Movie posters are complex entities. Occasionally they are works of art, but this is not its main goal. Their mission is another: to sell a movie, a concept, an image, a title, a tag line. 25 more words

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Michael Arndt acquired prestige as a screenwriter with Little Miss Sunshine (2006), a great character-driven comedy that became a success. The future held for Arndt titles like Oblivion (2013), Hunger Games 2 (2013) and The Force Awakens (2015), but this… … 26 more words

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Snoopy: The Musical is the 31st prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It is an animated adaptation of the musical of the same name, and originally aired on the CBS network on January 29, 1988. This is one of the two musicals in the Peanuts franchise […]

via Do You Remember? #223: Snoopy: The Musical — The Reviewing Network

I started testing the chain animation this week, but not before deciding the exact pose of the chains, as Daad and I had considered earlier the option of chaining the subject to the sea bed rather than the rock, so that the chains extend down into the sea. I thought this might be good for […]

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Original title: Omoide Poro Poro While Hayao Miyazaki sailed an increasingly fantastical journey with his films for Studio Ghibli, the company’s other founder and main director Isao Takahata favoured more down to earth themes. After the harrowing Grave of the Fireflies (1988), he made the altogether gentler but no less impressive Only Yesterday, a poignant […]

via Only Yesterday (1991) — The EOFFTV Review

Pinocchio! Pure, Cinematic Gold! It is an animated masterpiece that deserves to be seen on a large digital platform even today, filled with color and life.

via Film Review: Pinocchio (1940) — Isn’t it the right thing to do?

I’ve been super excited about this Culture Vulture artist interview for ages – another Instagram find through The Social Distance Art Project – artist Raphael Dada- @artbyadrafa on Instagram. I discovered Raphael’s work before George Floyd’s murder and the social justice and civil rights movement that followed and continues to the present (keep it going!). […]

via Interview with artist Raphael Dada – we chat talent, doodles, the importance of language & entering into the creative industry as a black artist…. — The Culture Vulture NE

Now this is some good news – HBO Max has ordered a 12-episode season of an all-new, 2D animated series called Young Love, based on the Oscar-winning short film “Hair Love.” The new series was created by Matthew A. Cherry, who will also serve as showrunner alongside Carl Jones. Timing wasn’t announced but the animation […]

via ‘Hair Love’: HBO Max Orders Animated Series Based on Oscar-Winning Short!! — Welcome to Moviz Ark!

My latest ‘Retro Review‘ does flout my self made rules just a little bit considering I’ve already seen this film, however it is a first time viewing for Mark and its been such a long time since I’ve watched it myself that I think I can justify a teensy little rule breaking. Director: Robert Zemeckis […]

via Retro Review:Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — Love Popcorn