Posted

Sep 8th 2009

Mood

Read the title. Yush.
ALL of these were (or will be) released in the theaters this year.....but not HERE....
France, Spain, and Germany mostly!!

While some are vulgar, some are cute, all have quite nice feature-worthy animation!
Look.....if you dare!!!


The Secret of Kells
Country of Origin: Ireland-Belgium-France
Type of Animation: 2D
Synopsis: (taken from Animation Magazine ) "A young orphan living with the monks of the Abbey of Kells, a monastery during the Middle Ages, gets involved in the illustration of the famous illustrated manuscript."


Lascars: The Movie (WARNING! Some Adult Content in the trailer n' such) &feature=channel_page
Country of Origin: France
Type of Animation: 2D
Synopsis: (taken from Animation Magazine ) "Over the course of one hot summer, a group of streetwise homies find plenty of action in their hometown. When Jose falls in love with a pretty suburban girl, his courtship is interrupted by his self-styled gangster best friend who is on the run from a psychotic boss."


Totally Spies! The Movie (yes......they DID make this.....) &feature=channel_page
Country of Origin: France
Type of Animation: 2D
Synopsis: (taken from Animation Magazine ) "After 150 episodes and five season, fans of the popular TV series will finally find out the origin story of the crime-fighting fashionista team (Clover, Alex and Sam) from Beverly Hills High in this summer confection, packed with bright colors, outrageous outfits and super gadgets. The show was created by French studio Marathon’s toppers Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel."


Mullewapp (A.K.A: A Case for Friends … How It All Began)
Country of Origin: Germany
Type of Animation: 2D
Synopsis: (taken from Animation Magazine ) "A family movie about a super-star wannabe mouse, a vain rooster and an ever-hungry pig who join forces to rescue a kidnapped lamb from the wicked wolf."


My Dog Tulip (one curse word at the end of trailer) &feature=channel_page
Country of Origin: Not quite sure on this one.....
Type of Animation: 2D (rotoscope perhaps (?))
Synopsis: (taken from Animation Magazine ) "Based on J.R. Ackerley’s well-loved 1956 novel about the strong friendship between a man and a German Shepherd he rescues. This new indie feature skews older than most animated movies, but promises to be a powerful work."


Mary and Max (a tad bit depressing, some cursing)
Country of Origin: Not quite sure on this one.....
Type of Animation: Stop Motion
Synopsis: (taken from Animation Magazine ) "An unlikely pen-pal friendship develops between Mary, a lonely eight-year-old girl in Melbourne, and Max, a 44-year-old, obese man with Asperger's Syndrome living in New York."