Thursday, May 29, 2014

My Thoughts on the Trailer For 'The Book of Life'


After Free Birds ended up being a disaster, I was really skeptical to see what the next Reel FX films will be like. But after looking at the trailer for their next film, The Book of Life, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.

Friday, May 23, 2014

My Thoughts on the 'Big Hero 6' Teaser Trailer


After the awful teaser trailer for Frozen that failed to get me excited (the final trailer is what made me excited for the film), Disney finally seems to have learned its lesson with the teaser trailer for Big Hero 6 and actually showed main characters instead of side characters.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

'Godzilla' is an Epic Beast of Filmmaking Mastery


Last time filmmakers outside of Toho attempted to make a Godzilla film, we ended up getting a dull, brainless and inappropriately titled "Godzilla" film where Godzilla didn't even look like Godzilla! In fact, that film was so bad that Toho tried to ease the audiences' pain in one of their films afterwards by claiming that the Godzilla from that film actually wasn't even the real Godzilla! While it may have seemed like there was no hope for any North American studios to pull off a film featuring the king of monsters, I have to say that this one pulled it off perfectly. Godzilla is an epic and fun film with a great story, beautiful visuals and excellent directing.

DreamWorks Switches Around Release Dates for 'Home' and 'Penguins of Madagascar'


So here is a very interesting move that DreamWorks has made. They switched around the release dates for Home and Penguins of Madagascar.

'Big Hero 6' Stills Have Been Released


Before the teaser trailer that is being released in just a couple days for the next Disney film, Big Hero 6, Disney has decided to release a few stills to give us a little look at what we should expect. Here are the stills.

'Toy Story of TERROR!' Will be Released on Blu-ray This Summer


Well it's about time they announced this! Ever since I saw Toy Story of TERROR! back in October, I've been patiently waiting for this announcement. Now, I can finally say that Toy Story of TERROR! is set to be released on Blu-ray this summer!

Monday, May 5, 2014

How the Art of Animation is Helping me Cope With Loss

This is going to be a lot more personal than my other blog posts, but I am not afraid of writing about my personal life on here, as long as it is related to animation. In this case, this beautiful art form has been helping me through a very tough time right now. I should point out that I am not one of those really depressed and unhappy individuals. In fact, I think I'm quite the opposite. However, it is perfectly normal for me to be having a hard time dealing with what I am about to tell you and it is also perfectly normal for me to find ways to overcome this. I am here to tell you how this, unfortunately, underappreciated art form has been helping me through an extremely tough time in my life.