Who Knew the Robot Apocalypse Would Be Such a Crowd Pleaser?
As Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ continues its seemingly inexorable march toward the Oscars, director and co-writer Mike Rianda reflects on what it all means.
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Mike Rianda Shares Manifesto for Making 'The Greatest Animated Movie of All Time'
‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ writer/director says he was ‘terrified’ of making his first feature, and writing these creative rules helped bring his vision into focus.
Netflix Releases Free ‘The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Digital Book
The streamer offers an inside look at the art behind the multi award-nominated CG animated movie about a chaotic family road trip that turns into an apocalyptic adventure… with robots!
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‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Now on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD
A family road trip evolves into a quest to save the world from a machine apocalypse in the hit CG animated comedy adventure; bonus features include Katie Mitchell’s hilarious sock puppet parody short, ‘Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter,’ a look into her filmmaking process, a look behind the making of the movie, as well as tutorials on how to make sock puppets and Katie face cupcakes.
Katie Mitchell Hits Her Stride in ‘Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter’
In the parody short directed by Caitlin VanArsdale, ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ filmmaker heroine creates a sock-puppet action film featuring a redoubtable canine; short releases today as an exclusive bonus feature on the film’s Blu-ray release.
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‘VS’ Animated Series Shows Female Olympic Athletes Overcoming Adversity
Using a range of visual styles, SK-II STUDIO’s 6-part anthology highlights real-life stories of the challenges faced by athletes including Simon Biles, Liu Xiang, and Ishikawa Kasumi; now streaming at SK-II CITY.
Mike Rianda Talks ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’
The ‘Gravity Falls’ creative director’s TV production skills got a thorough workout, and then some, in his animated feature film directing debut, now streaming on Netflix.
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‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’: A Scrapbook of Art, Nostalgia, and Killer Robots
Distinctively styled 2D, 3DCG, and live-action, integrated with a highly personal and relatable story, give Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe’s new apocalyptic comedy adventure a uniquely ‘human’ touch.
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Netflix Drops ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Trailer and Images
Premiering April 30th, animated comedy from the Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ producers tells the story of a dysfunctional family’s fight to reconnect… and save the world from a robot apocalypse.
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Exclusive: Baobab Studios and John Legend Release ‘When You Can Fly’ Music Video
New lyrics music video of original song from 4-time Emmy Award-winning animated VR film to help raise awareness of Return to the Heart Foundation’s Native COVID-19 Action Fund.
Boabab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend’ Scores Four Daytime Emmys
Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House,’ Netflix’s ‘Ask the Storybots,’ Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ and Disney Channel’s ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures’ each take home two at Friday’s gala ceremony.
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How Baobab Studios Created a Storybook World for the Immersive ‘Crow: The Legend’
Created using the Unity game engine, VR experience and accompanying theatrical short film written and directed by Eric Darnell and produced by Maureen Fan pushes real-time graphics to new heights.
Baobab Studios Short ‘Crow: The Legend’ Launches Globally
Executive produced by John Legend, animated VR experience and theatrical short from the Emmy-winning makers of ‘Asteroids!’ and ‘Invasion!’ now available online.
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TRAILER: Baobab Studios Launching New VR Short, ‘Crow: The Legend’
Featuring an original song by John Legend, new virtual reality experience and accompanying theatrical short available November 15 on YouTube and Oculus VR.
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical’ to Close
Underperforming Nickelodeon show will shut its Palace Theatre doors less than a year after December opening.
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Animation Boom Sets Cannes Festgoers Abuzz
Splashy deals for ‘Next Gen,’ ‘Terra Willy’ and ‘Fireheart’ just part of the picture as the growing medium’s potential for success draws attention.
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Ariana Grande, John Legend to Perform Title Track for Disney’s Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’
New images, poster and a TV spot support upcoming live-action remake of the classic 1991 animated feature.
