There’s a scene in the 2010 film Eat Pray Love where Julia Roberts’s character Liz basks in the experience of eating a guilt-free pizza. It was an important character moment for her–and for many audience members. And whatever your specific dietary preferences or requirements may be, we hope that you’ll enjoy whatever your guilt-free “pizza moment” is this Thanksgiving, surrounded by friends and family (chosen or otherwise.)
Food, of course, has played as major a role in cinema as any other basic human biological function, from the sprawling bowls of pasta in the works of Martin Scorsese, to the last decade’s trend of thoughtfully investigative health-leaning food docs such as Food Inc. and Forks Over Knives. Today, though, we’re leaving the scare-mongering at the kids’ table and indulging in some seriously calorie-dense, celebratory depictions of food on film.
So cinch up that lobster bib and...
Food, of course, has played as major a role in cinema as any other basic human biological function, from the sprawling bowls of pasta in the works of Martin Scorsese, to the last decade’s trend of thoughtfully investigative health-leaning food docs such as Food Inc. and Forks Over Knives. Today, though, we’re leaving the scare-mongering at the kids’ table and indulging in some seriously calorie-dense, celebratory depictions of food on film.
So cinch up that lobster bib and...
- 11/21/2023
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
What began as a “hey, kids, let’s put on a show!” by some ambitious TikTok users grew into a million-dollar fundraiser, kicking off 2021 with some much-needed cheer. Yes, “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” made us all forget about the headache-inducing year that passed and put a smile on our faces (even if for only a few minutes). Here’s a look at the stellar cast of the virtual concert and the animated counterparts they played in the 2007 Pixar film.
Tituss Burgess as Remy, an average rat with very big dreams of becoming a chef. Patton Oswald voiced him in the film.
Andrew Barth Feldman as Alfredo Linguini, a young man who failed as a cook and is as kindhearted as he is clumsy. Lou Romano voiced him in the film.
Ashley Park as Colette Tatou, the only female in the male-dominated world of fine cuisine, which has made her tough and assertive.
Tituss Burgess as Remy, an average rat with very big dreams of becoming a chef. Patton Oswald voiced him in the film.
Andrew Barth Feldman as Alfredo Linguini, a young man who failed as a cook and is as kindhearted as he is clumsy. Lou Romano voiced him in the film.
Ashley Park as Colette Tatou, the only female in the male-dominated world of fine cuisine, which has made her tough and assertive.
- 1/2/2021
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
As expected, the Creative Arts Emmy competition Sunday turned out to be a sci-fi smackdown between Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and HBO’s “Westworld,” and each split the night with five awards apiece.
The Duffer Brothers’ ’80s homage to Steven Spielberg and Stephen King, “Stranger Things” won for outstanding editing, main title theme music, main title design, sound editing, and casting. The Jonathan Nolan/ Lisa Joy sci-fi/western, “Westworld,” earned outstanding special visual effects (the domain of “Game of Thrones” five years running), makeup (non-prosthetic), hairstyling, sound mixing, and creative achievement in interactive media.
However, if recent history proves a reliable harbinger, “Stranger Things” has the edge in the race for next Sunday’s Outstanding Series competition because of its editing victory. That’s because the last five outstanding editing winners have also taken home the big prize.
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The Duffer Brothers’ ’80s homage to Steven Spielberg and Stephen King, “Stranger Things” won for outstanding editing, main title theme music, main title design, sound editing, and casting. The Jonathan Nolan/ Lisa Joy sci-fi/western, “Westworld,” earned outstanding special visual effects (the domain of “Game of Thrones” five years running), makeup (non-prosthetic), hairstyling, sound mixing, and creative achievement in interactive media.
However, if recent history proves a reliable harbinger, “Stranger Things” has the edge in the race for next Sunday’s Outstanding Series competition because of its editing victory. That’s because the last five outstanding editing winners have also taken home the big prize.
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- 9/11/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
This year’s animated Oscar contenders offer brave new worlds: a unique mammal metropolis (“Zootopia”), a fantasy Japan (“Kubo and the Two Strings”), an untapped Polynesian paradise (“Moana”), a fuzzy fiber art environment (“Trolls”) and a tactile hybrid between storybook fantasy and reality (“The Little Prince”).
“Zootopia”
Disney’s design team built an imaginatively diverse animal world where predator and prey co-exist comprised of five boroughs: Savanna Central (downtown), Tundratown, Rain Forest District, Sahara Square and Bunnyburrow. But what’s unique about Zootopia is that it’s a global city built by animals for animals.
As a result, there are multipurpose public buildings where all animals can interact with each other along with others specifically designed for certain mammals. However, human architecture is evident throughout while animal patterns are part of the design DNA. They experimented with different layouts for the various districts in a Disneyland-like pattern, which required both logistical and dramatic logic.
“Zootopia”
Disney’s design team built an imaginatively diverse animal world where predator and prey co-exist comprised of five boroughs: Savanna Central (downtown), Tundratown, Rain Forest District, Sahara Square and Bunnyburrow. But what’s unique about Zootopia is that it’s a global city built by animals for animals.
As a result, there are multipurpose public buildings where all animals can interact with each other along with others specifically designed for certain mammals. However, human architecture is evident throughout while animal patterns are part of the design DNA. They experimented with different layouts for the various districts in a Disneyland-like pattern, which required both logistical and dramatic logic.
- 12/27/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Director Mark Osborne (“Kung Fu Panda”) knew instantly that “The Little Prince” wouldn’t work in CG. The world was too delicate and tactile. He also didn’t want to merely adapt the popular novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. So he came up with a hybrid approach with stop-motion and CG to delineate storybook fantasy from reality in exploring the tender friendship between The Aviator (Jeff Bridges) and The Little Girl (Mackenzie Foy).
Read More: ‘The Little Prince’ Review: Netflix Delivers A Strange, Satisfying, Star-Studded Adaptation Of The Kid Lit Classic
“I had to do some creative experimentation to protect the book and use CG in a way that would help reflect some themes in the book,” Osborne told IndieWire. “And using the two techniques was one of those early ideas that everybody was intrigued by but nobody knew how we were going to pull off.”
Turns out that the...
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“I had to do some creative experimentation to protect the book and use CG in a way that would help reflect some themes in the book,” Osborne told IndieWire. “And using the two techniques was one of those early ideas that everybody was intrigued by but nobody knew how we were going to pull off.”
Turns out that the...
- 11/23/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Twenty years ago Pixar Animation Studios released their first feature-length film: Toy Story. It was the first completely computer generated film out there and changed everything. Every other studio making animated films has been trying to catch up to them, not only in terms of technological achievements but in crafting stories that make everyone old and young laugh, cry, and thrilled. Not every single film they've made has been a home run, but their track record thus far has been pretty impressive. This year's release Inside Out is no exception, arriving as the fifteenth feature in the animation house's stable. Given the occasion, I've taken it upon myself to rank Pixar's first fifteen features to settle once and for all what is the best and worst from the studio. I contemplated bringing in the short films that precede each of their features, as many are just exquisite if not better than the films they accompany,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse heads to Cannes with American director Mark Osborne’s anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince, as well as Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red Army.
The $80m The Little Prince is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will attend the market to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British screenwriter Irena Brignull. The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) is the second most translated book in the world.
“The film intertwines a contemporary tale of a little girl who discovers The Little Prince through a reclusive elderly neighbour,” said Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval.
The feature combines CG animation for the real world of the little girl and stop-motion animation for the world of the book as imagined by her.
The English-language...
The $80m The Little Prince is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will attend the market to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British screenwriter Irena Brignull. The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) is the second most translated book in the world.
“The film intertwines a contemporary tale of a little girl who discovers The Little Prince through a reclusive elderly neighbour,” said Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval.
The feature combines CG animation for the real world of the little girl and stop-motion animation for the world of the book as imagined by her.
The English-language...
- 5/5/2014
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse will also launch sales on Nicole Kidman starrer Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red ArmyWild Bunch will launch sales on American director Mark Osborne’s highly anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince at Cannes.The $80m work is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.The director will be in Cannes
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse will also launch sales on Nicole Kidman starrer Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red Army
Wild Bunch will launch sales on American director Mark Osborne’s highly anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince at Cannes.
The $80m work is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will be in Cannes to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British...
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse will also launch sales on Nicole Kidman starrer Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red Army
Wild Bunch will launch sales on American director Mark Osborne’s highly anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince at Cannes.
The $80m work is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will be in Cannes to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British...
- 5/5/2014
- ScreenDaily
Time for some wholesome fun – what are the best movies for the whole family to enjoy? From Bambi to Spirited Away, here are the Guardian and Observer critics' top 10
• Top 10 romantic movies
• Top 10 action movies
• Top 10 comedy movies
• Top 10 horror movies
• Top 10 sci-fi movies
• Top 10 crime movies
• Top 10 arthouse movies
10. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming previously collaborated on You Only Live Twice, but this feels closer to a true fusion: James Bond for juniors with a modern fairytale element. It's easy to unpick who did what: from Fleming's side you get a gadget-stuffed car, a heroine with an absurdly suggestive name (Sally Ann Howes' Truly Scrumptious), a Bond-style baddie (Gert "Goldfinger" Frobe) and a daring assault on his secret lair. It was also produced by Bond-merchant Cubby Broccoli, with sets by Ken Adam. And from Dahl's side you get empathetic children's plight (essential with two...
• Top 10 romantic movies
• Top 10 action movies
• Top 10 comedy movies
• Top 10 horror movies
• Top 10 sci-fi movies
• Top 10 crime movies
• Top 10 arthouse movies
10. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming previously collaborated on You Only Live Twice, but this feels closer to a true fusion: James Bond for juniors with a modern fairytale element. It's easy to unpick who did what: from Fleming's side you get a gadget-stuffed car, a heroine with an absurdly suggestive name (Sally Ann Howes' Truly Scrumptious), a Bond-style baddie (Gert "Goldfinger" Frobe) and a daring assault on his secret lair. It was also produced by Bond-merchant Cubby Broccoli, with sets by Ken Adam. And from Dahl's side you get empathetic children's plight (essential with two...
- 10/27/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Hot on the heels of yesterday's news of Henry Selick's The Shadow King being at Efm, our friends over at Bleeding Cool have scored themselves the sales art and even uncovered the flick's voice cast. Read on!
In The Shadow King Jaden Betts will star as Hap; Pamela Adlon as Richard; Brendan Gleeson as Darce; Jeffrey Tambor as Cuzzie Bell; and Catherine O’Hara as Miss Fern.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg (Frankenweenie, Coraline); Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend of the Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole; Production Designer Lou Romano (The Incredibles); Editor Wyatt Jones (Immortals, Rango, Tron: Legacy, Zodiac); and composer Bruno Coulais (Coraline).
Synopsis
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with...
In The Shadow King Jaden Betts will star as Hap; Pamela Adlon as Richard; Brendan Gleeson as Darce; Jeffrey Tambor as Cuzzie Bell; and Catherine O’Hara as Miss Fern.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg (Frankenweenie, Coraline); Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend of the Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole; Production Designer Lou Romano (The Incredibles); Editor Wyatt Jones (Immortals, Rango, Tron: Legacy, Zodiac); and composer Bruno Coulais (Coraline).
Synopsis
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with...
- 2/6/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
After the project was canceled by Disney last year, it was announced yesterday Henry Selick’s The Shadow King was moving forward with K5 International. We now have the first image from the movie and the main voice cast list.
“The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother Richard and ultimately destroying New York.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg, (Frankenweenie, Coraline), Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole,...
“The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother Richard and ultimately destroying New York.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg, (Frankenweenie, Coraline), Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole,...
- 2/6/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Good news for those of you who prefer your horror more on the animated and wondrous side of the fence. This year's European Film Market just may be the place where the world will witness the rise of The Shadow King!
From the Press Release
Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature, The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother,...
From the Press Release
Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature, The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother,...
- 2/5/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
After the project was put on hold by Disney, it has now been announced that The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline director Henry Selick has partnered with producer Josh Penn and K5 International for his latest stop-motion project, The Shadow King:
“Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s...
“Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s...
- 2/5/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
In 2010 it was announced that Henry Selick, the beloved director of “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” had left Laika Studios, the Portland, Oregon-based animation studio run by Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight. Knight had hired Selick back in 2002 to help transition the studio from Will Vinton Studios (home of the California Raisins, among others) into a 21st century powerhouse. Selick’s first animated feature, the gorgeous “Coraline,” was released in 2009, but just a year later Disney and Pixar came courting and Selick packed his bags. Things have been quiet for a little while but some details have started to emerge about his Pixar project, while Disney has signed him on to a highly coveted property.
First, the Pixar stuff – when Selick was hired by Pixar, many thought it would simply be the studio’s stop-motion animation division, housed on the same sprawling campus as Pixar proper. But Selick has control...
First, the Pixar stuff – when Selick was hired by Pixar, many thought it would simply be the studio’s stop-motion animation division, housed on the same sprawling campus as Pixar proper. But Selick has control...
- 4/28/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Horrible Bosses – Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
Zookeeper – Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
Movie of the Week
Horrible Bosses
The Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
The Plot: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
The Buzz: I can’t say that I’m terribly excited about this film — I’d rather go see Super 8 (again) or Transformers 3 (again). Still, anything’s better than Zookeeper. Bateman is great, and the actors populating these horrible bosses are all battle-tested in the realm of good comedy (Jennifer Aniston = Office Space, Colin Farrell = In Bruges, Kevin Spacey = Hurlyburly). When he’s on, Seth Gordon is a phenomenal director (see The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), so this should be at least good. The trailer was pretty unimpressive though...
Horrible Bosses – Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
Zookeeper – Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
Movie of the Week
Horrible Bosses
The Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
The Plot: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
The Buzz: I can’t say that I’m terribly excited about this film — I’d rather go see Super 8 (again) or Transformers 3 (again). Still, anything’s better than Zookeeper. Bateman is great, and the actors populating these horrible bosses are all battle-tested in the realm of good comedy (Jennifer Aniston = Office Space, Colin Farrell = In Bruges, Kevin Spacey = Hurlyburly). When he’s on, Seth Gordon is a phenomenal director (see The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), so this should be at least good. The trailer was pretty unimpressive though...
- 7/6/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
The Incredibles (Blu-Ray)Walt Disney Home Entertainment2004/Rated PG/Running Time 115 minsList Price: $45.99 – Available April 12, 2011With amazing strength and popularity amongst superheroes, Bob Parr is Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) a hero with a heart of gold who battles criminals one moment and saves kittens in a tree the next. While rescuing a suicide jumper who didn't want to be saved, Bob ignites a public fury against superheroes, soon finding themselves facing one lawsuit after another, causing the government to develop a "Superhero Relocation Program". Fifteen years later, Bob has settled down and married the beautiful Helen a.k.a. Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), whose powers rival those of Mr. Fantastic and Plastic Man and has given him three wonderful children. Missing the fast and furious life as an adventurer, Bob is now stuck in a dead end job at an insurance company whose sole purpose appears to be robbing its customers blind.
- 4/22/2011
- LRMonline.com
I'm skeptical abour Cars 2. I'm not saying that I think it will be a bad film. I'm just not convinced that the direction Disney and Pixar have taken the franchise is the right one to make this movie the mega hit that Cars wasn't. Cheesy James Bond films aside, the spy movie genre hasn't typically had broad family appeal. Then again, the Disney-Pixar partnership has visited more mature territory in its output before with great success. The Incredibles, which has just been released for the first time on Blu-ray, is definitely not your ordinary family movie. Yet it is one of the collaboration's most revered and popular productions. And rightly so.
The Incredibles was released in theaters in 2004 and proved to be a hit in that realm and on DVD. The story focuses on a group of superheroes who come out of forced retirement to save the world from a wanna-be super villain.
The Incredibles was released in theaters in 2004 and proved to be a hit in that realm and on DVD. The story focuses on a group of superheroes who come out of forced retirement to save the world from a wanna-be super villain.
- 4/21/2011
- CinemaSpy
Genre:
Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Director:
Brad Bird
Writer:
Brad Bird
Cast:
Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter and Jason Lee
MPAA Rating: PG (for action violence)
Runtime:
115 min
Summary:
Known to the world as superheroes, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, Bob Parr and his wife Helen were among the world’s greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs to live “normal” lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.
“No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again.
Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Director:
Brad Bird
Writer:
Brad Bird
Cast:
Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter and Jason Lee
MPAA Rating: PG (for action violence)
Runtime:
115 min
Summary:
Known to the world as superheroes, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, Bob Parr and his wife Helen were among the world’s greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs to live “normal” lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.
“No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again.
- 4/18/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Given how much fun is present in animating super-heroics, it’s interesting to note that feature film makers eschewed delving into the genre. Maybe they were scared off by the iconic Fleischer Studio Superman shorts from the 1940s or were disdainful of the subject matter. We got the first taste of what could be with the wonderful and underrated Iron Giant. It’s little surprise, then, that its director, Brad Bird would produce the first feature animated film to focus on super-heroics with the marvelous Pixar production The Incredibles.
In 115 glorious minutes, Bird and company wonderfully honored the tropes of herodom while telling a strong story about good versus evil and more importantly, about family. Much has been written about the Parr family resembling the Fantastic Four, but the number is about all they have in common. Instead, we’re looking a far better version of No Ordinary Family that...
In 115 glorious minutes, Bird and company wonderfully honored the tropes of herodom while telling a strong story about good versus evil and more importantly, about family. Much has been written about the Parr family resembling the Fantastic Four, but the number is about all they have in common. Instead, we’re looking a far better version of No Ordinary Family that...
- 4/13/2011
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
We have been keeping you up-to-date on the 4-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack release of The Academy Award®-Winning animated feature, Disney•Pixar’s The Incredibles, which hits store shelves Today! The absolutely incredible people (see what I did there?) over at Disney•Pixar have sent over four more new clips from the Blu-ray to show off some of the goodies in the combo pack.
Check out the clips and details on the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack below!
Clip: The Incredibles – Where’s My Super Suit?
Clip: The Incredibles – Violet’s Forcefield
Bonus Clip: The Incredibles – Put It In Context
Bonus Clip: The Incredibles – Studio Stories: Gary’s Birthday
The pack includes The Incredibles feature film, the original short film Jack-Jack Attack, and tons of other special features, including a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar.
See larger image The Incredibles (Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (Blu-ray) Rating: PG (Parental Guidance...
Check out the clips and details on the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack below!
Clip: The Incredibles – Where’s My Super Suit?
Clip: The Incredibles – Violet’s Forcefield
Bonus Clip: The Incredibles – Put It In Context
Bonus Clip: The Incredibles – Studio Stories: Gary’s Birthday
The pack includes The Incredibles feature film, the original short film Jack-Jack Attack, and tons of other special features, including a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar.
See larger image The Incredibles (Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (Blu-ray) Rating: PG (Parental Guidance...
- 4/12/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
The Incredibles Quick Thoughts:
When I first saw The Incredibles I liked it, but didn't love it. When I last ranked Pixar's films I placed it at #7, but to say a film is in the bottom five when it comes to Pixar's eleven feature films it's such a fine line from one film to the next it's still not an insult. My biggest issue with the film is a rather slow start compared to the excellent last half. Nevertheless, it's always an enjoyable watch.
Being a superhero film, The Incredibles is the one film in the Pixar stable you would most think would be getting a sequel, but perhaps the fact that it's so obvious is the reason one has never been made. After all, with so many superhero films hitting theaters nowadays would Pixar look like a front-runner or a follower if they added yet another superhero flick to the schedule?...
When I first saw The Incredibles I liked it, but didn't love it. When I last ranked Pixar's films I placed it at #7, but to say a film is in the bottom five when it comes to Pixar's eleven feature films it's such a fine line from one film to the next it's still not an insult. My biggest issue with the film is a rather slow start compared to the excellent last half. Nevertheless, it's always an enjoyable watch.
Being a superhero film, The Incredibles is the one film in the Pixar stable you would most think would be getting a sequel, but perhaps the fact that it's so obvious is the reason one has never been made. After all, with so many superhero films hitting theaters nowadays would Pixar look like a front-runner or a follower if they added yet another superhero flick to the schedule?...
- 4/12/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Since the year 2004 when it was released The Incredibles has been my favorite Pixar film. Now that it is finally hitting blu-ray on April 12th in a high definition 1080p/Avc-encoded presentation and a DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 Es surround track, the film is even more, well… incredible!
Review:
I just love everything about this film, and like Pixar itself, their blu-ray releases are bar-none the best & chock full of awesomeness. One of the things that stands out to me in this film is the family dynamic, even though they have superpowers they still deal with the same problems all families deal with. The film uses the superhero genre to explore not only the tensions of family life but the male mid-life crisis as well. Each character has their own very well done story arc with powers attributed to how they are personality wise. Intermixed into all this great storytelling are...
Review:
I just love everything about this film, and like Pixar itself, their blu-ray releases are bar-none the best & chock full of awesomeness. One of the things that stands out to me in this film is the family dynamic, even though they have superpowers they still deal with the same problems all families deal with. The film uses the superhero genre to explore not only the tensions of family life but the male mid-life crisis as well. Each character has their own very well done story arc with powers attributed to how they are personality wise. Intermixed into all this great storytelling are...
- 4/11/2011
- by Marc Vibbert
- FusedFilm
Just last month, we told you that The Academy Award®-Winning animated feature, Disney•Pixar’s The Incredibles was slated to hit shelves as a 4-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack on April 12th. Now, the wonderful folks over at Disney•Pixar have sent over four clips from the Blu-ray to refresh your Incredible memory on this awesome movie (I still think it’s Pixar’s best).
Check out the clips and details on the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack below!
Film Clip: Engage
Film Clip: Fighting the Robot
Bonus Clip: Jack-Jack Attack Explodes
Bonus Clip: Kind of Looks Like You
The pack includes The Incredibles feature film, the original short film Jack-Jack Attack, and tons of other special features, including a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar.
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Check out the clips and details on the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack below!
Film Clip: Engage
Film Clip: Fighting the Robot
Bonus Clip: Jack-Jack Attack Explodes
Bonus Clip: Kind of Looks Like You
The pack includes The Incredibles feature film, the original short film Jack-Jack Attack, and tons of other special features, including a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar.
See larger image The Incredibles (Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (Blu-ray) Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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- 4/8/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
The Incredibles finally comes out on Blu-ray next Tuesday, but we have some preview clips from the film and its special features.
Film Clip- Engage
Film Clip- Fighting the Robot
Bonus Clip- Jack-Jack Attack Explodes
Bonus Clip- Kind of Looks Like You
Remember, the new 4-disc set comes with the following new bonus features (in addition to the already released DVD’s features)
• The Incredibles Revisited – A roundtable discussion with Writer/Director Brad Bird, Producer John Walker, Story Supervisor Mark Andrews, Supervising Technical Director Rick Sayre, Production Designer Lou Romano, Character Designer Teddy Newton, and Supervising Animator Tony Fucile.
• Paths To Pixar: Story Artists – Continuing the popular bonus feature series that viewers have seen on many other Disney•Pixar releases, this exciting new feature showcases multiple Pixar story artists giving viewers exciting insight into their work, their inspiration and the personal paths that eventually led them to a career at Pixar.
Film Clip- Engage
Film Clip- Fighting the Robot
Bonus Clip- Jack-Jack Attack Explodes
Bonus Clip- Kind of Looks Like You
Remember, the new 4-disc set comes with the following new bonus features (in addition to the already released DVD’s features)
• The Incredibles Revisited – A roundtable discussion with Writer/Director Brad Bird, Producer John Walker, Story Supervisor Mark Andrews, Supervising Technical Director Rick Sayre, Production Designer Lou Romano, Character Designer Teddy Newton, and Supervising Animator Tony Fucile.
• Paths To Pixar: Story Artists – Continuing the popular bonus feature series that viewers have seen on many other Disney•Pixar releases, this exciting new feature showcases multiple Pixar story artists giving viewers exciting insight into their work, their inspiration and the personal paths that eventually led them to a career at Pixar.
- 4/7/2011
- by Link
- BuzzFocus.com
The Academy Award®-Winning animated feature, Disney•Pixar’s The Incredibles is slated to hit shelves as a 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack on April 12th. The pack includes The Incredibles feature film, the original short film Jack-Jack Attack, and tons of other special features, including a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar.
Check out the three clips from the impending Blu-ray release of The Incredibles below, along with how you can pre-order the Blu-ray Combo Pack and the official press release with all the details on the contents of the pack.
Come to Nomanisan Island: A Getaway from The Incredibles
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Convincing Edna
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Mr.Incredible vs. The Robot
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Check out the three clips from the impending Blu-ray release of The Incredibles below, along with how you can pre-order the Blu-ray Combo Pack and the official press release with all the details on the contents of the pack.
Come to Nomanisan Island: A Getaway from The Incredibles
Click Here To View The Video
Convincing Edna
Click Here To View The Video
Mr.Incredible vs. The Robot
Click Here To View The Video
See larger image The Incredibles (Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (Blu-ray) Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
List Price: $45.99 Usd New From: $29.99 In Stock
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- 3/31/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
The director of such celebrated kiddy fare as The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline is putting together his own production studio in San Francisco. Their first project, Shademaker, looks to frighten children and is already boasting some impressive talent behind the scenes. A job recruitment post for the production dug up by Cartoon Brew says this: “Cinderbiter is a new stop-motion company whose mandate is to make great, scary films for young ‘uns with a small, tight-knit crew who watch each other’s backs. Joining Henry on Cinderbiter’s first production will be veteran team member Eric Leighton and the celebrated production designer, Lou Romano. That’s right – Lou Romano!” Cinderbiter has since been renamed to Shademaker Productions, but clearly the important bit of info in that blurb is Lou Romano. He is a production designer who has worked on Pixar projects like Cars, Up, and...
- 2/28/2011
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Having traumatized the childhoods of many youngsters with hits films Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach, Henry Selick has renamed his Cinderbiter Productions in June 2010 as an effort to make more horror themed stop-motion films. Moving into a new San Fransisco location, the company is beginning work on their first film. The new studio will also employee the animation production designer and voice actor for the Pixar films Cars, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, and more Lou Romano. His presence will not be the only connection to Disney as the filmmakers are beginning work on a new production for the company appropriately titled Shadowmaker. The film is said to be inspired by the 1960s Gumby cartoons. In a job posting for the upcoming feature posted on industry...
- 2/26/2011
- by Eric Whitman
- The Daily BLAM!
Henry Selick, the guy who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline recently started up a new animation studio. The new studio, titled Shademaker Productions, will specialize scary in films for kids. Right now, the Shademaker is pulling together talent to make it’s first film, also called Shademaker. A recent job recruitment post said that “Eric Leighton and celebrated production designer Lou Romano” have joined the studio to help bring Shademaker to the big screen.
Cinderbiter is a new stop-motion company whose mandate is to make great, scary films for young ‘uns with a small, tight-knit crew who watch each other’s backs. Joining Henry on Cinderbiter’s first production will be veteran team members Eric Leighton and the celebrated production designer, Lou Romano. That’s right – Lou Romano!
Romano might not be a household name, but the projects he’s worked on sure are.
Cinderbiter is a new stop-motion company whose mandate is to make great, scary films for young ‘uns with a small, tight-knit crew who watch each other’s backs. Joining Henry on Cinderbiter’s first production will be veteran team members Eric Leighton and the celebrated production designer, Lou Romano. That’s right – Lou Romano!
Romano might not be a household name, but the projects he’s worked on sure are.
- 2/26/2011
- by Ryan Laster
- If It's Movies
Henry Selick, who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline, is at the head of a new animation studio in San Francisco. Shademaker Productions, previously called Cinderbiter Productions, is pulling together talent now for its first film, a movie also called Shademaker, and there are already some impressive names involved with the fledgling outfit that aims to make "great, scary films for young'uns." CartoonBrew [1] forwards a recent (pre-name change) job recruitment post [2] for the studio, which says that it is: Cinderbiter is a new stop-motion company whose mandate is to make great, scary films for young ‘uns with a small, tight-knit crew who watch each other’s backs. Joining Henry on Cinderbiter’s first production will be veteran team members Eric Leighton and the celebrated production designer, Lou Romano. That’s right – Lou Romano! We don't know much at all about Shademaker, but having Lou Romano (Up,...
- 2/26/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The name Henry Selick may or may not jump out at you, but we can assure you that you're very much familiar with his incredible stop-motion work on new classics like Coraline, James and the Giant Peach, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
According to the cats at Bleeding Cool and Cartoon Brew Selick has just opened a brand new film studio in San Francisco called Shademaker Productions (formerly Cinderbiter Productions), which has been described as a "new stop-motion company whose mandate is to make great, scary films for young ‘uns with a small, tight-knit crew who watch each other’s backs".
Their first project? A film for Disney called Shademaker with veteran team members Eric Leighton and the celebrated production designer Lou Romano.
Look for more soon!
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According to the cats at Bleeding Cool and Cartoon Brew Selick has just opened a brand new film studio in San Francisco called Shademaker Productions (formerly Cinderbiter Productions), which has been described as a "new stop-motion company whose mandate is to make great, scary films for young ‘uns with a small, tight-knit crew who watch each other’s backs".
Their first project? A film for Disney called Shademaker with veteran team members Eric Leighton and the celebrated production designer Lou Romano.
Look for more soon!
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- 2/25/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Henry Selick, who directed such stop-motion classics as Coraline, James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas, just opened a brand new film studio in San Francisco with hopes of making "great, scary films for young uns with a small, tight-knit crew who watch each others backs," writes Cartoon Brew. Joining Henry on Cinderbiters first production, Shademaker, will be veteran team members Eric Leighton and the celebrated production designer, Lou Romano (art director of Up, Ratatouille and Cars!) Unfortunately, no other details are given, but it's quite exciting to hear of such A-list names in animation creating "scarier" films for children. Yes!
- 2/25/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Acclaimed stop-motion filmmaker Henry Selick ("Coraline," "The Nightmare Before Christmas") and Disney Pictures are teaming for a new horror feature aimed at children reports Bleeding Cool.
Entitled "Shademaker", story details are yet to be forthcoming. It is known though that Lou Romano ("Up," "Ratatouille") has been hired on as production designer.
The project is the first from Selick's newly opened San Francisco animation studio Shademaker Productions, formerly called Cinderbiter Productions.
Entitled "Shademaker", story details are yet to be forthcoming. It is known though that Lou Romano ("Up," "Ratatouille") has been hired on as production designer.
The project is the first from Selick's newly opened San Francisco animation studio Shademaker Productions, formerly called Cinderbiter Productions.
- 2/25/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Pixar has released a set of six photos from the Color Script of Lee Unkrich's Toy Story 3 on The Pixar Blog, Upcoming Pixar, and PixarTalk. For every Pixar movie, a color script is created, which is essentially an at a glance look at the color keys and tones for the entire film. A color script gives you a good look at how the color arcs in a film relate to the story. Previously on the site, we've featured some of Pixar artist Lou Romano's amazing color script for Pete Docter's Up. The Toy Story 3 color script was crafted by Pixar art director Dice Tsutsumi. None of the imagery is spoilerish, as most of it seems to come from the flashback sequences seen in the last movie trailer. Check out the higher resolution versions of these images on The Pixar Blog, Upcoming Pixar, and PixarTalk.
- 12/22/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The most anticipated trade show in the animation epicenter of the world, Burbank Calif, is now only 6 weeks away. The Creative Talent Network Animation Expo (Ctn-x).
For the first time world class professional talent in the animation industry will converge for 3-days during “Animation Week” in Burbank, Ca. Get connected and more during an intense weekend full of educational programs, demonstrations, technology showcases, recruiting events, parties and after-hour networking.
“If you don’t like what’s happening at the event now, just wait 30 minutes because something else really great will be happening” says founder and 30 year animation veteran Tina Price. Everyone will walk away from this event with more than the walked in with whether an idea, a job opportunity or a career mentor. Ctn-x is 3-days of talent 2 talent privileged access from Friday November 20th – Sunday November 22nd. We are proud to announce the following signature events:
· The most influential cartoonist of this century,...
For the first time world class professional talent in the animation industry will converge for 3-days during “Animation Week” in Burbank, Ca. Get connected and more during an intense weekend full of educational programs, demonstrations, technology showcases, recruiting events, parties and after-hour networking.
“If you don’t like what’s happening at the event now, just wait 30 minutes because something else really great will be happening” says founder and 30 year animation veteran Tina Price. Everyone will walk away from this event with more than the walked in with whether an idea, a job opportunity or a career mentor. Ctn-x is 3-days of talent 2 talent privileged access from Friday November 20th – Sunday November 22nd. We are proud to announce the following signature events:
· The most influential cartoonist of this century,...
- 10/23/2009
- by Barrett
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Okay, so maybe a more accurate title would have been Pre-Order this, but if you're a fan of Pixar and the artists behind the name, then you might want to head over to Amazon to place your order for the Ancient Book of Sex and Science. The book was created by Pixar animation designers, Nate Wragg, Scott Morse, Lou Romano, and Don Shank, and like the title says is all about the relationship between sex and science. This is the second book in a planned series of four, beginning with The Ancient Book Of Myth And War. Morse explained the genesis of the latest book and his love of all things saucy by saying, "Well, we're usually pretty introverted, so maybe that makes us a little kinkier. And there's a tradition of us loving Playboy cartoons and naughtier things in general. We all remember drawing in the margins of our textbooks when we were younger.
- 7/29/2009
- by Jessica Barnes
- Cinematical
Earlier this month we featured some of Pixar artist Lou Romano's amazing color script for Pete Docter's Up. But at the time it was very low res, a broad overview of the color board. Romano has now posted high resolution scans of all of the panels of the Up color script on his official blog. I've included some of my favorite panels after the jump. As a color script is an overview of the entire movie, be warned that it not only contains spoilers, but is a giant spoiler. Here is an excerpt from our previous analysis: You will notice that the beginning of the film is heavily saturated. When Ellie enters Carl's life, she brings much needed color. When Ellie dies, Carl's life again becomes more mundane and colorless. But the color returns, as with the memory of Ellie and her sense of Adventure, when Carl begins his journey with Russell.
- 6/17/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
For every Pixar movie, a color script is created, which is essentially an at a glance look at the color keys and tones for the entire film. A color script gives you a good look at how the color arcs in a film relate to the story. Lou Romano created the color script for Pete Docter's Up, which you can see after the jump. As a color script is an overview of the entire movie, be warned that it not only contains spoilers, but is a giant spoiler. Romano writes on his blog: "This was my last assignment on Up. I tried providing more lighting information than the abstract scripts, which are more for tone. Other artists also contributed greatly to the lighting design after I left the show, and the Lighting Team led by Jean-Claude Kalache did a superb job." Click on the image above to enlarge. You...
- 6/2/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
In what might be the most informative online article written about the movies this year, Lou Romano (formerly of Pixar) has shared many of the design concepts behind the studio's Up, currently the number one movie in the country and the best-reviewed film of 2009. People are always amazed at the quality of Pixar films, as if it's three guys drawing on cocktail napkins for a few months. Romano's work took three years, and he specifically credits nine other artists who helped define the look of the film.
Taking nothing away from the story - which for my money is the best part of the movie - Up certainly has a look. It's not the photorealism achieved with the robot in Wall-e, but that's clearly not the goal, as you can see in some of the artwork we've included here. Romano has about 60 images showing the progression of the film and its characters,...
Taking nothing away from the story - which for my money is the best part of the movie - Up certainly has a look. It's not the photorealism achieved with the robot in Wall-e, but that's clearly not the goal, as you can see in some of the artwork we've included here. Romano has about 60 images showing the progression of the film and its characters,...
- 6/2/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Photo: Pixar / Disney Lou Romano voiced Linguini in Pixar's Ratatouille, Snot Rod in Cars and Bernie Kropp in The Incredibles, but on top of that he worked in the visual development of Pixar's Monsters, Inc. and now, via his website he is sharing some of the development and production work he did on the recently released Up. He says the work he is previewing on the site is similar to the work he did on The Incredibles, including production paintings, color/lighting design and artistic direction, all of which was done to help inspire the look of the film. Paradise Falls Reveal Lightning Storm
While Up earned the #1 spot at the box-office this past weekend (and I wouldn't be surprised if it did it again this weekend) as well as earned a whopping 98% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, I have actually heard some complaints about the animation not being up to traditional Pixar standards.
While Up earned the #1 spot at the box-office this past weekend (and I wouldn't be surprised if it did it again this weekend) as well as earned a whopping 98% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, I have actually heard some complaints about the animation not being up to traditional Pixar standards.
- 6/1/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Among the many, many things that made Up such a success-- the talking dogs! The ten-minute montage-- the movie's visual look was one of the most striking. Full of jagged lines and bright colors and an elegant simplicity, Up's design makes the movie instantly recognizable and unique, even compared to Pixar's other work. So if you liked the look of Up, you've absolutely got to take a look at the latest post on Pixar artist Lou Romano's blog. He's shared dozens of the sketches, animations, and even models he and his team made to get all the details of Up's world right, from the mural Ellie draws above the fireplace in her and Carl's home to detailed paintings of the Tepui, the rocky cliffs that make up the area around Paradise Falls. Romano and the rest of the Pixar crew visited Venezuela to get a look at real life examples,...
- 6/1/2009
- cinemablend.com
Lou Romano has lent his voice talents to several Pixar movies, including Ratatouille, in which he played the protagonist Linguini. He's also one of Pixar's artists, and he recently posted some production sketches he worked on during the development of Up, which grossed $68.2 million at the box-office during its opening weekend (third all-time for the studio behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo).
Check out Romano's blog for the complete gallery.
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Check out Romano's blog for the complete gallery.
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- 6/1/2009
- by Rich Z Zwelling
- Reelzchannel.com
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Getty Drew Barrymore and Emmy Rossum attend the reject Prop 8 rallies. I think this is the most animated I've ever seen Emmy Rossum's face. It can only mean one thing: supporting gay rights makes you a better actress!
Gawker Wikipedia cracks down on Team Scientology
Pretty on the Outside imagines a Playbill for the new Hugh Jackman / Daniel Craig Broadway outing.
World of Wonder and Gawker finally other people besides me are beginning to talk some sense about celeb du jour Adam Lambert's dumb coyness. I seriously have been annoyed at the way the gay community has been kissing his ass for months.
Just Jared Jude Law hones his Hamlet. Oh, I wish I could see it. And I'm totally sick of Hamlet.
cinema
The Rocchi Files Open Letter to Pixar (great stuff)
Lou Romano production art development for Up. Just beautiful
The Celebrity Truth Steven Spielberg's Tintin movie,...
Getty Drew Barrymore and Emmy Rossum attend the reject Prop 8 rallies. I think this is the most animated I've ever seen Emmy Rossum's face. It can only mean one thing: supporting gay rights makes you a better actress!
Gawker Wikipedia cracks down on Team Scientology
Pretty on the Outside imagines a Playbill for the new Hugh Jackman / Daniel Craig Broadway outing.
World of Wonder and Gawker finally other people besides me are beginning to talk some sense about celeb du jour Adam Lambert's dumb coyness. I seriously have been annoyed at the way the gay community has been kissing his ass for months.
Just Jared Jude Law hones his Hamlet. Oh, I wish I could see it. And I'm totally sick of Hamlet.
cinema
The Rocchi Files Open Letter to Pixar (great stuff)
Lou Romano production art development for Up. Just beautiful
The Celebrity Truth Steven Spielberg's Tintin movie,...
- 5/29/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Here is a little health lesson that might strike fear into some of the individuals who keep our Megan Fox gallery in the top ten. If you suffer the symptoms portrayed in this preview (especially the medieval cabinet full of lotions), you should call a health professional immediately. Or take a cold shower.
Actually, the real reason you should watch The Trouble With Lou (besides that it was loved at SXSW 2000, and won the Special Jury Prize at Slamdance 2001) is because the team behind it now work for Pixar. Producer Teddy Newton, actor Lou Romano, and composer Michael Giacchino have been behind or appeared in The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Cars, and Up. Newton also worked with Brad Bird on the lost gem that is The Iron Giant. Somehow, it's not too surprising that the minds behind such childhood wonder are a little raunchy -- boys will be boys, after all.
The...
Actually, the real reason you should watch The Trouble With Lou (besides that it was loved at SXSW 2000, and won the Special Jury Prize at Slamdance 2001) is because the team behind it now work for Pixar. Producer Teddy Newton, actor Lou Romano, and composer Michael Giacchino have been behind or appeared in The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Cars, and Up. Newton also worked with Brad Bird on the lost gem that is The Iron Giant. Somehow, it's not too surprising that the minds behind such childhood wonder are a little raunchy -- boys will be boys, after all.
The...
- 2/26/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
I wanted to call this a Fan Made post, and I suppose you can technically say artist Lou Romano is a "fan" of the designs he produces, but it's a weird line and so we're not attaching any labels. Romano, of course, is a member of the art department over at Pixar Studios, and over on his blog he's just thrown up a slew of early concept images for The Incredibles, Jack-Jack Attack and Mr. Incredible and Friends. Romano introduces the enormous set by saying they're "some other samples of Incredibles work I did between 2000-2004. Development/color styling/and dvd bonus materials." The image above (one of my personal favorites), he calls "more of a gag drawing."
The Incredibles happens to be right up there with my favorites of Pixar -- and with the popularity of superhero movies and the popularity of The Incredibles, I'm real surprised Pixar isn't...
The Incredibles happens to be right up there with my favorites of Pixar -- and with the popularity of superhero movies and the popularity of The Incredibles, I'm real surprised Pixar isn't...
- 10/2/2008
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
Lou Romano, a member of the art department at Pixar, has posted to his blog several early pieces of artwork that he produced for The Incredibles between 2000 and 2004. Click on the picture Above to check out the whole gallery. There's some pretty sweet stuff in there so if you're a fan then make sure you check it out. If not well then why'd you click on the headline. Who're you trying to kid?...
- 10/2/2008
- by James Thoo
- JoBlo.com
This review was written for the theatrical release of "Ratatouille".Brad Bird and Pixar Animation Studios are proving to be an unbeatable combination. Bird, the cartoon writer-director with delightfully off-kilter sensibilities, and Pixar, the cutting-edge computer-animation company that places so very much emphasis on character, have their second hit together in "Ratatouille", a follow-up to the universally popular "The Incredibles". Who would think a rat in a restaurant's kitchen would induce anything other than comic slapstick involving knives and cleavers flying in all directions? Yet Bird builds a comic world in which a rat can become a chef and food can take on an almost unbearable sensuality.
Yes, there's something in the kitchen for everyone in "Ratatouille", so the Mouse House should clear a wing in its hall of fame for Cousin Rat. "Ratatouille" might not reach the international boxoffice heights of "The Incredibles" -- then again, maybe it will -- but the film does rep another huge leap in CGI technique and imagination by the Pixar folks.
Heroes with impossible dreams are the stuff movies are made of. But "Ratatouille" gives us two seemingly hapless protagonists battling impossible odds. The first is Remy (voiced by comic Patton Oswalt), an uncommon French rat who refuses to nibble on garbage. Mais non, he prefers haute cuisine delicacies out of human kitchens. Indeed, his hero is Paris' culinary superstar Auguste Gusteau, whose motto -- and best-selling book -- is "Anybody Can Cook". But did Gusteau have Remy in mind?
The second hard case is Linguini (Lou Romano), a garbage boy at Gusteau's eponymous restaurant. In a way, his is the more desperate case because he loves the world of food but can't cook worth a lick. When Remy, momentarily stranded in Gusteau's, sees the mess Linguini has made of a soup when no one was watching, he quickly hurls ingredients in from all over the kitchen, turning the soup into the best thing that kitchen has produced in ages.
It seems old Gusteau has passed on to that kitchen in the sky. His sous chef, Skinner (Ian Holm), drawn to look like an evil and miniaturized Cantinflas, is content to coast on the restaurant's name while crassly expanding into frozen food. When Linguini receives credit for Remy's artistry, Skinner is forced to hire him as a cook. But Skinner challenges him to repeat his "accidental" soup recipe. When Linguini comes to the startling realization that a rat actually created the soup, he knows his goose, you should excuse the expression, is cooked.
But wait! Linguini and Remy develop a means to communicate. Through trial and much error (meaning much slapstick), Remy learns that by perching on the top of Linguini's head under his chef's hat and pulling tuffs of thick hair to manipulate limbs, he can pilot Linguini through his food-prep station. Soon, Linguini/Remy have the old magic back in Gusteau's kitchen, light a romantic fire underneath its sole female cook, Colette (Janeane Garofalo), has Skinner doing a slow burn and attracted the unwanted attention of the town's haughtiest critic, Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole at his most imperial and majestic self).
Cartoon food certainly has come a long way from the spaghetti-by-candlelight scene in Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp". In Bird's kitchen, sauces steam and bubble over brilliant flames, red wine shimmers in crystal glasses, vegetables slice, grate and chop in a frenzy of tiny flying objects, and the camera and cooks are in constant motion in a choreographed ballet with swift, tuxedoed waiters. Everything is so realistic in its textures, colors and smells -- yes, you'll swear you can smell the food -- that the next time you switch on the Food Channel will bring disappointment: It doesn't look like Gusteau's!
The movement of all the characters from the rats, right down to their hairs and tail, to the humans flying this way and that has an authentic precision that adds to the comic action immeasurably. But trumping even the photorealism of this Parisian fantasia is the utter charm of it all.
The parallel rat world is rendered in equally imaginative details so that Remy becomes an outsider in his own community by his insistence that food is art. The symbiotic friendship between Remy and Linguini carries genuine sympathy and caring. An engaging chef Gusteau (Brad Garrett) appears to Remy frequently as "a figment of your imagination" to offer advice and support to Remy. And the ratatouille dish that breaks the great critic's heart is a reminder that all great food takes you back to mama's kitchen.
Bon appetit!
RATATOUILLE
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents a Pixar Animation Studios film
Credits:
Director: Brad Bird
Screenwriters: Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird
Producer: Brad Lewis
Executive producers: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Supervising technical director: Michael Fong
Production designer: Harley Jessup
Director of photography/lighting: Sharon Calahan
Music: Michael Giacchino
Story supervisor: Mark Andrews
Editor: Darren Holmes
Cast:
Remy: Patton Oswalt
Skinner: Ian Holm
Linguini: Lou Romano
Django: Brian Dennehy
Emile: Peter Sohn
Anton Ego: Peter O'Toole
Auguste Gusteau: Brad Garrett
Colette: Janeane Garofalo
Horst: Will Arnett
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
Yes, there's something in the kitchen for everyone in "Ratatouille", so the Mouse House should clear a wing in its hall of fame for Cousin Rat. "Ratatouille" might not reach the international boxoffice heights of "The Incredibles" -- then again, maybe it will -- but the film does rep another huge leap in CGI technique and imagination by the Pixar folks.
Heroes with impossible dreams are the stuff movies are made of. But "Ratatouille" gives us two seemingly hapless protagonists battling impossible odds. The first is Remy (voiced by comic Patton Oswalt), an uncommon French rat who refuses to nibble on garbage. Mais non, he prefers haute cuisine delicacies out of human kitchens. Indeed, his hero is Paris' culinary superstar Auguste Gusteau, whose motto -- and best-selling book -- is "Anybody Can Cook". But did Gusteau have Remy in mind?
The second hard case is Linguini (Lou Romano), a garbage boy at Gusteau's eponymous restaurant. In a way, his is the more desperate case because he loves the world of food but can't cook worth a lick. When Remy, momentarily stranded in Gusteau's, sees the mess Linguini has made of a soup when no one was watching, he quickly hurls ingredients in from all over the kitchen, turning the soup into the best thing that kitchen has produced in ages.
It seems old Gusteau has passed on to that kitchen in the sky. His sous chef, Skinner (Ian Holm), drawn to look like an evil and miniaturized Cantinflas, is content to coast on the restaurant's name while crassly expanding into frozen food. When Linguini receives credit for Remy's artistry, Skinner is forced to hire him as a cook. But Skinner challenges him to repeat his "accidental" soup recipe. When Linguini comes to the startling realization that a rat actually created the soup, he knows his goose, you should excuse the expression, is cooked.
But wait! Linguini and Remy develop a means to communicate. Through trial and much error (meaning much slapstick), Remy learns that by perching on the top of Linguini's head under his chef's hat and pulling tuffs of thick hair to manipulate limbs, he can pilot Linguini through his food-prep station. Soon, Linguini/Remy have the old magic back in Gusteau's kitchen, light a romantic fire underneath its sole female cook, Colette (Janeane Garofalo), has Skinner doing a slow burn and attracted the unwanted attention of the town's haughtiest critic, Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole at his most imperial and majestic self).
Cartoon food certainly has come a long way from the spaghetti-by-candlelight scene in Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp". In Bird's kitchen, sauces steam and bubble over brilliant flames, red wine shimmers in crystal glasses, vegetables slice, grate and chop in a frenzy of tiny flying objects, and the camera and cooks are in constant motion in a choreographed ballet with swift, tuxedoed waiters. Everything is so realistic in its textures, colors and smells -- yes, you'll swear you can smell the food -- that the next time you switch on the Food Channel will bring disappointment: It doesn't look like Gusteau's!
The movement of all the characters from the rats, right down to their hairs and tail, to the humans flying this way and that has an authentic precision that adds to the comic action immeasurably. But trumping even the photorealism of this Parisian fantasia is the utter charm of it all.
The parallel rat world is rendered in equally imaginative details so that Remy becomes an outsider in his own community by his insistence that food is art. The symbiotic friendship between Remy and Linguini carries genuine sympathy and caring. An engaging chef Gusteau (Brad Garrett) appears to Remy frequently as "a figment of your imagination" to offer advice and support to Remy. And the ratatouille dish that breaks the great critic's heart is a reminder that all great food takes you back to mama's kitchen.
Bon appetit!
RATATOUILLE
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents a Pixar Animation Studios film
Credits:
Director: Brad Bird
Screenwriters: Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird
Producer: Brad Lewis
Executive producers: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Supervising technical director: Michael Fong
Production designer: Harley Jessup
Director of photography/lighting: Sharon Calahan
Music: Michael Giacchino
Story supervisor: Mark Andrews
Editor: Darren Holmes
Cast:
Remy: Patton Oswalt
Skinner: Ian Holm
Linguini: Lou Romano
Django: Brian Dennehy
Emile: Peter Sohn
Anton Ego: Peter O'Toole
Auguste Gusteau: Brad Garrett
Colette: Janeane Garofalo
Horst: Will Arnett
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 6/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brad Bird and Pixar Animation Studios are proving to be an unbeatable combination. Bird, the cartoon writer-director with delightfully off-kilter sensibilities, and Pixar, the cutting-edge computer-animation company that places so very much emphasis on character, have their second hit together in "Ratatouille", a follow-up to the universally popular "The Incredibles". Who would think a rat in a restaurant's kitchen would induce anything other than comic slapstick involving knives and cleavers flying in all directions? Yet Bird builds a comic world in which a rat can become a chef and food can take on an almost unbearable sensuality.
Yes, there's something in the kitchen for everyone in "Ratatouille", so the Mouse House should clear a wing in its hall of fame for Cousin Rat. "Ratatouille" might not reach the international boxoffice heights of "The Incredibles" -- then again, maybe it will -- but the film does rep another huge leap in CGI technique and imagination by the Pixar folks.
Heroes with impossible dreams are the stuff movies are made of. But "Ratatouille" gives us two seemingly hapless protagonists battling impossible odds. The first is Remy (voiced by comic Patton Oswalt), an uncommon French rat who refuses to nibble on garbage. Mais non, he prefers haute cuisine delicacies out of human kitchens. Indeed, his hero is Paris' culinary superstar Auguste Gusteau, whose motto -- and best-selling book -- is "Anybody Can Cook". But did Gusteau have Remy in mind?
The second hard case is Linguini (Lou Romano), a garbage boy at Gusteau's eponymous restaurant. In a way, his is the more desperate case because he loves the world of food but can't cook worth a lick. When Remy, momentarily stranded in Gusteau's, sees the mess Linguini has made of a soup when no one was watching, he quickly hurls ingredients in from all over the kitchen, turning the soup into the best thing that kitchen has produced in ages.
It seems old Gusteau has passed on to that kitchen in the sky. His sous chef, Skinner (Ian Holm), drawn to look like an evil and miniaturized Cantinflas, is content to coast on the restaurant's name while crassly expanding into frozen food. When Linguini receives credit for Remy's artistry, Skinner is forced to hire him as a cook. But Skinner challenges him to repeat his "accidental" soup recipe. When Linguini comes to the startling realization that a rat actually created the soup, he knows his goose, you should excuse the expression, is cooked.
But wait! Linguini and Remy develop a means to communicate. Through trial and much error (meaning much slapstick), Remy learns that by perching on the top of Linguini's head under his chef's hat and pulling tuffs of thick hair to manipulate limbs, he can pilot Linguini through his food-prep station. Soon, Linguini/Remy have the old magic back in Gusteau's kitchen, light a romantic fire underneath its sole female cook, Colette (Janeane Garofalo), has Skinner doing a slow burn and attracted the unwanted attention of the town's haughtiest critic, Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole at his most imperial and majestic self).
Cartoon food certainly has come a long way from the spaghetti-by-candlelight scene in Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp". In Bird's kitchen, sauces steam and bubble over brilliant flames, red wine shimmers in crystal glasses, vegetables slice, grate and chop in a frenzy of tiny flying objects, and the camera and cooks are in constant motion in a choreographed ballet with swift, tuxedoed waiters. Everything is so realistic in its textures, colors and smells -- yes, you'll swear you can smell the food -- that the next time you switch on the Food Channel will bring disappointment: It doesn't look like Gusteau's!
The movement of all the characters from the rats, right down to their hairs and tail, to the humans flying this way and that has an authentic precision that adds to the comic action immeasurably. But trumping even the photorealism of this Parisian fantasia is the utter charm of it all.
The parallel rat world is rendered in equally imaginative details so that Remy becomes an outsider in his own community by his insistence that food is art. The symbiotic friendship between Remy and Linguini carries genuine sympathy and caring. An engaging chef Gusteau (Brad Garrett) appears to Remy frequently as "a figment of your imagination" to offer advice and support to Remy. And the ratatouille dish that breaks the great critic's heart is a reminder that all great food takes you back to mama's kitchen.
Bon appetit!
RATATOUILLE
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents a Pixar Animation Studios film
Credits:
Director: Brad Bird
Screenwriters: Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird
Producer: Brad Lewis
Executive producers: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Supervising technical director: Michael Fong
Production designer: Harley Jessup
Director of photography/lighting: Sharon Calahan
Music: Michael Giacchino
Story supervisor: Mark Andrews
Editor: Darren Holmes
Cast:
Remy: Patton Oswalt
Skinner: Ian Holm
Linguini: Lou Romano
Django: Brian Dennehy
Emile: Peter Sohn
Anton Ego: Peter O'Toole
Auguste Gusteau: Brad Garrett
Colette: Janeane Garofalo
Horst: Will Arnett
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
Yes, there's something in the kitchen for everyone in "Ratatouille", so the Mouse House should clear a wing in its hall of fame for Cousin Rat. "Ratatouille" might not reach the international boxoffice heights of "The Incredibles" -- then again, maybe it will -- but the film does rep another huge leap in CGI technique and imagination by the Pixar folks.
Heroes with impossible dreams are the stuff movies are made of. But "Ratatouille" gives us two seemingly hapless protagonists battling impossible odds. The first is Remy (voiced by comic Patton Oswalt), an uncommon French rat who refuses to nibble on garbage. Mais non, he prefers haute cuisine delicacies out of human kitchens. Indeed, his hero is Paris' culinary superstar Auguste Gusteau, whose motto -- and best-selling book -- is "Anybody Can Cook". But did Gusteau have Remy in mind?
The second hard case is Linguini (Lou Romano), a garbage boy at Gusteau's eponymous restaurant. In a way, his is the more desperate case because he loves the world of food but can't cook worth a lick. When Remy, momentarily stranded in Gusteau's, sees the mess Linguini has made of a soup when no one was watching, he quickly hurls ingredients in from all over the kitchen, turning the soup into the best thing that kitchen has produced in ages.
It seems old Gusteau has passed on to that kitchen in the sky. His sous chef, Skinner (Ian Holm), drawn to look like an evil and miniaturized Cantinflas, is content to coast on the restaurant's name while crassly expanding into frozen food. When Linguini receives credit for Remy's artistry, Skinner is forced to hire him as a cook. But Skinner challenges him to repeat his "accidental" soup recipe. When Linguini comes to the startling realization that a rat actually created the soup, he knows his goose, you should excuse the expression, is cooked.
But wait! Linguini and Remy develop a means to communicate. Through trial and much error (meaning much slapstick), Remy learns that by perching on the top of Linguini's head under his chef's hat and pulling tuffs of thick hair to manipulate limbs, he can pilot Linguini through his food-prep station. Soon, Linguini/Remy have the old magic back in Gusteau's kitchen, light a romantic fire underneath its sole female cook, Colette (Janeane Garofalo), has Skinner doing a slow burn and attracted the unwanted attention of the town's haughtiest critic, Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole at his most imperial and majestic self).
Cartoon food certainly has come a long way from the spaghetti-by-candlelight scene in Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp". In Bird's kitchen, sauces steam and bubble over brilliant flames, red wine shimmers in crystal glasses, vegetables slice, grate and chop in a frenzy of tiny flying objects, and the camera and cooks are in constant motion in a choreographed ballet with swift, tuxedoed waiters. Everything is so realistic in its textures, colors and smells -- yes, you'll swear you can smell the food -- that the next time you switch on the Food Channel will bring disappointment: It doesn't look like Gusteau's!
The movement of all the characters from the rats, right down to their hairs and tail, to the humans flying this way and that has an authentic precision that adds to the comic action immeasurably. But trumping even the photorealism of this Parisian fantasia is the utter charm of it all.
The parallel rat world is rendered in equally imaginative details so that Remy becomes an outsider in his own community by his insistence that food is art. The symbiotic friendship between Remy and Linguini carries genuine sympathy and caring. An engaging chef Gusteau (Brad Garrett) appears to Remy frequently as "a figment of your imagination" to offer advice and support to Remy. And the ratatouille dish that breaks the great critic's heart is a reminder that all great food takes you back to mama's kitchen.
Bon appetit!
RATATOUILLE
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents a Pixar Animation Studios film
Credits:
Director: Brad Bird
Screenwriters: Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird
Producer: Brad Lewis
Executive producers: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Supervising technical director: Michael Fong
Production designer: Harley Jessup
Director of photography/lighting: Sharon Calahan
Music: Michael Giacchino
Story supervisor: Mark Andrews
Editor: Darren Holmes
Cast:
Remy: Patton Oswalt
Skinner: Ian Holm
Linguini: Lou Romano
Django: Brian Dennehy
Emile: Peter Sohn
Anton Ego: Peter O'Toole
Auguste Gusteau: Brad Garrett
Colette: Janeane Garofalo
Horst: Will Arnett
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 6/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two biopics will face off against one period romance and two family-oriented fantasy films in the Art Directors Guild's contest for excellence in production design for a feature period or fantasy film. Among the ADG's nominees announced Thursday, the period/fantasy film category includes The Aviator (production designer: Dante Ferretti), Finding Neverland (Gemma Jackson), The Incredibles (Lou Romano), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Rick Heinrichs) and The Phantom of the Opera (Anthony Pratt). In the contemporary film category, the nominees are: Collateral (David Wasco), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Dan Leigh), The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Mark Friedberg), Million Dollar Baby (Henry Bumstead) and The Terminal (Alex McDowell).
- 1/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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