Author: Mark Johnson May 8, 2013 As we reported a couple weeks ago, Richard Madden – who plays the King of the North Robb Stark on HBO’s Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Mark Johnson May 5, 2013
The 14th annual Golden Trailer Awards - which honor excellence in film marketing - were presented this weekend. Disney walked away the big winner of the affair – hosted by Rob Schneider and Aisha Tyler - with films like Iron Man 3, Wreck-It Ralph, Brave, Monsters University, and The Avengers all taking home awards. Have a look at the full list of winners after the jump. Read more on Disney Prevails at the 2013 Golden Trailer Awards… Categories: News
Tags: Brave, Disney, Golden Trailer Awards, Iron Man 3, Monster's University, Wreck-It Ralph Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Joseph Braverman April 29, 2013
Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: ben kingsley, Disney, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man 3, iron man 3 review, Jon Favreau, Marvel, Rebecca Hall, robert downey jr, shane black Comments: 3 Comments |
Author: Tiff Chai April 29, 2013
Written by: Shane Morris & Jennifer Lee Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff Synopsis: When a kingdom is overcome with ice due to a curse created by the Snow Queen, Anna, the Snow Queen’s younger sister, must journey across the frozen land to break the curse. Along the way, Anna is joined by Kristoff, a mountain man seeking adventures, his one-antlered reindeer, and a snowman named Olaf. Both help and keep her company on her long journey. Read more on Awards Profile: Frozen… Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Tiff Chai April 21, 2013
Written by: Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon Voice Talent Cast: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi Synopsis: The new college freshman Michael “Mike” Wazowski starts college with eager enthusiasm. Preparing for success and to stand out through hard work, Mike chooses to pledge for the Oozma Kappa fraternity, where he meets his polar opposite, James P. “Sulley” Sullivan. Through a rivalry in their chosen major of scaring, they end up fighting to be on top, while coming closer together as life-long friends. Read more on Awards Profile: Monsters University… Categories: Article
Tags: awards, Brave, Disney, Monster's University, Monsters, Pixar, profile, university Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Joseph Braverman March 9, 2013
Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Disney, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Oz the Great and Powerful, Oz the Great and Powerful film review, Sam Raimi Comments: 15 Comments |
Author: Nicole Melkonian February 19, 2013
(The annual “Will Win/Should Win” of the Awards Circuit has been our most popular yet most challenging series where each writer let’s their final thoughts be known on the Oscar categories. Each writer will reveal their choices everyday leading up to the Oscar ceremony. Think you can do better? Let your final thoughts be known in the comment section or by joining our Oscar Pool. -CD) It’s here, the Big One. The Oscars are finally upon us, generating a frenzy of excitement and a torrent of ever-changing predictions in its path to the big stage on Sunday. This is the highly anticipated annual organized free-for-all when ideals shatter, frustrations bubble over, and sometimes (though not often) pleasant surprises challenge the odds. The final results could go any which way, and especially in such a quality-loaded year, it’s been a dizzying process trying to peg the sway of Academy Voters. Finally dashing aside unrealistically hopeful designs of one candidate over another, I’ve joined my Awards Circuit colleagues in settling on the probable winners, though not without putting up a fight for my preferred winners. In the spirit of the games, here are my “Win Will/Should Win” Oscar Selections: Read more on Oscar 2013 Will Win/Should Win Selections (Melkonian)… Categories: Article
Tags: Argo, Bradley Cooper, Brave, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O. Russell, Disney, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquin Phoenix, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Mark Boal, oscar predictions, Paul Thomas Anderson, Prometheus, Quentin Tarantino, Robert De Niro, Roman Coppola, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Steven Spielberg, the dark knight rises, The Secret World of Arietty, Wes Anderson, Will Win/Should Win, Wreck-It Ralph, Zero Dark Thirty Comments: 6 Comments |
Author: Mark Johnson January 30, 2013
Those who saw Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph in theaters have already witnessed the legendary company’s latest short film, Paperman. For those who missed it, you are in for a real treat. Disney has released the short film in full (all 6 minutes and 33 seconds of it) online. After winning the PGA, Wreck-It Ralph is looking more and more like the favorite to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Could the film it headlined for end up winning the Animated Short Film Oscar as well? Get ready to have your socks charmed off. Watch the film after the jump. Read more on Watch The Online Premiere of Disney’s Oscar Nominated Short ‘Paperman’… Comments: 6 Comments |
Author: MULTIPLE STAFF November 5, 2012
For someone who has a tremendous fear of flying, I can say that the opening act of Robert Zemeckis’ Flight is one of the most terrifying film experiences I’ve had in years, as Denzel Washington flies a malfunctioning plane completely inverted in an attempt to save the lives on board his craft. From here, the film becomes less of a story about the survival of a plane crash and the legal proceedings that follow, and more of a story about a man trying to survive his own personal crash landing as he deals with inner demons in the same vein as Leaving Las Vegas or Days of Wine and Roses before it. Denzel plays Whip Whitaker, a charming and brilliant pilot afflicted by alcoholism, and does so with the usual casual grace and tender ease we’ve grown accustomed to seeing from the two-time Oscar winner. Flight is a capable film about hitting rock bottom, coming to terms with that bottom, and finding a way towards recovery and salvation. Sure, this is something we have seen before, but few times have we seen it carried by such a strong and magnetic performance as we do this time around from one of this generation’s finest actors. (***) Read more on Snippet Reviews: ‘Flight’ and ‘Wreck-It Ralph’… Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Channing Tatum, Denzel Washington, Disney, Film, Flight, Flight review, John C. Reilly, Magic Mike, Robert Zemeckis, Snippet Reviews, Wreck-It Ralph, Wreck-It Ralph Review Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Joseph Braverman November 3, 2012 
Producer Christina Reed and Director John Kahrs at ‘Paperman’s’ L.A. Film Festival premiere. (Image Courtesy of Haley Hughes) I normally transcribe my interviews, but there are certain instances when the passionate voice of the artist must be heard. This is one of those times. It was such a pleasure speaking with John Kahrs about Paperman, a short that pays homage to Disney past while reinforcing the technological advancements of the present. Merging 2D and 3D animation, Paperman is a hybrid of styles executed to perfection. You are swept up by the romanticism of the film, but still take time to marvel at the beauty of its design and Kahr’s masterful direction. Paperman is eligible next year for the Academy Award® for “Best Animated Short Film.” A Disney short hasn’t won in more than ten years, 2001′s “For the Birds” being the last to walk home with the Oscar. Mark my words, Paperman is Disney’s best shot at winning since then, and is currently the front runner in the category for Oscars 2013. Since I saw it at the L.A. Film Festival this past June, I couldn’t shake it from my mind. I was extremely fortunate to get the opportunity to interview John Kahrs on behalf of The Awards Circuit during the Wreck-It Ralph press junket that was held a few weeks ago (Paperman is the short that precedes the film). Below, you will find the interview in audio format. Hearing Kahrs speak with such passion and emotion about his pet project is something undeniably worth sharing, I promise. Read more on Interview with ‘Paperman’ director, John Kahrs… Categories: Interview
Tags: Best Animated Short, Disney, For the Birds, John Kahrs, John Kahrs interview, oscars 2013, Paperman, Paperman Oscars, The Walt Disney Company, Wreck-It Ralph Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Terence Johnson October 30, 2012
Read more on Disney acquires LucasFilm for $4.05 billion, Star Wars XII to arrive in 2015… Categories: News
Tags: Disney, LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm Ltd, news, Pixar, Star Wars, The Avengers 2, The Walt Disney Company Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: John H. Foote September 24, 2012
Read more on Finding Nemo is (****), 3-D (non-existent)… Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Disney, Ellen DeGeneres, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Finding Nemo, Pixar, The Walt Disney Company Comments: 1 Comment |
Finding Nemo 3-D (Duo-Review)Almost ten years later, "Nemo" still has his charm...plus a review of the "Toy Story" short!Author: MULTIPLE STAFF September 10, 2012
By Joseph Braverman (****) In my estimation, the two greatest films ever to be made concerning the “deep blue sea” come from Disney: 1989′s The Little Mermaid and 2003′s Finding Nemo. Sorry Spielberg, but when it comes to the visual splendor and untold adventures one can obtain from the giant, often uncharted world we call “the ocean,” nobody does it quite like Disney. So when I heard there was to be a re-release of Finding Nemo in 3-D, I immediately perked up at the idea. Not only is Finding Nemo one of Pixar’s best efforts to date, but I hadn’t seen the movie in nearly ten years, perhaps since its initial release. I was worried that my opinion of the movie was going to change, and also wondered whether the 3-D would distract my emotional attachment with Marlon and his journey to find and rescue his physically limited son, Nemo. Ten years later and wiser — 23 years old versus 14 at the time of Finding Nemo’s original release — I am proud to report that the 3-D is infused seamlessly into the classic animated feature. There is never an issue with jagged lines or the other nuisances that often appear when watching a film that’s released in 3-D. In fact, I daresay Finding Nemo’s extra use of dimension makes for an even bigger, more involved, deeper felt movie-going experience the second time around. You cannot help but embrace Dory’s mantra when watching: “just keep swimming, just keep swimming.” Read more on Finding Nemo 3-D (Duo-Review)… Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Andrew Stanton, Best Animated Short, Disney, Ellen DeGeneres, Entertainment/Culture, Finding Nemo, Pixar, The Little Mermaid, Tim Allen, tom hanks, Willem Dafoe Comments: 3 Comments |
Author: Joseph Braverman August 13, 2012
Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: CJ Adams, Common, David Morse, Dianne Wiest, Disney, Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, John Toll, Peter Hedges, Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, The Odd Life of Timothy Green Comments: 1 Comment |
Author: Mark Johnson August 10, 2012
It’s time to visit the week that was via our Around the Circuit piece, where we look back at articles that we feel are worth your time covering the Oscar race, new releases, or really just anything film related. Link of the week: It seems the major topic of the week was the once-a-decade critics’ poll from Sight and Sound, with many around the web reacting to the fact that Citizen Kane is no longer their choice for best film ever (for the first time in 60 years). Owen Gleiberman at Entertainment Weekly proclaims his love for Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, but is not afraid to admit that it is an absurd choice for Sight and Sound’s “new” best film of all time. He goes on to protest the inclusion of David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (at #28), when Lynch’s masterpiece, Blue Velvet, is totally absent from the list. This makes total sense, right? I’m in his camp on all accounts. Read more on Around the Circuit… Categories: Around the Circuit
Tags: Around the Circuit, Brave movie, Citizen Kane, Disney, Entertainment/Culture, Oscar, Pixar, Sight and Sound, Sight and Sound Poll Comments: 2 Comments |
Kevin Costner to star in Disney’s latest sports filmBoth the actor and the studio have a strong track record working in this genre...Author: Joey Magidson July 25, 2012
Read more on Kevin Costner to star in Disney’s latest sports film… Comments: 3 Comments |
Comic-Con Diary: Day 2Comic-Con Film School, Twilight, Mila Kunis, and a Composers Roundtable Highlight the first Full Day at Comic-Con!Author: Terence Johnson July 13, 2012
Author: Mark Johnson July 11, 2012 Walt Disney is bringing The Odd Life of Timothy Green to the big screen, and promises that it will be the most magical family movie of the year! The family drama/comedy is You can visit the site for the film here. Have a look at the new TV spot and a more information on the charitable sock drive Disney is campaigning after the jump… Read more on New TV Spot and Charitable Drive for ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’… Comments: Leave a Comment |
Oscar Circuit: “Let’s dance…”Full Oscar Predictions are updated! Check em' out and leave yours in the comment section...Author: Clayton Davis July 1, 2012
It’s time to start getting serious, Oscar-wise. Not many things have come out, and not many films are looking like Best Picture nominees from the first half. Some will argue The Avengers with a $600 million dollar bank is in talks. Some think the little indie-film Moonrise Kingdom from Wes Anderson could be our “Little Miss Sunshine” of the year. In limited release, Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild has opened and received one of the best word-of-mouth reviews of the year. Is that a contender for the big prize? I’d say it is. I’m ready to start getting down and dirty with these predictions. Read more on Oscar Circuit: “Let’s dance…”… Categories: Article, Editor, Oscar Circuit, Oscar Predictions
Tags: alexandre desplat, Amour, Anna Karenina, Anne Hathaway, Annette Bening, Argo, batman, Baz Luhrmann, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Benh Zeitlin, Bill Murray, Brave, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Strathairn, Disney, Django Unchained, Editor, Hugh Jackman, Hyde Park on Hudson, Imogene, Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, John Hawkes, Julianne Moore, Keira Knightley, Laura Linney, Les Miserables, Lincoln, love, Lucy Alibar, Marvel, olivia colman, Olivia Williams, Oscar Circuit, oscar predictions, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Michell, the avengers, the dark knight rises, The English Teacher, The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Master, The Sessions, tobey maguire, Tom Hardy, Tom Hooper, Woody Harrelson Comments: 21 Comments |
Author: Mark Johnson June 30, 2012
Looks like the Oscars will be telecast on the Disney affiliated ABC network for the rest of this decade. Here’s the official release:
Learn more about the Academy and Disney Media Distribution after the jump… Read more on Disney Media Distribution and Academy Extend Oscar Telecast Agreement… Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Mark Johnson June 26, 2012
Why is this such big news, you ask? By crossing the $600 million mark domestically, Marvel’s The Avengers becomes only the third film to ever register such a feat. The film’s global total is now estimated at $1.438 billion, and it stands as the number three film of all time both globally and domestically. Check out some of the records The Avengers has shattered after the jump… Read more on ‘The Avengers’ to Cross $600 Million Domestic Today!… Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Joseph Braverman June 23, 2012
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This past Monday, I was privileged to be one of several press members who attended the Brave Press Conference at the Loews Hotel in Hollywood. My fellow journalists and I were given the full VIP treatment, complete with parting gift bags, some snacks, and several beverages to choose from. But most importantly, Disney™ provided us with the opportunity to speak to the wonderful cast and crew of Disney•Pixar’s new Brave. Each Brave contributor gave us deeper insight into the film’s complex narrative, some behind-the-scenes factoids, and plenty of laughs as well. It was an excellent day, and all who came brought such wonderful bouts of energy and enthusiasm that it was just a joy to take part in this event. Below, you will find two audio files from the press conference, as well as a video I was able to record of Director Mark Andrews and Producer Katherine Sarafian’s Q&A with the press. The readers who’ve already seen Brave will hopefully get more insight with these sets of interviews, but if you don’t mind a spoiler or two and haven’t watched Brave, by all means dig in… Categories: Article
Tags: Brave, Craig Ferguson, Disney, Disney Pixar, Enrico Casarosa, john lasseter, Kelly MacDonald, Kevin McKidd, La Luna, Mark Andrews, Pixar Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Mark Johnson June 22, 2012
Disney/Pixar is providing us with four different versions of the new trailer for Monsters University, their highly anticipated sequel to Monsters, Inc. (2001). Directed by Dan Scanlon, the film returns Billy Crystal and John Goodman as Mike and Sully, respectively, and also stars Steve Buscemi, Ken Jeong, John Ratzenberger, Kelsey Grammer, Rob Riggle, Frank Oz, Dave Foley, and Julia Sweeney. Monsters University opens in U.S. theaters on June 21, 2013, and will be shown in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters. After watching the trailers, you can vote for your favorite Mike sleep talking line on the official Monsters University Facebook Page, here. Watch the trailers after the jump… Read more on Four New Trailers for Disney/Pixar’s ‘Monsters University’… Comments: Leave a Comment |
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