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Rumor mill: Disney's Joe Jump synopsis revealed?
…to ‘jump’ into today’s high-tech games…” Until confirmed by proper sources, this news should be taken with a grain salt, as it remains only a rumor for the time being…. |
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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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Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…sets up its story and runs with it, providing economic storytelling coupled with quality animated slapstick and wit. The animation has clearly been advanced from what was achievable when the… |
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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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Caprino animation DVD contest winners announced
…a rudimentary knowledge of animation will grasp what’s going on. The extras here cover everything from promoting the film on Norwegian broadcast television in 1971 (15 min), to the original… |
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Gnomeo & Juliet
…old, admittedly stale, executive-run animation department away. Long-gestating projects were canned and unneeded executives removed, but for all the good Lasseter’s arrival caused in a boosted morale and return to… |
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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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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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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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Tron: Legacy and The Original Classic 2-Movie Collection
…hoho!). Blade Runner, The Thing, Conan, Annie, Poltergeist, The Dark Crystal and countless others (including the bonkers but oddly brilliant Q: The Winged Serpent and, deservedly, the misguided Grease 2)… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 1
…how they influenced the later show, allowing its participants (exec Jean MacCurdy, Ruth Clampett, Sherry Stoner, producer Tom Ruegger and writer Paul Dini) to express at length what the intentions… |
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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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Bambi: Diamond Edition
…had come on in such leaps and bounds compared to the “rubber hose” animation of less than a decade before was sadly overlooked. Set in a typically non-descript Disney-animated forest,… |
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Adventure Time: The Complete Fifth Season
…animatics (filmed storyboards, with soundtrack) for each episode. These are not complete episodes, only scenes from them, running about a minute or less. The first disc runs a couple of… |
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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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Chiodo Bros talk Netflix’s Alien Xmas
…instant classic! Stephen Chiodo Animated Views: What are the origins of the movie? The spark? Stephen Chiodo: We always loved Rankin & Bass specials, the holiday specials like Rudolph The… |
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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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Runt, Fish take spotlight in Little character banner
Found at eBay is a two-sided character banner, featuring the characters Runt of the Litter and Fish out of Water, to promote Chicken Little, coming to theaters this November 4th…. |
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SpongeBob is hunting for Gary in new Sponge on the Run trailer
The full trailer for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is now online, and can be viewed in the player above. The film was originally set for theatrical release… |
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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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Beowulf: Director’s Cut
…couldn’t wait to see what he came up with next. Unfortunately, Beowulf, here released in a Director’s Cut that adds scant minutes to the running time but reinstates violent and… |
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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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Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season
…from Henry “Fred Flintstone” Corden to pop up, such as when he played the Australian riverboat captain in Turu the Terrible. The original incarnation of Jonny Quest ran for one… |
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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 Hunchback Of Notre Dame: 2-Movie Collection
…off and written for in a rush to fill a late-spotted gap. On it’s own, A Guy Like You might well have been a fun number in a lighter-hearted piece… |
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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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Pixar and Princess rule our latest updates!
…prime time network TV so it’s never anywhere near being R-rated!), then The Prisoner is hard to escape your gaze from! Keep your eyes peeled for more superheroics from Ruby… |
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Cultoons! Volume 2: Animated Education
…illnesses of Captains Influenza and Sorethroat. The animation is full and fluid, possibly the best looking of the titles here, which should come as no surprise given Iwerks’ reputation. Rumor… |
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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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Su and Mo poke "crude, rude and lewd" fun at the Film Festival experience
…of life. “You can’t expect even the best festivals to run without a hitch, but you’re tempting fate if you try to have an outdoor screening during the rainy season.”… |
