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		<title>One Fantastic Father&#8217;s Day Feast Idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Certainly you can get your 'pops' a boring ol' necktie like you have for the past 8 Father's Days in a row ... but imagine treating the pillar of your family to a Fantastic Mr. Fox screening complete with a feast inspired by the quirky Wes Anderson film.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F06%2F13%2Fone-fantastic-fathers-day-feast-idea%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F06%2F13%2Fone-fantastic-fathers-day-feast-idea%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Certainly you can get your &#8216;pops&#8217; a boring ol&#8217; necktie like you have for the past 8 Father&#8217;s Days in a row, but imagine buying him one of <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SnSKwvqZs-I/AAAAAAABBoo/CyLybwnqM1Q/s400/Picture+26.png">these</a> and treating the pillar of your family to a <em><a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2009/12/04/dtw-movie-review-fantastic-mr-fox/">Fantastic Mr. Fox</a></em> screening complete with a feast inspired by the quirky Wes Anderson film. Sounds cussin&#8217; awesome doesn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.originalalamo.com/">Alamo Drafthouse Cinema</a> located in Austin, TX will be hosting a &#8220;Fantastic Mr. Fox Father&#8217;s Day Feast&#8221; at their South Lamar location on Sunday, June 20 at 1pm. The screening is part of their &#8220;<a href="http://www.originalalamo.com/Signature.aspx?id=33">Food &amp; Film Events Signature Series</a>&#8221; and will feature a mouth-watering movie menu crafted by executive chef John Bullington.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Bunce’s Breakfast</strong><br />
Pate stuffed donuts with blueberry compote and maple glaze</p>
<p><strong>Kylie’s Superb Minnow</strong><br />
Sardines marinated in apple cider with garlic chives and rosemary, rye crisps, and pickled parsnips</p>
<p><strong>Donated by Mr Boggis</strong><br />
Local chicken in a cider glaze, mashed turnips and potatoes and grilled baby carrots</p>
<p><strong>Dessert!</strong><br />
Nutmeg, ginger, apple snaps with crème brulee</p></blockquote>
<p>Please visit Alamo&#8217;s site for complete <a href="http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=7413">details</a>. We&#8217;d love to hear some feedback from any readers who may be attending.</p>
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		<title>10 Springtime Movie Recommendations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us in the Northeast, it's been a long; frigid winter. Our collective cabin fever hit a boiling point. But here we are just a few days from Daylight Savings Time followed by the official start of spring! As such, I would like to provide a list of springtime movie suggestions to get you and your family in the right mood to get outside for some long-awaited adventure!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F03%2F12%2F10-springtime-movie-recommendations%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F03%2F12%2F10-springtime-movie-recommendations%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>For those of us in the Northeast, it&#8217;s been a long; frigid winter. Our collective cabin fever hit a boiling point. But here we are just a few days from Daylight Savings Time followed by the official start of spring! As such, I would like to provide a list of springtime movie suggestions to get you and your family in the right mood to get outside for some long-awaited adventure!</p>
<p><em>This list is presented in alphabetical order and is not intended to be a ranking system.</em></p>
<p><strong>A Bug&#8217;s Life</strong></p>
<p><center><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2882" title="A Bug's Life" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_bugslife.jpg" alt="A Bug's Life" width="320" height="180" /></strong></center></p>
<p><strong> </strong>On behalf of &#8220;oppressed bugs everywhere,&#8221; an inventive ant named Flik (voiced by Dave Foley) hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper (Kevin Spacey). Little does Flik know that his tough &#8220;warriors&#8221; are really circus performers who have no clue when it comes to combat. Pixar takes you inside the miniature world of insects for this larger-than-life adventure. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><strong>Antz</strong></p>
<p><center><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2890" title="Antz" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_antz.jpg" alt="Antz" width="320" height="180" /></strong></center></p>
<p><strong> </strong>In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant (Woody Allen) in love with a rebellious princess (Sharon Stone) rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier (Sylvester Stallone). Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general (Gene Hackman) who&#8217;s leading a war against a termite army. The all-star cast includes the voices of Anne Bancroft, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Walken and Danny Glover. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2007/11/05/dtw-movie-review-bee-movie/"><strong>Bee Movie</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2891 aligncenter" title="Bee Movie" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_beemovie.jpg" alt="Bee Movie" width="320" height="180" /></p>
<p>Jerry Seinfeld stars in this animated comedy as recent college grad Barry B. Benson, a worker bee stuck in a dead-end job making honey who files a lawsuit against humans when he learns they&#8217;ve been stealing bees&#8217; nectar all along. Co-written by Seinfeld, the film features an all-star voice cast, including Renée Zellweger, John Goodman, Matthew Broderick and Chris Rock, as well as &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; alumni Michael Richards and Patrick Warburton. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2009/09/24/dtw-movie-review-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs/"><strong>Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs</strong></a></p>
<p><center><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2892" title="Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_cloudy.jpg" alt="Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" width="320" height="180" /></center></p>
<p>Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed? Bill Hader and Anna Faris lend their vocal talents to this Golden Globe-nominated animated adventure. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><strong>Everyone&#8217;s Hero</strong></p>
<p><center><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2893" title="Everyone's Hero" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_everyoneshero.jpg" alt="Everyone's Hero" width="320" height="180" /></strong></center></p>
<p><strong> </strong>Inspired by executive producer Christopher Reeve&#8217;s indomitable perseverance, this animated fable chronicles the story of young ballplayer Yankee Irving (voiced by Jake T. Austin), who journeys a thousand miles to help Babe Ruth and the Bronx Bombers win the World Series. A host of stars lend their voices, including Brian Dennehy, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Reiner, Robert Wagner and Dana Reeve. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><strong>James and the Giant Peach</strong></p>
<p><center><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2894" title="James and the Giant Peach" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_jamespeach.jpg" alt="James and the Giant Peach" width="320" height="180" /></strong></center></p>
<p><strong></strong>When young orphan James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of the world&#8217;s biggest peach &#8212; a massive fruit that rolls, floats and flies him away to strange and distant lands. But that&#8217;s not half as odd as the inhabitants James finds living inside its juicy flesh: a talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), a ladybug (Jane Leeves) and a spider (Susan Sarandon) who want to help the boy escape his wicked aunts. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2006/10/02/dtw-movie-review-open-season/"><strong>Open Season</strong></a></p>
<p><center><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2895" title="Open Season" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_openseason.jpg" alt="Open Season" width="320" height="180" /></center></p>
<p>After saving a mule deer from a hunter&#8217;s clutches, a domesticated grizzly finds himself relocated to the wild &#8212; and unprepared for the real world. Can the furry pals make it to safety before open season starts, or will they end up mounted on a wall? Ashton Kutcher, Gary Sinise, Martin Lawrence, Billy Connolly, Debra Messing and Jon Favreau lend their voices to this animated adventure that&#8217;s perfect for the whole family. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2006/05/19/dtw-movie-review-over-the-hedge/"><strong>Over The Hedge</strong></a></p>
<p><center><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2896" title="Over The Hedge" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_overthehedge.jpg" alt="Over The Hedge" width="320" height="180" /></center></p>
<p>Awakening from a long winter nap to find a subdivision in their backyard, a colony of critters, led by a gun-shy tortoise (Garry Shandling), is forced to face its worst fear &#8212; humans &#8212; with help from an opportunistic raccoon (Bruce Willis). This animated comedy&#8217;s star-studded voice cast includes Thomas Haden Church, Nick Nolte, Eugene Levy, Catherine O&#8217;Hara, Avril Lavigne, William Shatner and Wanda Sykes. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><strong>The Ant Bully</strong></p>
<p><center><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2889" title="The Ant Bully" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_antbully.jpg" alt="The Ant Bully" width="320" height="180" /></strong></center></p>
<p>Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (voiced by Zach Tyler) vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard &#8230; until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of &#8220;crimes against the colony,&#8221; Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways. This animated film&#8217;s all-star voice cast includes Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts. (from Netflix.com)</p>
<p><strong>Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo</strong></p>
<p><center><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2897" title="Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DTW_springtime_pooh.jpg" alt="Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo" width="320" height="180" /></strong></center></p>
<p><span>Spring has sprung, and baby Roo is excited to get out and explore and make new friends. But Rabbit seems preoccupied with spring cleaning. Leave it to Roo to show Rabbit &#8212; through love &#8212; that it&#8217;s more important who you love and not who&#8217;s in charge. Winnie the Pooh, Tigger and all of A.A. Milne&#8217;s cherished characters are on hand to celebrate the season and the blessings of friendship. </span>(from Netflix.com)</p>
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		<title>Fantastic Mr. Fox Blu-ray/DVD Release Date and Details Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.drawnthatway.com/2010/01/20/fantastic-mr-fox-blu-raydvd-release-date-and-details-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fantastic Mr. Fox will soon make its way into your home entertainment library -- and into your heart -- with the announcement of a March 23, 2010 Blu-ray and DVD release.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Ffantastic-mr-fox-blu-raydvd-release-date-and-details-announced%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Ffantastic-mr-fox-blu-raydvd-release-date-and-details-announced%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>The <a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2009/12/04/dtw-movie-review-fantastic-mr-fox/">Fantastic Mr. Fox</a> will soon make its way into your home entertainment library &#8212; and into your heart &#8212; with the announcement of a March 23, 2010 Blu-ray and DVD release.  The &#8216;instant classic&#8217; stop-motion feature from director Wes Anderson brings Roald Dahl&#8217;s whimsical childrens book to life, starring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray and Willem Dafoe.</p>
<p><center><div id="attachment_2421" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 248px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2421" title="Fantastic Mr. Fox" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/fantasticdvdcover-238x300.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge cover art" width="238" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Click to enlarge cover art</p></div></center></p>
<blockquote><p><span id="intelliTXT">Fox will be marketing Fantastic Mr. Fox on Blu-ray as a combo pack that will include the <span id="intelliTXT">DVD </span>version and a digital copy on a second and third disc. The remaining bonus features are as follows:</span></p></blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Making Mr. Fox Fantastic
<ul>
<li>The Look Of Fantastic Mr. Fox</li>
<li>From Script To Screen</li>
<li>The Puppet Makers</li>
<li>Still Life (Puppet Animation)</li>
<li>The Cast</li>
<li>Bill And His Badger</li>
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</li>
<li>A Beginner&#8217;s Guide To Whack-Bat</li>
<li>Fantastic Mr. Fox: The World Of Roald Dahl</li>
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<p><center><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QOGYBS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=drthwa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001QOGYBS">Click here to pre-order your copy of Fantastic Mr. Fox from Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=drthwa-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001QOGYBS" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></center></p>
<p><strong>Source(s):</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Fantastic_Mr._Fox_Blu-ray_Details_and_Cover_Art/6228">Fantastic Mr. Fox Blu-ray Details and Cover Art</a> [<a href="http://www.thehdroom.com/">TheHDRoom</a>]</p>
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		<title>Sly Style: Fantastic Mr. Fox Listed on GQ Best-Dressed List</title>
		<link>http://www.drawnthatway.com/2010/01/06/sly-style-fantastic-mr-fox-listed-on-gq-best-dressed-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the fine little details sprinkled throughout the Fantastic Mr. Fox film, one thing that surely caught my attention was the distinguished fashion sense of Mr. Fox...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2Fsly-style-fantastic-mr-fox-listed-on-gq-best-dressed-list%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2Fsly-style-fantastic-mr-fox-listed-on-gq-best-dressed-list%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Of all the fine little details sprinkled throughout the <a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2009/12/04/dtw-movie-review-fantastic-mr-fox/">Fantastic Mr. Fox</a> film, one thing that surely caught my attention was the distinguished fashion sense of Mr. Fox. Maybe it appealed to me because I wish I could pull off such a dapper way of life&#8230;I mean&#8230;as I write this I am currently fumbling to wipe off a glob of salsa I just splattered upon my track pants before my dog licks it off.  Clearly not smooth.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/the_magazines/this_issueslideshows/091222-2010-gq-bestdressed-list.aspx?idx=6">GQ Magazine</a> has also taken notice of Mr. Fox and his fantastic garb, as they ranked the fictitious fox #4 on their 2010 Best-Dressed list.</p>
<blockquote><p>Throughout writer/director Wes Anderson’s fabulous stop motion feature Mr. Fox wears an array of fetching corduroy and tweed suits, which, according to some interviews were based on Anderson’s own wardrobe.</p></blockquote>
<p><center><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2330" title="Fantastic Mr. Fox" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/fantasticfoxwardrobe.jpg" alt="Fantastic Mr. Fox" width="400" height="215" /></center></p>
<p><strong>Source(s):</strong><br />
<a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/01/06/fantastic-mr-fox-makes-gqs-best-dressed-list/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrikeyBlogs+%28Crikey+Blogs%29">Fantastic Mr. Fox makes GQ’s best-dressed list</a> [<a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/">Cinetology</a>]</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Up&#8217; For Nomination: Producers Guild of America Announces Nominees for 2010 Award</title>
		<link>http://www.drawnthatway.com/2010/01/05/up-for-nomination-producers-guild-of-america-announces-nominees-for-2010-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced its 2010 award nominees and Disney/Pixar's Up is nominated for Best Picture (period), while also represented in the Animated Motion Picture category...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fup-for-nomination-producers-guild-of-america-announces-nominees-for-2010-award%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fup-for-nomination-producers-guild-of-america-announces-nominees-for-2010-award%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>The <a href="http://www.producersguild.org/">Producers Guild of America</a> (PGA) has announced its 2010 award nominees and Disney/Pixar&#8217;s <em>Up</em> is nominated for Best Picture (period), while also represented in the Animated Motion Picture category along with <em>9</em>, <em>Coraline</em>, <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em> and <em>The Princess and the Frog</em>.</p>
<p>2009 has probably been the strongest year for animated feature films in terms of quality and the gaining of respect from the movie industry.  The PGA awards &#8212; which recognize the best film productions and producers &#8212; are often an indicator of which films will succeed at the Oscars.</p>
<blockquote><p>The PGA Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year film award is a reliable bellwether for the Academy Award for best picture. Last year&#8217;s PGA winner, &#8220;Slumdog Millionaire,&#8221; went on to capture Oscar&#8217;s top prize. In fact, 13 PGA winners over the last two decades have gone on to win the Academy Award for best picture.</p></blockquote>
<p>With so many great candidates in the animated category, it&#8217;s difficult to say which will come out on top.  Disney Pixar&#8217;s <em>Up</em> is gorgeous, hopeful and tugs at your heart strings.  <em>9</em> goes against most tendencies with animation and ditches the blast of colorful images, instead opting for a dark post-apocalyptic tale &#8212; beautiful in its own right.  <em>Coraline</em> is an eery adventure which succeeds with a mixture of macabre and classic fairytale imagery.  Wes Anderson&#8217;s Fantastic Mr. Fox nails every single detail in it&#8217;s whimsical adaptation of Roald Dahl&#8217;s book.  The Princess and the Frog breathes life into the stagnant Disney Princess while at the same time honoring its classics with good old fashioned hand-drawn storytelling. Certainly an exciting time for animation fans.</p>
<p>Which movie do you think deserves the PGA award and possibly an Oscar?  Do you think <em>Up</em> has a chance to walk away with &#8220;Best Picture?&#8221;</p>
<p>The 21st Annual PGA Awards takes place on January 24th at the Hollywood Palladium.</p>
<p><strong>Source(s):</strong><br />
<a href="http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/01/producers-guild-of-america-pga-awards-avatar-714825936-entertainment-news.html">PGA Awards nominate &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; and &#8216;Avatar&#8217; for best picture</a> [<a href="http://goldderby.latimes.com/">Gold Derby -- LA Times</a>]</p>
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		<title>TIME Magazine Ranks Top 10 Movies of 2009; Top 3 Are Animated</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the "movie" portion of TIME magazine's "The Top 10 Everything of 2009" list, Disney's The Princess and the Frog occupies the number one spot -- followed in succession by Disney-Pixar's Up and Fantastic Mr. Fox.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Ftime-magazine-ranks-top-10-movies-of-2009-top-3-are-animated%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Ftime-magazine-ranks-top-10-movies-of-2009-top-3-are-animated%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>In the &#8220;movie&#8221; portion of TIME magazine&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1945379,00.html">The Top 10 Everything of 2009</a>&#8221; list, Disney&#8217;s <em>The Princess and the Frog</em> occupies the number one spot &#8212; followed in succession by Disney-Pixar&#8217;s <em>Up</em> and <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em>.</p>
<p>Top 10 Movies</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>The Princess and the Frog<br />
</strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2009/06/01/dtw-movie-review-up/">Up</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.drawnthatway.com/2009/12/04/dtw-movie-review-fantastic-mr-fox/">Fantastic Mr. Fox</a></strong></li>
<li>The Hurt Locker</li>
<li>Up in the Air</li>
<li>The White Ribbon</li>
<li>A Single Man</li>
<li>Of Time and the City</li>
<li>District 9</li>
<li>Thirst</li>
</ol>
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<div id="TixyyLink" style="text-align: left; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">Animation is thought of as a cash cow for the studios and a niche  category for the Oscars. Yet a straight-faced argument could be made — and is,  here — that 2009 boasted a richer crop of animated features than of live-action  movies. We acknowledge the cartoonucopia with our top three selections, each in  a different format.</div>
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<div style="text-align: left; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">As pointed out by John Frost on <a href="http://thedisneyblog.com/2009/12/14/time-ranks-princess-frog-best-movie/">The Disney Blog</a>, it is quite an achievement for animated films in general, but especially for The Princess and the Frog getting such high praise over the often-gushed-about; Oscar-worthy <em>Up</em>.</div>
<p><div style="text-align: left; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">A &#8220;wow&#8221; indeed.</div>
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		<title>DTW Movie Review &#8211; Fantastic Mr. Fox</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John DiBiase</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Fantastic Mr. Fox" is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach). (from MovieWeb.com)]]></description>
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<div><span class="maintxt"><span class="movmaintxt" style="color: #d20000;"><strong><span style="color: #1c5472;">Director:</span></strong></span> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/" target="_blank">Wes Anderson</a></span></div>
<div><span class="maintxt"><span class="movmaintxt" style="color: #d20000;"><strong><span style="color: #1c5472;">Starring:</span></strong></span> voices of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/" target="_blank">George Clooney</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/" target="_blank">Bill Murray</a>,<br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/" target="_blank">Meryl Streep</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005403/" target="_blank">Jason Schwartzman</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000353/" target="_blank">Willem Dafoe</a></span></div>
<div><span class="maintxt"><span class="movmaintxt" style="color: #d20000;"><strong><span style="color: #1c5472;">Running Time:</span></strong></span> 1 hour, 27 minutes</span></div>
<div><span class="maintxt"><span class="movmaintxt" style="color: #d20000;"><strong><span style="color: #1c5472;">Theatrical Release:</span></strong></span> November 25, 2009</span></div>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><span style="color: #1c5472;">Plot Summary</span></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Fantastic Mr. Fox&#8221; is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach). (from MovieWeb.com)</p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><span style="color: #1c5472;"><img class="size-full wp-image-120 aligncenter" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fantasticmrfox1.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="149" /></span></strong></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><span style="color: #1c5472;">Film Review</span></strong></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">It&#8217;s a surprise, to me at least, for an indie film director to decide to leave a string of oddball, R-rated films and chase after adapting a 1970 childrens book into a stop-motion animated PG-rated film. But that&#8217;s exactly what Wes Anderson, best known for his films Rushmore, The Life Acquatic, and The Royal Tenenbaums, has done. From the opening credits of Fantastic Mr. Fox, it&#8217;s no question that you&#8217;re watching a Wes Anderson film, and the director treats this picture like any other one of his films &#8211; with the dramatic closeups, unsual camera angles or framing, and odd character behavior. Fantastic Mr. Fox is as off-beat as any other one of Anderson&#8217;s films, but it&#8217;s quite easily his best.</p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">All of Anderson&#8217;s films (four of which I&#8217;ve seen &#8211; all in an edited, more sterile form by my own preference &#8211; for better or worse) have an approach that is undeniably an acquired taste. There&#8217;s a quirky humor style that Anderson embraces and embellishes that is welcomed by many indie film buffs but not so easily digestible by the pop film culture audience. I must fall into the latter category as the only film I&#8217;ve enjoyed by Anderson&#8217;s was the wacky Life Acquatic (again, in edited form), which still felt a bit too off-beat for my usual tastes. Fantastic Mr. Fox fares best of all of his work, possibly due to the source material, coupled with the fact it&#8217;s presented in a uniquely done stop-motion animation style. The end result is as entertaining to watch as it is to take in. Each character &#8211; from the animals to the humans &#8211; are interesting in design and character traits, and it&#8217;s these kinds of details that work to the film&#8217;s benefit.</p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img class="size-full wp-image-121     aligncenter" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fantasticmrfox2.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="149" /></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Still, when a film so off-beat and against the norm (but typical for this director) becomes so heavily lauded by the majority of film critics, you kind of go into viewing such a film with high expectations. And while my expectations may have been a bit unattainable, it&#8217;s still easy enough for me to grasp Fantastic Mr. Fox as a whole, stack it up against the widespread praise given towards the movie, and wonder what is SO extraodinarily different (or better?) than most other animated films? Sure, there isn&#8217;t a single other animated film like this out there, but if you know Anderson&#8217;s work, this one follows suit perfectly. While his other live action films have always been adult-oriented in nature, this orientation even carries over a bit into Anderson&#8217;s first all-animation PG-film. For example, instead of there being lots of profanity as might usually be found in some of Anderson&#8217;s work, the director makes up for it with substitute profanity. Oddly enough, where a character might usually use any number of profanities &#8211; including the &#8220;f&#8221; word &#8211; the characters in Fantastic Mr. Fox quite regularly, and simply, substitute the word &#8220;cuss&#8221; in place of it. They might say, for example, &#8220;What the cuss was I thinking?&#8221; instead of something much more profane. Even though it&#8217;s not the actual word, you often get the idea what they would normally say there, and so it feels a bit harsh or out of place for such a film. Also, at first it seemed like a clever idea, but by the film&#8217;s end, so many characters do this, and so often, that it feels over-used and a bit tired. But the very fact that Anderson even chooses to go this route with the dialog kind of cements the realization that Fantastic Mr. Fox isn&#8217;t really a kids film.</p>
<p>Sure, Fantastic Mr. Fox involves a central family of characters who are personified foxes who wear clothes, and, yes, other characters include badgers, rabbits, possums, and the like, but the plot involves stealing, drinking, smoking, and ruthless farmers trying to kill and wipe out the food pilfering animals. Fantastic Mr. Fox is about as edgy as you might expect a Wes Anderson animated film to be, and with there even being some pretty creepy-to-frightening scenes for young ones, it&#8217;s just not really a suitable family film. And that&#8217;s not even mentioning the slower pace of the film that is likely to lull the younger ones to sleep in their seats (or make them too antsy to sit through its just-under 90-minute running time). So the question is raised: just who is this animated PG film targeted to? Sadly, the opening weekend holiday box office take of just 10 million relates that this may be the very problem with it.</p>
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<p>But all this isn&#8217;t to say that Fantastic Mr. Fox is a bad film. By this point in the review, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re wondering why on earth I gave the film rather positive marks. Truth is, Anderson has put together a fine looking and rather fun heist film. Casting George Clooney in the role of Mr. Fox is quite inspired, considering Fox feels like a sort of scheming Cary Grant character and Clooney clearly has emulated Grant&#8217;s style more than once before (see Leatherheads especially). And with Clooney having previously played the role of heist mastermind Danny Ocean in Ocean&#8217;s 11 and its two sequels, Mr. Fox doesn&#8217;t stray too far from George&#8217;s comfort zone. The film brings up some interesting themes in the story that include children feeling like they can&#8217;t measure up to their peers and parents needing to encourage their children and not hold such high expectations for them. Team that with some silly, out of left field humor and indie-style directing and you have one bizarre animated film. Fans of Anderson&#8217;s work are likely to enjoy this one the most, while those who kind of like to play it safe and usually only enjoy the blockbuster popcorn entertainment may want to skip this one.</p>
<p>Aside from the &#8220;cuss&#8221; substitute profanity, there are some violent scenes that include an animal getting its tail shot off (we see the dismembered tail a few times, as well as the animal&#8217;s bandaged up wound), an animal scratches another animal&#8217;s face during a serious argument, and there are other instances that involve a rabid dog, sinister-looking farmers shooting relentlessly at their animal victims (with intent to kill, of course), and a creepy rat (appropriately voiced by the equally creepy Willem Dafoe) who weilds a switch blade and threatens our heroes a few times.</p>
<p>Fantastic Mr. Fox is certainly one of the more unique animated films to be released this year. Indie film director Wes Anderson transfers his quirky adult filmmaking style into stop-motion form and it actually works for the most part. While this style will indeed limit the film&#8217;s audience, it&#8217;s rather evident that Anderson was only concerned with making a film for his fans and older viewers alike than making a film for a wider audience. With that in mind, Fantastic Mr. Fox is a fun little film, but not one for the young ones, and not your usual family fair.</p>
<p><strong>Mark says&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Upon viewing Fantastic Mr. Fox, I was caught up in the unconventional style put forth by director Wes Anderson. As John mentioned above, this is right in line with Anderson&#8217;s previous efforts, but seeing his vision play out in animated form immediately sets &#8220;Mr. Fox&#8221; apart from the usual animated storytelling process. You know you are not watching your standard kiddie flick. I enjoyed the adventure quite tremendously as it began unfolding, but I could not quite target what exactly about the film that I appreciated. (other than the fact it was, well, different).</p>
<p>Now being several hours removed from my viewing, everything is sort of hitting me all at once. This movie stays with you. Although you may not know exactly how to feel at first, soon after, you will be taking mental inventory of all the whimsical details and deadpan dialog strewn throughout.</p>
<p>Without revealing too many plot details, I will just mention a few aspects I appreciated highly. First and foremost, for me, was the soundtrack and most importantly its timely implementation. Tracks by The Rolling Stones, Beach Boys and Alexandre Desplat all perfectly compliment Mr. Fox and his crew&#8217;s capers. But one song in particular by Jarvis Crocker (Petey&#8217;s Song) had my toes a tappin&#8217; and brought on tears from laughter. It was ridiculously catchy and it&#8217;s not beyond the realm of possibility that it makes it onto my &#8220;Walk-Sonic&#8221; for when I have a few people over for some &#8220;cidar.&#8221;</p>
<p>Another sticking point with me were the various original inclusions by Anderson to help shape the culture of the film.  For example, the &#8220;kids&#8221; compete in a schoolyard game called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTHll8hULao">Whack-Bat</a> &#8212; a fictional sport made up by Anderson himself &#8212; which seems to be a combination of baseball and cricket, played with a flaming pine cone.  The intricacies involved in the creation of this pastime, which essentially is just a tiny portion of the film, goes a long way toward giving Fantastic Mr. Fox its uniqueness.  There are a number of these little touches throughout.  Another example is a superhero named &#8220;White Cape.&#8221; Mr. Fox&#8217;s son, Ash (voiced by Jason Schwartzman) has posters of the hero in his room and can be seen reading this comic book. White Cape was created by Anderson and storyboard artist, Christian De Vita as a heroic idol of Ash&#8217;s. (as the young boy dons a white cape in the film, acting out his inner hero). I can really go on and on about the massive amounts of detail.  From various products &#8212; such as Mrs. Bean&#8217;s Famous Nutmeg Ginger Apple Snaps, of which chef Mario Batali made a <a href="http://www.rushmoreacademy.com/2009/11/27/mario-batalis-recipe-for-mrs-bean%E2%80%99s-famous-nutmeg-ginger-apple-snaps">recipe</a> for &#8212; to Mr. Fox&#8217;s slick wardrobe. But I will leave those discoveries up to you.</p>
<p>As far as actual story content there are some very adult themes (as John pointed out in his review), but nothing that your child shouldn&#8217;t be able to watch (in the company of an adult).  The animation is jaw-droppingly meticulous and children will enjoy the colorful characters.  However, Fantastic Mr. Fox is tailor-made for an adult cult following.</p>
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		<title>37th Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASIFA has released their list of nominations for its February 6 Annual Annie Awards ceremony to be held in Los Angeles, CA.  Walt Disney Animation Studios leads the way by garnering 17 total nominations.]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>BURBANK, CA (December 1, 2009) – The International Animated Film<br />
Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 37th Annual Annie<br />
Awards recognizing the year’s best animated features, television productions,<br />
commercials, short subjects and outstanding individual achievements in the field of<br />
animation. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “The Princess and the Frog” received<br />
eight nominations, including Best Animated Feature and individual nominations for<br />
animated effects, character animation, production design and voice acting, while its<br />
“Prep and Landing” received nine nominations including Best Animated Television<br />
Production and individual nominations for character animation, character design, music,<br />
production design, storyboarding and writing.</p>
<p>DreamWorks Animation received 11 nominations, including Best Animated<br />
Television Production for “Merry Madagascar.” Laika received a total of 10 nominations<br />
including Best Animated Feature “Coraline” and Pixar Animation Studios received a<br />
total of nine nominations including Best Animated Feature “Up.” Completing the list of<br />
Best Animated Features nominated are: “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” Sony<br />
Pictures Animation, “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” 20th Century Fox and “The Secret of Kells,”<br />
Cartoon Saloon.</p>
<p>Nickelodeon leads the field in television with 12 nominations, including three<br />
for Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children: “SpongeBob<br />
SquarePants,” “The Mighty B!,” and “The Penguins of Madagascar.” Completing<br />
the nominations in this category are Disney Television’s “Mickey Mouse<br />
Clubhouse” and Cartoon Network Studio’s “The Marvelous Misadventures of<br />
Flapjack.” Nominees for the Best Animated Television Production are “Glenn<br />
Martin, DDS,” Torante, Cuppa Coffee Studios &amp; Rogers Communications, “Merry<br />
Madagascar,” DreamWorks Animation, “Prep and Landing,” ABC Family/Walt<br />
Disney Animation Studios, and “The Simpsons,” Gracie Films.<br />
Winners will be announced at the 37th Annual Annie Awards ceremony on Saturday,<br />
February 6, 2010, at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, CA. For a complete listing<br />
of Annie Award nominations and event information, please go to<br />
<a href="http://www.annieawards.org"> www.annieawards.org</a>.</p>
<p>Special juried awards honoring career achievement and exceptional<br />
contributions to animation will also be awarded: Winsor McCay award – Tim<br />
Burton, Bruce Timm and Jeffrey Katzenberg for career contributions to the art of<br />
animation; June Foray award – Tom Sito for significant and benevolent or<br />
charitable impact on the art and industry of animation; Ub Iwerks award –<br />
William T. Reeves for the development of particle systems for computer<br />
animation. This system has led to the ability to simulate such effects as fire,<br />
explosions, smoke, moving water, sparks, falling leaves, clouds, fog, snow, dust,<br />
meteor trails, hair, fur, grass and abstract visual effects such as glowing trails<br />
and magic spells; Special Achievement Annie award – Martin Meunier and<br />
Brian McLean for the development and use of the Rapid Prototyping (RP)<br />
process for stop motion animation. Starting with hand crafted sculpts as a guide,<br />
CG artists built the characters in the computer and animate key expressions. The<br />
RP system then builds 3-dimentional objects that are finished by hand and<br />
placed on the stop motion figures; and Certificate of Merit award – Myles<br />
Mikulic, Danny Young, Michael Woodside for their service to the art, craft and<br />
industry of animation.</p>
<p>“I congratulate all of the 2009 Annie Award nominees and award recipients for<br />
their outstanding work,” said ASIFA-Hollywood President Antran Manoogian.<br />
“This has been an unprecedented year for animation and I look forward to an<br />
exciting ceremony in February.”</p>
<p>The Annie Awards’ black-tie ceremony will feature a lively mix of animation<br />
luminaries, celebrity presenters and comedic talent to celebrate this year’s best<br />
of the best. A pre-reception begins at 5:00 pm with the awards ceremony<br />
following 7:00 pm. A post-show celebration immediately follows at UCLA’s<br />
Royce Hall. More than 1,500 entertainment industry insiders are expected to<br />
attend the annual Annie Awards.</p>
<p>ASIFA-Hollywood is the largest of an international network of chapters and<br />
supports a range of animation initiatives through its membership. Current<br />
projects include an animation archive, library and museum, classes and<br />
screenings, and animated film preservation efforts.</p>
<p>The industry’s oldest and most prestigious award, The Annie Award is<br />
considered an important industry benchmark and an annual predictor of the<br />
Academy Award for best animated feature.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Source(s):</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.annieawards.org/"> The Annie Awards</a> (Official Site) via <a href="http://www.stitchkingdom.com">StitchKingdom</a></p>
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		<title>Cartoon Art Museum to Feature Fantastic Mr. Fox Exhibit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In conjunction with the November, 25 nationwide release of the quirky Fantastic Mr. Fox, the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, CA will offer up a unique display showing off some of the movie's characters and props.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2009%2F11%2F23%2Fcartoon-art-museum-to-feature-fantastic-mr-fox-exhibit%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2009%2F11%2F23%2Fcartoon-art-museum-to-feature-fantastic-mr-fox-exhibit%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>In conjunction with the November, 25 nationwide release of the quirky <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em>, the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, CA will offer up a unique display showing off some of the movie&#8217;s characters and props. The exhibit opens to the general public beginning tomorrow and running through to January 10, 2010.  This adds a great destination to your family&#8217;s already fantastic Thanksgiving holiday week.</p>
<blockquote><p>This exhibit features two sets from the stop motion animated film, “Flint Mine –  We Took Everything” and “Farmer Scale Yellow Door,” which include puppets and  props used in the film’s production.  These works will be displayed in  conjunction with the Cartoon Art Museum’s permanent collection of classic  animation cels and drawings throughout the holiday season.</p></blockquote>
<p><center><div id="attachment_1633" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1633" title="Fantastic Mr. Fox Set" src="http://www.drawnthatway.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/DTW_foxexhibit_mine.jpg" alt="Fantastic Mr. Fox underground cavern set" width="350" height="304" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fantastic Mr. Fox underground cavern set</p></div></center></p>
<p><em>NOTE: All images associated with this post are for enhancement purposes only (courtesy of <a href="http://www.empireonline.com">Empire Online</a>), and are not meant to represent the artworks which may be on display at the museum.</em></p>
<p><strong>Source(s):</strong><br />
<a href="http://cartoonart.org/2009/11/fantastic-mr-fox/"> Fantastic Mr. Fox Cartton Art Museum Exhibit</a> [<a href="http://cartoonart.org/">Cartoon Art Museum</a>]</p>
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		<title>A Cutting-Edge Fox: New Fantastic Mr. Fox Featurette</title>
		<link>http://www.drawnthatway.com/2009/11/07/a-cutting-edge-fox-new-fantastic-mr-fox-featurette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams, Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Cutting-Edge Fox is the title of the latest behind-the-scenes peek into the high-tech firepower behind Fantastic Mr. Fox.  The video gives viewers a sense of the tedious, but fulfilling work involved with stop-motion animation technique and how it ultimately takes each and every crew member to pull off a seamless transition to the big screen.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2009%2F11%2F07%2Fa-cutting-edge-fox-new-fantastic-mr-fox-featurette%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drawnthatway.com%2F2009%2F11%2F07%2Fa-cutting-edge-fox-new-fantastic-mr-fox-featurette%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><em>A Cutting-Edge Fox</em> is the title of the latest behind-the-scenes peek into the high-tech firepower behind <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em>.  The video gives viewers a sense of the tedious, but fulfilling work involved with stop-motion animation technique and how it ultimately takes each and every crew member to pull off a seamless transition to the big screen.  Director Wes Anderson even videotaped himself acting out scenes in the script from which animators would use as a blueprint.</p>
<p>The tech mentioned in the featurette has amassed some staggering numbers.  A few stats to consider for the filming process include:  5,229 shots, 621,450 frames, 120 gigabytes of data usage per day and 18.5 terabytes of data storage.</p>
<p><em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em> is a film adaptation of Roald Dahl&#8217;s book by the same name, starring George Clooney and Bill Murray.  I think I may be the only person who has never flipped a Dahl book into a film, and that&#8217;s mainly because I&#8217;m busy with, well, sleeping&#8230;eating and generally daydreaming.</p>
<p>Maybe one of these days&#8230;</p>
<p>Anyway, &#8220;Mr. Fox&#8221; has already released in the UK and is slated to hit U.S. theaters on Nov. 13.</p>
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