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04.15.06 by Widge @ 4:24 am  So I found this papercraft version of Howl's Castle from Miyazaki's latest film. This was pointed out by the fine folks at MAKE Blog. (Update: It's been taken down and re-found at its new home thanks to PaperKraft.) An excellent fantasy that marks a return to coherent form over Spirited Away (of which I was one of perhaps five Miyazaki fans who didn't dig the movie--c'est la guerre), it's about a young woman (Emily Mortimer) who runs into the Howl (Christian Bale) of the title and winds up with a curse placed upon her by the Witch of the Waste (Lauren Bacall). Her quest to return to normal leads her to meet an array of fantastic characters and of course, the normal other-things you run into in a fantastical quest: danger, villains, mayhem, and hijinks. Not necessarily in that order. While it's nowhere near the special edition we're sure this thing got in Japan, this Buena Vista release gives you the most important part: the movie looking damn good. There's also a short "behind-the-mic" featurette, interviews with Pete Docter and John Lasseter, a visit by Miyazaki to Pixar Studios, trailers, and the complete storyboards of the film. Categorized as: Animation
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03.25.06 by Widge @ 1:42 am Cartoon Brew is bringing the wacky Disney noise. In addition to a magazine ad where it's Mickey Mouse vs. gonorrhea, they also posted linkage to the Google video above: Walt Disney presents VD ATTACK PLAN! Categorized as: Animation
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03.18.06 by Widge @ 6:08 pm A tantalizing tidbit of a show you didn't get to see, from Webster Colcord. Hey, it's got us written all over it: giant robot woken from sleep by a silent mixmaster and sent to defend the city? Sweet! Shame Nickelodeon passed on it. Categorized as: Animation
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01.26.06 by HTQ4 @ 2:14 pm  Film: Written by Robert Zemeckis and William Boyle, Jr., based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg Features:
Released by: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment My Advice: Rent it. Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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01.26.06 by Widge @ 10:55 am  When I first heard the story about Disney absorbing Pixar, I was apprehensive, to say the least. Sure, the rumors said that Steve Jobs would wind up the #1 Disney megastockholder, but that didn't seem like enough insurance to me. Disney, after all, corrupts everything that is good and pure and, you know, original and creative...so I was freaking the hell out. Categorized as: Animation
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12.06.05 by Widge @ 2:13 am  It's like those watercolors you did when you were in art class. Except, you know, this looks good. And has blades in it. Found via Screenhead. Categorized as: Animation
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12.02.05 by Widge @ 8:26 pm What I find most amusing about this nifty little CG short is that it's basically what life is like around the Needcoffee offices 24/7. Direct link for the feedreaders. Found via Screenhead. Categorized as: Animation
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11.15.05 by Widge @ 9:33 am  Ever watch a film and you realize that you're not sure which of two characters you empathize with more? Yeah. Found via Screenhead. Categorized as: Animation
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11.08.05 by Widge @ 2:27 am  Jim Hill Media has a nice round-up of what their sources are telling them Pixar wants from Disney...and probably what they'll get. We can only hope and pray. While you're there, check out their context for Chicken Little's box office. Categorized as: Animation
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10.27.05 by HTQ4 @ 2:10 am   Film: Written by Melody Fox and Carin Greenberg Baker, based on the books by Crockett Johnson Features:
Released by: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment My Advice: Rent it to try it out on your kids and then buy it if necessary Harold has an incredible talent. With his amazing purple crayon (that never needs sharpening), he can create all kinds of new worlds for him to enter and he has many amazing adventures in these very purple worlds. Most of his adventures take place on nights that he's having trouble sleeping. Anyway, he enjoys having adventures in the rain, with musicians that he's created, and flying through the air! Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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