Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda has so disturbed one person in the China that he’s taking his disgust to court. Zhao Bandi, a painter and designer whose works include pandas, wants Dreamworks to apologize for their exploitation of a “national treasure”.
“I want Dreamworks to explain to me why the panda Po has green eyes,” Zhao wrote on …
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animation / Films / Kung Fu Panda
The Kung Fu Panda movie clobbered Sex and the City in the US box office, much to my surprise. There are millions of unhappy housewives in America. I imagined they’d be willing to fork over 10 bucks multiple times to take away the pain of their daily life. Some were just like the characters, but …
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ethnic animals / Films / Kung Fu Panda
The Korea Herald has an interview with Jhun Yong-duk. Jhun retains title of head of layout at Dreamworks and oversaw the animation of Kung Fu Panda. In brief, Jhun graduated from the University of Seoul and subsequently, the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Notable alumni from SVA include Bryan Singer (director of …
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Films / Kung Fu Panda
Can’t wait for Kung Fu Panda to come out. Critics love it and everybody loves portly talking animals. Hollywood just had the red carpet for the event. Most actors attended except for Angelina Jolie. Or was that her in the panda suit? Anyway, that panda looks too happy. With a smile like that, it’s probably …
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Kung Fu Panda / movies
Rotten Tomatoes has a 92% rating for this Friday’s release of the animated film. Expect a huge payday for the film. Although, Sex and the City will keep it out of first place. Most likely, mothers will drop their kids off at Kung Fu Panda, while they watch Sex and the City, fantasizing about a …
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Films / Kung Fu Panda / Rain
The powers that be have tried their best to push Rain into the public consciousness. They tried to position him in Speed Racer, the first box office flop of the summer. They have him filming the lead role in Ninja Assassin with the Wachowski brothers. And now, they even tried to lend his vocal talents …
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