Of all the bizarre music choices in Jorge Gutierrez’s animated Day of the Dead-themed feature “The Book of Life,” Radiohead’s “Creep” was probably the most surprising. Our hero, Manolo ...

Manolo (Diego Luna), born into a family of bullfighters, wants to be a musician, while his buddy Joaquin (Channing Tatum) comes from military stock and is totally comfortable with that.

But The Book of Life is also a musical that relies on recreating chart-topping hits, some of which you’ve heard if you’ve been anywhere near a radio in the last couple of years.Dramatic ...

A charming tribute to Mexican culture and its Day of the Dead holiday, director Jorge R. Gutierrez and producer Guillermo del Toro's The Book of Life follows three childhood friends – Manolo ...

Writer-director Jorge Gutierrez's "The Book of Life" portrayed Day of the Dead on the big screen in 2014. The Academy Museum will host a screening Nov. 2.

The visuals outshine the story in “The Book of Life,” a lively animated tale that mixes age-old myths with today’s toon tropes. But what lovely visuals they are. The feature debut of ...

The hectic story is not nearly as imaginative as the vibrant visuals in The Book of Life, an animated tale that spins off Mexico's Day of the Dead holiday.. But the dizzying, intricate imagery is ...

G.I. Joe star Channing Tatum has played his share of war heroes, but never one as animated or macho as his mustachioed Joaquin in the fantastical The Book of Life. The wild, 3-D animated tale (due ...