If you take Ocean’s Eleven and add the sensibilities and style of DreamWorks Animation, you’ll get the new animated feature The Bad Guys. It’s a fun conceit, especially when some of the best comedians and actors in the business are supplying voices for the lead characters. Oscar winner Sam Rockwell plays the lead bad guy Mr Wolf, with …
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Spirit Untamed AWFJ.org review
Long in the making, Dreamworks is finally releasing Spirit Untamed, the next chapter in the Spirit franchise which started with 2002’s Oscar-nominated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and grew to include the Netflix Emmy-winning series Spirit Riding Free. The new animated feature is directed by female filmmaker Elaine Bogan, known for her work on Trollhunters, and was Dreamworks Television’s first female …
THE WOMEN OF KUNG FU PANDA 3: How Girlpower Reigns at DreamWorks
THE WOMEN OF KUNG FU PANDA 3: How Girlpower Reigns at DreamWorks The best representations of Girlpower are those where women lead by example, going beyond gender to erase bias altogether. As the media has covered lately, it’s a challenge that continues. Three women at DreamWorks, who have worked together on the entire Kung Fu …
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman”: Best in Show or In the Dog House?
03/08/2014 Cinema Siren finds herself in a quandary. The new 3D animated release Mr. Peabody & Sherman feels like both lots of fun and a big disappointment, right in the same 92 minutes. The animation looks dated, but the voice actors do a great job. The characters span from entertaining to incredibly annoying, and the …
‘Despicable Me 2’: More Minions + More Gru = More Family Fun
July 2, 2013 As satisfaction at the movies goes, nothing makes Cinema Siren happier than a really great animated feature. After some mediocre offerings earlier in the year, finally this holiday weekend something really great arrives, and just in time for families looking for cinematic fun. The quirky heart of the original is kept intact, …
Puss In Boots: These Boots are made for watchin’
Friday, October 28, 2011 When Frank Sinatra’s progeny Nancy finally made good for herself and created her own success with the iconic pop tune These Boots Were Made For Walkin,’ she showed she might not be the chairman of the board, but she had enough of her own panache to make a name for herself. …
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: How to Train an Animator
Do they sell these at pet stores? If so, does a training manual come with? If you need confirmation that a $16 Imax 3D movie is worth the time and money, let me submit for your approval, the visually stunning and exciting charmer of a movie, “How to Train Your Dragon”. Welcome to Berk, a …