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Movie Review: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies

August 3, 2018 by Ramon Angel Leave a Comment

Written by Daiso Mike

The DC movie we do not need but what we deserve.

As I am typing this review, DC/WB just announced the Super Pets. After watching Teen Titans, this shows a possible route the studio is going towards after the many DC films with the mix reviews it had received.

The film starts off with an action introduction and speeds through the exposition of who each of the members are. The story kicks in gear when they realize the lack of attention they get in comparison to the Justice League. After watching a few trailers showcasing Batman’s gadgets, it wear Robin realize they should get a movie of there own.
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Filed Under: Comics, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: animated, animation, Batman, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Daiso, daiso mike, DC, DC Comics, Deathstroke, marvel, Mike, Raven, Robin, Slade, Starfire, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go, Warner Bros, WB

Viral Video Friday: Seis Manos

February 3, 2017 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

This animated trailer looks intriguing. This takes place on the border town of San Simon, Mexico late 1970s. A Chinese immigrant Chiu Lee Man takes in 3 orphan kids who he mentors and trains in way of martial arts. When he is murdered, the 3 kids: Silencio, Isabela, and Jesus team up with a DEA Agent and Federale officer to seek revenge against the cartel.

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Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: animation, cartels, cartoon, drug-lords, Mexico, Powerhouse Animation, Seis Manos

Ghostbot on Emerging VR Technology

April 7, 2016 by Johnny Moreno Leave a Comment

Where will virtual reality take us? The landscape is limitless at this point and finding that one spectacular use for this technology that makes this the next leading trend might be just around the corner. We caught up with Bay Area animation studio Ghostbot after their VR technology discussion panel at Silicon Valley Comic Con and interviewed them to find out where VR is heading.

The Little Prince: The Art of the Movie

March 18, 2016 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

The Little Prince animated film is based on a 1943 story by author Antoine de Saint-Exupery about a pilot meeting a boy from another planet. Author Ramin Zahed takes us on a journey with writer/director Mark Osborne known for his Kung-fu Panda animated hit on the challenge of making a classic story with new twist and animating it. This is Titan Books’ The Little Prince – The Art of the Movie.

Viral Video Friday: Jailbreak by Aaron Sorenson

March 11, 2016 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

A nice quick animated short for this Friday. This is “Jailbreak” by Aaron Sorenson. A prisoner is looking look to break out of jail but is bought back with an “adult” ironic twist.

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Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies, Videos Tagged With: animated, animation, Black & White, clay, jailbreak, short animation, staff pick, stop motion, Vimeo

Viral Video Friday: Mind Trippy Animation MV

December 11, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

Shapes, objects and designs come collide in this trippy rock’n’roll infused animated music video. The journey begings:

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Filed Under: Art, Design, Music, Videos Tagged With: animated, animation, Falcao Lucas, music video, mv, Ontem, Turvos, Vimeo, Yesterday

It Took Me 10-Years to Build My LEGO Wall-E

December 4, 2015 by kellyannbrooke Leave a Comment

If you remember a couple of years back when this LEGO Ideas 21303 Disney*Pixar Wall-E item came out? Well, it actually took LEGO Ideas member and fan designer Angus MacLane around 10 years to build the ultimate version of Wall-E. Here’s an interview with animator and director Angus MacLane of Pixar Animation Studios.

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Filed Under: Collectibles, Geeky, Tech, Toys Tagged With: Angus MacLane, animation, Disney, Ideas, Lego, LEGO Ideas, Pixar, Pixar Animation, robot, Wall-E

The Blu-ray/DVD Gift Guide 2015

December 3, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

We are in the “future” of streaming all of our video content, supposedly, but if you’re “old school” like me, that like to have a physical copy of that Blu-ray/DVD movie in your hands, then check out this 2015 Blu-ray/DVD Gift Guide for your nerdy friends or for your own video library.

Once you’ve tasted 1080 HD viewing experience, it’s really hard to go back to standard DVD viewing, so we’ll kick-off the 2015 Blu-ray/DVD Gift Guide with a Blu-ray list first!

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For the first time in North America, we get the “The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki,” which is a Blu-ray Amazon Exclusive. The Blu-ray collection features 11 iconic Hayao Miyazaki films: Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo, and The Wind Rises. There is also a bonus disc and an exclusive art book.

Viral Video Friday: Eggplant – Animated Short

November 20, 2015 by kellyannbrooke Leave a Comment

This is a not-so typical photo shoot for the kid named Durian. This UCLA Animation Workshop thesis film “Eggplant” by director and animator Yangzi She has a certain charm and emotional drive to it. If you have time, definitely watch this animated short.

Big Hero 6 Marvel Team Tin Lunch Box

November 6, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

Lunch box collectors will truly enjoy picking-up this collector’s tin lunch box from the Disney/Marvel Big Hero 6 flick. This spiffy Big Hero 6 Tin Lunch Box comes with cool artwork on the box and measures 7″5/8 x 6″.

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Filed Under: Collectibles, Geeky, Otakudom Tagged With: animation, anime, Big Hero 6, Disney, eat, Japan, lunch, lunch box, marvel, Marvel Comics, tin, tin lunch box

Hump Day: Cubicle Stress Reliever MV

November 4, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

It’s not Viral Video Friday yet, but it is Hump Day Wednesday here in my workstation. Here’s a soothing and relaxing animated music video. Put your headphones on and sit back. It’s only 3 minutes.

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Filed Under: Art, Design, Entertainment, Music, Videos Tagged With: animation, BEATSOFREEN, Chill, Downtempo, Full Circle, Hideki Inaba, music video, mv, Slowly Rising, track, visual

The Art and Making of The Peanuts Movie

November 2, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

Two major comic strips that I grew up in my childhood was Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes and George M. Schulz’s iconic cartoon character Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. I remember having so much fun reading the strips as a kid with my siblings and then watching the Charlie Brown cartoon Holiday specials on TV with my grandparents. Just pure nostalgia. After years of waiting, we now finally get an “official Charlie Brown cartoon” from animation house Blue Sky Studios. Author Jerry Schmitz takes us Charlie Brown fans on an incredible journey inside Blue Sky Studios in The Art and Making of The Peanuts Movie.

Viral Video Friday: Honda “Paper”

October 2, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

A week ago Honda released a tribute video “Paper” of their 6 decades in the auto business. This flip-board animation took many animators and thousands of hand drawings to manipulate movement and other details.

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Filed Under: Art, AutoStyle, Design Tagged With: animation, animators, automobile, cars, CGI, hand drawn, history, Honda, marketing, paper, PES

The Iron Giant Movie Re-Release

August 31, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

Not many people would remember this animated classic, The Iron Giant which came out in 1999. The Iron Giant gets a multiplex revival of sorts with this Signature Edition re-release with remastered sound and colors. The Iron Giant Signature Edition will hit theaters September 30, 2015 for a limited time.

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Filed Under: Entertainment, Geeky, Movies Tagged With: 1950s, animated, animation, Brad Bird, Communism, Iron Giant, re-release, red, sci-fi, Vin Diesel, WB

CW Seed: Who is VIXEN?

August 25, 2015 by kellyannbrooke Leave a Comment

As the DC TV Universe expands with the likes of Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow shows, another tie-in to this universe will be on the CW Seed channel in animation form. The animated show will highlight superhero VIXEN. Here’s a look at her backstory.

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Filed Under: Comics, Entertainment, Geeky, TV, Videos Tagged With: animation, Aquaman, Arrow, CW, CW Seed, DC, DC animated, DC Universe, The Flash, Vixen

A animated tribute to Hayao Miyazaki

July 30, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

One of the legends of anime is Hayao Miyazaki and this fan-made anime-video tribute is pretty cool. As you watch the video montage, many of Hayao Miyazaki’s characters appear in a roll call. Sit back and enjoy.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Geeky, Movies, Otakudom, Videos Tagged With: animation, anime, Hayao, Japan, manga, Miyazaki

Miles from Tomorrowland Stellosphere

July 27, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

If you’re fan of Disney cartoon series Miles from Tomorrowland, then you might want to pick-up this nifty spacecraft/playset featuring lights, sounds, and 3 separate spacecraft that can combine into one bigger craft. The Stellosphere does require 6 AAA batteries that are not included.

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Filed Under: Collectibles, Toys Tagged With: animation, cartoon, Castillo, Disney, Miles, spacecraft, spaceship, Tomorrowland

Zoetrope 10-Frame Carousel

July 20, 2015 by kellyannbrooke Leave a Comment

Now thanks to VAT19, you can have very own old-school 19th century-style film projector, the BusyBody Animated Illusion. It comes with the spinning base carousel and 10 Q-Man figures that you can pose every which way for cool movie action scenes.

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Filed Under: Geeky, Toys Tagged With: 19th film projector, animate, animation, carousel, film projector, GIF, illusion, movement, optical, VAT19, zoetrope

Transformers: The Movie, Original Motion Picture Score

June 16, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

In the age of digital downloads and streaming music, who goes to the record stores and buys the physical copy? Well, if you’re an old-school fanboy like me, this is one CD you should definitely buy, The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Picture Score by Vince DiCola. Let’s not mistake these soundtrack CDs for the Michael Bay live-action crap, this is the 1986 animated Transformers flick. Yes, you should be aware The Transformers: The Movie CD which came out in 1986, but that CD featured all the pop songs like “The Touch” & “Dare” and only a couple of score tracks. This release features 25 tracks of music score from the movie.

Viral Video Friday: Age of Ultron Reaction by Inside Out

May 1, 2015 by kellyannbrooke Leave a Comment

One of the YouTube trends is fans doing Reaction videos and here’s one done by the Inside Out crew, which is Pixar’s upcoming animated flick. The characters from Inside Out react to the Avengers’ Age of Ultron trailer.

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Filed Under: Comics, Entertainment, Videos Tagged With: Age of Ultron, animated, animation, Avengers, Disney, Inside Out, marvel, Marvel Comics, Pixar, ReAction

Student Animated Homage to Hayao Miyazaki

April 16, 2015 by Stephen Jang 3 Comments

This animated-short Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux (Girls & Guys from Summits & Skies) was made as a final project by Gwenn Germain. No dialogue needed, just watch the visual animated treat.

The Ballad of Holland Island House

March 31, 2015 by kellyannbrooke Leave a Comment

This award-winning animated short, The Ballad of Holland Island House is based on a true-story. It’s about a house and the sinking island in Chesapeake Bay. The clay painting animation comes alive by animator Lynn Tomlinson.

TIE Fighter ’80s Anime-Style

March 31, 2015 by Stephen Jang 1 Comment

A few years back someone uploaded a 2-minute short of Star Wars TIE Fighter in 1980s anime glory, now after 4-plus years of animating on the weekends and approved by Lucasfilm, this is the TIE Fighter 7-minute animated version.

Pixar Easter Eggs

March 30, 2015 by kellyannbrooke Leave a Comment

As a fan of Pixar animated films, here’s a fun fact, if you remember watching the first Toy Story, you might remember the Pizza Planet Truck? Well that iconic truck has been in every Pixar movie! Watch and don’t blink, or you will miss it.

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Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies, Videos Tagged With: animation, CGI, Easter eggs, hidden, Pixar, pizza, Pizza Planet, Pizza Planet Truck, secrets, Toy Story, truck

Miles from Tomorrowland Talking Action Figure

March 25, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

One of the new animated shows on Disney Junior is Miles from Tomorrowland and stars the Callisto family who live on the spaceship Stellosphere and work for the TTA (Tomorrowland Transit Authority). This Miles Talking Action Figure stands 12″ tall and has light-up effects, 15 talking phrases from the animated show, articulated legs, helmet visor, torso throwing action and boomerang-like weapon.