(part 5 of 5)
2005-2008
Written
& compiled by Jerry Beck.
Below is a checklist of every
animated feature released to theatres in the United States from 2005 through
2007,
followed by information on 2008 releases (and beyond) as known.
This page is continously updated with new information on a regular basis!
2005
314. APPLESEED (1/14/05) Geneon. (Japan) 103 mins. (Rotoscope) D: Shinji Aramaki. From the ashes of a
postapocalyptic wasteland, the city of Olympus wages war against rebels who
wish to oppose their plans for mechanical clones known as Bioroids. This film
follows the action from the point of view of a young girl, Deunan Knute, who's
past holds the key to resolving the current conflict. Box office gross (as of
1/23/05): $108,050.
315. POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2/11/05) Disney. 67 mins. D: Frank Nissen. Fearful
of a dreaded Heffalump, the Hundred Acre Wood crew sets forth to capture the
creature -- while separately, little Roo makes friends with one of them, a
young one named Lumpy. Box office gross (as of 4/10/05): $18,098,433.
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Robots |
316. ROBOTS (3/11/05) 20th Century-Fox. 89 mins. (computer
animation) D: Chris Wedge, Carlos
Saldanha. In a world populated by robots, a young inventor named Rodney
Copperbottom teams up with a rag-tag group of outmoded mechanical men to take
on a mega-corporation threatening their very existence. Box office gross (as of
7/28/05): $128,067,343.
317. STEAMBOY (3/18/05) Triumph Pictures. (Japan) 140 mins. D:
Katsuhiro Otomo. In Victorian England, young Ray Steam is entrusted with a
"steam ball", an incredible invention at the heart of a feud between
his power-mad father and eccentic reclusive grandfather. (English dub also
released theatrically at 128 mins.)
U.S. Box office gross (as of 4/17/05): $410,388.
318. MADAGASCAR (5/27/05) Dreamworks. (computer animation) 86 mins. D: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath. Four pampered
city zoo animals are shipped back to their homeland by an animal rights
organization that feels they belong in the wild. When their ship capsizes, the
animals find themselves stranded in the strange jungles of Madagascar. U.S. Box
office gross (as of 10/12/05): $193,187,569.
319. HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (6/10/05) Disney. 119 mins. D: Hayao Miyazaki. A
young girl named Sophie is transformed into an old woman by a witch with a
sinister reputation. She seeks help from the mysterious Wizard Howl and joins
his crew as caretaker on his inter-dimensional moving castle. U.S. Box office
gross (as of 7/28/05): $4,711,096.
320. VALIANT (8/19/05) Disney. (computer animation) 76 mins. D: Gary Chapman. A pigeon named Valiant dreams
of being a messenger homing pigeon for the Royal Air Force during WWII. U.S.
Box office gross (as of 10/9/05): $19,229,436.
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The Corpse Bride |
321. CORPSE BRIDE (9/23/05) Warner Bros. 78 mins. D: Tim Burton, Mike
Johnson. Stop-motion puppets. A
nervous young man is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious
Corpse Bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living. Full
on screen title is Tim Burton's Corpse Bride U.S. Box office gross (as of 12/15/05): $53,359,111.
322. WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF
THE WERE-RABBIT (10/5/05) Dreamworks.
Clay animation. 85 mins. D: Nick
Park, Steve Box. With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable
Competition, Wallace & Gromit, running a "humane" pest control
business, have to deal with a home filled with captive rabbits - and a huge,
mysterious "beast" that has begun attacking the town's sacred
vegetable gardens at night. Winner, Academy Award - Best Animated Feature. U.S. Box office gross (as of 12/31/05): $56,110.897.
323. CHICKEN LITTLE (11/4/05) Disney. (computer animation) 81 mins. D: Mark Dindal. A young chicken mistakes a
falling acorn for a piece of the sky and causes a mass panic. Humiliated, he
revives his reputation, becoming a little league baseball champ. When another
piece of the sky lands on his head and he discovers it's part of an alien
invasion, Chicken Little knows he's the only one who can stop an assault from
outer space. Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 1/19/06): $133,270,228.
324. HOODWINKED (12/16/05) The Weinstein Company. (computer
animation) 80 mins D: Cory Edwards,
Todd Edwards, Tony Leech. The supposed true story of the details surrounding
the fable of Red Riding Hood. Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 2/20/06):
$51,386,61.
NOTE #1: FOR THE RECORD:
Pentamedia released GULLIVER'S TRAVEL (India, CGI, 70 mins. directed by Anita
Udeep) in Los Angeles to qualify for an Academy Award.
NOTE #2: Begining in 2004,
with Spookley The Square Pumpkin, Kidtoon Films (a division of SD Entertainment) began releasing
direct-to-video animated features to theatres, digitally projected, in limited
release weekend matinees. They usually released these films a few weeks before
their video debut, taking ads in local papers. These films were never intended
as theatrical releases, no 35mm film prints were struck, no trailers exist.
None of these films recieved legitimate reviews in local papers or industry
trade papers. Thus, I do not consider these films legitimate theatrical
releases.
For the record, in 2005 Kidtoon Films released
CANDY LAND: THE GREAT LOLLIPOP ADVENTURE on February12th, THE GOLDEN BLAZE on
April 2nd, TOM & JERRY: THE FAST AND THE FURRY on September 3rd, MY LITTLE
PONY: A VERY MINTY CHRISTMAS on October 8th, SCOOBY DOO! IN WHERE'S MY MUMMY?
on November 5th and NODDY SAVES CHRISTMAS on December 10th.
2006
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Curious George |
325. CURIOUS GEORGE (2/10/06) Universal. 86 mins. D: Matthew O'Callaghan.
A bookish museum curator, on a failed jungle quest to find an African idol,
instead brings home a mischievous monkey who wreaks havoc all over Manhattan.
Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 6/11/06): $58,360,760
326. DOOGAL (2/24/06) The Weinstein Company. (computer
animation) 85 mins. D: Dave
Borthwick, Jean Duval. A group of animal friends embark on a dangerous journey
in an effort to imprison their oppressor, the evil wizard ZeeBadee. Based on a
British TV children's series, and originally released in England on February
11th 2005 with an all-star English voice cast (including Tom Baker, Jim
Broadbent, Joanna Lumley), under the title Sprung! The Magic Roundabout. The Weinstein Company's U.S. version was re-dubbed
in English with all-star American cast including Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Macy and
Jon Stewart. Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 6/11/06): $7,417,319
327. ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN (3/31/06) 20th Century-Fox. (computer animation) 90 mins. D: Carlos Saldahna. Manny the woolly
mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the saber-toothed tiger learn that the warming
climate will cause a huge glacial dam to break, threatening the entire valley.
Their only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley and thus they
embark on a mission to cross the dangerous landscape and save their kind.
Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 7/24/06): $195,330,621
328. THE WILD (4/14/06) Disney. (computer animation) 94 mins. D: Steve Williams. An odd assortment of animals
from the New York Zoo embark on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend who is
mistakenly shipped to the jungle. Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of
7/24/06): $37,384,046
329. OVER THE HEDGE (5/19/06) Dreamworks. (computer animation) 87 mins. D: Tim Johnson. When a mischievous
con-artist raccoon named R.J. and a sensitive turtle named Verne find a
suburban housing development encroaching on their forest home, they form an
unlikely friendship as they learn to co-exist with -- and even exploit -- this strange
new world called suburbia. Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 7/24/06):
$155,019,340
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Cars |
330. CARS (6/9/06) Disney-Pixar. (computer animation) 116 mins. D: John Lasseter. Co-Director: Joe Ranft.
On route across the country, Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car finds
himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs.
McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters - including Sally, Doc
Hudson (voiced by Paul Newman), and Mater who help him realize that there are
more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship. Domestic U.S. Box
office gross (as of 10/01/06): $243,786,632
331. A SCANNER DARKLY (7/7/06) Warner Independent. 100 mins. D: Richard
Linklater & Bob Sabiston. (Computer enhanced rotoscope) Set in a future world where America has lost the war
on drugs, an undercover cop, Fred, is one of many agents hooked on the popular
drug Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities.
Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 10/06/06): $5,480,136
332. MONSTER HOUSE (7/21/06) Columbia. (motion capture/computer
animation) 91 mins. D: Gil Kenan.
Three children realize an abandoned home is really possesed by an evil spirit.
They must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood. Domestic U.S.
Box office gross (as of 10/06/06): $72,595,621
333. THE ANT BULLY (7/28/06) Warner Bros. (computer animation) 82 mins. D: John A. Davis. A young boy, fed up with
being bullied, takes out his frustration on ants in his backyard. Zoc the ant
wizard uses a potion to shrink him down to ant size and the boy is sentenced to
hard labor. He ultimately becomes an ant hero when he defies the local pest
exterminator determined to wipe out the entire colony. Domestic U.S. Box office
gross (as of 10/06/06): $27,594,989
334. BARNYARD (8/4/06) Paramount. (computer animation) 83 mins. D: Steve Oedekerk. As soon as the Farmer
hits lights out, the barn is transformed into Party Central. But it isn't long
before the farmer begins to get to the bottom of the animals' secret... and
scheming coyotes begin to think that the farm could be theirs for the taking.
Domestic U.S. Box office gross (as of 10/06/06): $71,355,723
335. EVERYONE'S HERO (9/15/06) 20th Century-Fox. (computer animation) 88 mins. D: Christopher Reeve, Colin Brady, Dan St.
Pierre. A young boy teams up with a girl, and some off-the-wall sidekicks, and
embarks on a perilous quest to recover Babe Ruth's stolen bat and restore his
father's good name. Originally titled Yankee Irving Box office gross (as of 10/06/06): $13,589,497
336. RENAISSANCE (9/22/06) Miramax. (Computer animation and MoCap) 105 mins. D: Christian Volckman. Live action motion
capture. In the year 2054, a high-profile scientist named Ilona is kidnapped,
and a policeman named Karas is assigned the task of solving the case - which
leads to the investigation of the massive, mysterious the Avalon Corporation.
Box office gross (as of 10/06/06): $36,801
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337. CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH (9/22/06) Indican Pictures. (Norwegian) 75 mins. D:
Stig Bergqvist. Tiny, the world's youngest pirate, works in the ship's galley
but hopes impress Captain Sabertooth with his bravery. But only one thing is on
the Captain's mind - to discover the long lost treasure of Gory Gabriel, and
it's up to Tiny to prove he's a hero. Released in Los Angeles (3 theatres)
for Academy consideration. Box office
gross (as of 10/06/06): $46.0541
338. OPEN SEASON (9/29/06) Columbia. (computer animation) 100 mins. D: Roger Allers, Jill Culton, Anthony
Stacchi. A deer buddies up with a domesticated grizzly bear when the two
animals are alone in the woods during hunting season. Meanwhile, Beth, a forest
ranger who raised the bear, embarks on a desperate search to find her friend.
Box office gross (as of 10/15/06): $59,154,000
339. BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (10/4/06) Cinema Epoch. (Stop-Motion puppets) 77 mins. D: Christiane Cegavske. Surreal tale of
Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak, who have fashioned a female doll for a trio
haughty white mice. When the creatures begin to idolize their creation, the
Mice steal it, with the creatures in hot pursuit. (New York release date)
340. HAIR HIGH (10/18/06) Plymptoons Releasing. 75 mins. D: Bill
Plympton. A gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes
terribly bad, as two young, murdered teens returning to their prom to get
revenge. Date listed is official New York release date (film was screened at
festivals throughout 2004 & 2005 - West Coast premiere 2/14/05 at San Francisco
Independent Film Festival. East Coast premiere 3/5/05 at the Florida Film
Festival in Maitland FL).
341. ROMEO AND JULIET: SEALED WITH A KISS (10/27/06) Indican Pictures. 77 mins. D: Phil
Nibbelink. Two seals from warring families fall in love against their parents'
wishes. Box office gross (as of 12/10/06): $173,097.
342. FLUSHED AWAY (11/03/06) Dreamworks (Aardman). (computer
animation) 84 mins. D: Sam Fell,
Henry F Anderson, III, David Bowers. A pampered British rat accidentally gets
flushed from his posh penthouse flat into the slimy London sewers. Box office
gross (as of 12/12/06): $61,285,173.
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Happy Feet |
343. HAPPY FEET (11/17/06) Warner Bros. (computer animation) 108 mins. D: George Miller. A penguin named Mumble
needs his own special song to attract a soul mate. However, he is the worst
singer in the world... but he can tap-dance something fierce! Winner,
Academy Award - Best Animated Feature.
Box office gross (as of 12/12/06): $139,344,614.
344. PAPRIKA (11/20/06) Sony Pictures Classics. (Japan) 91 mins. D: Satoshi Kon. A group of scientists
develop a new psychiatric tool known as the DC Mini, a device which allows
doctors to enter directly into their patient's dreams, interacting with them to
diagnose and treat any issues the dream may suggest. Release date listed is
for Oscar qualifying Los Angeles thearical engagement (at Laemmle Grand 4
Theatre). General release date is May 25, 2007.
345. ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES (12/15/06) MGM. (computer animation) 103 mins. D: Luc Besson. A boy (Arthur) sets out to
save his family by enlisting the help of a tribe of mysterious little people,
so tiny they are considered invisible. Once in their magical land, Arthur must
join swords with a beautiful princess and an army of defenders to help save
their land from the evil wizard. NOTE: Partial live action.
NOTES: FOR THE RECORD: In
2006 Kidtoon Films has released: MY
LITTLE PONY: THE PRINCESS PROMENADE (1/14/06) and PINOCCHIO 3000 (4/8/06).
ARTHUR AND HIS MISSING PAL opened in July, MY LITTLE PONY: RUNAWAY RAINBOW was
released August 26th and STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: THE SWEET DREAMS MOVIE played in
October.
In 2006, Funimation Film teaming with Kidtoon
Films released anime features, under the BIGGER FILMS banner, via digital
projection, to U.S. art theatres starting with DRAGONBALL Z: FUSION REBORN on
3/16/06. This direct-to-video movie was originally released in Japan in 1995.
This title was featured in ads & posters, but was paired theatrically with
DRAGONBALL Z MOVIE 06: THE RETURN OF COOLER (2002). FUNIMATION also released
BASILISK THE BEGINING on 4/7/06, and TRINITY BLOOD: GENESIS on 5/6/06.
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST THE MOVIE: CONQUEROR OF SHAMBALLA was released to one
theatre (The Bridge in Los Angeles) on August 25th.
2007
346. HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER (1/05/07) Lions Gate Films. (computer animation) D: Paul J. Bolger. An alliance of evil-doers plot to
take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin
her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader
of the resistance effort. Box office gross (as of 10/08/07): $15,849,03
347. TMNT (3/23/07) Warner Bros. (computer animation) A CG version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. D:
Kevin Munroe. Box office gross (as of 10/08/07): $54,132,596
348. MEET THE ROBINSONS (3/30/07) Disney. (computer animation) D: Steve Anderson. A lonely orphan travels to the
future where he meets the odd Robinson family, who need his help to survive.
(also released in 3-D) Box office gross (as of 10/08/07): $97,821,064
349. AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE (COLON) MOVIE
FILM FOR THEATERS (4/13/07) First
Look Pictures. (computer animation)
86 mins. D: Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis. The origins of TV's "Hunger
Force" characters Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake and how they tackle an
immortal piece of exercise equipment threatening the balance of galactic peace.
Box office gross (as of 10/08/07): $5,518,918
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Ratatouille |
350. SHREK THE THIRD (5/18/07) Dreamworks. (computer animation) D: Raman Hui, Chris Miller. Shrek recruits his
friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new
king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off
a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming. Box office gross (as of 10/08/07):
$321,012,359
351. SURF'S UP (6/8/07) Columbia. (computer animation) D: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck. In the style of a mockumentary, this feature reveals that surfing was actually
invented by penguins! Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Box office gross (as of 10/08/07): $58,867,694
352. RATATOUILLE (6/29/07) Pixar-Disney. (computer animation) D: Brad Bird. Remy, a food-loving young rat, arrives
in Paris and makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant's new garbage boy.
Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Feature. Box office gross (as of
11/15/07): $205,978,785
353. TEKKONKINKREET (7/13/07) Sony Pictures Classics. (Japanese anime)
100 mins. D: Michael Arias. A pair of feisty young street urchins, named Black
and White, attempt to protect an unnamed metropolis from a diabolical villain,
whose plans to raze the urban landscape on the behalf of malevolent real-estate
developers threatens to destroy the very soul of the city. Box office gross (as
of 10/08/07): $6,000
354. THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (7/27/07) 20th Century-Fox. D: David Silverman. After
Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in
a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives. Box
office gross (as of 10/08/07): $183,017,628
355. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (10/19/07) Promenade Pictures. (computer
animation) D: John Stronach and Bill
Boyce. Moses is touched by God and told that he will lead his enslaved Chosen
People to the Promised Land. With the hand of God firmly on his shoulder, and
with faith as his only weapon, Moses performs miracles, casts down plagues,
evades a pursuing Egyptian army and parts the Red Sea. Ben Kingsley, Elliot
Gould, Christian Slater, Alfred Molina are voices. Box office gross (as of
11/19/07): $952,820.
356. BEE MOVIE (11/2/07) Dreamworks/Paramount. (computer
animation) D: Steve Hickner, Simon J.
Smith. Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) is disillusioned at his lone career
choice: making honey. His life is saved by a florist and, as their relationship
blossoms, he discovers people actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to
sue the human race. Box office gross (as of 12/20/07): $122,651,629.
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357. BEOWULF (11/16/07) Paramount. (motion capture/computer
animation) D: Robert Zemeckis. The
mighty warrior Beowulf comes to Heorot, to battle the demon Grendel, a
monstrosity who terrorizes the hall. What he does not expect is the hellish
wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother. (initial release in both 3-D
and flat) Box office gross (as of 12/20/07): $80,046,402.
358. PERSEPOLIS (12/25/07) Sony Pictures Classics. D: Vincent
Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi. Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and
outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. 2-D in
black & white. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Box office gross (as of 03/23/08): $4,096,000.
NOTES: Though a
significant box office hit, I do not consider ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS a purely
animated film (it's 50% live action). It's a hybrid, following in the footsteps
of the SCOOBY DOO, CASPER and GARFIELD live action movies.
In 2007, Funimation Films (teamed
with Kidtoon Films) released the anime feature Robotech: The Shadow
Chronicles on January 5th in Portland
OR, Indianapolis IN, and February 3rd in LA.
KidToon Films also released Little Robots in The Big Show on Feb. 3rd, and Strawberry Shortcake Berry Blossom
Festival on March 3rd. For a complete
list of KidToon releases go here.
Viz Media (through NCM Fathom) released Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the
Land of Snow on June 6th as a one night
only event.
2008
359. THE PIRATES THAT DON'T DO ANYTHING (01/11/08) Universal. (computer animation) D: Mike Nawrocki. A VeggieTales Movie. Elliot (Larry
the Cucumber), Sedgewick (Mr. Lunt) and George (Pa Grape) dream of the day of
putting on a show about pirates. They soon find themselves traveling back in time
into the 17th century and learn about being pirates first hand, beginning a
quest to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant. Box office gross (as of
03/06/08): $12,727,025.
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Kung Fu Panda |
360. HORTON HEARS A WHO (03/14/08) 20th Century-Fox. (computer animation) D: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino. Based on the Dr.
Seuss story, Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community
from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists. Box office gross (as of
08/05/08): $154,444,322.
361. KUNG FU PANDA (05/23/08) Dreamworks/Paramount. (computer
animation) D: Mark Osborne, John
Stevenson. A lazy, irreverent slacker panda, Po, must somehow become a Kung Fu
Master in order to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard, Tai
Lung. Box office gross (as of
10/10/08): $215,422,559.
362. WALL • E (06/27/08) Pixar/Disney. (computer animation) D: Andrew Stanton. In the year 2700, WALL-E, a waste disposal robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But one day he meets a new robot and falls in love. Box office gross (as of
10/10/08): $221,127,808.
363. SPACE CHIMPS (07/18/08) 20th Century-Fox. (computer animation) D: Kirk De Micco. Ham III, the grandson of the first
chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space with the mission to rid a far-away
planet of their nefarious leader. Box office gross (as of
10/10/08): $29,961,096.
364. SWORD OF THE STRANGER (7/18/08) Bandai. (Japanese anime) 102 mins. D: Masahiro Ando. A young boy and his dog meet a nameless samurai who is constantly being haunted by dreams of the past which lead him to seal his sword. (L.A. release date)
365. FLY ME TO THE MOON (8/15/08) Summit. (computer animation) 85 mins. D: Ben Stassen. Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon. Box office gross (as of
10/10/08): $11,938,338
366. STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (08/15/08) Warner Bros. (computer animation) 100 mins. D: Dave Filoni. Anakin and Obi Wan fight to rescue Jabba The Hut's infant son from a kidnapping plot. Box office gross (as of
10/10/08): $34,865,517
367. IGOR (09/19/08) MGM (computer animation) D: Anthony Leondis. An evil scientist's hunch-backed
lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a Mad Scientist himself and winning
the annual Evil Science Fair. Box office gross (as of
10/10/08): $17,365,284
368. AZUR AND AZMAR (10/17/08) The Weinstein Company. 99 mins. D: Michel Ocelot. Blonde, blue-eyed, white skinned Azur and black-haired, brown-eyed, dark-skinned Asmar are raised together. Years later as young adults Azur sets sail across the high seas to find the country of his dreams. Asmar has grown into a dashing horseman. They reunite and set off on a dangerous quest to find and free the Fairy of the Djinns. (N.Y. release date)
369. ROADSIDE ROMEO (10/24/08) Walt Disney Pictures/Yash Raj Films. 93 mins. D: Jugal Hansraj. Romeo is a dog who once lived a life of luxury. When his owners decide to move to London and he is left at the mercy of the streets where he soon finds new friends, new enemies and a new love. (L.A. release date)
370. FEAR(S) OF THE DARK (10/31/08) IFC Films. 86 mins. D: Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire. Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear of the dark. (L.A. release date)
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371. MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (11/7/08) Dreamworks/Paramount. (computer
animation) D: Eric Darnell, Tom
McGrath. After being stranded on Madagascar, the New York Zoo Animals land in
the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex soon meet the rest of his family and has
trouble communicating with them after much of his time at the Central Park Zoo.
372. BOLT (11/21/08) Walt Disney. (computer animation) D: Chris Williams. Bolt, a German Shepherd, has lived
his whole life on the set of his action TV show, where he believes he has
superpowers. When separated from the studio by accident, he learns that dealing
with the real world is not quite as simple as he thought.
373. DELGO (12/12/08) Freestyle Releasing. (computer animation) 90 mins. D: Marc F. Adler, Jason Maurer. Delgo, an alien teenager, must rally his group of friends to protect their world from conflict between the Lockni and Nohrin people.
374. $9.99 (12/12/08) Regent Releasing. (clay animation) 78 mins. D: Tatia Rosenthal. A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Syndey apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives. (Oscar qualifying L.A. release date)
375. THE SKY CRAWLERS (12/12/08) Sony. (Japanese anime) 121 mins. D: Mamoru Oshii. A fighter pilot searches through his mysterious past. When he meets the beautiful girl in command at the base, a disturbing awareness of how meaningless his life has been starts creeping into his soul. (New York release date)
376. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (12/19/08) Universal. (computer animation) D: Sam Fell, Gary Ross and Robert Stevenhagen. The
tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse, an unhappy rat, and a bumbling
servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of
the castle's princess.
377. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (12/26/08) Sony Pictures Classics. (flash animation) 87 mins. D: Ari Folman. A former soldier in the Israeli Army has a hard time remembering his experiences and reunites with his former troops to recall his role in the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
NOTES: Disney released TINKER BELL, a made-for-video movie, on September 19th at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, as a two week promotion for the film's DVD release. NCM FATHOM, the
entertainment division of National CineMedia, released the Japanese anime film
BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY in more than 300 theatres across the
country on June 11th and 12th.
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Dreamworks (Paramount)
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
MASTERMIND
KUNG FU PANDA 2
SHREK GOES FORTH
Sony (Columbia)
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
Sony (Tri-Star)
PLANET 51 (11/20/09)
Blue Sky (20th Century-Fox)
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Others
CORALINE - Focus Features
9 - Focus Features
SITA SINGS THE BLUES - Nina Paley
IDIOTS AND ANGELS - Bill Plympton
FOODFIGHT - Lionsgate
THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO
- Weinstein Co.
Written, compiled and
copyright ©2008 Jerry Beck (From a forthcoming
book)
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