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The Animatrix Network is an anime & manga fan club located in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. We usually meet on the third Saturday of each month (except when holidays or conventions coincide). The meetings are free and open to the public. Join us for a day filled with anime.

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Bride Wars - Starring the Teen Titans

Everything Goes in Love and War...
In Jump City, the alien lawyer Starfire and the school witch teacher Raven have been best friends since their childhood. They both are proposed to by their boyfriends (Robin to Starfire and Beast Boy to Raven) on the same day, and they plan their wedding parties in Azarath Hotel, using the services of the famous Bumblebee from Titans East. However, due to Bumblebee's secretary's mistake, their weddings are scheduled for the same day. None of them agrees to change the date and they become enemies, trying to sabotage the wedding party of the rival.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Awesome Fan-made Jonny Quest Opening

By Roger D. Evans
In 1964, Jonny Quest aired to rave reviews as the first, adult action/adventure cartoon in prime time. It had cool jazz music by Hoyt Curtin and terrific, high contrast pen and ink design work by Doug Wildey. As an animator and long time JQ junkie, I had always wanted a set of Jonny Quest action figures but, due to high production costs, the show only lasted one season; not long enough to spawn any kind of serious toys or other merchandising tie-ins. So, almost 50 years later, I made my own. Here is my Valentine to one of the coolest, if not THE coolest, cartoons ever to spin up the imagination of a 53 year old man now going on six. Enjoy! - Roger D. Evans

Jonny Quest Opening Titles from Roger D. Evans on Vimeo.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Lucas continues to tinker with Star Wars

Noooo! George Lucas has done it again
The bearded one has made even more changes to Star Wars, especially for the entire series Blu-Ray release on September 16. Here are some clips:

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Avenger Time!

A MAD Cartoon
"Avenger Time" clip from Cartoon Network's "MAD" TV show satirizing "Adventure Time."

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011

SDCC 2011: Green Lantern: Animated Series

Watch the Official Sneak Peek
Have you seen the new Green Lantern movie? Don't worry... Hal Jordan's adventures won't end in the theater! Green Lantern is coming to Cartoon Network in an all-new original animated series! Download the exclusive wallpaper at http://www.CartoonNetwork.com/GreenLantern and stay tuned for more details!

Saturday, August 27, 2011

D23 Expo 2011: Movie Announcements

Look what's coming in the near future!
Planes [2013]
[Source: aicn.com] John Lasseter reveals a sneak peek of the direct-to-DVD complement to the CARS franchise. The main character is a plucky crop duster named "Dusty" (Jon Cryer) who yearns to be fighter jet.

Brave [2012]
Pixar's summer 2012 offering: BRAVE. It's an original story about a headstrong Scottish princess, Merida (Kelly Macdonald), whose bow-wielding quest for personal freedom inadvertently results in the release of a dangerous curse only she can break. It's Pixar's first fairy tale and, more importantly, its first film with a female protagonist. In one scene, Merida crashes her own courting ritual, embarrassing her would be suitors with a dazzling display of archery (concluding with Merida "castrates" them by splitting the arrow of the guy who luckily hit a bull's eye). Merida, with her fiery red hair and take-charge attitude, looks to be a fine addition to the Disney princess roster.
Lasseter reiterates Pixar's sequel policy: "We do it because we've found a story as good as or better than the original." And what was the "as good or better" idea that set MONSTERS' UNIVERSITY in motion? "How did Sulley and Mike Wazowski become friends?"
Director Dan Scalon shows off the sketches of undergrad Sulley and Mike (the former thinner and shaggier, the latter sporting a retainer), the D23 faithful are delighted.
 
Scanlon also gives a peek at the Ivy League-inspired campus setting of Monster University. Sulley and Mike will start as "enemies" at the university's prestigious "Scare School" (they both want to be the best scarer in their class). 



THE UNTITLED PIXAR MOVIE ABOUT DINOSAURS (2013)

From Bob Peterson (co-writer of UP and the voice of Roz, Mr. Ray and Dug) comes Pixar's inevitable dinosaur movie. It's been suspected that this one was in the works for a while now, but now it's confirmed. Premise: What if that life-exterminating meteor missed Earth, and the dinosaurs never died out. Dinosaurs and humans cohabiting? Simple, yes, but loaded with potential.


THE UNTITLED PIXAR MOVIE THAT TAKES YOU INSIDE THE MIND
(Summer 2014)

From the great Pete Docter (MONSTERS INC., and UP) comes an animated movie that takes place in the human brain. Sounds kinda like HERMAN'S HEAD.