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At Blue Sky Studios, Carlos Saldanha directed "Ice Age" and "Rio" installments, as well as "Ferdinand", which earned him a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination. Now Saldanha is the director of a new live-action family film featuring some hand-drawn and CG animation. "Harold and the Purple Crayon", adapted from the beloved book, opens in theaters on Aug. 2.

The son of a bitch had done it again. Shrek 2 may have lost the Best Animated Feature Oscar to The Incredibles, but the film was another massive success both with critics and at the worldwide box office. DreamWorks co-founder … Continue reading →

This is Inside Animation's first interview with an Oscar Nominee. Adam interviews Pablo Berger, director and writer of Robot Dreams, Nominated this year for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. They talk about the process of taking an animated feature to an Oscar nomination, or at least the steps he took. Also, as this is Pablo's first foray into animation, the differences between live-action directing and animation and how it takes much more patience for animation. Then, in the "Back in Time" segment, Pablo's Japanese Animation influences are discussed and how Miyazaki films made him realize that animation isn't just for kids. Finally, in the "Advice" segment, the difference between live action and animation resurfaces as Pablo give great advice to live action directors finding themselves directing an animated feature. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inside-animation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inside-animation/support

As we all know, winning an Oscar is Hollywood gold, literally and figuratively. On this week's show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that represent Oscar status in a number of ways. The first film is “The Boy and the Heron,” the latest animated feature from Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, winner of a Best Animated Feature Oscar for his 2001 film “Spirited Away.” The second is “May December,” which was directed by Oscar Nominee Todd Haynes and stars not one but two Best Actress alumnae: Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman.

10 years ago, hand-drawn film Ernest & Celestine, about the unlikely pairing of a bear and a mouse, charmed moviegoers and Academy members. It earned a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination alongside Hayao Miyazaki's final film at the time, The Wind Rises, and CG blockbusters Frozen, The Croods and Despicable Me 2. This Friday September 1st, GKIDS will release a sequel feature in theaters, with the title characters on their biggest and most meaningful journey yet. Here's my conversation with the directors of Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia, Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng.

Anthony Stacchi co-directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature, 2006's "Open Season". He then co-directed Laika's 2014 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee "The Boxtrolls". Stacchi's latest animated film is "The Monkey King", debuting August 18th on Netflix. He joins me to talk about this action-packed adventure and his animation heroes.

The sequel of the 2018 Best Animated Feature Oscar winner sees the return of the Miles Morales Spider-Man and he's not the only one. He takes another trip into the Spider-Verse and he's not the only one. You think you know the rest. You don't. Mike, Mike, Ashley, and Matt Sweatman share their spoiler-filled thoughts on this chapter of the animated epic. And it's not the only one. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at feedback@earthstationone.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, wherever fine podcasts are found, and now we can be found on our own YouTube Channel. Links The Earth Station One Website Earth Station One on Apple Podcasts The New Earth Station One YouTube Channel Earth Station One on Stitcher Radio Earth Station One on Spotify Past Episodes of The Earth Station One Podcast Angela's A Geek Girl's Take Ashley's Box Office Buzz Michelle's Iconic Rock Talk Show Ashley's Review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Ryan Suffern and The Orchestra Chuck Built Broken Canon Cosplay Promos Tifosi Optics The Epsilon Three Podcast The ESO Network Patreon ESO Network Tee-Public If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please feel free to email us at feedback@earthstationone.com Special Guests: Ashley Pauls and Matt Sweatman.

The sequel of the 2018 Best Animated Feature Oscar winner sees the return of the Miles Morales Spider-Man and he’s not the only one. He takes another trip into the Spider-Verse and he’s not the only one. You think you know the rest. You don’t. Mike, Mike, Ashley, and Matt Sweatman share their spoiler-filled thoughts … Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Movie Review Read More » The post Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Movie Review appeared first on The ESO Network.

We found a great movie to do for its 20th anniversary! This episode, we're diving into a discussion on the 2003 film and Best Animated Feature Oscar winner, Finding Nemo! Needless to say, we're both pretty high on this one – but there's so much to talk about and appreciate in this timeless tale of family and fatherhood. Follow and support the show and the hosts!Support us on Patreon for as little as $1Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!)Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!)Follow us on InstagramFollow us on TwitterFollow AJ on TwitterFollow Trevor on TwitterFollow AJ on LetterboxdFollow Trevor on LetterboxdSpecial shoutout to our upper-level Patrons:Travis Beale Sawyer ChristianBen FranchiRay MunozTrever SprouseJohn Urbaniak Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $4 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes.

On this episode of Marvel-ous Movie Mondays hosted by Kelsey Kilpatrick (Koz Productions on YouTube) and Dylan Randazzo (The Dyl Pickle Movie Network on YouTube), we are looking back at 2 Marvel films to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar, BIG HERO 6 and SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE. Thank you for all the support, and we hope you continue spreading the word if you enjoy this podcast. As always, if you would like to see the video version of this podcast, head to "The Dyl Pickle Movie Network" on YouTube! Twitter: @dylan_randazzo @kelseyakilp Instagram: @dylan_randazzo64 @kelseyakilpatrick --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dylan-randazzo/support

This week's Nose has every right to be consulted about your schemes and machinations regarding its property. To this point, The Nose has covered exactly one significantly animated movie that came out in 2022. (We did also tackle I Am Groot, thank you very much.) So we decided to devote this show to three of the Best Animated Feature nominees at this year's Academy Awards. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is a stop-motion animated adaptation of the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature, and it is nominated for nine awards at Saturday night's Annie Awards for excellence in animation. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is available to stream on Netflix. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a stop-motion animated and live action adaptation of the series of shorts. It is nominated for four Annie Awards. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is available to rent on Amazon/iTunes/etc. And: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is a computer-animated sequel to Puss in Boots, itself a spinoff from Shrek 2. The Last Wish is the sixth film in the Shrek franchise, and the second-highest grossing animated movie of 2022. It is nominated for six Annie Awards. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish will be available to rent on Amazon/iTunes/etc. on February 28. Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78 The stand-up legend and ‘Groove Tube' actor played Det. John Munch on ‘Homicide: Life on the Street,' ‘Law and Order: SVU' and eight other shows. Every US president as a Pixar character: Baseball writer uses AI to generate America's 46 leaders as cartoon characters Pete Docter Opens Up About the Past, Present and Future of Pixar The Annies honoree and Pixar's Chief Creative Officer tells TheWrap about bringing more diverse voices to the studio, “Toy Story 5” and where “Lightyear” went wrong Film Forum's longtime director on why New York still needs movie theaters Carey Mulligan Was Mistakenly Announced As The Winner For Best Supporting Actress At The BAFTAs “This is a bad moment.” Titanic Is Still the Purest Expression of Who James Cameron Is Could Mediocre Movies Save Movie Theaters? ‘Ticket to Paradise,' ‘A Man Called Otto' and ‘80 for Brady' Say Yes Miami Vice's Journey From Misfire to Masterpiece Mindhunter Is Officially Dead; Long Live Mindhunter David Fincher is closing the door on his perfect true-crime series, one of Netflix's best offerings. The End Of TCM Underground Is A Huge Loss The End of “Succession” Is Near The show's creator, Jesse Armstrong, explains why he has chosen to conclude the drama of the Roy family in its fourth season. New ‘Lord of the Rings' Movies Set at Warner Bros. Roald Dahl's publisher responds to backlash by keeping ‘classic' texts in print GUESTS: Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer; she is founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance Irene Papoulis: Teaches writing at Trinity College Pedro Soto: President and CEO of Hygrade Precision Technologies Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on End Credits, we're still recovering from some holiday cheer, so we're settling into the new year as we think about the challenges and movies ahead. In the meantime, we're going to bring you some of our insights from the year that just ended, including this episode that might well be a preview for this year's Best Animated Feature Oscar. Are these three in contention? This Wednesday, January 4, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson, Tim Phillips, Candice Lepage, and Peter Salmon will discuss: Animation Domination. To begin the new year, we're going to revisit some of the greatest hits from the last year, and we're lining them up by themes. This week, we're going to look at how 2022 was a great year for animation with some of the best examples, and they might even be up for Oscars. On this episode we will re-cover Pixar's Canada-set Turning Red, Richard Linklater's space age Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, and the charming stop-motion mockumentary Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. Let's have some fun to start 2023! End Credits is on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca Wednesday at 3 pm.

This week's Empire Podcast brings you not one but two former Mr. Darcys, in the shape of Operation Mincemeat stars, Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen, who tell Chris Hewitt all about their connection to the World War II thriller, and their personal approaches to acting. Chris also has a lovely natter this week with Alexander Skarsgård, the star and producer of Robert Eggers' bonkers and brilliant Viking saga, The Northman. Then, in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Alex Godfrey for an episode filled with incendiary and controversial opinions as they discuss the Cannes line-up, Brie Larson joining Fast & Furious 10, the new issue of Empire; review The Northman, Benedetta, Operation Mincemeat, and The Lost City; and do a deep, deep dive into the listener questions, which asks if any Best Animated Feature Oscar winners have been better than their Best Picture-winning counterparts? The answers, and frankly wild opinions on display, will shock you. Enjoy. (Oh, and Chris did mean to say 'Bond novels', not 'Bond movies'. You'll know that bit when you reach it. TIMESTAMPS! (timings are approximate) Intro/Listener Q: 0:00.00 - 31:15.535 Colin Firth/Matthew Macfadyen: 31:16.00 - 45:39.00 Movie News: 45:40.00 - 1:12:10.00 Alexander Skarsgård: 1:12:11.00 - 1:31:20.219 Reviews: 1:31:21.00 - end

We conclude our look at the 2022 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominees with Encanto. What's the real reason that We Don't Talk About Bruno? Also discussed: Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer Ms. Marvel Trailer Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Sounds: Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure (Jazz cover w/Mike Elizondo) Punk Rock Factory - Surface Pressure (Pop Punk Cover w/Jessica Darrow) jimlapbap - The Family Madrigal Madrigal

We continue our look at the 2022 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominees with Pixar's Luca. Who is Bruno? And why does Disney have a problem with him? Also discussed: Ciao Alberto Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Charlie and Cory break from the tradition of underrated or forgotten movies to talk about one of the most pivotal films from the early 2000s. Along with CinemaBlend writer and It Ain't Ogre 'til It's Ogre host Will Ashton, the guys explore the DreamWorks Animation masterpiece that stole hearts, broke records, and became the first ever winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar. Welcome to Duloc, ladies and gents. It's time for Shrek.

Welcome back to a new season of your favorite Oscar movie chats with Nick and Sophia, starting with an Oscar Rewind to the first winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, Shrek! They start with some background info on the film and break down some of its most formative and memorable qualities (2:15). Then, find out about how beloved Shrek was during its awards season before diving into some of their favorite scenes and quotes (11:36). For a mini-game intermission, find out which animated films they think were robbed at the Oscars because of Pixar’s 11-year reign over the category (28:04). To finish off, they peel off all the ogre-onion layers by going through a casting breakdown, fun facts, and their thoughts on the other submissions in the Shrek Cinematic Universe (35:27).Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @oscarwildpodMusic: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich

After the success of The Willoughbys, Netflix is poised to position themselves for another run at the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2020. The animated film that many think Netflix will promote the hardest for that category, OVER THE MOON, is coming out this Friday and we have your full review featuring special guest Josh Cain (@JoshLCain) of Animation Station & What's Up, Fandom. We discuss the expectations of the film after Netflix's big 2019 animation breakout (Klaus, I Lost My Body) & their release of The Willoughbys back in April, the career of long time Disney animator & the film's first-time director Glen Keane, the nods to The Wizard of Oz from screenwriter Audrey Wells, the Oscar chances in Best Original Song and Best Animated Feature, & much, much more. As the film comes out this Friday, we give you a lengthy non-spoiler section up top and, after a brief warning, a spoiler section at the very end. OVER THE MOON is an animated musical centered on a girl named Fei Fei who builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess. The film features the voice acting work of an incredible all-Asian cast which includes the likes of Sandra Oh (Killing Eve, Grey's Anatomy), Ken Jeong (Community, The Hangover, Crazy Rich Asians), John Cho (Star Trek, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, American Pie), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton), Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I), Margaret Cho (Comedian, Drop Dead Diva), & many more. Directed by Glen Keane (Disney Animator for Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Tangled). Written by Audrey Wells (Under The Tuscan Sun, The Truth About Cats & Dogs). The NOMCAST - Netflix Original Movie Podcast is hosted by film podcaster & comedian ANDREW MORGAN (@jokesondrew) Follow The NOMCAST on Twitter/Instagram @nomcastpod Follow us on the web https://nomcastpod.com/ (https://nomcastpod.com/)

Nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar as well as spawning four theatrical sequels, 2002's 'Ice Age' became a pop culture phenomenon at the start of the 21st century. The animated comedy's one minute long teaser featuring a strange looking squirrel trying to bury his nut took the world by storm. Little did we know, we'd spend the better part of two decades with Scrat and his mostly extinct mammal pals. Brandon & Zach revisit the first 'Ice Age' to discuss the history of the project, the ray tracing animation, Rusted Root, 'Joe' Leguizamo, and Dodo bird mass suicide. 

This week's rounds are Music (Intros), Best Animated Feature Oscar, Dams (Quickfire), Pot Luck and an extra Prize Round! There is no music this week because of the prize round. Prize Round Picture Question: Who is it?

This week's rounds are Music (Intros), Best Animated Feature Oscar, Dams (Quickfire), Pot Luck and an extra Prize Round! There is no music this week because of the prize round. Prize Round Picture Question: Who is it?

Segment 1: Shrek's debut, Do The Right Thing's premiere, Star Wars: Episode I's premiere, Joe Cocker and Cher's shared birthday, Mr. T's birthday, and Johnny Carson's last show. Segment 2: Ranking the "Best Animated Feature" Oscar winners. The Good Night Show is executive produced by Noah Eberhart. You can help support Lost Capital Foods by visiting http://www.lostcapitalfoods.com/ and using the code GIMMESHELTER at checkout for 40% off your order! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegoodnightshow/support

We're under lockdown for the foreseeable future this week as we talk about recycling assets, the Best Animated Feature Oscar, the theater going experience, and more. Help support Death's Door Prods on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/deathsdoorprods Website: http://www.deathsdoorprods.com/ iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/deathsdoorprods/id688055687 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=32288&refid=stpr Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iiwamy2w2f5f63vkcvgv2ubj7ge Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CmcZL9pReluBPjKh9KiVS Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DeathsDoorProds Dead Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DeadMan_DDProds Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DeathsDoorProds MediaWhorz Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MediaWhorz YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/DeathsDoorProds MediaWhorz YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/MediaWhorz The song you heard was Alpha Noize & Dead Critic - "Double Tap." You can find more from Alpha Noize: SoundCloud: @alpha-noize Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphanoize Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alphanoizeofficial/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlphaNoize1 Song released by Kill the Copyright. @killthecopyright https://www.youtube.com/killthecopyright

Marvel has certainly won some people over with their onscreen versions of the very popular Spider-Man character. However, in 2018, Sony came down the pike with not only one of the best received Spider-Man movies ever made, it also gathered a Best Animated Feature Oscar at the Academy Awards. Two and a half months ago, myself, Matt, and Logan recorded an epic podcast reviewing and dissecting Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse and Spider-Man Far From Home. I have finally dusted the file off and put it in the Aftertaste lexicon. So after all that waiting, was it worth it? I'm not going to answer that question for you but I will say this. Something happens in this podcast which has NEVER happened since we started doing the retrospective shows. What is it? Listen below to find out! Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse (2018) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10) Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10) CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW! Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

Cartoon Saloon is the studio behind Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee 'The Breadwinner'. Their latest short film is directed by Louise Bagnall. 'Late Afternoon' is one of the 10 finalists in contention for a Best Animated Short Film Academy Award nomination.

What’s Good? Juan's girlfriend Cierra is our guest this week as Juan eats the best ramen he's ever had in LA. We get to know Cierra for a while before diving into the real subject of romance. News Eromanga Sensei will receive a new OVA in 2018. Your Name is Amazon’s 2nd best selling blu-ray after its release this week. 5 Anime films have been submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. Romance with Cierra Too many anime names are thrown around. Golden Time, Eureka Seven, Trigun, My Love Story, too many. Our logo artist! http://turvytops.com/               Our intro artist!  Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tomnasr Instagram: @tom_nasr Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperArmhair                   Contact Us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/instantramenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InstantRamenPod Instagram: http://instagram.com/instantramenpodcast E-mail: instantramenpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtwCC2BbsLxpgA1cE1PBtA Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/krispother

There's nothing like a ticket price increase to get the Disney fan base stirred up. Make it "seasonal pricing" (or "tiered pricing" or "surge pricing"), however, and you'd better getting ready for major outrage. The price of single-day and multi-day tickets went up (for the most part) at all the Disney parks over the weekend, with single-day tickets now priced based on expected attendance. In a nutshell, you'll pay more to visit your favorite park on a busy day (say, summer or Christmastime) than you will during a quieter day (like an October weekday). What does it all mean and should you really be upset about it? Tim and Anthony sort it all out for you in this week's Inside The Mouse Castle. Here's what else we've got going on: At the Academy Awards Sunday, Pixar's Inside Out was the unsurprising, but highly deserving winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar. In their acceptance speech, director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera had inspiring words about the importance of "making stuff" in the face of adversity. Rest in peace, Jack Lindquist, who passed away Sunday at the age of 88. Jack was a marketing genius who became Disneyland's first president and, later, a Disney Legend. His memoir, In Service to the Mouse, should be required reading for every Disney fan. Our condolences to Jack's friends and family. He will be greatly missed. Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters will officially open at Disney California Adventure on March 7. Annual Passholders can get an exclusive preview of the ride on March 4. This looks like a very fun ride--and hopefully a more reliable replacement for Luigi's Flying Tires. Guests attending the Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure in April can take part in special Beverage Seminars at Sonoma Terrace. Fifteen dollars will get you admission and three samples of select beers, wine or spirits. To purchase tickets, visit https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disney-california-adventure/food-and-wine-festival-beverage-seminars. Marvel superheroes and villains will take each other on in Marvel Battlegrounds, the new four-player play set for Disney Infinity 3.0. A modern-look Captain America comes with the set and new character figures Ant-Man, Vision and Black Panther will also be available. Purchase the set online or in stores on March 15. Today's parting question: Does the thought of an It's a Small World movie make you cringe as much as us? Thought so. Enjoy! www.TheMouseCastle.comRSS Feed: http://insidethemousecastle.libsyn.com/rss

I just got to see Anomalisa. I phrase it that way because it does feel a little bit like I have been given some sort of exclusive golden ticket, and not just because the film has a limited theater run at the moment - it was special. This segment was used in episode #120 of the RubberOnion Animation Podcast (click to listen to the entire episode) HOW IT STARTED Anomalisa started as a live-performance "sound play"; like a radio play but on stage. The actors read their lines in real time, a foley artist created sound fx in real time, all while the musician (Carter Burwell) played in real time. It wasn't intended to be recorded or preserved film. As writer/director Charlie Kaufman put it "we performed it twice in 2005... and then it was over... I liked that it was ephemeral." It was Dino Stamatopoulos, a friend of Kaufman's, who saw the play being performed at UCLA and asked if he could make it into a movie. You'll know Dino as the founder of Animation Studio Starburns Industries (Rick & Morty, and many more), writer (and more) on the new Netflix show W Bob & David, and he was (clearly) the character of "Starburns" on Community. Kaufman reluctantly agreed, stipulating that Dino had to raise the money (never thinking that it would happen). Enter the Kickstarter campaign which raised $406,237 from over 5,000 backers to produce a 40 minute short. Well that success led to Starburns Industries securing more funding and turning it into a feature length film with an ultimate budget of $8mil. STORY, and my critical dilemma It's written by Charlie Kaufman. That, right there, should say a lot. This has been said a lot about the man over the years but it's very rare that an auteur, when referring to film, is the writer. Charlie Kaufman is an auteur. Understand that while he is billed as one of two directors, the direction as far as the visuals are concerned is Duke Johnson. Here's the problem, I feel like too much is being given away about the plot in reviews. I'm not saying that in the modern "no spoilers" tone where you're not allowed to say anything about any movie without getting scolded. What I'm saying is that the film itself is a very subtle exploration of a mundane rut in someone's life so it doesn't naturally lend itself to many significant reveals. The few plot turns which are there... are significant. I really feel like this movie is best enjoyed if you know absolutely nothing and let the filmmakers take you through it all... so if you trust me that much, just go watch it! But if you want to know a little more, there are a few things I want to bring up. The main character, Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis, who also played Remus Lupin from the Harry Potter series) stays in a hotel called "The Fregoli." Even the sound play was written under the pseudonym Francis Fregoli which references the Fregoli delusion which is "a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance." Michael is a customer service guru who wrote a book and gives talks at conferences. Everyone except for Michael and a woman he meets at the conference, Lisa (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh), are voiced by the same actor: Tom Noonan (who fans of Last Action Hero might remember as the film villain, Ripper) The film is set in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2005. There's a reason I picked these four to pick out and tell you: they directly relate to the animation. To be more precise, they perfectly encapsulate why I think this film with its generic, work-a-day setting should be a hyper realistic animated stop-mo film. ANIMATION, or did this really need to be animated? Yes. Here's why: Ok first up, the fact that the main character sees everyone as the same person and is also customer service guru is a great touch. But more important is the ability to marry the visuals of 3D printed stop-mo puppets and their interchangeable features to the world that this man is living in. Everything supports the mundane. No offence to my Cincinnati fans out there... I dig your chili (and the fact that it and the zoo are constantly being brought up as 'things to do' while he's visiting is a fun running gag), but Ohio is kind of the perfect place to set a movie like this. The every-state, state. Just as every character but the two mains is played by the same actor (Tom Noonan), all their character designs are made of the same puppet parts... like a high-end Mr. Potato Heads. There are couple excellent moments for animation fans in the film. I don't want to ruin it other than to say that the design choice isn't just aesthetic, but in true Kaufman fashion there is some 4th wall busting moments with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AILnP1Y-0o The acting is very subtle. Aside from The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (though maybe more so) this has probably the most subtle acting performances I've seen in an animated feature. I would be fascinated to find out what challenges that presented to the animators because the motions are deliberate while still seemingly spontaneous. There's a particular sequence I noted where Lisa falls down in the hallway and Michael runs up to her as maybe the most true-to-life stop-mo run I've ever seen. The lighting is especially fantastic in the "date" scenes with Michael and Lisa. And sidenote: yes Anomalisa has something to do with her name, and no I'm not telling you what it is. If you haven't figured it out on your own it's better that the film tells you. THE SEX SCENE, or "yes, that one" Yes there is a sex scene. Yes there is nudity. Yes there are explicit acts performed. But I've read in other reviews words like "filthy" and "raunchy" and it is definitely neither of those. It plays very real, and by real I don't mean just the physical act. I mean that the moment is full of interplay which reinforces the characters and their dynamic in real-time. There's communication, mood breaks, awkward advances and retreats, and all these other intricacies that aren't in other scenes like this. I know that not everyone checks their watch to note the pacing of a film, but if you want to know perfect editing... note what happens at exactly the 60 minute mark of the film. Not so incidentally, Garret Elkins is nominated for Best Editing at the Annies this year. SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? I know, this sounds a little heady and boring and you're right. The fact is, it's very hard to communicate this film without discussing it line-by-line which I refuse to do. Just understand that this is the first R-rated animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE. That should speak volumes right there. The fact of the matter is that we don't get films like this very often but I'm seeing it more and more these days in the animated medium, whether it be stop-mo, computer-modeled, or hand-drawn. TL;DR This is an R-rated, introspective, critically-praised, independent animated feature film which started its funding with a successful online crowdfunding campaign and ended up getting nominated for Best Animated Feature Oscar... that is special. Go watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkHA3fHk_0  

It's a Walt Disney Animation Top Ten episode, so who better to join Marc for this best of list other than Tom Fonss himself. Are any of your favorite films on either of their lists? Maybe... probably. But you can't know for sure unless you listen.Also discussed: Doctor Who, Rocky and Bullwinkle returning to the big screen, the 19 films that may or may not get nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar, and trailers for "The Lego Movie", "Maleficent", and "Mr. Peabody and Sherman".(Recorded on 11/24/13)Website: AnimationFascination.wordpress.comE-mail: animationfascinationpodcast@gmail.com

The Oscars were last week, so this episode is about all the nominated animated features, which include "Pirates! A Band of Misfits," "Frankenweenie," "Paranorman," "Wreck-It Ralph" and the winner, "Brave." At the time of this recording, the Oscars had not aired, so we had no idea what won. So, you get to hear some of us sound like idiots when we predict the winner incorrectly. There's also an additional recording at the end from your pal, Matthew R. Sinclair. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com