Tag Archives: animation

Kill Belleville

Don’t mind the title. It’s an empty play of words. I actually enjoyed The Triplets of Belleville, the French animated feature that was twice-nominated in this year’s Oscars. The city of Belleville, a fictional amalgam of New York City,…  Read more

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Finding Neo

My kids and I have already watched the Finding Nemo DVD several times since we got it on Wednesday. While watching the ‘bonus features’ part of the DVD, I counted three Pinoy-American Pixar employees who were featured in the Making…  Read more

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Washed Up Superheroes

Over the years in Hollywood, competing studios have managed to release movies dealing with the same subject matter simultaneously. For example, in 1985 we saw Weird Science, Real Genius and My Science Project – movies about teenage nerd scientists –…  Read more

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Anime Tricks

Just saw the Animatrix on DVD. All I can say is “whoa!” Keanu-style. It’s some of the most amazing animation I’ve seen since, well, hmmm…Spirited Away. It contains 9 anime shorts by various directors done in varied styles,…  Read more

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Spirited Away

Saw Spirited Away on DVD last night. It opened with Pixar’s John Lasseter introducing the movie to viewers. Although distributed by Disney, this Japanese production doesn’t fit the typical Disney mold (no song and dance numbers by cute…  Read more

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