Ah Dreamworks, will you never learn? While rivals Pixar continue to leap ahead of the pack with sky high concepts and sublime characterisation, Dreamworks seems satisfied to churn out slapstick/Scottish accent mash-ups that – ahem – drag on…
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Newsgush: Real Life Buzz Lightyear
0 CommentsMarch 2, 2010 – 12:10 pm
With Toy Story 3 about to explode in 3D onto cinema screens, artist Raoni Nery decided to have a go at fleshing out some of Andy’s toys for real- and here’s the result! What do you think -is this three dimensional Buzz the kind of guy you’d let hang out with a cowboy in your 8 year old son’s bedroom?
Check out more of Raoni’s images here!
Astro Boy
0 CommentsOctober 29, 2009 – 3:16 pm
If there’s one lesson we can learn from the movies, it’s never replace your dead son with a robot copy. While Astro Boy’s dad Dr.Tenma (Nic Cage) has to learn this the hard way, it’s a blessing for the rest of us as we get to catch up with 40-plus years of Japanimation in a movie that may struggle on plot, but is so eyeball meltingly gorgeous you won’t hold a grudge.
Where The Wild Things Are
0 CommentsOctober 13, 2009 – 12:38 pm
Watching this latest adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, It’s often hard to remember that this is only Spike Jonze third film, such is the assured individuality on display here, his reputation for quirky filmmaking intact as he avoids the pitfalls of adapting such slight source material, and produces a delicate and considered work that may be heavy going for family audiences, but contains enough layered material to reward attentive viewing by young and old alike.
