Friday, October 21, 2011 Something about classic scary cartoons stirs up nostalgia more than the average every day animation. Is there something about being scared at the same time as entertained that we hold on to from childhood? Every year at ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery, (home of Cinema Siren) October offers the …
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Celluloid Sparklers: Top Ten Films with Fireworks
Saturday, July 2, 2011 Here we are once again almost equidistant between the beginning and the end of the year and ready to celebrate our country’s birthday. Whether the first part of your year has been challenging or wonderful or both, the tradition of fireworks on July 4th is great inspiration to enjoy and …
Cars 2: Is it ready for a Spin or are the “Check Engine” lights on?
Friday, June 24, 2011 Much has been made of the incessant ad campaign for Cars 2 reaching saturation point, and it’s possible that this big promotional push is responsible for the backlash by way of bad reviews for Cars 2. The campaign has built expectation, and with Pixar having had an impressive run of success …
Tron: Legacy–Daft Punk and THE DUDE save a daft script.
Friday, December 17, 2010 Get any geek over 40 talking movies long enough, you can almost guarantee they’ll mention the original Tron with a reverence usually reserved for the gravity fighting properties of Princess Leia’s slave girl costume. Saying it’s boring, or dated, or slow paced can end a long beautiful friendship. It is these …
Tangled Up In New: Disney’s New Feature Braids Together Classical and Contemporary to Winning Effect
Saturday, November 27, 2010 The tale is old as time, as they say. Disney’s 50th full length feature is based on and originally named for the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, “Rapunzel”, which was first published in 1812. Their story was inspired by even older tales, including the french “Persinette”, published in 1698. The story is …