Italian animation auteur Enzo D’Alò – whose globally known works include “The Blue Arrow,” “Lucky and Zorba,” “Momo” and “Opopomoz” – is back with Roddy Doyle adaptation “A Greyhound Of a Girl” launching from the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation Kplus section.
“Greyhound of a Girl” is about four generations of Irish women who embark on a car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one is driving, and the fourth is twelve-year old Dublin school girl Mary O’Hara. Mary shares her grandmother’s rebel spirit and love of cooking and is bravely dealing with the fact that her granny’s days are drawing to a close.
“The main theme of the book is delicate and difficult to describe, as it deals with death,” says D’Alò in his directors’ statement. “At first, the idea of tackling the notion of loss bewildered me a little,” he notes.
But...
“Greyhound of a Girl” is about four generations of Irish women who embark on a car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one is driving, and the fourth is twelve-year old Dublin school girl Mary O’Hara. Mary shares her grandmother’s rebel spirit and love of cooking and is bravely dealing with the fact that her granny’s days are drawing to a close.
“The main theme of the book is delicate and difficult to describe, as it deals with death,” says D’Alò in his directors’ statement. “At first, the idea of tackling the notion of loss bewildered me a little,” he notes.
But...
- 2/23/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Brendon Connelly Mar 23, 2017
Since DreamWorks Animation got snapped up by Universal, it seems several films have been cancelled. So what's actually happening?
If we imagine that the acquisition of Pixar by Disney was some kind of seismic shift for the Emeryville animation house, then Dreamworks Animation, by comparison, must be living in the red-hot cradle of a hyperactive volcano.
Animated films take so long, from concept to production to release, that recent Dreamworks titles are making their eventual escape from a corporate context which bears little relation to where they were conceived.
The Croods is a particularly good example. It was, originally, going to be a stop-motion film produced at Aardman with a screenplay by John Cleese. Without it ever being cancelled outright, this project continued to evolve, as Dreamworks twisted and turned like a kaleidoscope around it, in to the final product. The plot was different. The characters were different.
Since DreamWorks Animation got snapped up by Universal, it seems several films have been cancelled. So what's actually happening?
If we imagine that the acquisition of Pixar by Disney was some kind of seismic shift for the Emeryville animation house, then Dreamworks Animation, by comparison, must be living in the red-hot cradle of a hyperactive volcano.
Animated films take so long, from concept to production to release, that recent Dreamworks titles are making their eventual escape from a corporate context which bears little relation to where they were conceived.
The Croods is a particularly good example. It was, originally, going to be a stop-motion film produced at Aardman with a screenplay by John Cleese. Without it ever being cancelled outright, this project continued to evolve, as Dreamworks twisted and turned like a kaleidoscope around it, in to the final product. The plot was different. The characters were different.
- 3/21/2017
- Den of Geek
Tim Minchin in last year's 'Matilda and Me'.
On March 5, a fresh post on Tim Minchin.s blog offered an ominous introduction to the man himself:.
.Composer and lyricist of musicals Groundhog Day and Matilda, Tim is also a pianist, singer, comedian, actor, and — until 2 days ago — a director..
In a personal message, Minchin went on: .I.ve recently been working in three different continents, missing my kids a lot, sleeping too little and not playing piano enough. And then a couple of days ago, the animated film to which I.ve dedicated the last four years of my life was shut down by the new studio execs..
That film was Larrikins, the outback-set feature Minchin joined as composer and lyricist in 2013 after sparking to a script from Harry Cripps (Paws, The Magic Pudding)..
The film.s icing comes in the wake of layoffs at Dreamworks, which was bought...
On March 5, a fresh post on Tim Minchin.s blog offered an ominous introduction to the man himself:.
.Composer and lyricist of musicals Groundhog Day and Matilda, Tim is also a pianist, singer, comedian, actor, and — until 2 days ago — a director..
In a personal message, Minchin went on: .I.ve recently been working in three different continents, missing my kids a lot, sleeping too little and not playing piano enough. And then a couple of days ago, the animated film to which I.ve dedicated the last four years of my life was shut down by the new studio execs..
That film was Larrikins, the outback-set feature Minchin joined as composer and lyricist in 2013 after sparking to a script from Harry Cripps (Paws, The Magic Pudding)..
The film.s icing comes in the wake of layoffs at Dreamworks, which was bought...
- 3/8/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Louisa Mellor Jul 5, 2016
As Blue Sky delivers the 5th in the Ice Age franchise, we look at the story of sabre-toothed critter Scrat, the hit nobody expected…
The old saw that success has many fathers but failure is an orphan goes double for the movies. Everyone wants to share the glory of a hit while the misses are curiously only ever the responsibility of someone else.
That’s borne out in the case of Scrat, the breakout star of the Ice Age series. Had audiences not responded so ardently to the hapless critter’s appearance in the first film’s trailer, the tale of his creation would likely have been consigned to Blue Sky Studios’ memory dump. As Scrat turned out to be a huge, franchise-building success, the sabre-toothed squirrel seems to have more origin stories going around than Spider-Man.
One such says Scrat (or, in a ‘the Batman’ sort of deal,...
As Blue Sky delivers the 5th in the Ice Age franchise, we look at the story of sabre-toothed critter Scrat, the hit nobody expected…
The old saw that success has many fathers but failure is an orphan goes double for the movies. Everyone wants to share the glory of a hit while the misses are curiously only ever the responsibility of someone else.
That’s borne out in the case of Scrat, the breakout star of the Ice Age series. Had audiences not responded so ardently to the hapless critter’s appearance in the first film’s trailer, the tale of his creation would likely have been consigned to Blue Sky Studios’ memory dump. As Scrat turned out to be a huge, franchise-building success, the sabre-toothed squirrel seems to have more origin stories going around than Spider-Man.
One such says Scrat (or, in a ‘the Batman’ sort of deal,...
- 7/4/2016
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse heads to Cannes with American director Mark Osborne’s anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince, as well as Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red Army.
The $80m The Little Prince is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will attend the market to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British screenwriter Irena Brignull. The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) is the second most translated book in the world.
“The film intertwines a contemporary tale of a little girl who discovers The Little Prince through a reclusive elderly neighbour,” said Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval.
The feature combines CG animation for the real world of the little girl and stop-motion animation for the world of the book as imagined by her.
The English-language...
The $80m The Little Prince is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will attend the market to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British screenwriter Irena Brignull. The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) is the second most translated book in the world.
“The film intertwines a contemporary tale of a little girl who discovers The Little Prince through a reclusive elderly neighbour,” said Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval.
The feature combines CG animation for the real world of the little girl and stop-motion animation for the world of the book as imagined by her.
The English-language...
- 5/5/2014
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse will also launch sales on Nicole Kidman starrer Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red ArmyWild Bunch will launch sales on American director Mark Osborne’s highly anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince at Cannes.The $80m work is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.The director will be in Cannes
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse will also launch sales on Nicole Kidman starrer Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red Army
Wild Bunch will launch sales on American director Mark Osborne’s highly anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince at Cannes.
The $80m work is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will be in Cannes to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British...
Exclusive: Paris-based sales powerhouse will also launch sales on Nicole Kidman starrer Strangerland, Gentlemen and Red Army
Wild Bunch will launch sales on American director Mark Osborne’s highly anticipated feature-length animation The Little Prince at Cannes.
The $80m work is Osborne’s first feature-length work since co-directing DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, which grossed more than $650m worldwide.
The director will be in Cannes to give an hour-long presentation of the film, which is due for delivery at the end of 2015.
Osborne adapted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic alongside British...
- 5/5/2014
- ScreenDaily
December 6 was National Signing Santa Day at participating Taubman Malls around the country. In celebration of Ice Age: Continental Drift, deaf and hard-of-hearing children were invited to visit and sign with Santa in American Sign Language at the Ice Age Ice Palace at their local mall.
In Los Angeles, the Beverly Center hosted a Family Media event in honor of the upcoming release of Ice Age: Continental Drift on Blu-ray and DVD. Visitors were able to walk through the interactive Ice Age Ice Palace and meet talent on-hand including Keke Palmer (voice of “Peaches”), Blue Sky Studios’ Award-Winning Character Designer Peter de Seve, Sean Berdy (signed picture-in-picture feature on Blu-ray, “Switched at Birth”) and Amber Zion (also signed picture-in-picture feature).
In addition, students of Marlton School were invited to meet the special Signing Santa and Scrat and Sid from Ice Age. Check out photos from the event below.
Keke Palmer...
In Los Angeles, the Beverly Center hosted a Family Media event in honor of the upcoming release of Ice Age: Continental Drift on Blu-ray and DVD. Visitors were able to walk through the interactive Ice Age Ice Palace and meet talent on-hand including Keke Palmer (voice of “Peaches”), Blue Sky Studios’ Award-Winning Character Designer Peter de Seve, Sean Berdy (signed picture-in-picture feature on Blu-ray, “Switched at Birth”) and Amber Zion (also signed picture-in-picture feature).
In addition, students of Marlton School were invited to meet the special Signing Santa and Scrat and Sid from Ice Age. Check out photos from the event below.
Keke Palmer...
- 12/7/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Today's Geek Art is an awesome image featuring Yoda and Kermit the Frog hanging out in the swamp trying to catch some fish. The piece is called "Easy being green, it is not." It was created by Peter Deseve, and here's a note from the artist talking about how he came up with the idea...
I'll confess right here that I grew up a Star Trek fan and if you let me, could bore you with an endless stream of Trek trivia that would make you squirm with embarrassment. Hell, it would make me squirm with embarrassment, but it's my gift and my curse, I guess. That said, I did enjoy the Star Wars films. Well the first two, anyway. Especially The Empire Strikes Back, which is one of the best science fiction action adventures ever filmed. (Really though, have there been that many?) Anyway, I was invited to be a part of Star Wars,...
I'll confess right here that I grew up a Star Trek fan and if you let me, could bore you with an endless stream of Trek trivia that would make you squirm with embarrassment. Hell, it would make me squirm with embarrassment, but it's my gift and my curse, I guess. That said, I did enjoy the Star Wars films. Well the first two, anyway. Especially The Empire Strikes Back, which is one of the best science fiction action adventures ever filmed. (Really though, have there been that many?) Anyway, I was invited to be a part of Star Wars,...
- 8/8/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
[1] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [2]! Header Photo: "Easy Being Green, It Is Not" illustration featuring Yoda and Kermit by artist Peter de Sève [3]. Phillip Noyce, who directed the pilot for ABC's upcoming tv series Revenge, has signed [4] a first-look development/exclusive directing deal with the network. [5] Today's t-shirt of Ript Apparel [6] is a Hunger Games/Survivor-inspired design "Forever Everdeen". Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has signed on [7] to update Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Fox will air...
- 8/5/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Anyone bewailing the near-absence of tacky family films inspired by Easter need bewail no more: Hop has arrived to fill the void. A mix of live-action and animation, the film proves that a lack of inspiration need not be limited to a single style. Though the endearingly rendered animated characters designed by Peter De Sève (Finding Nemo, Ice Age) show care, every other aspect of the film feels like an afterthought, a lazy collection of easy-even-for-a-kid-movie jokes loosely organized to tell the origin story of the “first human Easter Bunny,” a tale that never feels as if it needed ...
- 3/31/2011
- avclub.com
Speaking exclusively with ComingSoon.net at this morning's Despicable Me junket, producer Chris Meledandri discussed his next project, Hop , speaking for the first time about the lead character's design which has been done with artist Peter DeSéve. The live-action film stars Russell Brand as the voice of a CGI rabbit, the son of the Easter Bunny who is about to inherit his father's title. When he's injured, the rabbit comes under the care of an out-of-work slacker (James Marsden), who oversees his recovery. "You go for photorealistic details on fur, quality of eyes, and cloth because the bunny does wear a shirt," said Meledandri, "But the design itself is a characiture. bunnylike, but it's a Peter DeSéve design." DeSéve, whose work most famously appears...
- 6/26/2010
- Comingsoon.net
The most anticipated trade show in the animation epicenter of the world, Burbank Calif, is now only 6 weeks away. The Creative Talent Network Animation Expo (Ctn-x).
For the first time world class professional talent in the animation industry will converge for 3-days during “Animation Week” in Burbank, Ca. Get connected and more during an intense weekend full of educational programs, demonstrations, technology showcases, recruiting events, parties and after-hour networking.
“If you don’t like what’s happening at the event now, just wait 30 minutes because something else really great will be happening” says founder and 30 year animation veteran Tina Price. Everyone will walk away from this event with more than the walked in with whether an idea, a job opportunity or a career mentor. Ctn-x is 3-days of talent 2 talent privileged access from Friday November 20th – Sunday November 22nd. We are proud to announce the following signature events:
· The most influential cartoonist of this century,...
For the first time world class professional talent in the animation industry will converge for 3-days during “Animation Week” in Burbank, Ca. Get connected and more during an intense weekend full of educational programs, demonstrations, technology showcases, recruiting events, parties and after-hour networking.
“If you don’t like what’s happening at the event now, just wait 30 minutes because something else really great will be happening” says founder and 30 year animation veteran Tina Price. Everyone will walk away from this event with more than the walked in with whether an idea, a job opportunity or a career mentor. Ctn-x is 3-days of talent 2 talent privileged access from Friday November 20th – Sunday November 22nd. We are proud to announce the following signature events:
· The most influential cartoonist of this century,...
- 10/23/2009
- by Barrett
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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