August Animation Preview: A Paradise Lost, Diane Warren (in Slovakia/outer space), and so much more!
After a somewhat quiet July (thank goodness I had some Fantasia titles to cover), August picks up the pace on the animation front. I don't think I've ever had so many movies to cover in one of these previews. Paw Patrol 's prehistoric return is the only movie on the Hollywood studio front, which means hopefully all these smaller films will get a chance to grab some eyeballs and get more attention than they might in the shadow of a Toy Story or Minions movie. In Theaters A movie I reviewed and loved last year, A Paradise Lost , is getting an Oscar-qualifying theatrical release on August 3 . Laurie Sumiye has made a magnificent documentary that is so generous in its storytelling. It feels like she really thought about how best to tell each part of this story, handling various parts with novel approaches (including, yes, animation). The film documents the plight of the palila, a beautiful little bird that lives in a very specific region of Hawaii. There was a court case in th...
