The National Society of Film Critics has picked "Waltz With Bashir" as the best film of 2008—not bad for a film that doesn't hit Chicago theaters for a few weeks.
Ari Folman's animated documentary chronicles his coming to terms with repressed memories of his experiences with the Israeli army in the 1982 Lebanon war. The daring film, which is nominated for a Golden Globe for best foreign-language film and uses multiple animation techniques, has earned numerous accolades, including six awards from the Israeli Film Academy and best animated film from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (which chose the animated "WALL-E" as best 2008 film). The film is scheduled to open Jan. 23 at three Chicago-area theaters: AMC Pipers Alley Theatre in Chicago, Cinemark Cine Arts in Evanston and Landmark's Renaissance in Highland Park.
Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky" and Disney/Pixar's animated hit "Wall-E" tied for runner-up in the best picture category.
Source : http://www.chicagotribune.com/
Monday, January 5, 2009
Film critics name animated documentary best film
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Animation film made on Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav
PATNA: An animation film has been made on Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
According to Patna-based resident Pawan, the animation film has not only been produced by him, but has also been characterized and conceptualized by him to show Lalu in a different light.
"I had been making cartoons on Lalu for a long time. So, I thought, how can I present Lalu in a different medium. These days children cartoon comics and animation films are in great demand. It was at this time that I thought of making a film on Lalu. Thereafter, I started working on this project and made a team to work on it," said Pawan.
Sashi, the voice over artist, who has mimicked the voice of Lalu in the film, said that he could not have found a better outlet for his talent.
"The voice of Lalu is unique in itself. After watching the video I thought that I could not find a better outlet for my talent than mimicking for Lalu in this film," said Sashi.
The Minister has been a favourite of Bollywood film producers who have made films revolving round his character, including 'Padmashree Lalu Prasad Yadav'.
Lalu has also been a part of many popular television shows.
Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
Friday, January 2, 2009
Movie Review – Transformers Animated – Season Two
I was firmly against an auto bailout of any part of the Big Three. I am a Democrat and certainly have no problem with government owning parts of any business, I simply think that the terrible management of those companies makes them unfit to survive. Detroit is a mess because of bad oversight and bad foresight. But there’s a cartoon where Detroit isn’t a mess and is actually a beautiful and forward thinking city. Now it’s available on DVD.
Starting this January 6th, now available on DVD from Hasbro Entertainment and Paramount Studios Home Entertainment comes the second season of the animated adventures of robots from outer space. Transformers Animated – Season Two is ready to blast into your living room and transform your day into fun. Bring home this fantastically exciting second season today!
As we all know, the last season ended with the resurgence of Megatron and a battle in which the Autobots and Sari lost the Key. Now the Autobots need to clean up the mess the made and help the good people of Detroit believe in them again. Not only that, but the Autobot Elite Guard have arrived to pick up the Allspark, but it’s been destroyed and is in pieces all over the place. Now the race in on to find those pieces. Can the Autobots and Sari get them in time?
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
3-D goes big time in 2009; otherwise it's business as usual
As Hollywood unveils its 2009 schedule, the big trend can be summed up in one word: 3-D. The movie industry is jumping on that bandwagon like no time since 1953, the famous movie year in which virtually every major studio embraced stereoscopic technology then promptly abandoned it as a gimmick.
This time it's expected to take. DreamWorks animation boss Jeffrey Katzenberg (whose '09 3-D movie is March's "Monsters vs. Aliens") argues in a recent issue of Variety that the floodgate is now open and that digital 3-D is the wave of the future. "Eventually," he says, "I believe that all films will be shot in this remarkable medium."
What may be the year's most highly anticipated film, James Cameron's "Avatar," will be a wide 3-D release. The hugely ambitious, $200 million-plus sci-fi epic -- about a human hero "thrust into hostilities on an alien planet" -- has obsessed the "Titanic" director for more than a decade and finally will hit multiplexes on Dec. 18.
Meanwhile, Disney is releasing more than a third of its films this year in 3-D, including a Jonas Brothers concert film; the Pixar-animated "Up"; Jerry Bruckheimer's cute-guinea-pig comedy "G-Force"; a reissue of "Toy Story"; and a new version of "A Christmas Carol," with Jim Carrey as Scrooge.
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