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The Smurfs coming to the big screen
…it should be a live-action/CG film,” he said. “(Studio topper) Amy (Pascal) felt equally that there was potentially a series of films in the making.” Kerner has been working closely… |
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The Boy Wonder shines in new fan film
…Dick Grayson, otherwise known as Robin. This film is already generating a big buzz in the fan film community and exemplifies the fact that a little bit of money can… |
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Production Designer Carlos Zaragoza puts a smile on The Emoji Movie
…School at the Complutense University, in Madrid, and an Art Direction for Film & TV Degree at ECAM ( Madrid Film School ). His circus life took him to London,… |
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My Little Pony: The Movie
…record on releasing animated films. Whether good (Shaun the Sheep Movie) or bad (Norm of the North), their cartoon features have always brought in underwhelming box office returns. What makes… |
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\\Thru the Moebius Strip\\ film in post-production, to become TV series
{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=3204 ComingSoon.net}} reports on a \\Variety\\ story about Jean Giraud’s sci-fi fantasy film \\Thru the Moebius Strip\\. Senator International will handle worldwide sales rights of this CG feature written… |
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Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland: How illustrator Dawn Brown decorated the Red Queen’s Castle
…what people say about the final film, those sets really were incredible. To this day, I have not worked on another film with so many sets of that scale and… |
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Second Nicktoons film festival call for entries
Nicktoons and Frederator Studios are holding their second film festival, this year renamed “Nextoons: The Nicktoons Film Festival”. The festival aims to showcase the diversity of independent animated filmmaking. Animators… |
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Corpse Bride receives 'thunderous reception' at Venice film fest
…Venice Film Festival. Regarding the film’s praised style and usage of stop-motion animation, Burton stated, “We feel so lucky, with computers and all taking over, to be able to do… |
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Tangled: Illustrator David Gilson’s dream come true!
…held by the Brizzi Brothers and was about to produce films such as Duck Tales and Goofy Movie. I am myself rather a fan of the classic movies than of… |
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Toshio Suzuki talks Ponyo on a Cliff, Takahata's new film
…new film by Isao Takahata. According to Toshio Suzuki, Takahata’s new film would be based on a Japanese lullaby. Takahata is known for directing Ghibli films such as Grave of… |
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Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland
…comic strip and early silent animation films by cartoonist Winsor McCay, perhaps part of the film’s reason that it feels inaccessible is in McCay’s original designs. Although they have been… |
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India's \\Pandavas – The Five Warriors\\ coming to DVD in North America
…of the prestigious Best English Feature Film Award at the 2001 Indian National Film Awards and Second Best Animated Feature Film winner at the 2001 Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival…. |
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Pinocchio Deluxe Edition
…is a storyboard to film comparison, which makes for fascinating viewing. The image on the Pinocchio LD is superb, rich in color and as close to the original film elements… |
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A Dozen Animated Films at Sundance Online Film Festival
{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=17980 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports that this year’s {{link http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org Fourth Annual Sundance Online Film Festival}} includes 12 films in the Animation section. The films were chosen to… |
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Sausage Party
…Alan Menken wrote the film’s score, along with Christopher Lennertz. Menken also contributed the film’s opening song with lyricist Glenn Slater. Unfortunately, the score gets lost in the manic comedy… |
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The Art of Toy Story 3: animation historian Charles Solomon tells about his “Favorite Toys”
…overlooked. The color script has become an important part of making an animated film — it offers an overview of the film that presents the emotional and visual elements simply… |
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Go planet! Sony negotiates for Captain Planet film rights
…Planet and the Planeteers with the intention to release a feature film adaptation produced by Mark Gordon, Don Murphy and Susan Montford.” There have been talks about an animated movie… |
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Free Birds
Some people say we have a glut of animated films in theaters these days. And in a way they’re right. If they were all enjoyable films I don’t think we… |
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High-Def Animation Took Off in 2007
…in the film that are then answered in a video from the filmmakers; additional deleted scenes; “Alien Invasion”, a one or two player Space Invaders type game. Dragon’s Lair… |
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Wall-E featured in Total Film Magazine
Scans of a Wall-E centered article in Total Film Magazine can be found at First Showing. Several new images can be seen in the scans, including concept art, movie stills,… |
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Positive buzz on Kung Fu Panda coming out of Cannes
…less thrilled with the film which he describes as “a nice looking but heavily formulaic DreamWorks animation entry,” as was Lou Lumenick’s NY Post who found the film “very conventional… |
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Google Play and eOne to offer feature film All Creatures Big and Small free
Entertainment One’s feature-length film All Creatures Big and Small is getting an exclusive debut on Google Play July 1st — and audiences in the U.S. can reserve a complimentary HD… |
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Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
When Dr. Emma Russell and her daughter are captured by eco-terrorists, monster-protection agency Monarch springs into action to try to rescue her, recruiting her estranged husband for the task in… |
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Les Nuits Magiques currently accepting short film submissions
…short film competiton until September 15th. For more info, please click “More”. The 15th Les Nuits Magiques Festival is taking entries now. Films can be entered before the September 15th… |
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Verbinski, King & Logan to make animated film
…for an Academy Award, is in talks with the two filmmakers to pen the script for the big-budget film. Though it is not mentioned in the article exactly what the… |
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Rudolph / Frosty / Santa Claus: The Original Christmas Classics
…another Rudolph adventure, and the pair teamed up for the ill-received Rudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July. Despite the switching the animation style to stop-motion and running as a full… |
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The Book of Life
…it’s the most beautiful CG animated film ever made so far: bold and vibrant colors; fun and unique character designs; stunning sets and landscapes. It’s obvious a lot of care… |
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Specs on How To Train Your Dragon
…The Venice Film Festival Persol Award-winner for “the most creative 3D film of the year”, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON will also be exclusively available on Blu-ray 3D as part… |
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Toy Story 3 Top-Grossing Animated Film of All-Time
Yahoo (via Reuters) reports that Toy Story 3 is now the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The final film in the Toy Story series has grossed US$920 million worldwide,… |
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Ratatouille honored at Austin Film Critics Award
UpcomingPixar reports that Ratatouille has been judged the Best Animated film at Austin Film Critics Award. Pixar’s Cars had won the same award last year…. |
