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Keri Russell to fly in Disney’s Planes?
IMDb has added Keri Russell to the cast of DisneyToon Studios’ Planes. Until an official confirmation arrives, one should take this bit of casting news with a grain of salt,… |
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Behind-the-scenes look at Rudolph
TV Party has a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rankin/Bass’ Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The article sheds some light on the history and making of the classic Christmas… |
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The Wind Rises to open in states early for Oscar-qualifying run
Disney has decided to release Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises for a brief run in LA and New York this November, Collider is reporting. The reason for the week-long release?… |
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Box Office Guru's Brother Bear Prediction
Concerning Brother Bear‘s performance at the box offce, Box Office Guru says, “Last year around this time, Disney released Treasure Planet, another 2D animated film, and it flopped pretty badly,… |
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Mars Needs Moms
…plays out as in the final movie. On the non-3D regular Blu-ray Disc (in both sets), most welcome is the informative feature-length Life On Mars: The Full Motion-Capture Experience, a… |
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Foosball snags Rupert Grint
…by Juan Jose Campanella in a joint venture between Spain and Argentina that might take some time to get here. Animation Magazine reports that Rupert Grint (aka Ron Weasley) will… |
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Captain America (1990)
…has the best live-action Captain America costume. Of course, one has to look past the, uh… rubber ears. Yes, rubber ears. The costume people couldn’t grasp how to make the… |
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Frankenweenie: Cinematographer Peter Sorg’s shades of grey
When Tim Burton originally conceived the idea for Frankenweenie, he envisioned it as a full-length, stop-motion animated film. Due to budget constraints, he instead directed it as a live-action short,… |
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Grandma Got Run Over by a lawsuit; Goofy employee sues Disney
TMZ has obtained information that the Fred Rappoport Company, one of the producers behind the animated Christmas special Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, is suing Elmo Shropshire, singer… |
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\\Cars\\ move causes Pixar stock slump, but may help company in the long run
…next year must rely solely on home-video sales of the recent blockbuster \\The Incredibles\\ when the DVD is released during the spring”. However, some observers believe the move may end… |
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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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17 years later, The Lion King still rules
…the 3-D re-release–which is also being shown in 2D at most theaters–nearly tripled expectations with a very strong take of $29 million. The movie is supposedly going to be playing… |
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Shark Tale
…use of seahorses in an all-bets-are-on race is perhaps obvious but still loads of fun, the names of the participants even more so. That the story is weak is one… |
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A quick 2D Expo report: Debunking a Pixar rumor and more
…the way of animation-related news, we did learn from Jim Capobianco of Pixar that there is no truth to the rumor that Pixar will be trying their hand (pun intended)… |
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Get ready for evil mermaids with the Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken trailer
A brand new trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken is now online, showcasing more of the movie’s unique art style. It arrives in theaters on June 30th (where… |
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Ant Bully finds TV spots, rumored cameos
Opening July 28th, The Ant Bully finds itself with three television advertisements, currently playing on the tube and You Tube: #1, #2, and #3. Meanwhile, from Wikipedia comes the rumor… |
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French judge rules against injunction for Nemo
\\{{link http://www.forbes.com/business/2004/03/12/cx_al_0312nemo.html Forbes}}\\ reports that a French judge has ruled against Franck Le Calvez, who asked the court to stop the merchandising of \\Finding Nemo\\ in France. “Even though a… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Behind The Scenes At The Walt Disney Studios
…in the terrific Walt Disney Treasures limited edition tin sets, features this full live-action classic, as well as a myriad of other Walt-hosted specials and peeks behind-the-scenes, including the legendary… |
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Meet Gru’s twin brother in new Despicable Me 3 trailer
The new trailer for Despicable Me 3–which introduces Gru’s twin brother–is now online for your viewing pleasure. The latest entry in the blockbuster franchise opens everywhere this June…. |
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Sleeping Beauty Deluxe Edition
…with its original six-track musical score preserved in 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. Running a good-half hour, the film basically presents amazing images from the Grand Canyon itself, synchronised through on-camera… |
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Preview Animation from Pencils to Pixels
…on Passing Position • v-05: Foot Tidy Up • v-06: Side-to-Side Sway • v-07: Rotation on Body • v-08: Blocked-In Arm Action • v-09: Left Arm Bend • v-10: Increased… |
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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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Chiodo Bros talk Netflix’s Alien Xmas
…still moving the puppets/characters frame-by-frame. That hasn’t changed since animation started over 100 years ago, it’s still a frame-by-frame, hands-on process. AV: As FX specialists, how did you approach the… |
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The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2
…ancestor to the Abominable Snowman in Rankin-Bass’s Rudolph Christmas special – further evidence of Pal’s influence on future animators. Puppetoons B Two Gun Rusty (1944, 8:27) – Little red-haired Rusty… |
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The Sword In The Stone: Gold Classic Collection
…While Sleeping Beauty was created with the lush storybook-come-to-life feel that audiences had come to expect from a Disney film, it was still a box-office failure and led to the… |
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[Press release] AOL to launch Shrek online interactive game
…About DreamWorks Animation SKG DreamWorks Animation SKG (NYSE: DWA) is devoted to producing high-quality family entertainment through the use of computer-generated (CG) animation. Utilizing world-class creative talent and state-of-the-art technological… |
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SpongeBob is hunting for Gary in new Sponge on the Run trailer
…and his pals team up for a heroic and hilarious journey where they discover nothing is stronger than the power of friendship. Stay after the credits for an all-new mini-movie!… |
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Rumble in the Jungle!
…stuck to their guns in running just the original series of 10 annually released titles as proposed. Certainly since Bambi we’ve seen some half-hearted attempts at “definitive collectors’ sets”, of… |
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Catwoman and King Kong updates; release dates; Shrek 2 run-time
…Horzons}} posts some interesting news on upcoming Marvel movies. Look for Fantastic Four in 2005, X-Men 3 and Hulk 2 in 2006, and Spider-Man 3 and Captain America sometime in… |
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The Jungle Book
…Retail: $39.99 Storyboard: Walt Disney’s swingin’ 1967 animated feature based on Rudyard Kipling’s legendary tale gets a modern-day, photo-realistic update. The Sweatbox Review: Oh, oobee-doo! Who would have guessed that… |
