There is a lot to look at in “The Secret of Kells.” Nearly every frame of this 75-minute animated feature is dense with curlicued and crosshatched patterns and figures. Your eye travels over ...

“The Secret of Kells” is an anachronism many times over, and what a good thing that turned out to be. A ravishing, continually surprising example of largely hand-drawn animation in the heyday ...

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 Secret of Kells was originally released in 2009 and starred Irish actor Brendan Gleeson as the lead voice actor. The story follows a young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from ...

“The Secret of Kells” takes place in ninth-century Ireland, squarely in the supposed Dark Ages and at a time when the island was plagued by marauding bands of Vikings. The film, the first ...

Its titles have earned 13 Oscar nods. By Carlos Aguilar When the Irish animated film “The Secret of Kells” received a surprise Oscar nomination in 2010, GKids, the boutique distribution ...

Listed alongside high-profile films Up, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Coraline and The Princess and the Frog was a name that inspired only one reaction: “What the hell is The Secret of Kells?” It’s easy to ...

Irish monks, a woodland sprite, a young boy and Ireland’s most famous illuminated manuscript grace this charming Irish indie, a Best Animated Feature nominee in an unusually competitive year.

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 ...

Five years after its debut, the Oscar-nominated Irish feature “The Secret of Kells” finally has its own art-of book. Distributor GKIDS announced this morning that they have acquired North ...