"The Book of Life" is a 2014 animated film that tells the story of Manolo, a young man who dreams of becoming a musician but is expected to follow in his family's bullfighting tradition. The movie takes place during the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, and explores themes of love, family, and identity.

"Batman: Gotham Knight" is a 2008 animated anthology film consisting of six short animated segments, each directed by a different filmmaker. The movie is set between the events of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" and explores different aspects of Batman's character and the city of Gotham. The segments were produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics.

A Monsters, Inc prequel, Monsters University is the next Pixar's big thing in a world of animated movies. The story of Monsters University follows the footsteps of chummy Mike and Sulley (remember the adventures hairy blue monster and one-eyed Pokémon-like creature?) In the times when they both attended The University of Fear- they were not so friendly to each other. To say more – they can't stand each other, due to their impressive differences. Now we witness not only their misfortunate adventures, but the story of how they become best friends forever. The voices of Steve Buscemi, Rob Riggle, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly, Ken Jeong, Kelsey Grammer, Joel Murray, John Ratzenberger and, of course, Billy Crystal are still unparalleled and perfectly match the appropriate monsters' personalities. Another thing we like in Monsters franchise is the unbeatable atmosphere of the monster's world pictured by superb Pixar's director Dan Scanlon. He depicts the world where monsters educate how to bring the fear to earthling children in unsurpassed laughable yet ridiculous manner that become a kind of his "brand" almost ten years before Monsters University release, when Monsters, Inc won the hearts of worldwide audience, leaving no one indifferent to Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan adventures and charming personalities.

For at least a moment, you have to regret director Carlos Saldanha and screenwriter Don Rhymer did not assemble this all-star comedy cast for a live-action film. Imagine queen of irony Anne Hathaway starring with George Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Tracy Morgan, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx in a satirical send-up of almost anything! For now, audiences must feel grateful the crew that brought you Ice Age has lined-up these headliners to add their voice talents to Rio. And, for the sake of straight-faced gravity, Jesse Eisenberg is the voice of Blu, a Minnesota Macaw with a fear of flying."Of course, Rio is a boy-meets-girl movie laced with proper doses of romance, suspense, and intrigue. As the movie opens, Blu lives with Linda, his owner, in Moose Lake, Minnesota, the two of them convinced Blu is the last of his kind. When they learn of Jewel, Blu's female counterpart, they take their walk on the wild side, heading for Rio de Janeiro to meet the bird of Blu's dreams. Of course, adventures and mis-adventures multiply as poachers kidnap Blu and Jewel and the birds-of-a-feather attempt their escape. Naturally, because love conquers all, Blu ultimately must face his fear of flying in order to win Jewel's love."

What do Santa Claus, Jack Frost, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny all have in common? They are dedicated to be the special guardians of children throughout the world, protecting them from evil and the likes of The Bogeyman! fter some name changes and casting alterations (previously titled The Guardians of Childhood, then The Guardians) became a prime project for DreamWorks Animation and will be distributed by Paramount. 3-D animated and with star quality voices, Rise of the Guardians will prove to be a big hit when heroes become the saviors of children around the world. The evil incarnate Pitch, Nightmare King aka The Bogeyman is voiced by Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows). The main hero is Jack Frost played by Chris Pine (Small Town Saturday Night), Tooth (the Tooth Fairy) is played by Isla Fisher (Confessions of a Shopaholic), Hugh Jackman (from the X-Men series of films) plays the role of E. Aster Bunnymund, the Easter Bunny, and Nicholas St. North aka Santa Claus is voiced by Alec Baldwin (30 Rock). Jamie, voiced by Dakota Goyo (Real Steel) is a young boy who does not believe in guardians (or any other beliefs for that matter).

Matinee fans have learned, over the years, to expect little from sequels…except when the sequels come from Disney-Pixar. Witness how the "toy stories" just got better and better. Cars 2 promises to keep the streak alive. Everything you loved in the original Cars reappears in el dos, but this time all your favourite vehicles seem to have discovered and liberated their inner turbo-chargers."In Cars 2, Lightning McQueen competes in the first-ever World Grand Prix, the race for the title of "world's fastest car." The quest for glory might be enough to sustain an ordinary plot, but in this second-time-around, the guy who played second-fiddle emerges as a reluctant hero, an international tow-truck of mystery. "Mater," inimitably voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, gets tangled up in international espionage and intrigue. Determined to complete his top-secret spy mission while maintaining his loyalty to Lightning McQueen, Mater ends-up in "an explosive chase" through mean and twisted streets of Europe and Japan. There probably will be a Cars 2 app for that."