a bit tougher to read. Certainly with the Cera/Black/Ramis combination, it was expected to open bigger. Generally poor reviews didn't help; I haven't seen the film, so I'm a bit handicapped in the analysis. If I had to guess, I'd say that people saw it as a bit of a novelty item. Silliness can

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Eugene Novikov

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Cancer Sufferer Lands Private Screening Of Up

22 June 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Studio bosses at animation company Disney/Pixar made brave 10-year-old Colby Curtin's dying wish come true by staging a special screening of their hit new film Up at her home - seven hours before vascular cancer claimed her life.

A friend alerted Pixar bosses to Curtin's dream of seeing the film before she died and they shipped a copy of the movie to her home in Huntington Beach, California so the ailing girl could check it out with family and friends.

Colby had been keen to see Up, but her worsening condition meant she wasn't able to leave home to go to a cinema.

Her grateful mum, Lisa Curtin, tells the Oc Register newspaper, "When I watched it (the film), I had really no idea about the content of the theme of the movie (but) I just know that word 'up' and all of the balloons... meant that (Colby) was going to go up. Up to heaven."

In the film, which is tipped to become the second biggest animated movie ever - behind Finding Nemo, a widowed pensioner, a boy scout and a dog take off on a high-flying adventure in a balloon-filled house.

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Dreamworks Animation Aims For Monsters Inc Meets Casper With Boo U.

19 June 2009 1:07 AM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Last month, DreamWorks Animation announced their plans for the next three years. The animation studio was developing three possible projects for the November 12th 2012 release date: Chris Sanders' caveman comedy The Croods, Andrew Adamson's adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Truckers, and a Super Secret Ghost project which asks what ghosts think about humans. Apparently DreamWorks has settled on the ghost film, titled internally Boo U. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film tells the story of a ghost who is bad at his job and must return to ghost school. Jon Vitti, who was a writer on The Simpsons and King of the Hill, is working on the screenplay. And the film will be directed by Tony Leondis, the filmmaker behind the forgettable Weinstein Co animated comedy Igor and the not-so-great direct to video sequel Lilo & Stitch 2. Pixar had A Bugs Life, Dreamworks had Ants. Pixar released Finding Nemo,

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3-D Ticket Prices Give Pixar’s Up a Huge Box Office Advantage

17 June 2009 10:10 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

Well it seems that Up is very quickly becoming one of Pixar's most successful movies ever, silencing any naysayers who thought that an older protagonist might limit moviegoer interest. In less than a month, it has already become the third-highest grossing movie for 2009, and analysts are predicting that it will have enough oomph to surpass The Incredibles to become the second-highest-grossing Pixar flick ever (behind Finding Nemo). But hold on a minute... there's a catch. None of Pixar's previous movies were released in 3-D! Apparently that the higher ticket prices for 3-D screenings are a major reason why Up has been making so much money thus far. According to Variety [1], Up's 3-D release made up 40% of the total screen count, but 60% of its total bank. The second biggest movie of the year, Monsters vs Aliens, was also released primarily in 3-D. Coincidence? Uh... no. Suddenly it's becoming very clear why

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Sean

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Up Sets Course For Number Two On The Animated Film List

16 June 2009 6:30 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hit family film Up is on course to become the second biggest animated movie of all time, behind fish tale Finding Nemo.

The quirky 3-D film, about a grumpy old man and a boy scout who become unlikely adventure partners, has already grossed over $187 million (£124.6 million) in America alone in less than a month.

That puts the picture in fifth place behind Ratatouille, Wall-e, The Incredibles and Finding Nemo.

Experts predict Up will easily sail past The Incredibles' $261.4 million (£174.2 million) U.S. box office haul before the end of its cinema run. But the movie is unlikely to reach Finding Nemo, which scored a whopping $339.7 million (£226.4 million) at the U.S. box office alone in 2003.

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John Carter of Mars. Dustin Lance Black of California

16 June 2009 2:27 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Today's one-post-that-really-ought-to-be-two-posts's theme is gratuitous nudity.

Let's start with John Carter of Mars. My disappointment that the film would not be a Pixar animated effort (I was quite excited at the prospect of a 'toon that wasn't for little children and for Pixar to spread their current excellence into other genres) has been somewhat tempered knowing that Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) will be trying his hand at live action (interesting). I like Taylor Kitsch who'll be playing the titular role. Anybody who watches Friday Night Lights knows that there's a nice unforced depth to his acting that you couldn't really see in his cameo in Wolverine. Lynn Collins (also from Wolverine) will play his eventual betrothed Dejah Thoris. Coming Soon reports that Thomas Haden Church may be appearing in the film as well. Since the role is supposed to be very dramatic and Church is a "name" I'm assuming we're talking about a substantial role.

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The Back Page: 23 News Items

16 June 2009 10:28 AM, PDT | From The Cinema Post | See recent The Cinema Post news

This fascinating blog from Alexx Henry Photography details the process of making a highly impressive “living” movie poster for of all things, a Hallmark movie called “Mrs. Washington Goes To Smith”. This is an exciting design concept you can expect to see become more and more popular. Think of them as highly advanced animated Gifs, the aim is to make you think you are looking at a still image. They are the future of online advertising and design. Direct links to the finished product: 1, 2, 3.

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The guys over at Chud report that Marcus Nispel has replaced Brett Ratner to direct the planned “Conan the Barbarian” remake. Nispel has plenty of remake experience having directed both “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)” and “Friday The 13th (2009)”. Next question: Who will play Conan?

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The very awesome Bloody Disgusting have a scoop on who is being lined up to direct the Robert Rodriguez produced “Predator” remake “Predators”…. Neil Marshall.

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Reel Talk Mixtape: Tuesday, June 16th

16 June 2009 10:14 AM, PDT | From ReelTalkTV.com | See recent ReelTalkTV.com news

According to Variety, “Up” is on its way to be the second-highest-grossing Pixar film ever. So far, “Up” has secured $187.4 million at the domestic office and will likely surpass “Ratatouille’s” $206.4 million, “Wall-e’s” $223.8 million and maybe even “The Incredibles’” $261.4 million. The only Pixar film “Up” is unlikely to catch is “Finding Nemo” which took in a whopping $339.7 million. The one event that may burst some of the film’s balloons is the release of Fox’s 3D cartoon “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” on July 1st.

Natalie Portman will dance for Darren Aronofsky. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Portman will play a ballerina battling a rival dancer in the supernatural thriller “Black Swan.” The paranormal element of the plot is that it’s unclear whether this rival is a real person or just a figment of Portman’s character’s imagination. The film was originally set up at

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CGOverdrive starts on a promising note

16 June 2009 3:05 AM, PDT | From BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news

Now in its fourth edition, CG Overdrive 2009 - Asia's unparalleled Computer Graphics (CG) event dedicated to CG professionals, enthusiasts, students, producers, vendors and buyers - has begun and this year it will see five local and internationally renowned schools exhibiting for the first time, making it a total of nine schools at the show. Testament to the strong growth of the local CG industry, the schools will be at CG Overdrive this year to recruit students that will fill the 10,000 jobs to be created by 2015. Of these schools is the prestigious Ringling College of Art and Design, which has earned a reputation for its close working relationship with Pixar Animation Studios and LucasArts. The other notable schools include 3DSense Media School, Academy of Art University, DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore, Fzd School of Design, Lasalle College of the Arts, Raffles Design Institute, Sae Institute Singapore and Sheridan Global. Justin Chua,

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CGOverdrive starts on a promising note

16 June 2009 3:05 AM, PDT | From BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news

Now in its fourth edition, CG Overdrive 2009 - Asia's unparalleled Computer Graphics (CG) event dedicated to CG professionals, enthusiasts, students, producers, vendors and buyers - has begun and this year it will see five local and internationally renowned schools exhibiting for the first time, making it a total of nine schools at the show. Testament to the strong growth of the local CG industry, the schools will be at CG Overdrive this year to recruit students that will fill the 10,000 jobs to be created by 2015. Of these schools is the prestigious Ringling College of Art and Design, which has earned a reputation for its close working relationship with Pixar Animation Studios and LucasArts. The other notable schools include 3DSense Media School, Academy of Art University, DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore, Fzd School of Design, Lasalle College of the Arts, Raffles Design Institute, Sae Institute Singapore and Sheridan Global. Justin Chua,

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Weekend Report: Lush 'Hangover,' 'Up' Linger Over Typical 'Taking'

15 June 2009 1:23 PM, PDT | From Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news

The good times continued to roll for The Hangover and Up, though not so much for the new movies and the box office as a whole. Hangover kept its buzz going with $32.8 million, while Up maintained its slow descent with $30.8 million. While those pictures were bustling, overall business was down 24 percent from the same weekend last year and had the lowest attendance for the timeframe in over a decade. Imbibing an exceptional $104.8 million in ten days, The Hangover saw the smallest dip among nationwide releases, down 27 percent. The ribald comedy held better than Knocked Up at the same point, but not quite as well as Wedding Crashers. Regardless of the percentage drops, though, it's grossed significantly more than those pictures at the ten-day mark, even when adjusted for ticket price inflation, and has flown way above genre norms. Up eased 30 percent and its tally climbed to $187.4 million in 17 days, the

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Gambit is Disney’s John Carter of Mars

15 June 2009 9:35 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

Looks like things are finally starting to move forward on Disney's long-gestating John Carter of Mars, with the first two major casting announcements coming this week and another rumoured addition possibly to follow. Some may remember that this project went through various producers and directors over the years, most recently billed as potentially being Pixar's first ever live-action film. There was a point when some thought that Brad Bird might direct, but since then Andrew Stanton (Wall-e, Finding Nemo) has taken over the reins (although Pixar itself will not be involved). This week The Hollywood Reporter [1] confirmed that Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) will star as the film's protagonist John Carter, an American Civil War veteran who is transported to a dying planet Mars. Based on the first in a series of pulp novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs from the early 1900s, the movie finds John Carter

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Weekend Box Office: 'The Hangover', 'Up' Hang On

15 June 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

The Hangover is officially the summer's biggest breakout hit. Its closest analogue is Wedding Crashers, which, four summers ago, was carried by positive word-of-mouth to a final gross nearly seven times its opening weekend. The Hangover has bigger raw numbers, but its second weekend drop -- 25% -- is comparable. For a film that opened to $45 million, and without any sort of holiday boost, that's pretty remarkable. It will have some competition next weekend in the form of Year One, but it may not matter much; its word-of-mouth appears to be the stuff that dreams are made of.

Pixar's Up is also going gangbusters in second place. It is now running a mere $4 million behind Pixar box office champion Finding Nemo. At this point it's anybody's game.

The weekend's two wide openers -- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and Imagine That Imagine That opened pretty much to expectations. Pelham did a respectable $25 million,

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Eugene Novikov

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In My Opinion: Ranking Pixar's First Ten Films

15 June 2009 3:54 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Ranking Pixar's First Ten Films I wanted to post this list the same week Pixar's Up hit theaters, but I didn't want to put it together before rewatching a few of the Pixar films I hadn't watched for some time. Most notably was Monsters, Inc., which I had only seen once and definitely needed to revisit. I also rewatched Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Cars and Finding Nemo. Yeah, it's been all Pixar all the time for the past week around my house and I'm not complaining. Now, let's see how things worked out... A Bug's Life (1998) I rewatched this one when Disney released it on Blu-ray last month and I while I still like this film I was surprised at how simple the story is considering how much more elaborate Pixar storytelling has gotten. A Bug's Life is a cute little movie with cute characters and

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John Carter of Mars finally lifts off to big screen

15 June 2009 2:58 AM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

It Looks like the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series John Carter of Mars is finally going to be turned into a movie following more than seven decades of aborted missions.

Taylor Kitsch, who played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Lynn Collins, who starred alongside him as Kayla Silverfox, have now signed on for the lead roles in the Disney film adaptation.

Kitsch will play the title character, beating off competition from other names including Jon Hamm and Josh Duhamel, while Collins has been cast as Martian princess Dejah Thoris.

The casting was announced by The Hollywood Reporter and, in addition, Thomas Haden Church (who played Sandman in Spider-Man 3) has told Reel Talk he is in talks for a part in the movie.

The movie will be directed by Andrew Stanton, who wrote the script with Mark Andrews. In April, American author Mark Chabon was hired to rework the screenplay,

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David Bentley

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