Roz the robot with her friend Fink the Fox and baby Brightbill explore the meaning of motherhood in this new DreamWorks production.
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SXSW 2022 Movie Review: ‘Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood’
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) On July 20, 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 11 became the first manned craft to land on the moon. Many films have explored the space program. Some from a narrative perspective, like The Right Stuff and others as documentaries, such as Apollo 11. None, however, have taken the approach used […]
Software Review: Animations Don’t Need Masks with ‘Adobe Character Animator’
Now you can produce an animation quickly from your computer camera.
IFFF: Dark, Hopeful Short Films
This collection of short films shown at the International Family Film Festival was on the dark side, but each shed light on why filmmakers create shorts.
SXSW: Seth Rogen Makes Food Talk Dirty in ‘Sausage Party’
At this year’s South by Southwest film festival Seth Rogen debuted, as a work-in-progress, his new animated feature ‘Sausage Party.’ It is the first foray into the “R-rated world” for an animated feature. If you have no problems with watching food have sex, it’s really funny.
LA Film Fest: When (Creative) Worlds Collide
(First published on blogcritics.org) On June 23, 2013, at the LA Film Fest worlds collided. This was no hokey sci-fi flick, but a discussion of the impact of new media on the movie industry and the art of storytelling. Hollywood and Silicon Valley Collide: Immersion, Interactivity and Narrative Expansion brought together panelists Florian Henckel Von Donnersmark (The Lives of Others, The […]
PopConLA: New Nerd Nirvana Debuts in LA
(First published on blogcritics.org) A new convention for fans of popular culture, PopConLA, debuted in Los Angeles, July 5-8. The new event describes itself as the “Popular Culture Convention, about ‘All Things Pop Culture’, including Art, Design, Fashion, Music, Xtreme Sports, and of course, Movies & TV.” The new fandom conclave ran concurrently with the International Television Festival, […]
Los Angeles Comedy Shorts Film Festival: The Longest Day
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org ) Twenty-two short films competed for judge and audience approval today. It was a challenge to keep up with the barrage of short films, but with Wonder Woman and Super Girl here to collect the votes, I stayed focused. These four films made the top of my laugh list: Bill Plympton’s […]