Sure, it might be cruel, but intensive farming saves lives Jan 13, 2008
I recalled the exchange last week while watching Hugh's Chicken Run, Fearnley-Whittingstall's series of campaigning programmes on Channel 4, arguing against the intensive, indoor rearing of chickens which provides 95 per cent of the birds we eat in this country and in favour of free-range methods. It was engaging and emotive stuff, which is only to be expected. (Guardian Unlimited)
Writers strike turning into incubator for Web start-ups Jan 12, 2008
Its other investors include star television writer Tom Fontana of "Homicide" and "Oz"; "Hotel Rwanda" co-writer and director Terry George; "Chicken Run" screenplay author Karey Kirkpatrick; and John Logan, writer of "Sweeney Todd" and "The Aviator." Susannah Grant, who wrote "Erin Brockovich," and Warren Leight, who runs the TV show "Law : Criminal Intent," also have agreed to invest. More surprising is the participation of major contributors to the movement for free software, who see the... (Los Angeles Times)
Last night's TV Jan 8, 2008
Poultry now, in Hugh's Chicken Run (Channel 4). Mr F-W has done that thing you have to do if you're to become a real celebrity chef: lose the last name. (Guardian Unlimited)
Scrambling back Jan 7, 2008
Today you ride a nimble rocketship, you dress like a Star Wars soldier in trick lightweight clothes, chest protector, neck and knee braces and the rest, trailer the bike forever to find a trail that's most likely a never ending chicken run (remember that old Syringa Spa back straight of whoop-de-dos. Well think of that for 120km. (iAfrica.com)
Jamie Oliver campaigns for chicken welfare Jan 3, 2008
In Fearnley-Whittingstall's three-part Hugh's Chicken Run, which is on Channel 4 starting on Jan 7, the chef tries to ensure that more than 50 per cent of chicken bought and eaten in his local town - Axminster in Devon - over the space of a week is free range. That includes all curry houses, burger bars and pubs in the area. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Network and cable prime-time highlights for Tuesday Dec 24, 2007
Chicken Run (2000) Voices of Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha. Animated. (USA Today -- Life)
Nibbles 2007 Dec 21, 2007
Runner-up: , who is also campaigning for better chicken welfare in a three-part TV series, Hugh's Chicken Run. Both programmes air on Channel 4 in January. (Guardian Unlimited)
Surprises and disappointments... Dec 19, 2007
The Age Blogs: Screen Play. Welcome to The Age Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The Poop Presents Nov 18, 2007
Old-fashioned stop-motion animation lives this weekend, when The Chronicle's parenting blog, The Poop, presents two matinee showings of "Chicken Run" at the Cerrito Speakeasy theater in El Cerrito. "Chicken Run" (2000) was produced by Aardman Animations studios, the same people responsible for the "Wallace t" cartoons. (San Francisco Chronicle)
How Quebec's slap heads became a Web sensation Oct 22, 2007
It all began with a trip to the local dollar store, where Mr. Beaudet, a seasoned veteran of Quebec's advertising industry, intended to pick up some Plasticine for an experiment in stop-motion animation, the distinctive but labour-intensive art form used in such films as Chicken Run. Instead, he came home with a bunch of cheap dolls, began playing around by electronically superimposing his own live-action mouth and eyes on to them, and within days, Uncle Tom, la belle C. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Why did 3000 chickens cross the road? Oct 14, 2007
The scenes that followed seemed a cross between Chicken Run, the animated film based loosely on The Great Escape, and It Shouldn t Happen to a Vet. It certainly shouldn t have happened to a police officer. (Times Online)
Wallace and Gromit Trouble at Mill Oct 4, 2007
"I love making films for the cinema, but the production of Chicken Run and Curse of the Were-Rabbit were virtually back to back, and each film took five years to complete," he says. Park was also happy to get back onto Wallace and Gromit's old stomping grounds at the BBC, telling the BBC News, "I don't feel like I'm making a film for a kid in some suburb of America and being told they're not going to understand a joke, or a northern (English) saying.". (Suite101.com)
Cooking up trouble - Wallace and Gromit to make TV return Oct 3, 2007
"I love making films for the cinema but the production of Chicken Run and Curse of the Were-Rabbit were virtually back to back and each film took five years to complete," he said. "This one we're making for the BBC. It's going to be a seven or eight-month shoot. That's faster than we've ever done it before," he told the BBC News website. (BBC News -- UK)
Wallace and Gromit back in BBC1 film Oct 3, 2007
"I love making films for the cinema but the production of Chicken Run and Curse of the Were-Rabbit were virtually back to back and each film took five years to complete. "Trouble at' Mill will be so much quicker to make and I can't wait to get back into production. "The new film will also reunite Park with writer Bob Baker, who co-wrote both The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave.Aardman International is taking the film to the Mipcom TV market in Cannes next week, where it says it hopes to make a... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
SA's first animated movie? Oct 1, 2007
Anyone expecting the sort of Hollywood production values seen in films such as 'Chicken Run' and 'Wallace t' would be disappointed. The clay-mation in 'Tengers' is crude and it's easy to spot the fingerprints where the clay figurines were manipulated. (iAfrica.com)
Point/Counterpoint Sep 5, 2007
My first stop was an eatery called Chicken Run, which in Balti-ese means place where you eat fried chicken. Let me back up a bit, I don't want to overwhelm you. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
No-action gals need to issue an ultimatum Aug 22, 2007
In real life, as I discovered the one time I was in grave physical danger, I wave my hands in front of my chest like the hens in Chicken Run. But I like my fantasies to be made of sterner stuff. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Eddie Murphy Movie To Be Shot In Denver Aug 2, 2007
Nowhereland is directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, best known for writing and directing Over the Hedge and writing the screenplay for Chicken Run and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The film is written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. (CBS 4, CO)
July 11, 2007 Church Columnists Jul 13, 2007
This week it is Chicken Run. The Joymakers met last Tuesday and they had for the program the Silverdale choir. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Chick-Fil-A turns 40 Jun 25, 2007
Burger King launched a promotion in which characters from the movie "Chicken Run" held up cards saying, "Save the Chickens: Eat a Whopper." Chick-fil-A sued. That terribul spelling. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Disney rounds up Aardman's 'Sheep' Jun 22, 2007
Aardman is known for its work on the Oscar-winning feature "Wallace t: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," as well as the films "Flushed Away" and "Chicken Run.". Date in print: Fri. (Variety)
Aardman reveals new slate Jun 19, 2007
Aardman co-founder Peter Lord returns to the director's chair for the first time since "Chicken Run" in 2000 with a comedy adventure based on the "Pirates" series of books penned by Gideon Defoe. Lord, Defoe and writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil, whose credits include the sitcom "Hyperdrive" and animation series "Slacker Cats," are working on the screenplay. (Variety)
Creature feature Jun 18, 2007
The end product is a sort of documentary-in-wonderland, a bit like what might happen if Jay Leno wandered onto the set of Chicken Run or Flushed Away for one of his "Jaywalking" segments, interviewed cast members on life, love and other weighty matters, and strung together the funniest bits. Though viewers never see the human interviewees, it's their oddball good humor that drives the conversational ebbs and flows. (SunSpot.net)
Creature Comforts Jun 4, 2007
Then again, Aardman's entire American odyssey has been something of a disappointment since "Chicken Run," from the box office drubbing experienced by the "Wallace t" feature -- leaving DreamWorks awash in debt -- to the unfortunately titled (unless you happen to be a headline writer) "Flushed Away." It's a shame, since the company's best stuff exhibits considerable wit and visual flair -- albeit in a realm that rests somewhat awkwardly between adult and children's plush-toy palettes. The main... (Variety)
Wrong-way 'chicken' run terrorises drivers May 28, 2007
Reko RennieMay 28, 2007 - 8:01AM. Did you see this incident. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Sir Sean would quit Bahamas for an independent Scottish nation Apr 11, 2007
By the way, 6' 1" 185lbs, 15% body fat. Can't prove it to you of course but why would I need to? Swilly Tisher, Loch Maree / 9:52am 9 Apr 2007 Superb news. And, at the same time , export Jack & Bridget from Bute House to Boleskine House. Greenheatman / 9:52am 9 Apr 2007 #80 ""BTW why does this Forum not have an edit facility as many other Internet Fora provide?""I agree this is a pretty limited forum - take a look at Shetlink - this is how it should be with 'edit' and 'insert image' capabilities... (Scotsman)
WB Books Rex Adaptation Apr 4, 2007
The script for the film adaptation will be penned by scribe Mark Burton (Madagascar, Chicken Run), according to Variety. The story follows Rex, an everyday guy who becomes a member of a secret sect of librarians tasked with protecting the world's knowledge and most dangerous secrets. (IGN FilmForce)
'Wallace & Gromit' Sign Sony Pictures Deal Apr 4, 2007
LONDON -- Aardman Features, the UK makers of "Wallace t" and "Chicken Run" films, is finalizing a deal with Sony Pictures that gets it back into the U.S. market three months after its partnership with the Dreamworks studio ended. Sony Pictures Entertainment said on Monday it was in final negotiations for a three-year, first-look deal with Aardman Features, the feature film division of Aardman Animations Ltd.. (Newsmax)
Wallace & Gromit makers reel in Sony Pictures deal Apr 3, 2007
LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - Aardman Features, the UK makers of "Wallace & Gromit" and "Chicken Run" films, is finalising a deal with Sony Pictures that gets it back into the U.S. market three months after its partnership with the Dreamworks studio ended. Sony Pictures Entertainment said on Monday it was in final negotiations for a three-year, first-look deal with Aardman Features, the feature film division of Aardman Animations Ltd.. (Reuters.uk)
Sony distributes Aardman Apr 3, 2007
Even though DreamWorks didn't know how to market Aardman's British style of humour, movies like Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit had made a big enough splash that someone would try to bring Aardman's wares back to the North American market. Well, it turns out that smart studio is Sony Pictures Entertainment. (Suite101.com)
Sony gets in on act with Aardman tie-up Apr 3, 2007
"When you look at the movies they made in the past that did well, like Chicken Run, they were budgeted extremely differently [from Flushed Away].". Although Aardman movies have a mixed track record in the US, they have performed well internationally. (MSNBC -- Business)
Community of faith: Northstar addresses special needs children Mar 22, 2007
Chicken Run to help fight hunger. The fifth annual Spring Chicken Run - A Race Against Hunger - is set for Saturday at Macland Presbyterian Church, 3615 Macland Road in Powder Springs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
DreamWorks' profit `Flushed Away' Feb 28, 2007
DreamWorks has written down the value of its last two films made with Bristol, U.K.-based Aardman, in a partnership that began with 2000's ``Chicken Run. The value of ``Wallace t: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,'' was reduced twice for a total of $29 million. (Chicago Tribune)
Oscar's Overlooked Stars: Geeks Feb 24, 2007
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Flushed Away (Paramount, 2006) Aardman Animations Ltd., famous for clay-animation marvels such as "Chicken Run" and the Wallace t series, turns to computers for the first time (other than making commercials) to create this marvelous tale of Roddy, a high-society mouse who lives in a mansion, and his adventures in the sewers after a rival flushes him down the toilet. It's overflowing with belly laughs for adults and children alike. (CTNow.com)
Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of Hollywood Feb 1, 2007
Part of the problem was that the two failed to follow up on the success of their 2000 joint production "Chicken Run.". Despite the critical success of Wallace and & Gromit in the Curse of the Were Rabbit, which won an Oscar for best animated film, the movie lost money after weaker than expected box office receipts. (Daily Mail)
Aardman movie deal ends early Feb 1, 2007
The companies have released three films together, also including Chicken Run. Dreamworks said the firms now had "different business goals", while Bristol-based Aardman Animations said their "ambitions have moved apart". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
US studio drops 'Gromit' makers Feb 1, 2007
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Dream over as Aardman ends deal Feb 1, 2007
DreamWorks and Aardman have been unable to parlay the success of their 2000 joint production, the claymation stop-motion film Chicken Run, into subsequent projects. The studios' second film, Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, was released in 2005 to critical acclaim but a weaker-than-expected box office performance of $US192. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
DreamWorks Splits With Aardman Animation Feb 1, 2007
The company also produced the claymation feature hit "Chicken Run.". Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Wallace & Gromit' Still 'Alive and Kicking' Feb 1, 2007
" One problem was that the two failed to follow up on the success of their 2000 joint production "Chicken Run. " "Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit" was released in 2005 to critical acclaim and was awarded the Oscar for best animated feature. But box office receipts were weaker than expected. Story Continues Below In their first full-length film, the dim-witted Wallace and his faithful hound took on a mutant rabbit bent on destroying the town's annual Giant Vegetable Contest hosted by... (Newsmax)
Aardman Animation, DreamWorks Split Jan 31, 2007
The creators of Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run halt production on their next film saying, "Slow and steady wins the race.". Connections for Wallace t: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. (IGN FilmForce)
DWA-Aardman deal flushed Jan 31, 2007
The five-picture deal between the companies resulted in three titles: "Chicken Run," "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (which won the 2006 Oscar for best animated feature) and "Flushed Away." It also famously saw the two butt heads over the script for "The Tortoise and the Hare," a 3-D claymation project. An Aardman spokesman noted that "the DreamWorks business model has changed" since the Bristol-based toon house sealed its deal with the studio. (Hollywood Reporter)
Aardman, DWA end partnership Jan 31, 2007
The British claymation giant, best known for its signature Wallace and Gromit characters and 2000 hit "Chicken Run," officially terminated its five-picture deal with DreamWorks on Tuesday ... "Chicken Run" grossed a solid $106. (Variety)
DreamWorks ends deal with creators of 'Flushed' Jan 31, 2007
The companies also collaborated in the 2000 stop-action animated movie Chicken Run. . (MSNBC -- Business)
DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations to End Production Agreement Jan 31, 2007
Together the two companies have collaborated on three feature films: Chicken Run (2000), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), and Flushed Away (2006). ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mel behaving badly Jan 14, 2007
The rooster from Chicken Run pedalling away from danger on his bike only to return and save the day springs to mind as being typical Gibson, always coming good in the end. That s what he did with The Passion, a film that was savaged by opponents before it was released and went on to make him $200m, and become one of the highest-grossing movies in history. (The Sunday Times)
