#New Look at the Disney Fantasy – /Film

#New Look at the Disney Fantasy – /Film

“#New Look at the Disney Fantasy – /Film” Walt Disney Animation released a new Raya and the Last Dragon trailer during tonight’s Super Bowl, giving audiences another look at the studio’s newest animated fantasy adventure story. Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) stars as Raya, a lone warrior who goes on a quest…

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#Pre-Order Raya and the Last Dragon Tickets, Premier Access Now – /Film

#Pre-Order Raya and the Last Dragon Tickets, Premier Access Now – /Film

“#Pre-Order Raya and the Last Dragon Tickets, Premier Access Now – /Film” Raya and the Last Dragon had an unusual production process. Completed almost entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Raya and the Last Dragon is also getting an unusual release — though it’s one that’s sort of becoming the norm amid the ongoing pandemic. The Disney animated fantasy-adventure…

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#Laika Bowie State University Partnership Announced – /Film

#Laika Bowie State University Partnership Announced – /Film

“#Laika Bowie State University Partnership Announced – /Film” Laika, the animation studio responsible for Missing Link, Kubo and the Two Strings, Coraline, and more, is teaming with Bowie State University to build the nation’s first stop-motion animation studio at a historically Black college and university (HBCU). The partnership hopes to “enhance BSU’s animation curriculum, with the goal of…

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#Pixar’s Soul Blu-Ray Release Date Announced – /Film

#Pixar’s Soul Blu-Ray Release Date Announced – /Film

“#Pixar’s Soul Blu-Ray Release Date Announced – /Film” Looking forward to adding a little Soul to your home video collection? Pixar’s latest critically acclaimed film has set its home video release for next month, roughly three months after Soul received a pandemic release straight to Disney+. Disney and Pixar announced that Soul will be available on digital, 4K…

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#’Cryptozoo’ is animated instrument of torture

#’Cryptozoo’ is animated instrument of torture

“#’Cryptozoo’ is animated instrument of torture” The animated film “Cryptozoo” begins with a nude hippie grabbing a rock and violently bashing in the head of a unicorn, who just impaled her boyfriend. This should have raised a red flag.  But I kept watching — and wincing — for another 90 obnoxious minutes. Director Dash Shaw’s…

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#Jurassic Park for Mythical Creatures – /Film

#Jurassic Park for Mythical Creatures – /Film

“#Jurassic Park for Mythical Creatures – /Film” “Maybe we’ll find something magical…” There’s something about Cryptozoo that truly captures your imagination. Dash Shaw’s kaleidoscopic animated film follows a group of well-intentioned hunters of mythical creatures, who aim to gather these “cryptids” in a sanctuary called the Cryptozoo. But it’s less a sanctuary than an amusement…

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#How Animators Created the Elaborate “Ave Maria” Sequence for ‘Fantasia’

#How Animators Created the Elaborate “Ave Maria” Sequence for ‘Fantasia’

“#How Animators Created the Elaborate “Ave Maria” Sequence for ‘Fantasia’” Welcome to How’d They Do That? — a bi-monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off. This entry explains why the “Ave Maria” sequence in Disney’s Fantasia was one of the most challenging filmmaking moments in…

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