Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Mingjue Helen Chen

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Mingjue Helen Chen.

'Tangled' & 'Wreck-It Ralph' 4K Blurays Exclusively through Zavvi

'Tangled' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' 4K blurays.

On sale for pre-order for £19.99 now through Zavvi - (Tangled & Wreck-It Ralph).

'Wreck It Ralph' Exclusive Mondo Series Bluray Steelbook & T Shirt Bundle from Zavvi

'Wreck It Ralph' exclusive limited edition Mondo bluray steelbook (with box art by Tom Whalen) for £24.99 from Zavvi .

A bundle including a 'Wreck It Ralph' T shirt for £32.99, or separately for £14.99, is also available.

Available for pre-order now from the Zavvi website. (Release date April 1 2019)

'Wreck-It-Ralph' & 'Ralph Breaks The Internet' Bluray boxset from Zavvi

'Wreck-It-Ralph' & 'Ralph Breaks The Internet' bluray boxset from Zavvi for £22.99.

Available for pre-order now from the Zavvi website.

Wreck-It Ralph presents 'Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives'

Join 'Wreck-It Ralph' director Rich Moore in this exposé about one time Fix-It Felix Jr high score champion Garlan Hulse, his fall into obscurity, and his attempt to be on top again.

Check out this mockumentary that definitely takes it's cues from 'The King of Kong', based around a similar achievement in the game of Donkey Kong, which was obviously the template for 'Wreck-It-Ralph'.
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Cool Art: Mondo's Oscar Posters

Last night Mondo dropped more posters featuring Oscar nominated films. Check them all out below.
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'Brave' by David Petersen

Movie Review: 'Wreck-It-Ralph'

I really enjoyed this. Another in the long line of entertaining animated films from Disney, and doing for video games what Toy Story did for toys.

'Wreck-It-Ralph' is a story of a villain trying to find acceptance and his self worth, and it's a story that's sprinkled with wit, heart and imagination and it's a winner! The cast (John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk and more) play their parts really well. And as you would expect from Disney, the animation is top notch too. I like the way the retro games/characters mirror the classic 8-bit style of movement too!

Other than the 'Wreck-It-Ralph' game, the main games pastiched in the movie are the Halo/Call Of Duty-alike shooter 'Heroes Duty' and the Mario Kart clone 'Sugar Rush', so if you enjoy those games you'll love those sequences. And if you grew up in the 80's and 90's then you'll get a kick out of spotting the video game characters, sound effects and references you'll see and hear throughout the film.

If you want to see a quality family film and you love your video games too, then I would definitely recommend 'Wreck-It-Ralph'.

**** out of 5

The film is preceded by the wonderful Disney short 'Paperman' too. One complaint though, why the hell did we in the UK have to wait until February until the film was released. 'Wreck-It-Ralph' was released in November in the US and is out on bluray over there in March!!! Bad move Disney!

40th Annie Awards: 2012 Winners

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the 2012 winners of its Annie Awards last night at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Multiple wins for Disney's 'Wreck-It-Ralph' and 'Brave', Laika's 'ParaNorman' and Dreamworks' 'Dragons: Riders Of Berk' and 'Rise Of The Guardians'.

The complete list of winners is below:
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PRODUCTION CATEGORIES:

Best Animated Feature
Wreck-It Ralph — Disney

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination Entertainment

Best Animated Short Subject
Paperman (Disney)

Best General Audience Animated TV Production For Preschool Children
Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Production For Children
Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television Production
Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ – Stoopid Buddy Studios

Animated Video Game
Journey – Sony Computer Entertainment America

Best Student Film
Head Over Heels – Timothy Reckart

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INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES:

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper, David Lipton – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, Mark Chataway ‘The Avengers’ – Industrial Light & Magic

Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Dan Driscoll ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Travis Knight “ParaNorman’ – Focus Features

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Erik de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl ‘Life of Pi – Tiger’ – Rhythm & Hues Studio

Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley ‘Disney Tron: Uprising: The Renegade, Part I’ – Disney TV Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Heidi Smith ‘ParaNorman’ – Focus Features

Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Eng ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Animal House’ – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Rich Moore ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Paesano ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Henry Jackman, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston, Yasushi Akimoto ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Alberto Mielgo ‘Tron: Uprising: The Stranger’ – Disney TV Animation

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Steve Pilcher ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Doug Lovelace ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man’ – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Johanne Matte ‘Rise of the Guardians’ – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines ‘Gravity Falls: Tourist Trapped’ – Disney TV Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk as King Candy ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Trey Parker – ‘South Park: Jewpacabra’ – Central Productions

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee – Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Television Production
Hugo Morales, Adam Arnold, Davrik Waeden, Otto Ferraye ‘Kung Fu Panda – Enter the Dragon’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Nicholas A. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios

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JURIED AWARDS:

Winsor McCay Award – Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn

June Foray Award – Howard Green

Ub Iwerks Award – Toon Boom Animation Pipeline

Interview: A Roundtable With Animated Feature Directors

Animation directors Mark Andrews (Brave), Peter Ramsey (Rise of the Guardians), Chris Butler (ParaNorman), Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph) and Genndy Tartakovsky (Hotel Transylvania) talk with Los Angeles Times reporter Rebecca Keegan about the challenges of making feature animated movies and the future of animation.


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