Beverly Hills, CA – The differences between production design for animation and live action will be explored in detail during the first installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. series .Evolution or Revolution? Production Design in the 21st Century,. on Monday, April 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy.s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
.Production Design in the 21st Century. will be hosted by two of the Academy.s Art Directors Branch governors, production designer Jim Bissell (.300,. .Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.) and set decorator Rosemary Brandenburg (.Unstoppable,. .Public Enemies.). Special guests for the first evening will be production designers Kathy Altieri (.How to Train Your Dragon,. .Over the Hedge.), Scott Chambliss (.Salt,. .Star Trek.), Harley Jessup (.Ratatouille,. .Monsters, Inc..) and Lilly Kilvert (.Valkyrie,. .The Last Samurai.), as well as set decorator Karen O.Hara (.Alice in Wonderland,. .Disney.s A Christmas Carol.). The session will feature...
.Production Design in the 21st Century. will be hosted by two of the Academy.s Art Directors Branch governors, production designer Jim Bissell (.300,. .Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.) and set decorator Rosemary Brandenburg (.Unstoppable,. .Public Enemies.). Special guests for the first evening will be production designers Kathy Altieri (.How to Train Your Dragon,. .Over the Hedge.), Scott Chambliss (.Salt,. .Star Trek.), Harley Jessup (.Ratatouille,. .Monsters, Inc..) and Lilly Kilvert (.Valkyrie,. .The Last Samurai.), as well as set decorator Karen O.Hara (.Alice in Wonderland,. .Disney.s A Christmas Carol.). The session will feature...
- 4/20/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for The 37th Annual Saturn Awards. Among others, Director Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic, Inception leads the pack with 9 nominations. Director Joseph Kosinski‘s long-awaited Tron: Legacy pulled in 7 nominations, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 earned 5 nominations.
Check out all the nominees below!
The 37th Annual Saturn Award Nominees
Best Science Fiction Film:
Hereafter (Warner Bros.)
Inception (Warner Bros.)
Iron Man 2 (Paramount/Marvel)
Never Let Me Go (Fox Searchlight)
Splice (Warner Bros.)
Tron: Legacy (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Fantasy Film:
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney Studios)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (20th Century Fox)
Clash of the Titans (Warner Bros.)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Warner Bros.)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Universal)
Twilight: Eclipse (Summit Entertainment)
Best Horror/Thriller Film:
The American (Focus)
Black Swan...
Check out all the nominees below!
The 37th Annual Saturn Award Nominees
Best Science Fiction Film:
Hereafter (Warner Bros.)
Inception (Warner Bros.)
Iron Man 2 (Paramount/Marvel)
Never Let Me Go (Fox Searchlight)
Splice (Warner Bros.)
Tron: Legacy (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Fantasy Film:
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney Studios)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (20th Century Fox)
Clash of the Titans (Warner Bros.)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Warner Bros.)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Universal)
Twilight: Eclipse (Summit Entertainment)
Best Horror/Thriller Film:
The American (Focus)
Black Swan...
- 2/25/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
It's that time of year again: The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for its 37th Annual Saturn Awards.
From the Press Release:
Leading the charge is Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending sci-fi thriller “Inception” with 9 nominations. Overture/Relativity Media’s “Let Me In” and Disney’s “Tron: Legacy” downloaded 7 nominations apiece; Clint Eastwood’s thought-provoking “Hereafter” received 6; while “Alice in Wonderland,” “Black Swan,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” “Never Let Me Go” and “Shutter Island” earned 5 nominations each.
In the television categories, Frank Darabont’s zombie-drama “The Walking Dead” (AMC) came to life with 6 nominations. “Breaking Bad” (AMC), “Lost” (ABC) and “Fringe” (Fox) tied with 5 nominations. “Leverage” (TNT) and “True Blood” (HBO) earned 4 apiece, followed by “Dexter” (Showtime) and “V” (ABC) with 3 and “The Closer” (TNT), “Smallville” (CW) and “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (Starz) with 2.
The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted...
From the Press Release:
Leading the charge is Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending sci-fi thriller “Inception” with 9 nominations. Overture/Relativity Media’s “Let Me In” and Disney’s “Tron: Legacy” downloaded 7 nominations apiece; Clint Eastwood’s thought-provoking “Hereafter” received 6; while “Alice in Wonderland,” “Black Swan,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” “Never Let Me Go” and “Shutter Island” earned 5 nominations each.
In the television categories, Frank Darabont’s zombie-drama “The Walking Dead” (AMC) came to life with 6 nominations. “Breaking Bad” (AMC), “Lost” (ABC) and “Fringe” (Fox) tied with 5 nominations. “Leverage” (TNT) and “True Blood” (HBO) earned 4 apiece, followed by “Dexter” (Showtime) and “V” (ABC) with 3 and “The Closer” (TNT), “Smallville” (CW) and “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (Starz) with 2.
The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted...
- 2/24/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
I love Saturn Awards! Of course, if you’re fan of science fiction, fantasy and horror film, you love them too.
So, you’ll be glad to hear that Saturn Awards nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards were announced this Wednesday by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror and that we already have a leader!
And it’s Christopher Nolan‘s Inception that led with nine nominations, including best sci-fi pic, as well as Let Me In, Tron: Legacy,Hereafter, Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 which all garnered multiple nominations also.
On the other hand, AMC’s The Walking Dead led all TV series with 6 nominations, while Breaking Bad, Fringe, and Lost with 5 each.
When it comes to actors, we’re not surprised to see that Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr. and Ryan Reynolds gained their nominations for Best Actor,...
So, you’ll be glad to hear that Saturn Awards nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards were announced this Wednesday by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror and that we already have a leader!
And it’s Christopher Nolan‘s Inception that led with nine nominations, including best sci-fi pic, as well as Let Me In, Tron: Legacy,Hereafter, Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 which all garnered multiple nominations also.
On the other hand, AMC’s The Walking Dead led all TV series with 6 nominations, while Breaking Bad, Fringe, and Lost with 5 each.
When it comes to actors, we’re not surprised to see that Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr. and Ryan Reynolds gained their nominations for Best Actor,...
- 2/24/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
DreamWorks' animated film, "Over the Hedge", is a backyard ecological comedy outfitted with some fine, silly slapstick and clever animal characters. This one is aimed more at a younger audience than, say, "Shrek" but has plenty of entertainment value for older family members to ensure substantial boxoffice returns in both domestic and foreign markets.
One gets the sense though that the DreamWorks/PDI 3-D animation team isn't pushing the edges of their computers the way the Pixar gang does. DreamWorks is playing it safe here with a PC comedy that delivers an ecological message while pitching family values to the point that one wants to shout, "Enough already!" The CG animation is routine, but the writers (working from the popular comic strip) and character animators under the supervision of directors Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick do a crackerjack job of filling the screen with lively, ingratiating creatures. The humans are crudely drawn, but the two prominently featured have distinctly evil personalities that make up for their rudimentary design.
Because the family in question here consists of porcupines, possums, a squirrel, skunk and chipmunk, all led by a tortoise, DreamWorks has amusingly messed up the animal kingdom on a par with Walt Disney's old Mickey Mouse shorts. Our family awakens from a winter hibernation to discover their forest is gone. In its place is a housing development that has destroyed their food source. A huge hedge separates them from the enemy.
While pondering their dilemma, a "savior" emerges in the form of RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis), a rascally raccoon. He labors under an urgent deadline, imposed by a large and angry grizzly (Nick Nolte), to restock the food larder the bear caught RJ stealing. The raccoon offers the family an apparent solution: Humans throw all sorts of food away in shiny outdoor metal cans. By combining the family's foraging skills with RJ's strategic talents, they can fill next winter's larder in no time.
The family's leader, a turtle named Verne (Garry Shandling), is dubious. He is as wary of humans as he is of the junk they eat. But tree bark can't compete with donuts and pizzas. So the family makes it over the hedge -- well, actually they tunnel through it -- where they pilfer food at will, led by Hammy, a squirrel (Steve Carell) who is overcaffeinated even before eating junk food. So much so that a shrill homeowners association lady (Allison Janney) calls pest control in the hulking form of Dwayne the Verminator (Thomas Haden Church).
This story sets in motion more than enough comic action sequences to fill the movie's 84 minutes. The final caper mimics and rivals the "Mission: Impossible" films' derring-do to hilarious results.
Character animators beautifully marry their creatures to the voice actors' individual eccentricities. Especially noteworthy are Wanda Sykes' slinky skunk, Carell's hyperactive Hammy, Omid Djalili's Persian housecat, Shandling's thoughtful tortoise and Willis' conniving raccoon with a touch of wistful loneliness coming through his bandit exterior.
Production designer Kathy Altieri's witty suburban landscape and Rupert Gregson-Williams' bouncy music keep things light and playful.
OVER THE HEDGE
Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Credits:
Directors: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenwriters: Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick
Based on the comic strip by: Michael Fry, T Lewis
Producers: Bonnie Arnold
Executive producer: Bill Damaschke
Production designer: Kathy Altieri
Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Songs: Ben Folds
Visual effects supervisor: Craig Ring
Editor: John K. Carr
Voices:
RJ: Bruce Willis
Verne: Garry Shandling
Hammy: Steve Carell
Stella: Wanda Sykes
Ozzie: William Shatner
Vincent: Nick Nolte
Dwayne: Thomas Haden Church
Gladys: Allison Janney
Lou: Eugene Levy
Penny: Catherine O'Hara
Tiger: Omid Djalili
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 84 minutes...
One gets the sense though that the DreamWorks/PDI 3-D animation team isn't pushing the edges of their computers the way the Pixar gang does. DreamWorks is playing it safe here with a PC comedy that delivers an ecological message while pitching family values to the point that one wants to shout, "Enough already!" The CG animation is routine, but the writers (working from the popular comic strip) and character animators under the supervision of directors Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick do a crackerjack job of filling the screen with lively, ingratiating creatures. The humans are crudely drawn, but the two prominently featured have distinctly evil personalities that make up for their rudimentary design.
Because the family in question here consists of porcupines, possums, a squirrel, skunk and chipmunk, all led by a tortoise, DreamWorks has amusingly messed up the animal kingdom on a par with Walt Disney's old Mickey Mouse shorts. Our family awakens from a winter hibernation to discover their forest is gone. In its place is a housing development that has destroyed their food source. A huge hedge separates them from the enemy.
While pondering their dilemma, a "savior" emerges in the form of RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis), a rascally raccoon. He labors under an urgent deadline, imposed by a large and angry grizzly (Nick Nolte), to restock the food larder the bear caught RJ stealing. The raccoon offers the family an apparent solution: Humans throw all sorts of food away in shiny outdoor metal cans. By combining the family's foraging skills with RJ's strategic talents, they can fill next winter's larder in no time.
The family's leader, a turtle named Verne (Garry Shandling), is dubious. He is as wary of humans as he is of the junk they eat. But tree bark can't compete with donuts and pizzas. So the family makes it over the hedge -- well, actually they tunnel through it -- where they pilfer food at will, led by Hammy, a squirrel (Steve Carell) who is overcaffeinated even before eating junk food. So much so that a shrill homeowners association lady (Allison Janney) calls pest control in the hulking form of Dwayne the Verminator (Thomas Haden Church).
This story sets in motion more than enough comic action sequences to fill the movie's 84 minutes. The final caper mimics and rivals the "Mission: Impossible" films' derring-do to hilarious results.
Character animators beautifully marry their creatures to the voice actors' individual eccentricities. Especially noteworthy are Wanda Sykes' slinky skunk, Carell's hyperactive Hammy, Omid Djalili's Persian housecat, Shandling's thoughtful tortoise and Willis' conniving raccoon with a touch of wistful loneliness coming through his bandit exterior.
Production designer Kathy Altieri's witty suburban landscape and Rupert Gregson-Williams' bouncy music keep things light and playful.
OVER THE HEDGE
Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Credits:
Directors: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenwriters: Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick
Based on the comic strip by: Michael Fry, T Lewis
Producers: Bonnie Arnold
Executive producer: Bill Damaschke
Production designer: Kathy Altieri
Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Songs: Ben Folds
Visual effects supervisor: Craig Ring
Editor: John K. Carr
Voices:
RJ: Bruce Willis
Verne: Garry Shandling
Hammy: Steve Carell
Stella: Wanda Sykes
Ozzie: William Shatner
Vincent: Nick Nolte
Dwayne: Thomas Haden Church
Gladys: Allison Janney
Lou: Eugene Levy
Penny: Catherine O'Hara
Tiger: Omid Djalili
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 84 minutes...
DreamWorks' "The Prince of Egypt" is a glorious, old-style movie done with state-of-the-art animation, glowing and gorgeously composed.
Based on the book of Exodus and featuring the struggle of two brothers who embody good and evil, it packs a towering contemporary message and is realized in a stunning visual fashion. It's sophisticated, both intellectually and morally, and hopefully will play to the animation crowd.
Overall, "Prince" is a most laudable stylistic effort and, optimistically, viewers will give it their most considered effort and propel it with word-of-mouth enthusiasm.
What is most compelling about "Prince" is its magical animated art. It combines the grandeur of mountainscapes, recollective of John Ford movies, with the glories of a timeless tale -- namely, the animosity between brothers, one good (Val Kilmer) and one evil (Ralph Fiennes). It is, of course, the saga of Moses' personal quest to save his people from the repressive dictatorship of his brother Rameses, whom he urges to "let my people go." It is a magic mix of animation with religious philosophy. In that way, it is truly daring.
The visceral staging of this production is splendid, from the thrilling film score of Hans Zimmer to the super visual work of the crew of animators. "Prince" is a truly muscular movie, rippling with ideas and energy. The colors are stimulating but in a subdued sort of way. There's a wonderfully mixed fusion of browns and golds that truly lights up the eye. Compliments all around to the gifted animators, and special praise to production designer Darek Gogol for his keen combination of insight and research.
On the downside, the story line is often redundant. Co-story supervisors Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook bring home obvious messages and themes with overly empathetic diatribes. Moses' sweet, unassuming nature is continually a counterpoint to his brother's meanness, and it rings flat after a bit.
Still, "The Prince of Egypt"'s energy overrides its sometimes laborious narrative. It's a treat to watch. Highest praise to co-directors Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells for their superb collaboration. They've created a truly memorable movie.
The voice characterizations are terrific, particularly Kilmer as the indignant and noble Moses. He captures a man of deep moral dimension. Praise also to Fiennes for his layered interpretation of the amoral Rameses. Michelle Pfeiffer is most alluring as the female lead, and Steve Martin is, not surprisingly, charismatic as a court magician.
THE PRINCE OF EQYPT
DreamWorks Pictures
Producers: Penny Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins
Directors: Brenda Chapman, Steven Hickner, Simon Wells
Story supervisors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
Executive producer: Jeffrey Katzenberg
Associate producer: Ron Rocha
Original songs: Stephen Schwartz
Music: Hans Zimmer
Art directors: Kathy Altieri, Richard Chavez
Production designer: Darek Gogol
Supervising editor: Nick Fletcher
Visual effects supervisors: Don Paul, Dan Philips
Casting: Leslee Feldman
Costume designer: Kelly Kimball
Color/stereo
Voices:
Moses: Val Kilmer
Rameses: Ralph Fiennes
Tzipporah: Michelle Pfeiffer
Miriam: Sandra Bullock
Aaron: Jeff Goldblum
Jethro: Danny Glover
Seti: Patrick Stewart
The Queen: Helen Mirren
Hotep: Steve Martin
Huy: Martin Short
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Based on the book of Exodus and featuring the struggle of two brothers who embody good and evil, it packs a towering contemporary message and is realized in a stunning visual fashion. It's sophisticated, both intellectually and morally, and hopefully will play to the animation crowd.
Overall, "Prince" is a most laudable stylistic effort and, optimistically, viewers will give it their most considered effort and propel it with word-of-mouth enthusiasm.
What is most compelling about "Prince" is its magical animated art. It combines the grandeur of mountainscapes, recollective of John Ford movies, with the glories of a timeless tale -- namely, the animosity between brothers, one good (Val Kilmer) and one evil (Ralph Fiennes). It is, of course, the saga of Moses' personal quest to save his people from the repressive dictatorship of his brother Rameses, whom he urges to "let my people go." It is a magic mix of animation with religious philosophy. In that way, it is truly daring.
The visceral staging of this production is splendid, from the thrilling film score of Hans Zimmer to the super visual work of the crew of animators. "Prince" is a truly muscular movie, rippling with ideas and energy. The colors are stimulating but in a subdued sort of way. There's a wonderfully mixed fusion of browns and golds that truly lights up the eye. Compliments all around to the gifted animators, and special praise to production designer Darek Gogol for his keen combination of insight and research.
On the downside, the story line is often redundant. Co-story supervisors Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook bring home obvious messages and themes with overly empathetic diatribes. Moses' sweet, unassuming nature is continually a counterpoint to his brother's meanness, and it rings flat after a bit.
Still, "The Prince of Egypt"'s energy overrides its sometimes laborious narrative. It's a treat to watch. Highest praise to co-directors Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells for their superb collaboration. They've created a truly memorable movie.
The voice characterizations are terrific, particularly Kilmer as the indignant and noble Moses. He captures a man of deep moral dimension. Praise also to Fiennes for his layered interpretation of the amoral Rameses. Michelle Pfeiffer is most alluring as the female lead, and Steve Martin is, not surprisingly, charismatic as a court magician.
THE PRINCE OF EQYPT
DreamWorks Pictures
Producers: Penny Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins
Directors: Brenda Chapman, Steven Hickner, Simon Wells
Story supervisors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
Executive producer: Jeffrey Katzenberg
Associate producer: Ron Rocha
Original songs: Stephen Schwartz
Music: Hans Zimmer
Art directors: Kathy Altieri, Richard Chavez
Production designer: Darek Gogol
Supervising editor: Nick Fletcher
Visual effects supervisors: Don Paul, Dan Philips
Casting: Leslee Feldman
Costume designer: Kelly Kimball
Color/stereo
Voices:
Moses: Val Kilmer
Rameses: Ralph Fiennes
Tzipporah: Michelle Pfeiffer
Miriam: Sandra Bullock
Aaron: Jeff Goldblum
Jethro: Danny Glover
Seti: Patrick Stewart
The Queen: Helen Mirren
Hotep: Steve Martin
Huy: Martin Short
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 12/11/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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