Promo Posters for SPIDER-MAN in 3D, Aardman Animations ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, and...
Along with the promo posters for The Smurfs, Collider reader Tom also sent us some artwork for Sony's upcoming Spider-Man reboot, the animated film Arthur Christmas, and Men in Black III. The...
View ArticleMcAvoy, Laurie, Broadbent, Nighy, Staunton, and Jensen to Provide Voice Work...
James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, and Ashley Jensen will be providing the voice talent for Aardman Animation's 3D CG-animated film Arthur Christmas. McAvoy will...
View ArticleFirst Poster for Aardman’s ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
With AFM starting today, a teaser poster for Aardman Animation’s 3D holiday adventure Arthur Christmas has been released. Featuring the voice talents of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, and...
View ArticleA Recap of All Our AFM Coverage; Tons of Synopses, Posters, and Images for...
With the American Film Market (AFM) starting today in Los Angeles, we've been posting an enormous amount of promo posters and first synopses from a wide assortment of movies. Due to the amount that...
View ArticleTeaser Trailer for ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Sony Pictures just released the trailer for the upcoming holiday animation flick Arthur Christmas and I gotta say, it looks oddly hilarious. The film stars James McAvoy (known for kickin’ toosh in...
View ArticleTHE MUPPETS MOVIE Gets Moved up from Christmas to Thanksgiving 2011
The Muppets Movie will be making their debut at the beginning of the holiday season rather than the end. While the film was originally slated for Christmas 2011, Walt Disney Studios has announced that...
View ArticleComic-Con 2011: Schedules Announced for Preview Night and Thursday, July...
Comic-Con has announced the schedule for Preview Night (Wednesday, July 20th) and the Thursday that officially opens the Con. While Preview Night is usually a chance for attendees to roam the floor of...
View ArticleNew Teaser Trailer for ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
A new teaser trailer for the family holiday flick Arthur Christmas has gone online. It's not as charming as the first teaser trailer and reminds me a lot of Disney's recent holiday special Prep &...
View ArticleNew Posters for 50/50, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, and...
New posters have been released for the cancer dramedy 50/50, the Planet of the Apes prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the holiday animated family film Arthur Christmas, and the acclaimed indie...
View ArticlePoster Rewind: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, THE...
We’ve decided to try out a new feature idea here on Collider called Poster Rewind. Since it’s hard to read every single article each day, we know some of you might miss things from time-to-time (unless...
View ArticleComic-Con 2011: THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS and ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Panel Recap
If the name Aardman Animation sounds familiar to you, it’s for good reason. While not as prolific as DreamWorks or Pixar, the studio turns out fantastic animated films. Past Aardman flicks include...
View ArticleTheatrical Trailer for ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
The full theatrical trailer for Arthur Christmas has gone online. The film comes from the fine folks at Aardman Animation (the people behind Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run), and centers on...
View Article7 Things to Know About Aardman’s ARTHUR CHRISTMAS; Plus an Interview with...
With Aardman Animation's Arthur Christmas hitting theaters on November 23, I headed to London last week and got to see the first thirty minutes and speak with director Sarah Smith. As a huge fan of...
View ArticleNew Posters for ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, THE GREY, CONTRABAND, and THE TEXAS...
New posters have been released for the family holiday flick Arthur Christmas (click here for Steve's recent footage recap/interview), the men-vs-wolves survival thriller The Grey, the crime drama...
View Article18 Animated Feature Films Submit for 84th Annual Academy Awards
Under consideration for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature will be 18 contenders, some of which have yet to have their qualifying runs on screen. Major features include The Adventures of...
View Article5 Clips for ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Aardman Animation---the studio behind Chicken Run and the charming adventures of Wallace and Gromit---has sent over 5 clips from their latest effort, Arthur Christmas. The film reveals the answer to...
View ArticleJames McAvoy Taks ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, Danny Boyle’s TRANCE, the X-MEN: FIRST...
In the animated family film Arthur Christmas, hitting theaters on November 23rd, actor James McAvoy voices Arthur, the awkward but enthusiastic youngest son to Santa Claus (Jim Broadbent). When the...
View ArticleBill Nighy Talks ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, JACK THE GIANT KILLER, WRATH OF THE...
In the animated family comedy Arthur Christmas, actor Bill Nighy voices the rather naughty Grandsanta. Upon his retirement, his lovely old sleigh and all of the reindeer who guided it were put out to...
View ArticleARTHUR CHRISTMAS Review
I've always been slightly perplexed when people ask "How does Santa deliver all his presents in a single night?" It's as if the possibility of a fat and jolly gentleman who lives in a hostile climate...
View ArticleThanksgiving Box Office – BREAKING DAWN PART 1 Leads with $12.5 Million; THE...
Wednesday was day one for three new family films but, even on this holiday frame, not one of them came close to challenging Breaking Dawn. The penultimate entry in The Twilight Saga series led the way...
View ArticleFriday Box Office – BREAKING DAWN PART 1 Still On Top; THE MUPPETS in Second
If Black Friday’s estimates are any gauge, this year’s Thanksgiving weekend is going to be a bit of a downer. Traditionally one of the biggest movie days of the year, 2011’s post-holiday Friday saw...
View Article2012 Oscar Preview: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best...
Continuing on with our look at the 2012 Oscar race, today we delve into Best Animated Feature and the technical categories. As Pixar’s Cars 2 was the studio’s worst-received feature to date (it...
View ArticleHugh Laurie ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Interview
In Aardman Animation's animated family film Arthur Christmas, Hugh Laurie voices Steve, Santa Claus' (Jim Broadbent) eldest son and who pushes the North Pole into using newer technology to help Santa...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office – BREAKING DAWN PART 1 Wins Holiday Crown with $42 Million...
It may not have topped last year’s holiday in terms of totals, but Thanksgiving 2011 did prove bountiful for a handful of films. Topping the list is Breaking Dawn Part 1 and its sophomore weekend...
View Article97 Original Scores Up for Oscar; DRIVE and ATTACK THE BLOCK Ruled Ineligible
As the 84th Academy Awards move closer, we’re starting to get a better sense of how things will pan out. We recently shared the 39 songs that will contend for the Best Original Song category, and now...
View Article2012 Annie Award Winners Announced; RANGO Named Best Animated Feature
The 2012 Annie Awards were held last night, and critical favorite Rango ended up deservedly taking home the Best Animated Feature award. Gore Verbinski’s quirky western also took home the award for...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office – THINK LIKE A MAN Stays On Top with $18 Million as New...
Thought last weekend, when the comedy Think Like A Man took first place from the heavily-favored The Lucky One, was a surprise? Then check out this weekend’s estimates. Not only has Think Like A Man...
View ArticleNew to Blu-ray: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, ENTOURAGE: THE COMPLETE SERIES, THE...
This week on Blu-ray, we’re finally able to delve into the deleted scenes from The Amazing Spider-Man, a few Christmas titles get Blu-ray releases, and the entirety of HBO’s Entourage hits the format....
View ArticleWhy Aardman Animation Still Has a Leg Up on Pixar
While countless filmmakers have strived and failed to recapture the magic and inexplicable eeriness of classic monster movies – as much the Universal canon as Jacques Tourneur’s line of wild horror...
View ArticleEvery Aardman Animation Film Ranked from Worst to Best
Aardman (or Aardman Animation) was founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton in 1972. They had wanted to direct an animated feature, but instead wound up working on shorter form content for the BBC and...
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