Stirring up the ghosts Nov 13, 2009
With films like Romancing The Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Contact and Cast Away under his belt, Zemeckis has earned a reputation for being a master storyteller. But what inspires the next story. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
10 things you cannot buy with 45m Nov 9, 2009
Just within a 45m budget was Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Doctor Dolittle, according to The Numbers. com. (BBC News)
"A Christmas Carol" tops North America box office Nov 9, 2009
This is also the first movie that director Robert Zemeckis worked on with Disney since they last cooperated on animated-live action hybrid "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" in 1988. The IMAX 3D computer technology applied in animated movies of "The Polar Express "(2004) and "Beowulf" (2007) were also used on the flick. (Xinhuanet, China)
Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Scrooge for This Season Nov 7, 2009
With such films as Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Forrest Gump, Zemeckis earned his rep as an uber-techie plundering the medium's resources for making fantasy look real. An incorrigible showman, he seems to think that what A Christmas Carol really needed was for Scrooge to be turned into a tiny creature, hounded by a hearthside rat, and the addition of a few elaborate chase sequences; the movie a bit too often plays like Mr. Scrooge's Wild Ride. (Time.com)
* FILM REVIEW: Scrooge goes 3D Nov 6, 2009
Because I can do shots like that X this is why I love the digital cinema so much, said Zemeckis, whose credits include the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump (1994) as well as a wide range of films in styles both fantastic (Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) and realistic (What Lies Beneath, Cast Away). The ability to move the camera anywhere, to take any angle on a scene without worrying about the physical thing getting in the way X how wonderful is that. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Filmmaker Zemeckis shares draw of 3-D films Nov 6, 2009
Before adapting the beloved children's book in 2004, Zemeckis had such diverse films to his credit as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and the Tom Hanks tours de force, "Forrest Gump" and "Cast Away.". Then came "The Polar Express," which incorporated Hanks into multiple roles, the animated epic "Beowulf" and now "A Christmas Carol," in theaters today. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Carrey, computers bring new life to Scrooge Nov 4, 2009
"You've got probably one of the greatest stories that was ever written translated by one of the greatest imaginations in Hollywood today," said Hoskins, who starred in Zemeckis' 1988 cartoon and live-action combo "Who Framed Roger Rabbit.". "When I first learned to read, I was about 7, and I read two books. One was Treasure Island' and one was Christmas Carol,' and it frightened the ... life out of me. It really scared me. And ever since, I've seen translations of it on film, cartoons, and... (MSNBC -- News)
Animator Andreas Deja on Snow White... Oct 7, 2009
But, by 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit, he was a supervising animator, responsible for designing the look of such modern-day characters as Jafar from Aladdin, Scar from The Lion King and Lilo from Lilo and Stitch. A survivor of the infamous 'Tom Meeting' of 2002 where the bulk of Disney animation department were pink-slipped he continued to work on such fare as 2004's Home on the Range and 2007's Goofy Short 'How to Hook Up Your Home Theatre. (Suite101.com)
• Events calendar Jul 17, 2009
Hot Summer Nights Outdoor Movie, featuring "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," JULY24 at Bellevue Memorial Park. Show starts at 9:20 p.m. with cartoon trailers. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
US actor who was the voice of Mickey Mouse dies May 21, 2009
Allwine also voiced Mickey in Mickey's Christmas Carol and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. You just have to love the little guy while you have him, because he won't be yours forever. (BBC News -- Americas)
Wayne Allwine; was actor who voiced Mickey Mouse May 21, 2009
His falsetto can be heard in 1983's "Mickey's Christmas Carol," 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and at Disney theme parks around the world. He won an Emmy Award in 1986 for his sound editing on the NBC series "Amazing Stories.". (Boston Globe)
Cannes 09: A Christmas Carol May 20, 2009
From Who Framed Roger Rabbit. to Forrest Gump, Zemeckis has always been a master at shackling new technology to great storytelling. (IGN FilmForce)
Moviemaker Marty Katz May 9, 2009
"After being drafted, he served in Vietnam as a first lieutenant in the U.S Army as a combat unit pictorial director, earning a Bronze Star and an Army Commendation Medal. Upon his discharge, he found himself an executive vice president of production with Quinn Martin Productions. This led to a storied association with Walt Disney Studios, where Katz, as senior vice president of motion pictures and television, oversaw production of movies of the week and films like "The Color of Money," "Who... (Malibu Times, CA)
New on DVD: 'Benjamin Button' May 8, 2009
This is a level of achievement (think 2001: A Space Odyssey or Who Framed Roger Rabbit) that surfaces once or twice a decade. Back story: It's a grand epic about aging backward that forces you to think deeply about every aspect of life, especially love. (USA Today -- Life)
Disney stokes publicity engine with 'Christmas Carol' train May 8, 2009
"The way the face of the industry is changing, mass marketing isn't going to be enough," says the director of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Back to the Future. "This is actually the first movie I've been involved with that did a grass-roots campaign like this. Basically, in my entire career, the cornerstone has always been the television.". (USA Today -- Life)
Big Man Japan Feb 8, 2009
We even see the spirit leave a monster's body when it dies (reminiscent of the death of the hyenas in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. which has a darkly funny payoff near the end. (IGN FilmForce)
