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WOLFWALKERS Live Virtual Q&A
It's an enchanting film animated in a storybook, 2D illustrated style. I love European folklore and Cryptozoology, so the story was engaging to me from the beginning...
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OVER THE MOON
The story centers around a young girl in China, Fei Fei (Cathy Ang ) whose mother loved to tell her stories of a Mythical Moon Goddess named Chang'e (Phillipa Soo) who pines for her one true love Houyi. I re-watched the very beginning when the myth is explained because I thought maybe I’d missed something as I don't understand why she took two immortality pills,one meant for Houyi;
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Toy Story 4
Tinsel & Tine #MiniMovieReview TOY STORY 4 (Director Josh Cooley) The opening sequence featuring that torrential downpour was just gorgeous, and so realistic, is there nothing animation can’t do incredibly well now? There’s no doubt Toy Story 3 was a super, well-crafted piece of storytelling, not good for animation, just good, and I would say #ToyStory4 comes very near to being as involving and as well written. And this one went through some upheavals before making it to the big screen – John Lasseter, former chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios & Pixar stepped down from his position, but was allowed to finish guiding this 4th adventure with…
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Secret Life of Pets 2
Tinsel & Tine #MiniMovieReview Directors: Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val by Illumination Animation, only founded in 2007, but feels like we’ve loved these animated movies forever! Oswald Patton taking over for Louis CK as the voice of Max – aka Tiny Dog, aka TD, doesn’t miss a beat, and Harrison Ford as Rooster is ideal! The overall rhythm and bits aren’t as strong and tight as the original, but it’s still an entertaining summer movie to be enjoyed by pet lovers and non-pet owners like myself. T&T the Large Association of Movie Blogs (aka the LAMb) rating 3.5 outta 5
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THE BOXTROLLS CARDBOARD CHALLENGE – Recycled Materials and Imagination
I think they should have an adults box craft category too! The fantastical, lovable Boxtrolls creatures from this fall’s family event movie The Boxtrolls are thinking outside their box(es) – for the Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge Contest – September 2nd thru 29th, 2014 in partnership with the Imagination Foundation. The Global Cardboard Challenge Just Build It! This fall, kids all over the world are being invited to build something amazing out of cardboard, recycled materials and imagination. The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge is for children creating and building crafts inspired by the new movie The Boxtrolls and using cardboard boxes as the main resource – just like the Boxtrolls themselves do in…