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Frankenweenie (2012)From creative genius Tim Burton comes Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life-with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous.


A stop-motion animated film, Frankenweenie will be filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which will elevate the classic style to a whole new experience. -- (C) Disney

PG, 1 hr. 30 min.
Horror, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Directed By: Tim Burton
Written By: Tim Burton, John August
In Theaters: Oct 5, 2012 Wide

 7.0

Frankenweenie (2012)

Watch ParaNorman (2012) Online

ParaNorman (2012)The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteaming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated Coraline. ParaNorman is, following Coraline, the company's second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D. In ParaNorman, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead.


In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits. -- (C) Focus

PG, 1 hr. 33 min.
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
Directed By: Chris Butler (XII) , Sam Fell
In Theaters: Aug 17, 2012 Wide

 7.0

ParaNorman (2012)

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From Up On Poppy Hill
The setting is Yokohama in 1963, and the filmmakers lovingly bring to life the bustling seaside town, with its misty harbor, sun-drenched gardens, shops and markets, and some of the most mouthwatering Japanese home-cooking set to film. The story centers on an innocent romance beginning to bud between Umi and Shun, two high school kids caught up in the changing times.
Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics - and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. While the children work together to save a dilapidated Meiji era club house from demolition, their tentative relationship begins to blossom. But - in an unexpected twist that parallels what the country itself is facing - a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. (c) GKids

PG, 1 hr. 31 min.
Drama, Animation, Kids & Family, Art House & International
Directed By: Goro Miyazaki
Written By: Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
In Theaters: Mar 15, 2013 Limited
US Box Office:$1.0M
Independent Pictures

 7.2

From Up On Poppy Hill (2013)

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Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine is an animated meandering journey filled with puns and dry British humor, where psychedelic music videos take precedent over any linear story. What little there is of a plot, however, concerns a vibrantly colored place called Pepperland that resembles the album cover for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band come to life. The swirling animation is a mixture of pop-culture images and modern artistic styles brought loosely together with a naïve antiwar message and some clever political commentary. The Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, draining it of all its color and music, firing anti-music missiles, bonking people with green apples, and turning the inhabitants to stone by way of the pointed finger of a giant white glove. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and goes to London to enlist the help of the Beatles (voiced by actors). The charming and innocent boys travel through strange worlds and meet bizarre characters, including the tagalong Nowhere Man. Several blissed-filled musical sequences and drug references later, the Beatles drive out the Blue Meanies and restore Pepperland to tranquility armed with only music, love, and witty remarks. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

G, 1 hr. 27 min.
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Cult Movies, Kids, Family, Musical, Performing Arts, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Directed By: George Dunning , Dick Emery
Written By: Lee Minoff, John Lennon, Al Brodax, Erich Segal, Jack Mendelsohn
In Theaters: May 10, 2012 Limited
On DVD: Sep 14, 1999

7.2

Yellow Submarine (2012)

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Monsters, Inc. 3D
After exploring the worlds of toys and bugs in the two Toy Story films and A Bug's Life, the award-winning computer animation company Pixar delves into the realm of monsters with its fourth feature. Hulking, blue-furred behemoth James P. "Sully" Sullivan (John Goodman) and his one-eyed assistant Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are employed by Monsters, Inc., a scream processing factory. It seems that the denizens of their realm thrive on the screams of kids spooked by monsters lurking under their beds and in their closets.
It's the job of Sully, Mike, and their co-workers, including sarcastic Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose (James Coburn), and lovely snake-headed receptionist Celia (Jennifer Tilly) to keep the frights flowing. When Sully and Mike are followed back into the monster world by a very unafraid little human girl named Boo (Mary Gibbs), they are exiled to her universe, where they discover that such a modern-day mythological specimen as the Abominable Snowman is a fellow refugee. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

G, 1 hr. 32 min.
Animation, Kids , Family, Science Fiction , Fantasy, Comedy
Directed By: Pete Docter , David Silverman
Written By: Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
In Theaters: Dec 19, 2012 Wide
On DVD: Feb 19, 2013
US Box Office:$34.0M

 8.0

Monsters, Inc. 3D (2012)

Watch Finding Nemo (2003) Online

Finding Nemo (2003)In this stunning underwater adventure, with memorable characters, humor and heartfelt emotion, Finding Nemo follows the comedic and momentous journey of an overly protective clownfish named Marlin (voice by Albert Brooks) and his son Nemo (voice by Alexander Gould) -- who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from his ocean home and dumped into a fish tank in a dentist's office.

Buoyed by the companionship of Dory (voice by Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly-but-forgetful Pacific regal blue tang, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic effort to rescue his son -- who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home. -- (C) Official Site

G, 1 hr. 40 min.
Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
Directed By: Andrew Stanton , Lee Unkrich
Written By: Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
In Theaters: May 30, 2003 Wide

 8.1

Finding Nemo (2003)

Watch The Incredibles (2004) Online

The Incredibles (2004)Directed by Brad Bird, The Incredibles revolves around former high-profile superhero Bob Parr (aka Mr. Incredible), who has not-so-successfully settled into suburban life along with his wife and kids under the watchful eye of the Superhero Protection Program. A far cry from the "glory days" during which "supers" were a welcome addition to society, the Parrs' living situation was brought on after a series of superhero-related lawsuits forced them into hiding. When not trying to fight small-time crime undercover with fellow former superhero Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson), Parr (voice by Craig T. Nelson) is muddling through the corporate world as a paunchy, emotionally unsatisfied insurance claims adjuster.

His family is like any other with some notable exceptions -- his daughter has the uncanny ability to become invisible and create impenetrable force fields at will; his son, Dash, can run at incredible speeds; his wife, Helen (Holly Hunter), is known in super circles as Elastigirl, one of the most respected (and pliable) superwomen of her time. Just when it looks as if things can't get any worse for Bob, he gets a summons to show up at a remote island to receive instructions for a highly classified assignment, which he promptly accepts. Thrust back into the world of fighting crime, the Incredible family is back in familiar territory -- saving the world from Syndrome, a jilted former fan of Mr. Incredible. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 55 min.
Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
Directed By: Brad Bird
Written By: Brad Bird
In Theaters: Nov 5, 2004 Wide

 8.0

The Incredibles (2004)

Watch Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Online

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)Eccentric inventor Wallace (voice of Peter Sallis) and his faithful if often perplexed dog Gromit are back in their first feature-length adventure from animator Nick Park. Wallace and Gromit have launched a new business venture just in time for a major gardening competition in their neighborhood of West Wallaby. "Anti-Pesto" is a humane pest-relocation service in which Wallace and Gromit capture rabbits and other critters who have been eating the produce from local gardens and give them new homes somewhere else. Business has been going well, and when the woman hosting the garden show, Lady Tottington (voice of Helena Bonham Carter), discovers a massive tribe of rabbits has been making a mess of her garden, she calls in Wallace and Gromit to move the bunnies elsewhere. Wallace is quite taken with Lady Tottington, but he's not the only one -- Victor Quartermaine (voice of Ralph Fiennes) is a slick but arrogant upper-class type who wants to win Lady Tottington's hand (and fortune) and is convinced he can do a better job capturing the rabbits than Wallace.

However, Wallace's attempts to brainwash the rabbits away from veggies using his latest invention has disastrous results, and soon Wallace has to deal with a beastly bunny as well as a heavily-armed Quartermaine. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit followed Park's previous film with the duo, A Close Shave, by ten years, and was produced after Park broke through to mainstream success with the feature Chicken Run. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

G, 1 hr. 22 min.
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
Directed By: Steve Box , Nick Park
Written By: Nick Park, Steve Box, Bob Baker
In Theaters: Oct 7, 2005 Wide

 7.6

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Watch Sita Sings the Blues (2008) Online

Sita Sings the Blues
Two women having troubles with their men, separated by several centuries, find their stories coming together in this animated comedy-drama from artist and animator Nina Paley.
A female cartoonist moves from the United States when her husband gets a new job in India. While acclimating to her new life in India, the cartoonist becomes fascinated with the Hindu folk tale "the Ramayana," in which a beautiful woman named Sita, who was created spontaneously from the Earth, is adopted by King Janaka, pledged to a brave warrior named Rama, and is kidnapped by the demonic leader Ravana. Sita's story is given two visual interpretations at once -- a visually striking abstract version and another which employs a whimsical, cartoony approach and uses vintage recordings of jazz singer Annette Hanshaw for Sita's voice.
As the film jumps back and forth between two adaptations of the Ramayana, the cartoonist discovers that her sojourn in India has taken a turn for the worse when her husband falls in love with another woman. Sita Sings The Blues was an official entry at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.
Animation, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts
Directed By: Nina Paley
Written By: Nina Paley
In Theaters: Feb 11, 2008 Wide
On DVD: Jul 28, 2009

 7.5

Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

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Up
A feisty septuagenarian teams with a fearless wilderness ranger to do battle with a vicious band of beasts and villains in this computer-animated adventure scripted by Pixar veteran Bob Peterson and co-directed by Peterson and Monsters, Inc. director Peter Docter. Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America.
Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home and finally taking flight. But Carl isn't alone on his once-in-a-lifetime journey, because stowed away on his front porch is an excitable eight-year-old wilderness explorer named Russell. Later, as the house touches down on the world's second largest continent, Carl and his unlikely traveling companion step outside to discover that not only is their new front lawn considerably larger, but that the predators therein are much more ferocious than anything they ever faced back home. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 29 min.
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
Directed By: Peter Docter , Pete Docter
Written By: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
In Theaters: May 29, 2009 Wide
On DVD: Nov 10, 2009
US Box Office:$293.0M

 8.3

Up (2009)

Watch How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Online

How to Train Your Dragon


The son of a Viking chief must capture a dragon in order to mark his passage into manhood and prove his worthiness to the tribe in directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois' adaptation of Cressida Cowell's popular children's book. Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse provide voices for the DreamWorks Animation production. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 38 min.
Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: Peter Hastings , Chris Sanders
Written By: Dean DeBlois
In Theaters: Mar 26, 2010 Wide
On DVD: Oct 15, 2010
US Box Office:$217.4M

 8.2

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

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Toy Story 3


Pixar returns to their first success with Toy Story 3. The movie begins with Andy leaving for college and donating his beloved toys -- including Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen) -- to a daycare. While the crew meets new friends, including Ken (Michael Keaton), they soon grow to hate their new surroundings and plan an escape. The film was directed by Lee Unkrich from a script co-authored by Little Miss Sunshine scribe Michael Arndt. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

G, 1 hr. 43 min.
Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Directed By: Lee Unkrich
Written By: Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
In Theaters: Jun 18, 2010 Wide
On DVD: Nov 2, 2010
US Box Office:$415.0M

 8.5

Toy Story 3 (2010)