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Multiple lamps…
…film, {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3855&n=1&burl= DVD Answers}} is reporting that the DTVs Jasmine’s Wish and Jasmine’s Greatest Treasure will also debut on October 4th, with video sequels The Return Of Jafar and… |
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Katzenberg talks Father Of The Pride
…airing later this year in the slot vacated by Friends. Over at {{link http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/03/fatherofthepride.ap/index.html CNN.com}}, there’s a sense of deja-vu in what is said, but some new tidbits emerge nonetheless…. |
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More Shark Tale Tribeca talk; retail support
…ever-reliable {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17480 Ain’t It Cool News}}, there’s another version of events, plus a description of the completed scenes that were played from the movie. Meanwhile, the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/ DreamWorks… |
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Final Fantasy sequel to debut on new format
‘MusicFan’ writes in to say that “{{link http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/finalfantasyviiadventchildren/index.html Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children}} will be released exclusively in an unusual format, in the form of UMD Disc, the media for… |
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Aladdin DVD artwork
Following the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001495.html Aladdin box set image}} we posted last last week, DVD Answers now have a full-sized look at the {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3972&n=1&burl= 2-disc set’s artwork}} itself. As they… |
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Cannes'd Shark…
The irrepressible JoBlo.com is back with another, lengthy update on Shark Tale‘s {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=4313 appearance at the Cannes Film Festival}}, including asking DreamWorks’ head honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg about the name… |
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Shrek 2 opens; reviewers weigh in on how it compares to original
…weaknesses than its beloved status would suggest – has been eradicated or improved upon with \\Shrek 2\\, a rare example of a sequel that’s better than the original”. {{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/18/review.shrek2/index.html… |
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\\El Cid\\ gets U.S. release date
…in September 2004. The film is one of five features competing at the prestigious {{link http://www.annecy.org/home/index.php?Page_ID=2 Annecy Film Festival}}, and one of four Spanish animated films ready for global distribution… |
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More from The Front Lines
Dave Bossart, producer of the Walt Disney Treasures: On The Front Lines DVD, answers {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/news/special_report/ten_questions/bossert_dave/index.html DVD File’s Ten Questions}}, in which he also reveals that digital restorations for Bambi… |
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A look at the voice behind Scooby-Doo
{{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/31/q.a.scoobys.voice.ap/index.html CNN}} has an interview with Australian actor and stuntman Neil Fanning, the voice of Scooby-Doo, on “how he got the job, the speech problems of a perpetually hungry… |
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Mike Judge interview
Though it’s been mentioned on a couple of other sites, we’ve only just jumped on the news that Beavis And Butt-Head and King Of The Hill creator Mike Judge has… |
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EXCLUSIVE! Shrek 2 DVD menu descriptions and screen shots!
…the North and South of the image): Going for more of the pop-culture references as featured in the film itself, the disc’s animated menu kicks off with a Brady Bunch-styled… |
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The Lion King 1½ and Finding Nemo represent animation at the DVD Technical Awards
…awards was New Line’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition‘s audio, commentary and supplemental features. For the full list, check the {{link http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040714005950&newsLang=en VSDA’s press release}}…. |
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A peek inside Pixar; new software creates cost-cutting talking heads
…more substantial is the report of new software that will help producers cut the costs of {{link http://popularmechanics.com/technology/computers/2000/8/_Talking_Heads/index.phtml facial animation}}, and is already being used on programs for the Nickelodeon… |
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\\Kaena: The Prophecy\\ coming to DVD in fall
…DVD extras will include “a making-of featurette, a virtual interview with Kaena (voice of original French star), bonus movie trailers and a trailer for Sony Online Entertainment’s EverQuest II”. The… |
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New Muppet figures go on sale
Proving that Jim Henson’s Muppets are still a popular line of characters (are you taking note, Mr Eisner?), Palisades Toys has announced the availability and very fast sell out of… |
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Spidey smashes Shrek 2
…take of $146.7m and also beaten Shrek 2‘s recent 4-day holiday cume of $95.6m. From last Wednesday’s day of release to this Monday, the superhero blockbuster has pulled in an… |
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Introducing Disney's FastPlay and EasyFind Menus
…addition, 2-Disc sets will feature an index page identifying all of the bonus features available on both Disc 1 and Disc 2. Bob Chapek, President of Buena Vista Home Entertainment,… |
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Behind the scenes of \\Shrek 2\\
{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2099 AWN}} takes a behind the scenes look at the making of \\Shrek 2\\, including the technical hurdles encountered in the film, and the advances in computer animation that… |
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Animation Nation; Dark Horse partners Image Ent.
Toon Zone has a couple of interesting links up today, including news on {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=114570 Singapore’s upcoming Animation Nation}} festival for independent animation, and the {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=114574 announcement}} by Dark… |
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Matt and Trey back for more
{{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=4568 JoBlo.com}} reports that South Park‘s Trey Parker and Matt Stone are “hard at work on an R-rated action-animated spoof entitled Team America“. The only info on the film… |
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Close up look at Wedge's Robots
{{link http://mm.intizen.com/media/index.asp?uid=mu007 My Media’s Anima}} site has some hi-res shots of the cast of Blue Sky’s Robots, out early 2005…. |
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Game Boy Advance adds an animated extra
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3375#post3375 AN Forum}} links to an intriguing new idea in Game Boy Advance technology. {{link http://www.gba-video.com/index.jsp GBA-Video}} will bring around 45 minutes of content to the… |
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ToonTown Online spreads globally
…Japanese availablity to set up shop in the UK, notes {{link http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040525005254&newsLang=en&beanID=202776713&viewID=news_view Business Wire}}. A 3-day trial version of the {{link http://www.toontown.com original US version}} is available to download and… |
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"Shrek ate our sales!"
With Shrek 2 breaking box office records left, right and center, its presence is also being felt in retail stores across the country. {{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/25/news/economy/weeklysales/index.htm?cnn=yes CNN Money}} is saying that… |
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\\Simpsons\\ actors in work stoppage
\\Variety\\ reports (via {{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/01/television.simpsons.reut/index.html CNN}}) that the voice actors of \\The Simpsons\\ are in the middle of a work stoppage in an attempt to force settlement of contract disputes…. |
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Mainframe Animation develops ties with Tony Hawk
…adventures of the Shade gang: “a team of kids who, beneath their helmets and pads, are Lincolnville’s last line of defense against the forces of evil”. Thanks to ‘MusicFan’ for… |
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Star Trek Animated Adventures Celebrates 30th Aniversary
The official {{link http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/index.html Star Trek website}} is celebrating the 30th aniversary of the Star Trek Cartoon with a {{link http://www.startrek.com/startrek/cda/html/images/feature/community/contests/031202_animated/detail.jsp contest}}, {{link http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/bst/article/2843.html interview}} with the animated shows story… |
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\\Aladdin\\ scribes interviewed for disc… but not paid
At the {{link http://www.wordplayer.com/forums/movies/index.cgi?read=62799 WordPlayer forums}}, \\Aladdin\\ writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio confirm that they were interviewed for the upcoming Platinum Edition of the film. Rossio adds that: Even… |
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\\Howl's Moving Castle\\ storyboarding complete
According to the {{link http://www.ntv.co.jp/ghibli/diary_g/index.html Studio Ghibli Production Diary}} (English translation available from {{link http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/howl/diary.html Naussica.net}}), storyboarding for \\Howl’s Moving Castle\\ has been completed. {{link http://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network}} reports… |