‘Cryptozoo’ Review: Bakus & Gorgons & Satyrs – Oh My!
AWN’s Miscweant examines Dash Shaw’s new animated feature film, set in ‘surreal’ 1967, about an activist group trying to protect supernatural cryptids from amoral government agents.
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Re-VIEW: Love, Death, Robots + Revelation
Volume 2 of Netflix’s ‘Love, Death + Robots’ animated anthology challenges us to see reality through new eyes, encouraging us to be curious and reflect on the intimate connection between beauty and death, and what it means to be human.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: All
Re-VIEW: ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ - Using Art to Save the World
Knowing ourselves and understanding reality through art, where we often express our weirdness, is what gives all of us ordinary people our superpowers.
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Geographic Region: All
Re-VIEW: ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’
Two parents’ sudden, heartbreaking loss becomes ours in Michael Govier and Will McCormack’s animated short that ultimately fulfills us with the healing power of hope.
In 2D, CG, Digital Media, Event, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: All
Re-VIEW: ‘Soul’ and the Cinematic Empathy Machine
Directors Pete Docter and Kemp Powers invite audiences to ponder their own life choices, forging a link between storyteller and spectator that reaffirms the emotional power of cinema.
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Films, People, Reviews | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: All
How MPC Animated the High-Flying Elephant for Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’
From defying gravity to expressing emotion in a believable way, reality was key for animation supervisor Catherine Mullan and the team of artists at MPC.
In 2D, 3D, Acting, CG, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe, North America
REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Remake is ‘Pure Burton’
In the absence of talking animals, director Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ works in plot points and references to the original film in very clever ways that fans of the original will recognize without feeling forced.
In 2D, 3D, Acting, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: The Miscweant | Geographic Region: All, North America
Review: Sony’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ Updates a Beloved Classic
AWN’s The Miscweant takes a deep dive into Sony Pictures Animation’s modern-day take on the classic story by Beatrix Potter.
In 3D, Books, CG, Illustration, People, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: The Miscweant | Geographic Region: North America
Review: ‘Leap!’ Celebrates the Challenges & Joy of a Life ‘en Pointe’
Mocapped performances by members of the Paris Ballet are taken to poetic flights of fancy in CG-animated feature from Gaumont.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: The Miscweant | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXV - Please Be Honest
Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. This week he wonders if animation film reviews are critical enough.
In Art, Cartoons, Films, Production, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: Let's Go Eat the Factory! | Geographic Region: All
Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: The Frog, The Dog, and The Devil
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Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'Fast Film'
Every Thursday, Chris Robinson takes a look at films from animation’s past. This week screens Virgil Widrich's trippy 2003 tribute to Hollywood, Fast Film.
In 2D, Art, Films, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: Let's Go Eat the Factory! | Geographic Region: All
