Here’s your guide to every movie and TV show leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024.
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in December 2023.
Some great movies are leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024, including James Cameron’s award-winning juggernaut Titanic, beloved coming-of-age comedy 13 Going on 30, powerful WW2 drama The Pianist, and slasher switch-up Freaky.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. More departures will be announced throughout December 2023 and January 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on January 1st, 2024 13 Going on 30 (2004) A Dog’s Purpose (2017) The Bride of Habaek (1 Season) Bridesmaids (2011) Burlesque (2010) The Change-Up (2011) Christmas Under Wraps (2014) Christmas With a View (2018) Countdown (2019) Cutthroat Island (1995) The Danish Girl (2015) Dreamgirls (2006) DreamWorks Shrek the Halls (1 Season) Falls Around Her (2018) Football-Inspired Workouts for All (2023) N Freaky (2020) Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020) The Girl on the Train...
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in December 2023.
Some great movies are leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024, including James Cameron’s award-winning juggernaut Titanic, beloved coming-of-age comedy 13 Going on 30, powerful WW2 drama The Pianist, and slasher switch-up Freaky.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. More departures will be announced throughout December 2023 and January 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on January 1st, 2024 13 Going on 30 (2004) A Dog’s Purpose (2017) The Bride of Habaek (1 Season) Bridesmaids (2011) Burlesque (2010) The Change-Up (2011) Christmas Under Wraps (2014) Christmas With a View (2018) Countdown (2019) Cutthroat Island (1995) The Danish Girl (2015) Dreamgirls (2006) DreamWorks Shrek the Halls (1 Season) Falls Around Her (2018) Football-Inspired Workouts for All (2023) N Freaky (2020) Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020) The Girl on the Train...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
Kathy Whitworth, who won more golf tournaments than any man or woman on U.S. tours, died Saturday. She was 83 and collapsed at a neighborhood Christmas party at Flower Mound, Texas, where she lived, according to Christina Lance, an Lpga spokeswoman.
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Whitworth’s 88 tour victories saw her as the Ladies Pro Golfing Assn. tour’s leading money winner eight times. She became the first woman pro to win more than 1 million in prize money, and earned more than 1.7 million lifetime in an era when purses were modest.
Tiger Woods, with 82 victories on the PGA Tour, is the only active golfer anywhere near Whitworth’s total. Sam Snead, who died in 2002, is also credited with 82 PGA victories,...
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Whitworth’s 88 tour victories saw her as the Ladies Pro Golfing Assn. tour’s leading money winner eight times. She became the first woman pro to win more than 1 million in prize money, and earned more than 1.7 million lifetime in an era when purses were modest.
Tiger Woods, with 82 victories on the PGA Tour, is the only active golfer anywhere near Whitworth’s total. Sam Snead, who died in 2002, is also credited with 82 PGA victories,...
- 12/26/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
This quintessential New World picture from producer Roger Corman features a jaw-dropping array of behind-the-scenes talent including a score from James Horner, a script from John Sayles and art direction from James Cameron. Starring Richard Thomas, the supporting cast is equally impressive, including turns from Sam Jaffe, George Peppard, John Saxon and Robert Vaughn. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami who went on to helm animated classics like When the Wind Blows and The Snowman.
- 9/29/2017
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
We’re not saying they all should be, but they could.
This week, Disney releases another live-action remake of one of their animated classics. And they have many more planned for the future. But they aren’t the only ones attempting to adapt animated works into flesh and blood. The Ghost in the Shell joins Beauty and the Beast in theaters later this month, and other anime remakes, such as Akira, are in development.
It is surprising that more studios aren’t trying to copy Disney with the idea, though. Is it because so few non-Disney features involve human characters or because those that do aren’t that interesting? Below I’ve selected some that could work just fine. Some of them maybe should be done. If you have any other ideas, be our guest and share them in a response.
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
As I’m not a fan of redundant literal adaptations, I...
This week, Disney releases another live-action remake of one of their animated classics. And they have many more planned for the future. But they aren’t the only ones attempting to adapt animated works into flesh and blood. The Ghost in the Shell joins Beauty and the Beast in theaters later this month, and other anime remakes, such as Akira, are in development.
It is surprising that more studios aren’t trying to copy Disney with the idea, though. Is it because so few non-Disney features involve human characters or because those that do aren’t that interesting? Below I’ve selected some that could work just fine. Some of them maybe should be done. If you have any other ideas, be our guest and share them in a response.
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
As I’m not a fan of redundant literal adaptations, I...
- 3/14/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Louisa Mellor Dec 12, 2016
We’ve taken a pen to the UK Christmas TV and radio schedules and circled the shows we’re looking forward to. Add yours below!
Amid the cosy repeats, big movies and inescapable cranberry-stuffed cookery shows on TV this month are a few original gems. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s Inside No. 9 festive special The Devil Of Christmas (Tuesday the 27th of December, 10pm, BBC Two) is top of our must-watch list. Hot on its heels is Yonderland’s family friendly Yonder Yuletide (Saturday the 24th of December, 6.30pm, Sky One). Another for families on Sky is the Christmas Day Jasper Fforde adaptation The Last Dragonslayer, while Channel 4 has the non-festive-but-essential-for-fans-of smart-sci-fi Humans series two finale (Sunday the 18th of December, 9pm).
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Not to forget, of course, the Doctor Who Christmas Special, a brand-new series of Sherlock,...
We’ve taken a pen to the UK Christmas TV and radio schedules and circled the shows we’re looking forward to. Add yours below!
Amid the cosy repeats, big movies and inescapable cranberry-stuffed cookery shows on TV this month are a few original gems. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s Inside No. 9 festive special The Devil Of Christmas (Tuesday the 27th of December, 10pm, BBC Two) is top of our must-watch list. Hot on its heels is Yonderland’s family friendly Yonder Yuletide (Saturday the 24th of December, 6.30pm, Sky One). Another for families on Sky is the Christmas Day Jasper Fforde adaptation The Last Dragonslayer, while Channel 4 has the non-festive-but-essential-for-fans-of smart-sci-fi Humans series two finale (Sunday the 18th of December, 9pm).
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Not to forget, of course, the Doctor Who Christmas Special, a brand-new series of Sherlock,...
- 12/9/2016
- Den of Geek
Jenny Morrill Dec 20, 2016
Russ Abbot, Bullseye, Noel Edmonds and a film we all watched in the same room. Christmas TV was more exciting in the 80s...
Cast your mind back to when Christmas Day wasn't about Doctor Who followed by sticking something on Netflix until it was time to go watch the annual fist fight outside the pub.
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In the 80s, Christmas was about seeing which fantastic fare the TV had decided to bless us with. Of course, the more prepared among us knew this well in advance, having eagerly pored over the Radio Times/TV Times to check that Jimmy Cricket's Family Laugh 'n' Waz would be shown. There it was – right after Reflections On The Eucharist With The Reverend Paul Leyland.
Russ Abbot, Bullseye, Noel Edmonds and a film we all watched in the same room. Christmas TV was more exciting in the 80s...
Cast your mind back to when Christmas Day wasn't about Doctor Who followed by sticking something on Netflix until it was time to go watch the annual fist fight outside the pub.
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In the 80s, Christmas was about seeing which fantastic fare the TV had decided to bless us with. Of course, the more prepared among us knew this well in advance, having eagerly pored over the Radio Times/TV Times to check that Jimmy Cricket's Family Laugh 'n' Waz would be shown. There it was – right after Reflections On The Eucharist With The Reverend Paul Leyland.
- 12/8/2016
- Den of Geek
The screen version of Raymond Briggs’s affectionate tribute to his parents fails to beguile like The Snowman or When the Wind Blows
Based on Raymond Briggs’s graphic novel about his parents, this hand-drawn animation looks at some of the major events of the 20th century through the eyes of a couple of ordinary Londoners. It’s affectionate and nostalgic, all tea and crumpets, net curtains and scrubbed doorsteps. But the sweetly soft-focus approach, which involves Ernest reading headlines detailing various global news events and Ethel fretting about her soft covers and social standing, is ultimately a little unsatisfying. The animation style is appealing and unthreatening, but the film lacks the beguiling magic of The Snowman or the thematic potency of When the Wind Blows.
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Based on Raymond Briggs’s graphic novel about his parents, this hand-drawn animation looks at some of the major events of the 20th century through the eyes of a couple of ordinary Londoners. It’s affectionate and nostalgic, all tea and crumpets, net curtains and scrubbed doorsteps. But the sweetly soft-focus approach, which involves Ernest reading headlines detailing various global news events and Ethel fretting about her soft covers and social standing, is ultimately a little unsatisfying. The animation style is appealing and unthreatening, but the film lacks the beguiling magic of The Snowman or the thematic potency of When the Wind Blows.
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- 10/30/2016
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Wil Jones Oct 25, 2016
The Walking Dead has nothing on The Animals Of Farthing Wood when it comes to traumatic deaths. Revisit if you dare...
Looking back at the media you loved as a kid and realising that there was loads flying over your head is a milestone of becoming an adult. Maybe it was the barely-concealed sexual innuendo of the pop songs you used to sing along to on the radio. Maybe it was the references to Alfred Hitchcock movies in The Simpsons. For me, it happened recently, when I suddenly realised how violent and generally depressing The Animals Of Farthing Wood was.
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The Animals Of Farthing Wood started out as a series of children’s novels written by English author Colin Dann,...
The Walking Dead has nothing on The Animals Of Farthing Wood when it comes to traumatic deaths. Revisit if you dare...
Looking back at the media you loved as a kid and realising that there was loads flying over your head is a milestone of becoming an adult. Maybe it was the barely-concealed sexual innuendo of the pop songs you used to sing along to on the radio. Maybe it was the references to Alfred Hitchcock movies in The Simpsons. For me, it happened recently, when I suddenly realised how violent and generally depressing The Animals Of Farthing Wood was.
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- 10/18/2016
- Den of Geek
Disney’s remake pledges a return to the source: Pl Travers’ stories. Travers hated the 1964 movie, but it was more faithful to her books than she realised
When I was growing up, I had access to two VHS videos. One was The Snowman, the classic adaption of the Raymond Briggs cartoon, and the other was Mary Poppins. (I’m talking about the mid-1980s, when this represented an extraordinary range of options on top of Britain’s four terrestrial TV channels.) As a result, I watched Poppins probably 3,000 times; I know it from the first spit-spot to the umbrella’s final squawk. It is thanks to this movie that I still misuse the word “amortize” and, in times of stress, can be unaccountably soothed by the phrase “Shipyards, the mercantile”.
I was, therefore, interested to read this week of a new Poppins movie in the works, to be directed by...
When I was growing up, I had access to two VHS videos. One was The Snowman, the classic adaption of the Raymond Briggs cartoon, and the other was Mary Poppins. (I’m talking about the mid-1980s, when this represented an extraordinary range of options on top of Britain’s four terrestrial TV channels.) As a result, I watched Poppins probably 3,000 times; I know it from the first spit-spot to the umbrella’s final squawk. It is thanks to this movie that I still misuse the word “amortize” and, in times of stress, can be unaccountably soothed by the phrase “Shipyards, the mercantile”.
I was, therefore, interested to read this week of a new Poppins movie in the works, to be directed by...
- 9/15/2015
- by Emma Brockes
- The Guardian - Film News
Voice cast of Raymond Briggs’ adaptation also includes Luke Treadaway and Virginia McKenna.
Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn are to voice the lead characters of Ethel & Ernest, a new hand-drawn animated feature based on Raymond Briggs’ classic graphic novel and tribute to his parents.
Production is underway on the film, set for theatrical release in 2016, and the cast also includes Luke Treadaway as Raymond, Olivier award winner for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and star of Fortitude; Virginia McKenna (Born Free, A Town Like Alice), June Brown (EastEnders), Pam Ferris (Matilda), Simon Day and Roger Allam.
The film will also showcase the voice of 11-year-old Harry Collett as young Raymond, who provides the voice of Buzzbee in Disney Junior’s animated series The Hive.
Ethel & Ernest marks the feature debut of Roger Mainwood, who worked as an animator on Briggs’ classic short The Snowman and was lead animator on the 2012 sequel, [link...
Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn are to voice the lead characters of Ethel & Ernest, a new hand-drawn animated feature based on Raymond Briggs’ classic graphic novel and tribute to his parents.
Production is underway on the film, set for theatrical release in 2016, and the cast also includes Luke Treadaway as Raymond, Olivier award winner for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and star of Fortitude; Virginia McKenna (Born Free, A Town Like Alice), June Brown (EastEnders), Pam Ferris (Matilda), Simon Day and Roger Allam.
The film will also showcase the voice of 11-year-old Harry Collett as young Raymond, who provides the voice of Buzzbee in Disney Junior’s animated series The Hive.
Ethel & Ernest marks the feature debut of Roger Mainwood, who worked as an animator on Briggs’ classic short The Snowman and was lead animator on the 2012 sequel, [link...
- 8/3/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
We asked our writers to recommend graphic novels that deserved more fanfare, and here's what they chose...
Geek tastes running tall and wide, when we asked our writers to recommend favourite books that they felt hadn't received the levels of popularity or public recognition they deserved, in came a heap of suggestions. Too many for one piece, hence us dividing the entries into four separate lists: adult sci-fi, fantasy and horror fiction; graphic novels; children's/Ya fiction; and non-fiction.
We'll let you use the power of your eyeballs to see which one of those lists you're currently reading. And in the spirit of the piece, hope you'll join in by providing your own suggestions to keep the recommendations coming in the comments section. Sharing: it's what makes geek communities great.
Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E – Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen
Written as a reaction to Ellis’ "widescreen" storytelling in The Authority,...
Geek tastes running tall and wide, when we asked our writers to recommend favourite books that they felt hadn't received the levels of popularity or public recognition they deserved, in came a heap of suggestions. Too many for one piece, hence us dividing the entries into four separate lists: adult sci-fi, fantasy and horror fiction; graphic novels; children's/Ya fiction; and non-fiction.
We'll let you use the power of your eyeballs to see which one of those lists you're currently reading. And in the spirit of the piece, hope you'll join in by providing your own suggestions to keep the recommendations coming in the comments section. Sharing: it's what makes geek communities great.
Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E – Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen
Written as a reaction to Ellis’ "widescreen" storytelling in The Authority,...
- 7/17/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
We look at how director Tomm Moore created the Oscar-nominated animation Song Of The Sea, and how the Irish landscape inspired it...
Walking along Ventry beach in south west island, it's easy to see how a filmmaker might be inspired by the spectacular landscape: the rolling hills and craggy rocks, the overwhelming air of tranquillity. But the inspiration for animator Tomm Moore's new film, the Oscar-nominated Song Of The Sea, was inspired by a less than tranquil experience.
About a decade ago, Moore was staying on holiday in the nearby town of Dingle, and visited Ventry beach with his 10-year-old son. To their horror, they found the beach littered with the bodies of dead grey seals. Reports at the time suggested that local fishermen, who blamed the seals for dwindling fish stocks, were responsible for the cull.
"I was talking to a local lady, and we were disturbed by...
Walking along Ventry beach in south west island, it's easy to see how a filmmaker might be inspired by the spectacular landscape: the rolling hills and craggy rocks, the overwhelming air of tranquillity. But the inspiration for animator Tomm Moore's new film, the Oscar-nominated Song Of The Sea, was inspired by a less than tranquil experience.
About a decade ago, Moore was staying on holiday in the nearby town of Dingle, and visited Ventry beach with his 10-year-old son. To their horror, they found the beach littered with the bodies of dead grey seals. Reports at the time suggested that local fishermen, who blamed the seals for dwindling fish stocks, were responsible for the cull.
"I was talking to a local lady, and we were disturbed by...
- 7/3/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Born an American of Japanese decent and soon quarantined to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center in northern California after the bombing of Pearl Harbor as child, Jimmy Teru Murakami was permanently scarred by the experiences he and his family endured during the war. Decades later, after he had been nominated for a pair of Academy Awards for his shorts The Magic Pear Tree and The Snowman, as well as having collaborated with Roger Corman on the sci-fi feature Battle Beyond the Stars, Murakami confronted the realities of nuclear war by stretching the boundaries of traditional animation with his bracing blacker-than-black satirical comedy, When The Wind Blows.
Based on Raymond Briggs’ brutal graphic novel of the same name, the tale follows a senior couple who lived through World War II as part of the British army and fought the good fight, now elderly, living rurally and long out of the loop of real world politics.
Based on Raymond Briggs’ brutal graphic novel of the same name, the tale follows a senior couple who lived through World War II as part of the British army and fought the good fight, now elderly, living rurally and long out of the loop of real world politics.
- 12/9/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Swedish directorial nous will meet Norwegian crime writing flair in a kind of Scand-avengers, with news that Tomas Alfredson is taking on Jo Nesbø’s The Snowman as his next project. According to Variety’s scoop, Alfredson will also be working on the adaptation with co-writer Soren Sveistrup, the man best known for creating smash-hit TV series The Killing, for the Working Title / Universal production.The Snowman is one of Nesbø’s bestselling series of Harry Hole novels. The Oslo cop, a boozy, fags-and-fatalism maverick in the best traditions of movie ‘tecs like Jake Gittes and Popeye Doyle, is in his early ‘40s in the books and an outsider in his own department.Well used to the seamier side of human behaviour, even he is disturbed to find things going all Raymond Briggs when a woman’s disappearance is signposted by her pink scarf wrapped around the neck of an alarming-looking snowman.
- 4/29/2014
- EmpireOnline
Distributor picks up worldwide rights to animation backed on the book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo.
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has secured worldwide rights (excluding UK TV) to On Angel Wings, an animation based on the book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo.
Kaleidoscope will introduce the 30-minute special to buyers at MipTV in Cannes next month.
The writer and director of the animation is Dave Unwin who directed award winning TV special Father Christmas and The Wind in the Willows among others.
It is produced by Iain Harvey who executive produced the 1982 children’s classic The Snowman and produced The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories with his production company, The Illuminated Film Company.
The music is composed by Julian Nott who has worked with animator Nick Park on Wallace and Gromit.
The adaptation of Morpurgo’s picture book, published in 2006, is a re-working of the nativity. It centres on a young shepherd boy called Amos who...
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has secured worldwide rights (excluding UK TV) to On Angel Wings, an animation based on the book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo.
Kaleidoscope will introduce the 30-minute special to buyers at MipTV in Cannes next month.
The writer and director of the animation is Dave Unwin who directed award winning TV special Father Christmas and The Wind in the Willows among others.
It is produced by Iain Harvey who executive produced the 1982 children’s classic The Snowman and produced The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories with his production company, The Illuminated Film Company.
The music is composed by Julian Nott who has worked with animator Nick Park on Wallace and Gromit.
The adaptation of Morpurgo’s picture book, published in 2006, is a re-working of the nativity. It centres on a young shepherd boy called Amos who...
- 3/14/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Destination Outer Space! continues over at Trailers from Hell, with director Neil Marshall introducing "Battle Beyond the Stars."This quintessential New World picture from producer Roger Corman features a jaw-dropping array of behind-the-scenes talent including a score from James Horner, a script from John Sayles and art direction from James Cameron. Starring Richard Thomas, the supporting cast is equally impressive, including turns from Sam Jaffe, George Peppard, John Saxon and Robert Vaughn. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami and an uncredited Corman. Sadly, Murakami, director of animated classics like When the Wind Blows and The Snowman, passed away on February 16 at age 80. )...
- 3/12/2014
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
This quintessential New World picture from producer Roger Corman features a jaw-dropping array of behind-the-scenes talent including a score from James Horner, a script from John Sayles and art direction from James Cameron. Starring Richard Thomas, the supporting cast is equally impressive, including turns from Sam Jaffe, George Peppard, John Saxon and Robert Vaughn. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami and an uncredited Corman. Sadly, Murakami, director of animated classics like When the Wind Blows and The Snowman, passed away on February 16 at age 80.
The post Battle Beyond the Stars appeared first on Trailers From Hell.
The post Battle Beyond the Stars appeared first on Trailers From Hell.
- 3/12/2014
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
This week, Trailers from Hell presents the full-length animated short film "The Snowman," just in time for the holidays. We're giving the gurus a well deserved break and in their absence we're pleased to present a bone fide cartoon classic, Raymond Briggs' The Snowman. This beguiling fantasy about a child's airborne adventures with an enchanted snowman made its first appearance in 1978 as a beautifully illustrated picture book. This animated version, produced in 1982, maintains the glimmering pastel landscapes of Briggs' original artwork as well as their gently hypnotic pull. It's the very definition of peace on earth.
- 12/23/2013
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
Chicago – It ain’t over until the fat mammoth sings, and that’s precisely what happens—more or less—in “Ice Age: Continental Drift,” the fourth installment of Blue Sky Studios’ increasingly tedious, decade-old franchise. Why can’t any of Pixar’s rival animation studios come up with a marketable formula better than Celebrities Voicing Animals Delivering Tired Sitcom Dialogue?
Whereas “Madagascar 3” represented this formula operating at its finest, “Ice Age 4” represents its nadir. With 3D visuals on the level of a pop-up book and bored actors mugging their way toward their next easy paycheck, this picture is dead on arrival, yet its particularly brand of badness is more peculiar than one might expect. Just how many kiddie movies have attempted to merge DeMille-level spectacle with booger jokes? Thankfully, not that many.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
In this cheery “Ice Age” entry, our heroes are running for their lives as they find...
Whereas “Madagascar 3” represented this formula operating at its finest, “Ice Age 4” represents its nadir. With 3D visuals on the level of a pop-up book and bored actors mugging their way toward their next easy paycheck, this picture is dead on arrival, yet its particularly brand of badness is more peculiar than one might expect. Just how many kiddie movies have attempted to merge DeMille-level spectacle with booger jokes? Thankfully, not that many.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
In this cheery “Ice Age” entry, our heroes are running for their lives as they find...
- 1/2/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Odd List Louisa Mellor Dec 20, 2012
We’ve put a spotlight on some of the UK Christmas telly specials you won’t want to miss this festive season…
You know that pub conversation we’ve all had, the one about what you’d show an alien race on the brink of wiping out planet Earth to convince them we are essentially a well-meaning, productive, and often beautiful species that deserves to live? No contest: a Christmas issue of the Radio Times.
In 1969, an astronaut walked on the moon and someone thought up the Christmas Radio Times, both of them landmarks of brilliant stuff achieved by humans. They must have been thinner then - not astronauts, copies of the Radio Times - back when there were fewer TV channels than there are now Shrek films.
Between the covers of that hefty double edition sits the industry and imagination of generations. It...
We’ve put a spotlight on some of the UK Christmas telly specials you won’t want to miss this festive season…
You know that pub conversation we’ve all had, the one about what you’d show an alien race on the brink of wiping out planet Earth to convince them we are essentially a well-meaning, productive, and often beautiful species that deserves to live? No contest: a Christmas issue of the Radio Times.
In 1969, an astronaut walked on the moon and someone thought up the Christmas Radio Times, both of them landmarks of brilliant stuff achieved by humans. They must have been thinner then - not astronauts, copies of the Radio Times - back when there were fewer TV channels than there are now Shrek films.
Between the covers of that hefty double edition sits the industry and imagination of generations. It...
- 12/20/2012
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Children's laureate Julia Donaldson happy with BBC version of her book, which largely eschews tricks that have made Peter Jackson's Hobbit film controversial
When your leading characters are a witch, a broomstick and a jealous cat, it might seem odd to be worried about "keeping it real", but children's laureate Julia Donaldson and the creators of Room on the Broom, the BBC's specially commissioned Christmas Day film, were determined to do just that.
The half-hour animation of Donaldson's beloved picture book has now earned her the coveted after-lunch slot on BBC1 for the third time, making The Gruffalo author a seasonal institution. But whatever the age of her intended audience, or the improbability of the plot, the need to conjure up a convincing fantasy world was paramount, she said, in an age when Hobbit-style technical innovation can overwhelm the viewer.
"What is so lovely about the film is the...
When your leading characters are a witch, a broomstick and a jealous cat, it might seem odd to be worried about "keeping it real", but children's laureate Julia Donaldson and the creators of Room on the Broom, the BBC's specially commissioned Christmas Day film, were determined to do just that.
The half-hour animation of Donaldson's beloved picture book has now earned her the coveted after-lunch slot on BBC1 for the third time, making The Gruffalo author a seasonal institution. But whatever the age of her intended audience, or the improbability of the plot, the need to conjure up a convincing fantasy world was paramount, she said, in an age when Hobbit-style technical innovation can overwhelm the viewer.
"What is so lovely about the film is the...
- 12/16/2012
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
In 1978, the story of a young boy and his magical snowman was published. On Boxing Day in 1982, the tale was taken to British television. Since then generations of children and adults alike have been charmed and delighted by the magic of The Snowman.
This year, Channel 4 will show the long awaited follow-up to Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, 30 years on from the original.
The Snowman and the Snowdog will premiere on Christmas Eve, telling the story of a young boy who has just lost his dog. To fill his need for a companion, the boy builds himself a snowman and a snowdog. The typical adventures we all grew to love in The Snowman then ensue.
The Snowman has become perhaps one of the most cherished children’s stories of all time, and here are five reasons to be excited about the sequel.
5. The Original Snowman
Raymond Briggs’ original children’s...
This year, Channel 4 will show the long awaited follow-up to Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, 30 years on from the original.
The Snowman and the Snowdog will premiere on Christmas Eve, telling the story of a young boy who has just lost his dog. To fill his need for a companion, the boy builds himself a snowman and a snowdog. The typical adventures we all grew to love in The Snowman then ensue.
The Snowman has become perhaps one of the most cherished children’s stories of all time, and here are five reasons to be excited about the sequel.
5. The Original Snowman
Raymond Briggs’ original children’s...
- 12/12/2012
- by Rob Sellars
- Obsessed with Film
A new survey has found that Home Alone is the nation's favourite Christmas film. Video-on-demand service blinkbox's survey of 2,000 adults revealed that Christmas is the time we watch the most television, with the average adult spending five and a half hours a day in front of the TV over the festive period. The poll also asked participants about their viewing habits over the Yuletide period, and discovered that 78% of people like to watch the same movie every Christmas. Home Alone emerged as the favourite movie for families to watch over Christmas, winning 28% of the total vote. Close behind was the classic Raymond Briggs animation The Snowman, with 27% of the vote. Rounding out the top five were Miracle on 34th Street (more)...
- 11/19/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
The Snowman producer John Coates has died. The filmmaker - who was in his 80s - passed away after battling cancer, reports The Guardian. He had been working on a new version of the classic Christmas film for its 30th anniversary. Coates had recently been working with some of the film's original animators in London, but later became too ill to travel from Kent. Channel 4 has confirmed that the new version will be broadcast this Christmas. John Coates worked with The Snowman's original animator Raymond Briggs after reading the book. He convinced Channel 4 to make it as one of the channel's first films in 1981. He was a former British army officer who served in World War II, and (more)...
- 9/18/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
This new trailer for the big screen adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s acclaimed crime thriller Headhunters daubs the screen with the name of Stieg Larsson, and you can see the aesthetic connection here though I doubt a comparison is the best place to start for Morten Tyldum’s film.
Headhunters is getting a release in cinemas here on the 6th of April and this may be your first look at the film, which Game of Thrones fans will be happy to know has Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in a prominent role, and it’s a fairly frantic and well made trailer, giving us just the basic set up (corporate headhunter steals art on the side, does so from the wrong person, it all goes wrong) as well as hinting at some of the big set pieces.
Here’s the trailer, if we’re not being fed a line then Jo Nesbo may...
Headhunters is getting a release in cinemas here on the 6th of April and this may be your first look at the film, which Game of Thrones fans will be happy to know has Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in a prominent role, and it’s a fairly frantic and well made trailer, giving us just the basic set up (corporate headhunter steals art on the side, does so from the wrong person, it all goes wrong) as well as hinting at some of the big set pieces.
Here’s the trailer, if we’re not being fed a line then Jo Nesbo may...
- 2/16/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Channel 4 has confirmed that its planned reworking of The Snowman will be a "brand new sequel" with new characters. The original, Oscar-nominated, adaptation of Raymond Briggs's animation was first screened in 1982 and has become a regular fixture of the Christmas schedules. The broadcaster today confirmed that The Snowman 2 will be "a brand new adventure with a new set of friends" and will be screened during Christmas 2012. Channel 4's chief creative officer Jay Hunt said: "The Snowman is an entrancing animation that has stood the test of time. "I'm thrilled that Raymond will be giving us this sequel which I'm sure will be as delightful and unforgettable as the original." Francesca Dow, managing director at publisher Puffin, added: "Puffin is extremely proud (more)...
- 12/28/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December.
The catch: They will swap roles as Rick takes on reviews of television Christmas specials and Kate takes on Christmas movies. Today is day 24.
The Snowman (1982)
Written by Raymond Briggs (book)
Directed by Dianne Jackson
What’s it about?
On Christmas Eve Night, a boy’s snowman comes to life and the two go on an adventure.
Review
Based on the picture book of the same name, The Snowman is a wordless animated short that is explores, in 27 minutes, children’s relationship with Christmas, and by extension, innocence. The plot is simple- a boy makes a snowman and, at midnight, it comes to life. The two horse around outside and the boy shows the snowman around his house...
The catch: They will swap roles as Rick takes on reviews of television Christmas specials and Kate takes on Christmas movies. Today is day 24.
The Snowman (1982)
Written by Raymond Briggs (book)
Directed by Dianne Jackson
What’s it about?
On Christmas Eve Night, a boy’s snowman comes to life and the two go on an adventure.
Review
Based on the picture book of the same name, The Snowman is a wordless animated short that is explores, in 27 minutes, children’s relationship with Christmas, and by extension, innocence. The plot is simple- a boy makes a snowman and, at midnight, it comes to life. The two horse around outside and the boy shows the snowman around his house...
- 12/24/2011
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
What the heck is going on here I hear you ask?! Well, I am wondering the same thing but according to The Guardian Channel 4 will be remaking the classic animation The Snowman based on the Raymond Briggs story that we’ve all seen on our screens for the last 30 years! This new version will also Not feature the classic song, Walking in the Air.
According to the story:
The updated version will feature new elements, with the Snowman, a new little boy, and an extra character, a snow dog, flying over international landmarks, including the London Eye, rather than Brighton pier and the Pavilion, as in the original.
They’ve obviously gone nuts! The new version will use ‘traditional techniques’ and ‘many of the original creative’ team which I guess is a relief but do we need a new Snowman? Not really! The new version will cost around £2m...
According to the story:
The updated version will feature new elements, with the Snowman, a new little boy, and an extra character, a snow dog, flying over international landmarks, including the London Eye, rather than Brighton pier and the Pavilion, as in the original.
They’ve obviously gone nuts! The new version will use ‘traditional techniques’ and ‘many of the original creative’ team which I guess is a relief but do we need a new Snowman? Not really! The new version will cost around £2m...
- 12/23/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Snowman is to be remade for Channel 4, it has been announced. The classic 1982 Christmas classic has been a yearly staple of the channel since its first broadcast. It is to receive a "fresh, not identical" remake in time for winter 2012. The original 26-minute animation film was based on the 1978 story by Raymond Briggs, and was directed by Dianne Jackson. The new version will be made using traditional animation techniques by most of the original creative team, and will cost £2 million. It will be screened as part of Channel 4's 30th anniversary programming in November 2012. It will feature new elements of the story including a new boy, a snow dog as an extra character, and will see updated landmarks as they fly around Britain, such as the London Eye. The original film's theme song 'Walking in the Air' - sung by Peter Auty in (more)...
- 12/22/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
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Over the years, the British TV networks have aired some amazing shows over the festive season. People will inevitably argue over the Christmas dinner table as to which of these shows are the best. In order to spare you all from such fierce debates we have decided to put together our list of the 10 best ever British TV Christmas shows.
1. The Snowman. As the debate about the best Christmas show rages on, it is ironic that the best ever British TV Christmas show is the one that contains absolutely no dialogue unless you count David Bowie’s cheesy intro scene. Raymond Briggs’ artwork and Aled Jones singing have ensured that this 80s cartoon will always remain at the top of this list.
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Over the years, the British TV networks have aired some amazing shows over the festive season. People will inevitably argue over the Christmas dinner table as to which of these shows are the best. In order to spare you all from such fierce debates we have decided to put together our list of the 10 best ever British TV Christmas shows.
1. The Snowman. As the debate about the best Christmas show rages on, it is ironic that the best ever British TV Christmas show is the one that contains absolutely no dialogue unless you count David Bowie’s cheesy intro scene. Raymond Briggs’ artwork and Aled Jones singing have ensured that this 80s cartoon will always remain at the top of this list.
2. The Box of Delights. Money was...
- 12/19/2011
- by admin
No, Martin Scorsese hasn’t decided to switch to only making kids’ films in the wake of Hugo: The Snowman he's now proposing to work on is not the Raymond Briggs classic that has been an animated Christmas telly staple for years. It’s actually a mystery crime novel written by Norwegian Jo Nesbo. Working Title has the rights to the book, which finds detective Harry Hole investigating a missing persons case in Oslo. When the female victim’s pink scarf is found wrapped around a strange snowman, Hole investigates further and finds evidence that it could be the work of a serial killer.Matthew Michael Carnahan, who wrote the scripts for State Of Play and the upcoming World War Z, is in talks to tackle the adaptation of the tome, which is actually the seventh in Nesbo’s series about Hole.Right now, there’s no formal deal on the table for Scorsese,...
- 10/27/2011
- EmpireOnline
Chicago – It doesn’t take a child psychologist to figure out why British author Julia Donaldson’s 1999 book “The Gruffalo” has become a hit with families around the globe. It gives parents ample opportunities to portray various animal voices, while kids can take part in reciting the multiple catchy refrains. Best of all, Donaldson centers her tale on a tiny hero who uses his brains to outwit hulking predators.
Clocking in at a slim 25 minutes, Max Lang and Jakob Schuh’s Oscar-nominated animated adaptation has been hailed in some quarters as a family classic. I don’t think the film is nearly substantial enough to deserve such acclaim, though that’s not because of its limited running time. Several short films left an enduring mark on my childhood. I’ll always cherish the artistic exuberance of Stephan Martinière’s “Madeline,” the Broadway-worthy songs of Michael Sporn’s “Lyle Lyle the Crocodile,...
Clocking in at a slim 25 minutes, Max Lang and Jakob Schuh’s Oscar-nominated animated adaptation has been hailed in some quarters as a family classic. I don’t think the film is nearly substantial enough to deserve such acclaim, though that’s not because of its limited running time. Several short films left an enduring mark on my childhood. I’ll always cherish the artistic exuberance of Stephan Martinière’s “Madeline,” the Broadway-worthy songs of Michael Sporn’s “Lyle Lyle the Crocodile,...
- 8/19/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Total Film have long been champions of the Cbm, and always give(I find anyway) pretty accurate and fair reviews and ratings. I find them to be a lot more consistent that some other movie magazines at least. So I was very interested in seeing the top 50 movies they chose to stand as their greatest CBMs of all time. Below are their top 10, for the full list click the link at the bottom of the article.. #10) Kick-Ass What they say: The Comic Book: Mark Millar’s semi-autobiographical ‘what if?’ reverie about his childhood dreams of fighting crime. The Movie: Matthew Vaughn’s hyperactive action-comedy about an ordinary kid (Aaron Johnson) who decides to become a superhero. The Comic-Book Movie: Developed in parallel, comic and movie share a taste for bubblegum ultra-violence, sick laughs and unstoppable entertainment. #9) When The Wind Blows The Comic Book: A graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, of The Snowman fame.
- 6/13/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Sylvain Chomet’s animated feature The Illusionist barely made any impact at all in cinemas. Here’s why the film deserves your attention on DVD and Blu-ray...
The care and attention that went into Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist is evident in every frame. A gentle, melancholy tale of an ageing French magician, every moment is filled with character and rich detail. Following the critical success of Belleville Rendez-Vous, which won the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2003, Chomet embarked on The Illusionist, adapted from an unfilmed script written by the late French mime artist, actor and director, Jacques Tati.
Eating up a considerably larger budget than Belleville Rendez-Vous (The Illusionist cost around $11 million to make, versus the more modest $8 million of Belleville), Chomet spared no effort in bringing Tati's distinctive persona to life, using a mixture of hand-drawn and computer-generated techniques.
Sadly, the commercial response to The Illusionist was muted,...
The care and attention that went into Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist is evident in every frame. A gentle, melancholy tale of an ageing French magician, every moment is filled with character and rich detail. Following the critical success of Belleville Rendez-Vous, which won the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2003, Chomet embarked on The Illusionist, adapted from an unfilmed script written by the late French mime artist, actor and director, Jacques Tati.
Eating up a considerably larger budget than Belleville Rendez-Vous (The Illusionist cost around $11 million to make, versus the more modest $8 million of Belleville), Chomet spared no effort in bringing Tati's distinctive persona to life, using a mixture of hand-drawn and computer-generated techniques.
Sadly, the commercial response to The Illusionist was muted,...
- 2/10/2011
- Den of Geek
The special edition DVD of the classic seasonal animation The Snowman is an absolute joy; it is as mesmerising, as surprising and as enchanting as it was all those years ago. It has become a tradition of the season not because of its ubiquity but because it embodies the spirit of that season and retains a thrilling charm almost thirty years after it appeared on British TV.
The charming animation from Raymond Briggs’ story gets a special edition release along with the sequel of sorts, Father Christmas, which has Mel Smith as the cantankerous bearded one and both short animations work perfectly together to provide two very different sides to seasonal tale Briggs weaves.
The Snowman appeared in 1982 and instantly captured the imagination of the public and still has that power. I can imagine people watching this for the first time and falling in love with the simple story of a boy and his Snowman,...
The charming animation from Raymond Briggs’ story gets a special edition release along with the sequel of sorts, Father Christmas, which has Mel Smith as the cantankerous bearded one and both short animations work perfectly together to provide two very different sides to seasonal tale Briggs weaves.
The Snowman appeared in 1982 and instantly captured the imagination of the public and still has that power. I can imagine people watching this for the first time and falling in love with the simple story of a boy and his Snowman,...
- 11/18/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Raymond Briggs will forever be linked with the annual walk in the wintry air with The Snowman and now news comes to us of a new animated feature of the 1998 graphic novel based on the lives of his parents, Ethel & Ernest.
Fans of Briggs’ work may remember the last time a feature length film was made of one of his works, When the Wind Blows, which as a child of the 80s I had played to me at school and it did as much as Terminator 2 to convince me that nuclear war was not a great way to go about things.
Back to Ethel & Ernest, and here’s the good stuff.
Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn are to lend their voices to the eponymous couple in the film which tells the entire story of their life, from the first days together until their deaths.
Immediately I thought of the pair’s work with Mike Leigh,...
Fans of Briggs’ work may remember the last time a feature length film was made of one of his works, When the Wind Blows, which as a child of the 80s I had played to me at school and it did as much as Terminator 2 to convince me that nuclear war was not a great way to go about things.
Back to Ethel & Ernest, and here’s the good stuff.
Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn are to lend their voices to the eponymous couple in the film which tells the entire story of their life, from the first days together until their deaths.
Immediately I thought of the pair’s work with Mike Leigh,...
- 9/15/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
British heavyweights Jim Broadbentand Brenda Blethyn are to lend their voices to the new animated feature based on the graphic novel by English author and illustrator Raymond Briggs.
Ethel & Ernest will trace the life story of two ordinary londoners (Briggs' parents) and their four-decade long marriage from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971, experiencing the Great Depression, World War II, the advent of television and other events. That's a lot of voicing!
According to The Hollywood Reporter John Coates will produce the feature with Camilla Deakin as executive-producer. Hopefully Coates will be bringing the same magic to Ernest & Ethel as he did with previous Briggs adaptation and oscar nominated animation The Snowman.
Will the story work as an animation? What do you think?
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Ethel & Ernest will trace the life story of two ordinary londoners (Briggs' parents) and their four-decade long marriage from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971, experiencing the Great Depression, World War II, the advent of television and other events. That's a lot of voicing!
According to The Hollywood Reporter John Coates will produce the feature with Camilla Deakin as executive-producer. Hopefully Coates will be bringing the same magic to Ernest & Ethel as he did with previous Briggs adaptation and oscar nominated animation The Snowman.
Will the story work as an animation? What do you think?
Vl
>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Wednesday 15 September 2010...
- 9/15/2010
- Screenrush
The Snowman creator's award-winning graphic novel set for the big screen
Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn are to voice the lead characters in an animated big-screen version of Raymond Briggs's 1998 graphic novel, Ethel & Ernest.
Briggs based the book on the lives of his parents, housewife Ethel and milkman Ernest, and their four decades of marriage from the late 1920s to the early 70s. It won the award for the best illustrated book of the year at the 1999 British Book awards. During the course of the novel, the pair live through the Great Depression, the second world war and the advent of television, as well as other epoch-defining events. Ethel is a former lady's maid with middle-class pretensions, while Ernest, five years her junior, is a left-leaning advocate of modern progress and technology.
Briggs is best-known for The Snowman, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated animated short film. Ethel & Ernest...
Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn are to voice the lead characters in an animated big-screen version of Raymond Briggs's 1998 graphic novel, Ethel & Ernest.
Briggs based the book on the lives of his parents, housewife Ethel and milkman Ernest, and their four decades of marriage from the late 1920s to the early 70s. It won the award for the best illustrated book of the year at the 1999 British Book awards. During the course of the novel, the pair live through the Great Depression, the second world war and the advent of television, as well as other epoch-defining events. Ethel is a former lady's maid with middle-class pretensions, while Ernest, five years her junior, is a left-leaning advocate of modern progress and technology.
Briggs is best-known for The Snowman, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated animated short film. Ethel & Ernest...
- 9/14/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn have joined the voice cast of the animated feature "Ethel & Ernest" for The Little Film Co. says The Hollywood Reporter.
Based on the graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, the story traces the lives of Briggs' parents, two ordinary Londoners in a four-decade long marriage.
John Coates, who produced the Oscar-nominated short "The Snowman" based on another Briggs book, will produce.
Based on the graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, the story traces the lives of Briggs' parents, two ordinary Londoners in a four-decade long marriage.
John Coates, who produced the Oscar-nominated short "The Snowman" based on another Briggs book, will produce.
- 9/14/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Mike Leigh isn't directing it, as far as we know, but there's still a definite sense of reunion about the news that Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn will be lending their voices to Ethel and Ernest, an animated film based on the graphic biography by Raymond Briggs.Briggs' book, which won the Illustrated Book of the Year gong at the 1999 British Book Awards, is a tribute to his parents, and follows their lives from their courtship in the 1920s (when respectable Ethel was a lady's maid and socialist Ernest was a milkman), through the Depression and the Second World War, to the advent of newfangled technologies like television, and their deaths in the early 1970s.Briggs is famous for children's classics like Fungus the Bogeymand and the Father Christmas stories (all adapted for TV), but is still probably best-known for The Snowman, the Christmas perennial that foisted Aled Jones on the world.
- 9/14/2010
- EmpireOnline
Frosty the Snowman isn’t the only holly-jolly holiday dude who emerges out of thin air to charm the world. Well, thin air and water and pressure and magic (always magic). Frosty came to be in song (a Gene Autry tune from 1950), but that doesn’t mean he’s the only game in town. In 1978, children’s author Raymond Briggs penned a classic called “The Snowman.” It was about a snowman (gasp) who came to life and took off on all sorts of adventures with the boy who created him. It was turned into a short film in 1982, and almost immediately became a Christmas classic in Briggs’ native England.
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- 12/22/2009
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (see Alex’s review here ) heralds a return to the 2D hand drawn animation of yesteryear.
To celebrate the revival of an old art form we’re offering ten of the finest traditional animations for your delectation. This list represents our personal favourites so don’t be upset if your own doesn’t appear or go ahead and be upset, just keep it to yourself.
What are you favourite 2-D animations? Leave us a comment, suggestion, etc.
The Emperor’s New Groove (Mark Dindal, 2000)
A spoilt Emperor plans to bulldoze a village and replace it with a water park. He’s then transformed into a llama and gets to spend some time with the subjects he plans to displace in this neglected gem from 2000. Pixar’s success had put a ball and chain around Disney’s early nineties revival and dropped it down a well.
To celebrate the revival of an old art form we’re offering ten of the finest traditional animations for your delectation. This list represents our personal favourites so don’t be upset if your own doesn’t appear or go ahead and be upset, just keep it to yourself.
What are you favourite 2-D animations? Leave us a comment, suggestion, etc.
The Emperor’s New Groove (Mark Dindal, 2000)
A spoilt Emperor plans to bulldoze a village and replace it with a water park. He’s then transformed into a llama and gets to spend some time with the subjects he plans to displace in this neglected gem from 2000. Pixar’s success had put a ball and chain around Disney’s early nineties revival and dropped it down a well.
- 12/17/2009
- by Ed Whitfield
- FilmShaft.com
Hello and welcome to another week Boxwishers. So – have you seen it yet? Don’t play coy, you know what I’m talking about – have you seen Quantum of Solace? Having broken UK box office records (£4.9 million on Friday alone ain’t too shabby), Bond is most definitely back with a bang and here at Boxwish we just can’t get enough of the super-spy. Today we continue our 007 days of Bond with a look at his gadgets (see here). However, if you’ve seen Bond and are now on the prowl for home entertainment options; look no further as we round-up the latest DVDs to hit store shelves today.
If you see… The Mummy 3’s Brendan Fraser and two youngsters embark upon an adventure into a lost world (you’ll never guess where) in family fantasy Journey to the Centre of the Earth 3D.
Why Not Catch up...
If you see… The Mummy 3’s Brendan Fraser and two youngsters embark upon an adventure into a lost world (you’ll never guess where) in family fantasy Journey to the Centre of the Earth 3D.
Why Not Catch up...
- 11/3/2008
- Boxwish.com
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