AFIFest – Animation Sandwich
Yesterday I had a really interesting sandwich: a dark brooding film from one of my favorite Romanian directors placed between two animated films.
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Finding Dory – Finding a Way to a Forgotten Home
Like Odysseus, Dory is on a journey to get home. The difference is that Odysseus knew where he was going. Dory is just following a longing for the family she remembers she once had.
The Jungle Book – Updating a Classic of a Classic
The Jungle Book is Disney?s new high-tech live-action (sort of) remake of their 1967 animated film based on Rudyard Kipling?s 1894 book. The new version tries to find a middle path between the more light-hearted earlier film, and the darker, more mythic Kipling story.
April and the Extraordinary World – Is Science Our Best Hope?
Will science and technology be our salvation? Of course, the obvious response is: has it yet? For every advancement we make through science, there is price to be paid or an abuse of that discovery.
Podcast: Dividing ZOOTOPIA
This week on the show, ScreenFish writer, Darrel Manson and Steve Norton talk about the racial barriers between lions, foxes and bunnies (Oh my!) in Disney’s ZOOTOPIA! Want to continue to conversation at home? ?Click the link below to download ?Fishing for More? ? some small group questions for you to bring to those in…
VeggieTales’ Third Season Arrives March 25th
The third season of Netflix’ VeggieTales in the House will premiere on March 25, just in time for Easter. Bob, Larry, and all the veggie housemates return for more faith-based adventures learning what it means to be the best friends they can be. In addition, there will be lessons on being a good listener, not…
First Look: New DuckTales
In the late ’80s/early ’90s, the best television show was Disney’s DuckTales, hands down!?It is, after all, Emmy Award winning! The new DuckTales will be part of the Disney XD line up and will premiere in 2017. Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manger, Disney XD, made the announcement: ??DuckTales?has a special place…
Zootopia – Can Diversity Work?
I think one of the most impressive things about Zootopia is not its animation quality (which is very good) or its storyline (which is certainly worthy of the Disney trademark), but the prescience of the filmmakers to have this film coming out when it does.
Only Yesterday – Finally Coming to North America
I appreciate coming of age stories that are not about sexual awakenings of adolescents, but rather about the internal maturity of becoming an adult?a process that happens over and over throughout our lives.
“Giant King” Director Melanie Simka: Finding Stories to Inspire
In 2012, Prapas Cholsaranont directed a 3D animation movie called Yak the Giant King based on the Thai animation film Ramayana about two robots on opposite sides of a conflict which lacks any purpose that they can remember. In 2015, Lionsgate re-released the film with English-speaking actors like Bella Thorne and Russell Peters, under the…