“Brace yourself. A villain will rise.”
In this episode Stanford and Marc get suited up to discuss the new film in the DESPICABLE ME franchise, MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU. Also discussed, SCOOB: HOLIDAY HAUNT being canceled, RICK AND MORTY season 6 episode titles, Guillermo del Toro’s PINOCCHIO trailer, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Wednesday August 10th, 2022)
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“Trent Crimm, The Independent.“
In this news edition episode Marc and Stanford discuss all the latest movie & TV series trailers from the past couple of weeks, the 74th annual Emmy nominations, plus much, much more…
(recorded on: Tuesday July 12th, 2022)
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“I bought you five minutes…”
In this episode that goes to infinity… and beyond, Stanford and Marc enlist as Space Rangers to review & discuss Disney•Pixar’s newest film, LIGHTYEAR.
(recorded on: Monday June 20th, 2022)
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“And the Oscar goes to…”
We’re back this week recapping the Academy Award winners and nominations from this year’s ceremony. Discussion of animation being seen as “less than” and “only for kids,” our weekly recommendations including the films “Flee” and “Melody Time,” all that plus much, much more…
(recorded: Monday April 4th, 2022)
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Anyone who read my review of Pixar’s Inside Out knows that it would take a supremely amazing film to compete with what I consider one of the all-time great animated films. I did not expect a film like IO going into Minions, though. I like quirky comedies; I enjoy the occasional wacky prequel. However, by its stark contrast with Pixar’s latest and greatest, Minions can’t escape a comparison. Where Inside Out is subtle, thoughtful, and fresh, Minions is loud, mindless, and generally stinky.
It’s a vintage AF team up in the latest news edition, Marc Vibbert is joined by Justin Vactor to discuss all the latest animation industry news from November.
Amongst the topics in this episode are reviews for Big Hero 6, Penguins of Madagascar, and the new Studio Ghibli Blu-ray releases. The announcement of Toy Story 4, The LEGO Movie sequel writers, Hullabaloo, and much, much more are also discussed.
(Recorded 11/22/14)
Many in the animation community have taken on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to help fight against this awful disease. Here are some of our favorites. Thanks to everyone for their support!
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have announced that the release date for Minions, their Despicable Me spinoff film, has been moved from December 19, 2014 to July 10, 2015.
If like me you eagerly await the Despicable Me sequel then news of a spinoff staring the films loveable, slapstick henchmen The Minions, should get the blood pumping. Mad Men’s John Hamm and Sandra Bullock have signed on as voice talent for Illumination Entertainment’s next feature.
Recently the Despicablimp made a stop near Phoenix, AZ close to where I live, so I brought my son Patrick with me to check it out and to speak with the captain of the airship, Alan Judd. The blimp was an amazing site to see firsthand and if it makes it way to your neck of the woods I would suggest searching for it’s location.
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