Monthly Archives: February 2013

Guardians takes an unfair beating – from all sides

Date: February 27, 2013 Category: Feature Film, Studios Comments: 0

Did DreamWorks really make a movie that "didn't work", or is ineffective marketing to blame? I paid to see Rise of the Guardians (despite its bland and misguided ad campaign) and it was worth the investment. I loved the film. While this Animation Magazine article passes little judgement on the actual film, DreamWorks' top animation exec seems to almost apologize for the under-earner, and has restructured the entire creative slate of DWA based apparently on this one failure. Not exactly a confident move. If you're like me, you get sick of hearing "industry wisdom" bad-mouth decent movies simply because they didn't perform well at the box office.…

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Disney’s Paperman

Date: February 7, 2013 Category: Fun, Studios Comments: 0

Disney's Paperman, cited as a breakthrough in Hand-Drawn/CGI hybrid animation, is now playing in its entirety on Disney Animation's YouTube page. Or, you can just watch it here:   Originally premiering in theaters alongside Wreck It Ralph, Paperman a pretty amazing looking feat of artistry and storytelling, a sweet love story about a work-addled drone trying woo a mystery woman despite challenges from his oppressive boss. Through determination and ingenuity, he finally gets a little help from a magic pile of paperwork that he inadvertently transforms into a frighteningly aggressive squadron of paper planes. Classic Disney with a somewhat corny music bed... happy to see it's finally available online, and definitely worth…

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In appreciation of the mustache

Date: February 1, 2013 Category: Creative, Our Content Comments: 0

  Who doesn't appreciate a good mustache? Whether ironic or sincere, I think we can all agree there's nothing quite like a good sesame-seed-sweeper to make your day. Also, enjoy this video about the history of paint. See what I mean?

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