Jezebel: Dreamworks

Shrek Filmmakers Not Thrilled With Sexy Shrek Fashion Spreads

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:00:00 EDT

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As you'll recall, the Shrek characters appear in an edgy VMan fashion spread photographed by Ellen von Unwerth. Apparently reps from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation regret the deal. Is it the half-naked models? Or the man-on-man action? More »

Shrek Fashion: Being An Ogre Is So Hot Right Now

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:20:00 EDT

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Green is cool this summer — or so Dreamworks wants us to think: The Shrek characters star in a fancy VMan fashion spread shot by photographer Ellen von Unwerth. Also weird? Shrek-inspired nail polish (image after the jump). [VMan] More »

How About An Animated Movie With A Female Lead Who Isn't A Princess?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:20:00 EDT

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People are excited about Toy Story 3. And Up made good money over the weekend. But NPR's Linda Holmes pleads to Pixar: "Please make a movie about a girl who is not a princess." More »

Madonna Prepares To Expand Her Family

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Madonna is making moves in Malawi: This picture at the link shows 4-year-old Mercy, the girl she's trying to adopt, holding hands with possible new sister Lourdes. [Daily Mail]

Monsters Vs. Aliens Features 3-D Graphics, Flat Plot

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDT

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Monsters vs. Aliens, which opens today, is DreamWorks' first film designed to be shown in 3-D, but despite a female protagonist and fantastic cast of funny men, critics say it's two-dimensional. More »

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Is "Pretty Tame"

Maria — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:20:00 EST

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You've probably heard of (or seen?) Madagascar, the DreamWorks animated film in which a rag-tag group of NYC zoo animals (voiced by Ben "Alex the Lion" Stiller, Chris "Marty the Zebra" Rock, and Jada "Gloria the Hippo" Pinkett Smith) have to fend for themselves in the wild terrain of Madagascar. The sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, follows the first film fairly closely: The critters are stranded yet again, somewhere in Africa. The movie has all of the expected jokes, stereotypes and plotlines, without leaving much to be ponder once the credits roll (Wall-E this ain't), but what would you expect from a sequel aimed at 8-year-olds? The critics were bored, but they understood that they weren't exactly the target audience. The reviews, after the jump. More »