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Ralph Bakshi has been animation’s most outspoken maverick and he’s back with Last Days of Coney Island, his magnum opus, available exclusively on Vimeo on Demand. The 77-year-old displays a newfound creative energy and sense of purpose about the ’60s using Coney Island as a metaphor for the corruption, decay and violence of the era. Read more
Find out why Brazilian artist Alê Abreu’s Boy and his World Could be GKID’s Oscar contender. Read more
Watch the teaser for Finding Dory (June 17, 2016) and get immersed in the underwater world once again. Read more
No one ever thought it would take four films to complete the James Bond origin story, but then no one counted on the return of Blofeld and Spectre, either. That’s what you get with the dynamic duo of Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes: it remains personal for this Bond, and what better way of tying up all of the loose ends than with the introduction of his nemesis as a doppelganger? Read more
Very early on, a Peppermint Patty pencil test laid the groundwork for“finding the line” and implementing the Charles Schulz signature comic strip style in The Peanuts Movie. The result is an animation breakthrough at Blue Sky as 2D dictates form and function in creating a different CG aesthetic. Read more
There’s a wonderful simplicity to The Good Dinosaur. The epic landscape beautifully complements the intimate story between Arlo, the Apatosaurus, and the human boy, Spot. And it takes its time, keeping dialogue to a minimum and allowing us to revel in the exquisite visual details while being viscerally immersed in the danger. Read more
Watch the new trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight (Christmas roadshow, Jan. 8th digital), boasting more breathtaking imagery in Ultra Panavision 70. Read more
Sixteen animated features have been submitted for consideration for Oscar consideration, with three surprises (Moomins on the Riviera, the Finnish comic strip adaptation; Regular Show from Cartoon Network; and The Laws of the Universe – Part 0). Read more
Autodesk announced new subscription pricing for Flame starting at $750 per month and can be accessed annually for as low as $500 per month. Autodesk also announced Flame support for OS X as part of the Autodesk Flame Extension 2 release, available later this month. Autodesk Flare and Autodesk Flame Assist software are now available as standalone products with monthly subscription prices, starting at $400. Read more
Watch the first trailer for Oscar-contending Anomalisa (Dec. 30) and see how Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson take stop-motion in a deeply personal and provocative adult direction. Read more
