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Whether you’re a Pixar fan, enjoy the works of Don Bluth, or stan the House of Mouse,...
In addition to reaching 3 million subscribers, our YouTube channel recently reached 2 billion views, bringing the latest characters, stories, and worlds in the animated medium to animation lovers worldwide. The channel houses every animation studio under one roof, making it a one-stop shop for the latest previews, trailers, behind-the-scenes videos, and exclusive content for one of the film industry’s most creative and labor-intensive genres.
Whether you’re a Pixar fan, enjoy the works of Don Bluth, or stan the House of Mouse,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Oddly enough, Marilyn Monroe and Madonna became part of each other’s mythos — Monroe paved the way for Madonna, while Madonna made sure Monroe was still a big part of American popular culture. Madonna explained why she mimicked Monroe in the “Material Girl” music video. Interestingly, Monroe was not the only star from the 1950s and 1960s to inspire the “Like a Prayer” singer’s style.
‘Material Girl’ era Madonna said she was ‘attracted to’ aspects of Marilyn Monroe
The “Material Girl” music video is a recreation of Monroe singing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from the campy musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. According to the book Madonna: An Intimate Biography, Madonna explained her idea for the clip. “Marilyn was made into something not human in a way, and I can relate to that,” she said. “Her sexuality was something everyone was obsessed with, and that I can relate to.
‘Material Girl’ era Madonna said she was ‘attracted to’ aspects of Marilyn Monroe
The “Material Girl” music video is a recreation of Monroe singing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from the campy musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. According to the book Madonna: An Intimate Biography, Madonna explained her idea for the clip. “Marilyn was made into something not human in a way, and I can relate to that,” she said. “Her sexuality was something everyone was obsessed with, and that I can relate to.
- 5/19/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After taking us into A Quiet Place in two box office hits (with a prequel arriving very soon), actor/director/writer John Krasinski now guides us into a fairy noisy place, namely the inner life and fantasies of children. And going from sci-fi thrills to whimsey is quite the “lane change”, one that could end in disaster if not properly planned. Luckily he’s crafted a story and has enlisted a talented cast in front of the camera and the microphone. Yes, this is perhaps the most ambitious cartoon/live-action feature since the pairing of private eye Eddie Valiant and Roger Rabbit. And since it uses computer-generated “beasties” (rather than the 2-D classic style), Krasinski is touting it as a “live-action Pixar flick” (quite a goal). And he’s really putting those tech wizards to work in showing us the often unseen children’s side-kick, the invisible friend, here shortened to If.
- 5/17/2024
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
THR reports that Warner Bros. is developing a live-action Teen Titans movie and has tapped Ana Nogueira to write the script.
Nogueira is already a member of the DC Studios family, as she is the writer of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the upcoming DC movie starring Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) in the title role.
Related Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Logan, Naked Gun, Roger Rabbit, Yoda
The Teen Titans were initially introduced in 1964 as a superhero team consisting of Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad. Over the decades, the team expanded to include characters such as Wonder Girl, Speedy, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, and more. The franchise has a large following, particularly due to the popularity of the Teen Titans Go! animated series. The animated comedy has run for eight seasons on Cartoon Network with nearly 400 episodes under their utility belts. It has also spawned several films,...
Nogueira is already a member of the DC Studios family, as she is the writer of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the upcoming DC movie starring Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) in the title role.
Related Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Logan, Naked Gun, Roger Rabbit, Yoda
The Teen Titans were initially introduced in 1964 as a superhero team consisting of Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad. Over the decades, the team expanded to include characters such as Wonder Girl, Speedy, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, and more. The franchise has a large following, particularly due to the popularity of the Teen Titans Go! animated series. The animated comedy has run for eight seasons on Cartoon Network with nearly 400 episodes under their utility belts. It has also spawned several films,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Paramount is polishing its crystal ball today and looking ahead at some of the films from the studio in the next few years. At least, that’s how it feels when Paramount earnings day comes along. The studio announced a 0.6% increase in stock today, with various release date announcements to whet investor’s whistles. Among the titles mentioned during today’s report, Paramount put dates on projects like Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot, a sequel to 2023’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and more.
The Naked Gun reboot pratfalls into theaters on July 18, 2025, with Liam Neeson starring in the comedic role made famous by the late Leslie Neilsen. Akiva Schaffer directs, and executive produces the Naked Gun reboot, with Dan Gregor and Doug Man writing the script draft alongside Schaffer. One of the reasons this is exciting is that the trio partnered for the way-better-than-anticipated Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers film.
The Naked Gun reboot pratfalls into theaters on July 18, 2025, with Liam Neeson starring in the comedic role made famous by the late Leslie Neilsen. Akiva Schaffer directs, and executive produces the Naked Gun reboot, with Dan Gregor and Doug Man writing the script draft alongside Schaffer. One of the reasons this is exciting is that the trio partnered for the way-better-than-anticipated Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers film.
- 2/28/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Sufferin’ succotash! Warner Bros caused quite the stir online Monday evening when a false report said beloved Looney Tunes shorts would leave Max, the subscription-based streaming service. The error arrived as a part of the studio’s “What’s New on Max This December” press release, stating departures for classic Looney Tunes cartoons, The Looney Tunes Show, and Joe Dante’s 2003 live-action animated hybrid Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
“Looney Tunes was included in error as a title leaving the platform,” read the statement, shedding light on the status of the classic shorts. “This is not the case and the show will continue streaming on Max.”
Fans revolted when reports about the classic shorts leaving Max hit the internet. I was hosting an episode of the Talking Comics podcast when the story hit Twitter, and I ranted about the departure alongside my co-hosts. I’m sure that conversation will age well.
“Looney Tunes was included in error as a title leaving the platform,” read the statement, shedding light on the status of the classic shorts. “This is not the case and the show will continue streaming on Max.”
Fans revolted when reports about the classic shorts leaving Max hit the internet. I was hosting an episode of the Talking Comics podcast when the story hit Twitter, and I ranted about the departure alongside my co-hosts. I’m sure that conversation will age well.
- 11/28/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Oscar-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have given the much-talked-about Coyote vs. Acme his seal of approval, describing the film as “delightful.”
Lord and Miller, the producers behind the animated hits Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Lego Movie franchise, took to X on Tuesday night to reveal that they had seen Coyote and attested to its quality.
“I saw Coyote Vs Acme and it’s delightful,” Miller tweeted. “Funny, charming, good physical comedy timing, with a surprising amount of heart. I hope several studios go after it so the world can see all the good work people did.”
“Coyote Vs Acme is wonderful. @dgreenmachine nails it,” Lord tweeted. “Hilarious smart existential and moving and makes this all-time character more relevant than ever.
Lord and Miller, the producers behind the animated hits Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Lego Movie franchise, took to X on Tuesday night to reveal that they had seen Coyote and attested to its quality.
“I saw Coyote Vs Acme and it’s delightful,” Miller tweeted. “Funny, charming, good physical comedy timing, with a surprising amount of heart. I hope several studios go after it so the world can see all the good work people did.”
“Coyote Vs Acme is wonderful. @dgreenmachine nails it,” Lord tweeted. “Hilarious smart existential and moving and makes this all-time character more relevant than ever.
- 11/15/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With Road Runner-like speed, Warner Bros. Discovery has reversed its decision to bury Coyote vs. Acme.
The studio will now allow director Dave Green to shop his live-action/animation hybrid movie to other potential buyers instead of shelving the project for a tax write-off, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Amazon is said to be a contender, with screenings for potential buyers taking place this month. Puck was first to report the news of the reversal.
The move comes days after the The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Coyote vs. Acme would become Warners third already-shot film to get shelved after previously nixing nearly completed projects Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt in August 2022.
After Batgirl and Scoob! were dumped, a group of filmmakers with business at the studio started a text chain — a support group of sorts — to share their hopes and their anxieties, as well as encouragement and tips for navigating the studio.
The studio will now allow director Dave Green to shop his live-action/animation hybrid movie to other potential buyers instead of shelving the project for a tax write-off, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Amazon is said to be a contender, with screenings for potential buyers taking place this month. Puck was first to report the news of the reversal.
The move comes days after the The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Coyote vs. Acme would become Warners third already-shot film to get shelved after previously nixing nearly completed projects Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt in August 2022.
After Batgirl and Scoob! were dumped, a group of filmmakers with business at the studio started a text chain — a support group of sorts — to share their hopes and their anxieties, as well as encouragement and tips for navigating the studio.
- 11/13/2023
- by Aaron Couch and James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Both the WGA strike and most recently the SAG-AFTRA strike may be officially over, but I hope you didn't think that meant the studios would be finished with their nonsense just yet. Many will remember that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav made himself public enemy #1 earlier this year with some particularly poorly-considered remarks (although Disney's Bob Iger subsequently waded into the fray and did everything he could to vie for the crown himself). Well, believe me, it's my deepest displeasure to report that Zaslav is, unfortunately, at it once more.
Barely a year after Warner Bros. incited all sorts of outrage over shelving high-profile productions such as "Batgirl" and "Scoob 2" for a tax write-off, dismissing the tireless work of countless artists with the flick of a wrist and preventing anyone from actually seeing the fruit of their labor, the studio has gone and done it all over again. This time,...
Barely a year after Warner Bros. incited all sorts of outrage over shelving high-profile productions such as "Batgirl" and "Scoob 2" for a tax write-off, dismissing the tireless work of countless artists with the flick of a wrist and preventing anyone from actually seeing the fruit of their labor, the studio has gone and done it all over again. This time,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is still in the Halloween spirit. After sharing photos of herself dressed up as Jessica Rabbit from Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Instagram, the singer, 54, surprised fans by revealing another Halloween costume.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
- 11/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is still in the Halloween spirit. After sharing photos of herself dressed up as Jessica Rabbit from Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Instagram, the singer, 54, surprised fans by revealing another Halloween costume.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
- 11/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Ideally timed to Disney’s centennial, a short film entitled “Once Upon a Studio” assembles 100 years’ worth of animated characters from the company’s vaults for a group photo outside Walt Disney Animation Studios headquarters in Burbank, Calif. That’s the building, shaped like Mickey Mouse’s conical blue hat from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” where the walls are lined with images from a century’s worth of iconic toons.
Conceived and directed by Trent Correy and Dan Abraham, the project involves a live-action walkthrough of the place where the magic happens — that is, where much of the work on Disney’s animated features is done. But there’s an extra sprinkling of magic here, as cartoon characters leap out of their frames and wander the halls where they were originally drawn or rendered.
That hybrid style, where animation embellishes live-action footage, was first implemented by Disney on 1946’s “Song of the South,...
Conceived and directed by Trent Correy and Dan Abraham, the project involves a live-action walkthrough of the place where the magic happens — that is, where much of the work on Disney’s animated features is done. But there’s an extra sprinkling of magic here, as cartoon characters leap out of their frames and wander the halls where they were originally drawn or rendered.
That hybrid style, where animation embellishes live-action footage, was first implemented by Disney on 1946’s “Song of the South,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Ariel and her aquatic friends may have ushered in the Disney Renaissance, but Roger Rabbit helped right the sinking ship that was Disney in the '80s. Indeed, 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" came at the perfect time for the House of Mouse. After a string of failed (but fascinating) attempts to reinvigorate its artistry, the flailing studio recruited director Robert Zemeckis and executive producer Steven Spielberg -- members of the same crack team behind "Back to the Future" just three years before -- to adapt Gary K. Wolf's satirical 1981 novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" into a film.
The result? An incredible visual feat by way of a detective yarn based in a fantasy version of '40s Los Angeles where "toons" from the Golden Age of American Animation walk alongside flesh-and-blood humans. With Zemeckis operating at the height of his powers, "Roger Rabbit" moves like clockwork, serving up...
The result? An incredible visual feat by way of a detective yarn based in a fantasy version of '40s Los Angeles where "toons" from the Golden Age of American Animation walk alongside flesh-and-blood humans. With Zemeckis operating at the height of his powers, "Roger Rabbit" moves like clockwork, serving up...
- 10/15/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
“Poolman,” Chris Pine’s directorial debut that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, is a pastiche of Los Angeles past and present. It’s a film noirlike “Chinatown” and “L.A. Confidential,” but its characters are the New Age-y, socially conscious, showbiz-adjacent type. The film was supposedly the first to be screened on 35mm at TIFF in years, only to be projected in Dcp due to an unspecified technical issue.
Somewhat recalling “True Romance”-era Brad Pitt, Darren (Pine) is the titular eccentric dude who ritually checks the water levels in the Tahitian Tiki apartments’ pool and meditates while immersed therein. He regularly composes letters using a typewriter to Erin Brockovich about his activist aspirations. He also religiously shows up at city council meetings to complain about the substandard public transit system.
For Darren, city council president Steve Toronkowski (Stephen Tobolowsky) stands in the way of...
Somewhat recalling “True Romance”-era Brad Pitt, Darren (Pine) is the titular eccentric dude who ritually checks the water levels in the Tahitian Tiki apartments’ pool and meditates while immersed therein. He regularly composes letters using a typewriter to Erin Brockovich about his activist aspirations. He also religiously shows up at city council meetings to complain about the substandard public transit system.
For Darren, city council president Steve Toronkowski (Stephen Tobolowsky) stands in the way of...
- 9/14/2023
- by Martin Tsai
- The Wrap
The 1980s was probably the most weird-ass decade of Disney films in the studio's history. It was also yours truly's favorite era from a young age, a time in which the House of Mouse released some of the scariest and most twisted films it's ever made in the hopes of regaining its cultural foothold after years of floundering in the wake of its founder's death. But of all the big swings the company took at that time, none were more successful than 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
Distributed by Disney under its Touchstone Pictures label, director Robert Zemeckis' fantasy detective comedy remains the gold standard for live-action/animated hybrid films. It's also full of moments that are pure nightmare fuel for children thanks to Christopher Lloyd's fiendishly fantastic performance as the diabolical Judge Doom. Lloyd's villain -- the most terrifying court official this side of the real-life Supreme...
Distributed by Disney under its Touchstone Pictures label, director Robert Zemeckis' fantasy detective comedy remains the gold standard for live-action/animated hybrid films. It's also full of moments that are pure nightmare fuel for children thanks to Christopher Lloyd's fiendishly fantastic performance as the diabolical Judge Doom. Lloyd's villain -- the most terrifying court official this side of the real-life Supreme...
- 9/2/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Deathly Afraid of Tits? I’ve Got Just the Movie for You
Not since “The Idol” has the city of Los Angeles been hit with something as overhyped as Hurricane Hilary — and the 5.1 magnitude earthquake that followed it. A week of hysterical doomsday prepping from a populace conditioned to expect climate perfection concluded in a tepid rainstorm that would be completely unremarkable in any other state. And it’s quite possible that the constant alert vibrations from our cell phones shook the city more than the actual earthquake did.
I...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Deathly Afraid of Tits? I’ve Got Just the Movie for You
Not since “The Idol” has the city of Los Angeles been hit with something as overhyped as Hurricane Hilary — and the 5.1 magnitude earthquake that followed it. A week of hysterical doomsday prepping from a populace conditioned to expect climate perfection concluded in a tepid rainstorm that would be completely unremarkable in any other state. And it’s quite possible that the constant alert vibrations from our cell phones shook the city more than the actual earthquake did.
I...
- 8/26/2023
- by Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Arthur R. Schmidt, the Oscar-winning film editor who worked on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, and Back to the Future, has died at the age of 85.
The Los Angeles native followed in the footsteps of his father Arthur P. Schmidt, who was also a film editor.
The younger Schmidt caught his big break working on 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing. Five years later, he edited the first Back to the Future, marking the beginning of a fruitful partnership with filmmaker Rober Zemeckis. Schmidt went on to edit the next two Back to the Future films, as well as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, What Lies Beneath, and Cast Away. His work on Roger Rabbit and Forest Gump, in particular, earned him Academy Awards for Best Film Editing.
Throughout his career, Schmidt also worked on...
The Los Angeles native followed in the footsteps of his father Arthur P. Schmidt, who was also a film editor.
The younger Schmidt caught his big break working on 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing. Five years later, he edited the first Back to the Future, marking the beginning of a fruitful partnership with filmmaker Rober Zemeckis. Schmidt went on to edit the next two Back to the Future films, as well as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, What Lies Beneath, and Cast Away. His work on Roger Rabbit and Forest Gump, in particular, earned him Academy Awards for Best Film Editing.
Throughout his career, Schmidt also worked on...
- 8/7/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
Joe Johnston's family adventure film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" was an unexpected hit when it was released in the summer of 1989. Modestly budgeted, the film starred Rick Moranis as an amateur molecular engineer and father of three who has been working on a shrink ray in his attic in his spare time. When his kids are playing around in the attic, they activate the shrink ray and are reduced to a tiny size. They are then unwittingly swept into the trash and carried out to the backyard. The bulk of the film is a trek the tiny kids take across the lawn, climbing enormous stalks of grass, befriending giant ants, and doing battle with monstrous scorpions. "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" famously played with the first of three Roger Rabbit cartoon shorts, "Tummy Trouble," likely contributing to its success. The film made $222 million worldwide.
"Honey" also spawned several...
"Honey" also spawned several...
- 7/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Anthology Film Archives
Eight films by Nagisa Ōshima, one of the greatest Japanese directors, are subject of a retrospective.
Film at Lincoln Center
As The Mother and the Whore continues in a 4K restoration, the full Jean Eustache retrospective gets underway; Out of Sight plays for free this Friday night on Governors Island.
Roxy Cinema
35mm prints of Casino and Visconti’s The Damned screen, while Party Girl and Brick and Mirror show in 4K restorations.
Metrograph
Documentary filmmaker Tom Palazzolo is subject of a rare retrospective.
Film Forum
Godard’s Contempt and Midnight Cowboy play in 4K restorations.
Museum of the Moving Image
The original Star Wars trilogy, Roger Rabbit, and An American Werewolf in London play in a summer movie series, while a print of The Royal Tenenbaums screens on Saturday and Sunday; The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms also shows.
Anthology Film Archives
Eight films by Nagisa Ōshima, one of the greatest Japanese directors, are subject of a retrospective.
Film at Lincoln Center
As The Mother and the Whore continues in a 4K restoration, the full Jean Eustache retrospective gets underway; Out of Sight plays for free this Friday night on Governors Island.
Roxy Cinema
35mm prints of Casino and Visconti’s The Damned screen, while Party Girl and Brick and Mirror show in 4K restorations.
Metrograph
Documentary filmmaker Tom Palazzolo is subject of a rare retrospective.
Film Forum
Godard’s Contempt and Midnight Cowboy play in 4K restorations.
Museum of the Moving Image
The original Star Wars trilogy, Roger Rabbit, and An American Werewolf in London play in a summer movie series, while a print of The Royal Tenenbaums screens on Saturday and Sunday; The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms also shows.
- 7/6/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Film Forum
Godard’s Contempt and Midnight Cowboy play in 4K restorations.
Museum of the Moving Image
E.T., Roger Rabbit, and An American Werewolf in London play on 35mm in a summer movie series, while a print of The Royal Tenenbaums screens on Sunday; The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms also shows.
Bam
A series of recent restorations brings films by Claire Denis, Orson Welles, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and the Three Colors trilogy.
Film at Lincoln Center
The Mother and the Whore begins a run in its 4K restoration; Friday plays for free (when else) Friday night in Damrosch Park.
Museum of Modern Art
Prints from the 20th Century Fox vault begin playing in a new series.
Roxy Cinema
35mm prints of Manhattan, A Dirty Shame, Uncle Sam, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show screen, while Fassbeinder’s Whity also plays.
IFC...
Film Forum
Godard’s Contempt and Midnight Cowboy play in 4K restorations.
Museum of the Moving Image
E.T., Roger Rabbit, and An American Werewolf in London play on 35mm in a summer movie series, while a print of The Royal Tenenbaums screens on Sunday; The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms also shows.
Bam
A series of recent restorations brings films by Claire Denis, Orson Welles, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and the Three Colors trilogy.
Film at Lincoln Center
The Mother and the Whore begins a run in its 4K restoration; Friday plays for free (when else) Friday night in Damrosch Park.
Museum of Modern Art
Prints from the 20th Century Fox vault begin playing in a new series.
Roxy Cinema
35mm prints of Manhattan, A Dirty Shame, Uncle Sam, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show screen, while Fassbeinder’s Whity also plays.
IFC...
- 6/30/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Jurassic Park was nothing short of a phenomenon when it arrived in cinemas back in June 1993. Like Robert Muldoon being pursued by a pack of velociraptors, there was simply no escaping the clutches of what was a cultural phenomenon. But while much of the focus was on Steven Spielberg’s movie and its heady mix of stunning special effects and a shirtless Jeff Goldblum, what helped give Jurassic Park that extra bit of bite at the box office was the astonishing amount of merchandising surrounding the film.
Jurassic Park was ubiquitous that summer, whether it was the iconic Kenner line of toys featuring familiar characters from the film apart from Lex (blame Jurassic patriarchy), the Sega Genesis game that let you play as a raptor chomping on foolish humans, or the bizarre line of salami and beef jerky products that hit store shelves, life found a way.
Yet by far...
Jurassic Park was ubiquitous that summer, whether it was the iconic Kenner line of toys featuring familiar characters from the film apart from Lex (blame Jurassic patriarchy), the Sega Genesis game that let you play as a raptor chomping on foolish humans, or the bizarre line of salami and beef jerky products that hit store shelves, life found a way.
Yet by far...
- 6/21/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Oscar winner Andrew Ruhemann has returned to the director’s chair for “The Day I Became a Bird.”
His first short in 13 years, based on a book by Chabbert Ingrid, illustrated by Guridi, will see a boy who falls in love – with a girl that only has eyes for birds. Desperate to get her attention, he comes up with a rather unusual plan.
“I was at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and that’s where I found this book. I thought it was a very intriguing image: Why is there this kid in a bird costume? It moved me,” he says.
Ruhemann’s previous short, “The Lost Thing,” brought him an Academy Award in 2011, shared with Shaun Tan.
“With ‘The Lost Thing,’ it was the first book I saw at that fair. I felt a little tingle at the back of my spine and said to myself: ‘This is...
His first short in 13 years, based on a book by Chabbert Ingrid, illustrated by Guridi, will see a boy who falls in love – with a girl that only has eyes for birds. Desperate to get her attention, he comes up with a rather unusual plan.
“I was at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and that’s where I found this book. I thought it was a very intriguing image: Why is there this kid in a bird costume? It moved me,” he says.
Ruhemann’s previous short, “The Lost Thing,” brought him an Academy Award in 2011, shared with Shaun Tan.
“With ‘The Lost Thing,’ it was the first book I saw at that fair. I felt a little tingle at the back of my spine and said to myself: ‘This is...
- 6/12/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Clockwise from top left: Battlefield Earth (Warner Bros. Pictures), Ishtar (Columbia Pictures), Waterworld (Universal Pictures), Event Horizon (Paramount Pictures)Image: The A.V. Club
Ever since Jaws birthed the summer blockbuster in 1975, motion-picture studios have saved their priciest, splashiest films for beach season. Every year between May and August you can expect the latest superhero extravaganza,...
Ever since Jaws birthed the summer blockbuster in 1975, motion-picture studios have saved their priciest, splashiest films for beach season. Every year between May and August you can expect the latest superhero extravaganza,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
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Though they may seem a recent phenomenon, special-effects driven movies have been with us since the dawn of cinema. From the...
Though they may seem a recent phenomenon, special-effects driven movies have been with us since the dawn of cinema. From the...
- 6/8/2023
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Oscar-nominated actress Amy Irving is ready to release her first album.
The performer tells The Hollywood Reporter that Born In a Trunk, featuring 10 cover songs pulled from her life and career, will be released digitally on April 7. “Why Don’t You Do Right?” — the first single which Irving sang as Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit — will be available on digital platforms on March 3.
Irving, 69, made her film debut in Brian De Palma’s Carrie in 1976 and two years later was in supernatural thriller The Fury. Her role in Yentl earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and she scored best actress Golden Globes nominations for Crossing Delancey and Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna. She also has a number of stage credits, earning an Obie Award for her off-Broadway performance in a production of The Road to Mecca.
Born In a Trunk also features Irving covering songs...
The performer tells The Hollywood Reporter that Born In a Trunk, featuring 10 cover songs pulled from her life and career, will be released digitally on April 7. “Why Don’t You Do Right?” — the first single which Irving sang as Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit — will be available on digital platforms on March 3.
Irving, 69, made her film debut in Brian De Palma’s Carrie in 1976 and two years later was in supernatural thriller The Fury. Her role in Yentl earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and she scored best actress Golden Globes nominations for Crossing Delancey and Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna. She also has a number of stage credits, earning an Obie Award for her off-Broadway performance in a production of The Road to Mecca.
Born In a Trunk also features Irving covering songs...
- 2/15/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
People often commend "Star Trek" for its science fiction elements and incredible use of allegory, but they seem to forget that the franchise can also be funny. Really funny. The funniest "Star Trek" show of them all is "Star Trek: Lower Decks," the animated workplace comedy that takes place on the California Class ship the U.S.S. Cerritos, and soon they're going to bring their brand of laughs to another "Trek" show since "Lower Decks" will cross over with "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" in the latter show's second season. Somehow, Jack Quaid's Ensign Boimler and Tawny Newsome's Ensign Mariner are going to end up crossing paths with the live-action crew of "Strange New Worlds", and it's bound to cause all-out hilarity, right?
In an interview with SFX Magazine, the episode's director (and William Riker himself) Jonathan Frakes explained the tone behind the crossover and the intense...
In an interview with SFX Magazine, the episode's director (and William Riker himself) Jonathan Frakes explained the tone behind the crossover and the intense...
- 1/24/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Actors regretting passing on what later proved to be juicy movie roles is nothing new. Sometimes you read a script and just don't understand the material, and other times it could be as simple as picking another project instead. Eddie Murphy, the legendary comedian and actor who had a meteoric rise to stardom in the 1980s, is no exception. After exploding onto the scene as one of the greatest "Saturday Night Live" cast members in the show's history, he made the jump to the big screen with a scene-stealing turn in "48 Hours" and achieved true superstardom with "Trading Places" and "Beverly Hills Cop."
Even an actor on one of the hottest streaks in cinema history is going to make a few poor choices, though. Ask Murphy himself about it, and he'll point to a couple of projects he regrets not being a part of during that era of his career.
Even an actor on one of the hottest streaks in cinema history is going to make a few poor choices, though. Ask Murphy himself about it, and he'll point to a couple of projects he regrets not being a part of during that era of his career.
- 1/21/2023
- by Jeff Kelly
- Slash Film
If you were a ’90s kid, you might have had a crush on Jessica Rabbit. Ever since her debut in 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit? She has often been considered to be one of the most iconic sex symbols in animation. It’s not too hard to imagine why. After all, she’s not bad; she’s just drawn that way. While the movie initially implied that she was an unfaithful wife to Roger Rabbit, it was soon revealed that she was actually loyal to him, despite the dramatic differences in both of their appearances. They were an unlikely couple on paper, but
Would Jessica Rabbit Be Too Inappropriate For New Animation?...
Would Jessica Rabbit Be Too Inappropriate For New Animation?...
- 1/12/2023
- by David Martinez
- TVovermind.com
"Pinocchio" is the latest Disney animated film to get an updated "live-action" remake in our contemporary times. The 1940 original is rightfully a classic — a film that pushed the boundary of what animation can bring to the screen and a story about a boy's earnest search to find out who he is. Robert Zemeckis' remake, however, fails to capture the heart of the original. It's poorly paced, full of actors talking in multiple variants of accented English that make Dick Van Dyke's Cockney accent seem good in comparison, and delivers major characters who are stilted, disjointed, and lacking life.
The story of Zemeckis' "Pinocchio" largely follows that of the original film, inspired by "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. An old woodworker named Geppetto wishes on a star for Pinocchio, a wooden puppet he made, to become a real boy. Geppetto gets his wish, although Pinocchio remains made of...
The story of Zemeckis' "Pinocchio" largely follows that of the original film, inspired by "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. An old woodworker named Geppetto wishes on a star for Pinocchio, a wooden puppet he made, to become a real boy. Geppetto gets his wish, although Pinocchio remains made of...
- 9/8/2022
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: The final question in this interview includes a spoiler for the Season 3 finale of “The Boys.”
“I love Boimler,” says “Star Trek: Lower Decks” star Jack Quaid of his adorably hapless character Brad Boimler. “I love him so much.”
Quaid’s third season voicing the Starfleet ensign launched on Paramount+ on Thursday, but as Quaid and co-star Tawny Newsome (who voices Ens. Beckett Mariner) announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July, both actors will get to play the roles in live-action for the first time in a Season 2 episode of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” in 2023. The actor explained to Variety how the episode was possible, why he’s proud of Boimler in Season 3 of “Lower Decks,” how his character on “The Boys” will react to the big reveal in the Season 3 finale and what he did for the cast of “The Boys” spinoff series “Gen V.”
What...
“I love Boimler,” says “Star Trek: Lower Decks” star Jack Quaid of his adorably hapless character Brad Boimler. “I love him so much.”
Quaid’s third season voicing the Starfleet ensign launched on Paramount+ on Thursday, but as Quaid and co-star Tawny Newsome (who voices Ens. Beckett Mariner) announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July, both actors will get to play the roles in live-action for the first time in a Season 2 episode of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” in 2023. The actor explained to Variety how the episode was possible, why he’s proud of Boimler in Season 3 of “Lower Decks,” how his character on “The Boys” will react to the big reveal in the Season 3 finale and what he did for the cast of “The Boys” spinoff series “Gen V.”
What...
- 8/27/2022
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
As a highly referential series, Star Trek: Lower Decks has beamed many live-action characters into the world of animation. Seasons one and two saw Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis as cartoon versions of Will Riker and Deanna Troi, now aboard the USS Titan. Lycia Naff, who played Ensign Gomez on a handful of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes returned in animated form as Captain Gomez of the USS Archimedes. Even Star Trek: Voyager‘s Robert Duncan McNeill showed up as a Tom Paris commemorative plate.
But for season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks stars Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid will be boldly going where no character has gone before: from animation to live action. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Quaid confirmed that he and Newsome will be in costume as Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler, respectively. While Quaid is aware of speculation on the internet about the episodes,...
But for season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks stars Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid will be boldly going where no character has gone before: from animation to live action. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Quaid confirmed that he and Newsome will be in costume as Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler, respectively. While Quaid is aware of speculation on the internet about the episodes,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Latest string of HBO Max cancellations includes Batman: Caped Crusader, but it might not be dead yet
It’s a day that ends in a Y, which means it’s time for Warner Bros. Discover to kill off some more projects that were already in development for HBO Max, and—wow, would you believe this?—they’re all animated. Is David Zaslav actually Who Framed Roger Rabbit villain Judge Doom? Because this guy has a real grudge…...
- 8/23/2022
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
“Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers” is one of the biggest surprises of the year. And keeping that surprise going, the Disney+ original film is now an Emmy nominee (for Outstanding Television Movie).
The movie, a whip-smart, metatextual comedy, imagines Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) as stars of a popular 1980s TV series (“Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers”) that, over the years, grew estranged. Now, with a rash of mysterious crimes that share a connection with the series, the two have to team up once again to take down the bad guys and save the day – for real this time. Along the way, they bump into other animated icons and uncover a vast conspiracy, hidden underneath Hollywood’s sunny veneer.
As imagined by screenwriters Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” takes aim squarely at the live-action reboots and re-imaginings that have become a staple of...
The movie, a whip-smart, metatextual comedy, imagines Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) as stars of a popular 1980s TV series (“Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers”) that, over the years, grew estranged. Now, with a rash of mysterious crimes that share a connection with the series, the two have to team up once again to take down the bad guys and save the day – for real this time. Along the way, they bump into other animated icons and uncover a vast conspiracy, hidden underneath Hollywood’s sunny veneer.
As imagined by screenwriters Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” takes aim squarely at the live-action reboots and re-imaginings that have become a staple of...
- 8/17/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed,” the July 1 episode of “The Boys.”
The penultimate episode of “The Boys” Season 3 revealed Black Noir’s (Nathan Mitchell) back story with Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) in the cutest, and somehow still goriest, way possible.
During Episode 7, Noir is in hiding at an abandoned children’s restaurant called Buster Beaver’s after running off from Vought Tower upon learning that Soldier Boy is still alive. Noir does not tell anyone, including his best buddy and captain Homelander (Antony Starr), where he went and is living there in seclusion — while joined by several imaginary cartoon friends.
Noir’s animated animal pals get him to face his Soldier Boy fears by re-creating the event that made him so completely terrified of Soldier Boy in the first place, a day when Soldier Boy...
The penultimate episode of “The Boys” Season 3 revealed Black Noir’s (Nathan Mitchell) back story with Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) in the cutest, and somehow still goriest, way possible.
During Episode 7, Noir is in hiding at an abandoned children’s restaurant called Buster Beaver’s after running off from Vought Tower upon learning that Soldier Boy is still alive. Noir does not tell anyone, including his best buddy and captain Homelander (Antony Starr), where he went and is living there in seclusion — while joined by several imaginary cartoon friends.
Noir’s animated animal pals get him to face his Soldier Boy fears by re-creating the event that made him so completely terrified of Soldier Boy in the first place, a day when Soldier Boy...
- 7/2/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
If you have a fear of spiders, you might want to sit this news out.
The new version of “Arachnophobia” has found its filmmaker in writer-director Christopher Landon, TheWrap has confirmed. Landon, who has directed clever horror comedies like “Happy Death Day” and “Freaky,” is a perfect fit for the material. The original movie effectively mixed comedy and scares.
Along for the remake are James Wan and Michael Clear, with their production banner Atomic Robot. Amblin, who produced the 1990 original, is also on board, with original director Frank Marshall returning, this time as an executive producer. Amblin’s president of production, Jeb Brody, will oversee the project for the studio, along with exec vp Lauren Abrahams and senior vp Mia Maniscalco.
1990’s “Arachnophobia” told the story of a big city doctor (played by Jeff Daniels) who moves with his family to his sleepy hometown of Canaima, California. Deathly afraid of...
The new version of “Arachnophobia” has found its filmmaker in writer-director Christopher Landon, TheWrap has confirmed. Landon, who has directed clever horror comedies like “Happy Death Day” and “Freaky,” is a perfect fit for the material. The original movie effectively mixed comedy and scares.
Along for the remake are James Wan and Michael Clear, with their production banner Atomic Robot. Amblin, who produced the 1990 original, is also on board, with original director Frank Marshall returning, this time as an executive producer. Amblin’s president of production, Jeb Brody, will oversee the project for the studio, along with exec vp Lauren Abrahams and senior vp Mia Maniscalco.
1990’s “Arachnophobia” told the story of a big city doctor (played by Jeff Daniels) who moves with his family to his sleepy hometown of Canaima, California. Deathly afraid of...
- 6/2/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
This article contains spoilers for…a whole lotta stuff.
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers just arrived on Disney+ and while it follows up on 1988’s Rescue Rangers animated series, it’s more of a thematic sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Both feature similar concepts like a world where humans and cartoons coexist, each use the existence of cartoons to explain real life issues, and both have a freaky hybrid villain in the finale. But the main thing everyone sees is that they’re also gigantic collections of cartoon cameos. Even crazier, the cartoons come from different owners.
I’m not sure what the correct term is for the Roger Rabbit subgenre. An IP party? A mega crossover? A franchise collective? Property festival? Whatever it is, we’ve seen it gradually evolve in-between Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
Even in the world of video games,...
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers just arrived on Disney+ and while it follows up on 1988’s Rescue Rangers animated series, it’s more of a thematic sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Both feature similar concepts like a world where humans and cartoons coexist, each use the existence of cartoons to explain real life issues, and both have a freaky hybrid villain in the finale. But the main thing everyone sees is that they’re also gigantic collections of cartoon cameos. Even crazier, the cartoons come from different owners.
I’m not sure what the correct term is for the Roger Rabbit subgenre. An IP party? A mega crossover? A franchise collective? Property festival? Whatever it is, we’ve seen it gradually evolve in-between Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
Even in the world of video games,...
- 5/28/2022
- by Gavin Jasper
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
You’d need to go through the Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie frame by frame to see all the Easter eggs and references to the wide world of entertainment. Everything from deep cut Marvel properties to Hasbro toys are on display, but there’s one cameo that eclipsed all others.
The plot of Rescue Rangers is much akin to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, where your favorite animated characters are in fact Hollywood actors. Several scenes of the film take place at a convention where some of pop culture’s lesser stars are sitting at booths and selling 8×10 signatures of themselves. Lead character Dale tries to psych himself up that he won’t be on the convention circuit forever and he gets support from the most surprising of characters.
Across the aisle is none other than, as the movie refers to him,...
You’d need to go through the Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie frame by frame to see all the Easter eggs and references to the wide world of entertainment. Everything from deep cut Marvel properties to Hasbro toys are on display, but there’s one cameo that eclipsed all others.
The plot of Rescue Rangers is much akin to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, where your favorite animated characters are in fact Hollywood actors. Several scenes of the film take place at a convention where some of pop culture’s lesser stars are sitting at booths and selling 8×10 signatures of themselves. Lead character Dale tries to psych himself up that he won’t be on the convention circuit forever and he gets support from the most surprising of characters.
Across the aisle is none other than, as the movie refers to him,...
- 5/21/2022
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
While it wasn't around for a long time, "Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers" was certainly here for a good time. With only 65 episodes that aired from March 4, 1989, to November 19, 1990 during its initial run on The Disney Channel, the animated series about a team of pint-sized detectives found new life in syndication as part of the Disney Afternoon block of programming. That was enough to firmly place this cartoon into the hearts and minds of a generation of '90s kids. And having one of the catchiest theme songs...
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- 5/20/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
This article contains minor spoilers for Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers.
The Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie is full of Easter eggs and references to not just everything under the Disney banner but a wide assortment of entertainment brands. The way it accomplishes this is a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? style plot where all animated characters are really actors, which leads to several sequences taking place at a convention center.
Of course this being a Disney film you’d expect some references to one of the biggest entertainment juggernauts around, Marvel, but Rescue Rangers doesn’t go for an easy reference of fans simply walking around in Captain America cosplay. No, Rescue Rangers goes for the deepest of deep cuts.
Early on in the film, Dale, who’s been making a living at conventions, tries to pep himself up by chatting to fellow guests around him. One of them...
The Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie is full of Easter eggs and references to not just everything under the Disney banner but a wide assortment of entertainment brands. The way it accomplishes this is a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? style plot where all animated characters are really actors, which leads to several sequences taking place at a convention center.
Of course this being a Disney film you’d expect some references to one of the biggest entertainment juggernauts around, Marvel, but Rescue Rangers doesn’t go for an easy reference of fans simply walking around in Captain America cosplay. No, Rescue Rangers goes for the deepest of deep cuts.
Early on in the film, Dale, who’s been making a living at conventions, tries to pep himself up by chatting to fellow guests around him. One of them...
- 5/20/2022
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
“Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” are back.
Not the beloved syndicated television series, which ran for three seasons and 65 episodes from 1989 to 1990 as part of the Disney Afternoon weekday programming block, mind you, but the live-action/animated adventure directed by The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer.
This new movie takes place in a world where Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) were stars of that long-ago TV show and have now grown apart, improbably brought together to solve a mystery that personally impacts their cartoon world. It’s a wild, irreverent world that Schaffer and his collaborators have conjured.
TheWrap spoke to Schaffer about what the appeal of the movie was for him, how he managed to clear all of the characters that show up in the movie, whether or not the movie takes place in the same world as 1988’s “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and whether or not...
Not the beloved syndicated television series, which ran for three seasons and 65 episodes from 1989 to 1990 as part of the Disney Afternoon weekday programming block, mind you, but the live-action/animated adventure directed by The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer.
This new movie takes place in a world where Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) were stars of that long-ago TV show and have now grown apart, improbably brought together to solve a mystery that personally impacts their cartoon world. It’s a wild, irreverent world that Schaffer and his collaborators have conjured.
TheWrap spoke to Schaffer about what the appeal of the movie was for him, how he managed to clear all of the characters that show up in the movie, whether or not the movie takes place in the same world as 1988’s “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and whether or not...
- 5/20/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Children of the 1990s will likely dig Akiva Schaffer's new feature film "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers" for reasons beyond the shock nostalgia. While "Rangers" does indeed lay on the pop culture and animation references thickly and heavily -- a keen-eyed Millennial will recognize characters from Eek the Cat to Mc Skat Kat — its most comforting aspect is its light, flip tone, and central character conceit straight out of a '90s Shane Black movie.
The premise of "Rescue Rangers" is that Chip (John Mullaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) were, in fact, actors in a world where animated characters co-exist with live-action humans, a...
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The premise of "Rescue Rangers" is that Chip (John Mullaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) were, in fact, actors in a world where animated characters co-exist with live-action humans, a...
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- 5/20/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
(L-r): Dale (voiced by Andy Samberg) and Chip (voiced by John Mulaney) in Disney’s live-action Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
School’s almost out for the Summer! Who’s up for a trip? Or at least one through one of your favorite streaming services? Yes, the suitcase can remain in the back of the closet for a bit. But what’s the destination for this virtual excursion.? Well, for many of us, this new film is a nostalgic journey back in time, though it is set in the modern-day. A little over 30 years ago, before most kids’ cartoons were shuttled off to basic cable channels and eventually streaming apps, broadcast TV animation was in the midst of a creative (and ratings) explosion. Yes, Saturday mornings were still hanging on, but the place to be was the late afternoon,...
School’s almost out for the Summer! Who’s up for a trip? Or at least one through one of your favorite streaming services? Yes, the suitcase can remain in the back of the closet for a bit. But what’s the destination for this virtual excursion.? Well, for many of us, this new film is a nostalgic journey back in time, though it is set in the modern-day. A little over 30 years ago, before most kids’ cartoons were shuttled off to basic cable channels and eventually streaming apps, broadcast TV animation was in the midst of a creative (and ratings) explosion. Yes, Saturday mornings were still hanging on, but the place to be was the late afternoon,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fred Ward had the right stuff. He could play charming, tough, or funny with aplomb. In some cases, he embodied all three in a single role. Tremors is the most obvious example, but Cast a Deadly Spell is another that’s too often overlooked. Like Who Framed Roger Rabbit with eldritch monsters and magic instead of cartoons, […]
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- 5/18/2022
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
A staple of the 1990s Disney Afternoon lineup, the original Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers program ran for three seasons, in which Disney’s chipmunk duo got into a variety of crime-solving shenanigans. Formulaic but beloved by its pint-sized audience, it’s probably no surprise that Disney slated it for a streaming reboot.
But rather than a straight-to-series rehash, Disney enlisted writers Doug Mand and Dan Gregor, who cut their teeth on How I Met Your Mother and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Lonely Island alum and director Akiva Schaffer to apparently do whatever they wanted, resulting in one of the funniest and strangest movies currently available on Disney +.
It takes less than two minutes for Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers to make the requisite Chippendales joke, and even less time to toss out a Thomas Chippendale reference, quickly establishing that this is something much more subversive and silly than the typical rehash.
But rather than a straight-to-series rehash, Disney enlisted writers Doug Mand and Dan Gregor, who cut their teeth on How I Met Your Mother and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Lonely Island alum and director Akiva Schaffer to apparently do whatever they wanted, resulting in one of the funniest and strangest movies currently available on Disney +.
It takes less than two minutes for Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers to make the requisite Chippendales joke, and even less time to toss out a Thomas Chippendale reference, quickly establishing that this is something much more subversive and silly than the typical rehash.
- 5/17/2022
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
First things first: if you’re wondering why Chip and Dale, the animated crime-fighting chipmunk stars of Disney’s popular ’80s and ’90s animated series “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers,” have such distinctly different looks in Akiva Schaffer’s cinematic reboot, it’s all part and parcel of the new film’s cleverly self-referential style. Taking a cue from the imaginative world of Roger Rabbit — Schaffer’s film is set in a Hollywood populated by both humans and “toons” —
Part of that bent? Chip (voiced by a well-cast John Mulaney) remains firmly in the hand-drawn animation camp, while flashy former best pal Dale has undergone “CGI surgery” to keep him, quite literally, hip and young. No, younger viewers might not get it, but fans of the original Disney series (a staple of the Disney Afternoon lineup in the early ’90s) will eat it up. The final result is a film...
Part of that bent? Chip (voiced by a well-cast John Mulaney) remains firmly in the hand-drawn animation camp, while flashy former best pal Dale has undergone “CGI surgery” to keep him, quite literally, hip and young. No, younger viewers might not get it, but fans of the original Disney series (a staple of the Disney Afternoon lineup in the early ’90s) will eat it up. The final result is a film...
- 5/17/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
At some point “references” and “Easter eggs” took over franchise movies. They’re expected. The first question out of many a fan’s lips is what are the easter eggs? For some it’s the bar by which a franchise movie is successful or not. How often can this new movie remind you of something old? This doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Easter eggs and sly references are fun in small doses, and we certainly cover them on Den of Geek with great joy.
But big studios have begun to use references and Easter eggs as a crutch. An easy way to boost viewers’ serotonin, no matter what’s actually happening on screen or in the story. Just give people the thing they know and they will clap (and hopefully share it on social media). Think of Space Jam: A New Legacy, which shoved in as many...
But big studios have begun to use references and Easter eggs as a crutch. An easy way to boost viewers’ serotonin, no matter what’s actually happening on screen or in the story. Just give people the thing they know and they will clap (and hopefully share it on social media). Think of Space Jam: A New Legacy, which shoved in as many...
- 5/17/2022
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
Disney+, as a streaming service, has largely been good as a nostalgia machine that runs on gigantic franchises. And, to be fair, that strategy is working quite well as the service has gained a ton of subscribers in just over two years. At times, this can be a bit exhausting but, in other moments, the vessel for nostalgia proves to be welcomed. Such appears to be the case with "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers," a brand new movie that revives the beloved cartoon with a twist. It's a mix of live-action and animation with Johny Mulaney and Andy Sandberg leading the...
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- 5/16/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
"Six missing toons in one month, and not one clue." Disney has revealed the full-length official trailer for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the all-new, never-done-before, completely 100 original movie (based on pre-existing IP owned by Disney). This looks genius! A comeback 30 years in the making, the hybrid live-action/CG animated action-comedy catches up with the former Disney Afternoon TV stars in modern-day Los Angeles. This is set in a Who Framed Roger Rabbit-esque world where all kinds of animated characters are part of the real world, with a number of cameos in this from The Lion King to The Little Mermaid. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers stars John Mulaney as Chip, Andy Samberg as Dale, and KiKi Layne, plus Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Flula Borg, Dennis Haysbert, Keegan-Michael Key, Tress MacNeille, Tim Robinson, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, and Chris Parnell. Why does this look like it's going to be absolutely amazing?...
- 4/27/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
From Chop-Top to Otis Firefly, Bill Moseley has brought so many uniquely haunting characters to life on screen over the years, but his latest role is unique even for him, as he provides the playful voice for the killer animated cat Jasper in Torey Haas' segment for the new horror anthology Dead by Midnight Y2Kill. And while Jasper seems to be all fun and games in his own cartoon show, he shows his sinister side when he crosses over into the real world and sets his wide-eyed sights on Julia Walters (Melissa Haas), the daughter of the animator who created him... and the one person Jasper will do anything to keep to himself, even if it means using his cartoon-style violence on those who get in his way.
With Dead by Midnight Y2Kill now on DVD and Digital via Indican Pictures, we had the pleasure of speaking with...
With Dead by Midnight Y2Kill now on DVD and Digital via Indican Pictures, we had the pleasure of speaking with...
- 4/27/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Jack Black has returned to the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise.
Black will return to voice Po in “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,” a new animated original series coming soon to Netflix from DreamWorks Animation. Previously, he voiced the titular Kung Fu Panda in three DreamWorks Animation features, some short films that appeared on the home video releases of the films, and a Christmas special (2010’s “Kung Fu Panda Holiday”).
While, barring the holiday special, Black has been noticeably absent from the small-screen iterations of the character (“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness” ran from 2011 to 2016 and “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness” ran from 2018 to 2019) as well as his appearances in theme park attractions like the 4D film at Universal Studios Hollywood, making this something of a homecoming.
The official synopsis for the new “Kung Fu Panda” show reads: “When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on...
Black will return to voice Po in “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,” a new animated original series coming soon to Netflix from DreamWorks Animation. Previously, he voiced the titular Kung Fu Panda in three DreamWorks Animation features, some short films that appeared on the home video releases of the films, and a Christmas special (2010’s “Kung Fu Panda Holiday”).
While, barring the holiday special, Black has been noticeably absent from the small-screen iterations of the character (“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness” ran from 2011 to 2016 and “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness” ran from 2018 to 2019) as well as his appearances in theme park attractions like the 4D film at Universal Studios Hollywood, making this something of a homecoming.
The official synopsis for the new “Kung Fu Panda” show reads: “When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on...
- 3/16/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
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