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Lion King and sequels to disappear
{{link http://www.dvdexclusive.com/article.asp?articleID=1863 Video Business}} reports that Disney will “retire” the original The Lion King and its sequels on home video and DVD, including all special editions and “trilogy” sets. It… |
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Jim's festive farewell feature…
The always enjoyable {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/main/index.htm Jim Hill Media}} shuts down today until the 29th, with a final three posts. {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/guest/wsampson.12242003.1.htm Walt Disney Christmas Stories}} has Wade Sampson recounting “a… |
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"For Your Consideration"… the Oscar race has begun!
…on all the major players and their award campaigns, has posted the first print ads for Nemo‘s chances, announcing itself for {{link http://www.100megs24.com/~editor1/FYC/Buena_Vista/Finding_Nemo/ Best Picture}}, and {{link http://www.100megs24.com/~editor1/FYC/Buena_Vista/Finding_Nemo/nemo2.html Best Director}}…. |
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More complaints about inappropriate conduct by Tigger cast members
…mistake. Everybody who goes through my photo album says, ‘Tigger is groping you”‘. In {{link http://www.wftv.com/news/3010042/detail.html another WFTV report}} a woman actually has {{link http://www.wftv.com/video/3009961/detail.html video}} of an alleged incident…. |
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2nd Annual Aniboom Awards Open for Submissions
…Festival.” Read on for more information: CALLING ALL ANIMATORS! 2nd ANNUAL ANIBOOM AWARDS OPEN FOR CARTOON AND ANIMATION SUBMISSIONS $50,000 Up For Grabs to Winning Animations LOS ANGELES – September… |
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First look at Valiant!
…JoBlo.com movie site has a {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5898 link to the teaser}} at MyMovies. In animation related news on the same site, JoBlo also has tidbits on the {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5901 Transformers… |
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Possible title for \\Ice Age\\ sequel
Fox has registered the web domains “{{link http://www.easywhois.com/index.php?domain=iceage2themeltdown.com&next.x=0&next.y=0 iceage2themeltdown.com}}” and “{{link http://www.easywhois.com/index.php?domain=iceage2themeltdownmovie.com&next.x=0&next.y=0 iceage2themeltdownmovie.com}}”. Could \\Ice Age 2: The Meltdown\\ be the title of the sequel? Thanks to MusicFan in the… |
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JibJab.com Traffic Skyrockets
Nielsen//NetRatings announced that traffic to political parody site jibjab.com jumped 493 percent for the week ending October 10. JibJab.com was also the fast growing site for that week, according to… |
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New 'toons at LooneyTunes.com website
{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=12405 Animation World Network}} reports that Warner Brothers has opened their new {{link http://LooneyTunes.com LooneyTunes.com}} website, which includes “the first original Looney Tunes shorts (online or offline) in more… |
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Dumbo finally on Blu-ray for 70th Anniversary!
…(with the suggested retail price of $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada), High Definition Movie Download (for the suggested retail price of $39.99 U.S./44.99 Canada) and/or Standard Definition Movie Download (for the suggested… |
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The Jungle Book: 2-Disc Platinum Edition
…have been achieved. French and Spanish dubs are included, with English for the hearing impaired for both the movie and, in a welcome touch, the audio commentary and selected Disc… |
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THAT press conference…
…the right path and trying to bring Pixar back on board. Meanwhile, Roy Disney’s {{link http://www.savedisney.com/#comcast Save Disney}} website updates frequently with the latest Comcast news, and Roy himself {{link… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Six
…commentaries, both on the main cartoons and some bonus shorts, and this first disc features Greg Ford on Hare Trigger, Mark Kausler on Birth Of A Notion and Jerry Beck… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Walt Disney Signature Collection
…return to the hi-def format for the first time since its 2009 Diamond Edition debut, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs here, for the third time after the Platinum and… |
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The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition
…King paved the way for more research and development into animation technologies and the beginning of the animation toon-boom that saw rival companies Warner Bros, Fox Animation and, later, Katzenberg’s… |
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Pinocchio: Walt Disney Signature Collection
…conceptual drawings and publicity materials including posters, newspaper clippings, and the entire Pinocchio comic strip from 1940 in still frame form, which provided an evening’s worth of entertainment on its… |
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The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
…and yet ultimately justified and unavoidable choice that when Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson joined forces for their long-cherished dream of bringing Tintin to the screen, it would be through… |
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Treasure Planet: 10th Anniversary Edition
…“tradigital” adventure represents the epitome of hand-drawn and computer animation, and even though a Visual Commentary is (kind of) missing, the set is the best presentation one could hope for!… |
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Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition
…“a fool” for loving Mary Poppins, this coming from a the former head of the Walt Disney Studios and a man not shy in coming forward as a self-proclaimed disciple… |
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Volume 2
…the world stuff. The other two trailers included in this set are for Iron Man Armored Adventures and Wolverine and the X-Men. Case Study: The disc comes in a standard… |
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Pinocchio: Platinum Edition
…and publicity materials including posters, paper clippings, and the entire Pinocchio comic strip from 1940 in still frame form, which provided an evening’s worth of entertainment on its own! Lastly… |
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Paul & The Dragon
…real world and his dream land. Secondly, and also in a bid to present the film on the international stage, Vink and Hooft have devised their film as a complete… |
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Rotoscopers YouTube: Planes test screening
Chelsea and Morgan had the opportunity to see a test screening of the upcoming Disney film Planes. And what do you know? They LIKED it! Check out their spoiler free… |
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Il était une fois…Walt Disney – Artistic Sources Exhibition
…a lot of pictures of Eyvind Earle working. AV: Yeah, and again the comparisons are just spot on, and they’re such a good choice for people coming to this for… |
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The Goon Test Footage
Collider.com has the first test footage of Eric Powell’s The Goon, an animated adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book series. David Fincher is the lead producer and Clancy Brown… |
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Clerks: Sell Out Test Footage
Viewaskew.com brings us test footage from Clerks: Sell Out, which is to be completely Flash-animated. As the website reminds us, “Mind you, none of this material will be in the… |
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WALL-E test screening reviews!
Following a test screening in Portland, Oregon for WALL-E, numerous reviews have made their way online. Positive feedback for Disney/Pixar’s 2008 entry may be found at OregonLive.com, as well as… |
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Horton Hears A Who!: Deluxe Edition
…expect from a clever wordsmith like Geisel and the erudite Jones – works on several layers. At heart, it’s a plea for free speech, combined with the moral that one… |
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Stop-Motion Marvels!
…the computer realm, artists have been using real puppets in animation for many decades. The greatest stop-motion animators of today cite Ray Harryhausen as a great influence, and Harryhausen’s idol… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpt: Part II
…adventure, unconventional families, inventive thrills, cutting-edge imagery, sharp humor and characters so compelling and true-to-life you can’t help but become involved in their emotional and moral dilemmas. The hitch was… |
