Animation Movies News
 Muscle cars giving 'otaku' new platforms to flex their fetishes (The Japan Times) Masaya Taniguchi has a "heartache" plastered across the hood of his flaming red Audi TT Roadster. Her name is Mashiro Mito, a teenage character from his favorite computer game with melancholic eyes and pink ribbons in chestnut hair. Taniguchi, 28, is an "otaku," a geek freak for "manga" comic books, "anime" animation movies and video games, plus, in his case, a passion for cars. Read the full ...
No kidding at all! (The Telegraph) Ruskin Bond was always waiting to be adapted but it needed a Vishal Bhardwaj to successfully translate his words into celluloid. A simple story told with a lot of heart, the upbeat soundtrack (Bhardwaj, Gulzar) held the beautiful-looking film together.
NEWS: New Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda Games Hit Stores (Nintendo World Report) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors are available now for Wii and Nintendo DS.
DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opens number one at the box office, shows strong results at IMAX(R) ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) IMAX Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced that Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which opened number one at the domestic box office, generated an estimated $63.1 million with $3.5 million contributed from 129 IMAX® theatres from Friday November 7, through Sunday November 9.
Shrek the Halls (Apollo Movie Guide) When you’re contemplating picking up this DVD, first take note of the running time. There are few greater video store disappointments than getting home to sit down to a feature film and then discovering that it’s but a brief 22-minutes in length. That’s the deal here.
‘I haven’t been credited for so many of my songs’ (Hindustan Times) COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! You've been singing for several animation movies. Singing for animation movies isn't different from singing for the regular movies. Usually, we are told about the actor and the situation.
Madagascar gang is back (rediff.com) Though it is not as witty as the first two Shrek films, nor emotionally stirring as Finding Nemo, the kid pic Madagascar, Escape 2 Africa could fire up the box office in a big way before the new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace, already a solid hit abroad, arrived in North America November 12.
Contemporary themes (The Hindu) Though started with mythological themes such as Hanuman and Ramayan, the animation industry had come of age with contemporary themes like Roadside Romeo and Toonpur Ka Superhero was gaining currency.
Weekend Forecast (Box Office Prophets) At long last, we've escaped the evil clutches of October and have moved full on into November, generally a month full of promise.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors now available at Retailers (IGN PC) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors video games now available on store shelves.
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