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If you're looking to veg with some new entertainment on the tube, today's DVD releases should help do the trick. Check 'em out! Where the Wild Things Are More for adult fans of the book than today's young audience, Spike Jonze's adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are is an homage to childhood that shows the darker, sometimes scary side of being a kid. Even the puppets convey emotion in a way Read more
This year seemed to have particularly strong animated films. They were visually mesmerizing (Coraline), provided a few tearful moments (Up), and most catered to our adult sense of humor, too (Fantastic Mr. Fox). No wonder several are being considered for an Oscar! Tell me, which did you enjoy most? Don't forget to vote on all of my Best of 2009 polls! What Is the Best Animated Movie of Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a press release today, announcing that 20 films have been submitted for Best Animated Film consideration at this year's Oscars. This means there could be five movies competing at the awards show in March. (In the history of the category, there have typically been only three.) So who is up for the honor? Some are obvious choices. Up, for Read more
The new English-language trailer for Hayao Miyazaki's upcoming animated feat Ponyo (or Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) is absolutely adorable and features a star-studded cast (Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Betty White, and more) voicing the characters. The story follows "a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human." The movie opens Read more
It was the baby bump heard 'round the world last August when Beyoncé unveiled her pregnant belly at the MTV VMAs to the tune of 8,800 tweets per second — more than the East Coast earthquake, the women's World Cup soccer final, and even the death of Osama bin Laden. It was a record. Well, until recently that is. According to Twitter, a new record was set on Dec. 9 during a TV screening of Read more
