Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film\u00a0The Last Unicorn<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_13356_4_691f833e988a3 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 42 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="41" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='41' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/'>41</a> <span class='page_number active'>42</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='43' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/'>43</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="43" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5956587865&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Main Discussion<\/strong>: <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Who are Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook?<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Bryan Adam's soundtrack. Phil Collins\/Tarzan knock off?\u00a0Gotta love the early 2000s.<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>\"Tradigital Animation\" - CGI opening scene with the eagle Morgan loves.<strong><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Damon is channeling his inner Matthew Broderick.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Morgan's motion blur rant.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0What's with the colonel in the clouds on the DVD cover?<br \/>\u25a0 Bryan Adams songs ever few minutes. Do they all sound the same?<br \/>\u25a0 Little Creek and the painted mare, Rain!<br \/>\u25a0 Rain's \"death\"; not quite on Mufasa level.<br \/>\u25a0 THE NOD!<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rotoscopers\/status\/440622596300607488\">Listener Twitter Question<\/a>: What would you rate SPIRIT and why?<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag! Michael, Lauren, Geri, Hule, Todge, and Courtney.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 1:24:21 20.3 MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/em>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5NY6FA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5NY6FA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IUH2\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IUH2&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000066C1N\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000066C1N&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">soundtrack<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7BFaLChV0o\">\"This Is Me\"<\/a> openings in animation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dZLcBLmph3Q\">\"Run Free\"<\/a>\u00a0sequence<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Morgan and Chelsea's <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=boWmpWlKUMk\"><em>Lilo & Stitch <\/em>Blu-ray\u00a0review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\"><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/6302293596\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=6302293596&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@rotoscopers.com\">contact@rotoscopers.com<\/a>.<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\"><br \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #62: 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' - Tradigital Animation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13555,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-13 13:56:36","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-13 20:56:36","post_content":"<em>Frozen<\/em>: The Disney movie that took the world by storm.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts of audiences everywhere, recently passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">$1 billion worldwide box office milestone<\/a>. \"Let It Go\" is now one of the most beloved songs of both young and old, and YouTube has the videos to prove it.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is proof that we are now in the second Disney Renaissance.\r\n\r\nHere at the Rotoscopers, we were always\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>biggest supporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3rAOLVkieEU\">beginning<\/a> and still are! So we were excited to get our hands on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> Blu-ray<\/a> so we could watch Disney's newest masterpiece over and over again. So with all the hype, how does the Blu-ray stack? The answer might surprise you.<em>\r\n<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features\" width=\"302\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The Film\u00a0\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e1\/2<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> tells the story of two princesses who are separated from each other at an early age. Elsa (Idina Menzel) has the power to control ice and snow, but unfortunately can't control them, which resulted in her hurting her sister, Anna (Kristen Bell). On Elsa's coronation day, her powers are exposed for the whole world to see, so she escapes to the mountain, leaving her kingdom of Arendelle stuck in eternal winter. Anna, knowing her sister's heart, ventures off to bring Elsa back and along the way is joined by a motley crew: a rugged ice harvester, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff); his sassy reindeer; and an enchanted snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8-1024x457.png\" alt=\"disney-frozen-screenshot (8)\" width=\"614\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPrincesses and musicals: they're what Disney does best.\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> goes back to Disney's fairy tale roots, which is nice to see since it's been a few years since the last one,\u00a0<em>Tangled<\/em>. The film also takes notes from the extraordinary success of the Renaissance era films in that is is a full-blown musical. Both, do not disappoint.\r\n\r\nThe songs are memorable, hummable and extremely catchy. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez did a wonderful job homing in on the Disney magic, while also modernizing the tunes with some up-to-date lyrics and beats. With its numerous songs,\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> feels like a Broadway musical, which makes it extremely enjoyable and fun to watch. While I like all the songs as standalone pieces, I find that a few feel out of place and interrupt the plot and flow, such as \"In Summer\" and \"Fixer Upper.\" But, that doesn't mean that I don't still jam out to those songs in my car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\" alt=\"Hans-Anna-Frozen-still\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRegarding characters, I enjoy the juxtaposition of the stoic and serious Elsa to her jovial and adorkable sister Anna. However, I feel that Elsa's character could have been developed and explored a bit more in the film as they had such an interesting and complex female character to work with. The cast as a whole is great, especially Hans, Oaken, the Duke and of course, the sisters.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> isn't a perfect movie, but by golly, it sure is one of the more enjoyable animated or live-action films in a long time. It's one of those movies you want want to watch again and again.\r\n<h3>The Features\u00a0\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\nMy favorite parts of any Blu-ray\/DVD are the special features. I usually watch them\u00a0<em>before<\/em> actually watching the movie. So when I got <i>the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> 2-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a> in my hands, I practically ripped off the packaging so I could get to the bonus features. It's\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0for heaven's sake; it's the biggest Disney film in two decades! It's gotta be good, right? Wrong.\r\n\r\nWhen Disney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/10\/frozen-gets-release-date-special-features-announced\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0this Blu-ray, we were promised a feature called \"Breaking the Ice \u2013 The Real Making of\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>.\" I don't know where that went because my disc didn't have it (it appears neither did\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Frozen-Blu-ray\/56784\/#Review\">Blu-ray.com's<\/a>). The fact that this crucial part is missing really makes you loathe the satirical \"The Making of Frozen\" even more. If it were included, I would\u00a0<em>love<\/em>\u00a0\"The Making of Frozen\" song and video. But since it's not, I'm not laughing.\r\n\r\nThe first special feature--<strong>The Making of <em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>--seemed straight forward enough. I expected a 30-minute or so documentary about the making of the film from concept to theatre. Unfortunately, it's just a three-minute musical number featuring a few of the film's voice talent: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. The two men are dressed up like Disney employees and start singing a cheesy Disney-esque song about \"the making of Frozen.\" The bit goes on and on, repeating \"the making of Frozen\" over and over again, but they don't actually get to that part. Why would Disney put so much work (and money) into this silly feature that is inconsequential and fluff? I don't know and to be honest, it's offensive.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RB0f619N7L4]<\/p>\r\nSo then after that disappointment, you think that\u00a0<strong>D\u2019frosted: Disney\u2019s Journey From Hans Christian Anderson to\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>is actually going to get down to business and talk about the making of Frozen. Well, this doesn't either. The featurette includes directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee joined by Alice Davis, the wife of Disney animator Marc Davis who at one point worked on developing a Snow Queen-themed attraction for Disney. The trio talk for seven minutes about the similarities between the two versions as well as comparisons to Hans Christian Andersen's original source material. But, that's about as far as we get into the making of <em>Frozen<\/em>.\r\n\r\nNext we get four <strong>deleted scenes<\/strong> introduced by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The entire segment lasts only seven minutes. The scenes include: Scenes include \"Never Underestimate the Power of Elsa,\" \"The Dressing Room,\" \"Meet Kristoff #1\" and Meet Kristoff #2.\"\u00a0It's great to see these deleted scenes and see the\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>that could have been. We got only one scene from when Elsa was the villain, and it would have been nice to get even more of those, since the film's story evolved so significantly over the years.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utAwhtPlx8c]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And of course, it wouldn't be a Disney DVD without\u00a0<strong>music videos<\/strong>. These include four versions of the pop version of \"Let It Go\" in different languages. We get\u00a0Demi Lovato in English, Martina Stoessel in Spanish and Italian, and Marsha Milan in Malaysian.<\/p>\r\nThen to round everything off, we get the short\u00a0<em><strong>Get A<\/strong><\/em><strong> Horse!<\/strong>, which played before\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in theatres. We also get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/06\/17\/first-frozen-teaser-released\/\"><strong>original teaser trailer<\/strong><\/a>, which featured Sven and Olaf roughhousing over a carrot.\r\n\r\nWith all the hype and excitement over\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>, you would think Disney would put a little more effort into making the bonus features the best they could be. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. It was missing key elements such as a director's commentary, the real making of <em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>(that we were promised), and even other standalone features about the music, animation and more. <em>Frozen<\/em>'s bonus features are a bit frail, leaving much to be desired.\r\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-10217 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen-Still-Anna-meet-Kristoff\" width=\"614\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a> This is how I feel about the bonus features.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEverything about the movie\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is happy; everything about\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s Blu-ray features are sad. I really feel that Disney missed the boat in packing this Blu-ray with all the goods. Perhaps the studio was rushed getting this in stores in time... I don't know. However, it's rumored that Disney will release a\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0Ultimate Edition which will include the film in 3D, so more likely that release will have more of the content fans are looking for. Even if there were zero bonus features, <em>Frozen<\/em> is a must own because the film itself is that good.\r\n<h3>Purchase<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">2-disc Blu-ray + Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7EXY\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7EXY&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HV2KPNW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HV2KPNW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NDNuFjU_jlM]<\/p>","post_title":"'Frozen' Blu-ray\/DVD Collector's Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:06:52","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:06:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13555","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"39","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13495,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-10 09:28:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-10 16:28:32","post_content":"Disney released a new poster for its\u00a0<em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em> spin-off movie\u00a0<strong><em>Maleficent<\/em><\/strong>. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous Angelina Jolie, as the evil fairy herself.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the poster, we see Maleficent starring creepily at the viewer with her yellow-green-red eyes. Jolie's famous pout sports bright red rouge and her cheeks are extremely sunken in \u00e0\u00a0la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=lady+gaga+cheek+implants&espv=210&es_sm=91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zeUdU8a9LYz3oATU04LwCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1294&bih=829\">Lady Gaga a few years ago<\/a>. Maleficent's coif shows her famous devil horns in black, with a hint of blue, which matches her black dress and collar. Lastly, the demoness has one staunch white hand placed on her scepter, which is one of the sources of her powers.\r\n\r\nOverall, I'm rather impressed with the poster. So far, all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/11\/12\/dramatic-new-teaser-poster-for-disneys-maleficent\/\">posters<\/a> have exploited only the film's eponymous lead Maleficent and not any of the secondary characters such as the princess Aurora of the good fairies. This probably is a good indication about where the majority of the plot will focus, if the blazingly obvious <em>Maleficent<\/em> title wasn't enough of an indication.\r\n\r\nDisney was also able to obtain the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maleficent\">@Maleficent<\/a>\u00a0Twitter handle for the movie, cutting it close with just a few months to spare before the release. Be sure to follow this Twitter because, according to Disney, more is to be revealed there and \"something big is coming.\" But this handle will come in handle to further promote Disney entities long after the movie is released, much like what the company already does with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeautyandtheBeastBelle\">Disney Princess Facebook pages<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Maleficent<\/em> hits theatres in just a few short months on May 30, 2014.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is your favorite part of the new 'Maleficent' poster?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New 'Maleficent' Poster","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13495","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13491,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-09 08:42:55","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-09 15:42:55","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nJust a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios'\u00a0<strong><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em><\/strong> hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an extended sneak peek of the film, which gives us a look at over five minutes of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> in action.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A53_fjO4P4s]<\/p>\r\nIn the clip, the winter fairies perform an ice dance for all the other fairies in Pixie Hollow when suddenly Zarina, the rogue pirate fairy, comes slinking in the shadows to disrupt the party. She uses a powerful sleep pollen on the entire fairy community, which puts everyone in a deep slumber except for Tinker Bell and her gang. Once everyone's in obliviously dreamland, Zarina then sneaks off to steal the blue pixie dust.\r\n\r\nWatching this clip got me really excited to see this movie. Everything about Zarina is so mysterious and interesting. It's nice to see a change in the typical fairy fare. Her long pirate dress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/07\/desginer-christian-siriano-gives-the-pirate-fairy-a-couture-makeover\/\">designed by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano<\/a>, is gorgeous and an unexpected choice for fairy attire.\r\n\r\nFrom\u00a0the\u00a0world of <em>Peter Pan<\/em> comes <em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em>, a swashbuckling<b>\u00a0<\/b>new adventure about Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks), a smart and ambitious dust-keeper\u00a0fairy\u00a0who\u2019s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When Zarina\u2019s wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces withthe\u00a0scheming\u00a0pirates\u00a0of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell (voice of Mae Whitman) and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with\u00a0the\u00a0band of\u00a0pirates\u00a0led by a cabin boy named James (voice of Tom Hiddleston), who\u2019ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\">spoiler-free review<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em>.\r\n\r\nWith laughter, heart, magic and thrills,\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em> sets sail\u00a0April 1, 2014. You can pre-order the film on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5RYN5Y\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5RYN5Y&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Amazon<\/a>.","post_title":"Check out Zarina's Devious Plans in this 'The Pirate Fairy' Extended Sneak Peek","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13491","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13422,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-05 08:32:18","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-05 15:32:18","post_content":"The first teaser trailer for\u00a0TWC-Dimension'sCGI\/live-action film\u00a0<em><strong>Paddington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so cute and cuddly. Can we all get a collective \"awww\"?\r\n\r\n<center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe src=\"http:\/\/movies.yahoo.com\/video\/paddington-teaser-trailer-193045751.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer has a lot of build up, showing us nothing of note except beautiful scenery and a train station. Near the end, we finally get just a quick glimpse of Paddington peeking out of a bag. While we only got to see top half of Paddington's face, the animation is beautifully realistic and satisfying. It was a good choice for the studio to go with a more cuddly, realistic-looking bear for Paddington, instead of more cartoony like\u00a0<em>The Smurfs<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer is also reminiscent of the poster that we got nearly two years ago.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"paddington-movie-poster\" width=\"404\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Paddington<\/em>\u00a0stars Colin Firth as the eponymous bear. It also stars\u00a0Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and\u00a0Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Official synopsis:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the producer of HARRY POTTER, a modern take on the iconic and beloved adventures of Paddington bear, translated into 40 languages worldwide.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adapted from Michael Bond\u2019s beloved books, PADDINGTON tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides the time has come to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Trusting of the kindness of strangers, she ties a label round his neck which simply reads \u2018Please look after this bear. Thank you.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lost and alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that London is not the welcoming, well-mannered land of his dreams, but a rather busy, bustling metropolis where nobody even notices him. Luckily, he meets the Brown family who feel unable to abandon this homeless young bear to his fate. They name him after the station where they found him and offer him a place to stay while he searches for the only person he knows in London: the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy years before.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But little do the Browns realize just how much comic mayhem one young bear will bring to their family life, and when this rarest of bears catches the eye of a sinister, seductive taxidermist, it isn\u2019t long before his home \u2013 and very existence \u2013 is under threat\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following in the footsteps of E.T., Paddington tells the universal tale of an outsider trying to find his place in the world \u2013 and gives it an exuberant comic twist. Like Mr. Bean, Paddington promises to delight and enchant the whole family.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Padddington\u00a0<\/em>will be released in theatres December 12, 2014.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(via <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/paddington-trailer\/\">Collider<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2014\/first-teaser-trailer-for-paddington-arrives\/\">Animated Views<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Did you grow up with 'Paddington'? Are you excited to see him hit the big screen?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New 'Paddington' Teaser Trailer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:17:13","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:17:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13422","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"13","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13313,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-03 09:15:43","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:15:43","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-oscar-win\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAs expected, Disney's smash hit\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Also, the\u00a0French-Luxembourgish short <em>Mr Hublot\u00a0<\/em>took home the award for Best Animated Short Film.\r\n<h3>Best Animated Feature Film: <em>Frozen<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise when the envelope was opened for Best Animated Feature Film and\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> was announced the winner. Producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck accepted the award.\r\n\r\nCheck out the video of the filmmakers accepting the award, as well as a Q&A they did later that night:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdrPB5KJaRM]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=maScG3qqud8]<\/p>\r\nEarlier that day, <em>Frozen<\/em> passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">impressive billion dollar milestone<\/a> in the worldwide box office, making it one of only two animated films ever to do so. That in itself would have been something worth pulling out all the stops to celebrate about.\u00a0This has been such a whirlwind award season for the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0team and this Oscar win is the ultimate cherry on the top.\u00a0Congratulations to the entire\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0cast and crew for all their hard work, passion and dedication to this incredible project!\r\n\r\nAlso, we can't forget that this is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first win of the award since its inception in 2001. No doubt if the award were award in the 90s, Disney would already have a slew of these in its trophy cases back at the studio. Many thought that last year, Disney was robbed of the award when Brave won instead of Wreck-It Ralph. But, that's in the past and we're ecstatic that Disney finally won for Best Animated Feature. If there were any movie to do it, it seems <em>Frozen<\/em> would it be!\r\n<h3>Best Animated Short Film: <em>Mr Hublot<\/em><\/h3>\r\nRegarding Best Animated Short Film,\u00a0<em>Mr Hublot<\/em> took home the top prize. Directors\u00a0Laurent Witz\u00a0and\u00a0Alexandre Espigares\u00a0accepted the Academy Award. The short was up against some tough competition, including Disney's <em>Get A Horse!\u00a0<\/em>We are proud of this team and the hard work they did in creating Mr Hublot. We're looking forward to more great things from this duo!\r\n\r\nWatch the acceptance speech and a Q&A with the directors:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l_tD5FCEOYE]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=awbAr30n_n4]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Best Original Song:\u00a0<em>\"<\/em>Let It Go\"<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> went two for two when it also won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez accepted the award in a well put together, clever and fun acceptance speech. In it they sang--to the tune of \"Happy Birthday\"--\"Happy Oscars to you, let's do <em>Frozen 2<\/em>!\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QQLQcuz3lY]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With this Oscar win, Robert Lopez also become the 12th person in history to earn the EGOT, joining the ranks of Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks. The EGOT is an acronym that for peolpe who have won all four American entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Let It Go\" was the last of the Best Original Song nominees to be performed. Earlier in the the night, another animation contender \"Happy\" from Despicable Me 2 was performed by Pharrell Williams. The performance was great toe-tapping number, as Williams danced with various starlets like Amy Adams,\u00a0Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Meryl Streep. Check that fun song out below, trust me, it'll make you happy:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3FEnu11AmQQ]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Who the Heck Is Adele Dazeem?<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go-1024x539.png\" alt=\"idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go\" width=\"614\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAlso, right before Idina Menzel performed \"Let It Go\", John Travolta introduced her. Unfortunately, apparently he has no idea who the great Queen Idina is because he called he, in what was an attempt to show respect, Adele Dazeem! If Idina were really Elsa, she should have zapped Travolta with her ice powers right then and there for his mistake.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1wGAoA7634]<\/p>\r\nTwitter blew up after this, with many people commenting, criticizing and joking about the sensation Adel Dazeem. My personal favorite was this one below:\r\n\r\n \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DID JOHN TRAVOLTA JUST \"PRINCE ABOOBOO\" IDINA MENZEL<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 Jade Elizabeth (@ShootTheWendy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShootTheWendy\/statuses\/440338576359055360\">March 3, 2014<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Idina, dressed in a beautiful creme dress, stood under an Elsa-like chandelier as she belted out the famous and iconic Disney tune. Despite having performed on Broadway for decades, she seemed a bit nervous, but she killed the song like the talented professional that she is. She even got a standing ovation from her peers in the crowd.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much to the disappointment of fans, Idina performed a shortened version of \"Let It Go\", which seemed like a missed opportunity considering other non-nominated songs like \"Over The Rainbow\" got full performances. If you missed her show-stopping performance, check it out here:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NO-ORfU7ids]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What was your favorite part of the Oscars last night?<\/em><\/h3>\r\nAll in all, it was a fabulous Oscar ceremony and night!\u00a02013 was an incredible year for animation, so congratulations to all the nominees and winners!","post_title":"2014 Oscars Round Up: 'Frozen' Sweeps, 'Mr Hublot' Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:22:51","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:22:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13313","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13291,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-02 11:42:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-02 18:42:32","post_content":"Disney international phenomenon\u00a0<strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong> has finally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=frozen2013.htm\">reached<\/a> the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries yet!\r\n\r\nThe film has now made\u00a0$1,000,236,000 worldwide.\u00a0<b>$388.7 million of the total was made domestically, with\u00a0$611.5 million made in foreign markets.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-13296 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\" alt=\"frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office\" width=\"598\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a> It's an incredible sight to behold, isn't it?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>has been inching toward this massive finish line for a while now, but finally succeeded. It was predicted and expected that\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>would inevitably reach $1 billion after opening in its final market--Japan--on March 14, but it looks like\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0couldn't wait that long.\r\n\r\nWe all scoffed when we saw Disney using the line \"the greatest Disney musical event since\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>\" in its marketing. Nothing can touch\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>. Boy were we wrong. It just passed\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>20-year-old record $987.5 million record.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is now the second highest grossing animated film of all time behind Pixar's <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, which\u00a0made $1.063 billion back in 2010. Now the real question is if <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0will make that extra $63 million it needs to claim the title of highest grossing animated film of all time. Also, <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0is now\u00a018th on the highest grossing films of all time.\r\n\r\nDisney did a lot to keep\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in the spotlight, after its initial word-of-mouth success after its first month in theatres. The studio \"re-released\"\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>as a sing-along edition (even though, technically, the film never left theatres), which brought diehard fans back again to see the film. The viral popularity of the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s big musical number\u00a0\"Let It Go\", allowed the studio to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/26\/gmas-breathtaking-let-it-go-sing-along-cements-frozen-into-disney-legacy\/\">massive sing-along on Good Morning America<\/a>, which involved singers from the film and from other popular YouTube videos of the song.\r\n\r\nIn its 15th week in theatres,\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>still managed to make an impressive $3.611 million over the weekend. With a predicted Oscar win today for Best Animated Feature, it might help to further bolster\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s domestic box office run in the coming weeks. It seems likely that it will surpass\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>'s any day now.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to the entire Disney Animation team for this incredible achievement!\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Do you think 'Frozen' will pass 'Toy Story 3' as the highest grossing animated film of all time?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"'Frozen' Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:23:31","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:23:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13291","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"28","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13126,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 08:44:01","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 15:44:01","post_content":"Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed \"The Japanese Walt Disney\". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans have sky high expectations. With his newest (and supposedly last) film,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>, the stakes couldn't be higher. Fortunately,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is an elegant, mature and beautiful film, which serves as a\u00a0triumphant send off for the great Japanese animation master.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip-1024x532.png\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip\" width=\"614\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is a semi-fictional\/semi-biographical story about a Japanese WWII airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi. Jiro was indeed a real person, however, Miyazaki takes some liberties with the story to create a theatrical drama. Ever since Jiro was young, he was fascinated by planes and those who created them. As a boy, he has a dream in which he meets the famous Italian\u00a0aeronautical designer Giovanni Caproni, who tells him to follow his sky-high dreams. Jiro grows up and becomes a brilliant engineer himself, eventually getting hired out of college by Mitsubishi to help build Japan's next greatest war planes.\r\n\r\nFrom the first scenes, the noticeable difference between <em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0and other current animation films is the pacing.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises\u00a0<\/em>is slow, taking its time to develop characters and tell the narrative. Also, it's neither noisy nor rambunctious, but rather is content with telling the stories visually rather than with excessive chatty dialogue. This more mature, sophisticated tone allows viewers to breath and absorb the film, rather than having to stressfully keep up.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-7565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAlthough The<em> Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is about mechanical airplanes, the film is incredibly emotional and heartfelt. I found myself crying at moments that really weren't even sad. These scenes were happy and ripe with emotion. Miyazaki does a wonderful job transfusing these feelings into the audience, making us care for each of the characters and feel their highs and lows. I haven't cried so much in a movie since\u00a0<em>The Book Thief\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Les Miserables<\/em>. After the film was done, I simply sat in my chair with tears streaming down my face, taking in the extraordinary film that I had just witnessed.\r\n\r\nSome may be upset about the film's themes about a man who created a warplane that killed thousands. But viewers need to understand that this is a Japanese film, by a Japanese studio, by Japanese director about Japanese history. The film makes it clear about how far behind technologically Japan was compared to the rest of the world: while the rest of the world was making metal airplanes, Japan was 10 years behind still making planes out of wood and canvas. The technical aeronautical advances made by Japan and Jiro during this time is really the only thing Japan can be proud of about WWII. The story is historically interesting and important as a part of Japan's history.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAs part of this,<em> The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0has a theme of following your dreams despite the consequences. Jiro dreamt about designing airplanes since he was young. He works hard in school and finally gets the opportunity to design some planes himself. However, since this is during wartime, his company is looking only to produce military airplanes instead of commercial since those contracts were really the only ones available. Jiro never seems to be against making these planes, instead he is proud to serve his country in the war effort while also doing what he loves. He also has a love interest that distracts him from his dreams, which is another interesting point of tension in the film.\r\n\r\nFrom the first note,\u00a0Joe Hisaishi's score stands out as a star element. The score is simply lovely, expressive and rich. While the film is set in Japan, the score has an unexpected Italian vibe as accordions and guitar carry the melodies. This unique music choice could represent Jiro's obsession with the Italian airplane maker Caproni. Nevertheless, the score is flawless and Hisaishi creates strong themes and beats, which work together to add further romance, emotion and fantasy to the story.\r\n\r\nThe animation is simple and elegant. Clean, crisp lines; vivid colors; captivating backgrounds. All of these work together to create a beautiful, fresh-looking film. It will make you yearn for more hand-drawn animated films and appreciate the fact that Studio Ghibli has not forsaken the medium.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"wind-rises2\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em> is much different from Miyazaki's other films, which are more fantasy and whimsical in nature. This film is little of those, but rather is serious, nostalgic, and thought provoking. The medium of animation is perfectly suited for Jiro's story and the majesty of airplanes in flight. The experience audiences will have while watching this film is one that is rarely had in American animation or American films in general.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>is one of Miyazaki's best works that expertly evokes raw emotion from the audience and is worth seeing.\r\n<h3>\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jsTVBX6fJP4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Wind Rises' is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:24:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:24:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13126","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"17","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13061,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 00:30:05","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 07:30:05","post_content":"\r\n<p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film\u00a0<strong><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV8712441203&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_13356_4_691f833e988a3 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 42 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="41" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='41' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/'>41</a> <span class='page_number active'>42</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='43' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/'>43</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="43" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \r\n<p>It's Morgan and Mason for a M&M episode, where they review\u00a0DreamWorks 2002 traditionally animated film <em><strong>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5956587865&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Main Discussion<\/strong>: <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Who are Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook?<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Bryan Adam's soundtrack. Phil Collins\/Tarzan knock off?\u00a0Gotta love the early 2000s.<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>\"Tradigital Animation\" - CGI opening scene with the eagle Morgan loves.<strong><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Damon is channeling his inner Matthew Broderick.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Morgan's motion blur rant.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0What's with the colonel in the clouds on the DVD cover?<br \/>\u25a0 Bryan Adams songs ever few minutes. Do they all sound the same?<br \/>\u25a0 Little Creek and the painted mare, Rain!<br \/>\u25a0 Rain's \"death\"; not quite on Mufasa level.<br \/>\u25a0 THE NOD!<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rotoscopers\/status\/440622596300607488\">Listener Twitter Question<\/a>: What would you rate SPIRIT and why?<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag! Michael, Lauren, Geri, Hule, Todge, and Courtney.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 1:24:21 20.3 MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/em>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5NY6FA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5NY6FA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IUH2\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IUH2&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000066C1N\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000066C1N&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">soundtrack<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7BFaLChV0o\">\"This Is Me\"<\/a> openings in animation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dZLcBLmph3Q\">\"Run Free\"<\/a>\u00a0sequence<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Morgan and Chelsea's <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=boWmpWlKUMk\"><em>Lilo & Stitch <\/em>Blu-ray\u00a0review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\"><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/6302293596\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=6302293596&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@rotoscopers.com\">contact@rotoscopers.com<\/a>.<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\"><br \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #62: 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' - Tradigital Animation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13555,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-13 13:56:36","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-13 20:56:36","post_content":"<em>Frozen<\/em>: The Disney movie that took the world by storm.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts of audiences everywhere, recently passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">$1 billion worldwide box office milestone<\/a>. \"Let It Go\" is now one of the most beloved songs of both young and old, and YouTube has the videos to prove it.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is proof that we are now in the second Disney Renaissance.\r\n\r\nHere at the Rotoscopers, we were always\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>biggest supporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3rAOLVkieEU\">beginning<\/a> and still are! So we were excited to get our hands on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> Blu-ray<\/a> so we could watch Disney's newest masterpiece over and over again. So with all the hype, how does the Blu-ray stack? The answer might surprise you.<em>\r\n<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features\" width=\"302\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The Film\u00a0\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e1\/2<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> tells the story of two princesses who are separated from each other at an early age. Elsa (Idina Menzel) has the power to control ice and snow, but unfortunately can't control them, which resulted in her hurting her sister, Anna (Kristen Bell). On Elsa's coronation day, her powers are exposed for the whole world to see, so she escapes to the mountain, leaving her kingdom of Arendelle stuck in eternal winter. Anna, knowing her sister's heart, ventures off to bring Elsa back and along the way is joined by a motley crew: a rugged ice harvester, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff); his sassy reindeer; and an enchanted snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8-1024x457.png\" alt=\"disney-frozen-screenshot (8)\" width=\"614\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPrincesses and musicals: they're what Disney does best.\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> goes back to Disney's fairy tale roots, which is nice to see since it's been a few years since the last one,\u00a0<em>Tangled<\/em>. The film also takes notes from the extraordinary success of the Renaissance era films in that is is a full-blown musical. Both, do not disappoint.\r\n\r\nThe songs are memorable, hummable and extremely catchy. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez did a wonderful job homing in on the Disney magic, while also modernizing the tunes with some up-to-date lyrics and beats. With its numerous songs,\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> feels like a Broadway musical, which makes it extremely enjoyable and fun to watch. While I like all the songs as standalone pieces, I find that a few feel out of place and interrupt the plot and flow, such as \"In Summer\" and \"Fixer Upper.\" But, that doesn't mean that I don't still jam out to those songs in my car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\" alt=\"Hans-Anna-Frozen-still\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRegarding characters, I enjoy the juxtaposition of the stoic and serious Elsa to her jovial and adorkable sister Anna. However, I feel that Elsa's character could have been developed and explored a bit more in the film as they had such an interesting and complex female character to work with. The cast as a whole is great, especially Hans, Oaken, the Duke and of course, the sisters.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> isn't a perfect movie, but by golly, it sure is one of the more enjoyable animated or live-action films in a long time. It's one of those movies you want want to watch again and again.\r\n<h3>The Features\u00a0\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\nMy favorite parts of any Blu-ray\/DVD are the special features. I usually watch them\u00a0<em>before<\/em> actually watching the movie. So when I got <i>the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> 2-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a> in my hands, I practically ripped off the packaging so I could get to the bonus features. It's\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0for heaven's sake; it's the biggest Disney film in two decades! It's gotta be good, right? Wrong.\r\n\r\nWhen Disney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/10\/frozen-gets-release-date-special-features-announced\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0this Blu-ray, we were promised a feature called \"Breaking the Ice \u2013 The Real Making of\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>.\" I don't know where that went because my disc didn't have it (it appears neither did\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Frozen-Blu-ray\/56784\/#Review\">Blu-ray.com's<\/a>). The fact that this crucial part is missing really makes you loathe the satirical \"The Making of Frozen\" even more. If it were included, I would\u00a0<em>love<\/em>\u00a0\"The Making of Frozen\" song and video. But since it's not, I'm not laughing.\r\n\r\nThe first special feature--<strong>The Making of <em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>--seemed straight forward enough. I expected a 30-minute or so documentary about the making of the film from concept to theatre. Unfortunately, it's just a three-minute musical number featuring a few of the film's voice talent: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. The two men are dressed up like Disney employees and start singing a cheesy Disney-esque song about \"the making of Frozen.\" The bit goes on and on, repeating \"the making of Frozen\" over and over again, but they don't actually get to that part. Why would Disney put so much work (and money) into this silly feature that is inconsequential and fluff? I don't know and to be honest, it's offensive.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RB0f619N7L4]<\/p>\r\nSo then after that disappointment, you think that\u00a0<strong>D\u2019frosted: Disney\u2019s Journey From Hans Christian Anderson to\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>is actually going to get down to business and talk about the making of Frozen. Well, this doesn't either. The featurette includes directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee joined by Alice Davis, the wife of Disney animator Marc Davis who at one point worked on developing a Snow Queen-themed attraction for Disney. The trio talk for seven minutes about the similarities between the two versions as well as comparisons to Hans Christian Andersen's original source material. But, that's about as far as we get into the making of <em>Frozen<\/em>.\r\n\r\nNext we get four <strong>deleted scenes<\/strong> introduced by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The entire segment lasts only seven minutes. The scenes include: Scenes include \"Never Underestimate the Power of Elsa,\" \"The Dressing Room,\" \"Meet Kristoff #1\" and Meet Kristoff #2.\"\u00a0It's great to see these deleted scenes and see the\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>that could have been. We got only one scene from when Elsa was the villain, and it would have been nice to get even more of those, since the film's story evolved so significantly over the years.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utAwhtPlx8c]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And of course, it wouldn't be a Disney DVD without\u00a0<strong>music videos<\/strong>. These include four versions of the pop version of \"Let It Go\" in different languages. We get\u00a0Demi Lovato in English, Martina Stoessel in Spanish and Italian, and Marsha Milan in Malaysian.<\/p>\r\nThen to round everything off, we get the short\u00a0<em><strong>Get A<\/strong><\/em><strong> Horse!<\/strong>, which played before\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in theatres. We also get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/06\/17\/first-frozen-teaser-released\/\"><strong>original teaser trailer<\/strong><\/a>, which featured Sven and Olaf roughhousing over a carrot.\r\n\r\nWith all the hype and excitement over\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>, you would think Disney would put a little more effort into making the bonus features the best they could be. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. It was missing key elements such as a director's commentary, the real making of <em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>(that we were promised), and even other standalone features about the music, animation and more. <em>Frozen<\/em>'s bonus features are a bit frail, leaving much to be desired.\r\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-10217 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen-Still-Anna-meet-Kristoff\" width=\"614\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a> This is how I feel about the bonus features.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEverything about the movie\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is happy; everything about\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s Blu-ray features are sad. I really feel that Disney missed the boat in packing this Blu-ray with all the goods. Perhaps the studio was rushed getting this in stores in time... I don't know. However, it's rumored that Disney will release a\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0Ultimate Edition which will include the film in 3D, so more likely that release will have more of the content fans are looking for. Even if there were zero bonus features, <em>Frozen<\/em> is a must own because the film itself is that good.\r\n<h3>Purchase<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">2-disc Blu-ray + Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7EXY\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7EXY&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HV2KPNW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HV2KPNW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NDNuFjU_jlM]<\/p>","post_title":"'Frozen' Blu-ray\/DVD Collector's Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:06:52","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:06:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13555","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"39","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13495,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-10 09:28:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-10 16:28:32","post_content":"Disney released a new poster for its\u00a0<em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em> spin-off movie\u00a0<strong><em>Maleficent<\/em><\/strong>. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous Angelina Jolie, as the evil fairy herself.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the poster, we see Maleficent starring creepily at the viewer with her yellow-green-red eyes. Jolie's famous pout sports bright red rouge and her cheeks are extremely sunken in \u00e0\u00a0la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=lady+gaga+cheek+implants&espv=210&es_sm=91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zeUdU8a9LYz3oATU04LwCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1294&bih=829\">Lady Gaga a few years ago<\/a>. Maleficent's coif shows her famous devil horns in black, with a hint of blue, which matches her black dress and collar. Lastly, the demoness has one staunch white hand placed on her scepter, which is one of the sources of her powers.\r\n\r\nOverall, I'm rather impressed with the poster. So far, all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/11\/12\/dramatic-new-teaser-poster-for-disneys-maleficent\/\">posters<\/a> have exploited only the film's eponymous lead Maleficent and not any of the secondary characters such as the princess Aurora of the good fairies. This probably is a good indication about where the majority of the plot will focus, if the blazingly obvious <em>Maleficent<\/em> title wasn't enough of an indication.\r\n\r\nDisney was also able to obtain the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maleficent\">@Maleficent<\/a>\u00a0Twitter handle for the movie, cutting it close with just a few months to spare before the release. Be sure to follow this Twitter because, according to Disney, more is to be revealed there and \"something big is coming.\" But this handle will come in handle to further promote Disney entities long after the movie is released, much like what the company already does with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeautyandtheBeastBelle\">Disney Princess Facebook pages<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Maleficent<\/em> hits theatres in just a few short months on May 30, 2014.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is your favorite part of the new 'Maleficent' poster?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New 'Maleficent' Poster","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13495","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13491,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-09 08:42:55","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-09 15:42:55","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nJust a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios'\u00a0<strong><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em><\/strong> hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an extended sneak peek of the film, which gives us a look at over five minutes of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> in action.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A53_fjO4P4s]<\/p>\r\nIn the clip, the winter fairies perform an ice dance for all the other fairies in Pixie Hollow when suddenly Zarina, the rogue pirate fairy, comes slinking in the shadows to disrupt the party. She uses a powerful sleep pollen on the entire fairy community, which puts everyone in a deep slumber except for Tinker Bell and her gang. Once everyone's in obliviously dreamland, Zarina then sneaks off to steal the blue pixie dust.\r\n\r\nWatching this clip got me really excited to see this movie. Everything about Zarina is so mysterious and interesting. It's nice to see a change in the typical fairy fare. Her long pirate dress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/07\/desginer-christian-siriano-gives-the-pirate-fairy-a-couture-makeover\/\">designed by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano<\/a>, is gorgeous and an unexpected choice for fairy attire.\r\n\r\nFrom\u00a0the\u00a0world of <em>Peter Pan<\/em> comes <em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em>, a swashbuckling<b>\u00a0<\/b>new adventure about Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks), a smart and ambitious dust-keeper\u00a0fairy\u00a0who\u2019s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When Zarina\u2019s wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces withthe\u00a0scheming\u00a0pirates\u00a0of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell (voice of Mae Whitman) and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with\u00a0the\u00a0band of\u00a0pirates\u00a0led by a cabin boy named James (voice of Tom Hiddleston), who\u2019ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\">spoiler-free review<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em>.\r\n\r\nWith laughter, heart, magic and thrills,\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em> sets sail\u00a0April 1, 2014. You can pre-order the film on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5RYN5Y\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5RYN5Y&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Amazon<\/a>.","post_title":"Check out Zarina's Devious Plans in this 'The Pirate Fairy' Extended Sneak Peek","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13491","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13422,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-05 08:32:18","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-05 15:32:18","post_content":"The first teaser trailer for\u00a0TWC-Dimension'sCGI\/live-action film\u00a0<em><strong>Paddington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so cute and cuddly. Can we all get a collective \"awww\"?\r\n\r\n<center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe src=\"http:\/\/movies.yahoo.com\/video\/paddington-teaser-trailer-193045751.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer has a lot of build up, showing us nothing of note except beautiful scenery and a train station. Near the end, we finally get just a quick glimpse of Paddington peeking out of a bag. While we only got to see top half of Paddington's face, the animation is beautifully realistic and satisfying. It was a good choice for the studio to go with a more cuddly, realistic-looking bear for Paddington, instead of more cartoony like\u00a0<em>The Smurfs<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer is also reminiscent of the poster that we got nearly two years ago.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"paddington-movie-poster\" width=\"404\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Paddington<\/em>\u00a0stars Colin Firth as the eponymous bear. It also stars\u00a0Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and\u00a0Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Official synopsis:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the producer of HARRY POTTER, a modern take on the iconic and beloved adventures of Paddington bear, translated into 40 languages worldwide.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adapted from Michael Bond\u2019s beloved books, PADDINGTON tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides the time has come to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Trusting of the kindness of strangers, she ties a label round his neck which simply reads \u2018Please look after this bear. Thank you.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lost and alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that London is not the welcoming, well-mannered land of his dreams, but a rather busy, bustling metropolis where nobody even notices him. Luckily, he meets the Brown family who feel unable to abandon this homeless young bear to his fate. They name him after the station where they found him and offer him a place to stay while he searches for the only person he knows in London: the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy years before.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But little do the Browns realize just how much comic mayhem one young bear will bring to their family life, and when this rarest of bears catches the eye of a sinister, seductive taxidermist, it isn\u2019t long before his home \u2013 and very existence \u2013 is under threat\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following in the footsteps of E.T., Paddington tells the universal tale of an outsider trying to find his place in the world \u2013 and gives it an exuberant comic twist. Like Mr. Bean, Paddington promises to delight and enchant the whole family.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Padddington\u00a0<\/em>will be released in theatres December 12, 2014.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(via <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/paddington-trailer\/\">Collider<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2014\/first-teaser-trailer-for-paddington-arrives\/\">Animated Views<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Did you grow up with 'Paddington'? Are you excited to see him hit the big screen?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New 'Paddington' Teaser Trailer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:17:13","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:17:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13422","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"13","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13313,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-03 09:15:43","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:15:43","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-oscar-win\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAs expected, Disney's smash hit\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Also, the\u00a0French-Luxembourgish short <em>Mr Hublot\u00a0<\/em>took home the award for Best Animated Short Film.\r\n<h3>Best Animated Feature Film: <em>Frozen<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise when the envelope was opened for Best Animated Feature Film and\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> was announced the winner. Producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck accepted the award.\r\n\r\nCheck out the video of the filmmakers accepting the award, as well as a Q&A they did later that night:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdrPB5KJaRM]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=maScG3qqud8]<\/p>\r\nEarlier that day, <em>Frozen<\/em> passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">impressive billion dollar milestone<\/a> in the worldwide box office, making it one of only two animated films ever to do so. That in itself would have been something worth pulling out all the stops to celebrate about.\u00a0This has been such a whirlwind award season for the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0team and this Oscar win is the ultimate cherry on the top.\u00a0Congratulations to the entire\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0cast and crew for all their hard work, passion and dedication to this incredible project!\r\n\r\nAlso, we can't forget that this is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first win of the award since its inception in 2001. No doubt if the award were award in the 90s, Disney would already have a slew of these in its trophy cases back at the studio. Many thought that last year, Disney was robbed of the award when Brave won instead of Wreck-It Ralph. But, that's in the past and we're ecstatic that Disney finally won for Best Animated Feature. If there were any movie to do it, it seems <em>Frozen<\/em> would it be!\r\n<h3>Best Animated Short Film: <em>Mr Hublot<\/em><\/h3>\r\nRegarding Best Animated Short Film,\u00a0<em>Mr Hublot<\/em> took home the top prize. Directors\u00a0Laurent Witz\u00a0and\u00a0Alexandre Espigares\u00a0accepted the Academy Award. The short was up against some tough competition, including Disney's <em>Get A Horse!\u00a0<\/em>We are proud of this team and the hard work they did in creating Mr Hublot. We're looking forward to more great things from this duo!\r\n\r\nWatch the acceptance speech and a Q&A with the directors:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l_tD5FCEOYE]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=awbAr30n_n4]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Best Original Song:\u00a0<em>\"<\/em>Let It Go\"<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> went two for two when it also won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez accepted the award in a well put together, clever and fun acceptance speech. In it they sang--to the tune of \"Happy Birthday\"--\"Happy Oscars to you, let's do <em>Frozen 2<\/em>!\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QQLQcuz3lY]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With this Oscar win, Robert Lopez also become the 12th person in history to earn the EGOT, joining the ranks of Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks. The EGOT is an acronym that for peolpe who have won all four American entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Let It Go\" was the last of the Best Original Song nominees to be performed. Earlier in the the night, another animation contender \"Happy\" from Despicable Me 2 was performed by Pharrell Williams. The performance was great toe-tapping number, as Williams danced with various starlets like Amy Adams,\u00a0Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Meryl Streep. Check that fun song out below, trust me, it'll make you happy:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3FEnu11AmQQ]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Who the Heck Is Adele Dazeem?<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go-1024x539.png\" alt=\"idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go\" width=\"614\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAlso, right before Idina Menzel performed \"Let It Go\", John Travolta introduced her. Unfortunately, apparently he has no idea who the great Queen Idina is because he called he, in what was an attempt to show respect, Adele Dazeem! If Idina were really Elsa, she should have zapped Travolta with her ice powers right then and there for his mistake.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1wGAoA7634]<\/p>\r\nTwitter blew up after this, with many people commenting, criticizing and joking about the sensation Adel Dazeem. My personal favorite was this one below:\r\n\r\n \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DID JOHN TRAVOLTA JUST \"PRINCE ABOOBOO\" IDINA MENZEL<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 Jade Elizabeth (@ShootTheWendy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShootTheWendy\/statuses\/440338576359055360\">March 3, 2014<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Idina, dressed in a beautiful creme dress, stood under an Elsa-like chandelier as she belted out the famous and iconic Disney tune. Despite having performed on Broadway for decades, she seemed a bit nervous, but she killed the song like the talented professional that she is. She even got a standing ovation from her peers in the crowd.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much to the disappointment of fans, Idina performed a shortened version of \"Let It Go\", which seemed like a missed opportunity considering other non-nominated songs like \"Over The Rainbow\" got full performances. If you missed her show-stopping performance, check it out here:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NO-ORfU7ids]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What was your favorite part of the Oscars last night?<\/em><\/h3>\r\nAll in all, it was a fabulous Oscar ceremony and night!\u00a02013 was an incredible year for animation, so congratulations to all the nominees and winners!","post_title":"2014 Oscars Round Up: 'Frozen' Sweeps, 'Mr Hublot' Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:22:51","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:22:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13313","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13291,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-02 11:42:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-02 18:42:32","post_content":"Disney international phenomenon\u00a0<strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong> has finally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=frozen2013.htm\">reached<\/a> the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries yet!\r\n\r\nThe film has now made\u00a0$1,000,236,000 worldwide.\u00a0<b>$388.7 million of the total was made domestically, with\u00a0$611.5 million made in foreign markets.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-13296 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\" alt=\"frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office\" width=\"598\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a> It's an incredible sight to behold, isn't it?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>has been inching toward this massive finish line for a while now, but finally succeeded. It was predicted and expected that\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>would inevitably reach $1 billion after opening in its final market--Japan--on March 14, but it looks like\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0couldn't wait that long.\r\n\r\nWe all scoffed when we saw Disney using the line \"the greatest Disney musical event since\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>\" in its marketing. Nothing can touch\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>. Boy were we wrong. It just passed\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>20-year-old record $987.5 million record.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is now the second highest grossing animated film of all time behind Pixar's <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, which\u00a0made $1.063 billion back in 2010. Now the real question is if <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0will make that extra $63 million it needs to claim the title of highest grossing animated film of all time. Also, <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0is now\u00a018th on the highest grossing films of all time.\r\n\r\nDisney did a lot to keep\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in the spotlight, after its initial word-of-mouth success after its first month in theatres. The studio \"re-released\"\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>as a sing-along edition (even though, technically, the film never left theatres), which brought diehard fans back again to see the film. The viral popularity of the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s big musical number\u00a0\"Let It Go\", allowed the studio to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/26\/gmas-breathtaking-let-it-go-sing-along-cements-frozen-into-disney-legacy\/\">massive sing-along on Good Morning America<\/a>, which involved singers from the film and from other popular YouTube videos of the song.\r\n\r\nIn its 15th week in theatres,\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>still managed to make an impressive $3.611 million over the weekend. With a predicted Oscar win today for Best Animated Feature, it might help to further bolster\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s domestic box office run in the coming weeks. It seems likely that it will surpass\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>'s any day now.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to the entire Disney Animation team for this incredible achievement!\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Do you think 'Frozen' will pass 'Toy Story 3' as the highest grossing animated film of all time?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"'Frozen' Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:23:31","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:23:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13291","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"28","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13126,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 08:44:01","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 15:44:01","post_content":"Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed \"The Japanese Walt Disney\". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans have sky high expectations. With his newest (and supposedly last) film,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>, the stakes couldn't be higher. Fortunately,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is an elegant, mature and beautiful film, which serves as a\u00a0triumphant send off for the great Japanese animation master.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip-1024x532.png\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip\" width=\"614\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is a semi-fictional\/semi-biographical story about a Japanese WWII airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi. Jiro was indeed a real person, however, Miyazaki takes some liberties with the story to create a theatrical drama. Ever since Jiro was young, he was fascinated by planes and those who created them. As a boy, he has a dream in which he meets the famous Italian\u00a0aeronautical designer Giovanni Caproni, who tells him to follow his sky-high dreams. Jiro grows up and becomes a brilliant engineer himself, eventually getting hired out of college by Mitsubishi to help build Japan's next greatest war planes.\r\n\r\nFrom the first scenes, the noticeable difference between <em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0and other current animation films is the pacing.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises\u00a0<\/em>is slow, taking its time to develop characters and tell the narrative. Also, it's neither noisy nor rambunctious, but rather is content with telling the stories visually rather than with excessive chatty dialogue. This more mature, sophisticated tone allows viewers to breath and absorb the film, rather than having to stressfully keep up.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-7565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAlthough The<em> Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is about mechanical airplanes, the film is incredibly emotional and heartfelt. I found myself crying at moments that really weren't even sad. These scenes were happy and ripe with emotion. Miyazaki does a wonderful job transfusing these feelings into the audience, making us care for each of the characters and feel their highs and lows. I haven't cried so much in a movie since\u00a0<em>The Book Thief\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Les Miserables<\/em>. After the film was done, I simply sat in my chair with tears streaming down my face, taking in the extraordinary film that I had just witnessed.\r\n\r\nSome may be upset about the film's themes about a man who created a warplane that killed thousands. But viewers need to understand that this is a Japanese film, by a Japanese studio, by Japanese director about Japanese history. The film makes it clear about how far behind technologically Japan was compared to the rest of the world: while the rest of the world was making metal airplanes, Japan was 10 years behind still making planes out of wood and canvas. The technical aeronautical advances made by Japan and Jiro during this time is really the only thing Japan can be proud of about WWII. The story is historically interesting and important as a part of Japan's history.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAs part of this,<em> The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0has a theme of following your dreams despite the consequences. Jiro dreamt about designing airplanes since he was young. He works hard in school and finally gets the opportunity to design some planes himself. However, since this is during wartime, his company is looking only to produce military airplanes instead of commercial since those contracts were really the only ones available. Jiro never seems to be against making these planes, instead he is proud to serve his country in the war effort while also doing what he loves. He also has a love interest that distracts him from his dreams, which is another interesting point of tension in the film.\r\n\r\nFrom the first note,\u00a0Joe Hisaishi's score stands out as a star element. The score is simply lovely, expressive and rich. While the film is set in Japan, the score has an unexpected Italian vibe as accordions and guitar carry the melodies. This unique music choice could represent Jiro's obsession with the Italian airplane maker Caproni. Nevertheless, the score is flawless and Hisaishi creates strong themes and beats, which work together to add further romance, emotion and fantasy to the story.\r\n\r\nThe animation is simple and elegant. Clean, crisp lines; vivid colors; captivating backgrounds. All of these work together to create a beautiful, fresh-looking film. It will make you yearn for more hand-drawn animated films and appreciate the fact that Studio Ghibli has not forsaken the medium.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"wind-rises2\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em> is much different from Miyazaki's other films, which are more fantasy and whimsical in nature. This film is little of those, but rather is serious, nostalgic, and thought provoking. The medium of animation is perfectly suited for Jiro's story and the majesty of airplanes in flight. The experience audiences will have while watching this film is one that is rarely had in American animation or American films in general.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>is one of Miyazaki's best works that expertly evokes raw emotion from the audience and is worth seeing.\r\n<h3>\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jsTVBX6fJP4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Wind Rises' is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:24:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:24:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13126","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"17","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13061,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 00:30:05","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 07:30:05","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film\u00a0<strong><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV8712441203&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_13356_4_691f833e988a3 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 42 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="41" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='41' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/'>41</a> <span class='page_number active'>42</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='43' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/'>43</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="43" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-422e1b1a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle" data-id="422e1b1a" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66260058" data-id="66260058" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7beab944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="7beab944" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d939b8e" data-id="3d939b8e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-486021e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_author_elementor" data-id="486021e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_post_author_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class='jeg_custom_author_wrapper jnews_author_box_container jnews_module_13356_0_691f833cf14e7 author-main'> <div class="jeg_authorbox"> <div class="jeg_author_image"> <img alt='Morgan Stradling' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c642755c814dbbdef786ce30701727f?s=80&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c642755c814dbbdef786ce30701727f?s=160&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/> </div> <div class="jeg_author_content"> <h3 class="jeg_author_name"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/"> Morgan Stradling </a> </h3> <p class="jeg_author_desc"> Morgan is an Arizona native who's had a lifelong passion for animation. Her favorite animated films are <i>Aladdin</i>, <i>Beauty & the Beast</i>, and <i>The Iron Giant</i>. She earned an MBA in Marketing from Arizona State University, climbed the corporate ladder in the tech world, and now is a stay-at-home mom of four kids. In her (rare) free time, she enjoys analyzing animated films on the <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/podcasts/animation-addicts-podcast/" target="_blank">Animation Addicts Podcast</a> and making videos for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/rotoscopers" target="_blank">Rotoscopers YouTube channel</a>. </p> <div class="jeg_author_socials"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.morganstradling.com" class="url"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/morganstradling" class="facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook-official"></i></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.x.com/morganstradling" class="twitter"><i class="fa fa-twitter jeg-icon icon-twitter"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--! 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class="jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag"><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/" aria-label="Read article: Animation Addicts Podcast #62: ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’ – Tradigital Animation"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img fetchpriority="high" width="350" height="196" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron.png 827w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-600x337.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-300x168.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-620x347.png 620w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/podcasts/animation-addicts-podcast/" class="category-animation-addicts-podcast">Animation Addicts Podcast</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/">Animation Addicts Podcast #62: ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’ – Tradigital Animation</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 13, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>It's Morgan and Mason for a M&M episode, where they review DreamWorks 2002 traditionally animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron....</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/" aria-label="Read article: ‘Frozen’ Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img width="207" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg 630w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features-600x726.jpg 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features-248x300.jpg 248w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features-289x350.jpg 289w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/reviews/blu-ray-dvd/" class="category-blu-ray-dvd">Blu-ray/DVD</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/">‘Frozen’ Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 13, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Frozen: The Disney movie that took the world by storm. Frozen is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/" aria-label="Read article: Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New ‘Maleficent’ Poster"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img width="169" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg 1383w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-600x889.jpg 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-202x300.jpg 202w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg 691w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-236x350.jpg 236w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-900x1332.jpg 900w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/">Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New ‘Maleficent’ Poster</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 10, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Disney released a new poster for its Sleeping Beauty spin-off movie Maleficent. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/" aria-label="Read article: Check out Zarina’s Devious Plans in this ‘The Pirate Fairy’ Extended Sneak Peek"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="197" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png 1271w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-600x338.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-300x169.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png 1024w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-620x350.png 620w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-900x507.png 900w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/">Check out Zarina’s Devious Plans in this ‘The Pirate Fairy’ Extended Sneak Peek</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 9, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Just a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios' The Pirate Fairy hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/" aria-label="Read article: Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New ‘Paddington’ Teaser Trailer"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="147" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot.png 2048w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-600x253.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-300x126.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-1024x431.png 1024w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-620x261.png 620w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-900x378.png 900w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/news/" class="category-news">News</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/">Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New ‘Paddington’ Teaser Trailer</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 5, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>The first teaser trailer for TWC-Dimension'sCGI/live-action film Paddington was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/" aria-label="Read article: 2014 Oscars Round Up: ‘Frozen’ Sweeps, ‘Mr Hublot’ Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="250" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="frozen-oscar-win" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win.jpg 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-144x144.jpg 144w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-60x60.jpg 60w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-350x350.jpg 350w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/">2014 Oscars Round Up: ‘Frozen’ Sweeps, ‘Mr Hublot’ Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 3, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>As expected, Disney's smash hit Frozen swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/" aria-label="Read article: ‘Frozen’ Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="156" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png 598w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office-300x133.png 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/">‘Frozen’ Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 2, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Disney international phenomenon Frozen has finally reached the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/" aria-label="Read article: [REVIEW] ‘The Wind Rises’ is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="the-wind-rises-image" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-wind-rises-post5-350x250.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-wind-rises-post5-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-wind-rises-post5-120x86.jpg 120w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/reviews/animated-movies/" class="category-animated-movies">Animated Movies</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/">[REVIEW] ‘The Wind Rises’ is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 28, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed "The Japanese Walt Disney". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/" aria-label="Read article: Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn – Give Us More Pirate Cat!"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="196" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website.png 827w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website-600x337.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website-300x168.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website-620x347.png 620w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/podcasts/animation-addicts-podcast/" class="category-animation-addicts-podcast">Animation Addicts Podcast</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/">Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn – Give Us More Pirate Cat!</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 28, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film The Last Unicorn. 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22:43:02","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-14 05:43:02","post_content":"\r\n<p>It's Morgan and Mason for a M&M episode, where they review\u00a0DreamWorks 2002 traditionally animated film <em><strong>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5956587865&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Main Discussion<\/strong>: <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Who are Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook?<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Bryan Adam's soundtrack. Phil Collins\/Tarzan knock off?\u00a0Gotta love the early 2000s.<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>\"Tradigital Animation\" - CGI opening scene with the eagle Morgan loves.<strong><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Damon is channeling his inner Matthew Broderick.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Morgan's motion blur rant.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0What's with the colonel in the clouds on the DVD cover?<br \/>\u25a0 Bryan Adams songs ever few minutes. Do they all sound the same?<br \/>\u25a0 Little Creek and the painted mare, Rain!<br \/>\u25a0 Rain's \"death\"; not quite on Mufasa level.<br \/>\u25a0 THE NOD!<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rotoscopers\/status\/440622596300607488\">Listener Twitter Question<\/a>: What would you rate SPIRIT and why?<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag! Michael, Lauren, Geri, Hule, Todge, and Courtney.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 1:24:21 20.3 MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/em>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5NY6FA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5NY6FA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IUH2\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IUH2&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000066C1N\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000066C1N&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">soundtrack<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7BFaLChV0o\">\"This Is Me\"<\/a> openings in animation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dZLcBLmph3Q\">\"Run Free\"<\/a>\u00a0sequence<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Morgan and Chelsea's <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=boWmpWlKUMk\"><em>Lilo & Stitch <\/em>Blu-ray\u00a0review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\"><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/6302293596\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=6302293596&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@rotoscopers.com\">contact@rotoscopers.com<\/a>.<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\"><br \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #62: 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' - Tradigital Animation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13555,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-13 13:56:36","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-13 20:56:36","post_content":"<em>Frozen<\/em>: The Disney movie that took the world by storm.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts of audiences everywhere, recently passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">$1 billion worldwide box office milestone<\/a>. \"Let It Go\" is now one of the most beloved songs of both young and old, and YouTube has the videos to prove it.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is proof that we are now in the second Disney Renaissance.\r\n\r\nHere at the Rotoscopers, we were always\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>biggest supporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3rAOLVkieEU\">beginning<\/a> and still are! So we were excited to get our hands on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> Blu-ray<\/a> so we could watch Disney's newest masterpiece over and over again. So with all the hype, how does the Blu-ray stack? The answer might surprise you.<em>\r\n<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features\" width=\"302\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The Film\u00a0\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e1\/2<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> tells the story of two princesses who are separated from each other at an early age. Elsa (Idina Menzel) has the power to control ice and snow, but unfortunately can't control them, which resulted in her hurting her sister, Anna (Kristen Bell). On Elsa's coronation day, her powers are exposed for the whole world to see, so she escapes to the mountain, leaving her kingdom of Arendelle stuck in eternal winter. Anna, knowing her sister's heart, ventures off to bring Elsa back and along the way is joined by a motley crew: a rugged ice harvester, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff); his sassy reindeer; and an enchanted snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8-1024x457.png\" alt=\"disney-frozen-screenshot (8)\" width=\"614\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPrincesses and musicals: they're what Disney does best.\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> goes back to Disney's fairy tale roots, which is nice to see since it's been a few years since the last one,\u00a0<em>Tangled<\/em>. The film also takes notes from the extraordinary success of the Renaissance era films in that is is a full-blown musical. Both, do not disappoint.\r\n\r\nThe songs are memorable, hummable and extremely catchy. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez did a wonderful job homing in on the Disney magic, while also modernizing the tunes with some up-to-date lyrics and beats. With its numerous songs,\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> feels like a Broadway musical, which makes it extremely enjoyable and fun to watch. While I like all the songs as standalone pieces, I find that a few feel out of place and interrupt the plot and flow, such as \"In Summer\" and \"Fixer Upper.\" But, that doesn't mean that I don't still jam out to those songs in my car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\" alt=\"Hans-Anna-Frozen-still\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRegarding characters, I enjoy the juxtaposition of the stoic and serious Elsa to her jovial and adorkable sister Anna. However, I feel that Elsa's character could have been developed and explored a bit more in the film as they had such an interesting and complex female character to work with. The cast as a whole is great, especially Hans, Oaken, the Duke and of course, the sisters.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> isn't a perfect movie, but by golly, it sure is one of the more enjoyable animated or live-action films in a long time. It's one of those movies you want want to watch again and again.\r\n<h3>The Features\u00a0\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\nMy favorite parts of any Blu-ray\/DVD are the special features. I usually watch them\u00a0<em>before<\/em> actually watching the movie. So when I got <i>the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> 2-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a> in my hands, I practically ripped off the packaging so I could get to the bonus features. It's\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0for heaven's sake; it's the biggest Disney film in two decades! It's gotta be good, right? Wrong.\r\n\r\nWhen Disney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/10\/frozen-gets-release-date-special-features-announced\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0this Blu-ray, we were promised a feature called \"Breaking the Ice \u2013 The Real Making of\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>.\" I don't know where that went because my disc didn't have it (it appears neither did\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Frozen-Blu-ray\/56784\/#Review\">Blu-ray.com's<\/a>). The fact that this crucial part is missing really makes you loathe the satirical \"The Making of Frozen\" even more. If it were included, I would\u00a0<em>love<\/em>\u00a0\"The Making of Frozen\" song and video. But since it's not, I'm not laughing.\r\n\r\nThe first special feature--<strong>The Making of <em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>--seemed straight forward enough. I expected a 30-minute or so documentary about the making of the film from concept to theatre. Unfortunately, it's just a three-minute musical number featuring a few of the film's voice talent: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. The two men are dressed up like Disney employees and start singing a cheesy Disney-esque song about \"the making of Frozen.\" The bit goes on and on, repeating \"the making of Frozen\" over and over again, but they don't actually get to that part. Why would Disney put so much work (and money) into this silly feature that is inconsequential and fluff? I don't know and to be honest, it's offensive.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RB0f619N7L4]<\/p>\r\nSo then after that disappointment, you think that\u00a0<strong>D\u2019frosted: Disney\u2019s Journey From Hans Christian Anderson to\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>is actually going to get down to business and talk about the making of Frozen. Well, this doesn't either. The featurette includes directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee joined by Alice Davis, the wife of Disney animator Marc Davis who at one point worked on developing a Snow Queen-themed attraction for Disney. The trio talk for seven minutes about the similarities between the two versions as well as comparisons to Hans Christian Andersen's original source material. But, that's about as far as we get into the making of <em>Frozen<\/em>.\r\n\r\nNext we get four <strong>deleted scenes<\/strong> introduced by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The entire segment lasts only seven minutes. The scenes include: Scenes include \"Never Underestimate the Power of Elsa,\" \"The Dressing Room,\" \"Meet Kristoff #1\" and Meet Kristoff #2.\"\u00a0It's great to see these deleted scenes and see the\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>that could have been. We got only one scene from when Elsa was the villain, and it would have been nice to get even more of those, since the film's story evolved so significantly over the years.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utAwhtPlx8c]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And of course, it wouldn't be a Disney DVD without\u00a0<strong>music videos<\/strong>. These include four versions of the pop version of \"Let It Go\" in different languages. We get\u00a0Demi Lovato in English, Martina Stoessel in Spanish and Italian, and Marsha Milan in Malaysian.<\/p>\r\nThen to round everything off, we get the short\u00a0<em><strong>Get A<\/strong><\/em><strong> Horse!<\/strong>, which played before\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in theatres. We also get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/06\/17\/first-frozen-teaser-released\/\"><strong>original teaser trailer<\/strong><\/a>, which featured Sven and Olaf roughhousing over a carrot.\r\n\r\nWith all the hype and excitement over\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>, you would think Disney would put a little more effort into making the bonus features the best they could be. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. It was missing key elements such as a director's commentary, the real making of <em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>(that we were promised), and even other standalone features about the music, animation and more. <em>Frozen<\/em>'s bonus features are a bit frail, leaving much to be desired.\r\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-10217 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen-Still-Anna-meet-Kristoff\" width=\"614\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a> This is how I feel about the bonus features.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEverything about the movie\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is happy; everything about\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s Blu-ray features are sad. I really feel that Disney missed the boat in packing this Blu-ray with all the goods. Perhaps the studio was rushed getting this in stores in time... I don't know. However, it's rumored that Disney will release a\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0Ultimate Edition which will include the film in 3D, so more likely that release will have more of the content fans are looking for. Even if there were zero bonus features, <em>Frozen<\/em> is a must own because the film itself is that good.\r\n<h3>Purchase<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">2-disc Blu-ray + Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7EXY\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7EXY&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HV2KPNW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HV2KPNW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NDNuFjU_jlM]<\/p>","post_title":"'Frozen' Blu-ray\/DVD Collector's Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:06:52","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:06:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13555","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"39","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13495,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-10 09:28:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-10 16:28:32","post_content":"Disney released a new poster for its\u00a0<em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em> spin-off movie\u00a0<strong><em>Maleficent<\/em><\/strong>. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous Angelina Jolie, as the evil fairy herself.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the poster, we see Maleficent starring creepily at the viewer with her yellow-green-red eyes. Jolie's famous pout sports bright red rouge and her cheeks are extremely sunken in \u00e0\u00a0la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=lady+gaga+cheek+implants&espv=210&es_sm=91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zeUdU8a9LYz3oATU04LwCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1294&bih=829\">Lady Gaga a few years ago<\/a>. Maleficent's coif shows her famous devil horns in black, with a hint of blue, which matches her black dress and collar. Lastly, the demoness has one staunch white hand placed on her scepter, which is one of the sources of her powers.\r\n\r\nOverall, I'm rather impressed with the poster. So far, all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/11\/12\/dramatic-new-teaser-poster-for-disneys-maleficent\/\">posters<\/a> have exploited only the film's eponymous lead Maleficent and not any of the secondary characters such as the princess Aurora of the good fairies. This probably is a good indication about where the majority of the plot will focus, if the blazingly obvious <em>Maleficent<\/em> title wasn't enough of an indication.\r\n\r\nDisney was also able to obtain the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maleficent\">@Maleficent<\/a>\u00a0Twitter handle for the movie, cutting it close with just a few months to spare before the release. Be sure to follow this Twitter because, according to Disney, more is to be revealed there and \"something big is coming.\" But this handle will come in handle to further promote Disney entities long after the movie is released, much like what the company already does with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeautyandtheBeastBelle\">Disney Princess Facebook pages<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Maleficent<\/em> hits theatres in just a few short months on May 30, 2014.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is your favorite part of the new 'Maleficent' poster?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New 'Maleficent' Poster","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13495","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13491,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-09 08:42:55","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-09 15:42:55","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nJust a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios'\u00a0<strong><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em><\/strong> hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an extended sneak peek of the film, which gives us a look at over five minutes of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> in action.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A53_fjO4P4s]<\/p>\r\nIn the clip, the winter fairies perform an ice dance for all the other fairies in Pixie Hollow when suddenly Zarina, the rogue pirate fairy, comes slinking in the shadows to disrupt the party. She uses a powerful sleep pollen on the entire fairy community, which puts everyone in a deep slumber except for Tinker Bell and her gang. Once everyone's in obliviously dreamland, Zarina then sneaks off to steal the blue pixie dust.\r\n\r\nWatching this clip got me really excited to see this movie. Everything about Zarina is so mysterious and interesting. It's nice to see a change in the typical fairy fare. Her long pirate dress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/07\/desginer-christian-siriano-gives-the-pirate-fairy-a-couture-makeover\/\">designed by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano<\/a>, is gorgeous and an unexpected choice for fairy attire.\r\n\r\nFrom\u00a0the\u00a0world of <em>Peter Pan<\/em> comes <em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em>, a swashbuckling<b>\u00a0<\/b>new adventure about Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks), a smart and ambitious dust-keeper\u00a0fairy\u00a0who\u2019s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When Zarina\u2019s wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces withthe\u00a0scheming\u00a0pirates\u00a0of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell (voice of Mae Whitman) and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with\u00a0the\u00a0band of\u00a0pirates\u00a0led by a cabin boy named James (voice of Tom Hiddleston), who\u2019ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\">spoiler-free review<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em>.\r\n\r\nWith laughter, heart, magic and thrills,\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em> sets sail\u00a0April 1, 2014. You can pre-order the film on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5RYN5Y\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5RYN5Y&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Amazon<\/a>.","post_title":"Check out Zarina's Devious Plans in this 'The Pirate Fairy' Extended Sneak Peek","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13491","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13422,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-05 08:32:18","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-05 15:32:18","post_content":"The first teaser trailer for\u00a0TWC-Dimension'sCGI\/live-action film\u00a0<em><strong>Paddington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so cute and cuddly. Can we all get a collective \"awww\"?\r\n\r\n<center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe src=\"http:\/\/movies.yahoo.com\/video\/paddington-teaser-trailer-193045751.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer has a lot of build up, showing us nothing of note except beautiful scenery and a train station. Near the end, we finally get just a quick glimpse of Paddington peeking out of a bag. While we only got to see top half of Paddington's face, the animation is beautifully realistic and satisfying. It was a good choice for the studio to go with a more cuddly, realistic-looking bear for Paddington, instead of more cartoony like\u00a0<em>The Smurfs<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer is also reminiscent of the poster that we got nearly two years ago.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"paddington-movie-poster\" width=\"404\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Paddington<\/em>\u00a0stars Colin Firth as the eponymous bear. It also stars\u00a0Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and\u00a0Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Official synopsis:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the producer of HARRY POTTER, a modern take on the iconic and beloved adventures of Paddington bear, translated into 40 languages worldwide.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adapted from Michael Bond\u2019s beloved books, PADDINGTON tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides the time has come to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Trusting of the kindness of strangers, she ties a label round his neck which simply reads \u2018Please look after this bear. Thank you.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lost and alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that London is not the welcoming, well-mannered land of his dreams, but a rather busy, bustling metropolis where nobody even notices him. Luckily, he meets the Brown family who feel unable to abandon this homeless young bear to his fate. They name him after the station where they found him and offer him a place to stay while he searches for the only person he knows in London: the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy years before.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But little do the Browns realize just how much comic mayhem one young bear will bring to their family life, and when this rarest of bears catches the eye of a sinister, seductive taxidermist, it isn\u2019t long before his home \u2013 and very existence \u2013 is under threat\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following in the footsteps of E.T., Paddington tells the universal tale of an outsider trying to find his place in the world \u2013 and gives it an exuberant comic twist. Like Mr. Bean, Paddington promises to delight and enchant the whole family.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Padddington\u00a0<\/em>will be released in theatres December 12, 2014.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(via <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/paddington-trailer\/\">Collider<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2014\/first-teaser-trailer-for-paddington-arrives\/\">Animated Views<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Did you grow up with 'Paddington'? Are you excited to see him hit the big screen?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New 'Paddington' Teaser Trailer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:17:13","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:17:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13422","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"13","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13313,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-03 09:15:43","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:15:43","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-oscar-win\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAs expected, Disney's smash hit\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Also, the\u00a0French-Luxembourgish short <em>Mr Hublot\u00a0<\/em>took home the award for Best Animated Short Film.\r\n<h3>Best Animated Feature Film: <em>Frozen<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise when the envelope was opened for Best Animated Feature Film and\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> was announced the winner. Producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck accepted the award.\r\n\r\nCheck out the video of the filmmakers accepting the award, as well as a Q&A they did later that night:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdrPB5KJaRM]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=maScG3qqud8]<\/p>\r\nEarlier that day, <em>Frozen<\/em> passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">impressive billion dollar milestone<\/a> in the worldwide box office, making it one of only two animated films ever to do so. That in itself would have been something worth pulling out all the stops to celebrate about.\u00a0This has been such a whirlwind award season for the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0team and this Oscar win is the ultimate cherry on the top.\u00a0Congratulations to the entire\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0cast and crew for all their hard work, passion and dedication to this incredible project!\r\n\r\nAlso, we can't forget that this is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first win of the award since its inception in 2001. No doubt if the award were award in the 90s, Disney would already have a slew of these in its trophy cases back at the studio. Many thought that last year, Disney was robbed of the award when Brave won instead of Wreck-It Ralph. But, that's in the past and we're ecstatic that Disney finally won for Best Animated Feature. If there were any movie to do it, it seems <em>Frozen<\/em> would it be!\r\n<h3>Best Animated Short Film: <em>Mr Hublot<\/em><\/h3>\r\nRegarding Best Animated Short Film,\u00a0<em>Mr Hublot<\/em> took home the top prize. Directors\u00a0Laurent Witz\u00a0and\u00a0Alexandre Espigares\u00a0accepted the Academy Award. The short was up against some tough competition, including Disney's <em>Get A Horse!\u00a0<\/em>We are proud of this team and the hard work they did in creating Mr Hublot. We're looking forward to more great things from this duo!\r\n\r\nWatch the acceptance speech and a Q&A with the directors:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l_tD5FCEOYE]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=awbAr30n_n4]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Best Original Song:\u00a0<em>\"<\/em>Let It Go\"<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> went two for two when it also won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez accepted the award in a well put together, clever and fun acceptance speech. In it they sang--to the tune of \"Happy Birthday\"--\"Happy Oscars to you, let's do <em>Frozen 2<\/em>!\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QQLQcuz3lY]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With this Oscar win, Robert Lopez also become the 12th person in history to earn the EGOT, joining the ranks of Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks. The EGOT is an acronym that for peolpe who have won all four American entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Let It Go\" was the last of the Best Original Song nominees to be performed. Earlier in the the night, another animation contender \"Happy\" from Despicable Me 2 was performed by Pharrell Williams. The performance was great toe-tapping number, as Williams danced with various starlets like Amy Adams,\u00a0Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Meryl Streep. Check that fun song out below, trust me, it'll make you happy:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3FEnu11AmQQ]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Who the Heck Is Adele Dazeem?<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go-1024x539.png\" alt=\"idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go\" width=\"614\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAlso, right before Idina Menzel performed \"Let It Go\", John Travolta introduced her. Unfortunately, apparently he has no idea who the great Queen Idina is because he called he, in what was an attempt to show respect, Adele Dazeem! If Idina were really Elsa, she should have zapped Travolta with her ice powers right then and there for his mistake.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1wGAoA7634]<\/p>\r\nTwitter blew up after this, with many people commenting, criticizing and joking about the sensation Adel Dazeem. My personal favorite was this one below:\r\n\r\n \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DID JOHN TRAVOLTA JUST \"PRINCE ABOOBOO\" IDINA MENZEL<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 Jade Elizabeth (@ShootTheWendy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShootTheWendy\/statuses\/440338576359055360\">March 3, 2014<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Idina, dressed in a beautiful creme dress, stood under an Elsa-like chandelier as she belted out the famous and iconic Disney tune. Despite having performed on Broadway for decades, she seemed a bit nervous, but she killed the song like the talented professional that she is. She even got a standing ovation from her peers in the crowd.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much to the disappointment of fans, Idina performed a shortened version of \"Let It Go\", which seemed like a missed opportunity considering other non-nominated songs like \"Over The Rainbow\" got full performances. If you missed her show-stopping performance, check it out here:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NO-ORfU7ids]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What was your favorite part of the Oscars last night?<\/em><\/h3>\r\nAll in all, it was a fabulous Oscar ceremony and night!\u00a02013 was an incredible year for animation, so congratulations to all the nominees and winners!","post_title":"2014 Oscars Round Up: 'Frozen' Sweeps, 'Mr Hublot' Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:22:51","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:22:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13313","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13291,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-02 11:42:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-02 18:42:32","post_content":"Disney international phenomenon\u00a0<strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong> has finally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=frozen2013.htm\">reached<\/a> the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries yet!\r\n\r\nThe film has now made\u00a0$1,000,236,000 worldwide.\u00a0<b>$388.7 million of the total was made domestically, with\u00a0$611.5 million made in foreign markets.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-13296 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\" alt=\"frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office\" width=\"598\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a> It's an incredible sight to behold, isn't it?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>has been inching toward this massive finish line for a while now, but finally succeeded. It was predicted and expected that\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>would inevitably reach $1 billion after opening in its final market--Japan--on March 14, but it looks like\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0couldn't wait that long.\r\n\r\nWe all scoffed when we saw Disney using the line \"the greatest Disney musical event since\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>\" in its marketing. Nothing can touch\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>. Boy were we wrong. It just passed\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>20-year-old record $987.5 million record.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is now the second highest grossing animated film of all time behind Pixar's <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, which\u00a0made $1.063 billion back in 2010. Now the real question is if <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0will make that extra $63 million it needs to claim the title of highest grossing animated film of all time. Also, <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0is now\u00a018th on the highest grossing films of all time.\r\n\r\nDisney did a lot to keep\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in the spotlight, after its initial word-of-mouth success after its first month in theatres. The studio \"re-released\"\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>as a sing-along edition (even though, technically, the film never left theatres), which brought diehard fans back again to see the film. The viral popularity of the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s big musical number\u00a0\"Let It Go\", allowed the studio to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/26\/gmas-breathtaking-let-it-go-sing-along-cements-frozen-into-disney-legacy\/\">massive sing-along on Good Morning America<\/a>, which involved singers from the film and from other popular YouTube videos of the song.\r\n\r\nIn its 15th week in theatres,\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>still managed to make an impressive $3.611 million over the weekend. With a predicted Oscar win today for Best Animated Feature, it might help to further bolster\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s domestic box office run in the coming weeks. It seems likely that it will surpass\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>'s any day now.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to the entire Disney Animation team for this incredible achievement!\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Do you think 'Frozen' will pass 'Toy Story 3' as the highest grossing animated film of all time?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"'Frozen' Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:23:31","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:23:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13291","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"28","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13126,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 08:44:01","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 15:44:01","post_content":"Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed \"The Japanese Walt Disney\". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans have sky high expectations. With his newest (and supposedly last) film,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>, the stakes couldn't be higher. Fortunately,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is an elegant, mature and beautiful film, which serves as a\u00a0triumphant send off for the great Japanese animation master.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip-1024x532.png\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip\" width=\"614\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is a semi-fictional\/semi-biographical story about a Japanese WWII airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi. Jiro was indeed a real person, however, Miyazaki takes some liberties with the story to create a theatrical drama. Ever since Jiro was young, he was fascinated by planes and those who created them. As a boy, he has a dream in which he meets the famous Italian\u00a0aeronautical designer Giovanni Caproni, who tells him to follow his sky-high dreams. Jiro grows up and becomes a brilliant engineer himself, eventually getting hired out of college by Mitsubishi to help build Japan's next greatest war planes.\r\n\r\nFrom the first scenes, the noticeable difference between <em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0and other current animation films is the pacing.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises\u00a0<\/em>is slow, taking its time to develop characters and tell the narrative. Also, it's neither noisy nor rambunctious, but rather is content with telling the stories visually rather than with excessive chatty dialogue. This more mature, sophisticated tone allows viewers to breath and absorb the film, rather than having to stressfully keep up.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-7565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAlthough The<em> Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is about mechanical airplanes, the film is incredibly emotional and heartfelt. I found myself crying at moments that really weren't even sad. These scenes were happy and ripe with emotion. Miyazaki does a wonderful job transfusing these feelings into the audience, making us care for each of the characters and feel their highs and lows. I haven't cried so much in a movie since\u00a0<em>The Book Thief\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Les Miserables<\/em>. After the film was done, I simply sat in my chair with tears streaming down my face, taking in the extraordinary film that I had just witnessed.\r\n\r\nSome may be upset about the film's themes about a man who created a warplane that killed thousands. But viewers need to understand that this is a Japanese film, by a Japanese studio, by Japanese director about Japanese history. The film makes it clear about how far behind technologically Japan was compared to the rest of the world: while the rest of the world was making metal airplanes, Japan was 10 years behind still making planes out of wood and canvas. The technical aeronautical advances made by Japan and Jiro during this time is really the only thing Japan can be proud of about WWII. The story is historically interesting and important as a part of Japan's history.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAs part of this,<em> The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0has a theme of following your dreams despite the consequences. Jiro dreamt about designing airplanes since he was young. He works hard in school and finally gets the opportunity to design some planes himself. However, since this is during wartime, his company is looking only to produce military airplanes instead of commercial since those contracts were really the only ones available. Jiro never seems to be against making these planes, instead he is proud to serve his country in the war effort while also doing what he loves. He also has a love interest that distracts him from his dreams, which is another interesting point of tension in the film.\r\n\r\nFrom the first note,\u00a0Joe Hisaishi's score stands out as a star element. The score is simply lovely, expressive and rich. While the film is set in Japan, the score has an unexpected Italian vibe as accordions and guitar carry the melodies. This unique music choice could represent Jiro's obsession with the Italian airplane maker Caproni. Nevertheless, the score is flawless and Hisaishi creates strong themes and beats, which work together to add further romance, emotion and fantasy to the story.\r\n\r\nThe animation is simple and elegant. Clean, crisp lines; vivid colors; captivating backgrounds. All of these work together to create a beautiful, fresh-looking film. It will make you yearn for more hand-drawn animated films and appreciate the fact that Studio Ghibli has not forsaken the medium.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"wind-rises2\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em> is much different from Miyazaki's other films, which are more fantasy and whimsical in nature. This film is little of those, but rather is serious, nostalgic, and thought provoking. The medium of animation is perfectly suited for Jiro's story and the majesty of airplanes in flight. The experience audiences will have while watching this film is one that is rarely had in American animation or American films in general.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>is one of Miyazaki's best works that expertly evokes raw emotion from the audience and is worth seeing.\r\n<h3>\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jsTVBX6fJP4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Wind Rises' is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:24:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:24:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13126","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"17","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13061,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 00:30:05","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 07:30:05","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film\u00a0<strong><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV8712441203&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div 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<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_13356_4_691f833e988a3 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 42 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="41" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='41' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/'>41</a> <span class='page_number active'>42</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='43' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/'>43</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="43" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5956587865&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Main Discussion<\/strong>: <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Who are Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook?<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Bryan Adam's soundtrack. Phil Collins\/Tarzan knock off?\u00a0Gotta love the early 2000s.<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>\"Tradigital Animation\" - CGI opening scene with the eagle Morgan loves.<strong><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Damon is channeling his inner Matthew Broderick.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Morgan's motion blur rant.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0What's with the colonel in the clouds on the DVD cover?<br \/>\u25a0 Bryan Adams songs ever few minutes. Do they all sound the same?<br \/>\u25a0 Little Creek and the painted mare, Rain!<br \/>\u25a0 Rain's \"death\"; not quite on Mufasa level.<br \/>\u25a0 THE NOD!<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rotoscopers\/status\/440622596300607488\">Listener Twitter Question<\/a>: What would you rate SPIRIT and why?<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag! Michael, Lauren, Geri, Hule, Todge, and Courtney.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 1:24:21 20.3 MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/em>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5NY6FA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5NY6FA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IUH2\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IUH2&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000066C1N\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000066C1N&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">soundtrack<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7BFaLChV0o\">\"This Is Me\"<\/a> openings in animation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dZLcBLmph3Q\">\"Run Free\"<\/a>\u00a0sequence<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Morgan and Chelsea's <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=boWmpWlKUMk\"><em>Lilo & Stitch <\/em>Blu-ray\u00a0review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\"><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/6302293596\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=6302293596&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@rotoscopers.com\">contact@rotoscopers.com<\/a>.<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\"><br \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #62: 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' - Tradigital Animation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13555,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-13 13:56:36","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-13 20:56:36","post_content":"<em>Frozen<\/em>: The Disney movie that took the world by storm.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts of audiences everywhere, recently passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">$1 billion worldwide box office milestone<\/a>. \"Let It Go\" is now one of the most beloved songs of both young and old, and YouTube has the videos to prove it.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is proof that we are now in the second Disney Renaissance.\r\n\r\nHere at the Rotoscopers, we were always\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>biggest supporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3rAOLVkieEU\">beginning<\/a> and still are! So we were excited to get our hands on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> Blu-ray<\/a> so we could watch Disney's newest masterpiece over and over again. So with all the hype, how does the Blu-ray stack? The answer might surprise you.<em>\r\n<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features\" width=\"302\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The Film\u00a0\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e1\/2<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> tells the story of two princesses who are separated from each other at an early age. Elsa (Idina Menzel) has the power to control ice and snow, but unfortunately can't control them, which resulted in her hurting her sister, Anna (Kristen Bell). On Elsa's coronation day, her powers are exposed for the whole world to see, so she escapes to the mountain, leaving her kingdom of Arendelle stuck in eternal winter. Anna, knowing her sister's heart, ventures off to bring Elsa back and along the way is joined by a motley crew: a rugged ice harvester, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff); his sassy reindeer; and an enchanted snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8-1024x457.png\" alt=\"disney-frozen-screenshot (8)\" width=\"614\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPrincesses and musicals: they're what Disney does best.\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> goes back to Disney's fairy tale roots, which is nice to see since it's been a few years since the last one,\u00a0<em>Tangled<\/em>. The film also takes notes from the extraordinary success of the Renaissance era films in that is is a full-blown musical. Both, do not disappoint.\r\n\r\nThe songs are memorable, hummable and extremely catchy. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez did a wonderful job homing in on the Disney magic, while also modernizing the tunes with some up-to-date lyrics and beats. With its numerous songs,\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> feels like a Broadway musical, which makes it extremely enjoyable and fun to watch. While I like all the songs as standalone pieces, I find that a few feel out of place and interrupt the plot and flow, such as \"In Summer\" and \"Fixer Upper.\" But, that doesn't mean that I don't still jam out to those songs in my car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\" alt=\"Hans-Anna-Frozen-still\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRegarding characters, I enjoy the juxtaposition of the stoic and serious Elsa to her jovial and adorkable sister Anna. However, I feel that Elsa's character could have been developed and explored a bit more in the film as they had such an interesting and complex female character to work with. The cast as a whole is great, especially Hans, Oaken, the Duke and of course, the sisters.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> isn't a perfect movie, but by golly, it sure is one of the more enjoyable animated or live-action films in a long time. It's one of those movies you want want to watch again and again.\r\n<h3>The Features\u00a0\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\nMy favorite parts of any Blu-ray\/DVD are the special features. I usually watch them\u00a0<em>before<\/em> actually watching the movie. So when I got <i>the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> 2-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a> in my hands, I practically ripped off the packaging so I could get to the bonus features. It's\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0for heaven's sake; it's the biggest Disney film in two decades! It's gotta be good, right? Wrong.\r\n\r\nWhen Disney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/10\/frozen-gets-release-date-special-features-announced\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0this Blu-ray, we were promised a feature called \"Breaking the Ice \u2013 The Real Making of\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>.\" I don't know where that went because my disc didn't have it (it appears neither did\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Frozen-Blu-ray\/56784\/#Review\">Blu-ray.com's<\/a>). The fact that this crucial part is missing really makes you loathe the satirical \"The Making of Frozen\" even more. If it were included, I would\u00a0<em>love<\/em>\u00a0\"The Making of Frozen\" song and video. But since it's not, I'm not laughing.\r\n\r\nThe first special feature--<strong>The Making of <em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>--seemed straight forward enough. I expected a 30-minute or so documentary about the making of the film from concept to theatre. Unfortunately, it's just a three-minute musical number featuring a few of the film's voice talent: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. The two men are dressed up like Disney employees and start singing a cheesy Disney-esque song about \"the making of Frozen.\" The bit goes on and on, repeating \"the making of Frozen\" over and over again, but they don't actually get to that part. Why would Disney put so much work (and money) into this silly feature that is inconsequential and fluff? I don't know and to be honest, it's offensive.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RB0f619N7L4]<\/p>\r\nSo then after that disappointment, you think that\u00a0<strong>D\u2019frosted: Disney\u2019s Journey From Hans Christian Anderson to\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>is actually going to get down to business and talk about the making of Frozen. Well, this doesn't either. The featurette includes directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee joined by Alice Davis, the wife of Disney animator Marc Davis who at one point worked on developing a Snow Queen-themed attraction for Disney. The trio talk for seven minutes about the similarities between the two versions as well as comparisons to Hans Christian Andersen's original source material. But, that's about as far as we get into the making of <em>Frozen<\/em>.\r\n\r\nNext we get four <strong>deleted scenes<\/strong> introduced by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The entire segment lasts only seven minutes. The scenes include: Scenes include \"Never Underestimate the Power of Elsa,\" \"The Dressing Room,\" \"Meet Kristoff #1\" and Meet Kristoff #2.\"\u00a0It's great to see these deleted scenes and see the\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>that could have been. We got only one scene from when Elsa was the villain, and it would have been nice to get even more of those, since the film's story evolved so significantly over the years.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utAwhtPlx8c]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And of course, it wouldn't be a Disney DVD without\u00a0<strong>music videos<\/strong>. These include four versions of the pop version of \"Let It Go\" in different languages. We get\u00a0Demi Lovato in English, Martina Stoessel in Spanish and Italian, and Marsha Milan in Malaysian.<\/p>\r\nThen to round everything off, we get the short\u00a0<em><strong>Get A<\/strong><\/em><strong> Horse!<\/strong>, which played before\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in theatres. We also get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/06\/17\/first-frozen-teaser-released\/\"><strong>original teaser trailer<\/strong><\/a>, which featured Sven and Olaf roughhousing over a carrot.\r\n\r\nWith all the hype and excitement over\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>, you would think Disney would put a little more effort into making the bonus features the best they could be. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. It was missing key elements such as a director's commentary, the real making of <em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>(that we were promised), and even other standalone features about the music, animation and more. <em>Frozen<\/em>'s bonus features are a bit frail, leaving much to be desired.\r\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-10217 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen-Still-Anna-meet-Kristoff\" width=\"614\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a> This is how I feel about the bonus features.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEverything about the movie\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is happy; everything about\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s Blu-ray features are sad. I really feel that Disney missed the boat in packing this Blu-ray with all the goods. Perhaps the studio was rushed getting this in stores in time... I don't know. However, it's rumored that Disney will release a\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0Ultimate Edition which will include the film in 3D, so more likely that release will have more of the content fans are looking for. Even if there were zero bonus features, <em>Frozen<\/em> is a must own because the film itself is that good.\r\n<h3>Purchase<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">2-disc Blu-ray + Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7EXY\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7EXY&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HV2KPNW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HV2KPNW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NDNuFjU_jlM]<\/p>","post_title":"'Frozen' Blu-ray\/DVD Collector's Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:06:52","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:06:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13555","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"39","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13495,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-10 09:28:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-10 16:28:32","post_content":"Disney released a new poster for its\u00a0<em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em> spin-off movie\u00a0<strong><em>Maleficent<\/em><\/strong>. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous Angelina Jolie, as the evil fairy herself.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the poster, we see Maleficent starring creepily at the viewer with her yellow-green-red eyes. Jolie's famous pout sports bright red rouge and her cheeks are extremely sunken in \u00e0\u00a0la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=lady+gaga+cheek+implants&espv=210&es_sm=91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zeUdU8a9LYz3oATU04LwCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1294&bih=829\">Lady Gaga a few years ago<\/a>. Maleficent's coif shows her famous devil horns in black, with a hint of blue, which matches her black dress and collar. Lastly, the demoness has one staunch white hand placed on her scepter, which is one of the sources of her powers.\r\n\r\nOverall, I'm rather impressed with the poster. So far, all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/11\/12\/dramatic-new-teaser-poster-for-disneys-maleficent\/\">posters<\/a> have exploited only the film's eponymous lead Maleficent and not any of the secondary characters such as the princess Aurora of the good fairies. This probably is a good indication about where the majority of the plot will focus, if the blazingly obvious <em>Maleficent<\/em> title wasn't enough of an indication.\r\n\r\nDisney was also able to obtain the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maleficent\">@Maleficent<\/a>\u00a0Twitter handle for the movie, cutting it close with just a few months to spare before the release. Be sure to follow this Twitter because, according to Disney, more is to be revealed there and \"something big is coming.\" But this handle will come in handle to further promote Disney entities long after the movie is released, much like what the company already does with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeautyandtheBeastBelle\">Disney Princess Facebook pages<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Maleficent<\/em> hits theatres in just a few short months on May 30, 2014.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is your favorite part of the new 'Maleficent' poster?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New 'Maleficent' Poster","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13495","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13491,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-09 08:42:55","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-09 15:42:55","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nJust a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios'\u00a0<strong><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em><\/strong> hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an extended sneak peek of the film, which gives us a look at over five minutes of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> in action.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A53_fjO4P4s]<\/p>\r\nIn the clip, the winter fairies perform an ice dance for all the other fairies in Pixie Hollow when suddenly Zarina, the rogue pirate fairy, comes slinking in the shadows to disrupt the party. She uses a powerful sleep pollen on the entire fairy community, which puts everyone in a deep slumber except for Tinker Bell and her gang. Once everyone's in obliviously dreamland, Zarina then sneaks off to steal the blue pixie dust.\r\n\r\nWatching this clip got me really excited to see this movie. Everything about Zarina is so mysterious and interesting. It's nice to see a change in the typical fairy fare. Her long pirate dress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/07\/desginer-christian-siriano-gives-the-pirate-fairy-a-couture-makeover\/\">designed by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano<\/a>, is gorgeous and an unexpected choice for fairy attire.\r\n\r\nFrom\u00a0the\u00a0world of <em>Peter Pan<\/em> comes <em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em>, a swashbuckling<b>\u00a0<\/b>new adventure about Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks), a smart and ambitious dust-keeper\u00a0fairy\u00a0who\u2019s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When Zarina\u2019s wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces withthe\u00a0scheming\u00a0pirates\u00a0of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell (voice of Mae Whitman) and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with\u00a0the\u00a0band of\u00a0pirates\u00a0led by a cabin boy named James (voice of Tom Hiddleston), who\u2019ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\">spoiler-free review<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em>.\r\n\r\nWith laughter, heart, magic and thrills,\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em> sets sail\u00a0April 1, 2014. You can pre-order the film on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5RYN5Y\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5RYN5Y&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Amazon<\/a>.","post_title":"Check out Zarina's Devious Plans in this 'The Pirate Fairy' Extended Sneak Peek","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13491","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13422,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-05 08:32:18","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-05 15:32:18","post_content":"The first teaser trailer for\u00a0TWC-Dimension'sCGI\/live-action film\u00a0<em><strong>Paddington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so cute and cuddly. Can we all get a collective \"awww\"?\r\n\r\n<center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe src=\"http:\/\/movies.yahoo.com\/video\/paddington-teaser-trailer-193045751.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer has a lot of build up, showing us nothing of note except beautiful scenery and a train station. Near the end, we finally get just a quick glimpse of Paddington peeking out of a bag. While we only got to see top half of Paddington's face, the animation is beautifully realistic and satisfying. It was a good choice for the studio to go with a more cuddly, realistic-looking bear for Paddington, instead of more cartoony like\u00a0<em>The Smurfs<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer is also reminiscent of the poster that we got nearly two years ago.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"paddington-movie-poster\" width=\"404\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Paddington<\/em>\u00a0stars Colin Firth as the eponymous bear. It also stars\u00a0Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and\u00a0Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Official synopsis:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the producer of HARRY POTTER, a modern take on the iconic and beloved adventures of Paddington bear, translated into 40 languages worldwide.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adapted from Michael Bond\u2019s beloved books, PADDINGTON tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides the time has come to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Trusting of the kindness of strangers, she ties a label round his neck which simply reads \u2018Please look after this bear. Thank you.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lost and alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that London is not the welcoming, well-mannered land of his dreams, but a rather busy, bustling metropolis where nobody even notices him. Luckily, he meets the Brown family who feel unable to abandon this homeless young bear to his fate. They name him after the station where they found him and offer him a place to stay while he searches for the only person he knows in London: the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy years before.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But little do the Browns realize just how much comic mayhem one young bear will bring to their family life, and when this rarest of bears catches the eye of a sinister, seductive taxidermist, it isn\u2019t long before his home \u2013 and very existence \u2013 is under threat\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following in the footsteps of E.T., Paddington tells the universal tale of an outsider trying to find his place in the world \u2013 and gives it an exuberant comic twist. Like Mr. Bean, Paddington promises to delight and enchant the whole family.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Padddington\u00a0<\/em>will be released in theatres December 12, 2014.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(via <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/paddington-trailer\/\">Collider<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2014\/first-teaser-trailer-for-paddington-arrives\/\">Animated Views<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Did you grow up with 'Paddington'? Are you excited to see him hit the big screen?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New 'Paddington' Teaser Trailer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:17:13","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:17:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13422","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"13","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13313,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-03 09:15:43","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:15:43","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-oscar-win\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAs expected, Disney's smash hit\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Also, the\u00a0French-Luxembourgish short <em>Mr Hublot\u00a0<\/em>took home the award for Best Animated Short Film.\r\n<h3>Best Animated Feature Film: <em>Frozen<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise when the envelope was opened for Best Animated Feature Film and\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> was announced the winner. Producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck accepted the award.\r\n\r\nCheck out the video of the filmmakers accepting the award, as well as a Q&A they did later that night:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdrPB5KJaRM]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=maScG3qqud8]<\/p>\r\nEarlier that day, <em>Frozen<\/em> passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">impressive billion dollar milestone<\/a> in the worldwide box office, making it one of only two animated films ever to do so. That in itself would have been something worth pulling out all the stops to celebrate about.\u00a0This has been such a whirlwind award season for the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0team and this Oscar win is the ultimate cherry on the top.\u00a0Congratulations to the entire\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0cast and crew for all their hard work, passion and dedication to this incredible project!\r\n\r\nAlso, we can't forget that this is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first win of the award since its inception in 2001. No doubt if the award were award in the 90s, Disney would already have a slew of these in its trophy cases back at the studio. Many thought that last year, Disney was robbed of the award when Brave won instead of Wreck-It Ralph. But, that's in the past and we're ecstatic that Disney finally won for Best Animated Feature. If there were any movie to do it, it seems <em>Frozen<\/em> would it be!\r\n<h3>Best Animated Short Film: <em>Mr Hublot<\/em><\/h3>\r\nRegarding Best Animated Short Film,\u00a0<em>Mr Hublot<\/em> took home the top prize. Directors\u00a0Laurent Witz\u00a0and\u00a0Alexandre Espigares\u00a0accepted the Academy Award. The short was up against some tough competition, including Disney's <em>Get A Horse!\u00a0<\/em>We are proud of this team and the hard work they did in creating Mr Hublot. We're looking forward to more great things from this duo!\r\n\r\nWatch the acceptance speech and a Q&A with the directors:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l_tD5FCEOYE]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=awbAr30n_n4]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Best Original Song:\u00a0<em>\"<\/em>Let It Go\"<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> went two for two when it also won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez accepted the award in a well put together, clever and fun acceptance speech. In it they sang--to the tune of \"Happy Birthday\"--\"Happy Oscars to you, let's do <em>Frozen 2<\/em>!\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QQLQcuz3lY]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With this Oscar win, Robert Lopez also become the 12th person in history to earn the EGOT, joining the ranks of Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks. The EGOT is an acronym that for peolpe who have won all four American entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Let It Go\" was the last of the Best Original Song nominees to be performed. Earlier in the the night, another animation contender \"Happy\" from Despicable Me 2 was performed by Pharrell Williams. The performance was great toe-tapping number, as Williams danced with various starlets like Amy Adams,\u00a0Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Meryl Streep. Check that fun song out below, trust me, it'll make you happy:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3FEnu11AmQQ]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Who the Heck Is Adele Dazeem?<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go-1024x539.png\" alt=\"idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go\" width=\"614\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAlso, right before Idina Menzel performed \"Let It Go\", John Travolta introduced her. Unfortunately, apparently he has no idea who the great Queen Idina is because he called he, in what was an attempt to show respect, Adele Dazeem! If Idina were really Elsa, she should have zapped Travolta with her ice powers right then and there for his mistake.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1wGAoA7634]<\/p>\r\nTwitter blew up after this, with many people commenting, criticizing and joking about the sensation Adel Dazeem. My personal favorite was this one below:\r\n\r\n \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DID JOHN TRAVOLTA JUST \"PRINCE ABOOBOO\" IDINA MENZEL<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 Jade Elizabeth (@ShootTheWendy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShootTheWendy\/statuses\/440338576359055360\">March 3, 2014<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Idina, dressed in a beautiful creme dress, stood under an Elsa-like chandelier as she belted out the famous and iconic Disney tune. Despite having performed on Broadway for decades, she seemed a bit nervous, but she killed the song like the talented professional that she is. She even got a standing ovation from her peers in the crowd.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much to the disappointment of fans, Idina performed a shortened version of \"Let It Go\", which seemed like a missed opportunity considering other non-nominated songs like \"Over The Rainbow\" got full performances. If you missed her show-stopping performance, check it out here:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NO-ORfU7ids]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What was your favorite part of the Oscars last night?<\/em><\/h3>\r\nAll in all, it was a fabulous Oscar ceremony and night!\u00a02013 was an incredible year for animation, so congratulations to all the nominees and winners!","post_title":"2014 Oscars Round Up: 'Frozen' Sweeps, 'Mr Hublot' Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:22:51","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:22:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13313","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13291,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-02 11:42:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-02 18:42:32","post_content":"Disney international phenomenon\u00a0<strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong> has finally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=frozen2013.htm\">reached<\/a> the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries yet!\r\n\r\nThe film has now made\u00a0$1,000,236,000 worldwide.\u00a0<b>$388.7 million of the total was made domestically, with\u00a0$611.5 million made in foreign markets.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-13296 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\" alt=\"frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office\" width=\"598\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a> It's an incredible sight to behold, isn't it?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>has been inching toward this massive finish line for a while now, but finally succeeded. It was predicted and expected that\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>would inevitably reach $1 billion after opening in its final market--Japan--on March 14, but it looks like\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0couldn't wait that long.\r\n\r\nWe all scoffed when we saw Disney using the line \"the greatest Disney musical event since\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>\" in its marketing. Nothing can touch\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>. Boy were we wrong. It just passed\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>20-year-old record $987.5 million record.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is now the second highest grossing animated film of all time behind Pixar's <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, which\u00a0made $1.063 billion back in 2010. Now the real question is if <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0will make that extra $63 million it needs to claim the title of highest grossing animated film of all time. Also, <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0is now\u00a018th on the highest grossing films of all time.\r\n\r\nDisney did a lot to keep\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in the spotlight, after its initial word-of-mouth success after its first month in theatres. The studio \"re-released\"\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>as a sing-along edition (even though, technically, the film never left theatres), which brought diehard fans back again to see the film. The viral popularity of the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s big musical number\u00a0\"Let It Go\", allowed the studio to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/26\/gmas-breathtaking-let-it-go-sing-along-cements-frozen-into-disney-legacy\/\">massive sing-along on Good Morning America<\/a>, which involved singers from the film and from other popular YouTube videos of the song.\r\n\r\nIn its 15th week in theatres,\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>still managed to make an impressive $3.611 million over the weekend. With a predicted Oscar win today for Best Animated Feature, it might help to further bolster\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s domestic box office run in the coming weeks. It seems likely that it will surpass\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>'s any day now.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to the entire Disney Animation team for this incredible achievement!\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Do you think 'Frozen' will pass 'Toy Story 3' as the highest grossing animated film of all time?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"'Frozen' Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:23:31","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:23:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13291","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"28","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13126,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 08:44:01","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 15:44:01","post_content":"Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed \"The Japanese Walt Disney\". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans have sky high expectations. With his newest (and supposedly last) film,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>, the stakes couldn't be higher. Fortunately,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is an elegant, mature and beautiful film, which serves as a\u00a0triumphant send off for the great Japanese animation master.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip-1024x532.png\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip\" width=\"614\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is a semi-fictional\/semi-biographical story about a Japanese WWII airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi. Jiro was indeed a real person, however, Miyazaki takes some liberties with the story to create a theatrical drama. Ever since Jiro was young, he was fascinated by planes and those who created them. As a boy, he has a dream in which he meets the famous Italian\u00a0aeronautical designer Giovanni Caproni, who tells him to follow his sky-high dreams. Jiro grows up and becomes a brilliant engineer himself, eventually getting hired out of college by Mitsubishi to help build Japan's next greatest war planes.\r\n\r\nFrom the first scenes, the noticeable difference between <em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0and other current animation films is the pacing.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises\u00a0<\/em>is slow, taking its time to develop characters and tell the narrative. Also, it's neither noisy nor rambunctious, but rather is content with telling the stories visually rather than with excessive chatty dialogue. This more mature, sophisticated tone allows viewers to breath and absorb the film, rather than having to stressfully keep up.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-7565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAlthough The<em> Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is about mechanical airplanes, the film is incredibly emotional and heartfelt. I found myself crying at moments that really weren't even sad. These scenes were happy and ripe with emotion. Miyazaki does a wonderful job transfusing these feelings into the audience, making us care for each of the characters and feel their highs and lows. I haven't cried so much in a movie since\u00a0<em>The Book Thief\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Les Miserables<\/em>. After the film was done, I simply sat in my chair with tears streaming down my face, taking in the extraordinary film that I had just witnessed.\r\n\r\nSome may be upset about the film's themes about a man who created a warplane that killed thousands. But viewers need to understand that this is a Japanese film, by a Japanese studio, by Japanese director about Japanese history. The film makes it clear about how far behind technologically Japan was compared to the rest of the world: while the rest of the world was making metal airplanes, Japan was 10 years behind still making planes out of wood and canvas. The technical aeronautical advances made by Japan and Jiro during this time is really the only thing Japan can be proud of about WWII. The story is historically interesting and important as a part of Japan's history.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAs part of this,<em> The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0has a theme of following your dreams despite the consequences. Jiro dreamt about designing airplanes since he was young. He works hard in school and finally gets the opportunity to design some planes himself. However, since this is during wartime, his company is looking only to produce military airplanes instead of commercial since those contracts were really the only ones available. Jiro never seems to be against making these planes, instead he is proud to serve his country in the war effort while also doing what he loves. He also has a love interest that distracts him from his dreams, which is another interesting point of tension in the film.\r\n\r\nFrom the first note,\u00a0Joe Hisaishi's score stands out as a star element. The score is simply lovely, expressive and rich. While the film is set in Japan, the score has an unexpected Italian vibe as accordions and guitar carry the melodies. This unique music choice could represent Jiro's obsession with the Italian airplane maker Caproni. Nevertheless, the score is flawless and Hisaishi creates strong themes and beats, which work together to add further romance, emotion and fantasy to the story.\r\n\r\nThe animation is simple and elegant. Clean, crisp lines; vivid colors; captivating backgrounds. All of these work together to create a beautiful, fresh-looking film. It will make you yearn for more hand-drawn animated films and appreciate the fact that Studio Ghibli has not forsaken the medium.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"wind-rises2\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em> is much different from Miyazaki's other films, which are more fantasy and whimsical in nature. This film is little of those, but rather is serious, nostalgic, and thought provoking. The medium of animation is perfectly suited for Jiro's story and the majesty of airplanes in flight. The experience audiences will have while watching this film is one that is rarely had in American animation or American films in general.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>is one of Miyazaki's best works that expertly evokes raw emotion from the audience and is worth seeing.\r\n<h3>\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jsTVBX6fJP4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Wind Rises' is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:24:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:24:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13126","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"17","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13061,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 00:30:05","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 07:30:05","post_content":"\r\n<p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film\u00a0<strong><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV8712441203&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_13356_4_691f833e988a3 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 42 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="41" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='41' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/'>41</a> <span class='page_number active'>42</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='43' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/'>43</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="43" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \r\n<p>It's Morgan and Mason for a M&M episode, where they review\u00a0DreamWorks 2002 traditionally animated film <em><strong>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5956587865&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Main Discussion<\/strong>: <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Who are Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook?<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Bryan Adam's soundtrack. Phil Collins\/Tarzan knock off?\u00a0Gotta love the early 2000s.<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>\"Tradigital Animation\" - CGI opening scene with the eagle Morgan loves.<strong><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Damon is channeling his inner Matthew Broderick.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Morgan's motion blur rant.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0What's with the colonel in the clouds on the DVD cover?<br \/>\u25a0 Bryan Adams songs ever few minutes. Do they all sound the same?<br \/>\u25a0 Little Creek and the painted mare, Rain!<br \/>\u25a0 Rain's \"death\"; not quite on Mufasa level.<br \/>\u25a0 THE NOD!<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rotoscopers\/status\/440622596300607488\">Listener Twitter Question<\/a>: What would you rate SPIRIT and why?<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag! Michael, Lauren, Geri, Hule, Todge, and Courtney.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 1:24:21 20.3 MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/em>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5NY6FA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5NY6FA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IUH2\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IUH2&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000066C1N\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000066C1N&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">soundtrack<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7BFaLChV0o\">\"This Is Me\"<\/a> openings in animation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dZLcBLmph3Q\">\"Run Free\"<\/a>\u00a0sequence<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Morgan and Chelsea's <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=boWmpWlKUMk\"><em>Lilo & Stitch <\/em>Blu-ray\u00a0review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\"><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/6302293596\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=6302293596&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@rotoscopers.com\">contact@rotoscopers.com<\/a>.<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\"><br \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #62: 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' - Tradigital Animation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13555,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-13 13:56:36","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-13 20:56:36","post_content":"<em>Frozen<\/em>: The Disney movie that took the world by storm.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts of audiences everywhere, recently passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">$1 billion worldwide box office milestone<\/a>. \"Let It Go\" is now one of the most beloved songs of both young and old, and YouTube has the videos to prove it.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is proof that we are now in the second Disney Renaissance.\r\n\r\nHere at the Rotoscopers, we were always\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>biggest supporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3rAOLVkieEU\">beginning<\/a> and still are! So we were excited to get our hands on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> Blu-ray<\/a> so we could watch Disney's newest masterpiece over and over again. So with all the hype, how does the Blu-ray stack? The answer might surprise you.<em>\r\n<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features\" width=\"302\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The Film\u00a0\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e1\/2<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> tells the story of two princesses who are separated from each other at an early age. Elsa (Idina Menzel) has the power to control ice and snow, but unfortunately can't control them, which resulted in her hurting her sister, Anna (Kristen Bell). On Elsa's coronation day, her powers are exposed for the whole world to see, so she escapes to the mountain, leaving her kingdom of Arendelle stuck in eternal winter. Anna, knowing her sister's heart, ventures off to bring Elsa back and along the way is joined by a motley crew: a rugged ice harvester, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff); his sassy reindeer; and an enchanted snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8-1024x457.png\" alt=\"disney-frozen-screenshot (8)\" width=\"614\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPrincesses and musicals: they're what Disney does best.\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> goes back to Disney's fairy tale roots, which is nice to see since it's been a few years since the last one,\u00a0<em>Tangled<\/em>. The film also takes notes from the extraordinary success of the Renaissance era films in that is is a full-blown musical. Both, do not disappoint.\r\n\r\nThe songs are memorable, hummable and extremely catchy. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez did a wonderful job homing in on the Disney magic, while also modernizing the tunes with some up-to-date lyrics and beats. With its numerous songs,\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> feels like a Broadway musical, which makes it extremely enjoyable and fun to watch. While I like all the songs as standalone pieces, I find that a few feel out of place and interrupt the plot and flow, such as \"In Summer\" and \"Fixer Upper.\" But, that doesn't mean that I don't still jam out to those songs in my car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\" alt=\"Hans-Anna-Frozen-still\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRegarding characters, I enjoy the juxtaposition of the stoic and serious Elsa to her jovial and adorkable sister Anna. However, I feel that Elsa's character could have been developed and explored a bit more in the film as they had such an interesting and complex female character to work with. The cast as a whole is great, especially Hans, Oaken, the Duke and of course, the sisters.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> isn't a perfect movie, but by golly, it sure is one of the more enjoyable animated or live-action films in a long time. It's one of those movies you want want to watch again and again.\r\n<h3>The Features\u00a0\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\nMy favorite parts of any Blu-ray\/DVD are the special features. I usually watch them\u00a0<em>before<\/em> actually watching the movie. So when I got <i>the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> 2-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a> in my hands, I practically ripped off the packaging so I could get to the bonus features. It's\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0for heaven's sake; it's the biggest Disney film in two decades! It's gotta be good, right? Wrong.\r\n\r\nWhen Disney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/10\/frozen-gets-release-date-special-features-announced\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0this Blu-ray, we were promised a feature called \"Breaking the Ice \u2013 The Real Making of\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>.\" I don't know where that went because my disc didn't have it (it appears neither did\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Frozen-Blu-ray\/56784\/#Review\">Blu-ray.com's<\/a>). The fact that this crucial part is missing really makes you loathe the satirical \"The Making of Frozen\" even more. If it were included, I would\u00a0<em>love<\/em>\u00a0\"The Making of Frozen\" song and video. But since it's not, I'm not laughing.\r\n\r\nThe first special feature--<strong>The Making of <em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>--seemed straight forward enough. I expected a 30-minute or so documentary about the making of the film from concept to theatre. Unfortunately, it's just a three-minute musical number featuring a few of the film's voice talent: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. The two men are dressed up like Disney employees and start singing a cheesy Disney-esque song about \"the making of Frozen.\" The bit goes on and on, repeating \"the making of Frozen\" over and over again, but they don't actually get to that part. Why would Disney put so much work (and money) into this silly feature that is inconsequential and fluff? I don't know and to be honest, it's offensive.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RB0f619N7L4]<\/p>\r\nSo then after that disappointment, you think that\u00a0<strong>D\u2019frosted: Disney\u2019s Journey From Hans Christian Anderson to\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>is actually going to get down to business and talk about the making of Frozen. Well, this doesn't either. The featurette includes directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee joined by Alice Davis, the wife of Disney animator Marc Davis who at one point worked on developing a Snow Queen-themed attraction for Disney. The trio talk for seven minutes about the similarities between the two versions as well as comparisons to Hans Christian Andersen's original source material. But, that's about as far as we get into the making of <em>Frozen<\/em>.\r\n\r\nNext we get four <strong>deleted scenes<\/strong> introduced by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The entire segment lasts only seven minutes. The scenes include: Scenes include \"Never Underestimate the Power of Elsa,\" \"The Dressing Room,\" \"Meet Kristoff #1\" and Meet Kristoff #2.\"\u00a0It's great to see these deleted scenes and see the\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>that could have been. We got only one scene from when Elsa was the villain, and it would have been nice to get even more of those, since the film's story evolved so significantly over the years.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utAwhtPlx8c]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And of course, it wouldn't be a Disney DVD without\u00a0<strong>music videos<\/strong>. These include four versions of the pop version of \"Let It Go\" in different languages. We get\u00a0Demi Lovato in English, Martina Stoessel in Spanish and Italian, and Marsha Milan in Malaysian.<\/p>\r\nThen to round everything off, we get the short\u00a0<em><strong>Get A<\/strong><\/em><strong> Horse!<\/strong>, which played before\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in theatres. We also get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/06\/17\/first-frozen-teaser-released\/\"><strong>original teaser trailer<\/strong><\/a>, which featured Sven and Olaf roughhousing over a carrot.\r\n\r\nWith all the hype and excitement over\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>, you would think Disney would put a little more effort into making the bonus features the best they could be. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. It was missing key elements such as a director's commentary, the real making of <em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>(that we were promised), and even other standalone features about the music, animation and more. <em>Frozen<\/em>'s bonus features are a bit frail, leaving much to be desired.\r\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-10217 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen-Still-Anna-meet-Kristoff\" width=\"614\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a> This is how I feel about the bonus features.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEverything about the movie\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is happy; everything about\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s Blu-ray features are sad. I really feel that Disney missed the boat in packing this Blu-ray with all the goods. Perhaps the studio was rushed getting this in stores in time... I don't know. However, it's rumored that Disney will release a\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0Ultimate Edition which will include the film in 3D, so more likely that release will have more of the content fans are looking for. Even if there were zero bonus features, <em>Frozen<\/em> is a must own because the film itself is that good.\r\n<h3>Purchase<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">2-disc Blu-ray + Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7EXY\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7EXY&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HV2KPNW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HV2KPNW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NDNuFjU_jlM]<\/p>","post_title":"'Frozen' Blu-ray\/DVD Collector's Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:06:52","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:06:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13555","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"39","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13495,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-10 09:28:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-10 16:28:32","post_content":"Disney released a new poster for its\u00a0<em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em> spin-off movie\u00a0<strong><em>Maleficent<\/em><\/strong>. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous Angelina Jolie, as the evil fairy herself.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the poster, we see Maleficent starring creepily at the viewer with her yellow-green-red eyes. Jolie's famous pout sports bright red rouge and her cheeks are extremely sunken in \u00e0\u00a0la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=lady+gaga+cheek+implants&espv=210&es_sm=91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zeUdU8a9LYz3oATU04LwCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1294&bih=829\">Lady Gaga a few years ago<\/a>. Maleficent's coif shows her famous devil horns in black, with a hint of blue, which matches her black dress and collar. Lastly, the demoness has one staunch white hand placed on her scepter, which is one of the sources of her powers.\r\n\r\nOverall, I'm rather impressed with the poster. So far, all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/11\/12\/dramatic-new-teaser-poster-for-disneys-maleficent\/\">posters<\/a> have exploited only the film's eponymous lead Maleficent and not any of the secondary characters such as the princess Aurora of the good fairies. This probably is a good indication about where the majority of the plot will focus, if the blazingly obvious <em>Maleficent<\/em> title wasn't enough of an indication.\r\n\r\nDisney was also able to obtain the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maleficent\">@Maleficent<\/a>\u00a0Twitter handle for the movie, cutting it close with just a few months to spare before the release. Be sure to follow this Twitter because, according to Disney, more is to be revealed there and \"something big is coming.\" But this handle will come in handle to further promote Disney entities long after the movie is released, much like what the company already does with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeautyandtheBeastBelle\">Disney Princess Facebook pages<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Maleficent<\/em> hits theatres in just a few short months on May 30, 2014.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is your favorite part of the new 'Maleficent' poster?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New 'Maleficent' Poster","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13495","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13491,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-09 08:42:55","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-09 15:42:55","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nJust a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios'\u00a0<strong><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em><\/strong> hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an extended sneak peek of the film, which gives us a look at over five minutes of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> in action.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A53_fjO4P4s]<\/p>\r\nIn the clip, the winter fairies perform an ice dance for all the other fairies in Pixie Hollow when suddenly Zarina, the rogue pirate fairy, comes slinking in the shadows to disrupt the party. She uses a powerful sleep pollen on the entire fairy community, which puts everyone in a deep slumber except for Tinker Bell and her gang. Once everyone's in obliviously dreamland, Zarina then sneaks off to steal the blue pixie dust.\r\n\r\nWatching this clip got me really excited to see this movie. Everything about Zarina is so mysterious and interesting. It's nice to see a change in the typical fairy fare. Her long pirate dress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/07\/desginer-christian-siriano-gives-the-pirate-fairy-a-couture-makeover\/\">designed by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano<\/a>, is gorgeous and an unexpected choice for fairy attire.\r\n\r\nFrom\u00a0the\u00a0world of <em>Peter Pan<\/em> comes <em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em>, a swashbuckling<b>\u00a0<\/b>new adventure about Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks), a smart and ambitious dust-keeper\u00a0fairy\u00a0who\u2019s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When Zarina\u2019s wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces withthe\u00a0scheming\u00a0pirates\u00a0of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell (voice of Mae Whitman) and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with\u00a0the\u00a0band of\u00a0pirates\u00a0led by a cabin boy named James (voice of Tom Hiddleston), who\u2019ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\">spoiler-free review<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em>.\r\n\r\nWith laughter, heart, magic and thrills,\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em> sets sail\u00a0April 1, 2014. You can pre-order the film on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5RYN5Y\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5RYN5Y&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Amazon<\/a>.","post_title":"Check out Zarina's Devious Plans in this 'The Pirate Fairy' Extended Sneak Peek","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13491","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13422,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-05 08:32:18","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-05 15:32:18","post_content":"The first teaser trailer for\u00a0TWC-Dimension'sCGI\/live-action film\u00a0<em><strong>Paddington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so cute and cuddly. Can we all get a collective \"awww\"?\r\n\r\n<center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe src=\"http:\/\/movies.yahoo.com\/video\/paddington-teaser-trailer-193045751.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer has a lot of build up, showing us nothing of note except beautiful scenery and a train station. Near the end, we finally get just a quick glimpse of Paddington peeking out of a bag. While we only got to see top half of Paddington's face, the animation is beautifully realistic and satisfying. It was a good choice for the studio to go with a more cuddly, realistic-looking bear for Paddington, instead of more cartoony like\u00a0<em>The Smurfs<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer is also reminiscent of the poster that we got nearly two years ago.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"paddington-movie-poster\" width=\"404\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Paddington<\/em>\u00a0stars Colin Firth as the eponymous bear. It also stars\u00a0Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and\u00a0Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Official synopsis:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the producer of HARRY POTTER, a modern take on the iconic and beloved adventures of Paddington bear, translated into 40 languages worldwide.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adapted from Michael Bond\u2019s beloved books, PADDINGTON tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides the time has come to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Trusting of the kindness of strangers, she ties a label round his neck which simply reads \u2018Please look after this bear. Thank you.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lost and alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that London is not the welcoming, well-mannered land of his dreams, but a rather busy, bustling metropolis where nobody even notices him. Luckily, he meets the Brown family who feel unable to abandon this homeless young bear to his fate. They name him after the station where they found him and offer him a place to stay while he searches for the only person he knows in London: the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy years before.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But little do the Browns realize just how much comic mayhem one young bear will bring to their family life, and when this rarest of bears catches the eye of a sinister, seductive taxidermist, it isn\u2019t long before his home \u2013 and very existence \u2013 is under threat\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following in the footsteps of E.T., Paddington tells the universal tale of an outsider trying to find his place in the world \u2013 and gives it an exuberant comic twist. Like Mr. Bean, Paddington promises to delight and enchant the whole family.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Padddington\u00a0<\/em>will be released in theatres December 12, 2014.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(via <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/paddington-trailer\/\">Collider<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2014\/first-teaser-trailer-for-paddington-arrives\/\">Animated Views<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Did you grow up with 'Paddington'? Are you excited to see him hit the big screen?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New 'Paddington' Teaser Trailer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:17:13","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:17:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13422","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"13","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13313,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-03 09:15:43","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:15:43","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-oscar-win\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAs expected, Disney's smash hit\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Also, the\u00a0French-Luxembourgish short <em>Mr Hublot\u00a0<\/em>took home the award for Best Animated Short Film.\r\n<h3>Best Animated Feature Film: <em>Frozen<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise when the envelope was opened for Best Animated Feature Film and\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> was announced the winner. Producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck accepted the award.\r\n\r\nCheck out the video of the filmmakers accepting the award, as well as a Q&A they did later that night:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdrPB5KJaRM]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=maScG3qqud8]<\/p>\r\nEarlier that day, <em>Frozen<\/em> passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">impressive billion dollar milestone<\/a> in the worldwide box office, making it one of only two animated films ever to do so. That in itself would have been something worth pulling out all the stops to celebrate about.\u00a0This has been such a whirlwind award season for the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0team and this Oscar win is the ultimate cherry on the top.\u00a0Congratulations to the entire\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0cast and crew for all their hard work, passion and dedication to this incredible project!\r\n\r\nAlso, we can't forget that this is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first win of the award since its inception in 2001. No doubt if the award were award in the 90s, Disney would already have a slew of these in its trophy cases back at the studio. Many thought that last year, Disney was robbed of the award when Brave won instead of Wreck-It Ralph. But, that's in the past and we're ecstatic that Disney finally won for Best Animated Feature. If there were any movie to do it, it seems <em>Frozen<\/em> would it be!\r\n<h3>Best Animated Short Film: <em>Mr Hublot<\/em><\/h3>\r\nRegarding Best Animated Short Film,\u00a0<em>Mr Hublot<\/em> took home the top prize. Directors\u00a0Laurent Witz\u00a0and\u00a0Alexandre Espigares\u00a0accepted the Academy Award. The short was up against some tough competition, including Disney's <em>Get A Horse!\u00a0<\/em>We are proud of this team and the hard work they did in creating Mr Hublot. We're looking forward to more great things from this duo!\r\n\r\nWatch the acceptance speech and a Q&A with the directors:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l_tD5FCEOYE]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=awbAr30n_n4]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Best Original Song:\u00a0<em>\"<\/em>Let It Go\"<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> went two for two when it also won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez accepted the award in a well put together, clever and fun acceptance speech. In it they sang--to the tune of \"Happy Birthday\"--\"Happy Oscars to you, let's do <em>Frozen 2<\/em>!\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QQLQcuz3lY]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With this Oscar win, Robert Lopez also become the 12th person in history to earn the EGOT, joining the ranks of Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks. The EGOT is an acronym that for peolpe who have won all four American entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Let It Go\" was the last of the Best Original Song nominees to be performed. Earlier in the the night, another animation contender \"Happy\" from Despicable Me 2 was performed by Pharrell Williams. The performance was great toe-tapping number, as Williams danced with various starlets like Amy Adams,\u00a0Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Meryl Streep. Check that fun song out below, trust me, it'll make you happy:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3FEnu11AmQQ]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Who the Heck Is Adele Dazeem?<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go-1024x539.png\" alt=\"idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go\" width=\"614\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAlso, right before Idina Menzel performed \"Let It Go\", John Travolta introduced her. Unfortunately, apparently he has no idea who the great Queen Idina is because he called he, in what was an attempt to show respect, Adele Dazeem! If Idina were really Elsa, she should have zapped Travolta with her ice powers right then and there for his mistake.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1wGAoA7634]<\/p>\r\nTwitter blew up after this, with many people commenting, criticizing and joking about the sensation Adel Dazeem. My personal favorite was this one below:\r\n\r\n \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DID JOHN TRAVOLTA JUST \"PRINCE ABOOBOO\" IDINA MENZEL<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 Jade Elizabeth (@ShootTheWendy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShootTheWendy\/statuses\/440338576359055360\">March 3, 2014<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Idina, dressed in a beautiful creme dress, stood under an Elsa-like chandelier as she belted out the famous and iconic Disney tune. Despite having performed on Broadway for decades, she seemed a bit nervous, but she killed the song like the talented professional that she is. She even got a standing ovation from her peers in the crowd.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much to the disappointment of fans, Idina performed a shortened version of \"Let It Go\", which seemed like a missed opportunity considering other non-nominated songs like \"Over The Rainbow\" got full performances. If you missed her show-stopping performance, check it out here:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NO-ORfU7ids]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What was your favorite part of the Oscars last night?<\/em><\/h3>\r\nAll in all, it was a fabulous Oscar ceremony and night!\u00a02013 was an incredible year for animation, so congratulations to all the nominees and winners!","post_title":"2014 Oscars Round Up: 'Frozen' Sweeps, 'Mr Hublot' Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:22:51","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:22:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13313","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13291,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-02 11:42:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-02 18:42:32","post_content":"Disney international phenomenon\u00a0<strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong> has finally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=frozen2013.htm\">reached<\/a> the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries yet!\r\n\r\nThe film has now made\u00a0$1,000,236,000 worldwide.\u00a0<b>$388.7 million of the total was made domestically, with\u00a0$611.5 million made in foreign markets.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-13296 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\" alt=\"frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office\" width=\"598\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a> It's an incredible sight to behold, isn't it?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>has been inching toward this massive finish line for a while now, but finally succeeded. It was predicted and expected that\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>would inevitably reach $1 billion after opening in its final market--Japan--on March 14, but it looks like\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0couldn't wait that long.\r\n\r\nWe all scoffed when we saw Disney using the line \"the greatest Disney musical event since\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>\" in its marketing. Nothing can touch\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>. Boy were we wrong. It just passed\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>20-year-old record $987.5 million record.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is now the second highest grossing animated film of all time behind Pixar's <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, which\u00a0made $1.063 billion back in 2010. Now the real question is if <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0will make that extra $63 million it needs to claim the title of highest grossing animated film of all time. Also, <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0is now\u00a018th on the highest grossing films of all time.\r\n\r\nDisney did a lot to keep\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in the spotlight, after its initial word-of-mouth success after its first month in theatres. The studio \"re-released\"\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>as a sing-along edition (even though, technically, the film never left theatres), which brought diehard fans back again to see the film. The viral popularity of the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s big musical number\u00a0\"Let It Go\", allowed the studio to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/26\/gmas-breathtaking-let-it-go-sing-along-cements-frozen-into-disney-legacy\/\">massive sing-along on Good Morning America<\/a>, which involved singers from the film and from other popular YouTube videos of the song.\r\n\r\nIn its 15th week in theatres,\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>still managed to make an impressive $3.611 million over the weekend. With a predicted Oscar win today for Best Animated Feature, it might help to further bolster\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s domestic box office run in the coming weeks. It seems likely that it will surpass\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>'s any day now.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to the entire Disney Animation team for this incredible achievement!\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Do you think 'Frozen' will pass 'Toy Story 3' as the highest grossing animated film of all time?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"'Frozen' Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:23:31","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:23:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13291","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"28","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13126,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 08:44:01","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 15:44:01","post_content":"Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed \"The Japanese Walt Disney\". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans have sky high expectations. With his newest (and supposedly last) film,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>, the stakes couldn't be higher. Fortunately,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is an elegant, mature and beautiful film, which serves as a\u00a0triumphant send off for the great Japanese animation master.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip-1024x532.png\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip\" width=\"614\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is a semi-fictional\/semi-biographical story about a Japanese WWII airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi. Jiro was indeed a real person, however, Miyazaki takes some liberties with the story to create a theatrical drama. Ever since Jiro was young, he was fascinated by planes and those who created them. As a boy, he has a dream in which he meets the famous Italian\u00a0aeronautical designer Giovanni Caproni, who tells him to follow his sky-high dreams. Jiro grows up and becomes a brilliant engineer himself, eventually getting hired out of college by Mitsubishi to help build Japan's next greatest war planes.\r\n\r\nFrom the first scenes, the noticeable difference between <em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0and other current animation films is the pacing.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises\u00a0<\/em>is slow, taking its time to develop characters and tell the narrative. Also, it's neither noisy nor rambunctious, but rather is content with telling the stories visually rather than with excessive chatty dialogue. This more mature, sophisticated tone allows viewers to breath and absorb the film, rather than having to stressfully keep up.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-7565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAlthough The<em> Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is about mechanical airplanes, the film is incredibly emotional and heartfelt. I found myself crying at moments that really weren't even sad. These scenes were happy and ripe with emotion. Miyazaki does a wonderful job transfusing these feelings into the audience, making us care for each of the characters and feel their highs and lows. I haven't cried so much in a movie since\u00a0<em>The Book Thief\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Les Miserables<\/em>. After the film was done, I simply sat in my chair with tears streaming down my face, taking in the extraordinary film that I had just witnessed.\r\n\r\nSome may be upset about the film's themes about a man who created a warplane that killed thousands. But viewers need to understand that this is a Japanese film, by a Japanese studio, by Japanese director about Japanese history. The film makes it clear about how far behind technologically Japan was compared to the rest of the world: while the rest of the world was making metal airplanes, Japan was 10 years behind still making planes out of wood and canvas. The technical aeronautical advances made by Japan and Jiro during this time is really the only thing Japan can be proud of about WWII. The story is historically interesting and important as a part of Japan's history.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAs part of this,<em> The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0has a theme of following your dreams despite the consequences. Jiro dreamt about designing airplanes since he was young. He works hard in school and finally gets the opportunity to design some planes himself. However, since this is during wartime, his company is looking only to produce military airplanes instead of commercial since those contracts were really the only ones available. Jiro never seems to be against making these planes, instead he is proud to serve his country in the war effort while also doing what he loves. He also has a love interest that distracts him from his dreams, which is another interesting point of tension in the film.\r\n\r\nFrom the first note,\u00a0Joe Hisaishi's score stands out as a star element. The score is simply lovely, expressive and rich. While the film is set in Japan, the score has an unexpected Italian vibe as accordions and guitar carry the melodies. This unique music choice could represent Jiro's obsession with the Italian airplane maker Caproni. Nevertheless, the score is flawless and Hisaishi creates strong themes and beats, which work together to add further romance, emotion and fantasy to the story.\r\n\r\nThe animation is simple and elegant. Clean, crisp lines; vivid colors; captivating backgrounds. All of these work together to create a beautiful, fresh-looking film. It will make you yearn for more hand-drawn animated films and appreciate the fact that Studio Ghibli has not forsaken the medium.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"wind-rises2\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em> is much different from Miyazaki's other films, which are more fantasy and whimsical in nature. This film is little of those, but rather is serious, nostalgic, and thought provoking. The medium of animation is perfectly suited for Jiro's story and the majesty of airplanes in flight. The experience audiences will have while watching this film is one that is rarely had in American animation or American films in general.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>is one of Miyazaki's best works that expertly evokes raw emotion from the audience and is worth seeing.\r\n<h3>\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jsTVBX6fJP4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Wind Rises' is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:24:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:24:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13126","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"17","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13061,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 00:30:05","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 07:30:05","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film\u00a0<strong><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV8712441203&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_13356_4_691f833e988a3 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 42 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="41" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='41' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/41/'>41</a> <span class='page_number active'>42</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='43' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/'>43</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="43" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/43/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-422e1b1a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle" data-id="422e1b1a" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66260058" data-id="66260058" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7beab944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="7beab944" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d939b8e" data-id="3d939b8e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-486021e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_author_elementor" data-id="486021e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_post_author_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class='jeg_custom_author_wrapper jnews_author_box_container jnews_module_13356_0_691f833cf14e7 author-main'> <div class="jeg_authorbox"> <div class="jeg_author_image"> <img alt='Morgan Stradling' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c642755c814dbbdef786ce30701727f?s=80&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c642755c814dbbdef786ce30701727f?s=160&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/> </div> <div class="jeg_author_content"> <h3 class="jeg_author_name"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/"> Morgan Stradling </a> </h3> <p class="jeg_author_desc"> Morgan is an Arizona native who's had a lifelong passion for animation. Her favorite animated films are <i>Aladdin</i>, <i>Beauty & the Beast</i>, and <i>The Iron Giant</i>. She earned an MBA in Marketing from Arizona State University, climbed the corporate ladder in the tech world, and now is a stay-at-home mom of four kids. In her (rare) free time, she enjoys analyzing animated films on the <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/podcasts/animation-addicts-podcast/" target="_blank">Animation Addicts Podcast</a> and making videos for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/rotoscopers" target="_blank">Rotoscopers YouTube channel</a>. </p> <div class="jeg_author_socials"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.morganstradling.com" class="url"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/morganstradling" class="facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook-official"></i></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.x.com/morganstradling" class="twitter"><i class="fa fa-twitter jeg-icon icon-twitter"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--! 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class="jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag"><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/" aria-label="Read article: Animation Addicts Podcast #62: ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’ – Tradigital Animation"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img fetchpriority="high" width="350" height="196" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron.png 827w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-600x337.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-300x168.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/animation-addicts-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-620x347.png 620w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/podcasts/animation-addicts-podcast/" class="category-animation-addicts-podcast">Animation Addicts Podcast</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/">Animation Addicts Podcast #62: ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’ – Tradigital Animation</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 13, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>It's Morgan and Mason for a M&M episode, where they review DreamWorks 2002 traditionally animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron....</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/" aria-label="Read article: ‘Frozen’ Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img width="207" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg 630w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features-600x726.jpg 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features-248x300.jpg 248w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features-289x350.jpg 289w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/reviews/blu-ray-dvd/" class="category-blu-ray-dvd">Blu-ray/DVD</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/">‘Frozen’ Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 13, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Frozen: The Disney movie that took the world by storm. Frozen is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/13/frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/" aria-label="Read article: Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New ‘Maleficent’ Poster"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img width="169" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg 1383w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-600x889.jpg 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-202x300.jpg 202w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg 691w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-236x350.jpg 236w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-900x1332.jpg 900w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/">Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New ‘Maleficent’ Poster</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 10, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Disney released a new poster for its Sleeping Beauty spin-off movie Maleficent. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/10/angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/" aria-label="Read article: Check out Zarina’s Devious Plans in this ‘The Pirate Fairy’ Extended Sneak Peek"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="197" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png 1271w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-600x338.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-300x169.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png 1024w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-620x350.png 620w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-900x507.png 900w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/">Check out Zarina’s Devious Plans in this ‘The Pirate Fairy’ Extended Sneak Peek</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 9, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Just a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios' The Pirate Fairy hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/09/check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/" aria-label="Read article: Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New ‘Paddington’ Teaser Trailer"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="147" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot.png 2048w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-600x253.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-300x126.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-1024x431.png 1024w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-620x261.png 620w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paddington-movie-trailer-screenshot-900x378.png 900w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/news/" class="category-news">News</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/">Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New ‘Paddington’ Teaser Trailer</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 5, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>The first teaser trailer for TWC-Dimension'sCGI/live-action film Paddington was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/05/get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/" aria-label="Read article: 2014 Oscars Round Up: ‘Frozen’ Sweeps, ‘Mr Hublot’ Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="250" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="frozen-oscar-win" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win.jpg 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-144x144.jpg 144w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-60x60.jpg 60w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-oscar-win-350x350.jpg 350w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/">2014 Oscars Round Up: ‘Frozen’ Sweeps, ‘Mr Hublot’ Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 3, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>As expected, Disney's smash hit Frozen swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/03/oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/" aria-label="Read article: ‘Frozen’ Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="156" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png 598w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office-300x133.png 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/">‘Frozen’ Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 2, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Disney international phenomenon Frozen has finally reached the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/03/02/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/" aria-label="Read article: [REVIEW] ‘The Wind Rises’ is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="the-wind-rises-image" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-wind-rises-post5-350x250.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-wind-rises-post5-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-wind-rises-post5-120x86.jpg 120w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/reviews/animated-movies/" class="category-animated-movies">Animated Movies</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/">[REVIEW] ‘The Wind Rises’ is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 28, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed "The Japanese Walt Disney". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/" aria-label="Read article: Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn – Give Us More Pirate Cat!"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img loading="lazy" width="350" height="196" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website.png 827w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website-600x337.png 600w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website-300x168.png 300w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-last-unicorn-rotoscopers-website-620x347.png 620w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/podcasts/animation-addicts-podcast/" class="category-animation-addicts-podcast">Animation Addicts Podcast</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/">Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn – Give Us More Pirate Cat!</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 28, 2014</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2014/02/28/animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film The Last Unicorn. 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22:43:02","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-14 05:43:02","post_content":"\r\n<p>It's Morgan and Mason for a M&M episode, where they review\u00a0DreamWorks 2002 traditionally animated film <em><strong>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5956587865&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Main Discussion<\/strong>: <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Who are Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook?<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Bryan Adam's soundtrack. Phil Collins\/Tarzan knock off?\u00a0Gotta love the early 2000s.<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>\"Tradigital Animation\" - CGI opening scene with the eagle Morgan loves.<strong><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Damon is channeling his inner Matthew Broderick.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Morgan's motion blur rant.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0What's with the colonel in the clouds on the DVD cover?<br \/>\u25a0 Bryan Adams songs ever few minutes. Do they all sound the same?<br \/>\u25a0 Little Creek and the painted mare, Rain!<br \/>\u25a0 Rain's \"death\"; not quite on Mufasa level.<br \/>\u25a0 THE NOD!<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rotoscopers\/status\/440622596300607488\">Listener Twitter Question<\/a>: What would you rate SPIRIT and why?<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag! Michael, Lauren, Geri, Hule, Todge, and Courtney.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 1:24:21 20.3 MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron<\/em>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5NY6FA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5NY6FA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IUH2\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IUH2&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005ML8QSA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ML8QSA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000066C1N\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000066C1N&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">soundtrack<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7BFaLChV0o\">\"This Is Me\"<\/a> openings in animation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dZLcBLmph3Q\">\"Run Free\"<\/a>\u00a0sequence<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Morgan and Chelsea's <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=boWmpWlKUMk\"><em>Lilo & Stitch <\/em>Blu-ray\u00a0review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\"><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> review<\/a><br \/>\u25a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/6302293596\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=6302293596&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@rotoscopers.com\">contact@rotoscopers.com<\/a>.<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\"><br \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #62: 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' - Tradigital Animation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-62-spirit-stallion-of-the-cimarron-tradigital-animation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13555,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-13 13:56:36","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-13 20:56:36","post_content":"<em>Frozen<\/em>: The Disney movie that took the world by storm.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is an Academy Award-winning international phenomenon and has won the hearts of audiences everywhere, recently passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">$1 billion worldwide box office milestone<\/a>. \"Let It Go\" is now one of the most beloved songs of both young and old, and YouTube has the videos to prove it.\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is proof that we are now in the second Disney Renaissance.\r\n\r\nHere at the Rotoscopers, we were always\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>biggest supporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3rAOLVkieEU\">beginning<\/a> and still are! So we were excited to get our hands on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> Blu-ray<\/a> so we could watch Disney's newest masterpiece over and over again. So with all the hype, how does the Blu-ray stack? The answer might surprise you.<em>\r\n<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-dvd-blu-ray-release-date-special-features\" width=\"302\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The Film\u00a0\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e1\/2<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> tells the story of two princesses who are separated from each other at an early age. Elsa (Idina Menzel) has the power to control ice and snow, but unfortunately can't control them, which resulted in her hurting her sister, Anna (Kristen Bell). On Elsa's coronation day, her powers are exposed for the whole world to see, so she escapes to the mountain, leaving her kingdom of Arendelle stuck in eternal winter. Anna, knowing her sister's heart, ventures off to bring Elsa back and along the way is joined by a motley crew: a rugged ice harvester, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff); his sassy reindeer; and an enchanted snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/disney-frozen-screenshot-8-1024x457.png\" alt=\"disney-frozen-screenshot (8)\" width=\"614\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPrincesses and musicals: they're what Disney does best.\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> goes back to Disney's fairy tale roots, which is nice to see since it's been a few years since the last one,\u00a0<em>Tangled<\/em>. The film also takes notes from the extraordinary success of the Renaissance era films in that is is a full-blown musical. Both, do not disappoint.\r\n\r\nThe songs are memorable, hummable and extremely catchy. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez did a wonderful job homing in on the Disney magic, while also modernizing the tunes with some up-to-date lyrics and beats. With its numerous songs,\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> feels like a Broadway musical, which makes it extremely enjoyable and fun to watch. While I like all the songs as standalone pieces, I find that a few feel out of place and interrupt the plot and flow, such as \"In Summer\" and \"Fixer Upper.\" But, that doesn't mean that I don't still jam out to those songs in my car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen_3d_ov__40043056_st_5_s-high.jpg\" alt=\"Hans-Anna-Frozen-still\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRegarding characters, I enjoy the juxtaposition of the stoic and serious Elsa to her jovial and adorkable sister Anna. However, I feel that Elsa's character could have been developed and explored a bit more in the film as they had such an interesting and complex female character to work with. The cast as a whole is great, especially Hans, Oaken, the Duke and of course, the sisters.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> isn't a perfect movie, but by golly, it sure is one of the more enjoyable animated or live-action films in a long time. It's one of those movies you want want to watch again and again.\r\n<h3>The Features\u00a0\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\nMy favorite parts of any Blu-ray\/DVD are the special features. I usually watch them\u00a0<em>before<\/em> actually watching the movie. So when I got <i>the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\"><em>Frozen<\/em> 2-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a> in my hands, I practically ripped off the packaging so I could get to the bonus features. It's\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0for heaven's sake; it's the biggest Disney film in two decades! It's gotta be good, right? Wrong.\r\n\r\nWhen Disney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/10\/frozen-gets-release-date-special-features-announced\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0this Blu-ray, we were promised a feature called \"Breaking the Ice \u2013 The Real Making of\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>.\" I don't know where that went because my disc didn't have it (it appears neither did\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Frozen-Blu-ray\/56784\/#Review\">Blu-ray.com's<\/a>). The fact that this crucial part is missing really makes you loathe the satirical \"The Making of Frozen\" even more. If it were included, I would\u00a0<em>love<\/em>\u00a0\"The Making of Frozen\" song and video. But since it's not, I'm not laughing.\r\n\r\nThe first special feature--<strong>The Making of <em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>--seemed straight forward enough. I expected a 30-minute or so documentary about the making of the film from concept to theatre. Unfortunately, it's just a three-minute musical number featuring a few of the film's voice talent: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. The two men are dressed up like Disney employees and start singing a cheesy Disney-esque song about \"the making of Frozen.\" The bit goes on and on, repeating \"the making of Frozen\" over and over again, but they don't actually get to that part. Why would Disney put so much work (and money) into this silly feature that is inconsequential and fluff? I don't know and to be honest, it's offensive.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RB0f619N7L4]<\/p>\r\nSo then after that disappointment, you think that\u00a0<strong>D\u2019frosted: Disney\u2019s Journey From Hans Christian Anderson to\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>is actually going to get down to business and talk about the making of Frozen. Well, this doesn't either. The featurette includes directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee joined by Alice Davis, the wife of Disney animator Marc Davis who at one point worked on developing a Snow Queen-themed attraction for Disney. The trio talk for seven minutes about the similarities between the two versions as well as comparisons to Hans Christian Andersen's original source material. But, that's about as far as we get into the making of <em>Frozen<\/em>.\r\n\r\nNext we get four <strong>deleted scenes<\/strong> introduced by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The entire segment lasts only seven minutes. The scenes include: Scenes include \"Never Underestimate the Power of Elsa,\" \"The Dressing Room,\" \"Meet Kristoff #1\" and Meet Kristoff #2.\"\u00a0It's great to see these deleted scenes and see the\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>that could have been. We got only one scene from when Elsa was the villain, and it would have been nice to get even more of those, since the film's story evolved so significantly over the years.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utAwhtPlx8c]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And of course, it wouldn't be a Disney DVD without\u00a0<strong>music videos<\/strong>. These include four versions of the pop version of \"Let It Go\" in different languages. We get\u00a0Demi Lovato in English, Martina Stoessel in Spanish and Italian, and Marsha Milan in Malaysian.<\/p>\r\nThen to round everything off, we get the short\u00a0<em><strong>Get A<\/strong><\/em><strong> Horse!<\/strong>, which played before\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in theatres. We also get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/06\/17\/first-frozen-teaser-released\/\"><strong>original teaser trailer<\/strong><\/a>, which featured Sven and Olaf roughhousing over a carrot.\r\n\r\nWith all the hype and excitement over\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>, you would think Disney would put a little more effort into making the bonus features the best they could be. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. It was missing key elements such as a director's commentary, the real making of <em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>(that we were promised), and even other standalone features about the music, animation and more. <em>Frozen<\/em>'s bonus features are a bit frail, leaving much to be desired.\r\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-10217 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/frozen-image-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen-Still-Anna-meet-Kristoff\" width=\"614\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a> This is how I feel about the bonus features.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEverything about the movie\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is happy; everything about\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s Blu-ray features are sad. I really feel that Disney missed the boat in packing this Blu-ray with all the goods. Perhaps the studio was rushed getting this in stores in time... I don't know. However, it's rumored that Disney will release a\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0Ultimate Edition which will include the film in 3D, so more likely that release will have more of the content fans are looking for. Even if there were zero bonus features, <em>Frozen<\/em> is a must own because the film itself is that good.\r\n<h3>Purchase<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7K7O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7K7O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">2-disc Blu-ray + Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7EXY\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00G5G7EXY&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HV2KPNW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HV2KPNW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NDNuFjU_jlM]<\/p>","post_title":"'Frozen' Blu-ray\/DVD Collector's Edition Review: Extraordinary Film, Disappointing Bonus Features","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-blu-raydvd-collectors-edition-review-extraordinary-film-disappointing-bonus-features","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:06:52","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:06:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13555","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"39","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13495,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-10 09:28:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-10 16:28:32","post_content":"Disney released a new poster for its\u00a0<em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em> spin-off movie\u00a0<strong><em>Maleficent<\/em><\/strong>. The poster shows a half-body shot of the wickedly gorgeous Angelina Jolie, as the evil fairy herself.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"new-maleficent-poster-angelina-jolie-full-body\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the poster, we see Maleficent starring creepily at the viewer with her yellow-green-red eyes. Jolie's famous pout sports bright red rouge and her cheeks are extremely sunken in \u00e0\u00a0la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=lady+gaga+cheek+implants&espv=210&es_sm=91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zeUdU8a9LYz3oATU04LwCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1294&bih=829\">Lady Gaga a few years ago<\/a>. Maleficent's coif shows her famous devil horns in black, with a hint of blue, which matches her black dress and collar. Lastly, the demoness has one staunch white hand placed on her scepter, which is one of the sources of her powers.\r\n\r\nOverall, I'm rather impressed with the poster. So far, all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/11\/12\/dramatic-new-teaser-poster-for-disneys-maleficent\/\">posters<\/a> have exploited only the film's eponymous lead Maleficent and not any of the secondary characters such as the princess Aurora of the good fairies. This probably is a good indication about where the majority of the plot will focus, if the blazingly obvious <em>Maleficent<\/em> title wasn't enough of an indication.\r\n\r\nDisney was also able to obtain the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maleficent\">@Maleficent<\/a>\u00a0Twitter handle for the movie, cutting it close with just a few months to spare before the release. Be sure to follow this Twitter because, according to Disney, more is to be revealed there and \"something big is coming.\" But this handle will come in handle to further promote Disney entities long after the movie is released, much like what the company already does with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeautyandtheBeastBelle\">Disney Princess Facebook pages<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Maleficent<\/em> hits theatres in just a few short months on May 30, 2014.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is your favorite part of the new 'Maleficent' poster?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Angelina Jolie Looks Wickedly Gorgeous in New 'Maleficent' Poster","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"angelina-jolie-looks-wickedly-gorgeous-in-new-maleficent-poster","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13495","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13491,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-09 08:42:55","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-09 15:42:55","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-09-at-8.25.43-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"thepiratefairyzarinasneakpeak\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nJust a few weeks until the newest installment in DisneyToon Studios'\u00a0<strong><em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em><\/strong> hits store shelves. Today, Disney released an extended sneak peek of the film, which gives us a look at over five minutes of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em> in action.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A53_fjO4P4s]<\/p>\r\nIn the clip, the winter fairies perform an ice dance for all the other fairies in Pixie Hollow when suddenly Zarina, the rogue pirate fairy, comes slinking in the shadows to disrupt the party. She uses a powerful sleep pollen on the entire fairy community, which puts everyone in a deep slumber except for Tinker Bell and her gang. Once everyone's in obliviously dreamland, Zarina then sneaks off to steal the blue pixie dust.\r\n\r\nWatching this clip got me really excited to see this movie. Everything about Zarina is so mysterious and interesting. It's nice to see a change in the typical fairy fare. Her long pirate dress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/01\/07\/desginer-christian-siriano-gives-the-pirate-fairy-a-couture-makeover\/\">designed by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano<\/a>, is gorgeous and an unexpected choice for fairy attire.\r\n\r\nFrom\u00a0the\u00a0world of <em>Peter Pan<\/em> comes <em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em>, a swashbuckling<b>\u00a0<\/b>new adventure about Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks), a smart and ambitious dust-keeper\u00a0fairy\u00a0who\u2019s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When Zarina\u2019s wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces withthe\u00a0scheming\u00a0pirates\u00a0of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell (voice of Mae Whitman) and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with\u00a0the\u00a0band of\u00a0pirates\u00a0led by a cabin boy named James (voice of Tom Hiddleston), who\u2019ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/03\/review-the-pirate-fairy-is-a-fresh-fun-adventure-spoiler-free\/\">spoiler-free review<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The Pirate Fairy<\/em>.\r\n\r\nWith laughter, heart, magic and thrills,\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Pirate\u00a0Fairy<\/em> sets sail\u00a0April 1, 2014. You can pre-order the film on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00H5RYN5Y\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H5RYN5Y&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Amazon<\/a>.","post_title":"Check out Zarina's Devious Plans in this 'The Pirate Fairy' Extended Sneak Peek","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-zarinas-devious-plans-in-this-the-pirate-fairy-extended-sneak-peek","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:09:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:09:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13491","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13422,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-05 08:32:18","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-05 15:32:18","post_content":"The first teaser trailer for\u00a0TWC-Dimension'sCGI\/live-action film\u00a0<em><strong>Paddington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>was released today, in addition to a new movie poster. Paddington's new look is so cute and cuddly. Can we all get a collective \"awww\"?\r\n\r\n<center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe src=\"http:\/\/movies.yahoo.com\/video\/paddington-teaser-trailer-193045751.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer has a lot of build up, showing us nothing of note except beautiful scenery and a train station. Near the end, we finally get just a quick glimpse of Paddington peeking out of a bag. While we only got to see top half of Paddington's face, the animation is beautifully realistic and satisfying. It was a good choice for the studio to go with a more cuddly, realistic-looking bear for Paddington, instead of more cartoony like\u00a0<em>The Smurfs<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The trailer is also reminiscent of the poster that we got nearly two years ago.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paddington-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"paddington-movie-poster\" width=\"404\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Paddington<\/em>\u00a0stars Colin Firth as the eponymous bear. It also stars\u00a0Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and\u00a0Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Official synopsis:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the producer of HARRY POTTER, a modern take on the iconic and beloved adventures of Paddington bear, translated into 40 languages worldwide.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adapted from Michael Bond\u2019s beloved books, PADDINGTON tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides the time has come to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Trusting of the kindness of strangers, she ties a label round his neck which simply reads \u2018Please look after this bear. Thank you.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lost and alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that London is not the welcoming, well-mannered land of his dreams, but a rather busy, bustling metropolis where nobody even notices him. Luckily, he meets the Brown family who feel unable to abandon this homeless young bear to his fate. They name him after the station where they found him and offer him a place to stay while he searches for the only person he knows in London: the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy years before.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But little do the Browns realize just how much comic mayhem one young bear will bring to their family life, and when this rarest of bears catches the eye of a sinister, seductive taxidermist, it isn\u2019t long before his home \u2013 and very existence \u2013 is under threat\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following in the footsteps of E.T., Paddington tells the universal tale of an outsider trying to find his place in the world \u2013 and gives it an exuberant comic twist. Like Mr. Bean, Paddington promises to delight and enchant the whole family.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Padddington\u00a0<\/em>will be released in theatres December 12, 2014.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(via <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/paddington-trailer\/\">Collider<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2014\/first-teaser-trailer-for-paddington-arrives\/\">Animated Views<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Did you grow up with 'Paddington'? Are you excited to see him hit the big screen?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"Get A Glimpse of Cuddly Bear in New 'Paddington' Teaser Trailer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"get-a-glimpse-of-cuddly-bear-in-new-paddington-teaser-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:17:13","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:17:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13422","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"13","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13313,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-03 09:15:43","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:15:43","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-oscar-win.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-oscar-win\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAs expected, Disney's smash hit\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>swept the Oscars last night, winning both of the categories in which it was nominated: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Also, the\u00a0French-Luxembourgish short <em>Mr Hublot\u00a0<\/em>took home the award for Best Animated Short Film.\r\n<h3>Best Animated Feature Film: <em>Frozen<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech.jpg\" alt=\"frozen-best-animated-feature-acceptance-speech\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise when the envelope was opened for Best Animated Feature Film and\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em> was announced the winner. Producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck accepted the award.\r\n\r\nCheck out the video of the filmmakers accepting the award, as well as a Q&A they did later that night:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdrPB5KJaRM]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=maScG3qqud8]<\/p>\r\nEarlier that day, <em>Frozen<\/em> passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/03\/02\/frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film\/\">impressive billion dollar milestone<\/a> in the worldwide box office, making it one of only two animated films ever to do so. That in itself would have been something worth pulling out all the stops to celebrate about.\u00a0This has been such a whirlwind award season for the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0team and this Oscar win is the ultimate cherry on the top.\u00a0Congratulations to the entire\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0cast and crew for all their hard work, passion and dedication to this incredible project!\r\n\r\nAlso, we can't forget that this is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first win of the award since its inception in 2001. No doubt if the award were award in the 90s, Disney would already have a slew of these in its trophy cases back at the studio. Many thought that last year, Disney was robbed of the award when Brave won instead of Wreck-It Ralph. But, that's in the past and we're ecstatic that Disney finally won for Best Animated Feature. If there were any movie to do it, it seems <em>Frozen<\/em> would it be!\r\n<h3>Best Animated Short Film: <em>Mr Hublot<\/em><\/h3>\r\nRegarding Best Animated Short Film,\u00a0<em>Mr Hublot<\/em> took home the top prize. Directors\u00a0Laurent Witz\u00a0and\u00a0Alexandre Espigares\u00a0accepted the Academy Award. The short was up against some tough competition, including Disney's <em>Get A Horse!\u00a0<\/em>We are proud of this team and the hard work they did in creating Mr Hublot. We're looking forward to more great things from this duo!\r\n\r\nWatch the acceptance speech and a Q&A with the directors:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l_tD5FCEOYE]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=awbAr30n_n4]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Best Original Song:\u00a0<em>\"<\/em>Let It Go\"<\/h3>\r\n<em>Frozen<\/em> went two for two when it also won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez accepted the award in a well put together, clever and fun acceptance speech. In it they sang--to the tune of \"Happy Birthday\"--\"Happy Oscars to you, let's do <em>Frozen 2<\/em>!\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QQLQcuz3lY]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With this Oscar win, Robert Lopez also become the 12th person in history to earn the EGOT, joining the ranks of Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks. The EGOT is an acronym that for peolpe who have won all four American entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Let It Go\" was the last of the Best Original Song nominees to be performed. Earlier in the the night, another animation contender \"Happy\" from Despicable Me 2 was performed by Pharrell Williams. The performance was great toe-tapping number, as Williams danced with various starlets like Amy Adams,\u00a0Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Meryl Streep. Check that fun song out below, trust me, it'll make you happy:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3FEnu11AmQQ]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Who the Heck Is Adele Dazeem?<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go-1024x539.png\" alt=\"idina-menzel-oscar-performance-let-it-go\" width=\"614\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\nAlso, right before Idina Menzel performed \"Let It Go\", John Travolta introduced her. Unfortunately, apparently he has no idea who the great Queen Idina is because he called he, in what was an attempt to show respect, Adele Dazeem! If Idina were really Elsa, she should have zapped Travolta with her ice powers right then and there for his mistake.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1wGAoA7634]<\/p>\r\nTwitter blew up after this, with many people commenting, criticizing and joking about the sensation Adel Dazeem. My personal favorite was this one below:\r\n\r\n \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DID JOHN TRAVOLTA JUST \"PRINCE ABOOBOO\" IDINA MENZEL<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 Jade Elizabeth (@ShootTheWendy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShootTheWendy\/statuses\/440338576359055360\">March 3, 2014<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Idina, dressed in a beautiful creme dress, stood under an Elsa-like chandelier as she belted out the famous and iconic Disney tune. Despite having performed on Broadway for decades, she seemed a bit nervous, but she killed the song like the talented professional that she is. She even got a standing ovation from her peers in the crowd.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much to the disappointment of fans, Idina performed a shortened version of \"Let It Go\", which seemed like a missed opportunity considering other non-nominated songs like \"Over The Rainbow\" got full performances. If you missed her show-stopping performance, check it out here:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NO-ORfU7ids]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What was your favorite part of the Oscars last night?<\/em><\/h3>\r\nAll in all, it was a fabulous Oscar ceremony and night!\u00a02013 was an incredible year for animation, so congratulations to all the nominees and winners!","post_title":"2014 Oscars Round Up: 'Frozen' Sweeps, 'Mr Hublot' Wins Best Short & Adele Dazeem Kills It!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"oscar-round-up-frozen-sweeps-oscars-mr-hublot-wins-best-short-adele-dazeem-kills-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:22:51","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:22:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13313","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13291,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-03-02 11:42:32","post_date_gmt":"2014-03-02 18:42:32","post_content":"Disney international phenomenon\u00a0<strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong> has finally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=frozen2013.htm\">reached<\/a> the coveted $1 billion milestone. And it hasn't even been released in all countries yet!\r\n\r\nThe film has now made\u00a0$1,000,236,000 worldwide.\u00a0<b>$388.7 million of the total was made domestically, with\u00a0$611.5 million made in foreign markets.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-13296 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office.png\" alt=\"frozen-1-billion-dollars-box-office\" width=\"598\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a> It's an incredible sight to behold, isn't it?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>has been inching toward this massive finish line for a while now, but finally succeeded. It was predicted and expected that\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>would inevitably reach $1 billion after opening in its final market--Japan--on March 14, but it looks like\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0couldn't wait that long.\r\n\r\nWe all scoffed when we saw Disney using the line \"the greatest Disney musical event since\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>\" in its marketing. Nothing can touch\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em>. Boy were we wrong. It just passed\u00a0<em>The Lion King<\/em><em>'s\u00a0<\/em>20-year-old record $987.5 million record.\r\n\r\n<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>is now the second highest grossing animated film of all time behind Pixar's <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, which\u00a0made $1.063 billion back in 2010. Now the real question is if <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0will make that extra $63 million it needs to claim the title of highest grossing animated film of all time. Also, <em>Frozen<\/em>\u00a0is now\u00a018th on the highest grossing films of all time.\r\n\r\nDisney did a lot to keep\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>in the spotlight, after its initial word-of-mouth success after its first month in theatres. The studio \"re-released\"\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>as a sing-along edition (even though, technically, the film never left theatres), which brought diehard fans back again to see the film. The viral popularity of the\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s big musical number\u00a0\"Let It Go\", allowed the studio to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/26\/gmas-breathtaking-let-it-go-sing-along-cements-frozen-into-disney-legacy\/\">massive sing-along on Good Morning America<\/a>, which involved singers from the film and from other popular YouTube videos of the song.\r\n\r\nIn its 15th week in theatres,\u00a0<em>Frozen\u00a0<\/em>still managed to make an impressive $3.611 million over the weekend. With a predicted Oscar win today for Best Animated Feature, it might help to further bolster\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>'s domestic box office run in the coming weeks. It seems likely that it will surpass\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>'s any day now.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to the entire Disney Animation team for this incredible achievement!\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Do you think 'Frozen' will pass 'Toy Story 3' as the highest grossing animated film of all time?<\/em><\/h3>","post_title":"'Frozen' Joins $1 Billion Club; Now the 2nd Highest Grossing Animated Film","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-joins-1-billion-club-now-the-2nd-highest-grossing-animated-film","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:23:31","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:23:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13291","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"28","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13126,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 08:44:01","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 15:44:01","post_content":"Hayao Miyazaki has been famously dubbed \"The Japanese Walt Disney\". Whenever he directs and releases a new film, animation fans have sky high expectations. With his newest (and supposedly last) film,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>, the stakes couldn't be higher. Fortunately,\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is an elegant, mature and beautiful film, which serves as a\u00a0triumphant send off for the great Japanese animation master.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip-1024x532.png\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-creating-planes-clip\" width=\"614\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is a semi-fictional\/semi-biographical story about a Japanese WWII airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi. Jiro was indeed a real person, however, Miyazaki takes some liberties with the story to create a theatrical drama. Ever since Jiro was young, he was fascinated by planes and those who created them. As a boy, he has a dream in which he meets the famous Italian\u00a0aeronautical designer Giovanni Caproni, who tells him to follow his sky-high dreams. Jiro grows up and becomes a brilliant engineer himself, eventually getting hired out of college by Mitsubishi to help build Japan's next greatest war planes.\r\n\r\nFrom the first scenes, the noticeable difference between <em>The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0and other current animation films is the pacing.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises\u00a0<\/em>is slow, taking its time to develop characters and tell the narrative. Also, it's neither noisy nor rambunctious, but rather is content with telling the stories visually rather than with excessive chatty dialogue. This more mature, sophisticated tone allows viewers to breath and absorb the film, rather than having to stressfully keep up.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-7565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/the-wind-rises-post5.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAlthough The<em> Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0is about mechanical airplanes, the film is incredibly emotional and heartfelt. I found myself crying at moments that really weren't even sad. These scenes were happy and ripe with emotion. Miyazaki does a wonderful job transfusing these feelings into the audience, making us care for each of the characters and feel their highs and lows. I haven't cried so much in a movie since\u00a0<em>The Book Thief\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Les Miserables<\/em>. After the film was done, I simply sat in my chair with tears streaming down my face, taking in the extraordinary film that I had just witnessed.\r\n\r\nSome may be upset about the film's themes about a man who created a warplane that killed thousands. But viewers need to understand that this is a Japanese film, by a Japanese studio, by Japanese director about Japanese history. The film makes it clear about how far behind technologically Japan was compared to the rest of the world: while the rest of the world was making metal airplanes, Japan was 10 years behind still making planes out of wood and canvas. The technical aeronautical advances made by Japan and Jiro during this time is really the only thing Japan can be proud of about WWII. The story is historically interesting and important as a part of Japan's history.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"the-wind-rises-whysoblu-6\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAs part of this,<em> The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0has a theme of following your dreams despite the consequences. Jiro dreamt about designing airplanes since he was young. He works hard in school and finally gets the opportunity to design some planes himself. However, since this is during wartime, his company is looking only to produce military airplanes instead of commercial since those contracts were really the only ones available. Jiro never seems to be against making these planes, instead he is proud to serve his country in the war effort while also doing what he loves. He also has a love interest that distracts him from his dreams, which is another interesting point of tension in the film.\r\n\r\nFrom the first note,\u00a0Joe Hisaishi's score stands out as a star element. The score is simply lovely, expressive and rich. While the film is set in Japan, the score has an unexpected Italian vibe as accordions and guitar carry the melodies. This unique music choice could represent Jiro's obsession with the Italian airplane maker Caproni. Nevertheless, the score is flawless and Hisaishi creates strong themes and beats, which work together to add further romance, emotion and fantasy to the story.\r\n\r\nThe animation is simple and elegant. Clean, crisp lines; vivid colors; captivating backgrounds. All of these work together to create a beautiful, fresh-looking film. It will make you yearn for more hand-drawn animated films and appreciate the fact that Studio Ghibli has not forsaken the medium.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wind-rises2-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"wind-rises2\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>The Wind Rises<\/em> is much different from Miyazaki's other films, which are more fantasy and whimsical in nature. This film is little of those, but rather is serious, nostalgic, and thought provoking. The medium of animation is perfectly suited for Jiro's story and the majesty of airplanes in flight. The experience audiences will have while watching this film is one that is rarely had in American animation or American films in general.\u00a0<em>The Wind Rises<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>is one of Miyazaki's best works that expertly evokes raw emotion from the audience and is worth seeing.\r\n<h3>\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e\u272e<\/h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jsTVBX6fJP4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Wind Rises' is Elegant, Mature & Emotional Send Off for Miyazaki","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-wind-rises-is-elegant-mature-emotional-send-off-for-miyazaki","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-08-12 08:24:07","post_modified_gmt":"2014-08-12 15:24:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13126","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"17","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13061,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-28 00:30:05","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-28 07:30:05","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Morgan, Chelsea, Mason and special guest host Whitney Grace come together to discuss Rankin-Bass's 1982 film\u00a0<strong><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:html -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV8712441203&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Email from Zora, requesting one of her favorite movies from her childhood.<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>The Last Unicorn<\/em><br \/><strong>\u25a0<\/strong>\u00a0History of Rankin-Bass, adapting this film and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankinbass.com\">RankinBass.com<\/a>\u00a0retro website.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>First memories, major themes.<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>The red bull doesn't give you wings (and turn you into an alicorn).<br \/>\u25a0\u00a0History of unicorn in folklore. Powers of the unicorn horn.<br \/>\u25a0 Gotta love the Harpy and crazy Mommy Fortuna.<br \/>\u25a0 Things get Studio Jiggling on us real fast!<br \/>\u25a0 List of movies where animals turn into humans and visa versa.<br \/>\u25a0 The pirate cat is the best part of this movie! He needs his own Saturday morning spinoff cartoon!<br \/>\u25a0 Deep thoughts with Chelsea:\u00a0\"There are no happy endings because there is no end.\";\u00a0What does the red bull represent?<br \/><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong>We rate it!<strong><br \/>\u25a0 <\/strong>Mail bag: Luis, David Lee, Georgina, Adriana, Mike, and Marc.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>1:54:05, 30.8MB<\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Watch <em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-BR\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conlanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LU-DVD\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI14MK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OI14MK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06RYS5pnPvU\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451450523\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0451450523&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">The Last Unicorn Novel<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zf3DcjfpL0\"><br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em>\u00a0novel on Audible<br \/><\/a>\u25a0 Luis Escobar's top 10 lists:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-animated-superhero-movies\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero movies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-ten-superhero-animated-tv-shows\/\">Top 10 best animated superhero TV shows<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luisescobarblog.com\/top-10-disney-animated-movies\/\">Top 10 Disney movies<\/a><br \/>\u25a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/\">David's DeviantArt<\/a> account and <a href=\"http:\/\/fuhrmaneck66.deviantart.com\/art\/Elsa-419855559\">Elsa drawing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/audible\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>The Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therotoscopers@gmail.com\">therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/voicemail\">rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>(406) 646-6575<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\">Rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rotoscopers\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/rotoscopers\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therotoscopers\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a>.<strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morganstradling\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #61: The Last Unicorn - Give Us More Pirate Cat!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-61-the-last-unicorn-give-us-more-pirate-cat","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 16:09:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 23:09:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13061","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"5","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13134,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2014-02-21 13:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2014-02-21 20:48:52","post_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02.jpg\" alt=\"BestMovieWalls_Lego_Movie_d02\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<em>The Lego Movie\u00a0<\/em>hadn't even been released when Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/03\/lego-sequel-in-the-works-gasp\/\">announced<\/a> that it was making a sequel. Now, the film has been out just a few short weeks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/schedule\/?view=changes&p=.htm\">Box Office Mojo<\/a> reports that\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie<\/em> sequel is set for a May 26, 2017 release date.\r\n\r\nNo other films are set for this date (yet). It's in the sequel's best interest that no other family films pick this date, so that way the film can score big at the box office again. <em>The Lego Movie<\/em> didn't have any family-friendly competition when it opened, which allowed for families to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2014\/02\/10\/animation-weekend-box-office-the-lego-movie-dominates-frozen-the-nut-job-still-doing-ok\/\">pack theatre houses like sardines<\/a> during its opening weekend. Three years from now, boys, kids and adults will probably be chomping at the bit for another action-packed, hilarious <em>Lego<\/em>\u00a0film, so no matter what ends up opening alongside\u00a0<em>The Lego Movie 2<\/em>, it seems Warner Brothers is due for another massive success.\r\n\r\nNo word on who will direct the new brick film and whether its voice talent will return. Although\u00a0Jared Stern and another undisclosed writer will pen the sequel.","post_title":"'Lego Movie' Sequel Pegged for May 2017 Release Date","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lego-movie-sequel-pegged-for-may-2017-release-date","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-05 08:46:19","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-05 15:46:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/?p=13134","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":42},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div 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