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RIO Featurette: Feel the Rhythm

Are these guys just too sweet or what? In this new featurette from Blue Sky and 20th Century Fox, go inside the studio as Jamie Foxx and will.i.am create the music for the animated film RIO.

Just in case you missed it, here’s the first two minutes of the film.

Synopsis:

From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series, RIO is a comedy-adventure about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had. 

Directed by Carlos Saldanha, and starring the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, will.i.am and Jamie Foxx, RIO will be in theaters on April 15, 2011.

Visit the film’s official site here, on Facebook here and on Twitter here.

RIO Clip

Time for Blu to fly in this latest clip from RIO.

Synopsis:

From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series, RIO is a comedy-adventure about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had. 

Directed by Carlos Saldanha, and starring the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, will.i.am and Jamie Foxx, RIO will be in theaters on April 15, 2011.

Visit the film’s official site here, on Facebook here and on Twitter here.

RIO 2nd Trailer & New Poster

20th Century Fox has released a 2nd trailer and new poster for RIO, the latest animated feature film from Blue Sky Studios.

How very cute, cute, cute does this movie look!?! My Mom will flip for this film – bird lover that she is, especially with all the Macaws. Love that the song used in the trailer and on the film’s official site, “Mais Que Nada,” is also used in JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO during the New York shopping spree.

Synopsis:

RIO is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the “Ice Age” films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another – and that she’s a she – he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it’s far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life’s many wonders. RIO brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance.

Directed by Carlos Saldanha, and starring the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, will.i.am and Jamie Foxx, RIO will be in theaters on April 15, 2011.

Visit the film’s official site here, on Facebook here and on Twitter here.

Disney’s Sequel BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 Coming to DVD & Blu-ray

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment proudly announces the return of the greatest Chihuahuas to walk on all fours in BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2! Chloe & Papi are back in an all new, ¡Ay yay yay! fun-filled adventure—and their family just got bigger. Meet their rambunctious, mischievous and hilarious litter on February 1, 2011 when BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 comes out on a Blu-ray combo pack (include Blu-ray and DVD of the movie), 1-disc DVD. 

Synopsis: 

From the creators of Beverly Hills Chihuahua, everybody’s favorite talking Chihuahuas are back in a comedy that’s a pack of outrageous fun for the whole family. Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents, Papi and Chloe, upside down when their playful puppies present one challenge after another. But, when their human owners find themselves in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them—because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages. 

Featuring an all-star cast, including George Lopez (voice of Papi), and complete with a litter of bonus features, this heartwarming tale of the meaning of family, friendship and loyalty is a special breed of fun—times five. 

The BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 Blu-ray Combo Pack has a U.S. suggested retail price of $39.99 and the 1-Disc DVD set has a U.S. suggested retail price of $29.99. Additionally, the Digital Download/Electronic –Sell Through (EST) has a U.S. suggested retail price of $19.50. 

Bonus Features: 

DVD French & Spanish Tracks and Subtitles Sneak Peek at Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure Learn How To Take Your Favorite Movies On The Go Dylan & Cole Sprouse: Blu-ray Is Suite! 

Bonus- 

  • Music Video: ―This is My Paradise:  By Bridgit Mendler
  • Blooper Faux Paws

    • BLU-RAY 1.78:1/ Enhanced for 16×9 French & Spanish Tracks Sneak Peek at Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure Learn How To Take Your Favorite Movies On The Go Dylan & Cole Sprouse: Blu-ray Is Suite! 

    Bonus- 

  • Music Video: ―This is My Paradise: By Bridgit Mendler
  • Blooper Faux Paws
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua Challenge – interactive game show led by Papi

    • Review: MARMADUKE

    Based on the comic strip, MARMADUKE is the latest family-friendly, beginning of the summer offering from 20th Century Fox. The big, lovable Great Dane finds his voice in none other than MARLEY AND ME’s Owen Wilson. After receiving a job offer from organic dog food president Don Twombly (William H. Macy), ambitious father, Phil Winslow (Lee Pace), uproots his Kansas family, along with Marmaduke and the loopy, family cat (George Lopez), and moves them to the O.C. What person, and canine, wouldn’t want to leave the midwest for a house complete with a pool, a million dollar ocean view and a big doggie door?

    The “Duke” is living large in Southern California, but finds hanging with the four-legged friends at the dog park where Phil now works won’t be easy. Being a bumbling fool of a dog, he fits right in with the mixed-breed pack of made up of tomboy, Peppermint Patty-like Maize (Emma Stone), nerdy Raisin (Steve Coogan) and jittery Giuseppe (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). No matter how hard Marmaduke tries to be part of the popular crowd, he’s constantly hounded by the park’s Alpha Male, Bosco (Kiefer Sutherland) and his minions, twins Lightning and Thunder (Marlon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.). Added to the story is the love triangle between Duke, the pure-bred Collie, Jezebel (Fergie), and Maize. Even a surfing competition and subsequent pooch party at his family’s home to prove he can run with the pedigrees goes awry and Phil banishes Marmaduke to a stormy night out in the backyard.

    Just when Marmaduke feels all is lost and runs away, an outcasted English Mastiff and true hero of the film, Chupadogra (in his baritone voice, Sam Elliott), comes to rescue and reminds him of the love of his family. Marmaduke is even more determined to return home when he walks by a slew of tv’s in a department store window playing, what else, the 1957 Disney movie, OLD YELLER. MARMADUKE is filled with all the usual doggie cliches and director Tom Dey offered every treat available to the visual effects department ensuring that every furry pet in the film walk, talk, and even ride a wave via CGI. Young and old, this film will appeal to every animal lover.

    From 20th Century Fox, the studio that brought you CATS AND DOGS, G-FORCE, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, RACING STRIPES…you get the idea, MARMADUKE is rated PG for rude humor, including a farting dog, and language. The film has a running time of 87 mins. and will be in theatres on Friday, June 4th.

    Canine-Friendly Rating: 3 paws out of 5