PCN Shorts: Cousin by Adam Elliot
I am a huge fan of short films, and an even bigger fan of animation. And one of the best in the field right now is Adam Elliot. Check out one of his first short films ‘Cousin’ here. I would also recommend his...
Tag Archives: Animation
‘ParaNorman’ Review: Seeing the dead, dealing with the liv...
It may only be mid August, but there’s already a new Halloween classic in town. ParaNorman, the new stop-motion animation from Laika studios (the people behind Coraline), is a welcome late summer surprise and one of the ...
‘Ice Age:Continental Drift’ Review: The cracks are startin...
“It didn’t make sense, but it sure was exciting.” That line is spoken by Sid the Sloth very early on in Ice Age: Continental Drift, used to explain away the fact Paleolithic mammals met up with Cretaceous era dinosaurs i...
‘Pirates! Band of Misfits’ Review: Misadventures with Scie...
[rating:3.5/5] Arriving as a refreshing palette cleanser before a bombastic movie summer obliterates our taste-buds, Aardman’s Pirates! Band of Misfits lives up to the studio’s reputation for cheerful, witty and imaginat...
‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Review: He still speaks for t...
[rating:2.5/5] In a theater nearby, Today you can find, A movie that’s got green on its mind, Trundle on in, get snug in your seat, Chomp on your popcorn, Prop up your feet, And get ready for the tale of the Lifte...
Top Ten retro kid’s shows ready for the big screen!
Remake and sequel hysteria has hit an all-time high these past few years and it isn’t showing any signs of stopping. With Raja Gosnell’s The Smurfs set to destroy more of our collective childhood in a few wee...
Second trailer for Fox’s ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes&#...
Second 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' trailer puts spotlight on Weta's special effects and the angry, riled-up simian stars.
Hail Caesar! ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ trailer hits...
Hello there, you damn dirty apes! 20th Century Fox leaps back into one of its classic franchises with a new installment full of hyper-smart primates and the first trailer has just invaded the web.
‘The Illusionist’ Movie Review
French animator Sylvan Chomet tackles one of the unproduced screenplays of film legend Jacques Tati. Telling the story of an aging stage magician in Scotland and the young girl he takes under his wing, this is one of the...
Summer Flashback 1999: Run, Lola, Run
Tom Tykwer's Run, Lola, Run hit the indie film scene like a speeding train, charging in on a film audience that didn't associate indie with action. The rest, of course, is history.
Animation Spotlight: The Sky Crawlers
'Ghost in the Shell' director Oshii flies high with 'The Sky Crawlers', a sci-fi mashup of human drama and aerial dogfights
PCN Movie Review: Another ‘Toy Story’, well told
Dazzling and affecting in all the right places, Toy Story 3 brings all ages together for a grand summer adventure at the movies
How To Train Your Dragon Review
Rating: PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language.Running time: 98 minutes Directed by: Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders Written by: Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders & W...
Top 25 Animated Movies of the Decade: Part 2
December 10th, 2009– Ok, here we go. The top ten animated films of the last decade. There’s not much to say here that I didn’t mention in the first installment of this article. Honestly, this was such a...