I had a feeling this was coming: Two years after songwriter Ryan Bingham photo-bombed his own Oscar-nominee luncheon group photo, the customary portrait once again met its match with animators Brandon Oldenburg and William Joyce. Good for them! Someone ‘s gotta have some fun at these things. The filmmakers, whose The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore is nominated for Best Animated Short, just barely edged out a slightly crimson Nick Nolte as the annual group photo highlight. Congrats to all, and find the full portrait and more from Monday’s luncheon at the Academy’s Web site . Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Up until the point I realized Santa and my mom had the same handwriting, I wanted to know about his back story. Where did Santa grow up? How did he get the job of being Santa? Does Santa have superpowers? Back then, I was never satisfied with the answers I was given. Author William Joyce felt the same way and is releasing a series of young adult fantasy novels surrounding the origins of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy. Joyce’s novels have been developed into an animated feature length film called ‘Rise of the Guardians.’ The film finds the aforementioned characters banding together to stop The Boogeyman from turning children’s hopes and dreams into nightmares. The project will feature the voices of Alec Baldwin, Isla Fischer, Jude Law, Chris Pine, and Hugh Jackman . A script for the animated feature will be written by David Lindsay-Abaire . Peter Ramsay is slated to direct as well as executive produce alongside William Joyce and Guillermo Del Toro. ‘Rise of the Guardians’ is scheduled for release on November 21, 2012. Will you be checking it out? Head over to LATimes.com for details . RELATED POSTS: “Rio” Keeps “Madea’s Big Happy Family” Out Of The #1 Box Office Spot Where Is The Black Green Lantern? 5 Comic Book Movie Franchises That Need A Reboot [FRIDAY FIVE]
From ABC News’ Brian Ross : A former patient who sought help from the Christian counseling clinic owned by GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann and her husband, Marcus, told ABC News he was advised that prayer could rid him of his homosexual urges and he could eventually be “re-oriented.” “[One counselor’s] path for my therapy would be to read the Bible, pray to God that I would no longer be… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Back2Stonewall Discovery Date : 12/07/2011 08:19 Number of articles : 2
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore iPad App Trailer from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo . Authored by William Joyce – an accomplished illustrator and animator who has won Emmys for his published New Yorker covers and has created character designs for some of Pixar’s first animated classics. Cheers Andy. Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Hurtybrain Discovery Date : 12/07/2011 11:50 Number of articles : 2
