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CGI ruining Hollywood?
“Will digital effects ruin Hollywood?” – that is the question asked by Edward Jay Epstein. In his article “The Schizoid Split in Movies,” available at Slate, Epstein ponders whether directors… |
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Shark Tale
…the pond, however, ashamed vegetarian shark Lenny (Jack Black) runs away from home and his father (Robert De Niro) – head of the “Family” – since he feels responsible for… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Behind The Scenes At The Walt Disney Studios
…first short (running 12:19 minutes) may be familiar to some, having actually been included in the Platinum Edition of the Snow White set. Asked to create a promotional featurette on… |
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Pixar’s rules of storytelling
io9 has a list of the 22 rules of storytelling compiled by Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats — the “nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio… |
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Clutch Cargo: The Complete Series – Volume One
…try to keep an open mind here… Back in 1959 your viewing options for cartoons on television, especially new ones, were pretty limited. Gumby had started in 1957, and Ruff… |
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The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
…independent producer in the 1960s, hitting it big with Ken Russell’s infamous Women In Love, with Alan Bates, Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson. He made his directorial debut with Watership… |
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The AristoCats: Special Edition
…how to continue. The top brass, including Walt’s brother Roy O. Disney who was now effectively running the company, didn’t have a handle on how the animation unit worked. Walt… |
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero / Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
…the gangsters, Chuckie Sol, makes a run for it. He is confronted by a mysterious cloaked figure who tells him ‘[his] angel of death awaits.’ Chuckie tries to run over… |
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Madagascar 3 rules the box office
Despite months of hype, Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus ultimately wasn’t enough to top a bunch of wise-cracking zoo animals. Box Office Mojo is reporting that Madagascar 3 ruled the… |
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2018 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…the forthcoming feature film. They also announced that the live stage musical is scheduled to be running around March 2019. Due to time, they could only get to two fan… |
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Sleeping Beauty Deluxe Edition
…gone into what is generally looked on as the last of the true “golden age” animated features. Running at only 75 minutes, the movie is spread over three CAV sides,… |
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Buzz Lightyear attraction up and running
In keeping with the Disneyland theme… The Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters Interactive Experience which allows players online to interact with the Disneyland attraction is now up and running… to infinity… |
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Mamoru Oshii talks Ponyo
GhibliWorld brings an English summary of a radio interview with Mamoru Oshii, director of Ghost in the Shell wherein Oshii shares his thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature film Ponyo… |
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A Conversation with Eric Goldberg
…in tears because they were so happy that it had been done to that degree. And, of course, one of the main proponents was Russell Means. Now, I do have… |
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No Oscar run for Coraline this year
…which is based upon a Neil Gaiman novel, was originally scheduled for a limited theatrical run before it’s wide release on February 6th, 2009. Coraline tells the story of a… |
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law: Volume Three
…read through these episode descriptions below, just try to go with the flow. It goes much easier that way. As before, these episodes run about twelve minutes each, and I… |
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A Conversation with Eric Goldberg
…done to that degree. And, of course, one of the main proponents was Russell Means. Now, I do have a funny story about Russell. When he came in to actually… |
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Ruth Warrick, RIP
Song of the South.net reports the passing away January 15 of Ruth Warrick, who played Sally in Song of the South. Warrick also appeared in the movie classic Citizen Kane,… |
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Bugs Bunny Superstar
…that Jones brought much to Bugs’ development, which is why, in Jones’ later compilation The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, Bugs runs off a list of his several “fathers”, with Clampett… |
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Finding Nemo: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition
…high point. As for the rest, well, how’s this: Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush (making something of a Disney career for himself with this and Pirates Of The Caribbean), Barry Humphries… |
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Rush talks Pirates sequels; Fat gets a beard
Speaking exclusively to Dark Horizons, recent Golden Globe winner Geoffrey Rush comments concerning the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, “It is not an official announcement, but at the moment I… |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 2
…Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote, and Sylvester vs. Tweeti and Speedy Gonzalez. However, Tom and Jerry always stood apart from the crowd due to the personalities of the two… |
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Comic-Con 2006: Animated Coverage!
…to television series to breaking DVD release announcements. Separating the revelations and speculations by studios, Rumored Rumblings provides a handy summarization of the animation-related festivities found at Comic-Con, including links… |
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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: The Complete 2nd, 3rd & 4th Seasons
…was one of the creators of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Tom Ruegger (also of Snorks, Pound Puppies, and The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo fame) who would produce Tiny Toons and… |
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Spielberg settles Mary Poppins remake rumor
Dark Horizons points to Spielberg Films, where the rumor of Steven Spielberg hoping to shoot a Mary Poppins remake finally comes to rest. Steven Spielberg’s rep Marvin Levy responds, “I… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Volume Four
…set and the ending provides a fun conclusion to the story. Chips Ahoy also runs in the same vein as Out of Scale. In this short, Chip and Dale see… |
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Gay Purr-ee
…a smooth cat who suggests that Mewsette meets his “sister” Madame Rubens-Chatte and becomes a society cat. Unbeknown to her, Meowrice and his cronies have a plan up their paws… |
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Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
…he can calm down. Breaking his leash and seeing the chance for “freedom”, Scamp runs off into town, coming across the Junkyard Dogs – a bunch of strays who live… |
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Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows giveaway contest
…six Toa Metru encounter strange and dangerous new foes, including the spidery Visorak, when they go back to the island city of Metru Nui to fulfill their duty. Packed with… |
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Schoolhouse Rock!: Special 30th Anniversary Edition
…The nine songs are: “Unpack Your Adjectives”, “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here”, “Conjunction Junction”, “Interjections!”, “Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla”, “Verb: That’s What’s Happening”, “A Noun Is A Person, Place… |
