We got a look at the new Looney Tunes short, I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat, late last year, which played out in the States in front of Happy Feet Two. And now we’ve got a great new clip of another short of fan-favourites Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd battling it out in Daffy’s Rhapsody.
Both shorts have used original recordings of Mel Blanc’s iconic voices recorded back in the 1950s and brought them back to life on the big screen. In this new clip, we also see Billy West, who voices Elmer Fudd, talking about and recording the short along with director Matthew O’Callaghan, who’s directed a spate of recent Looney Tunes shorts, including Coyote Falls, Fur of Flying, and the most recent I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat.
I missed Happy Feet Two when it came to cinemas here in the UK,...
Both shorts have used original recordings of Mel Blanc’s iconic voices recorded back in the 1950s and brought them back to life on the big screen. In this new clip, we also see Billy West, who voices Elmer Fudd, talking about and recording the short along with director Matthew O’Callaghan, who’s directed a spate of recent Looney Tunes shorts, including Coyote Falls, Fur of Flying, and the most recent I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat.
I missed Happy Feet Two when it came to cinemas here in the UK,...
- 2/10/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Looney Tunes . And The Legendary Mel Blanc . Return To The Silver Screen, Starting In 2011 Warner Bros. Animation Announces Three New 3D Theatrical Cartoon Shorts Two of the Original Films Feature Voice Recordings Made by Mel Blanc
Annecy, France and Burbank, Calif. (8 June 2011) . .Thufferin thuccotash!. Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner will all return to theaters in three original Looney Tunes 3D theatrical cartoon shorts produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Matthew O.Callaghan (Coyote Falls). Two of the new shorts . Daffy.s Rhapsody and I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat . will feature the voice of the late, great Mel Blanc. The legendary actor/comedian known as The Man of a Thousand Voices brought to life some of the most revered characters in animation history during a celebrated career spanning six decades. Blanc will appear in the...
Annecy, France and Burbank, Calif. (8 June 2011) . .Thufferin thuccotash!. Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner will all return to theaters in three original Looney Tunes 3D theatrical cartoon shorts produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Matthew O.Callaghan (Coyote Falls). Two of the new shorts . Daffy.s Rhapsody and I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat . will feature the voice of the late, great Mel Blanc. The legendary actor/comedian known as The Man of a Thousand Voices brought to life some of the most revered characters in animation history during a celebrated career spanning six decades. Blanc will appear in the...
- 6/8/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Bugs Bunny, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and the rest of the "Looney Tunes" gang are ready for their 3D closeups. The anarchic critters will star in three original Looney Tunes 3D theatrical cartoon shorts produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Matthew O’Callaghan ("Coyote Falls"), the studio announced on Wednesday. Two of the new shorts — "Daffy’s Rhapsody" and "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat" — will feature legendary voice actor Mel Blanc. The filmmakers will use CG animation and stereoscopic 3D and set them...
- 6/8/2011
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Warner Bros. has announced this morning that more theatrical "Looney Tunes" shorts are on the way, to be animated with CGI and released in 3D. Two of the planned releases will feature archival material from the late Mel Blanc, who, responsible for a great deal of voice work, is best known as the original voice of Bugs Bunny. The cartoon shorts, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Matthew O'Callaghan (who directed the previously-released "Coyote Falls"), will be titled "Daffy's Rhapsody" and "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat" and will make use of Blanc's voice via original songs he recorded in-character in the 1950s. The third short, still untitled, will feature the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. "Everyone at Warner Bros....
- 6/8/2011
- Comingsoon.net
The Annie Awards, Animation's Highest Honor, went all the way for DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon!" The fun, animated film, originally received 15 nominations and won 10 trophies including Best Animated Feature.
Given by the International Animated Film Society, the 38th annual Annie Awards was not without controversy. Apparently, Disney and Pixar announced they would no longer participate in the annual awards because of their concerns over how the event is judged.
The studios claimed the Annie Awards have always been slighted towards DreamWorks Animation. And this year, both DreamWorks film ("How to Train Your Dragon") and TV ("Kung Fu Panda Holiday") topped the Annie Awards.
"Dragon," featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill, and Craig Ferguson, beat Annie contenders such as Universal's "Despicable Me," Disney's "Tangled," Sony Pictures Classics' "The Illusionist," and Pixar's "Toy Story 3" for best animated feature. (Check out...
Given by the International Animated Film Society, the 38th annual Annie Awards was not without controversy. Apparently, Disney and Pixar announced they would no longer participate in the annual awards because of their concerns over how the event is judged.
The studios claimed the Annie Awards have always been slighted towards DreamWorks Animation. And this year, both DreamWorks film ("How to Train Your Dragon") and TV ("Kung Fu Panda Holiday") topped the Annie Awards.
"Dragon," featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill, and Craig Ferguson, beat Annie contenders such as Universal's "Despicable Me," Disney's "Tangled," Sony Pictures Classics' "The Illusionist," and Pixar's "Toy Story 3" for best animated feature. (Check out...
- 2/7/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
How To Train Your Dragon – *Not* Toy Story 3 – Dominates Annie Awards 2011 Nominations DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon (above) topped the 2010 Annie Award nominations with 15 nods, including Best Animated Feature. Two other DreamWorks' animated features also fared well with Annie voters: Megamind with six nominations and Shrek Forever After with five. Disney/Pixar followed with three nominations for Toy Story 3 and a mere two for Tangled. Universal's Despicable Me earned seven nods, while Sony Pictures Classics' The Illusionist received five. See full list of nominees below. Production Categories Best Animated Feature Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment * How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation Tangled – Disney The Illusionist – Django Films Toy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar Best Animated Short Subject Coyote Falls – Warner Bros. Animation * Day & Night – Pixar Enrique Wrecks the World – House of Chai The Cow Who Wanted [...]...
- 2/6/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Last night the Visual Effects Society announced their awards for the films of 2010 and the big winner was Inception with four awards including the award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture. Coming in second in the awards tally was DreamWorks's How to Train Your Dragon with three including Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture and Clint Eastwood's Hereafter won for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture.
Both Inception and Hereafter are nominated for the Best Visual Effects Oscar alongside Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Iron Man 2. The four wins for Inception certainly go a long way to suggesting it is the front-runner for the Oscar.
You can check out the complete list of Visual Effects Society winners in the film categories directly below.
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature...
Both Inception and Hereafter are nominated for the Best Visual Effects Oscar alongside Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Iron Man 2. The four wins for Inception certainly go a long way to suggesting it is the front-runner for the Oscar.
You can check out the complete list of Visual Effects Society winners in the film categories directly below.
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature...
- 2/2/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Visual Effects Society (Ves) has announced the nominees for the 9th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in 24 categories of film, animation, television,
commercials and video games.
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" dominated the nominations receiving four nods. Nolan will also be honored at the event with the inaugural Ves Visionary Award. Ray Harryhausen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Ves Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 1 and will air exclusively on Reelzchannel Saturday, February 19 at 10p Et/Pt with encore presentations throughout February.
Here's the complete list of nominees for the 9th Annual Ves Awards:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion
Picture
Inception
Paul Franklin Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Chambers Visual Effects Producer
Matthew Plummer Visual Effects Producer
Iron Man 2
Ben Snow VFX Supervisor
Ged Wright VFX Supervisor
Janek Sirrs VFX Supervisor
Susan Pickett VFX...
commercials and video games.
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" dominated the nominations receiving four nods. Nolan will also be honored at the event with the inaugural Ves Visionary Award. Ray Harryhausen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Ves Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 1 and will air exclusively on Reelzchannel Saturday, February 19 at 10p Et/Pt with encore presentations throughout February.
Here's the complete list of nominees for the 9th Annual Ves Awards:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion
Picture
Inception
Paul Franklin Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Chambers Visual Effects Producer
Matthew Plummer Visual Effects Producer
Iron Man 2
Ben Snow VFX Supervisor
Ged Wright VFX Supervisor
Janek Sirrs VFX Supervisor
Susan Pickett VFX...
- 1/10/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the 10 contenders for winning an 2011 Oscar in both the animated and live-action short films categories.
In the animated category the nominees are:
"Day & Night", dir. Teddy Newton (Pixar) "Coyote Falls", dir. Matthew O'Callaghan (Warner Bros. Animation) "Sensology", dir. Michel Gagne "The Gruffalo", dir. Jakob Schuh, Max Lang "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger", dir. Bill Plympton "Let's Pollute", dir. Geefwee Boedoe "The Lost Thing", dir. Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann "Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage", dir. Bastien Dubois "The Silence Beneath the Bark", dir. Joanna Lurie "Urs", dir. Moritz Mayerhofer
In the live-action category the nominees are:
"Seeds of the Fall", dir. Patrik Eklund, Mathias Fjellstrom "The Confession", dir. Tanel Toom "God of Love", dir. Luke Matheny "Ana's Playground", dir. Eric D. Howell "Sma Barn, Stora Ord", dir. Lisa James Larsson, Andreas Emanuelsson "Wish 143", dir. Ian Barnes, Samantha Waite "The Six Dollar Fifty Man", dir.
In the animated category the nominees are:
"Day & Night", dir. Teddy Newton (Pixar) "Coyote Falls", dir. Matthew O'Callaghan (Warner Bros. Animation) "Sensology", dir. Michel Gagne "The Gruffalo", dir. Jakob Schuh, Max Lang "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger", dir. Bill Plympton "Let's Pollute", dir. Geefwee Boedoe "The Lost Thing", dir. Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann "Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage", dir. Bastien Dubois "The Silence Beneath the Bark", dir. Joanna Lurie "Urs", dir. Moritz Mayerhofer
In the live-action category the nominees are:
"Seeds of the Fall", dir. Patrik Eklund, Mathias Fjellstrom "The Confession", dir. Tanel Toom "God of Love", dir. Luke Matheny "Ana's Playground", dir. Eric D. Howell "Sma Barn, Stora Ord", dir. Lisa James Larsson, Andreas Emanuelsson "Wish 143", dir. Ian Barnes, Samantha Waite "The Six Dollar Fifty Man", dir.
- 12/1/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
The Academy Awards short lists are filing in these days. Check out the ten flicks that made the Animated Shorts list; three to five nominees will be chosen.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
• “The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio)
• “Coyote Falls,” Matthew O’Callaghan, director and Sam Register, executive producer (Warner Bros. Animation Inc.)
• “Day & Night,” Teddy Newton, director (Pixar Animation Studios)
• “The Gruffalo,” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, directors (Magic Light Pictures)
• “Let's Pollute,” Geefwee Boedoe, story-design-animation (Geefwee Boedoe)
• “The Lost Thing,” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann, directors (Passion Pictures Australia)
• “Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary),” Bastien Dubois, director (Sacrebleu Productions)
• “Sensology,” Michel Gagne, director-producer (Gagne International LLC)
• “The Silence beneath the Bark,” Joanna Lurie, director (Lardux Films)
• “Urs,” Moritz Mayerhofer, director (Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg)...
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
• “The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio)
• “Coyote Falls,” Matthew O’Callaghan, director and Sam Register, executive producer (Warner Bros. Animation Inc.)
• “Day & Night,” Teddy Newton, director (Pixar Animation Studios)
• “The Gruffalo,” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, directors (Magic Light Pictures)
• “Let's Pollute,” Geefwee Boedoe, story-design-animation (Geefwee Boedoe)
• “The Lost Thing,” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann, directors (Passion Pictures Australia)
• “Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary),” Bastien Dubois, director (Sacrebleu Productions)
• “Sensology,” Michel Gagne, director-producer (Gagne International LLC)
• “The Silence beneath the Bark,” Joanna Lurie, director (Lardux Films)
• “Urs,” Moritz Mayerhofer, director (Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg)...
- 11/30/2010
- by Mark Englehart
- IMDb Blog - All the Latest
The Academy released the shortlists for best live action short and best animated short this morning with few surprises on the list. Of course, the number of people in the industry or media who actually track the live action short race could probably be counted on one hand, so it's unclear if there actually were any surprises yet. The animated short field, on the other hand, is much more recognizable. The 10 finalists for best animated short are: “The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio) “Coyote Falls,” Matthew O’Callaghan, director and Sam Register, executive...
- 11/30/2010
- Hitfix
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the short list of 10 animated short films that will advance in the voting process for the 83rd Academy Awards. I already showed you video for 31 of the 33 pictures that originally qualified in the category, which you can still check out right here and I have just pulled over the ten that qualified for this piece.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company and at the end of the article I've included a poll for you to vote on three of the films to continue on as official nominees. The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger Director: Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton Studio
United States, 2010, 6 min
Filmmaker's website
Coyote Falls Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Warner Bros. Animation Inc.
United States, 2010, 3 min
Filmmaker's website
Day and Night Director: Teddy Newton
Pixar Animation Studios
United States, 2010, 6 min
Filmmaker's...
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company and at the end of the article I've included a poll for you to vote on three of the films to continue on as official nominees. The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger Director: Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton Studio
United States, 2010, 6 min
Filmmaker's website
Coyote Falls Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Warner Bros. Animation Inc.
United States, 2010, 3 min
Filmmaker's website
Day and Night Director: Teddy Newton
Pixar Animation Studios
United States, 2010, 6 min
Filmmaker's...
- 11/30/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Cartoon Brew has debuted the list of the thirty-three films up for consideration in the Best Animated Short category for the upcoming 2011 Oscars and I have done my very best to find a video for each and every one. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find anything for Rao Heidmets's Inherent Obligations or Don Hertzfeldt's Wisdom Teeth so if anyone out there can help find video for those either let me know in the comments or shoot me an email.
Otherwise, spend some time over the next three pages to preview some really cool videos. I had a chance to preview a few of them while putting this article together, but have yet to check them all out. So let me know which ones are your favorites and which ones don't really do it for you.
Additionally, if any of the people that made these films are reading this...
Otherwise, spend some time over the next three pages to preview some really cool videos. I had a chance to preview a few of them while putting this article together, but have yet to check them all out. So let me know which ones are your favorites and which ones don't really do it for you.
Additionally, if any of the people that made these films are reading this...
- 11/25/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
There was a time, not that long ago, that people paid one admission price and spent all day at the movies. No need for morally questionable theater hopping: a single ticket got you a couple movies, a newsreel, a short or a cartoon and a trailer. A variety of factors including the advent of television and the Paramount Decision that forced studios to divest themselves of their theater chains put us on the road to where we are now, paying twelve and a half bucks for a couple of commercials, a couple of commercials masquerading as news, a couple more commercials, some trailers (which, let's face it, are commercials) and one measly feature.
As far as I'm concerned, any extension of the moviegoing experience that doesn't involve ads is a good thing. And there are small but encouraging signs that preshow shorts, particularly cartoons, are making a comeback. We've come...
As far as I'm concerned, any extension of the moviegoing experience that doesn't involve ads is a good thing. And there are small but encouraging signs that preshow shorts, particularly cartoons, are making a comeback. We've come...
- 8/3/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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