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All aboard the (kinder, gentler) Polar Express	Pioneer Press	Dec 16

Whoooo! Whooooo! All aboard the Polar Express!	Charlotte Sun-Herald	Dec 16

A Christmas tradition to cherish	Kamloops This Week	Dec 15

ON BOARD THE POPULAR \'EXPRESS\'	New York Post

On The Town	Moorpark Acorn	Dec 15

\'Polar Express\' ABC Family\'s Most-Watched Program Ever	Media Buyer Planner	Dec 13

Polar Express\' Comes to Life on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad	Hospitality 1st (press release)	Dec 11

Now boarding: Utah\'s Polar Express	USA Today	Dec 14

A new holiday favorite, \'Polar Express\'	Media Life Magazine	Dec 13

New IMAX\'R\' Theatre Opens Tomorrow in Ottawa!	CCNMatthews (press release)	Dec 12

The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience	Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand	Nov 13

\'Polar Express\' roars into IMAX	Syracuse Post Standard	Nov 15

Fizzy Fruit(TM) Boards "The Polar Express" With Warner Home Video ...	Market Wire (press release)	Nov 1

The Polar Express\' Comes to Life on the Great Smoky Mountains ...	Hospitality 1st (press release)	Oct 26

The Polar Express	MovieWeb	Oct 9

The Polar Express HD-DVD	digitallyOBSESSED	Oct 12

Warner Bros and MTN Launch Holiday Classics Network	Market Wire (press release)	Oct 3

THE POLAR EXPRESS (SE)	JoBlo.com	Dec 8
but one of the biggest movies of last year. A good amount of the credit for the movie\'s "legs" was its success in the IMAX movie houses. The computer-animated film was transformed into a 3-D version and released simultaneously on the IMAX screens
Re-ride \'The Polar Express\'	Up & Coming Magazine	Dec 8
but one of the biggest movies of last year. A good amount of the credit for the movie\'s "legs" was its success in the IMAX movie houses. The computer-animated film was transformed into a 3-D version and released simultaneously on the IMAX screens
DVD Review: The Polar Express	Monsters and Critics.com	Dec 4
Loaded with charm, heart and spirit, The Polar Express is the perfect movie to get you in the mood for Christmas, and get kids ready for the big night when Santa Claus comes and pays them a visit.
The Polar Express DVD	Metro Toronto	Nov 29
Digital filmmaking milestones like The Polar Express are strangely isolated achievements. For years, it\'s been predicted that actors will be made superfluous by some triumph of software, but every new digital feature,
Go For It Our picks for weekend ideas that can\'t miss	Baltimore Sun	Nov 26
The Polar Express // This animated Robert Zemeckis film of Chris Van Allsburg\'s popular children\'s book stars the voice of Tom Hanks.
Extra features all aboard on \'Polar Express\' DVD	San Diego Union Tribune, United States	Nov 25
The Polar Express
Ticket to ride	Buffalo News, United States	Nov 25
Those bonus features are quite refreshing, because they\'re not the usual games passing as extras on children\'s movies. There\'s still plenty of fun to be found, but it\'s in the informative and very kid-friendly documentaries.
Just in time for the holidays, `Polar Express\' arrives on DVD	MLive.com	Nov 22
The DVD is a treat, but the true genius of the filmmakers\' achievement is best appreciated in the 3-D IMAX translation of the movie, which will be back in IMAX theaters for a limited time during the holiday season.
DVD Roundup	ChristianityToday.com	Nov 22
Based on a popular children\'s book and featuring the reunion of Forrest Gump collaborators Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis, this flick just might have what it takes to become a holiday classic.
The Polar Express	San Francisco Chronicle	Nov 22
It\'s the first film in a long time worthy of taking its place beside the legendary Christmas classics of the screen
\'Polar Express\' pulls in	New York Daily News	Nov 20
Except for a few set pieces in which characters do things real people can\'t, you may wonder why this tale needed to be animated at all, especially when everything looks so real. Very young viewers may not even realize this is animation.
DVDs to kindle holiday spirit	News & Observer	Nov 18
If you\'re planning to buy
VIDEO REVIEW: \'Polar Express\' will win you over	Victoria Advocate	Nov 15
Of course, none of those extras usurp the actual movie-watching experience. Like Christmas itself "The Polar Express" will leave all but the Grinchiest viewer smiling with delight.
The Polar Express: Two-Disc Widescreen Edition	DVD Talk	Nov 14
When the closing credits roll and you think "I want to watch that movie again!" you know you\'ve just seen something special. That\'s the case with The Polar Express: it\'s a polished little gem of a film that tells its story exactly right and leaves you feeling charmed and delighted
Win \'Polar Express\' DVD -- deadline is 10 am Wednesday, Nov. ...	Huntington Herald Dispatch	Nov 9
This week’s prize is “Polar Express,” a stunning adaptation of the children’s story about a boy’s belief in Santa Claus, re-created with state-of-the-art digital technology, blended with old-fashioned heart.
The Polar Express	Video Business (subscription)	Nov 8
Overall, the disc looks fine and contains supplements that will offer answers to those with questions. The movie itself is the real star, and it will please the whole family.
The Best DVDs Yule Give this Christmas	State Journal	Oct 20
The big Christmas DVD coming out this year is
Believe! The Polar Express Steams Onto DVD November 22 From Warner ...	PR Newswire (press release)	Oct 11
The 2-Disc Special Edition DVD is Filled With a Trainload of Special Features
Interview: Tom Hanks	IGN	Oct 11
TOM HANKS: The book itself, the 29 pages of it, is a haunting, very effective story, and you really can\'t quite put your finger on it. I\'ve been reading it to my kids, I think, since it was published. And as you get closer and closer to Christmas, you read it more and more. There\'s something very stunning, quite frankly, about Chris Van Allsburg\'s
Believe! The Polar Express Steams Onto DVD November 22 From Warner ...	Yahoo! News (press release)	Oct 11
All aboard. A magical journey begins on November 22 when The Polar Express arrives on DVD from Warner Home Video. The Academy Award®-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite to create this awe-inspiring tale about the power of belief, that transcends generations and cultures.
Tom Hanks and Peter Scolaris talk Polar Express movie	MoviesOnline	Sep 19
IESB had the chance to speak to Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari about the challanges they encountered while making The Polar Express.
Huge fall for \'Big\' DVDs	Rocky Mountain News	Sep 29
The Polar Express (Warner): The holiday hit from last year is released in a two-disc edition featuring a new song, a documentary on Tom Hanks\' five different roles in the movie, behind-the-scenes footage, a Josh Groban music video, an interview with author Chris Van Allsburg and more.
Hanks Is Moviegoers\' Fave	E! Online	Jan 4
While his computer-generated Christmas fantasy, The Polar Express, has chugged along to box-office success after mixed reviews and a slow start, Hanks\'
\'Polar Express\' surprises by chugging its way to the top	Tallahassee Democrat	Jan 7
As "The Polar Express" cruised into the top 10 movies of 2004 at the box office, executives at rival studios marveled at the computer-animated film\'s stamina and the way Warner Bros. handled the film. "When this movie came out, with the opening weekend, the reviews, everybody thought it would just disappear,"
Success `Express\': Houghton Mifflin\'s ship, er, train has come in	Boston Herald	Dec 27
Houghton has put more than a little marketing steam behind its ``Polar Express\'\' line. It\'s brought schools across the country on board, encouraging teachers to take the Polar Express into the classroom with not only the classic book but ``Polar Express\'\' teaching units, math problems, train-track reading logs, puzzles, crafts and party recipes.
\'Polar Express\' a magical ride for Christmas season	Anchorage Daily News	Dec 24
Taking an old, favorite children\'s book and bringing it to life on the big screen is common lately, from "Cat in the Hat" to "Lemony Snicket." "The Polar Express" proved successful when it was published in 1985, and it has also been successful in theaters this year.
\'Polar Express\' Hits Very Big	Time Out	Dec 23
The release of \'The Polar Express\' on IMAX has proved, once and for all, that the format is now a force to be reckoned with in world cinema. In America alone, the IMAX 3-D print of the Tom Hanks blockbuster has grossed nearly $20 million
\'The Polar Express\' a future classic Christmas film	News-Leader.com	Dec 23
The animated wizardry in this film is spectacular. You\'ve never seen anything like it. The settings and objects are so fully realized you\'ll often find yourself thinking, "That looks so real!"
\'Polar Express\' chugs smartly	Flint Journal	Dec 24
After opening to less-than-expected box office returns, the Tom Hanks-Robert Zemeckis collaboration has been chugging along, attracting audiences steadily without sustaining the large week-to-week drops in receipts that most films (even hit films) endure.
Cool things to do on the countdown to Christmas	Asheville Citizen-Times	Dec 19
Treat yourself to a showing of "The Polar Express" starring Tom Hanks, who plays the story\'s five principal characters - a young boy, his father, the conductor, a mysterious hobo on the train and Santa Claus - in this movie about a little boy\'s wavering faith
Kids dress the part for \'Polar Express\' viewing	Victorville Daily Press	Dec 19
VICTORVILLE — About 60 kindergartners traipsed off the school bus in bathrobes, wearing their favorite pajamas. The young students completed their first semester of school by going to the movies. But not just any movie. They went to see "The Polar Express."
\'Polar Express\' still on track	The Times Leader	Dec 17
LOS ANGELES - After a slow start out of the station, "The Polar Express" just keeps chugging along. Taking in nearly $10 million over the Dec. 10-12 weekend, the holiday tale lifted its domestic total to $110 million with plenty of steam left for Christmas and New Year\'s. A month ago, "The Polar Express" looked like it could be a train wreck
"The Polar Express"\' Astounding Success	Jaffa.com	Dec 17
"The Polar Express", starring the voice of Tom Hanks, has been on a successful climb since its release to the silver screen. In the United States of America, the movie has hit the US$100 million (RM 380 million) mark and is still going strong with no sign of it letting up just yet.
A Review: The Polar Express	News Democrat & Leader	Dec 17
If you\'ve already written this off as another "believe in Santa" movie, think again— it would be like writing off Willy Wonka as just another candy movie, or A Christmas Story as just another Miracle on 34th Street.
\'Polar Express\' roaring through Christmas season	Omaha World-Herald	Dec 16
After a slow start out of the station, "The Polar Express" just keeps chugging along. Taking in nearly $10 million over the weekend, the holiday tale lifted its domestic total to $110 million with plenty of steam left for Christmas and New Year\'s. A month ago, "The Polar Express" looked like it could be a train wreck, debuting with $30.6 million in its first five days, an unremarkable start given the movie\'s $170 million production cost and the luster of star Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis.
The Polar Express shatters IMAX Box Office record for digitally re-mastered Hollywood release	Canada NewsWire via Yahoo! Finance	Dec 13
The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, continues to break box office records this holiday season, and in just five weeks, has become the highest grossing IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) release ever, IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX - News; TSX: IMX - News) announced today. Playing on 77 screens around the world, the film grossed an estimated $2.53 million over the three-day period from Friday, December 10 through Sunday, December 12, with the North American gross essentially
\'Polar Express\' Picks Up Box-Office Steam	ABC News	Dec 14
A month ago, "The Polar Express" looked like it could be a train wreck, debuting with $30.6 million in its first five days, an unremarkable start given the movie\'s $170 million production cost and the luster of star Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis.
\'Polar Express\' arrives in time	21stCentury.com.cn	Dec 12
"The Polar Express" is a movie for more than one season and for all generations. It has a haunting, magical quality because it has imagined its world freshly and stayed true to it. The conductor tells Hero Boy he thinks he really should get on the train. We have the same advice for you.
Polar Express	BellaOnline	Dec 9
Combining classic storytelling with cutting-edge filmmaking, The Polar Express debuts a highly advanced version of motion capture technology developed and tailored to meet Zemeckis\' uncompromising vision and is the first feature ever to be shot entirely in this format.
A New Holiday Tradition: The Polar Express	Western Howard County View	Dec 9
“With Tom Hanks I think this movie’s going to be a good holiday story that people are going to want to see every year. We’re thrilled to be able to offer this,” said Rhinbald. This holiday season The Polar Express will entertain moviegoers with a powerful message – that the belief in Christmas magic never subsides and the bell never falls silent.
Believing in The Polar Express	Independent Publisher	Dec 8
I think The Polar Express is one of those movies for which a adapting a childlike sense of wonder enhances one’s enjoyment immeasurably. I suppose this could also be said for adults who read children’s books to their kids or take them to “kids’” movies. Maintaining a childlike attitude and allowing oneself to get lost in the pages – or the movie screen – is a plus.
Holiday flick appeals to all	The Decatur Daily	Dec 7
It\'s a must-see Christmas flick about a boy who does not believe in Santa Claus. Catching a ride to the North Pole on a train called the Polar Express, the boy meets other children — a girl who is a strong leader, a boy who does not like Christmas and a boy who is fascinated with trains and thinks he knows everything.
\'The Polar Express\': A spectacular Christmas movie	The Clarion-Ledger	Dec 6
This enchanting movie is about belief: a theme Zemeckis explored with studied intelligence in Contact. Here, Zemeckis uses a deft light touch to create a masterpiece filled with depth, humor, adventure and a little song and dance. The characters are brought to life by Hanks, who voices and is the body movement performer for the animation of Hero, Father, Hobo, The Conductor, Scrooge and Santa Claus.
\'Polar Express\' travels beyond book	The Buffalo News	Dec 6
Each scene in the movie is clearly inspired by the drawings in Van Allsburg\'s book, which in turn were inspired by 19th-century German artist Caspar David Friedrich. One of the film\'s most elaborate expansions occurs when Polar Express waiters serve dinner to the children heading north for a look at Santa in action. It turns into a musical production number. In the book, the waiters simply passed out hot chocolate with no fancy footwork.
\'Polar Express\' still selling tickets	The Washington Times	Dec 6
Then there\'s the children\'s film market. Parents have fewer choices when selecting films for the whole family, no matter how many wee ones inexplicably enter R-rated movies. This being the oh, so serious Oscar movie season means children\'s films will be rare until year\'s end.
IMAX\'s \'The Polar Express\' moves ticket sales from fantasy to ...	MLive.com	Dec 6
As box office receipts for the regular version have been somewhat underwhelming for an anticipated blockbuster -- about $100 million since its Nov. 10 opening; it cost $165 million to make -- the 3-D version is breaking IMAX records. The film has been drawing not only devotees of the story -- originally presented in Grand Rapids native Chris Van Allsburg\'s children\'s book -- or fans of star Tom Hanks but also movie buffs looking for a new, different cinematic experien
THE POLAR EXPRESS	The Mirror	Dec 5
More fun than unwrapping your pressies under the tree, The Polar Express is set to become a Christmas classic, right up there with The Snowman, Miracle On 34th Street and – I kid you not – The Wizard Of Oz.
\'Polar Express\' on track to profit	Big News Network.com	Dec 5
However, the $170 million movie has performed better than expected since its opening. In its third weekend, it improved its week-to-week gross by 24 percent -- and has now taken in $84.3 million at the U.S. box office.
"Polar Express" comes in from cold at box office	Reuters.co.uk	Dec 3
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - While it would be an overstatement to call it a proverbial Christmas miracle, Warner Brothers Pictures\' "The Polar Express" is confounding expectations. After a disappointing opening, the animated film rebounded last weekend at the north American box office and now is on track to perform significantly better than its naysayers had originally predicted, becoming a rare example of a film whose future isn\'t determined by its opening weekend.
I think I can: Slow build fuels \'Polar\'	Hollywood Reporter	Dec 3
While it would be an overstatement to call it a proverbial Christmas miracle, Warner Bros. Pictures\' "The Polar Express" is confounding expectations. After a disappointing opening, it rebounded last weekend at the boxoffice and now is on track to perform significantly better than its naysayers originally predicted, becoming a rare example of a film whose future isn\'t determined by its opening weekend.
Movie fueling ticket sales for Lisle\'s Polar Express	Chicago Daily Herald	Dec 1
Spurred by publicity from "The Polar Express" movie, Lisle organizers have sold more than 2,000 tickets for their two 75-minute train trips from Lisle to the North Pole, cleverly disguised as Chicago. Only 300 tickets remain for the journeys on Sunday.
The Polar Express shatters Box Office Records during third weekend ...	top40-charts.com	Dec 2
NEW YORK (IMAX Corporation) - The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, broke multiple records for a Hollywood simultaneous release in its third weekend in IMAX theatres, including highest weekend box office gross, highest five-day box office gross and fastest to gross $10 million, IMAX Corporation announced today.
Tom Hanks Stars in "The Polar Express"	romanticmovies.about.com	Dec 2
BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 28, 2004 - "The Polar Express" has found a prominent place in the hearts of audiences as it grossed $20,055,000 throughout North America for the three-day Thanksgiving weekend, an increase of 28% over the preceding weekend. As the holiday season gets underway, the Christmas-themed picture is the only movie in wide release to increase its daily grosses over the previous weekend, defying standard box-office behavior and underscoring the film\'s enthusiastically positive word of mouth.
Winter movies to warm your soul	Woburn Advocate	Dec 1
The Polar Express was the perfect (and we mean perfect) holiday movie. This movie was very warm and makes you put a smile on when you watch it. The animation was incredible, it was almost like they were real people instead of being animated characters.
The Polar Express	Channel 4 News	Dec 2
The first ever feature to be shot using the new "performance capture" system, The Polar Express really is a feat of 21st century cinema. The animation has a photorealistic quality that allows the live performers (chiefly Tom Hanks, who takes several roles) to sing, dance and act against beautiful snowy backdrops.
The Polar Express Shatters Box Office Records During Third Weekend in IMAX(R) Theatres	Canada NewsWire via Yahoo! Finance	Nov 29
NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /CNW/ - The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, broke multiple records for a Hollywood simultaneous release in its third weekend in IMAX(R) theatres, including highest weekend box office gross, highest five-day box office gross and fastest to gross $10 million, IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX - News; TSX: IMX - News) announced today.
The Polar Express Breaks IMAX Records	Comingsoon.net	Nov 29
"The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience continues to post incredible box office results and it\'s a testament to the movie and the power of The IMAX Experience," said IMAX\'s Co-Chairmen and Co-CEO\'s, Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "The film performed better this past weekend than it did both during its record-setting opening weekend and record-setting second weekend,
I\'ll take Polar warmth over Incredible humor	Sun-Sentinel.com	Nov 28
The Polar Express, on the other hand, is a stunning, breathtaking adventure about hope, happiness and magic. Which did I enjoy more? After I saw it at Fort Lauderdale\'s Blockbuster IMAX Theater, 401 SW Second St., The Polar Express has become my new best-movie experience.
Theatrical Review: The Polar Express	Animated Bliss	Nov 28
This is the best animated release this year. As much as the Incredibles thrilled, this film touches the emotions of every child inside of us. It’s hauntingly beautiful. Robert Zemeckis proves time and time again that he is one of the brightest and most gifted directors of our time. His films are often under-appreciated, and I feel as though he has once again created a timeless work of art. If you’re a child, or even an adult, there is something in this film to relate to.
Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up for November 26-28, 2004	Box Office Prophets	Nov 28
Fourth this weekend is The Polar Express, which audiences might finally be finding and supporting. The Tom Hanks film desperately needed a bounce over the holiday weekend and seems to have received it, as it increased on its take from last weekend by $4 million. The Polar Express grossed $20.1 million over the three-day portion of the weekend
Cutting edge computer animation gives life to The Polar Express	Manila Bulletin	Nov 28
Two years ago, Hanks picked up the movie rights to Chris Van Allsburg’s book, which he regularly read to his kids at Christmas time. He brought the project to his frequent collaborator Robert Zemeckis, who wrote a script based on the book. The question was how they could bring Allsburg’s beautiful oil painting illustrations to life.
Tree vendor pairs up with \'Polar Express\'	The Herald News	Nov 28
Quality is participating in a National Christmas Tree Association program with Warner Bros. Pictures to promote fresh Christmas trees and the movie, which opened nationwide on Nov. 10. Stephen Schenck, who owns the business and sells trees he transports from his own Christmas tree farm in Maine, said he’s also giving out bell ornaments and pencils to the first 100 "Polar Express" customers.
The BIG Screen	Winchester Sun	Nov 28
the movie is exciting and the story is well told. Tom Hanks, who voices many characters in the film, does a great job of making each of his voices unique.
\'tis the season	News & Star	Nov 25
It’s exactly one month to Christmas. Give in to the fact. Now enjoy the magic of the season with a new breed of animation on board The Polar Express, previewed in cinemas this weekend. Based on the popular children’s novel by Chris Van Allsburg, the computer-animated feature stars Tom Hanks in five different roles – ones he had to act out, even though it’s not strictly a live action movie. All will be explained...
Kids get comfy for holiday film	Bowling Green Daily News	Nov 23
W.R. McNeill Elementary School students in grades 1-3 spent Monday morning watching “The Polar Express” at The Great Escape’s Greenwood Mall 10 in honor of the Chris Van Allsburg book, which they’ve been studying for about a week. The youngsters wore their pajamas to school and were treated to hot chocolate and candy canes for the occasion.
Polar Express Soundtrack featuring Josh Groban and Steven Tyler ...	Westcoast Rendez-Vous	Nov 23
Promising to be this holiday season\'s family film blockbuster, the revolutionary computer-animated The Polar Express-based on a best-selling children\'s book, starring the voice of Tom Hanks and directed by Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis-is a classic Christmas film with a modern look. The soundtrack album also mixes the classic with the contemporary,
Polar Express warms up on huge IMAX screens	Sun-Sentinel.com	Nov 23
"The reaction we are getting is really spectacular," said Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "As the holiday season becomes more of a reality and you can smell the pine trees, this is a movie we think will just extend itself and continue to play over that two-month period."
The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience repeats record results in 2nd weekend	PR Newswire	Nov 22
IMAX; TSX: IMX) today announced that the box office for The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience was estimated to be essentially unchanged during its second weekend in IMAX(R) theatres when compared to its first, dropping only an estimated three per cent. The film will have grossed approximately
Imax rides Polar Express all the way to the bank	Stockwatch	Nov 22
"The Polar Express: An Imax 3D Experience is a huge hit," said Imax\'s co-chairman and co-chief executive officers, Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "The phenomenal results from this weekend exceeded our expectations and convince us that this film will have strong legs. We felt that this weekend\'s performance would be key to forecasting the movie\'s long-term potential, and with these results, record advanced ticket sales and positive word of mouth, we are confident it will continue to be a big success this holiday season and in years to come."
Christmas Captured	Discover Magazine	Nov 22
A new kind of movie hits theaters this month. Sure to please family audiences with its blast of holiday cheer, The Polar Express also holds out some appeal to cinemaphiles and technogeeks who usually steer clear of seasonal sentiment: This movie makes computer graphics history.
Even Santa choo-choo chooses Polar Express	Tucson Citizen	Nov 22
This is the fourth year Arizona\'s Grand Canyon Railway has brought the book to life aboard its vintage train. The adventure begins in Williams, about 30 miles west of Flagstaff. The train\'s depot is attached to the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel, a restaurant and two gift shops that have been transformed into Santa\'s workshops.
Hanks greeted at wintry premiere	BBC News	Nov 21
Hundreds of fans greeted the star, all wearing Santa hats, and mince pies were on offer. Hanks said that the new film has an "elegant message". "Christmas is a special time of the year and you get out of it what you put into it," added the two-time Academy Award winner.
Local man helps animate hit movie	Lake City Reporter	Nov 21
"To me, what was captivating about this movie is there\'s so much action," Bill Poplin said. "It\'s so much fun. There\'s drama and suspense, and everything you want in a good family movie." In "The Polar Express," based on the 1985 children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg, no one in the boy\'s life still believes in Santa, which causes him to begin to doubt himself.
Real-life \'Polar Express\'	Cadillac News	Nov 16
"The Polar Express has been really hot," said Horizon Books store manager Lynda Sherburne. "I\'ve had people grab handfuls of them. It\'s been tough keeping them in."
THE MAKING OF \'POLAR EXPRESS\'	Monterey County Herald	Nov 16
And so on Christmas Eve, as the boy listens anxiously for the reassuring sounds of Santa\'s arrival on his roof, he is instead greeted by the loud hiss of a steam engine. As he tiptoes outside in pajamas and robe, a kindly conductor appears and cries, \'\'All aboard!\'\' The train has come to take the boy, as well as several other Santa-skeptical children, on a journey to the North Pole, where they will be allowed to discover the truth for themselves.
A magical ride on \'The Polar Express\'	The Malaysia Star	Nov 16
The Polar Express, a best-selling and award-winning children’s book by American author Chris Van Allsburg, talks about the magic and miracle of Christmas. It is a universal story about believing in things that you can’t see or don’t understand.
\'Polar Express\' Sets Record for Imax Release	Reuters via Yahoo! News	Nov 15
TORONTO (Reuters) - Tom Hanks (news)\' holiday movie "The Polar Express" has set an opening weekend record for a Hollywood film released in Imax Corp.\'s giant-screen format, the company\'s co-chief executive said on Monday. Brad Wechsler said the film grossed $2.1 million over the weekend in 59 North American Imax theaters for a total of $3 million in receipts since Wednesday.
\'Polar Express\' technology changes acting	Indianapolis Star	Nov 15
"The Polar Express" represents a technical advance that could revolutionize the film industry, all because Robert Zemeckis didn\'t want the fate of his next movie to ride on the shoulders of some 10-year-old. Friend and frequent collaborator Tom Hanks suggested about three years ago that Zemeckis adapt Chris Van Allsburg\'s streamlined children\'s
\'Polar Express\' Delivers Animated Christmas Magic	ABC News	Nov 12
You\'ve never seen anything like "The Polar Express." No one has. In the past, animation has made toys come to life and ogres fall in love. It\'s even made an elephant fly. That\'s easy. Animating people is tough, or at least it was until now. As incredible as the technology is, what\'s even more incredible is the story it tells. Director Robert Zemeckis knows real storytelling isn\'t about seeing, it\'s about feeling.
Hanks Conducts \'Polar Express\' Experiment	Orlando Sentinel (subscription)	Nov 12
Most movie fans will recognize that the train conductor in the CGI-animated holiday film "The Polar Express" is modeled from and voiced by Tom Hanks. What\'s less obvious, however, is that the Oscar-winning actor also performed four additional roles in the movie, including the wide-eyed young protagonist the filmmakers refer to as Hero Boy.
The Polar Express	CBS2 Chicago	Nov 12
CHICAGO (CBS 2) Nearly ten years ago, the first “Toy Story” movie introduced us to the computerized animation techniques that we see in movies like “Shrek” and “Finding Nemo.” Now with “The Polar Express” comes the next wave of filmmaking—a combination of live acting and animation that could change the face of movies.
Thrill ride trumps real emotion in \'Polar Express\'	The Telegraph: Entertainment	Nov 12
We prickle with the tense anticipation of a much-touted roller coaster trip as the train goes runaway. Later, at the Pole, a slide down a gift-wrapping factory belt impresses as much as the coolest water flume. In between the bigger adventure segments, just passing between train cars can be as difficult as navigating a moving fun-house floor.
Hanks \'Polar Express\' Takes Aim At \'The Incredibles\'	FoxReno.com	Nov 12
"I looked at these beautiful paintings and said, \'It\'s great but how are we going to do a movie like this?"\' Zemeckis said. "We thought about it, and thought about it and realized the emotion of the book was in the paintings. The story was really interesting but the paintings are what made that book so popular.
Entertainment Report: Tom Hanks in \'The Polar Express\'	KYW News Radio 1060	Nov 12
Hanks is the conductor in the new holiday movie, "The Polar Express" -- which, thanks to a new type of animation technology and director Bob Zemeckis, allows him to see more of himself than he did playing the puppet in "Toy Story":
The Polar Express Rolls into Springfield	KVAL	Nov 12
"I think it was a really good movie, I suggest it to everyone," 10 year old Laneesha VanDyke said. 9 year old Matthew Gangle who now believes in Santa Clause added, "My favorite part was when he went to Santa and Santa gives him a present." 11 year old Kristen Stubblefield put it in simplest terms when she said, "I thought it was awesome."
\'The Polar Express\' a captivating ride	Lawrence Journal World	Nov 12
The movie is based on the Caldecott Medal winning children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg and is rated G. What\'s really captivating about this movie is that it uses cutting edge technology to create its special effects and the kids really seem to enjoy it. "I think it was a really good movie, I suggest it to everyone," 10 year old Laneesha VanDyke said.
\'Polar Express\' brings the classic book to life	Tallahassee.com	Nov 12
But almost immediately, this movie takes hold of you. Somewhere amid those computer-generated pixels, there is life, liveliness and magic. Much of that zest comes from Tom Hanks, who plays five of the principal parts. (More on this in a sec.) Thanks to a process called performance capture, his movements, expressions, gestures, voice - basically, the whole acting instrument that is Hanks - have been regenerated into digital characters
Hop aboard \'The Polar Express\'	Oneida Daily Dispatch	Nov 11
The 32-page book, lavished with Van Allsburg\'s 15 stylized illustrations, has long taken its place among the best of the must-read and must-see Christmas books and films with Kay Thompson\'s "Eloise at Christmastime," about the holiday escapades of the 6-year-old little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel, and the Alastair Sim 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol."
New dimension for moviegoers	The Jackson Citizen-Patriot	Nov 11
"The 3-D experience is an entirely different movie experience," said Steve Laninga, local IMAX sales and marketing manager. "I don\'t know how much more sight and sound you can get." The movie, 92 minutes long and G-rated, tells the story of a boy who doubts Santa\'s existence
Theater holds interactive class with author	OregonLive.com	Nov 11
Tuesday, Elmonica shared the theater with students from Lynch View Elementary School in Portland, one of whom was preselected to ask Van Allsburg, 55,a question. Across the country, 8,200 students gathered at 52 locations to query Van Allsburg by phone. Elmonica students have been reading Van Allsburg\'s picture books -- among them "Jumanji" -- talking about the craft of writing and gearing up for the school\'s two-week Literacy Festival, which starts Monday.
Film Forum: Express Route to Incredible Family	Christianity Today	Nov 11
Based on an exquisite storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express comes to us from Robert Zemeckis, who has transported us to other times (Back to the Future); exotic destinations (CastAway); and through groundbreaking advances in animation technology (Who Framed Roger Rabbit). In this film, he takes us to all three: a simpler time, a far-off and frozen place, and an animated exhibition that glows like a forest of illuminated Christmas trees and roars like a passing train.
POLAR EXPRESS Puts the Christmas Season on Track	OpenPress.com (press release)	Nov 11

Preview of Movie with Local Ties	WLNS	Nov 11
Take a magical mystery tour at Christmas time,add Tom Hanks and a really cool train,and the result is "The Polar Express." I t pulled into movie theatres, and we have a preview. On Christmas Eve, while doubting Santa really exists, a boy waits forSanta\'s sleigh, but perhaps finds an even bigger discovery.
Movie Review: Animated \'Polar Express\' a holiday crowd-pleaser	Omaha World Herald	Nov 11
Based on a beloved children\'s picture book by Chris Van Allsburg (who also wrote "Jumanji," which was turned into a movie with Robin Williams), "The Polar Express" tells the story of a young boy, just outgrowing his belief in Santa Claus, and a magical train ride to the North Pole that restores his faith.
All aboard \'Polar Express\'	The East Carolinian	Nov 11
With the popularity of computer animation and the success movies that use this advanced technology have waves of new and innovative story-telling continue and thrive. The 1986 Caldecott Medal winner The Polar Express is following in the footsteps of such hits as Toy Story and Shrek by partaking in the same animated technology which continues to evolve. The latest Warner Bros. release is aiming to please the holiday crowds Nov. 10.
Yes, Tom Hanks, there is a Santa Claus	Minnesota Daily	Nov 11
“The Polar Express” is about a young boy (Tom Hanks) who begins to doubt the reality of Santa Claus (Tom Hanks). On Christmas Eve, the boy waits in bed hoping to hear the bells of Santa’s sleigh. Instead, he hears the sound of the Polar Express. The train is supervised by the Conductor (Tom Hanks) who informs the boy that the Polar Express will take him to the North Pole.
\'Polar Express\' pulls into theaters	Myrtle Beach Online	Nov 11
Feel like seeing a movie? Making its way into theaters today is "The Polar Express," Robert Zemeckis\' computer-animated movie adaptation of the holiday children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg, featuring the voice of Tom Hanks. The movie is rated G.
"Polar Express" takes us all on magical ride	Denver Post	Nov 10
Warm feelings float like the golden train ticket that escapes our hero\'s grasp, arcing and flitting through snow-blanketed, moon-bathed forests before alighting once again on the mysterious train. Based on Chris Van Allsburg\'s award-winning children\'s book, "Polar Express" honors its source, then exceeds it.
Movie Review: Animated \'Polar Express\' a holiday crowd-pleaser	Omaha World-Herald	Nov 10
"The Polar Express" was built for holiday classic status, a level it may not quite attain. Still, it\'s a crowd-pleaser that gets the Christmas movie season off on a merry note.
FEATURE: Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis on "The Polar Express"	Cinema Confidential	Nov 10
In September, I had the opportunity to chat with Producer Steve Starkey, who visited NYC to screen clips from his almost-finished film, “The Polar Express.” A month and a half later, Starkey joined director Robert Zemeckis, and stars Tom Hanks and Nona Gaye, at New York’s Essex House Hotel.
SPLICEDwire \| "The Polar Express" movie review (2004) "The Polar Express" review, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks, Daryl	SplicedWire	Nov 9
One thing is clear from Hollywood\'s latest attempt at generating photo-realistic human characters through computer animation: The technology has not reached a level at which it can capture the awe of a child. This is a fundamental problem for "The Polar Express," which tries very hard to be an instant-classic Christmas movie.
Review: Tom Hanks toots my horn	State Press	Nov 9
Tom Hanks and Director Robert Zemeckis team up once again to bring to life "The Polar Express." Hanks and Zemeckis worked on other films such as "Forest Gump" and "Castaway" together. As with the other films, this dynamic duo triumphs again in creating this animated children\'s story. Hanks uses his talents to provide voices for as many as six various characters in this film. All the way from the boy to Scrooge and even Santa Claus, Hanks offers a wide array of voices that is sure to make this film the hit of the Christmas season.
\'Polar Express\' author says the film is like seeing \'a painting come to life\' (11/9/2004)	Seattle Post-Intelligencer	Nov 9
Hanks, who conceived the film after reading the modern classic to his own kids, readily agreed. As Van Allsburg tells it, the film star said, "I have no intention to use a book\'s name and popularity to tell a different story."
\'The Polar Express\' technically dazzling: review	CTV.ca	Nov 9
As technically dazzling as we\'re supposed to believe they are, the creations in Robert Zemeckis\' Christmas adventure The Polar Express just don\'t look right. In fact, most of the time, they look plain wrong, the sort of creepy characters more likely to induce nightmares than visions of sugar plums.
\'The Polar Express\' chugs into theaters	York Daily Record	Nov 9
Every December, Judy Amspacher’s third-grade class at Stewartstown Elementary School hops on board an imaginary steam engine and rides to the North Pole when she reads them “The Polar Express.”
Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis talk Holiday Magic	TeenHollywood.com	Nov 9
Actor Tom Hanks has starred in some of our favorite films. He will forever be loved as the voice of Woody in the Toy Story films. Director Bob Zemeckis has directed a host of movies that are no doubt in our video or DVD collections (the Back to the Future films, Castaway, Forrest Gump,
Book vs. Movie: The Polar Express	Box Office Prophets
The story truly does come to life through the use of a novel form of animation. Director Zemeckis\' performance capture technique utilizes the facial and body movements of real people to create the animated human characters that populate the film.
All aboard: \'The Polar Express\' premieres	CTV.ca	Nov 8
The film boasts groundbreaking "performance-capture" animation technique, which brings CGI technology one step closer to the still-elusive goal of realistic digital humans. Until now, the process has been used for a special effect here and a special effect there — but never to full effect for an entire character in a major Hollywood movie.
Hanks Conducts \'Polar Express\' Experiment	Zap2it.com	Nov 8
Most movie fans will recognize that the train conductor in the CGI-animated holiday film "The Polar Express" is modeled from and voiced by Tom Hanks. What\'s less obvious, however, is that the Oscar-winning actor also performed four additional roles in the movie, including the wide-eyed young protagonist the filmmakers refer to as Hero Boy.
\'Incredibles,\' \'Polar Express\' put a new gloss on animating humans	AZ Central.com	Nov 8
"The Polar Express" features a completely different approach to capturing human movement and emotion. If you\'ve seen the trailers, you might have noticed that the characters, five of them played by Tom Hanks, look almost real. That\'s because, oddly enough, they are real. The movie\'s technological trump card is called performance capture,
Zemeckis Embarks On Groundbreaking Journey With \'The Polar Express\'	News Channel 10	Nov 8
If you\'re looking for a film team that always has its creative wheels turning, chances are almost certain that you\'ll first find the one with Oscar-winners Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks at the fore. There\'s no wondering why: director Zemeckis put Hanks\' out-of-the-ordinary man among extraordinary places and people with "Forrest Gump," and made the actor an island unto himself in "Cast Away."
\'Tomorrow\'s technology\' is true to \'Polar Express\'	USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News	Nov 8
So there\'s some irony - a quality not found in any of Van Allsburg\'s 19 books - in the fact that the movie version of The Polar Express, which opens Wednesday, has launched a technological revolution in Hollywood. The film, starring Tom Hanks (news), is neither live action nor computer animation but something in between called "performance capture." It digitizes actors and uses computers to create their environments.
\'Polar Express\': One big happy party	USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News	Nov 8
The stars swapped their shades and SPF for scarves and lip balm. Less than a month after the winter-wonderland premiere for Ben Affleck (news)\'s Surviving Christmas, Hollywood Boulevard was decked out with snow once again to welcome the arrival of The Polar Express.
The Polar Express - Magical Child Archetype	BellaOnline	Nov 8
November 10, 2004 heralds the theatrical release of The Polar Express starring Tom Hanks. What will also arrive on the tracks of this delightful story is the embodiment of the Magical Child Archetype. (An Archetype is a template or original pattern from which copies are made. To break it down in practical, everyday terms, Archetypes are patterns that are universally recognized. We see Archetypes in myths, fairy tales, literature, and movies.)
Moviemakers go from \'Cut!\' to \'cut and paste\'	Kansas City Star (subscription)	Nov 8
"It gives you immense control as a storyteller," Polar Express director Robert Zemeckis says about a new technology called "performance capture." It means not just being able to insert Hanks into scenes with Elvis Presley or Richard Nixon - as Zemeckis did in his 1994 Oscar winner, Forrest Gump. It\'s having the power to literally look at an actor\'s performance, and a film, in new ways.
Santa, Reindeer And Tom Hanks Greet Moviegoers At \'Polar Express\' ...	MTV.com	Nov 8
Hollywood\'s famous Grauman\'s Chinese Theatre was transformed into a winter wonderland on Sunday for the premiere of "The Polar Express." Organizers pulled out all the stops for the lavish pre-screening party, where guests were greeted by carolers,
A chilling effect High-tech \'Polar Express\' transports Christmas classic\'s magic to the screen	Long Beach Press-Telegram	Nov 7
Hanks plays Santa Claus and four other roles in "The Polar Express," thanks to a pioneering technique called "performance capture." Van Allsburg\'s story is about a boy who takes a train journey to the North Pole, where he renews his faith in magic and Kris Kringle. Hanks plays the boy, the train conductor, a mysterious hobo, the boy\'s father and, as mentioned, Santa Claus himself
Polar Express brings risky new animation to film	Stuff	Nov 7
Zemeckis has pushed technology boundaries before, in movies such as Forrest Gump, and the method behind Polar Express allows actor Tom Hanks to play five different characters. There was no other way to recreate on film the lush paintings in Chris Van Allsburg\'s 1985 book, Polar Express, Zemeckis said.
New train of thought Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis are on board for what they hope will be a ride unlike any other,	Canoe	Nov 7
Hanks, who has been rereading The Polar Express to his children at Christmas since it was published, bought the film rights to the book and, with Zemeckis, worked out an innovative strategy to film it. "The idea of turning it into a movie was a complete \'X\' factor," Hanks says now.
Author Talks About \'Polar Express\'	AP via Yahoo! News	Nov 6
NEW YORK - A wide-eyed boy in cozy blue robe and proper yellow pajamas has his hope and faith tested in the book "The Polar Express." But Chris Van Allsburg, who wrote and illustrated the children\'s classic almost 20 years ago, insists he did not base the adventurous child on himself. "My haircut was a bit more of a brush cut," he says.
ALL ABOARD	San Francisco Chronicle	Nov 6
Once upon a time, there was a man who wrote a special book for children. It was called "The Polar Express." In this book, a boy tells the story of a train that arrives outside his house on Christmas Eve and takes him and some other children to the North Pole. They are all wearing pajamas. The man who wrote the book was Chris Van Allsburg. He did the oil and pastel paintings for it, too. Millions of children read it.
Top of the world: \'Polar\' premiere gives all a good night	The Grand Rapids Press	Nov 6
\'Welcome to the North Pole!" Such was the greeting at the door for partygoers Friday night, attending "The Polar Express" premiere gala at DeVos Place. The convention center was decorated with ice and pine trees and backdrops of mountains, emulating the frosty climes of Santa Claus\' home, which are detailed exquisitely in the new movie.
\'Polar Express\' in a word: \'Stunning\' Benefit premiere of movie ...	Kalamazoo Gazette	Nov 6
GRAND RAPIDS -- You might not have heard about it, but Friday night the North Pole was only about 60 miles north of Kalamazoo. At least that\'s what it seemed like during the gala premiere of "The Polar Express" at Grand Rapids\' Celebration Cinemas. The elaborate computer-animated fantasy
\'Polar Express\' filmmaker Robert Zemeckis gets Hollywood star	Miami Herald	Nov 5
LOS ANGELES - As he rides around on "The Polar Express," director Robert Zemeckis made a stop in Hollywood on Friday to pick up a star on the Walk of Fame. Zemeckis, who won an Oscar for directing "Forrest Gump," received the 2,268th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Zemeckis Embarks On Groundbreaking Journey With \'The Polar Express\'	Local6.com Central Florida	Nov 5
with "The Polar Express," moviegoers are perhaps going to take their most extraordinary journey yet with Zemeckis and Hanks. That\'s because thanks to the groundbreaking filmmaking technique of Performance Capture, the duo has once again extended the boundaries of the film industry.
A scene from the film The Polar Express	Canada.com	Nov 5
The Polar Express wasn\'t just about a trip, he says. "It was about my own feelings when I was eight or nine. I wasn\'t consciously writing about these feelings and beliefs, but I ended up writing about a time that did bring me a lot of happiness and joy." Since first published in 1985, The Polar Express has sold more than six million copies and has been turned into a feature film starring Tom Hanks which opens Nov. 10. There will be seven new Polar Express-themed books tied to it.
Chris Van Allsburg extends the ride on \'The Polar Express\'	Detroit News	Nov 5
NEW YORK -- A wide-eyed boy in cozy blue robe and proper yellow pajamas has his hope and faith tested in the book “The Polar Express.” But Chris Van Allsburg, who wrote and illustrated the children’s classic almost 20 years ago, insists he did not base the adventurous child on himself.
"Polar Express" to debut in the Midwest tonight	WOOD	Nov 5
Grand Rapids, November 5, 2004, 12:18 p.m.) Officials are rolling out the red carpet tonight in Grand Rapids for the Midwest premier of the "Polar Express." Van Allsburg spoke Friday morning to about 100 students from 60 different West Michigan schools about the book.
THE POLAR EXPRESS	Calgary Sun	Nov 5
The Academy Award-winning team of TOM HANKS and director ROBERT ZEMECKIS (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children’s book by CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG.
Your next stop: the Polar Express	The Triangle	Nov 5
Much to my surprise however, The Polar Express refused to fall into the typical holes these films fall into, forgoing the violence and crude humor that films such as Home Alone are famous for. Instead it gave the audience a truly emotional ride: laughter and suspense, joy and sadness are all presented in this wonderful ride. Then again, since it was created by the amazing teamwork of Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks (Forest Gump and Castaway) and based upon the short award winning children\'s book of the same name, one should really expect nothing but greatness from this film.
\'Polar Express\' Makes Use of New Filming Method	NPR (audio), United States	Nov 5
The holiday film is based on an award-winning children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg. The driving forces behind the film are Zemeckis, who made such hits as Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabit and Forrest Gump, and his frequent collaborator, actor Tom Hanks.
11 Films \'Toon Up for Oscar	E! Online, United States	Nov 4
Director Robert Zemeckis\' The Polar Express, featuring Tom Hanks in six animated parts. Thursday\'s announcement means Zemeckis can exhale: the Oscar-winning director had feared his film might not qualify in the animation category because it uses a brand new technique called performance capture, for which Hanks and costars
Hospice of Michigan to host Midwestern premiere of \'The Polar ...	Detroit Free Press	Nov 4
Award-winning children\'s book author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg is coming home to Grand Rapids -- and bringing his highly anticipated, groundbreaking new movie with him. Hospice of Michigan is hosting a fund-raising event Friday that features the Midwestern premiere of "The Polar Express,"
Zemeckis guides \'Polar Express\' into digitized-acting era	Arizona Republic	Nov 4
The Polar Express screenplay describes an enchanted scene: A wide-eyed boy runs through the observation car of a 1950s locomotive steaming across the Arctic Circle to visit Santa Claus as two other children sing about Christmas cheer. What you see on a local soundstage, though, is as removed from that image of holiday merriment as Culver City is from the North Pole.
Hanks Stars in \'Polar Express,\' a Stop-Motion Holiday Tale	NPR, United States	Nov 4
Zemeckis employs a new computer technique to bring the award-winning children\'s book The Polar Express to the screen. The holiday film is based on an award-winning children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg.
Van Allsburg extends ride on \'The Polar Express\'	Northwest Herald	Nov 4
NEW YORK – A wide-eyed boy in cozy blue robe and proper yellow pajamas has his hope and faith tested in the book "The Polar Express." But Chris Van Allsburg, who wrote and illustrated the children\'s classic almost 20 years ago, insists he did not base the adventurous child on himself. "My haircut was a bit more of a brush cut," he says.
Win \'Polar Express\' Movie Prizes Family Adventure Opens Nationwide Nov. 10	The Louisville Channel	Nov 4
The Academy Award-winning team of actor Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump," "Cast Away") reunite for "The Polar Express," an inspiring adventure based on the beloved Caldecott Medal children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg. "The Polar Express" tells the story of a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole
\'Polar\' premiere brings a lot of glitter to town	The Grand Rapids Press	Nov 4
Friday\'s celebration of "The Polar Express" premiere will give DeVos Place a Hollywood sheen. Here are some glimpses into the black-tie bash
November 2004 Box Office Forecast	Box Office Prophets	Nov 4
Tom Hanks has re-teamed with Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis for what looks to be an absolutely magical Christmas film. Tom Hanks can sell anything, and this computer animated/live action spectacular looks to be an easy knock out of the park.
Polar Express Soundtrack feat. Josh Groban and Steven Tyler ...	Westcoast Rendez-Vous	Nov 4
Promising to be this holiday season\'s family film blockbuster, the revolutionary computer-animated The Polar Express-based on a best-selling children\'s book, starring the voice of Tom Hanks and directed by Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis-is a classic Christmas film with a modern look. The soundtrack album also mixes the classic with the contemporary
All Aboard! The Polar Express Video Game Steams onto Store Shelves	Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance	Nov 3
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2004-- THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI - News) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of The Polar Express for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo\'s GameCube® and Game Boy® Advance, as well as PC. The games are based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures holiday release, "The Polar Express," an adaptation of the internationally acclaimed children\'s book. The Polar Express video games are now available at retailers across North America.
Chris Van Allsburg extends the ride on `The Polar Express\'	Miami Herald	Nov 3
NEW YORK - A wide-eyed boy in cozy blue robe and proper yellow pajamas has his hope and faith tested in the book "The Polar Express." But Chris Van Allsburg, who wrote and illustrated the children\'s classic almost 20 years ago, insists he did not base the adventurous child on himself. "My haircut was a bit more of a brush cut," he says.
Movie: The Polar Express	Advance of Bucks County	Nov 3
The Polar Express is the new film from director Robert Zemeckis and actor Tom Hanks. The movie was adapted from a children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg dominated by vivid and mystical pictures. The book is about a boy who loses his faith in Santa Claus and on Christmas Eve, he boards a magical train on its way to the North Pole. During his journey he bonds with the other children on board and renews his belief in the jolly gift giver.
WB to Sneak Polar Express on Saturday	Comingsoon.net	Nov 3
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced plans for a special nationwide sneak preview of The Polar Express on Saturday, November 6 at 4:00 p.m. The picture will preview in approximately 500 venues and in specially selected IMAX houses in IMAX 3D. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
New CDs Released this week	Daily Bulletin	Nov 2
The soundtrack to the holiday film starring Tom Hanks includes new songs by Josh Groban and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler written by producer Glen Ballard and film composer Alan Silvestri. Hanks sings two songs on the album, which also includes the Andrew Sisters, Bing Crosby and Perry Como
The Polar Express: an IMAX 3D Experience Makes Cinematic History as the World\'s First Hollywood Feature Film in IMAX(R)	Canada NewsWire via Yahoo! Finance	Nov 1
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 /CNW/ -- Warner Bros. Pictures will release The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience, the first Hollywood full- length feature ever converted into IMAX(R) 3D, beginning Wednesday, November 10th. The highly anticipated film is the widest worldwide release ever for an IMAX digitally re-mastered movie, with more than 70 IMAX(R)
For films, a November to remember	Indianapolis Star	Nov 1
Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis chug into new territory in a completely computer-generated movie based on Chris Van Allsburg\'s 1985 best-selling book about a boy taken to Santa\'s North Pole on Christmas Eve. Nov. 10.
The Polar Express: an IMAX 3D Experience Makes Cinematic History ...	PR Newswire (press release)	Nov 1
Warner Bros. Pictures will release The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience, the first Hollywood full- length feature ever converted into IMAX(R) 3D, beginning Wednesday, November 10th. The highly anticipated film is the widest worldwide release ever for an IMAX digitally re-mastered movie, with more than 70 IMAX(R) Theatres opening the film simultaneously with the 35mm release. This breakthrough in filmmaking combines innovative Performance Capture technology, state-of-the- art CGI and the magic of IMAX 3D technology.
Asthma patients to benefit from \'Polar Express\' special edition	The Grand Rapids Press	Oct 31
Lisa Van Allsburg pulls out a beautiful, leather-bound edition of her husband\'s beloved book, "The Polar Express," and tells how it could help save a child\'s life. The limited-edition book -- one of just 175 printed -- is signed by author Chris Van Allsburg, actor Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis.
By CLAUDIA ELLER	ABS-CBNNEWS.com	Oct 31
The two took Chris Van Allsburg’s 29-page tale of a young boy whisked away by a magic train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve and made it into a family adventure film. Featuring performance capture technology, it copies the look and motions of Hanks and the other actors via sensors attached to their bodies. The images are picked up by cameras, then manipulated by computer animators to appear realistic.
All aboard \'The Polar Express\'	Chicago Sun-Times	Oct 31
Hanks stresses that each of his three films with Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump," "Cast Away," "The Polar Express," which opens Nov. 10) have one thing in common: "When you work with Bob, it\'s always a case of him saying [in a perfect impression of the director\'s high-pitched voice], \'If we had ANY guts, we\'d be making this movie.\' ... That\'s the way it has been every time we\'ve done something together."
\'Polar\' soundtrack makes for comfortable ride	The Grand Rapids Press	Oct 31
The Polar Express: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Classic Christmas carols mixed with clever new holiday tunes. Go figure. Misguided movie execs easily could have derailed their soundtrack for "The Polar Express,
Weekly Movie Planner	Cleveland Plain Dealer	Oct 31
"The Polar Express" - The Caldecott Prize-winning Chris Van Allsburg children\'s book is a Christmas classic. Director Robert Zemeckis hopes to make the movie a matching piece by using a new form of computer- generated animation called "performance capture."
The Polar Express	Counting Down	Oct 31
What\'s it about? Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children\'s book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Grand Rapids to host world premiere of \'The Polar Express\'	The Grand Rapids Press	Oct 31
The world premiere of "The Polar Express" will be Friday in Grand Rapids with a screening in Celebration Cinema and a gala in DeVos Place. The event, a benefit for Hospice of Michigan\'s pediatric program, is sold out. The film will open in theaters nationally Nov. 10.
Creative vision, whiz-bang technology take \'The Polar Express\' ...	MLive.com	Oct 31
"The Polar Express" was shot entirely in what the filmmakers call "performance capture" -- a process by which actors perform in a bodysuit covered with digital sensors to provide a base visual layer for computer animation to be added during post-production. Although such advanced techniques have been used before, in video games and, notably, for the Gollum character in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Polar" is the first movie filmed completely in performance capture.
Movies	Star-Telegram	Oct 30
When Tom Hanks bought the rights to the popular children\'s book The Polar Express, the actor knew turning it into a movie wasn\'t going to be an easy ride. A live-action version was out of the question: The story\'s outlandish train scenes would have blown the budget out of the water.
\'Polar Express\' forged at a digital, whimsical junction	Omaha World-Herald	Oct 30
Adapted from Chris Van Allsburg\'s slim but richly illustrated children\'s book of the same name, "The Polar Express" was made almost exclusively with a method called performance capture, which drops digitized human actors into a computer-animated world. The technique has been used in some video games, but Warner Bros. says "Polar Express" is the first feature made solely with the process.
Hollywood heats up for the holidays	DetNews.com	Oct 30
The Polar Express’ — Tom Hanks stars (sort of) in this animated adaptation of the children’s book about a boy who magically takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. The computer graphics are based on motion sensors actors wore that recorded their expressions.
Best-picture Oscar race looks fuzzy	The Olympian	Oct 30
for best picture. Two animated films, "The Polar Express" and "The Incredibles," are emerging as Oscar candidates.
Hanks, Allen bring holiday cheer	INQ7.net	Oct 29
The big surprise this season is the innovative way that Hanks\' performance in "The Polar Express" has been brought to the screen. The film is an animated feature -- with a difference. Hanks didn\'t just "voice-act" his part in the animated production, he also "moved" it with the use of groundbreaking Motion Capture technology. This is the first feature film to be shot entirely in this new format.
Every move you make	The Australian	Oct 29
The newest form of movie-making sweeping Hollywood is a revolutionary genre called "performance capture". It\'s not animation and it\'s not live action but a hi-tech amalgam of the two, based on the same computer-generated technology used in video games to make, say, golfer Tiger Woods swing in the game exactly like the real Woods on the course.
All Aboard the "Polar Express"	94Country WKKJ	Oct 29
The Academy Award-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.
New York Daily News - Home - 3-D \'Express\' lane for IMAX	New York Daily News	Oct 28
IMAX is hitching its fortunes to the Tom Hanks\' animated flick "Polar Express." Execs at the giant screen movie company will be biting their fingernails on Nov. 10 when the curtain goes up on Warner Bros.\' big holiday movie.
Pulling out all stops for \'Polar Express\'	Concord Monitor	Oct 28
There\'s a lot riding on The Polar Express. Just to make the film, which uses new technology to insert actor Tom Hanks into a computer-generated Christmas fantasy, the fare for Warner Bros. and its financing partner, producer Steve Bing, came to $170 million.
Zemeckis All Over Polar	Sci Fi Wire	Oct 28
Steve Starkey, longtime producer of director Robert Zemeckis\' movies, told SCI FI Wire that Zemeckis directed, co-wrote and guided the look of their latest collaboration, the upcoming computer-animated holiday movie The Polar Express. The script is based on the Chris Van Allsburg children\'s book, about a boy (Tom Hanks) who rediscovers his belief in Santa Claus following a wild ride to the North Pole aboard the film\'s titular train.
\'The Polar Express\': Music Captures the Magic of a Timeless ...	Market Wire (press release)	Oct 28
BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/28/2004 -- Bringing the awe and wonder of a classic Christmas tale to the big screen is a daunting proposition for even the most visionary of cinema artists. Expectations run high and it\'s all too easy to fall short of the movie that most fans have already played out in their imaginations.
The Polar Express (2004)	Movies.com	Oct 27
A young boy\'s belief in Santa Claus is rewarded on Christmas Eve when he\'s awakened by a steam train whose conductor (Tom Hanks) pulls up in front of his house and takes him and other children on a magical journey to the North Pole.
Zemeckis experiments with art in \'Polar Express\'	Northwest Herald	Oct 27
HOLLYWOOD – The "Polar Express" screenplay describes an enchanted scene: A wide-eyed boy runs through the observation car of a 1950s locomotive steaming across the Arctic Circle to visit Santa Claus as two other children sing about Christmas cheer.
Coming Soon to Movie Theaters	Winston-Salem Journal, United States	Oct 27
The Polar Express: Nov. 10. Robert Zemeckis adapts the holiday children\'s book about a boy\'s train ride to the North Pole. The animated tale features Tom Hanks\' voice.
Best-picture Oscar picture is fuzzy this year	USA Today	Oct 27
Two animated films, The Polar Express and The Incredibles, are emerging as Oscar candidates.
KansasCity.com \| 10/21/2004 \| Register to win passes to see \'The Polar Express\'!	Kansas City Star	Oct 27
A boy\'s faith is rewarded one Christmas Eve when he\'s awakened by a steam train that pulls up in front of his house and takes him and other children to the North Pole to meet Santa. It\'s all CGI (Computer Generated Images), based upon live-action motion-capture actors.
Ticket to ride \'Polar Express\': hundreds of millions	The Wichita Eagle	Oct 27
The two took Chris Van Allsburg\'s 29-page tale of a young boy whisked away by a magic train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve and made it into a family adventure film. Featuring performance capture technology, it copies the look and motions of Hanks and the other actors via sensors attached to their bodies. The images are picked up by cam