Next Club Meeting is February 16, 2019

 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K

Let's celebrate our FIRST official meeting of the year next Saturday!

Wood Dale Public Library

520 N. Wood Dale Road

Wood Dale, IL  60191

Main Meeting Room

Saturday, February 16, 2019

10:15 AM - 5:00 PM
 

Map
Public Transit Options

Our next club meeting will be at the Wood Dale Public Library, 
Main Meeting Room (on your far right as you enter the front doors), 
from 10:15 AM to 5:00 PM 
(until the library closes).

There is public transportation available. 
A Metra train-stop is located within walking distance. 

Please note: If you are driving, please park your car 
on the south side of the building (not the front) in order to 
make room for other library patrons.

 

A Viewing Schedule will be posted soon.

 

Hope to see you all there!

(Click below for maps) 

Trailer for 'Ruben Brandt, Collector'

RUBEN BRANDT, COLLECTOR

Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, is forced to steal 13 paintings from the world's renowned museums and private collections to prevent his suffering from terrible nightmares he has as a result of subliminal messaging he received as a child. Accompanied by his four patients, he and his band of thieves strike regularly and with great success: The Louvre, Tate, Uffizi, Hermitage, the Museum of Modern Art. "The Collector" quickly becomes the most wanted criminal in the world. Gangsters and headhunters chase him around the world while the reward for his capture keeps rising, approaching a hundred million dollars. A cartel of insurance companies entrusts Mike Kowalski, a private detective and leading expert on art theft, to solve the "Collector Case."

In theaters February 15, 2019

Bruce Timm's Justice League Returns!

JUSTICE LEAGUE vs. THE FATAL FIVE

[Source: Syfy] This DC animated movie finds the Earth's future hanging in the balance when the Justice League faces a powerful new threat - the Fatal Five. But the Justice League discovers an ally from another time in the peculiar Star Boy - brimming with volatile power, could he be the key to thwarting the Fatal Five?

Fans of the Justice League series starring Kevin Conroy (Batman), Susan Eisenberg (Wonder Woman), and George Newbern (Superman) will be thoroughly excited to hear their old friends are back in action, with some new members to boot. The League has to face a new time-traveling Fatal Five that is hunting the up-and-coming Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz, voiced by Diane Guerrero.

Cruz was first introduced during DC Comics' New 52 relaunch in 2014. It’s a shame Phil LaMarr didn’t reprise his role as the original series Green Lantern, John Stewart, but the new blood is a welcome change.

The rest of the voice cast is made up of Elyes Gabel (Thomas Kallor/Star Boy), Peter Jessop (Thorak), Tom Kenny (Bloodsport), Matthew Yang King (The Persuader), Sumalee Montano (Emerald Empress), Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (Mano), Daniela Bobadilla (Miss Martian), Kevin Michael Richardson (Mr. Terrific), Noel Fisher (Brainiac 5 ), and Tara Strong (Saturn Girl).

The trailer, which comes via IGN, didn’t spell out exactly when we can expect to see this bombastic crossover, but Justice League vs. The Fatal Five is likely to drop later in 2019 on Digital, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD.

'Motorball Stadium Fight' clip from ALITA

ALITA: Battle Angel

Motorball Stadium Fight Scene

When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past - she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she's grown to love.

In theaters February 14, 2019

'The Dragon Prince' Season 2 Trailer

THE DRAGON PRINCE: SEASON TWO

[Source: Anime Superhero] Wonderstorm and Netflix have released the trailer for season 2 of The Dragon Prince, set to premiere on Netflix on February 15, 2019.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS 

Season one premiered on September 14, 2018, and immediately topped popularity lists across Google, Rotten Tomatoes, and Tumblr. Lauded for the diversity of its characters and deeply layered storytelling, the show was renewed for a second season less than a month after its debut. The series’ mix of action, adventure, and humor attracted genre fans, families, teens, and animation fans of all ages.

This season, expect new characters, new adventures and new challenges for our young heroes as they race to stop a centuries-old conflict that even kings and queens have failed to resolve. 

The nine-episode second season follows Rayla, Callum and Ezran as they continue their adventure to Xadia. But the journey won’t be easy: every step of the way, they’ll be challenged by new foes and old friends alike. They’ll struggle with trust and betrayal, face down vicious dragons, and be tempted by the lure of dark magic, all while protecting the newly-hatched Dragon Prince, Zym. 

The series is produced by Wonderstorm and led by co-creators Aaron Ehasz (head writer of Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Justin Richmond (game director of Uncharted 3).

Last season: the magical lands of Xadia and the Human Kingdoms are on the brink of war. A group of elven assassins sets out to kill the human leader, King Harrow, to avenge the destruction of the egg of the Dragon Prince. But when the youngest assassin, Rayla, meets up with the king’s sons, princes Callum and Ezran, they learn that the egg was stolen, not destroyed. The unlikely trio embarks on an epic journey to return the egg to the Dragon Queen and restore peace to both their lands.

Spider-Verse & Netflix Dominate Annie Awards

2019 ANNIE AWARDS

[Source: AnimeSuperhero] The 2019 Annie Award winners were announced in a gala ceremony last night in Los Angeles, CA, with Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse dominating its competition by winning all seven categories it was nominated in. Netflix took home the same number of awards across multiple categories, making it the other major winner for the evening.

The full list of winners this year are:

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation)
BEST ANIMATED INDEPENDENT FEATURE: Mirai (Studio Chizu)
BEST ANIMATED SPECIAL PRODUCTION: Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST ANIMATED SHORT SUBJECT: “Weekends” (past lives productions)
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY PRODUCTION: Crow: The Legend (Baobab Studios)
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST COMMERCIAL: Greenpeace “There’s a Rang-Tan In My Bedroom” (Passion Animation Studios)
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: Ask the StoryBots (JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix)
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN: Hilda (Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks)
BEST GENERAL AUDIENCE ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Bojack Horseman (Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix)
BEST STUDENT FILM: “Best Friend” (GOBELINS, l’école de l’image; Nicholas OLIVIERI, Yi SHEN, Juliana DE LUCCA, Varun NAIR, David FELIU)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR ANIMATED EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters (DreamWorks Animation Television; Nominees: David M.V. Jones, Vincent Chou, Clare Yang)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR ANIMATED EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Ralph Breaks The Internet (Walt Disney Animation Studios; Nominees: Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, Ian J. Coony)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Hilda (Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks; Nominee: Scott Lewis)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation; Nominees: David Han)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A LIVE-ACTION PRODUCTION: Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Pictures; Nominees: Chris Sauve, James Baxter, Sandro Cleuzo)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A VIDEO GAME: GRIS (Nomada Studio; Nominees: Adrian Miguel, Adrian Garcia, Adrian Miguel)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (Walt Disney Television Animation; Nominees: Amanda Jolly)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation; Nominees: Shiyoon Kim)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Disney Mickey Mouse (Disney Television Animation; Nominees: Eddie Trigueros)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation; Nominees: Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR MUSIC IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Disney Mickey Mouse (Disney Television Animation; Nominees: Christopher Willis)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR MUSIC IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation Studios; Nominees: Michael Giacchino)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: “Age of Sail” (Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures; Nominees: Céline Desrumaux, Jasmin Lai)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation; Nominees: Justin K. Thompson)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Disney Mickey Mouse (Disney Television Animation; Nominees: Alonso Ramirez Ramos)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation Studios; Nominees: Dean Kelly)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: BoJack Horseman (Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix; Nominees: Will Arnett)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Isle of Dogs (Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures; Nominees: Bryan Cranston)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR WRITING IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Hilda (Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks; Nominees: Stephanie Simpson)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR WRITING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation; Nominees: Phil Lord , Rodney Rothman)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION: Big Hero 6: The Series (Walt Disney Television Animation; Nominees: Charles Jones, Joe Molinari, Dao Le, Vartan Nazarian, David Vazquez)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation; Nominees: Bob Fisher, Andrew Leviton, Vivek Sharma)

JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award – For Career Contributions to the Art of Animation
Ralph Eggleston
Frank Braxton (posthumously)
Andrea Romano

Ub Iwerks Award – For Technical Advancement in the Art of Animation
Ton Roosendaal for Blender Open Source Animation Software

June Foray Award – For Significant and Benevolent or Charitable Impact on the Art and Industry of Animation
Adam Burke (posthumously)

Certificate of Merit
Jason Jones

IO | Official Trailer

IO: Save Earth or leave it

Sam, one of the last survivors on a post-cataclysmic Earth, is a young scientist dedicated to finding a way for humans to adapt and survive, rather than abandon their world. But with the final shuttle scheduled to leave the planet for a distant colony, her determination to stay is rocked by the arrival of another survivor, Micah. She must decide whether to journey with him to join the rest of humanity and begin life anew, or stay to fight for Earth’s survival. IO stars Margaret Qualley, Anthony Mackie, and Danny Huston. Watch it on Netflix.

Anime Trailer for 'League of Legends'

Check out this new anime themed trailer for

LEAGUE of LEGENDS: Season 2019

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No pay to win, no catch, and no credit card required.

You only pay if you choose to customize your experience.

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Trailer for 'Tito and The Birds'

TITO AND THE BIRDS

Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey to save the world from the epidemic with his friends. Tito’s search for the antidote becomes a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.

Now in theaters

New ALIEN Game for Mobile Devices

ALIEN: BLACKOUT

The terror of Alien is brought to life in Alien: Blackout. Try to stay alive while trapped aboard a crippled Weyland-Yutani space station carrying a deadly Xenomorph as it tirelessly hunts you and the crew. Outsmart the perfect hunter by making perilous choices. Players must rely on the damaged controls of the space station or risk sacrificing crew members to avoid deadly contact, permanently altering the outcome of the game.

The Undead Invade Medieval Korea

K   I   N   G   D   O   M

Set in Korea’s medieval Joseon period, it tells the story of a prince, who becomes embroiled in a coupe/political conspiracy and is forced to embark upon a dangerous mission to investigate a mysterious plague spreading across his country which is suffering from poverty and famine. The truth threatens the kingdom when he discovers that it is an atrocious epidemic in the form of undead who seemingly rise at sunset and become inactive during the day. The crown prince, framed for treason and desperate to save his people, sets out on a dangerous journey to unveil what evil lurks in the dark. Kingdom is now available on Netflix.

Worst to Best: Animated Films of 2018

Part One

It’s that time of the year again!

Part Two

Miyazaki's First U.S. Museum Show in 2019

Hayao Miyazaki’s First Major U.S.

Museum Show Will Be In Los Angeles

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, set to open in late 2019, will debut with a retrospective devoted to Hayao Miyazaki.

Presented in collaboration with Studio Ghibli, the Academy is calling the Miyazaki show “unprecedented” and “the first major exhibition of his work presented in the United States.” It is curated by Jessica Niebel.

More details:

The exhibition will take visitors on a thematic journey through his cinematic worlds using original production materials from Studio Ghibli’s archives, and features such films as My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and Spirited Away (2001). The exhibition will present more than 200 concept sketches, character designs, storyboards, layouts, cels, backgrounds, film clips, and immersive environments. A catalogue, film series, and public events will accompany the presentation, and unique Studio Ghibli merchandise will be sold at the museum’s shop.

Located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, the Academy Museum will be located in the historic May Company Building, originally completed in 1939. Designed by Renzo Piano, the museum will have six floors including exhibition spaces, a 288-seat theater, an education studio, special event spaces, conservation areas, a café, and store. A new spherical addition will connect to the May Building via glass bridges and will feature a 1,000-seat theater and rooftop terrace.

In addition to the temporary Miyazaki exhibition, the museum will launch with the permanent exhibit “Where Dreams Are Made: A Journey Inside the Movies” (working title), a 30,000-square-foot, two-floor survey of the art and science of motion pictures. Some concept paintings of the permanent exhibit are shown below:

Concept painting by Erik Tiemens of the “Where Dreams Are Made” exhibit.

Concept painting by Erik Tiemens of the “Where Dreams Are Made” exhibit.

Concept painting by Erik Tiemens of the “Where Dreams Are Made” exhibit.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr

THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE: ELSWEYR

Dragons return to Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr, part of the Season of the Dragon year-long adventure! Explore sun-blessed savannahs and canyons, defend the Khajiiti homeland, and command the merciless undead with the Necromancer class in this all-new Chapter of the award-winning Elder Scrolls Online saga!

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr will be available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on June 4, 2019, with PC/Mac early access starting May 20.

Game of Thrones | Season 8

Game of Thrones: Season 8

Game of Thrones returns for its final season on April 14.

Behind-the-Scenes Look at ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY), comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she’s grown to love.

Catch it Valentine’s Day 2019

John Wick: Chapter 3

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3

In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

Oscar Nominations for 2019

Nominations for Best Animated Feature Film:

Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird, John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle)  
Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson)  
Mirai (Mamoru Hosoda and Yuichiro Saito)  
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Rich Moore, Phil Johnston and Clark Spencer)  
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller)

Nominations for Best Animated Short Film:

Animal Behaviour (Alison Snowden and David Fine)
Bao (Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb)
Late Afternoon (Louise Bagnall and Nuria González Blanco)
One Small Step (Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas)
Weekends (Trevor Jimenez)

The 91st Academy Awards will air Feb. 24 on ABC

gen:LOCK - Official Trailer

gen:LOCK

Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, and David Tennant star in the new show from the producers of RWBY. Fifty years in the future, an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.

JANUARY 26, 2019

Teaser for 'Ghostbusters 3'

G H O S T B U S T E R S   3

We’re getting strong readings on this one. Ghostbusters return in 2020.