Scott Pilgrm vs The Animation!

If you’ve been following this blog at all over the past couple of years, you may have noticed our tendency to report on even the most mundane developments from the set of Scott Pilgrim vs The World (and that includes any vaguely interesting marketing materials too). The film may be less than one week away […]

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Mary and Max enters the Oscar race!

source: variety.com The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the shortlist of films that will compete for Best Animated Feature at next year’s Oscar ceremony. Australia’s own Mary and Max is one of 20 films that are under consideration. One of the Academy rules is that if more than 16 films are […]

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Mary and Max wins top prize at animation festival

source: ca.reuters.com Australian claymation film Mary and Max was named Best Animated Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. It is yet another accolade for the story of a pen-friendship between an adult New Yorker with Asperger’s Syndrome and a lonely young Australian girl. The film was directed by Oscar winner Adam Elliot and features […]

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Second trailer for Fantastic Mr. Fox debuts!

source: traileraddict.com A second trailer for Wes Anderson‘s stop-motion animated flick Fantastic Mr. Fox has been released following the divided reaction that met the previous teaser. Thankfully, this new trailer is well, fabulous. I refuse to say fantastic; you’re all expecting it, I’m sure. Maybe it’s the choice of cuts or perhaps it’s the zippier […]

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The 20 greatest animated films of all time!

You know, for kids! Well, not anymore. Animated pictures are no longer simply the realm of the young and young at heart. There are plenty of legitimate adult cartoons being made, as well as animated pictures that appeal to people of all ages. With the action comedy Monsters vs. Aliens hitting cinemas last week; the […]

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