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Archive for March, 2005 > Page 2
Lions Gate joins the Duff's Foodfight!
by Josh, March 22, 2005 | Category: News
Coming Soon has the news on Lions Gate Family Entertainment’s announcement Monday that it will co-produce and distribute the upcoming computer animated film Foodfight!, animated by Larry Kasanoff’s Threshold Animation Studios. With the voices of sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff,…
More on Disney's animation future, sequels to Pixar's films
by Josh, March 22, 2005 | Category: News
In what appears to be an extended version of last week’s article from the Orlando Sentinel, Magical Mountain has a bit more on Disney’s new Glendale-based unit created for sequels to Pixar’s films. According to the article, a proposed script…
Triplets of Belleville wins Canada's best picture "Oscar"
by Josh, March 22, 2005 | Category: News
The Big Cartoon Database reports that The Triplets of Belleville was named Canada’s best film Monday night at the 25th annual Genie Awards, which is the equivalent of the Academy Awards. Producer Paul Cadieux accepted the top award at the…
Read Road Runner's rudimentary ramblings
by Christian, March 22, 2005 | Category: News
It appears that the Road Runner (Fastius Tasty-us) is the latest celebrity to get caught up in the blogging craze. Read all about his dealing with iPods, Jimmy Buffett music, Pilates, and that wiliest of coyotes, Wile E. Coyote (Apetitius…
Robots 2 coming down the pipe
by Christian, March 22, 2005 | Category: News
Toon Zone informs us that a sequel to Blue Sky’s CGI hit Robots is very likely to be made. Producer William Joyce assures that the sequel will have a stronger storyline than the first, which was more of a set…
What would Walt have done?
by Christian, March 22, 2005 | Category: News
If you’re going to be giving your own guided tours of Disneyland make sure you don’t charge for them and make sure folks who paid for an official tour don’t get confused and assimilated into your group or they might…
Clone Wars Season 3 site now up
by Christian, March 21, 2005 | Category: News
Cartoon Network’s official site for Season 3 of Star Wars: Clone Wars is now up. This season will consist of five 12-minute episodes (beginning tonight) rather than ten 3-minute episodes as the first two seasons did. It will still be…
Weekend Studio Estimates: March 18 – 20, 2005
by Josh, March 20, 2005 | Category: News
Box Office Guru records that Robots dropped 40% to the #2 position in its second weekend, with an estimated gross of $21.8 million. After ten days, the CGI toon has pulled in $66.9 million, looking to end its domestic run…
Stitch 3D? . . . possibly?
by Christian, March 19, 2005 | Category: News
Ain’t It Cool News reports on some coming developments in the world of 3D cinema. The discussion centers mostly around the announcement made at the recent ShoWest that George Lucas’ entire Star Wars saga is likely to be shown in…
Iger speaks
by Christian, March 19, 2005 | Category: News
Yahoo! Finance reports an Associated Press interview with Bob Iger, “CEO Elect” of The Walt Disney Company, in which he discusses the company’s future, its relationship with Pixar and Roy Disney, and more. “Our mission is to create more high-quality…
Cinderella Platinum Series DVD details
by Josh, March 18, 2005 | Category: News
TLA Video, via Ultimate Disney, has the specs for the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD. Bonus features for the DVD include: deleted scenes, reconstructed deleted songs, live action-to-film comparison of the opening sequence, a featurette on Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men,…
Chronicles of Narnia trailer to debut in April
by Josh, March 18, 2005 | Category: News
The teaser trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will debut in April, indicates The Book Standard. It is very possible that the trailer may premiere in theaters with another Disney title, The Hitchhiker’s…
Madagascar party preview
by Josh, March 18, 2005 | Category: News
IGN FilmForce has a detailed inside-look at the events which took place at the “Hollywood mixer” party thrown for DreamWorks’ computer animated comedy Madagascar.
Iger, Eisner to share CEO duties until October
by Josh, March 18, 2005 | Category: News
According to Reuters, the Walt Disney Company announced Thursday that Robert Iger and Michael Eisner will share the company’s chief executives duties until Eisner retires at the end of September. Additionally, the company made it known that Chairman George Mitchell…
LEGO Star Wars: The Movie coming to Cartoon Network in May
by Josh, March 18, 2005 | Category: News
Toon Zone reports that the latest issue of LEGO Magazine advertises LEGO Star Wars: The Movie’s premiere on Cartoon Network on May 8th at 7pm.
Advice to Bob: The Motley Fool contributes their two cents
by Christian, March 17, 2005 | Category: News
Motley Fool Rick Aristotle Munarriz has written a treatise listing several things Bob Iger should do when he takes over Michael Eisner’s spot at the head of The Walt Disney Company. Some of his suggestions are sure to be controversial…
Ice Age 2 trailer online
by Christian, March 17, 2005 | Category: News
The Ice Age 2 trailer/short featuring more of the misadventures of the hapless Scrat which showed before Blue Sky’s Robots is now up at Fox’s Danish site (original link via Animation Nation).
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters opens
by Christian, March 17, 2005 | Category: News
The Orange County Register online has the lowdown on the new Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters attraction which opens today at Disneyland, “but the groundbreaking component begins June 6, when anyone in cyberspace will be able to tag along with park…
Incredibles video sales hit five million
by Christian, March 17, 2005 | Category: News
Yahoo! Finance reports that The Incredibles has reached sales of five million units on its first day of release for home video in North America. “The superheroes at Pixar who created The Incredibles have made it even more thrilling in…
Hanna Barbera sculpture unveiled
by Christian, March 17, 2005 | Category: News
Check out Mark Evanier’s site for photos and an account of the unveiling Wednesday of the wall sculpture dedicated to animation legends Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera held at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood (original…
Incredibles DVD signing photos
by Christian, March 16, 2005 | Category: News
Follow the ‘More’ link to view five images from yesterday’s Incredibles DVD signing held at the Hollywood Virgin Megastore. Apparently writer/director Brad Bird was there (in addition to story supervisor Mark Andrews and music supervisor Michael Giacchino) even though he…
Toy Story 3 plot revealed
by Josh, March 16, 2005 | Category: News
The Orlando Sentinel has a very up-to-date article regarding Disney’s new animation division in Glendale, California, created especially for the production of sequels to Pixar’s films. Included in the article is a brief plot for Toy Story 3, directed by…
Family Flicks Outperform R-Rated Titles
by Lindsay, March 15, 2005 | Category: News
The Beloit Daily News has an interesting piece that profiles the box office grosses of family-friendly fare, versus the bloodier “adult” films that have been released in the last few years. “Five of 2004’s top-10 moneymakers were rated PG, which…
Buena Vista's DVD battle plans; Incredibles review
by Lindsay, March 15, 2005 | Category: News
Ultimate Disney has just posted Buena Vista’s huge new sales announcements, which shed some light on many of the studio’s upcoming DVDs expected through next autumn. Among the revelations are the first two volumes of Timeless Tales, a new line…
Can Iger keep Jobs at Disney?
by Josh, March 15, 2005 | Category: News
The Internet Movie Database speculates on whether Disney’s next CEO Robert Iger will be able to strike a new deal with Pixar Chairman Steve Jobs to save the relationship between Disney and Pixar. The article points to The New York…
Box Office Weekend : March 11 – 13, 2005
by Josh, March 15, 2005 | Category: News
20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Robots topped the box office this weekend, with an estimated $36.5 million. The numbers bring in the second best March opening for a film, only behind Fox/Blue Sky’s previous collaboration Ice Age, which…
Incredibles Easter eggs
by Christian, March 15, 2005 | Category: News
After you get your DVD today of The Incredibles be sure to go hunting for Easter eggs. If you want some hints, just look here:
Wacky Races: The Complete Series
by Randall Cyrenne, March 15, 2005 | Category: DVD
This old favorite turns out to not have a lot of substance to it, but it is certainly fun as well as being a nearly essential purchase for the Hanna-Barbera fan. Warner Home Video produced a pretty nice little set overall, with a couple of good featurettes.
The Incredibles: Collector’s Edition
by Ben Simon, March 15, 2005 | Category: DVD
Disney/Pixar’s exceptionally entertaining dysfunctional superhero family spoof comes smashing onto DVD in the usual customary packed set.
Spanish poster for Madagascar
by Josh, March 14, 2005 | Category: News
The Internet Movie Poster Awards has a new Spanish poster for Madagascar, which arrives in U.S. theaters May 27, 2005.
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