Posted by Joe Strike on Mar 9, 2010 in
Animation 
All props due to Pete Docter, he was long overdue an Oscar & yeah Up‘s a great film… but why do I get the feeling Academy voters see ‘Pixar’ & check off that box without even thinking about the other nominees it? Who knows the Oscar rules around here? People in the animation field pick the final five, but does the entire Academy vote for the winner? If that’s the case, maybe nobody should bother submitting their films the same year Pixar has one in the running… then again, I’m sure those other producers will happily settle for “OSCAR NOMINATED BEST ANIMATED FEATURE” on their movie’s DVD box. Read more…
Tags: Oscar, Pixar
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 11, 2008 in
Animation 
Frankly I’m still a bit let down from last year when the Academy picked glossy Ratatouille over the more interesting Persepolis. This year fourteen films were submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of those only three lucky picks will make the cut to be in the best animated feature category. This year the films come from every corner of the world, although as an anime fanboy I’m very happy to see two entries from Japan! Here’s a guide of who’s who this year: Read more…
Tags: $9.99, Anime, Bolt, Delgo, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who!, Dragon Hunters, Fly Me To The Moon, Igor, Kung-Fu Panda, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Oscar, Sword Of The Stranger, The Sky Crawlers, The Tale Of Despereaux, Wall-E, Waltz With Bashir, ואלס עם באשיר, スカイ・クロラ, ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚
