First Look: ‘Julia & Julia’, ‘Stepfather’, ‘Armored’ and More
Posted on December 19, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sony, Fandom, Movie Marketing, Remakes and Sequels, Images
Sony Pictures has provided Cinematical with a brief look at some of their 2009 films, including Julia & Julia, The Stepfather remake, Armored, Obsessed, Max’s Mardi Gras, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Angels & Demons. Some of these images […]
Read More..>>Cinematical Seven: Non-Dysfunctional Movie Families
Posted on November 27, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Classics, Music & Musicals, Family Films, Cinematical Seven
A few years ago, I wrote a Cinematical Seven on my favorite dysfunctional families in films. Everyone has a crazy messed-up movie family they love, whether it’s the Hoovers in Little Miss Sunshine or the Bullocks in My Man Godfrey or the Corleones in the […]
Read More..>>Watch This: The Thief and The Cobbler
Posted on November 26, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Classics, Family Films
Have you ever seen an animated film called Arabian Knight? Or The Princess and the Cobbler? If so then you witnessed the final resting place of one man’s life work. His name is Richard Williams, he’s a brilliant animator, and the story of how it took over twenty years for […]
Read More..>>Review: Bolt
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, New Releases, Disney, Theatrical Reviews, Family Films
I’m trying to muster up some enthusiasm for Disney’s latest animated film, Bolt. It’s cute. It has funny pigeons. My eight-year-old niece is going to like it, especially since Miley Cyrus is involved. It’s the first non-Pixar Disney feature produced by John Lasseter, who directed the […]
Read More..>>New ‘Coraline’ Trailer Hits the Net
Posted on November 20, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Trailers and Clips
Thank you, Henry Selick. I now feel like one of the wimpiest women on Earth. An awesome, new, full-length trailer for Coraline has popped up online. You can see it above, or head over to Yahoo to see it crisp, bigger, and HD (which is so totally […]
Read More..>>‘Color City’ Goes “Woof, Woof, Woof!”
Posted on November 20, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Casting
I might be dating myself with this title, but I couldn’t help it. (The Arsenio Hall Show, get it!?)
The Hollywood Reporter posts that Arsenio Hall, Craig Ferguson, and Rosie Perez are lending their voices to the upcoming animated feature, The Hero of Color City. This is the project that Magnolia picked up […]
Watch This: Even ‘South Park’ is Doing Vampire Shtick
Posted on November 20, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Fandom, Trailers and Clips
Those of you who caught last night’s South Park episode would have noticed a pretty familiar and topical theme: vampires. We’re not sure whether the boys intentionally made sure this episode aired the week Twilight was to arrive in theaters or if they just got lucky, but it […]
Read More..>>Box Office: Twilight Arrives
Posted on November 19, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Horror, Romance, Trailer Trash, Family Films
This past weekend marked the biggest opening in history for a James Bond film and Daniel Craig proved that his successful reimagining of the character in Casino Royale was no fluke. Here’s the top five:1. Quantum of Solace: $67.5 million2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: $35 million3. […]
Stuff and Things: Miley Cyrus Knocks on Oscar’s Door
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Casting, Deals, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Oscar Watch
Here are some stuff and things for your Tuesday (or shall we call it Almost But Not Quite Twilight Friday Yet Day):
Just Added: We don’t have a Captain America just yet, but the film has two writers: The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Christopher […]
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 11/18
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Animation | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, New on DVD, Cinematical Indie
A personal checklist and shopping guide:
Wall-EAs with all great movies, I quickly forgot about everything except the characters and the story. Wall-E sparked some surprising political and sociological debates, but no one can deny the sense of wonder that the boxy robot and his adventures […]