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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…want to confuse him with the ruler of Haiti with that same name. A few of the song ideas evolved as well. Louis’s song originally was about how much he… |
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Frank Walsh: Setting The World of Narnia
…as a ruin in an almost inaccessible part of New Zealand, building large Castle in depths of a Prague winter, to building a massive bridge over a raging river in… |
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Annie nominations for 2011 films announced
…— FX Productions Green Lantern: The Animated Series — Warner Bros. Animation Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas — Hallmark MAD — Warner Bros. Animation Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2 —… |
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Dr. Seuss’s Holidays On The Loose!
…than a few Looney Tunes specials – when theatrical shorts stopped being made. Created towards the tail-end of DePatie-Freleng’s run of Seuss television shows (which included The Lorax in 1972),… |
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Ariel’s Song: Robert Reece, a fortunate writer under the sea!
…really more of a comedic, antagonistic character as opposed to the traditional “villain” that wants to rule the world and kill everyone in the process. She loathes Sebastian, which was… |
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Madame Tutli-Putli vs. The Crazy Locomotive
…has its own rules. And we thought that a short film like that had more to deal with poetry than with romance or anything like that. A poem has structures,… |
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The Essential Daffy Duck
…than Bugs and Daffy bickering about how Daffy’s plan to run for President and sanction Rabbit Hunting 365 days of the year is doomed to fail. It is, ultimately, a… |
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WALL•E: Animator Victor Navone gives soul to a bot, and Cars a Toon-up!
…as the Rubik’s Cube), their sitting on a bench at sunset, WALL•E’s space walk with the extinguisher and his being repaired by EVE back on Earth, among others! An impressive… |
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Director Gore Verbinski wrangles up Rango!
…to rave reviews. Critics praised Verbinski’s direction as well as the stunning visual design and intelligent dialogue. By the end of its theatrical run, Rango had collected more than $245… |
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Henry Selick talks Moongirl and more
…both. We’re running tests and crunching numbers. AV:Can you tell us a little about the origin, the genesis, of Moongirl? HS: There had been a contest at the studio for… |
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Toy Story 3: Pixar writer Michael Arndt tells the story behind the story
…encouraged to let our imaginations run wild, and (I hope) the film reflects that. RI: The creative process for an animated film is quite different from a live-action one. Did… |
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Dream On, Silly Dreamer
…runaway success of The Lion King would have on them. Other studios observed this lucrative resurrection of animation and, needless to say, they wanted a piece of the pie, too…. |
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Aladdin: Crew Reunion
…he would go to Disney to avoid the stress of running his own studio. John asked, “You’re going to come here to avoid stress?!” John and Ron gave him the… |
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Disney Legend Floyd Norman writes (and talks) about his Animated Life
…once told me that he felt sorry for Walt Disney because the Old Maestro must have had the weight of the world on his shoulders running the company. This person… |
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
…two Rugrats movies) keeping things well paced. The overall story may be slighter and more child-friendly than the more densely packed plots of some animated films, and some of the… |
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Mark Smith talks Art of Flash
…Animated News & Views’ Josh Armstrong. The publication examines how one may best apply the popular software, while also discussing other rules and tips that may help those working, and… |
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The Prince Of Egypt: Signature Selection
…using the hieroglyphic paintings of the palace walls, is one memorable highlight. The only disappointment with the movie was its running time. I thought the mid-section could have possibly been… |
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The Secret Of Kells: Special Edition
…notices. The only problem with The Secret Of Kells was that, with a somewhat limited release schedule, audiences couldn’t immediately rush out and see what the fuss was about without… |
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Disney documentary DVD exclusive offer!
…STREETDATE: November 30, 2010 Rated: PG Run Time: Approx. 86 minutes Video: Widescreen (1.78.1) Audio Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound DVD Subtitles: English SRP: 1-Disc DVD $29.99 THE BOYS: THE… |
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Beaumont and Kerry: Peter Pan‘s Leading Ladies
…The Ruggles (1949-1952), portraying Sharon, the daughter of Charles Ruggles. Likewise, Kerry found a part as Jane Carter in the Lone Ranger adventure The Squire (1950). At the age of… |
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Secret Origin: The Story Of DC Comics
…and the celebrated animated series, to Alan Moore’s complete rewriting of the comic book rules in Watchmen and its ensuing “British Invasion” of writers, such as Neil Gaiman and his… |
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Volume 2
…up and running. Setting a popular character in high school is also not something new, and had been done previously with X-Men: Evolution (which was a natural transition since there… |
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Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
…a little girl who has run away from her rich but neglectful father. The Sweatbox Review: Sometimes Christmas specials are just stories with your favorite characters doing things at Christmas… |
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Pete Docter’s Up-bringing!
…sometimes nature – the rustling of leaves through trees or the way water cascades over rock or something like that, just very subtle little things, but the audience recognizes them… |
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Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie (Limited Edition with Plush)
…children’s story, all woods have that air of mystery and danger lurking beneath the shadows. The overhanging branches and howling wind rustling through the leaves only add to the atmosphere…. |
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Cultoons! Volume 1: Ads And Oddities
…Geisel/Seuss’ Whoville designs and wordplay to the limited animation style that UPA would make their own. Each running just over a minute, we’re offered four samples here. Animated Theatrical Commercials… |
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Archie and the Pussycats, plus Beowulf and TailSpin!
…ran from 1968 and was an instant ratings success, leading to several follow up series and spin offs. Now that initial run has been brought to disc in an Archie… |
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Back and "looking" better than ever! Plus Super Powers and Pirates!
…to keep an eye out (haha, stop laughing at the back!) for his latest review, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, which packs in the final run of episodes featuring… |
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Super Friends: The Lost Episodes
…created a syndicated package of the series’ old shows, and ABC chose to not complete with the older programs. They likely had also felt that the show had run its… |
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Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas
…do of rubber. The early promise of the sequence is hampered by the lower budget again: Santa’s Workshop never has the grandness or depth really required (though the overly-bombastic music… |
