Like the classic animated Disney movies from decades ago — “Bambi,” for example, or “Dumbo” — “Happy Feet” isn’t afraid to get a little serious, a little dark. It isn’t afraid to mix in some substance ...

Viewers weary of the increasing similarity of most animated films have a tonic at hand in "Happy Feet." Likely to be affectionately dubbed "March of the Penguins: The Musical," George Miller's long-in ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Director George Miller has made a career of depicting extreme worlds, ...

Penguins were the subject of last year's Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins. The flightless birds have hit theaters once again, this time in the animated film Happy Feet. This ...

Plans to develop an Australian digital animation studio to rival Peter Jackson's Wellington-based Weta have come to a sputtering end with Babe director Dr George Miller holding a fire sale of the ...

How can a movie about dance be so flat-footed? Warner Bros. PicturesBo (center), with two baby Emperor penguins, busts a move in the animated sequel 'Happy Feet Two.' The original 2006 film "Happy ...

The Australia-based studio has worked on 'Happy Feet,' 'The Lego Movie' and dozens of other projects. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The streaming company added that it “will continue to work with many ...

IF there is such a thing as your standard penguin movie, “Happy Feet” isn’t it. But with George Miller involved, how could it be? The Australian filmmaker, whose credits range from writing and ...

Box-office hit 'Happy Feet', which has penguins dancing in Antarctica, won the Academy Award for best animated feature. The film beat rivals 'Cars' and 'Monster House.' 'Happy Feet' was a box office ...

Before 2006, no major-studio CG-animated pic had flopped. This year, only three of the 15 toons in release were standout hits. And only one of those three came from one of the many new production ...

Such wisdom and pluck are the mark of a hero, and a hero it is who inspires the masses in Happy Feet. To be sure, he is a flightless bird, but whoever said a leading man needs grace? Or looks? Or ...

Happy Feet is a surprisingly well crafted, grand-scale, heroic adventure. Dismissing it as dancing penguins or Al Gore environmentalism run amok is unfair. It contains bits of both, but as a whole it ...