Although the third installment of the crew from the New York Zoo had three directors, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is an entertaining comedy that delivers enough laughs and sight gags in a cohesive film that will leave families feeling satisfied. Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippopotamus set […]
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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (Film Review)
June 6th, 2012 
David Derks 
Posted in ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, MAJOR MOTION PICS 
Tags: Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids, Rated PG 
1 Comment »Great Stories Come in Small Packages
April 23rd, 2012 David Derks Great film making can be recognized when a film doesn’t have dialogue but captivates you. Element X Creative, a company that designs and creates stories through animation, visual effects, motion design, and creative editorial produced a short film for the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) that did just that. What they came up with […]
Posted in ABOUT US, ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, Uncategorized Tags: Animation, Family, Short Film No Comments »Brave New Digital World: The Fantastic App of Mr. Morris Lessmore
April 20th, 2012 David Derks There was a gem of a short film released last year that was originally part of an app available on iTunes, and it won the Oscar earlier this year for best animated short subject called The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. It’s a brilliant piece of filmmaking that will put a smile on […]
Posted in ABOUT US, ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS Tags: Animation, Family, New Media 2 Comments »The Mouse That Roared: The Gruffalo (Film Review)
April 19th, 2012 David Derks The mouse meets the predators The Gruffalo is a charming animated short film about a mouse who encounters danger while on a journey to an acorn tree. Based on the award-winning children’s book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson & Alex Scheffler, a mouse goes on a journey to a distant acorn tree where he encounters three […]
Posted in ANIMATED, ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, INDEPENDENT FILMS Tags: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Foreign, Rated G 2 Comments »A Monster in Paris (Film Review)
March 15th, 2012 David Derks At the 2012 Los Angeles Animation Festival, I had the opportunity to watch a little gem of a film that has not yet been released in the United States. If you asked me a week ago if a movie about a giant sized singing flea sounded appealing, I would have say no. A Monster in […]
THE LION KING 1 1/2 and THE LION KING 2 Now on Blu-ray (Video Review)
March 4th, 2012 John Delia Two of The Lion King trilogy, The Lion King 1 ½ and The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride are now on Blu-ray. The two animated films include some good special bonus features and with the Blu-ray format the picture on my home entertainment center screen is sharper and the colors more vibrant.
THE MUPPETS, Zany Family Fun!
November 23rd, 2011 John Delia Written by: Susan Phillips Delia, Guest Writer I grew up watching “The Muppet Show” on television every week and the new movie, The Muppets, has all the same characters as the program. The show hasn’t been around for a very long time so it was great to see the old gang getting back together. If […]
Posted in FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Comedy, Family, Rated PG No Comments »
