YMCA sees last-minute surge on 'furlough Friday' Oct 24, 2009
By 7:30 a.m., more than 20 children were seated in a large room of the recreational center watching the "Shark Tale" movie ... By 7:30 a.m., more than 20 children were seated in a large room of the recreational center watching the "Shark Tale" movie. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Film review: 'Astro Boy' gets two stars out of five Oct 23, 2009
"The kid (Freddie Highmore) is discarded, like every other robot in robot-happy Metro City, which hovers over littered, polluted planet Earth. Astro meets the surface dwellers, young Oliver Twist orphans (Kristen Bell voices one) who scrounge busted robots for the Fagin-like Ham Egg (Nathan Lane). Astro competes in the arena brawls of the Robot Games, falls in with the comical Robot Revolutionary Front and becomes a pawn in the Metro City president's cynical plans to start a war with the surface... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Comedy about jobless graduate opens Friday Aug 21, 2009
Animation veteran Vicky Jenson ("Shrek," "Shark Tale"), directing her first live-action feature from a script by first-timer Kelly Fremon, awkwardly juggles all these subplots. There's a sitcommy quality to the way certain scenes end abruptly on a wacky or raunchy note, or sometimes with a feel-good moment of supposed poignancy. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Capsule reviews: `Inglourious Basterds,' others Aug 20, 2009
Animation veteran Vicky Jenson ("Shrek," "Shark Tale"), directing her first live-action feature from a script by first-timer Kelly Fremon, awkwardly juggles all these subplots. She also squanders the comic presence of J.K. Simmons, Fred Armisen, Craig Robinson and Demetri Martin in minuscule supporting roles. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Daily television guide Aug 15, 2009
Shark Tale 8 p.m. (5). Animated comedy about a fish that runs afoul of a shark in the mob. (Boston Globe)
Movies at Mirmow: Outdoor movies come to Orangeburg beginning Aug. 22 Aug 13, 2009
On Aug. 22, families can enjoy "Shark Tale," the animated family comedy featuring the voice talents of Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro and Renee Zellweger. People of all ages will enjoy the tale of Oscar, a fast-talking little fish who dreams big. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Coos Bay Wine Walk begins third year Jul 25, 2009
The benefit movie is the animated feature Shark Tale which features great music and a romance story with vocal acting leads Will Smith and Renee Zellweger. Tickets for the benefit movie are 5 and proceeds go to both Relay for Life and the Egyptian Theatre. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Heigl, Panettiere offer up a little romance Jun 30, 2009
Jenson comes out of the world of animation; she co-directed Shrek and Shark Tale. Web site: Release date: Aug. 21. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues Jun 25, 2009
Off the top of my head, does anyone remember Shark Tale. Every character in that movie was a stereotype. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Warner Bros. KOs Miramax in Oscar race May 21, 2009
Pixars win (its second in the four years of a best animated category), came at the expense of Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, both made by DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. All of the animated movies, however, have made more than any of the best picture nominees: $259 million for The Incredibles, $436 million for Shrek 2 and $160 million for Shark Tale. . (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
The Aviator picks up 11 Oscar nods May 21, 2009
The fairy-tale comedy Shrek 2 and the superhero adventure The Incredibles will duke it out for the animated feature film Oscar, along with the undersea romp Shark Tale. . (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Three-way race for Oscar May 21, 2009
Most baffling nomination: Shark Tale for best animated feature. Mediocre at best, this tediously derivative cartoon will be competing with Shrek 2 and The Incredibles, which looks like a shoo-in in this category. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Christina Aguilera Lands Role In 'Burlesque' May 6, 2009
She's lent her voice to "Shark Tale," and she was featured in Martin Scorcese's but she's never gotten to be anyone but herself onscreen. But now, she's getting her chance to test her talents as an actress. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Aguilera Burlesque May 6, 2009
Aguilera did previously provide her voice for the animated film Shark Tale, for those Christina fans who are keeping score. News. (IGN FilmForce)
Gettin' Ziggy With It May 2, 2009
He's even acted -- voicing the character of Ernie in "Shark Tale.". Doing a children's album, says Marley, who was all of 12 when his dad died, at 36, required a "looser, less perfectionist attitude" in the recording studio. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Monsters vs. Aliens Review Apr 30, 2009
However, films like the Shrek sequels and Shark Tale are slight and sometimes passable (Kung Fu Panda), but their approach is the exact antithesis of Disney s brilliance. Pixar, ever since its very inception, has time and time again, taken their notes right out of the grandfather Walt Disney s storybook, telling stories about characters, engaging children and adults alike instead of taking advantage of them. (Suite101.com)
Changing Places Mar 30, 2009
The movie is co-directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman, who made Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, respectively. I was repelled by both those films, which took in-jokes to the verge of implosion, and by their grovelling nods to the actors behind the voice-overs the Will Smith fish had fins like protruding ears, the Martin Scorsese one had eyebrows, and so on. (New Yorker)
Review: 'Monsters' can't save itself Mar 28, 2009
(The talent pool for this one includes the directors of "Shrek 2" and "Shark Tale" and the writers of "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Rocker," incidentally. High concepts, top-notch voice talent and scattershot pop cultural references are no compensation for a coherent script. (CNN -- Showbiz)
"Monsters vs. Aliens" Mar 27, 2009
And she's a symbol of all the ways in which "Monsters vs. Aliens" -- directed by Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon, whose credits include, respectively, "Shark Tale" and -- suffers from the curse of just trying too hard. There's little that's casual or loose about the picture, even though it works very hard at being fun, packing in the requisite number of inside jokes that will sail over kids' heads and make adults chuckle knowingly. (Salon)
Master of reinvention Mar 14, 2009
" His next project with Luhrmann would stretch that question to bizarre lengths. Moulin Rouge! asked audiences to believe that medleys of classic Kiss, David Bowie, Elton John and U2 songs might be appropriate dialogue in the mouths of Parisian lovers circa 1899. From an industry perspective, licensing songs to film and television is one of the few lucrative avenues untouched. Economics demands that song placement continues to serve both the film and music industries, often at the expense of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
DreamWorks Animation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results Feb 25, 2009
The Company has theatrically released a total of seventeen animated feature films, including Shrek, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, Madagascar, Over the Hedge, Shrek the Third, Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Monsters vs. Aliens opens in theaters on March 27, 2009. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Columbo star 'has adequate care' Feb 22, 2009
He has also appeared in films such as Shark Tale and cult children's movie The Princess Bride. In the 1960s, he received two Oscar nominations for best supporting actor - for Pocketful of Miracles and Murder, Inc.. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility Update Feb 8, 2009
Dynasty Warriors 4 / Shin Sangokumuso3 Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick Ex Chaser (Japan Only) Family Guy Far Cry: Instincts Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy I-Ninja Leisure Suit Larry: Magna *** Laude Mortal Kombat: Armageddon MotoGP Incredibles/ Mr. Incredible (J) Muzzle Flash (Japan Only) MX Unleashed Open Season Pariah Plus Plumb 2 (Japan Only) Psychonauts Psyvariar2 Extend Edition (Japan Only) Rainbow Six: Lockdown Rapala Pro Fishing Rent-A-Hero No. 1 (Japan Only) Scarface Shark Tale Shenmue II... (IGN Xbox)
