Animated Films

Wes Anderson Brings His Wes Anderson-ness to the Animated 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'-and It's a Perfect Fit

In '9,' Shane Acker Creates an Animated Postapocalyptic Hellscape

Dishney: D23 Full Schedule Revealed!

​How much do you like Disney? Annual Passport holder? Fine. But are you dedicated? Or rather: Are you 23? Like we discussed previously, the first ever d23 Expo is coming to town September 10-13. It's four whole days dedicated to all things Disneyana at the Anaheim Convention Center. The schedule f ... More >>

'Up' Soars in Entirely Unexpected Ways

​How much do you like Disney? Annual Passport holder? Fine. But are you dedicated? Or rather: Are you 23? Like we discussed previously, the first ever d23 Expo is coming to town September 10-13. It's four whole days dedicated to all things Disneyana at the Anaheim Convention Center. The schedule f ... More >>

[Special Screenings] Q Film Festival, 'Fight Club,' 'Princess Mononoke,' More

​How much do you like Disney? Annual Passport holder? Fine. But are you dedicated? Or rather: Are you 23? Like we discussed previously, the first ever d23 Expo is coming to town September 10-13. It's four whole days dedicated to all things Disneyana at the Anaheim Convention Center. The schedule f ... More >>

Short-Attention Spanners Rejoice: 8 Solid NBFF Shorts

There are many solid feature-length films on the bill at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, which shifts into full gear today and continues through Thursday, April 30. But some of the best stuff pre-screened for your consumption were shorts, in particular these eight animated and live-action d ... More >>

In the Latest Round of Effects vs. Storytelling, Effects Win Big in 'Monsters Vs. Aliens'

There are many solid feature-length films on the bill at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, which shifts into full gear today and continues through Thursday, April 30. But some of the best stuff pre-screened for your consumption were shorts, in particular these eight animated and live-action d ... More >>

Jeffrey Katzenberg's Cure-All for an Ailing Movie Economy, In All Three Dimensions

There are many solid feature-length films on the bill at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, which shifts into full gear today and continues through Thursday, April 30. But some of the best stuff pre-screened for your consumption were shorts, in particular these eight animated and live-action d ... More >>

'Bolt,' Disney's Latest 'Toon, Is a Starry Dog Story

There are many solid feature-length films on the bill at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, which shifts into full gear today and continues through Thursday, April 30. But some of the best stuff pre-screened for your consumption were shorts, in particular these eight animated and live-action d ... More >>

The future, Now Past, Looks Like the Present in the Newest Philip K. Dick Anthology From the Library of America

There are many solid feature-length films on the bill at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, which shifts into full gear today and continues through Thursday, April 30. But some of the best stuff pre-screened for your consumption were shorts, in particular these eight animated and live-action d ... More >>

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Harold and Maude,' 'Iron Giant,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' More

There are many solid feature-length films on the bill at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, which shifts into full gear today and continues through Thursday, April 30. But some of the best stuff pre-screened for your consumption were shorts, in particular these eight animated and live-action d ... More >>

'Horton Hears a Who!' Is a Surprisingly Strong Dr. Seuss Adaptation

There are many solid feature-length films on the bill at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, which shifts into full gear today and continues through Thursday, April 30. But some of the best stuff pre-screened for your consumption were shorts, in particular these eight animated and live-action d ... More >>

Oscar Nominations are announced

And yes, I'm up prior to the crack of dawn to get them to you. The biggest surprise, if you can call it that, is the strong showing by MICHAEL CLAYTON, with six nominations. Not so surprisingly, THERE WILL BE BLOOD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN each have eight. Via CNN, because it announced even befor ... More >>

Hit List

WEB EXCLUSIVE! The top movies of 2007

"Death" takes to DVD

One (or two, depending on how you look at it) of the highlights of the past Newport Beach Film Festival was the Death Note movies, the latest in a powerhouse franchise from Japan that began with comics, then spawned an anime series and many toys, and finally these live-action adaptations. Death Note ... More >>

Comic-Con 2007: Wall-E

"What if mankind had to evacuate Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off?" This is the idea behind Wall.E, which stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth class (pronounced "Wally," as in George). Director Andrew Stanton is determined to capture the epic spirit and sense of wond ... More >>

Comic-Con 2007: Masquerade Ball liveblogging

Saturday night is costume contest time at Comic-Con.Let's try live-blogging this mofo while vaguely inebriated. Logging in a bit belatedly. Line for free nachoes was huge -- they went instantly. Most costumes so far are cute li'l kids as Huntress, Rayden/Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, other similar ... More >>

Orange County in The Simpsons Movie Trivia Contest!

Am still groggy from staying up for last night's midnight screening of The Simpsons Movie at Fullerton's AMC 20. Packed house, mucho laughs (although it's nowhere near genius, and South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut was much better) and you should make your Simpsons avatar soon. Not only that, we w ... More >>

It Doesnt Suck!

WEB EXCLUSIVE! Breathe easy, Simpsons fans. The movie is eeeexellent

Trendzilla

Trendzilla dons sorting hat, fits right in with the Slytherins—being a reptile and all

New Reviews

We recommend: Eagle Vs. Shark, Ratatouille, Sicko, Strike

Ogreload

Third times the charmless for Shrek franchise

REMINDER: "PAPRIKA" TONIGHT AT THE NEWPORT BEACH FILM FEST

Don't miss out on Satoshi Kon's newest anime masterpiece, tonight at 7 p.m. at the Lido Theater, a full month before anyone else in the country gets to see it. More info here, but it looks like tickets are only available at the box office, not online. And no, Satoshi didn't pay us to plug his flic ... More >>

Dreamgirl

Paprika leaps into the collective consciousnessand spices it up

Twelve Films I'm Excited to See

(And eight I plan to avoid like the plague)

John, Long Gone

A final introspective, before the Sympathy records founder moves

Dance of the Penguin

That whole talking animal genre? Let's be done with it

Unreal Estate

Cartoon kids poke around Spielberg/Zemeckis Monster House

Truly, Madly, Darkly

Richard Linklaters Scanner is a rotoscoped feast for freaks

Over the Hedge and Under the Radar

Mapping todays kiddie-movie landscape

Turning Japanese

Anime, superheroes and the outsourcing of the American imagination

White Magic

Howls Moving Castle, Shark Boy and Lava Girl

Drawn Out

The rise and fall (and rise and fall) of Disney animation

The Realm of the Unreal

Snazzy but derivative, Appleseed is a ghost of its anime predecessors

Cartoon geekboys are go!

Anime Expo 2004 descends into the heart of Disney

A Tale of Two Tokyos

Anime master Satoshi Kons belated Christmas carol

Zip It!

Anime master Satoshi Kons belated Christmas carol

Fear Factory

Jin-Roh shows anime at its most terrifying