Latest Gromit misses out on Oscar Nov 18, 2008
Park said he had welcomed the opportunity to return to the short film format after spending four years each on The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and 2000 feature Chicken Run. "The half-hour format seemed a lot more humane," he said. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The week's best films Mar 22, 2008
Chicken Run (Peter Lord, Nick Park, 2000) 5. 40pm, BBC1. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Osher Named President of Digital Production Division of Sony Pictures Entertainment Mar 16, 2008
Aardman, which is based in the United Kingdom, is known worldwide for such films as Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run. Osher previously served as co-president of production at Miramax Films for more than six years, where he oversaw the production of the Academy Award(R) Best Picture winners Shakespeare in Love and Chicago and served as Executive Producer of several films, including Cold Mountain. (PR Newswire)
Entertainment guide Feb 18, 2008
FEATHERED FILMS: March of the Penguins, March 1; Valiant, April 26; Chicken Run, May 24, shows start at 3 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, free. WINE TASTING: featuring silent and live auctions, raffle and refreshments, March 1, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 W. Tioga St., $35, benefits Tunkhannock Public Library. (Scranton Times, PA)
Weekend entertainment guide Feb 14, 2008
FEATHERED FILMS: The Birds, Saturday; March of the Penguins, March 1; Valiant, April 26; Chicken Run, May 24, shows start at 3 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, free. CHOCOHOLIC FROLIC: featuring Music For Models and samplings, Sunday, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, benefits SCOLA Volunteers for Literacy. (Scranton Times, PA)
Astro Boy's New Director Jan 28, 2008
New director Bowers started out as an animator on the live-action/animation classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit, before working on Chicken Run, Shark Tale and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Warner Bros. (IGN FilmForce)
Feathers fly over the 2 chicken that came home to roost Jan 9, 2008
"In short, he, too, is against the 2 chicken.Hugh's Chicken Run starts on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm. The full article contains 960 words and appears in n/a newspaper. Last Updated: 07 January 2008 10:13 AM Page 1 of 1 Bookmark: Comment on this Story In order to post comments you must or Delivery formats: News Business Sport Lifestyle Country View Interactive Ads and Services Information Market Place More Features ?: Features: Today's Vote Is health prevention better than cure? Yes No Featured... (Yorkshire Post Today)
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)
Surprises and disappointments... Dec 19, 2007
The Age Blogs: Screen Play. Welcome to The Age Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
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)
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)
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)
SIDEBAR 1: Organizing 55th annual Sweet Corn Festival Jun 12, 2007
Golden Triangle Media. Tuesday, June 12, 2007. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
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)
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)
Plenty of powder at quirky New Mexico ski resorts Jan 29, 2007
The expert runs Cat Skinner, Chicken Run and a couple of other challengers drop off the front. The beginners get all the luck, with the bunny slopes on the back of the top, great views and the easiest trail back to the base, Cowpoke Cruise, starting there and looping back to the bottom. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
