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Fantasia Film Festival review: "King of Deer", "Good Luck prefers Mrs. Cat", "Pompa: Cinephile"

Fantasia Film Festival review: "King of Deer", "Good Luck prefers Mrs. Cat", "Pompa: Cinephile"

Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival is halfway through its three-week virtual edition, and we've managed to catch some of the most excitin...

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Warner Bros. did not want the "Tom and Jerry" movie to be about Tom and Jerry, the writer says

Warner Bros. did not want the "Tom and Jerry" movie to be about Tom and Jerry, the writer says

When Warner Bros.'s hybrid feature Tom & Jerry came out earlier this year, many critics lamented that there wasn't much of Tom and Jerry themselves in...

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Report: "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania" may change the date or go to streaming

Report: "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania" may change the date or go to streaming

The subtitle of the fourth Hotel Transylvania film is “Transformania,” but perhaps it should be “The Search for a Release Date.”The fourth and...

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Oscar 2022 6 indie and foreign animation features to build the buzz

Oscar 2022 6 indie and foreign animation features to build the buzz

The eligibility period for next year's Oscars may be slightly truncated, but that won't mean a dearth of animated contenders. We're halfway through th...

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Production of train wreck in the celebrity-led animated bomb "Animal Kingdom: Let's Go to the Monkey"

Production of train wreck in the celebrity-led animated bomb "Animal Kingdom: Let's Go to the Monkey"

Six years ago, we reported on a curious new animated feature from France's Pathé. Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (Why I Did Not Eat My Father in French...

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Aardman partners with director Gurinder Chadha for the Bollywood-inspired animated musical "Bend It like Beckham"

Aardman partners with director Gurinder Chadha for the Bollywood-inspired animated musical "Bend It like Beckham"

British director Gurinder Chadha (pictured at top with Peter Lord) will direct a family feature inspired by Bollywood cinema for Aardman Animations.Th...

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