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Anime film ‘Belle’ highlights when parasocial relationships aren’t enough
Belle is an internet-era take on Beauty and the Beast that shows the dangers of losing yourself in a virtual world.
‘Star Wars: Visions’ breaks from canon while Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ refuses to
'Star Wars: Visions' and Marvel's 'What If...?' both explore their multiverses in different ways.
‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ is coming to Blu-ray in the US for the first time
Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting its first Blu-ray release in North America as part of a limited edition box set.
Samsung's 'history of electronics' animated videos seem like great sleep aids
The first episode is about Morse code and it's -... --- .-. .. -. --.
Netflix turned a Twitter account into an animated show
'Chicago Party Aunt' will debut on September 17th.
Netflix's 'The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf' trailer is, shockingly, full of monsters
Netflix has shared a new trailer for Nightmare of the Wolf, its upcoming The Witcher animated movie, as well as detailed the show's cast.
'The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf’ anime debuts on Netflix in August
Fans of the Witcher won’t have to until the end of the year to see something new from the franchise.
'Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children' will be re-released in 4K HDR on June 8th
Don't expect to fully understand the plot if you've only played 'FF7: Remake.'
Netflix's animated film 'The Mitchells vs. The Machines' arrives April 30th
Netflix has announced that "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" animated film from Into the Spider-Verse's Lord & Miller will arrive on April 30th.
A Windows update nearly destroyed hand-drawn fantasy epic 'The Spine of Night'
Seven years of custom-built rotoscoping software almost went up in smoke.
Watch Amazon's full trailer for Robert Kirkman's 'Invincible'
Amazon has released a full trailer for Robert Kirkman's 'Invincible,' giving us a longer glimpse of the animated show that's hitting Prime Video on March 26th.
‘Fortnite’ will host an animated short film festival this weekend
The looping 30-minute program includes some Oscar nominees.
Disney is closing the CG studio behind ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Ferdinand’
Disney is closing Blue Sky Studios, a move that will impact 450 employees.
Watch the trailer for Studio Ghibli's first fully CG movie
Studio Ghibli has released the trailer for its first CG movie, 'Earwig and the Witch.'
Here’s a first look at Netflix’s ‘Cuphead’ series
The 'Cuphead' Netflix series will have cleaner lines than the game while retaining that old-school cartoon charm.
Netflix snaps up 'Chicken Run' sequel from Aardman Animations
It’s been exactly 20 years since Ginger, Rocky and the rest of Aardman’s stop-motion chickens graced theaters in the US. Today, the animation studio — best known for Wallace & Gromit — has announced that the long-awaited Chicken Run sequel is coming to Netflix.
Studio Ghibli's first fully CG movie will be 'Aya and the Witch'
Studio Ghibli is shifting to 3D CGI animation for its next movie, Aya and the Witch. The movie will premiere on Japan's NHK this winter.
'Connected' is a kids' movie about the dangers of tech obsession
For all the potential that AI and robotics hold, there's still plenty of fear around the negative impacts they could have on society, as well as concerns that we already spend too much time staring at screens. Sony Pictures plans to capitalize on that sentiment with a new animated film Connected. It's another family-saves-the-world plot, but its message probes our reliance on technology, and it has some impressive talent behind it.
Miraculously, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' is a fine movie
Sonic fans are used to being let down. Unlike Mario, who has rarely starred in a bad video game, the famous 'blue blur' has featured in countless duds. These include Sonic the Hedgehog 4, a disappointing follow-up to Sega's Genesis classics, and Sonic the Hedgehog, a 2006 reboot that was full of bugs and featured a now-infamous kiss scene between the hyperactive hero and a human princess. Expectations for the Sonic movie were, therefore, low. The film's distributor, Paramount Pictures, had already been criticized for releasing a trailer with a horrifically unfaithful and human-like version of Sonic. The backlash was so severe that the studio was forced to delay the movie's release, redesign the character and remake every shot he featured in. A second trailer revealed a more recognizable and authentic Sonic, which earned some respect and appreciation from the Sega faithful. Still, many were understandably skeptical. Shockingly, though, the Sonic movie is okay. Amusing, even. The 99-minute feature rarely feels original, ambitious or narratively interesting, but it's also not the cinematic train wreck that so many were expecting. The bar was exceptionally low, but this simple live-action comedy might be the best video game to movie adaptation ever made.
Watch how VFX artists crafted Disney's 'The Lion King' remake
Nothing in Disney's divisive Lion King remake was real. Simba, Scar and the sprawling Pride Lands -- all of it was created digitally. To convey this gargantuan effort, visual effects studio MPC Film -- the same company behind The Jungle Book and countless other Hollywood blockbusters including Blade Runner 2049 -- has released a short breakdown on YouTube. It shows the various steps required to build young Simba, adult Nala, and some of the film's iconic scenes including The Circle of Life. If you want to know more about how the movie was made, including its VR-assisted cinematography, read our 'making of' feature from last year.