Tag: The Mitchells Vs The Machines
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Animation Directors Use New Tech and Styles to Tell Modern Stories
In today’s high-tech world, there are as many ways to make an animated film as there are film genres. Each year’s top animated features span everything from family fare to real-life documentaries and everything in between, and today’s animation directors have as many, or as few, tools at their disposal to tell their stories as…
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The Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Trailer Has A Hidden Mitchells Vs. The Machines Easter Egg
2021 is nearly over, and yet “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” still ranks as not only one of the best (perhaps the best) animated films but movies in general released since January. It also marks the latest triumph for Sony Pictures Animation and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, coming on the heels of the…
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The Daily Stream: The Mitchells Vs. The Machines
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Remember the refreshing exhilaration of seeing the incredible animation styles and heartfelt story at…
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Oscars Academy Postpones All In-Person Events and Screenings Until 2022
Covid is still disrupting the Oscar season. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science canceled all in-person events and screenings for the remainder of 2021. However, the Academy Museum in Los Angeles is still scheduled to open on Sept. 30, with the museum operating at 50% capacity during business hours and with…
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Amazon, Sony Near $100 Million Deal for ‘Hotel Transylvania 4’ to Skip Theaters, Debut on Prime Video
Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Animation are nearing a $100 million deal for “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” to skip theaters and head straight to Amazon Prime Video, according to Variety.The franchise has grossed $1.3 billion in theaters worldwide since the first film’s debut in 2012. “Transformania” is the last in the series and will be directed…
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Sony extends Tom Rothman contract at motion picture group, adds CEO to title
Executive assumed oversight of motion picture group in 2015.Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) has extended Tom Rothman’s contract at the motion picture group and added CEO to his title of chairman.Rothman assumed oversight of the company in 2015 and has guided it through a boom in streamers and more recently the pandemic, when the studio licensed…
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/Filmcast Ep. 617 – The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Guest: Dan Gvozden from The Amazing Spider-Talk)
David, Devindra, Jeff are joined by Dan Gvozden, host of the podcast The Amazing Spider-Talk, to chat about the new Marvel trailer and more. David drops a major spoiler bomb to Jeff on the British television show Line of Duty. For the feature review, the cast watches the animated Netflix film The Mitchells vs. the…
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Superhero Bits: Andrew Garfield Denies ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Rumors, ‘Sin City’ 30th Anniversary Re-Release & More
Which Marvel Comics character almost ended up appearing in The Mitchells vs. The Machines? Could a third season of Pennyworth end up being ordered by HBO Max? Could Sacha Baron Cohen be appearing in Thor: Love & Thunder? Is the Green Lantern Corps. movie still happening? Why is Andrew Garfield denying Spider-Man: No Way Home…
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‘Demon Slayer’ Anime Tops ‘Mortal Kombat’ at the Box Office as Both Drop Over 70 Percent
This weekend saw the debut of two appealing studio titles, neither of which will be in theaters. “Without Remorse,” Paramount’s relaunch of their Tom Clancy franchise and “The Mitchells vs the Machines,” from Sony Animation, launched on Amazon Prime and Netflix, respectively, free to subscribers. On the Netflix chart, “Mitchells” immediately placed at #1.The cinemas…
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Director Mike Rianda On The Six-Year Journey Of ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines’ & Where To Find The Sequel Easter Egg [Interview]
The 2021 Oscar season finally ended on Sunday, but the first pretty much guaranteed Oscar nominee of 2022 arrives on Netflix on Friday. No, it’s not the highly anticipated endeavors from Adam McKay or Jane Campion. It’s an animated film from the mind of Mike Rianda, “The Mitchells Vs. The Machines.”Read More: “The Mitchells vs.…