This year, however, I finally got to experience Annecy in person. Unfortunately, by the time I reached a point in my career where that trip looked possible, Covid tossed those dreams in the trash. So, for the past two years …
Month: June 2022
The Golden Age of Animated Cinema is Over
I don’t agree with /Film’s take on Pixar’s future, especially since it focuses on the box office, and argues that Disney shouldn’t shy away from a studio who’s delivered hits in the past. I think the larger discussion revolves around …
Circle “Circleverse” Brand Films by The Mill Design
Asked to demystify Circle’s crypto-based investment products, The Mill Design team creates a series of minimal but tactile films “pairing fluid and kinetic motion with the brand’s ‘Sundae’ color palette”. [embedded content] “We developed Circleverse into a welcoming optimistic …
Cartoon Brew Podcast: ‘Sea Beast’ Director Chris Williams On Worldbuilding And The Pain Of Animating Rope
“That is a lot of my responsibility [as director], to make sure we have the right environment where everyone feels comfortable saying what they’re thinking.” “Ropes are a real technical challenge,” says Williams. While working on Moana, he witnessed that …
ManvsMachine Supercharges the New MacBook Air for Apple
From Apple: “Supercharged by the new M2 chip MacBook Air features a new, strikingly thin design in four beautiful finishes, larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, 1080p HD camera, MagSafe charging, and more.” In sharp contrast to the visual mayhem of …
GKIDS Releasing Final ‘Evangelion’ Film in North America
Here’s GKIDS’ official synopsis for the latest film: Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’ ‘Fangoria,’ …
Lupus Films Adapting ‘Storm Whale’ as a 3-Part Animated Special
“It’s a real pleasure to bring The Storm Whale Trilogy to life on screen,” added Lupus Films producer and joint managing director Ruth Fielding. “The books look so beautiful and perfectly suit Lupus’s trademark hand-drawn animation style, which really captures …
Boat Rocker to Develop ‘Bad Kitty’ Animated Series
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’ ‘Fangoria,’ ‘Playboy,’ ‘Vice,’ and ‘The Week.’ Bruel also shared …