http://furryne.ws A social news website for the furry fandom Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:15:24 EDT en http://furryne.ws/Movies/eddie-murphy-voicing-hong-kong-phooey-in-live-actionanimation-film/ Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:15:24 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/eddie-murphy-voicing-hong-kong-phooey-in-live-actionanimation-film/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/legend-of-a-rabbit-premieres-in-beijing/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:28:48 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/legend-of-a-rabbit-premieres-in-beijing/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-lion-king-3d-trailer%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8F-1/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:54:07 EDT electricfox Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-lion-king-3d-trailer%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8F-1/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/fursuits-arent-cheap-local-filmmaker-needs-your-fuzzy-wuzzy-dollars/ He kids. Seattle has been great to him. Diani moved to Seattle in about 1993, immersing himself in the local theater scene. Eventually he moved onto film, making the beloved gay zombie B-movie throwback Creatures from the Pink Lagoon. He likes grilled cheese sandwiches and sweater vests.

But that's not what we met to talk about. That would be furries. Yes, those furries. For his second feature film, classic film fan Diani is going from making a self-described "campy mix of classic B horror flicks and pre-Stonewall gay melodramas" (Creatures) to Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits, which he envisions as a throwback to the classic screwball comedies of the 30s and 40s. Think The Palm Beach Story with fursuits (and without the hunting subplot, because that would be unfortunate).

It goes something like this: there's a gay couple who are both broke artists. They break up to find sugar daddies, and one does! But when he goes to meet said sugar daddy at a hotel, little does he realize that his sugar daddy is a furry, and the hotel is hosting a furry convention. The hotel is also hosting a lightning strike victim convention (a real thing, for those not familiar) -- and because the boyfriend's best friend has been banned from said conventions and is desperate to get in, she bankrolls an epic quest to go win back our hero's heart.

But Diani swears the furries are not the butts of any jokes. Diani himself, although not a furry in the truest sense of the word, has been getting his fuzzy wuzzy sea legs wearing fursuits around Capitol Hill trying to spread the word about his fundraising project. He says he's gained some degree of understanding.

"It takes a lot of commitment to maintain your character," he explains. Not only are the suits hot as hell, but "there's this convention in the furry fandom that if you don't have a fursuit with a moving jaw, you shouldn't speak when you have your head on. So I've adopted that, and I've definitely become one of those voice-free furries... [it] adds to the mystique."

Not being able to speak is the least of his worries -- there's been a lot of pointing and grabbing, and someone even outright decked him once. But it's all been a learning experience.

"I would never presume to make a movie about furries -- it's like making a movie about gays," explains Diani, "there's no way anyone could ever make a movie about blank. But I'm trying to make a fun movie about a few characters that happen to be furries where the backdrop happens to be a furry convention... it's good fun. I went to Rainfurrest last year, the local furry convention, and you know, I had a blast."

Aside from his hands-on understanding, Diani sees parallels to how the LGBT community is treated in film, despite some of the "all caps replies" he gets from furries on Twitter. "Furries are often in a film as a prop, or as random comedic relief," he says, citing Hot Tub Time Machine as a perfect example of such treatment, "Who is this character, where did it come from? There's absolutely no backstory whatsoever... so I mean, I completely understand people's trepidations. I'm with you." ]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:23:58 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/fursuits-arent-cheap-local-filmmaker-needs-your-fuzzy-wuzzy-dollars/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/white-lion-home--is-a-journey/
According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but it has been years since one has been seen in their remote African valley. When a white lion is miraculously born into that valley, a young Shangaan named Gisani, finds himself destined to protect this rare and magnificent creature at all costs. This young lion, whom will be known as Letsatsi, is cast from his pride and forced to embark upon a perilous journey of survival.

Close to starvation, Letsatsi befriends Nkulu, an older lion and together they learn how to survive in the harsh African wilderness Gisani, who is watching over Letsatsi, takes a job as a tracker with a local hunter, who has his sights set on leading the hunt for this rare and magnificent white lion. Gisani, guided by fate, believes that he must find a way to prevent this tragedy from happening. When Nkulu is killed by a farmer, Letsatsi is forced once again to survive on his own. After many trials and tribulations he finally learns to hunt by himself and grows into a magnificent adult.

But before he can take over a pride of his own, Letsatsi and Gisani must face their greatest challenge - the trophy hunter- for whom legends are worthless and rare skins priceless.

WHITE LION…home is a journey. ]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:30:10 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/white-lion-home--is-a-journey/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/muppet-trailer-palooza/ Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:36:03 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/muppet-trailer-palooza/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/puss-in-boots-trailer-1/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:28:33 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/puss-in-boots-trailer-1/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/zookeeper-movie-trailer-3-official-hd%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8F/ Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:43:06 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/zookeeper-movie-trailer-3-official-hd%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8F/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/kung-fu-panda-2-rogerebert-com-reviews/
Speaking of "Panda 3," I wonder if the relationship between Po and Tigress will advance from its current status as what might be called a warm friendship. Tigress seems to occupy a favored position in Po's heart, reopening the possibility of cross-species pollination. ]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:11:33 EDT AshMCairo Movies 2 http://furryne.ws/Movies/kung-fu-panda-2-rogerebert-com-reviews/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/a-cat-and-a-dog-switch-bodies-in-furry-friday/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:39:26 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/a-cat-and-a-dog-switch-bodies-in-furry-friday/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/don-gato-y-su-pandilla-pagina-oficial-para-mexico/ Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:41:50 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/don-gato-y-su-pandilla-pagina-oficial-para-mexico/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/bitter-lake/ Wed, 25 May 2011 22:14:08 EDT AshMCairo Movies 5 http://furryne.ws/Movies/bitter-lake/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-hidden-message-in-pixar%E2%80%99s-films/ Wed, 25 May 2011 13:37:24 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-hidden-message-in-pixar%E2%80%99s-films/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-adventures-of-tintin-%7C-in-theatres-december-23/
Meet Tintin, brought to life by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, and learn about his adventures, on Tintin.com. In theatres in December. ]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 16:02:44 EDT AshMCairo Movies 2 http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-adventures-of-tintin-%7C-in-theatres-december-23/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/furryfilm-by-eric-risher/ To do this, we will explore the lives of several furries both in and outside of the fandom. We will place a particular emphasis on how “being furry” contributes to identity construction, how the fandom is structured as a community, and how the fandom influences (or is influenced by) mainstream society. ]]> Sat, 14 May 2011 15:19:17 EDT AshMCairo Movies 2 http://furryne.ws/Movies/furryfilm-by-eric-risher/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/hyenas-the-movie/
Plot Outline:

Roving clans of shape-shifting human/hyena creatures prowl and hunt for human prey. They are hunted by one man seeking revenge for the death of his loved ones.

Overview:

"Hyenas" the movie is an urban legend detailing accounts of human encounters and attacks by a sub-culture of predatory cryptohuman Hyenas. These shape-shifting human-like creatures prowl the rural back roads and forests of North America and have long been thought to exist by Cryptozoologists. Folklore and sightings persist even as mainstream science denies their existence. But these fierce creatures with bone crushing jaws and an appetite for human flesh are real and live up to the fierce reputation of their cousin, the African Spotted Hyena. A dozen snarling, fighting crypto Hyenas can devour an adult human -- skeleton and flesh -- in a matter of minutes. ]]> Sat, 14 May 2011 15:06:28 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/hyenas-the-movie/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/furry-the-film/ Wed, 04 May 2011 13:38:48 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/furry-the-film/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-beaver-trailer/ Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can't seem to get himself back on track...until a beaver hand puppet enters his life.

THE BEAVER opens Spring 2011. ]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 13:35:20 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/the-beaver-trailer/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/african-cats-ndash-movie-review/ Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:01:01 EDT AshMCairo Movies 2 http://furryne.ws/Movies/african-cats-ndash-movie-review/ http://furryne.ws/Movies/winnie-the-pooh-clip---get-us-out-of-here/ Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:20:56 EDT AshMCairo Movies 1 http://furryne.ws/Movies/winnie-the-pooh-clip---get-us-out-of-here/