Blue Sky Studios, the creators of the movie Ice Age, have released their newest feature animated film, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, which opens in theaters today.

The movie is based on Dr. Seuss’ very short children’s storybook, which is impressive since the movie is 1 hour and 28 minutes long. A recent Washington Post review described the movie as: “A computer-animated feature that strikes an amiable balance between honoring the text and the dictates of contemporary animation, the film is as good as one could hope for in this era of post-literate impatience.”

Through a bit of magic (and no, not Disney magic…but rather, Blue Sky magic), Horton’s screenwriters, creative directors, and members of the production, art & technical teams created a tremendous amount of new material to develop it into a full feature film.

The movie, Horton Hears a Who!, features the famous voices of comedic actors Jim Carrey (Horton), Steve Carell (Mayor), and Carol Burnett (Kangaroo).

The movie has received rave reviews by movie critics, so go check it out and see for yourself whether it’s as good as it’s cracked up to be!

We welcome your comments!

Flickr Photo Credits: Horton Movie Poster by divxplanet and Steve Carell/Mayor by MyCine

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Admittedly, Sex And The City is a huge guilty (or not-so-guilty) pleasure…I think almost all women can agree. The much anticipated movie (based on the HBO hit series) starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon, won’t be in theaters until May 30, 2008…but we do have a little sneak peek!

A couple of months ago, a 41 second theatrical trailer was released, wetting our appetites. But the 2 minute 30 second “movie spoiler” recently came out and it utterly tickled me with delight. It was a refreshing change from watching all the old re-runs from the DVD set. The girls are back in New York City with their outrageous fashion, extravagant lifestyles, cheeky romances, fine dining, and fabulous drama!

*Warning: This is called a “spoiler,” so if you don’t want to ruin any surprises, you may not want to view the clip…but man, the temptation is so hard to resist!

Sit back, relax…and enjoy!

You can also learn more details about the Sex and The City movie at the official website

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Two fiction bestsellers have made their way to the big screen. Atonement and The Kite Runner are currently featured in movie theaters and have arguably remained true to the books. Interestingly, both movies share the same deep sense of emotion (even though they differ significantly in plot) with underlying themes of childhood betrayal and redemption as an adult. A.O. Scott’s New York Times review captures the crux of both movies accurately with this description: “fundamentally about guilt and the attempt to overcome it, and about the tricky, tragically imperfect power of art to compensate for real-life crimes and misdemeanors.”

Atonement, based on the novel by Ian McEwan, is a British romance about how a 13-year-old, irreversibly changes the course of many people’s lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Following this act, the girl continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood wrongdoing over several dramatic decades, eventually leading to personal transformation.

The Kite Runner, based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini, tells the story of an Afghan refugee who witnesses a horrible incident as a child, betrays his friend, and walks away. Throughout his life, he’s plagued with regret, which leads to his “epic quest for redemption.”

Of course, the challenge has always been whether or not the films can live up to their original sources. You be the judge…do they? We certainly welcome your comments!

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The Nobel Committee today announced that Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s pretty incredible how Al Gore has transcended from his presidential defeat in 2000 to the success and accolades he’s earned since then: Best Selling-Author, Academy Award Winner (for his widely popular climate change documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth“), Emmy Winner, and now Nobel Peace Prize Winner (strangely, not the Nobel Science Prize).

Now, the big speculation is whether or not he’ll join the presidential election for 2008 and there are several groups who are firmly behind this. Frankly, he seems much better off continuing his remarkable path in business and environmental advocacy rather than getting himself intertwined in the chaotic realm of presidential politics. Yet, perhaps he is now in an even better position to chase the BIG prize which he sought from the very beginning?

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27 years after the band split, you have your chance to see Led Zeppelin again! Of course, fans are registering for tickets at a rate of 80,000 per minute making your chances about 1 in googol (No, not Google) of landing some

Don’t worry, there are more than enough other concerts with tickets available

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With 65 year old women getting carded in Farmington, Maine, you have no chance of getting in to that club

There has to be an easier place to get a drink

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You have way too much time on your hands

Your years of toiling away on your best shot at the Google Lunar X-Prize (Yes, now I mean Google) just went up in flames

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According to Fox News, unfortunately, hugging trees doesn’t really save the planet

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You spent last Friday night taking pictures of your cats and plan on doing it again

Granted, they are funny

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A man in Geneva, New York steals a car in order to turn himself in for previous grand larceny charges

Your life of crime, on the other hand, isn’t going so well

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Who needs school? You’ve got better things to do!

You should be so lucky: The governor of a central Russian province has urged couples to skip work Wednesday and make love instead

Actually… I suppose we can help with that

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Your idea of a good time is watching the MTV Video Music Awards reruns to relive the excitement of Shia LaBeouf’s announcement of the title to new Indiana Jones movie

Search Zvents – Discover BETTER Things To Do

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