Animation vs. Live Action: What Makes a Film Iconic?
Classic movies are movies that penetrate culture to such a degree that they are quoted, merchandised, and revisited over and over again – imagine the door of The Godfather or the roar of The Lion…
The Evolution of Comedy Films in the Last 20 Years
Dramatically, comedy films have unknownled over the past ten years or so, moving away the big-swinging slapstick of what was once popular to more subtle satire that is reflective of our digitally fragmented times. It…
How Voice Actors Bring Animated Characters to Life
Voice actors are the invisible engine of animation, who give the drawing life in form of subtleties, vitality and bare emotion. They work alone, with a script and a microphone and bring life to lines…
The Most Rewatchable Family Movies of All Time
Family films get the label of being repeat watchable due to their witty and timeless appeal, quotable one-liners, and the veils between the lines that please kids with jokes as adults extract a deeper meaning.…
What Makes a Great Movie Quote Stick Forever?
Quotes in movies consume brains, resulting in T-shirts, memes, and water-cooler repeats decades later. With the stickiest lines in movies, such as May the Force be with you and Here’s looking at you, kid, the…