Happy Thanksgiving!

Animated Short Film: The Chestnut Tree

A film about a girl revisiting her memories of her childhood spent with her mother. Hand drawn animation set to piano music by Chopin. A film by Hyun-min Lee.

Can read a great interview with the creators HERE

Pinocchio Remake

Very VERY exciting news to me...Pinocchio is being re-made by the Jim Henson Co. in STOP MOTION. Not only that - Gris Grimly will be co-Directing it! I have a feeling it will have a very Tim Burton feel, but I am curious to see how he will do things differently. I don't usually like remakes of movies that are already successful, but it seems this one will be quite different from Disney's version. I just know the character designs are going to be AMAZING. I love Gris's unique yet dark style!

You can read more in the article HERE

Wall-E Goodies

Find some concept art pics from Wall-E HERE

A first look at Pixar's new short film, BURN-E, which is included on the Wall-E DVD HERE

Alice in Wonderland Remake

If you haven't already heard, Tim Burton will be Directing the Live Footage/3D remake of Alice in Wonderland (new name "Alice")! He has some of his usual cast in this film along with some new faces. I am especially excited to see Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen! He will be combining performance-capture imagery, as seen in Beowulf, with life-action footage.

THIS article has a comment that made a good point on remakes. Before judging a remake, be sure to know if it is a remake from the movie or the book. In the case of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and upcoming Alice - they are remakes from the books not the movie. Also check out this article for the first look at Alice in Wonderland!

After "Alice" Burton will make a film based on his 1984 short "Frankenweenie" about a ped dog brought back to life by his loyal owner. This film will be in stop-motion! You can see the short HERE