Category: Films (Page 43 of 85)

‘Rango’ and ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ Win Oscars

Today at the 84th annual Academy Awards, Rango won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, while The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore won for Best Animated Short Film.

I posted The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore in its entirety last month, so click on over to check it out.

Congrats to the teams of filmmakers who created such wonderful work.

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Ten Short Films Vie for Oscar Nonimation

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards. Forty-four pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title:

Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat
La Luna
Luminaris
Magic Piano
A Morning Stroll
Paths of Hate
Specky Four-Eyes
Wild Life

The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting in screenings held in New York and Los Angeles. Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist.

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Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside The Mind Scheduled for 2014

Disney today announced a new film set for release May 30, 2014 jokingly refered to as “The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside The Mind.” The official plot synopsis is as follows: From director Pete Docter comes an inventive new film that explores a world that everyone knows, but no one has seen: inside the human mind.

Pete Docter, director of Monsters, Inc. and Up, will be joined by co-director Ronnie del Carmen, who made his directorial debut with the Pixar short film Dug’s New Mission.

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Untitled Pixar Dinosaur Movie Scheduled for 2013

Disney today announced a new film set for release November 27, 2013 jokingly refered to as “The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dinosaurs.” The official plot synopsis is as follows: What if that life-changing asteroid missed Earth? Director Bob Peterson’s tale depicts a world where dinosaurs never went extinct.

Bob Peterson has been with Pixar since Toy Story, and has since worked on A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo and Up. He is also the voice of Dug the dog from Up, Mr. Ray from Finding Nemo, Roz from Monsters Inc and Geri from Geri’s Game. He co-directed Up with Pete Doctor and makes his full-blown ‘Directed By’ debut with this new dinosaur film.

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