he Secret of Kells is an independent animated film out of Ireland ... and Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, but first time director, Tomm Moore, was just happy to be on the ride. The Oscar race drew ...

Just as The Secret of the Kells pays homage to the enduring spirit behind an ancient, illuminated Celtic text, so too is the film a sumptuous throwback to the vivid artistry of 2-D, hand-drawn ...

The story of The Secret of Kells is pitched at young viewers, but its artistry can be enjoyed by anyone with a taste for animation.Clean, broad character designs are juxtaposed against densely ...

The flat, stylized drawings in “The Secret of Kells” complement the 3-D flights of “Coraline” and “Up,” the stop-motion inventions of “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and the old-school cel ...

There's a simplicity to "The Secret of Kells" that some will find refreshing. Others may find it too limited. "The Secret of Kells" tells the Irish legend behind an elaborately illustrated ...

The obscure Irish film "The Secret of Kells," set in the 9th century and following a young boy's quest to illustrate a sacred manuscript, earned a nomination. In doing so, "Kells," which received ...

The Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells are graphic novel adaptations of Tom Moore and Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy, adapted by Samuel Sattin who previously adapted the first film ...

The Secret of Kells, you probably know, un-monkishly copies The Book of Kells, a 19th century Irish illuminated New Testament, exquisitely intricate and bafflingly eccentric in its interweaving of ...

Brendan and the Secret of Kells France-Belgium-Ireland Production: A Les Armateurs, France 2 Cinema (France)/Vivi Film (Belgium)/Cartoon Saloon (Ireland) production, with the support of Le Fonds ...

The critical consensus on Best Animated Feature-nominee The Secret of Kells goes something like this: Animators Moore and Twomey drew a beautiful film, and wrote a semi-suck-ass screenplay.