Movie Poster Art: Rango (2011)

Continuing my look at movie posters and fan art, with one of my favourite films from 2011, Gore Verbinski's 'Rango'.

More posters and fan art after the jump. Click to embiggen.

The Art Of Pop Culture: Travis English

Continuing to showcase artwork by some of my favourite pop culture artists. This time it's the work of Travis English.

For more information and art, check out his Tumblr and Etsy Page.

More examples of Travis' art after the jump, as always, click to embiggen.

Cool Art: Mondo Academy Awards Series

I really love the artwork by the guys at Mondo and they've now announced their first ever Academy Awards poster series, featuring limited edition prints of their favourite nominated films in select categories.

There will be four posters from four different categories in all and the first two include Hugo by artist Kevin Tong and Rango, one of my favourite films from last year, by Tom Whalen:

Hugo (Regular Print) by Kevin Tong

HUGO (Best Picture category) 24×36, regular edition price is $45 while the variant costs $70

Rango by Tom Whalen

RANGO (Best Animated Film category) 18×24, price is $40

The other two posters in the series will be revealed next week. It was announced last year that Mondo has partnered with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to archive all prints for their research library. Posters for all four films will be sold during the Academy Awards on Sunday, February 26.

Follow @MondoNews for the sale announce time.

(via Collider)

Another award for Rango!

With more than a thousand attendees - filmmakers, producers, directors and members of the visual effects community - gathered to recognize the year’s best work and the artists who created it. One of my favourite films from last year, Rango was the evening’s most honoured project with four awards at the VES Awards, and continuing where it left off at the Annie Awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture.

Hugo, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Transformers: Dark of the Moon all took home two awards in the Feature Motion Picture categories, while Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones each garnered a pair of awards in the Television categories.

Click here to see the rest of the award winners: VES Awards

2012 Annie Award Winners

On Saturday, the 39th Annie Awards were announced in Los Angeles to celebrate the very best of animation. One of my favourite films from last year, Rango, managed to bag a few gongs, including the 'Best Animated Feature' award.

Here's a selection of the winners:

• Best Animated Feature: "Rango"
• Best Animated Special Production: "Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters"
• Best Animated Short Subject: "Adam and Dog"
• Animated Effects in an Animated Production: "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"
• Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
• Character Animation in a Feature Production: "Rio"
• Character Animation in a Live Action Production: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
• Character Design in a Feature Production: "Rango"
• Directing in a Feature Production: Jennifer Yuh Nelson - "Kung Fu Panda 2"
• Music in a Feature Production: John Williams - "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"
• Production Design in a Feature Production: "Kung Fu Panda 2"
• Storyboarding in a Feature Production: "Winnie the Pooh"
• Voice Acting in a Feature Production: Bill Nighy - "Arthur Christmas"
• Writing in a Feature Production: "Rango"
• Editing in a Feature Production: "Rango"
• Winsor McCay Award: Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring, Robert Searle
• June Foray Award: Art Leonardi
• Special Achievement Award: Depth Analysis

For the complete list of winners check out the The Annie Awards website.