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One cinematic medium that has continued far-reaching appeal spanning age groups and cultures is animated movies. Animation consistently performs well worldwide, often buoyed by its family-friendly sense of humor, universal messaging, and visually impressive art design. In addition to being a hit with critics, animated films regularly find themselves as the highest-earning movies of a given year, particularly when produced and marketed by larger studios. This has led to lucrative box office runs, sometimes breaking records set by their live-action counterparts.

Many of the highest-grossing films of all time are animated, and many of these major earners were released within the past decade, at least in nominal earnings. With that in mind, we've assembled over a dozen of the highest-earning animated films to date. To clarify, this list includes earners without adjusting for inflation and drawing from cumulative global box office grosses.

Here are the 15 highest-grossing animated movies of all time,...

Ty Burrell has forever cemented his status as America's favorite dad. Through an iconic run as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, Burrell's quirky humor, heartfelt moments, and perfect comedic timing have made him a household sitcom name. However, beyond television, Burrell has also built an impressive filmography. For instance, he's surprisingly a member of the iconic Black Hawk Down cast, in which he delivers an unsuspectedly grounded performance. Amid the film's gripping intensity, Burrell proved himself to be a true, versatile actor.

Burrell's performance in Modern Family remains by far his most iconic, with Mr. Dunphy's hilarious, signature sense of childlike wonder redefining the otherwise cheesy sitcom dad. Additionally, as a member of the Mr. Peabody & Sherman voice cast, Burrell's versatility extends beyond live-action media. This unexpectedly dynamic career is filled with diverse roles, making it hard to pick 10 of the best, especially with so many projects we forgot Ty...

This past Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning people from seven countries from entering America, including permanent residents with green cards. This decision sparked massive protests nationwide over the weekend at various airports where people demanded that immigrants who have been detained or are under threat of deportation be set free. On Saturday, Trump screened the Pixar film “Finding Dory” in the White House. While those two events may seem unrelated, comedian and daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, star of “Finding Dory,” subtly explains why they’re connected. Watch the segment below.

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Though Ellen says she doesn’t get political on her show and won’t be discussing the travel ban at length, she then summarizes the plot of “Finding Dory” and susses out the parallels between the film and the ban.

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Finding Dory (Pixar animated sequel; voices: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence; rated PG) Army of One (action-comedy based on true story of one man's hunt for Osama bin Laden; Nicolas Cage, Wendi McLendon-Covey; rated R) My King (romantic drama; Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot; not rated) The Take (action-drama; Idris Elba, Richard Madden; premieres 11/18 on cable Mod and in theaters; rated R) Life on the Line (action-thriller; John Travolta, Kate Bosworth; premieres...

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“My friend, Sigourney, once said: rescue, rehabilitate, release!”

The Finding Dory DVD and Blu-ray release date is set for November 15, 2016 while it has been available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes since October 25, 2016.

From the Academy Award(R)-winning creators of Disney-Pixar’s Finding Nemo (Best Animated Feature, 2003) comes an epic undersea adventure filled with imagination, humor and heart. When Dory, the forgetful blue tang (Ellen DeGeneres), suddenly remembers she has a family who may be looking for her, she, Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence) take off on a life-changing quest to find them… with help from Hank, a cantankerous octopus; Bailey, a beluga whale who’s convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Destiny, a nearsighted whale shark! Bring home the movie overflowing with unforgettable characters, dazzling animation and delightful bonus extras!

Each combo pack will feature a lossless 7.1 soundtrack and supplements...

Finding Dory is full of familiar voices. There's Ellen DeGeneres, reprising her role as Dory, the energetic and forgetful Pacific regal blue tang. There's Ed O'Neill, making his debut as a surly septopus named Hank. Albert Brooks, Ty Burrell, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Kate McKinnon, Kaitlin Olson, Bob Peterson, Hayden Rolence and Dominic West also lend their voice talents to the sequel. And then there's three-time Academy Award nominee Sigourney Weaver, whose disembodied voice welcomes visitors to the Marine Life Institute in Morro Bay, Calif. Weaver's recording is a running joke in the Disney•Pixar film, as the animals have all come to consider Weaver a friend. If...

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Burbank, Calif., Sept. 8, 2016 — The summer blockbuster hit, Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory, swims home just in time for the holidays on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere (Dma) on Oct. 25 and on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand on Nov. 15. Viewers can watch Dory’s hilarious and heartwarming quest to find her family and continue the underwater adventure with hours of immersive bonus features.

The film’s playful and plentiful bonus offerings include “Piper,” the theatrical short film starring an irresistible sandpiper hatchling; an all-new mini short featuring interviews with Dory’s pals from the Marine Life Institute; a behind-the-scenes look at the most challenging character Pixar has ever created; never-before-seen deleted scenes, including a digital exclusive featuring the Tank Gang from Finding Nemo who make it their mission to get Marlin and Nemo to the Marine Life Institute; and much, much more.

Finding Dory features an all-star voice cast,...

Thirteen years ago, Pixar first dipped their toes into the ocean with Finding Nemo, and it’s safe to say the charming undersea adventure holds a special place in the heart of many a generation. A sequel was something I think we all wanted, but maybe never really thought we needed. The first movie was pretty much perfect: charming, funny, and an endlessly emotional experience. We quote it endlessly, probably watch it more than that. But a sequel is what we got, with Finding Dory putting Ellen DeGeneres’ forgetful blue tang front and centre, with original director Andrew Stanton returning along with pretty much all the cast. And thankfully it was worth the wait, while not exactly reaching the heights of the original. One year after the events of the first movie, Dory has settled into her life living with Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence). But when she...

Finding Dory Review Podcast. FilmBookCast Ep. 36 – Finding Dory (2016), is an audio podcast review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith and his co-host Mike DeCriscio discuss their thoughts on the newest film from director Andrew Stanton, Finding Dory. Finding Dory is a movie directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olsen, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, and Eugene […]...

Now that you've seen it, what did you think? "She just kept swimming." Disney his released the latest Pixar Animation Studios movie, Finding Dory, the long-awaited sequel to Finding Nemo (first released in 2003). Directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Angus MacLane, the animated adventure brings back the blue tang named Dory, and her two clownfish friends Nemo and Marlin, for another trip across the ocean. The voice cast features Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy. So how is it? As good as Finding Nemo, or better? Did it make you cry? Once you've seen it, leave a comment with your own thoughts on Pixar's Finding Dory. Spoiler Warning: We strongly urge everyone to actually see the film before reading ahead, as there may be spoilers below. We also encourage all commenters to keep major spoilers from the film to a minimum,...

Thirteen years after Nemo found his dad, Dory is getting her day in the spotlight with the new Disney•Pixar feature Finding Dory. After all of this time, she just keeps swimming into our hearts!

We pick up back in the reef, where Dory is happily living with Nemo and his father, Marlin. Still, Dory yearns for something more. She starts to piece together a past, and knows something is missing. We soon find out that her past isn’t that different from Nemo’s. Due to her short term memory loss, she wandered away from her parents and couldn’t find her way home. Soon, she couldn’t remember what she was looking for. When she finally starts putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Marlin, Nemo and Dory set out on a mission to find her parents. Together, they brave the ocean, and meet some new friends along...

In order to prepare to voice Nemo in Disney's Finding Dory, 12-year-old Hayden Rolence got a pretty cool homework assignment. "I had to watch the original Finding Nemo over and over again," the Illinois native tells People. "And I never got bored of it!" The actor who voiced Nemo in 2003's Finding Nemo was Alexander Gould, now 22, and after his turn in the film, he appeared in a slew of TV shows - including a regular stint as Mary Louise Parker's character's son, Shane Botwin, on Weeds. He went on to study philosophy at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts,...

In order to prepare to voice Nemo in Disney's Finding Dory, 12-year-old Hayden Rolence got a pretty cool homework assignment. "I had to watch the original Finding Nemo over and over again," the Illinois native tells People. "And I never got bored of it!" The actor who voiced Nemo in 2003's Finding Nemo was Alexander Gould, now 22, and after his turn in the film, he appeared in a slew of TV shows - including a regular stint as Mary Louise Parker's character's son, Shane Botwin, on Weeds. He went on to study philosophy at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts,...

Before we get to Finding Dory, let's take a minute to discuss Piper, the latest short from Pixar Animation Studios.

In what may be the most adorable animated short yet, Piper is a simple, heartwarming story. There is such attention to detail when looking at the ruffled feathers of our titular character. Growing up takes courage, and we watch this little guy discover how to feed himself. It's difficult to say more without robbing you of a reason to watch, but try hard to fight the urge to say "aww" out loud. But, don't hold it against yourself if one sneaks out.

Synopsis: Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin,...

2016 has not been particularly kind to sequels at the box office, and audiences seem to be rejecting films that were overtly created to satisfy a studio need rather than an audience want, a trend I am happy to see. Pixar has had mixed luck with their sequels, creatively speaking, but seems to recognize as a company that story should drive these decisions above everything else. Andrew Stanton’s Finding Dory, co-directed with Angus MacLane, has to be considered a victory based on how well it justifies its own existence, telling a story that is built on a solid emotional foundation and driven by new encounters with characters we genuinely adore. Finding Nemo is rightly considered one of the crown jewels of Pixar’s overall history, a thematically rich story that took full advantage of the remarkable technical muscle of the studio. Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres is one of the most unlikely comedy duos I can name, but they were perfect together as Marlin (Brooks) and Dory (DeGeneres), two fish who teamed up to find Marlin’s missing son. Warm and funny and emotionally devastating in places, Finding Nemo sums up everything that is exciting about what Pixar does as a studio. Finding Dory, on the other hand, serves as a reminder that Pixar is made up of human beings, and it’s not some monolithic perfect machine churning out one perfect thing after another. More than the first film, I can feel how hard everyone’s working here, and while the end result is enjoyable, it’s also far more overtly calculated than the first. Let’s be honest… it’s hard to make a sequel under any circumstances. The real problem that Pixar has is that they’re competing with their own history at this point. It helps that they had this great defining characteristic for Dory, her complete and utter lack of short-term memory, which was mined for so much humor in the first film. This time, they open the film with an extended sequence in which we meet baby Dory, who pushes the definition of the word “cute” right to the breaking point, voiced by Sloane Murray, as her parents Jenny (Diane Keaton) and Charlie (Eugene Levy) work with her to make sure that she’ll be safe no matter what, and honestly… just typing those words… it chokes me up all over again. It’s a more subtle gutpunch than the opening of Up, but it cuts right to the heart the same way the single shot flashback at the end of Finding Nemo did. One of the things about Pixar’s story department is that they emphasize the fundamentals of structure, both for the film as a whole and for the individual set pieces, and often, they lay out how a film will end for you way before you get to the ending. Their films end the way they end because they have to; that’s how carefully they structure these things. They are great at setting up narrative inevitabilities that work because they satisfy. That’s what structure can do for you as a storyteller; used properly, it creates a satisfying sense of something coming together, all the pieces dropping into place. There’s one main problem I have with Finding Dory. It doesn’t ruin the movie for me, but it’s still a problem. Part of what made the first film so special was the way it emphasized the vast expanse of the world’s oceans as part of what Marlin’s search for his son so dangerous. The second act of that movie is smart and thrilling and really travels. Here, as soon as they start the search, they narrow it down to an aquarium on the California coastline, and in one quick scene, they bypass the entire ocean. Once they arrive at the aquarium, there are some really great new characters and things build and build, with terrific comedy and action sequences, and the ending really does its job. Even so, I feel like this massive short-cut is such a big narrative cheat, clumsy in a way that is surprising for Pixar. It’s like a huge fart at the end of a flawless ballet performance. It takes nothing away from the overall accomplishment, but it sure does land with a thud. Both Brooks and DeGeneres are just as sharp here as they were in the original, but Marlin and Nemo (Hayden Rolence) are side-lined for much of the film. There's a lot less of them in general. DeGeneres carries most of the weight of the movie, and she's excellent. I am an immediate fan of Hank (Ed O’Neill), an octopus who is determined to live out the rest of his life in Cleveland. Brilliantly animated, he’s funny and touching all at once, and his relationship with Dory is the real backbone of the movie. Kaitlin Olson (whose new pilot The Mick confirms that she is one of the great comic catastrophes working right now) and Ty Burrell both get some big laughs as a nearsighted whale shark and a beluga with a malfunctioning echolocator. Idris Elba and Dominic West lean into their natural accents as a pair of seals who take great glee in depriving another seal access to their rock, and they’re very funny. There’s even a fiendishly funny use of Sigourney Weaver. On a technical level, it’s gorgeous work, and comparing this to the original should give you some idea of just how far we’ve come in the 13 years since the first was released. There’s a short film attached to this one called Piper that is stunning, told with photo-realistic animals in a photo-realistic environment, with no dialogue whatsoever. It’s all performance, and it’s startling how good it looks. While I can’t help but feel like there’s a ham-handed fumble of some key story points, Finding Dory does enough right that it won’t matter. Family audiences are going to eat this up, and I do think that when the film lands its emotional punches, it is remarkable. Say what you will, but Pixar understands innately that making their audience feel something deeply is the greatest magic trick in movies, and all of their work as technicians and artists are always focused on making that happen. Finding Dory may be familiar magic, but there’s magic in it all the same. Finding Dory is in theaters everywhere tomorrow.

Chicago – Pixar’s sequel to its underwater animated tearjerker “Finding Nemo” isn’t quite in the same league, but “Finding Dory” is satisfying all the same. This time the story focuses on Marlin and Nemo’s forgetful friend Dory, as she searches for the family she can’t quite remember.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Dory (voiced again by Ellen DeGeneres) embarks on a trip back across the ocean – when she has a sudden flashback – and remembers something about her parents. Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo come along for the ride, to help keep the forgetful fish on the right track. While the action starts in the open ocean, the animation of Pixar has changed up the scenery this time too, trading the undersea life for a scenic aquarium on the California coast.

When they arrive at the aquarium, “Finding Dory” becomes part prison break and part heist movie as Dory and company try...

To help sift through the increasing number of new releases (independent or otherwise), the Weekly Film Guide is here! Below you’ll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for all of this week’s fresh offerings.

Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list here, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.

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Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 17. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.

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Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Aaron Paul, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet, Ryan Hansen, Bobby Brown, Megan Park, Timothy John Smith

Synopsis: “After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.

Finding Dory is a fantastic sequel. It's not as good as Finding Nemo, but comes pretty darn close. The story is incredibly imaginative with just the right amount of humor and sentiment. The new characters are so entertaining, even the ones that have minimal screen time. Every piece of the film really stands up to be counted. Pixar has once again proven that they are the kings of animation.

Finding Dory takes place a year after the events of the first film. Dory (Ellen Degeneres) has settled into an idyllic life with Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence). A random event stirs Dory's memories of her childhood. She recounts a strange phrase, then in true Dory fashion, forgets it immediately. Luckily, Nemo is nearby and remembers it. They deduce it is a clue to her birthplace. Marlin is through with cross sea adventures, but Nemo reminds him what Dory did to rescue him. As the trio embarks on the quest for Dory's parents, they get separated. The journey to find each other results in a host of wonderful new friends. Including a cranky, but kind hearted octopus (Ed O'Neil), a near-sighted whale (Diane Keaton), and the oddest duck to grace the silver screen.

The screenplay by writer/director Andrew Stanton and Victoria Strouse is beautiful. Pixar loves to make you cry. You could create a waterfall of tears from Up, Toy Story 3, and last year's animation bummer, Inside Out. This time around they strike the perfect chord. Loss, the love of family, cherishing your friends, these are great lessons, but can easily be sappy; especially in a kids movie. The genius is that its not. The filmmaker's blend emotion with laughs and wonder for the perfect happiness smoothie. It also helps that the characters are so well established. The otters probably have three minutes on screen, but are remarkably memorable. The writing is so good here.

The one thing that didn't quite meet my expectations was the quality of the CGI. Let me be clear this is a minor, ant-sized bone to pick. Finding Dory looks almost exactly like Finding Nemo. It still looks amazing, but Nemo came out thirteen years ago. It's a little surprising that the animation wasn't blow your skirt off eye-popping, but I don't think that was really what the studio was focused on. The story is so layered and deep, the artistry probably was second fiddle. Once again, a nitpicking critique that shouldn't dissuade anyone from seeing this film.

I didn't have a clue where the story was taking me as I watched this film. Every scene was delightful. This is because Dory is such a wonderful character. She's the unexpected, the bow-tied box before you open it. Marlin has a great monologue where he explains why Dory is so important to them. In life, you sometimes take for granted friends who are a little too idiosyncratic. But then they are almost always the most fun, adventurous people. Finding Dory tops off the happiness smoothie with that little cherry. Dory has a terrible memory and gets into a whole lot of trouble, but why would you want her any other way. Finding Dory is a must see and has, quite possibly, the best celebrity cameo ever.

The ocean is a big, diverse setting for a movie, consisting as it does of environments both brutal and beautiful. In Finding Nemo, one of its most celebrated films, Pixar leveraged both this natural grandeur and its own technical prowess to fill an unadorned narrative with moments of nearly overpowering presence. It was the story of a father looking for his lost son, festooned with all of the small moral lessons about growing up and letting go and the power of love. It was simple, but the world it brought to life made the film special.

In a quest to invert everything about its progenitor — perhaps as a way to inoculate itself against accusations of pointlessness — Finding Dory doesn’t just trade a searching parent for a searching child, but also swaps the big blue sea for a Marine Life Institute. Given the technological leaps and bounds that the company has made in the intervening years and what impact the few open water scenes still deliver, it’s a bizarre choice, one of many that keep this film from being great and forcing it instead to settle for merely fine.

The major hindrance that Finding Dory must overcome is its choice of a protagonist. In Nemo, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), an adorable blue tang that struggled with short-term memory loss, was a comedic sidekick. Her addle-minded lack of focus and boundless optimism served as both a barricade and boon in Marlin’s (Albert Brooks) search for his son. It was a character trait that created conflict but also lead to many triumphant moments of victory for the character and that story. Here, it becomes a major plot point — the driving mechanism of the entire story — and the focus of many, many conversations about respecting and finding value in disability.

A year after the events of Finding Nemo, Dory is living with Nemo (Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (Brooks again) under a piece of brain coral next to their anemone. Following a close call involving a dangerous undertow that jogs her memory of her family, Dory decides she must set off in order to find the mother and father she can’t remember forgetting. One would think this is a chance to visit some deep-water environments left out of the last picture, but the narrative goes in a very different direction.

Dory, Marlin, and Nemo cross the entirety of the Pacific Ocean in a single, cameo-filled scene and arrive on the coast of California when Dory is suddenly snatched up by a pair of marine biologists who believe she is in distress. From there she is taken into the Marine Life Institute, a research and rescue center for sea creatures that also functions as a theme park. Believing the park holds her parents, Dory teams up with a traumatized octopus in order to search the many exhibits. Meanwhile, Marlin and Nemo attempt breaking into the quarantine zone to find their friend.

This setup creates a dual narrative that embraces the best parts of espionage and heist films. However, both of those genre types value briskness of narrative and intricacy of action, so the usual Pixar touch of character and heart has to be crammed in at the margins. Dory has a series of flashbacks that fill in her backstory and layer on emotional notes to an otherwise frenetic narrative melody, but, in general, relationships from the story’s start are unchanged by film’s end. The narrative-mandated internal conflict revolves around Marlin insulting Dory’s memory (her ability to remember, not the memory of her) but they are separated so soon after the initial slight that the tension never takes off. When it comes time for Dory to be told that her memory problem makes her unique and special and valuable, it feels less like an earned moment and more like an obligation to be filled. It’s especially disingenuous given how certain other characters who are less anthropomorphic are treated, with the entirety of their screentime serving as a series of cheap punchlines.

The good news is that the newest additions to the cast, one-dimensional as they are, make up for most (if not all) of these plot and story deficiencies. Idris Elba and Dominic West stage a small Wire reunion as two seals who know all there is to know about the Mli, but who also excitedly protect their lounging rock. Ty Burrell and Kaitlin Olson lend their voices to a bantering beluga whale and near-sighted whale shark, respectively, making for an important duo in assisting our forgetful lead while grappling with their own self-confidence issues.

The star, though, is Hank, a sneakily capable but guarded octopus who wants to use Dory’s plight to get himself out of having to be returned to the ocean. As voiced by Ed O’Neill, Hank is a fantastic dramatic and comedic presence, the kind of damaged, grizzled hero that plays as a perfect foil to Dory’s impish eagerness. They’re a great team, and their dynamic is much more interesting to observe than a simple retread of the Marlin-Dory dynamic we saw in Nemo.

Everything is gorgeously rendered, of course, and directors Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane stage some thrilling and inventive action scenes. There’s a plethora of visual jokes on top of the creative solutions fish use to navigate dry land. From a technical perspective, this animation is everything one could hope for from the studio that gave us a number of classic animations in this new millennium.

It’s a shame that the emotional and narrative aspects can’t keep pace with these leaps in technology. In terms of emotional complexity and character evolution, Finding Dory treads the same water as its predecessor with less success. It’s a fine technological update and not a particularly inspired storytelling upgrade.

(Note: Alan Barillaro‘s short film, Piper, plays before Finding Dory. This may be the most accomplished short Pixar has ever produced. It tells, with elegant economy and wordless grace, the story of a hatchling sand piper learning to navigate the shore to find food. Photo-realistic and filmed with a shallow focus that makes the sand piper’s relatively tiny world seem overwhelming, this short is everything a Pixar fan could want. It sets a new benchmark for visual storytelling in a computer-generated environment while also delivering laughs and heart. Honestly, if you’re so-so on the idea of Dory, Piper is more than enough to tip that ambivalence into a firm “yes.”)

Finding Dory opens on Friday, June 17.

Even though some folks bemoan when Pixar goes the sequel route, they still turn up in droves, and that will certainly be the case for this sequel to Finding Nemo, one of the studio’s most beloved titles. This one, Finding Dory, opens this week and is a pretty cute new adventure for the heroes from the first one. It’s basically a slam dunk for the studio, so this is going to be a huge success no matter the quality, but it helps that this is an easy to recommend cartoon. Something tells me that Disney will again be able to print money from this Pixar outing. The film is, once again, a sequel to Finding Nemo, continuing a trend with Pixar of making follow ups to some of their most popular properties. Here, we’re following Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), the forgetful Blue Tang who now is searching for her parents (Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy), as she’s remembered her childhood. Along for the ride is Marlon (Albert Brooks), who obviously owes her from last time, and Nemo as well. This search will take them to a Marine Life Institute where Dory thinks her parents are. There she’ll meet a ton of friends, old and new, including octopus Hank (Ed O’Neill). Andrew Stanton is once again at the helm here, co-directing with Angus MacLane and co-writing with the duo of Bob Peterson and Victoria Strouse. The voice cast, in addition to those mentioned, includes Ty Burrell, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Dominic West, and a cameo of sorts by Sigourney Weaver. Music is by Thomas Newman. Though this isn’t as good as the first one (probably an impossible bar to clear), there’s definitely plenty of fun to be had here. Personally, I really loved Hank, which is a combination of O’Neill doing strong voice work and the animators at Pixar really outdoing themselves with the creation of the octopus. Watching him is delightful, as is the whole thing really, once the first act is through. It takes a while for things to get going here, but as the second half begins, the movie is firing on all cylinders. It’s not top tier Pixar, but it’s still an easy to recommend family film. Awards wise, this is probably going to be a very targeted campaign on the part of Pixar and Disney. Sure, with money to burn they’ll throw out a [...]...

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Ever since the friendly, but forgetful blue tang Dory insisted she could speak whale, moviegoers have wondered: Can she really speak whale? How did she learn? Can I do it, too?

Fans nationwide are invited to celebrate Dory’s unforgettable spirit and her can-do attitude with Speak Like a Whale Day on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

“When ‘Finding Dory’ was just starting to come together, we realized we didn’t know much about this blue tang with the sunny personality,” said director Andrew Stanton. “Dory’s past became the subject of great curiosity—both for us as storytellers and for everyone who’d fallen in love with her.

“We had very few clues to go on,” continued Stanton. “We knew she’d been separated from her family, we knew she suffered from short-term memory loss, we knew she could read, and we knew she could speak whale...

Taking place six months after the first film, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, California”, accompanied by Nemo and Marlin, she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale shark; and Hank the octopus, who becomes her guide. The new Pixar movie stars Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O’Neill, Willem Dafoe, Vicki Lewis, Idris Elba, and Dominic West. Pixar’s “Finding Dory” hits theaters on June 17.

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Taking place six months after the first film, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, California”, accompanied by Nemo and Marlin, she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale shark; and Hank the octopus, who becomes her guide. The new Pixar movie stars Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O’Neill, Willem Dafoe, Vicki Lewis, Idris Elba, and Dominic West. Pixar’s “Finding Dory” hits theaters on June 17.

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Finding Dory will swim into theaters in just 23 days. To build anticipation ahead of its release, Disney and Pixar released a new trailer Tuesday. Set six months after the events of 2003's Finding Nemo, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is living in the Australian reef with Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence) when she suddenly remembers that she has a family. With her clownfish friends by her side, Dory sets off on an adventure across the ocean to California's Marine Life Institute, a rehabilitation center and aquarium. On her journey to find her mother (Diane Keaton) and father (Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three Mli residents: Hank (Ed O'Neill), a slightly crabby octopus; Bailey (Ty Burrell), a beluga...

13 years after Finding Nemo became a box office sensation, fans will get to reunite with these beloved characters under the sea in Disney Pixar's long-awaited sequel Finding Dory. Now that Nemo (Hayden Rolence) has been reunited with his father Marlin (Albert Brooks), this father-son duo help their friend Dory reunite with her family. In honor of the Mother's Day holiday, Disney Pixar has released a new TV spot that shows how excited the forgetful Dory is to finally remember her mother.

Finding Dory reunites the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the true meaning of family along the way. The all-new big-screen adventure dives into theaters this summer, taking moviegoers back to the extraordinary underwater world from the original film. The story takes place six months after the events of Finding Nemo, with Dory living what appears to be a nice,...

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It’s a sequel 13 years in the making and today, Disney and Pixar have shed light on the creative process behind Andrew Stanton’s animated sequel, Finding Dory.

Set for release in June of this year, today brings forth a gallery of concept art for the film, which includes some truly beautiful, dream-like artwork depicting the underwater adventure in store.

With Nemo found and home safe, Andrew Stanton’s sequel will turn the tide to focus on Ellen DeGeneres’ clumsy fish, Dory. Settling into life under the sea with her new clownfish family, Marlin and Nemo – voiced here by the returning Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence, respectively, with the latter replacing Alexander Gould from the 2003 original – Finding Dory will see Pixar’s loveable mascot plot course to find her true parents.

More than a decade may have lapsed since Finding Nemo released, but Pixar’s sequel...

Everyone loves a good Easter egg hunt. And who knows why this wasn't revealed on Good Friday heading into Easter last weekend. But as Disney Pixar's Finding Dory nears its summer release, filmmakers share a never-before-revelead hidden gem. And it revolves around one of America's oldest living actors! Yes, Finding Dory Character Hank the Septopus Has Been Pixar's Best-Kept Secret for Over 25 Years

Disney Pixar's Finding Dory filmmakers revealed today that Hank, the film's cantankerous octopus with camouflaging capabilities, has appeared in every one of their feature films since 1995's Toy Story. Finding Dory featuring, the voice of Ed O'Neill as Hank, opens in theaters nationwide on June 17, 2016. Ed O'Neill is best known as the cantankerous Al Bundy, starring the hit sitcom Married with Children for 11 seasons. And he can now be seen as the cantankerous Jay Pritchet in Modern Family, now airing in its 7th season. Said director Andrew Stanton,...

Cast one eye over Pixar’s decorated track record and you’ll begin to notice a handful of recurring motifs and Easter Eggs that crop up regardless of whether said film takes place in the mystical highlands of Brave or in the inky-blackness of space found in Wall-e. Those inside nods include the iconic Pizza Planet truck, references to A113 – the classroom where the Pixar brain trust sparked into life all those years ago – and the Luxo ball.

But there is one Easter Egg that supposedly predates them all – Ed O’Neill’s grouchy octopus from Finding Dory. Embracing the occasion of April Fools’ Day, Disney and Pixar have rolled out a new video for the animated sequel that features both O’Neill and director Andrew Stanton highlighting the studio’s best-kept “secret.”

Peeling the curtain back on the Pixar Easter Egg to end all Pixar Easter Eggs, here’s...

Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory filmmakers revealed today that Hank, the film’s cantankerous octopus with camouflaging capabilities, has appeared in every one of their feature films since 1995’s Toy Story.

Finding Dory featuring the voice of Ed O’Neill as Hank, opens in theaters nationwide on June 17, 2016.

“Every Pixar fan knows that we love Easter Eggs,” said director Andrew Stanton, who also directed the 2003 Oscar-winning film “Finding Nemo.” “And until now, Hank has been our most closely guarded secret. There are even people internally at Pixar who don’t know about this.”

Pixar is known for the hidden gems that appear in its feature films, including the Luxo Ball, the Pizza Planet Truck and A113, which is a nod to the animation classroom at CalArts, where several filmmakers attended. But the octopus—who’s actually a “septopus,” as he’s missing a tentacle—has remained a secret for two decades.

On June 17th, audiences far and wide will be able to reunite with Dory, Marlin, and Nemo in Disney / Pixar's summer offering for 2017, Finding Dory. Up until now, we've had a vague idea of who would be co-starring alongside the returning characters and cast-members that Andrew Stanton's sequel has attracted. Now, thanks to a huge announcement made by the folks at Disney, we've got the full list of characters, both old and new, who will be a part of Dory's journey of self discovery! Prepare to swim along, as we bring you the cast of Finding Dory. First, we'll start with the returning characters from Finding Nemo, who for the most part are in tact . except for two major recasts, for obvious reasons.  Returning Cast Members Ellen DeGeneres . Dory Albert Brooks . Marlin Hayden Rolence . Nemo Bob Peterson . Mr. Ray Andrew Stanton and Bennett Dammann . Crush and Squirt, the sea turtles.

The characters of Finding Dory are finally here! Along with Ellen DeGeneres, who reprises her role from 2003's Finding Nemo as the forgetful blue fish Dory in the Disney-Pixar sequel - Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence return as the clownfish father-son pair, Marlin and Nemo, respectively. The star-studded cast also includes an octopus Hank (Ed O'Neill), a whale shark Destiny (Kaitlin Olson) and a beluga whale Bailey (Ty Burrell). Idris Elba and Dominic West also dive in as the voices of lazy sea lions, Fluke and Rudder. "It really is a whole new chapter this time," director Andrew Stanton said in a statement.

The characters of Finding Dory are finally here! Along with Ellen DeGeneres, who reprises her role from 2003's Finding Nemo as the forgetful blue fish Dory in the Disney-Pixar sequel - Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence return as the clownfish father-son pair, Marlin and Nemo, respectively. The star-studded cast also includes an octopus Hank (Ed O'Neill), a whale shark Destiny (Kaitlin Olson) and a beluga whale Bailey (Ty Burrell). Idris Elba and Dominic West also dive in as the voices of lazy sea lions, Fluke and Rudder. "It really is a whole new chapter this time," director Andrew Stanton said in a statement.

Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory reveals its full roster of characters, as well as the voice talent tapped to help bring each character to life. Directed by Andrew Stanton, who helmed the Oscar-winning films Finding Nemo and Wall•E, Finding Dory revisits everyone’s favorite blue tang Dory as she embarks on a life-changing adventure to find her family.

The movie welcomes back to the big screen everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef with Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) and Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence). When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there who may be looking for her, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across the ocean to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute, a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort to find her mom (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad...

Before Dory embarks on her epic adventure, Disney-Pixar would like to introduce you to the new cast of characters that Dory will meet along the way, in Finding Dory! Take a look!

One of the best parts about Finding Nemo were all the ecclectic oceanic characters we got to meet, along the way. Finding Dory is looking to honor that quality by bringing in a whole new cavalcade of characters, and actors, as well as some old ones we know and love.

So without further ado, it's time to finally get to know the characters from Disney-Pixar's Finding Dory before she arrives in theaters on June 17, 2016!

· Ellen DeGeneres returns to the sea as Dory, the bright blue tang with a sunny personality. She suffers from short-term memory loss, which normally doesn’t upset her upbeat attitude—until she realizes she’s forgotten something big: her family. Dory’s found a...

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Pixar and Disney have unveiled a series of character posters today for Andrew Stanton’s upcoming animated sequel, Finding Dory.

Bubbling up from the depths of the deep blue sea, fans of Stanton’s Finding Nemo will recognize a handful of familiar faces in the gallery above, most notable of which being Ellen DeGeneres’ forgetful fish, Dory. There’s also shots of Marlin and Nemo – voiced by Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence, respectively, with the latter replacing Alexander Gould from the 2003 original.

Beyond that core trio, Finding Dory is no slouch when it comes to casting, either, with Diane Keaton, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Ed O’Neill, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba and Michael Sheen all on board for Pixar’s aquatic adventure. Speaking to USA Today, Andrew Stanton also touched base on staging a mini reunion for The Wire, with...

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Cute animals ahoy! Meet the cast of Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory…

Heading into cinemas later this year is the long-in-gestation Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory. Andrew Stanton is back to direct, along with Angus MacLane, and the cast is led by Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), Marlin (Albert Brooks), Nemo (Hayden Rolence) and Mr Ray (Bob Peterson).

There’s a whole bunch of new characters also being introduced in the new movie, and you can get a taste of who they are in these new images from the movie.

For example, Rudder and Fluke, the sea lions, are voiced by Dominic West and Idris Elba (reuniting after The Wire), whilst there’s more to the cute otters than meets the eye too.

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Finding Dory arrives in the UK on July 29th.

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Disney/Pixar have announced that Idris Elba, Bill Hader and Diane Keaton are among the voice cast on Finding Dory, which is scheduled to open on June 17.

Ellen DeGeneres returns as Dory, Albert Brooks plays Marlin, and Hayden Rolence Nemo, while Keaton and Eugene Levy play Dory’s parents,

Elba and Dominic West portray sea lions Fluke and Rudder, Stanton and Bennett Dammann are the turtles Crush and his son Squirt, and Hader and Kate McKinnon play a fish couple whom Dory meets on her adventure.

Bob Peterson is the reef teacher Mr. Ray, Torbin Bullock plays Becky, Ed O’Neill is the octopus Hank, Kaitlin Olson plays whale shark Destiny, and Ty Burrell is beluga whale Bailey.

Ifp Film Week is moving to Brooklyn after 37 years in Manhattan. The event will set up shop in Dumbo anchored in its...

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Imagine that, not only does the latest poster for Pixar’s Finding Dory reunite the core trio of Andrew Stanton’s underwater adventure, but it also teases the beginning of an unforgettable journey. With tongue firmly in cheek, of course.

Reprising her star role as Pixar’s forgetful fish is Ellen DeGeneres, only this time around she won’t be crossing the high seas in search of 42 Wallaby Way. Settling into life alongside her newfound Clownfish family – voiced by the returning Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence, who replaces Alexander Gould from the 2003 original – Finding Dory sends out titular adventure on a quest to find her wayward parents.

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After catching wind of stingray migration while dropping Nemo off to school, Dory ignites a primitive desire to return home and, ultimately, discover (rediscover?) her aquatic roots. Along the way, she’ll just keep...

Happy March, dear readers! The Oscars are behind us now, and Disney’s Zootopia comes out this Friday. Speaking of which, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the second trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory.

Premise: Six months after the events of Finding Nemo, Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres) suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, California,” she sets out to find her family, accompanied by Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks). She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey the beluga whale (voice of Ty Burrell), Destiny the whale shark (voice of Kaitlin Olson), and Hank the octopus (voice of Ed O’Neill), who becomes her guide.

My take: Like most living human beings, I love Pixar movies. And after two original films last year, the next offering from the good...

Taking place six months after the first film, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, California”, accompanied by Nemo and Marlin, she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale shark; and Hank the octopus, who becomes her guide. The new Pixar movie stars Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O’Neill, Willem Dafoe, Vicki Lewis, Idris Elba, and Dominic West. Pixar’s “Finding Dory” hits theaters on June 17.

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Ellen DeGeneres just keeps swimming to find her long lost parents in the all-new trailer for Finding Dory, Pixar and Andrew Stanton’s long-awaited animated sequel that will make a beeline for theaters come June.

Only six months have passed for life under the sea in the time since 2003’s Finding Nemo, and today’s trailer find’s DeGeneres’ forgetful fish settling into life with her newfound clownfish family – voiced by Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence, who replaces Alexander Gould from the original flick.

And though she may consider it home for now, Dory uncovers a burning desire to discover her true heritage after learning a thing or two about stingray migration. Cue the underwater road trip movie. Joining Brooks, Rolence and DeGeneres in the star-studded voice both are Diane Keaton, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Ed O’Neill, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba and Michael Sheen in an unknown role.

She just kept swimming—into a full-length trailer! The Ellen DeGeneres Show debuted a new look at Finding Dory, and it looks every bit as wonderful as we expected. Ellen DeGeneres returns to voice her beloved character, as does Albert Brooks as Marlin. Hayden Rolence replaces Alexander Gould as Nemo. The new animated film also features the vocals of Ty Burrell as a beluga whale named Bailey; Willem Dafoe as Gill, a moorish idol; Diane Keaton as Dory's mother, Jenny; Eugene Levy as Charlie, Dory's father; Vicki Lewis as Deb (and her sister, "Flo," Deb's reflection), a four-striped damselfish; Kaitlin Olson as Destiny, Dory's sister, a whale shark; and Ed O'Neill as Hank, an octopus....

After DreamWorks delivered Kung Fu Panda 3, the next major animation of the year is this weekend’s Zootopia, which we found to be a mostly delightful satire of film noir. Audiences heading there this weekend will be treated to a preview of another Disney-related feature, coming from Pixar, with a new trailer for Finding Dory. However, if you can’t wait a few days, it’s now online in full.

The film brings back Nemo director Andrew Stanton after his jump into live-action with John Carter. Fittingly debuted by Ellen DeGeneres, who returns as Dory, the story finds her on a journey attempting to learn about her past and family, assisted by Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence).

“A lot of my new staff had not worked on the first one,” Stanton tells Yahoo!. “They were a little young. They did not know Dory was a tragic character.

We had a teaser a while back, and now Disney and Pixar have released the full trailer for their upcoming 'Nemo' sequel "Finding Dory". Ellen DeGeneres reprises her role as the forgetful first who seeks out her true heritage after learning about stingray migration.

So begins an adventure with Marlin (Albert Brooks) in tow to find her parents. Diane Keaton, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Ed O'Neill, Hayden Rolence, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba and Michael Sheen all lend their voices to the comedy sequel which opens on June 17th...

Taking place six months after the first film, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, California”, accompanied by Nemo and Marlin, she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale shark; and Hank the octopus, who becomes her guide. The new Pixar movie stars Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O’Neill, Willem Dafoe, Vicki Lewis, Idris Elba, and Dominic West. Pixar’s “Finding Dory” hits theaters on June 17.

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Taking place six months after the first film, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, California”, accompanied by Nemo and Marlin, she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale shark; and Hank the octopus, who becomes her guide. The new Pixar movie stars Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O’Neill, Willem Dafoe, Vicki Lewis, Idris Elba, and Dominic West. Pixar’s “Finding Dory” hits theaters on June 17.

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Despite the fact Andrew Stanton’s long-awaited animated sequel is arriving a full 13 years after its beloved predecessor, only six months have lapsed for aquatic life under the sea, and today’s series of posters for Finding Dory prove that Ellen DeGeneres’ forgetful explorer is still as playful as ever.

Keeping up her habit of swimming (and swimming and swimming), the images are as much a showcase of Pixar’s vibrant rendition of the deep blue as they are a game of hide-and-seek.

Returning along DeGeneres for the adventure are Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence – replacing Alexander Gould from the 2003 original – and it’s only when Dory catches sight of manta rays migrating home while attending a school trip with Nemo that she sparks a burning desire to find her wayward parents. It’s a desire she didn’t realise she had in the first place, of course, and Finding Dory...

Taking place six months after the first film, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, California”, accompanied by Nemo and Marlin, she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale shark; and Hank the octopus, who becomes her guide. The new Pixar movie stars Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O’Neill, Willem Dafoe, Vicki Lewis, Idris Elba, and Dominic West. Pixar’s “Finding Dory” hits theaters on June 17, 2016.

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