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Belonging in the Spider-Verse: The Psychology of Miles Morales

December 5, 2023 admin

As we look back on films of 2023, a clear highlight was the acclaimed hit Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. At the center of both Spider-Verse movies has been Miles Morales, a character who’s gotten quite the spotlight of late, from the comic books where he originated, to the PlayStation Spider-Man game series — which had…

Animation, Comics, Marvel, Miles Morales, Movies, Psychology, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Pencils vs. Pixels: Ming-Na Wen on Why Hand-Drawn 2D Animation is So Special

November 23, 2023 admin

Animation has been a prevalent part of filmmaking for a century now, with Disney – a company currently celebrating its own 100th anniversary – and others providing countless beloved animated films. But there’s obviously been a notable difference about the majority of big studio animated films from the recent past, compared to those made for…

Animation, Disney, Ming-Na Wen, Movies, Pencils vs. Pixels

Disney’s Once Upon a Studio Brings Together Animation History in an Amazing Way

October 16, 2023 admin

Debuting Sunday night during The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration special on ABC, the new animated short Once Upon a Studio commemorates The Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary with a rather staggering collection of animated characters appearing together in an appropriately heartwarming manner. The brainchild of writer/directors Trent Correy & Dan Abraham (Once…

Animation, Disney, Mickey Mouse, Movies, Once Upon a Studio, Shorts

Disney’s Wish Depicts a Hero and Villain With a Different Kind of Dynamic

September 28, 2023 admin

This morning, the trailer was released for Wish, the 62nd feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, and one that has a lot of significance because it’s opening as the entire Disney company celebrates their 100th anniversary. A few years ago, realizing the anniversary was approaching, Disney Animation Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee (who wrote…

Animation, Disney, Movies, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Wish

Elemental Director on the Film’s Slow Burn Success and the Most Expensive Shot

September 23, 2023 admin

When Elemental opened with just under $30 million at the domestic box office in June, the initial coverage was rather dire, with many outright declaring it a bomb. And yes, that was a notably low number, given it was less than any Pixar movie had opened with since the original Toy Story launched the studio as…

Animation, Disney, Elemental, Movies, Pixar

How Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’s Villain Became a Freaky Mega Mutant

September 1, 2023 admin

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem delivered a very fresh, funny, and engaging take on these well known heroes in a half shell and their world this summer, which extended to the animated film’s bad guys. As explored in our exclusive debut of a clip from the bonus features from the film’s Digital release, available…

Animation, Comics, Digital, Movies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, TMNT

Honest Trailers | Speed Racer

August 30, 2023 admin

Video game adaptation Gran Turismo may have you in the mood for racing movies so with that in mind, Honest Trailers invites you to Speed Racer, which exists in a world where the economy is 95% car-based and the races feel like you’re watching an earthquake at the Hot Wheels factory. With the movie’s most popular sport being…

adaptation, Animation, Honest Trailers, Movie, Movies, speed racer, Television, The Matrix, TV, wachowskis

17 Star Wars Characters Who Have Leapt From Animation to Live-Action

August 29, 2023 admin

When George Lucas launched the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008, alongside Dave Filoni, it seemed possible there might never be any more live-action Star Wars movies, let alone any TV shows. Now though, we have a steady stream of live-action stories coming from a galaxy far, far away. Because every medium Star…

Ahsoka, Ahsoka Tano, Animation, Disney, Disney Plus, Movies, Star Wars, Streaming, TV

A Musical Multiverse Was Created for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

August 16, 2023 admin

One of 2023’s most acclaimed films, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, is now available on Digital, with 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases early next month. Among the bonus features on the home release of Across the Spider-Verse is a look at the creation of the film’s fantastic musical score, and Fandom has two exclusive clips to…

4K, Animation, Comics, Marvel, Movies, Music, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Babylon 5 Creator on How The Road Home Movie Came to Be and What Could Come Next

August 16, 2023 admin

During the ‘90s, when Star Trek was seemingly the only sci-fi franchise with traction on TV, J. Michael Straczynski offered fans a different vision of the future in his own series, Babylon 5. After a pilot episode aired in 1993, Babylon 5 went to series in 1994 and it fulfilled Straczynski’s promise of a five-year…

Animation, Babylon 5, Movies, Sci-fi Films, Science Fiction, TV