Sibling rivalry can really put a family through the ole’ ringer, really it can be “H-e-double hockey sticks. But for writers it’s heaven sent, a ready to order formula for drama with a conflict going way, way back to Cain and Abel. It certainly works for all movie genres and formats, even the animated feature films. While a great majority of cartoon heroes and heroines are solo offspring from single parent homes (like Belle and Jasmine) and others are orphans (Aladdin and Mowgli), there have been some siblings mixed in there. There were 99 dalmatians, Ariel had several sisters, and both Wendy Darling and Princess Merida had rambunctious brothers. Oh, and we can’t forget the sister superstars, Elsa and Anna of Frozen (although many parents may want to after hearing “Let it Go” on a near continuous loop). Now comes an animated tale of two brothers with the rivalry ramped to a fever pitch,...
- 3/31/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
For DreamWorks director Tom McGrath (the “Madagascar” franchise), “The Boss Baby” not only provided a personal story about sibling rivalry and corporate displacement, with Alec Baldwin voicing a Trump-like corporate bully, but also the opportunity to create a separate 2D graphic design for several fantasy sequences.
“I think we’ve forgotten our roots a little bit [with CG],” McGrath told IndieWire. “But since we were doing a movie about a 7-year-old’s imagination, we could be very stylized, very abstract, and very colorful. And we had our heroes of animation from the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s to drawn on: Maurice Noble, Mary Blair, Ward Kimball, and Chuck Jones.”
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After dabbling in a 2D sequence for “Madagascar 3,” McGrath experimented further with 2D environments inside the mind of his protagonist, Tim Templeton (voiced by...
“I think we’ve forgotten our roots a little bit [with CG],” McGrath told IndieWire. “But since we were doing a movie about a 7-year-old’s imagination, we could be very stylized, very abstract, and very colorful. And we had our heroes of animation from the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s to drawn on: Maurice Noble, Mary Blair, Ward Kimball, and Chuck Jones.”
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After dabbling in a 2D sequence for “Madagascar 3,” McGrath experimented further with 2D environments inside the mind of his protagonist, Tim Templeton (voiced by...
- 3/30/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
I'm a huge fan of the classic Looney Tunes animated series, but Warner Bros. has yet to make a decent feature film adaptation of it that combines live-action and animation. The last Looney Tunes movie they made was Back in Action made in 2003, before that there was Space Jam in 1996. I wasn't a big fan of either of these films, but they're going to give it yet another try. Once again it will be a hybrid live-action/CG film.
The studio has hired former SNL cast member Jenny Slate to write the script, and they've also brought on David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith, the author of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, and Tim Burton's Dark Shadows script. Harry Potter producer David Heyman is also on board the project.
There seems to be some solid talent attached to the project, but I'm not going to hold my breath for a good movie.
The studio has hired former SNL cast member Jenny Slate to write the script, and they've also brought on David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith, the author of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, and Tim Burton's Dark Shadows script. Harry Potter producer David Heyman is also on board the project.
There seems to be some solid talent attached to the project, but I'm not going to hold my breath for a good movie.
- 9/20/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
From A to Z-z-z-z is my favorite Looney Tunes cartoon that was made. The hilarious animated short was created by Chuck Jones in 1953 and released by Warner Bros. in 1954. The cartoon received an Academy Award for Animated Short Film nomination.
The story features a character named Ralph Phillips, and it's the only cartoon he ever appeared in, which is a shame because he was such a great character! Basically Phillips is stuck in school and he's bored out of his mind, so he starts to have these exciting day dreams to liven things up a bit.
I think the reason I like this so much is that it reminds me of myself. This is the best quality of video I could find on YouTube, but it it doesn't make the content anymore less awesome. Enjoy the show!
The story features a character named Ralph Phillips, and it's the only cartoon he ever appeared in, which is a shame because he was such a great character! Basically Phillips is stuck in school and he's bored out of his mind, so he starts to have these exciting day dreams to liven things up a bit.
I think the reason I like this so much is that it reminds me of myself. This is the best quality of video I could find on YouTube, but it it doesn't make the content anymore less awesome. Enjoy the show!
- 8/19/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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