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\\Corpse Bride\\ opens
Warner Brothers’ \\Corpse Bride\\ opens today in 3,204 theatres, according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2005&wk=38&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}, who {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/forecast/ predict}} a second place finish for the weekend with $20 million. {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=243728 Rotten Tomatoes}} calls it “one of the best reviewed wide releases of the year”. The film has an 81% fresh rating on the […] |
"Gnomeo, Gnomeo, Wherefore art thou, Gnomeo?"
IGN FilmForce reports on yesterday’s preview of some upcoming Walt Disney Studios releases. The big announcement was for the 2008 release Gnomeo and Juliette, a gnome version of the famous Shakespeare play and featuring music by Elton John who previously contributed to The Lion King. The report does not mention if the movie will be […] |
\\Corpse Bride\\'s email
Send an email to your friends reminding them of tomorrow’s opening of \\Corpse Bride\\ with Warner Brothers’ {{link http://www.bonymail.com/ Bony Mail}} . Using a skeletal finger on a foggy mirror you can write a message to a friend, who will get to see your message written by the bony hand! |
New Disney Legends inducted
Last Tuesday the annual Disney Legends event was held at the opera house on Disneyland’s Main Street. Nineteen people qualified as new Disney Legends this year and the two keynote recipients were longtime media personality Art Linkletter and longtime comedian Steve Martin. Several photos from the event can be viewed here: |
Little bit more marketing
As the film’s release date draws near, marketing for Chicken Little is heating up. First of all, character cards introducing the movie’s stars are spreading throughout the online community, with Mr. Little’s at MovieWeb, Mr. Runt’s at Latino Review, Mr. Morkubine’s at Coming Soon, and Ms. Abby’s at Cinematic Happenings Under Development. In other Chicken […] |
DreamWorks Animation's future slate
Coming Soon has the lowdown on future projects from DreamWorks Animation, including notes on Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Rex Havoc, It Came From Earth! and Route 66. |
Cover art: Kronk's New Groove, Pooh's Grand Adventure, Muppet movies
At DVD Answers, high-res artwork has arrived for the 50th Anniversary Edition DVDs of The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island, along with revised art for the Kronk’s New Groove DVD. Moreover, courtesy of The Disney Database comes new info and the cover for the Special Edition DVD […] |
Cinderella premiere photos
Follow the ‘More’ link for some photos from last Thursday’s West Coast Cinderella premiere held at Disney’s own El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. |
Steve and Donald
Animated News has obtained one still from the featurette Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years which is playing in the opera house on Disneyland’s Main St. during the 18-month long 50th Anniversary celebration. This film gives a comical historical sketch of the history of the park and makes efficient use of footage filmed over the […] |
Home video of a real \\Corpse Bride\\?
Someone has captured this {{link http://www.sept23.com/ freaky home video}} of what appears to be a real \\Corpse Bride\\ at an unnamed graveyard. The cameraman says he is not sure if what he heard and saw was “just my imagination, but see for yourself”. If you can’t see what he’s talking about, at 20 seconds into […] |
Dead Man's poster revealed
While there’s still one hour left of International Talk Like A Pirate Day we better mention that Ultimate Disney has just posted the movie poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. It looks like the skull has some interesting new earrings. |
Chicken Little Disney Digital 3-D poster, television spot
The poster promoting the Disney Digital 3-D release of Chicken Little has been posted at the Disney Power Board. Moreover, the Chicken Little television spot “Aliens vs. Chickens” can be viewed at Coming Soon, in both QuickTime and Windows Media versions. |
Interview: Corpse Bride's Danny Elfman; More Bride posters
Cinema Confidential speaks with the composer behind Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, Danny Elfman, who also discusses his work on Edward Scissorhands and Nightmare Before Christmas. Fans can hear not only Elfman’s tunes, but his vocal role as Bonejangles as well, in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, opening this Friday nationwide. In other Corpse Bride news, the […] |
Little Mermaid Platinum Edition, Cinderella 2, Kronk's New Groove DVD news
Ultimate Disney has screencaps from the promo for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. The ad will appear on the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD, coming October 4th. In addition, the site has a small version of the cover artwork for the Kronk’s New Groove DVD, arriving in stores on December 13th. In other Disney DVD […] |
Little marketing change
Found at eBay is the latest one sheet for Chicken Little. Though the title character is in the same pose as seen in the previous teaser poster, the setting and title font have been changed to give the poster a feeling similar to that of posters for past CGI hits, such as Monsters, Inc. and […] |
Corpse Bride autopsies reviews
Corpse Bride reviews are now starting to pop up on the Internet. Check out TV Guide Online for a four-star review and Jim Hill Media for a review that says Bride is not quite but almost as good as The Nightmare Before Christmas. |
Kids' WB! fall season to debut three new cartoons
Kids’ WB! will be unleashing three new series tomorrow, Saturday, September 17th, as part of The WB’s fall season, all produced by Warner Brothers Animation: Loonitics Unleashed, Coconut Fred’s Fruit Salad Island, and Johnny Test. For a preview of each read on! |
Wedge on Robots 2, future projects
Speaking with the Sydney Morning Herald, Robots director Chris Wedge, currently co-producing Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, states that Robots 2 is being considered. Likewise, he is now working on two more films, describing one as “a smaller feeling movie but fun in its own right” and the other as an “action feel” film. Another […] |
Interview: Corpse Bride's Johnny Depp
Attending Toronto’s annual film festival, Johnny Depp gave some insight concerning his work for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and the two Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. Moviehole has a summarization of the actor’s thoughts. |
Images: Kronk's New Groove, Bambi II
The Disney Database has updated their image gallery with eight stills from Bambi II, with one of the pics featuring the first look at Bambi’s rival, Ronno. Three promotional images plus a screen capture for Kronk’s New Groove may also be found at the site. |
Walden Media takes on Tortoise and Hippo
Walden Media has gained the rights to Tortoise and Hippo, which will be written by Shrek co-writer Roger S.H. Schulman, reports Variety [registration required], via Coming Soon. The film, to be a blend of live action and photo-real CGI animation, is the brainchild of Relevant Entertainment’s Mike Menchel, who thought of the idea after his […] |
Clip: "Bun-Vac 6000" from Curse of the Were-Rabbit
In Quicktime, Windows Media, and Real Player formats, the clip “Bun-Vac 6000”, from Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, is introduced at Coming Soon. |
Madagascar 2, penguin projects on the way
E! Online, via Yahoo! Movies, indicates that after grossing approximately $500 million worldwide, Madagascar is about to get a sibling. With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and Jada Pinkett Smith set to return as the voices of the main characters, codirectors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath will be back for Madagascar 2, as well as producer […] |
Fallen Art DVD info
Platige Image is sending out the call that Fallen Art, the critically-acclaimed short film from Director Tomek Baginski (The Cathedral), is now available on DVD. From the film’s press release is its plot synopsis: “On an old, forgotten military base in the Pacific, soldiers who have lost their minds due to the hardships of war […] |
Toy Story 2, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, DuckTales DVD news
Ultimate Disney has the full press release for the Toy Story 2 Special Edition DVD, revealing that most of the film’s bonus features from the Toy Story Ultimate Toy Box DVD set will appear on the DVD, with the exception of Pixar’s 1986 short Luxo Jr. New features for the Toy Story 2 Special Edition […] |
Goblet of Fire full trailer debuts
Grab your wands and brush up on your spells. The visually stunning full trailer for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has just been made available at AOL MovieFone. |
Were-Rabbit gets reviewed
Animated News reader Kristin writes in to point out a review of Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit at the Sydney Morning Herald. “While the rest of the movie world was falling in love with computer animation, Nick Park stuck with the old ways. Wallace and Gromit are hand-made, like a Rolls-Royce.” If […] |
Seven Corpse Bride clips
Yahoo! Movies has added seven video clips for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, hitting theaters in limited release this Friday, with the wide release occurring a week later. |
Second The Sky is Falling! Newsletter online
Coming Soon has the second issue of Chicken Little’s The Sky is Falling! Newsletter. This installment investigates the mysterious dark spot in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. |