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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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From Snow Queen to Pinocchio II: Robert Reece’s animated adventures in screenwriting
…The Snow Queen, a project once shrouded in mystery and rumors as it was cancelled, resurrected and retooled numerous times for more than a decade. The project was to retell… |
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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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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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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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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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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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17 years later, The Lion King still rules
…the big screen for only two weekends, but given the massive success that its found, it wouldn’t be at all surprising if Disney were to decide to extend its run…. |
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Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King
…in 2,552 theaters and collected $40.9 million, achieving the record for biggest opening of an animation film. By the end of its run in spring 1995, the film had earned… |
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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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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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Private Snafu Golden Classics
…funny “nuts” gag in this one that would never dare appear in any Looney Tunes cartoon. Rumors – Well, rumors are sure dangerous. Booby Traps – It doesn’t take much… |
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Mars Needs Moms
…at the 1980s Disney Studios. Berkeley Breathed is another writer not best served by animation, despite some attempts to bring his long-running Bloom Country series to the screen. A television… |
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Catwoman and King Kong updates; release dates; Shrek 2 run-time
…2007. The site also announces a 05/15/2004 release for Steve Martin’s Pink Panther movie, 08/01/2004 for the aforementioned King Kong and the running length for Shrek 2, which clocks in… |
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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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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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Mad: Season One, Part One
…run, Mad Magazine, and its curious mascot Alfred E. Neuman – the original “What, me worry?” kid – has become an instantly recognisable satirical American institution. Created by legendary comics… |
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First Sponge on the Run trailer released
Paramount has released the first trailer for the recently renamed third SpongeBob movie: Sponge on the Run. The film will be released in May 2020. “This Memorial Day weekend, SpongeBob… |
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Mickey’s House Of Villains
…and the mirror, until the three accidentally run into some barrels of syrup and flower that creates an apparition so scary that it frightens the ghosts themselves! A comic riff… |
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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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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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Rumble’s first trailer steps into the ring
“In a world where monsters are global wrestling superstars, one unlikely champion is stepping into the ring.” Watch the official trailer for Paramount, WWE, and Reel FX’s Rumble, coming to… |
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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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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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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.”… |
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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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The Best of 2019: And Then It Was Over
…properly mentioned in a single article. Among the more notable were Richard Williams [right], the Oscar-winning master animator behind The Pink Panther and Who Framed Roger Rabbit; Russi Taylor, the… |
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The Fox And The Hound: 30th Anniversary 2-Movie Edition
…– and eventual replacement – for a hunter’s tracking hound, and very soon afterwards these two creatures, raised not in the wild but by human folk, run into each other…. |
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American Legends (featuring John Henry)
…Brave Engineer (1950) and the recent short John Henry (2000). The Sweatbox Review: When Disney’s American Legends was announced way back at the end of 2001, the rumors of what… |
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Uncle Grandpa: Tiger Trails
…certainly weird, continuing the “tradition” of Cartoon Network’s current lineup of programming that includes breakout hits like Adventure Time! and Regular Show. These cartoons, normally running roughly 11 minutes an… |
