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UK TV animator Ivor Wood dies aged 72
…an Anglo-French mother and an English father, he moved with his parents to France soon after the second world war, when they took over the running of a small hotel… |
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Enrico Casarosa on storyboarding Ratatouille
…running on it, and I think Jim was the only person working on Ratatouille at the time, so I was the first story artist to join them and certainly in… |
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The Complete Adventures Of The Little King
…love and admiration for their King and, after a suitably pretentious build up, the reveal of their ruler playing in his royal bubble bath brings a big smile. There’s even… |
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\\Cars\\ impresses theater owners and reviewers
…are engaging and we start to get into it. The trek across the Southwest features nature’s rugged beauty in contrast to man’s slick creations rushing along the interstate and ignoring… |
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Inside Animation Supervisor Victor Navone’s mind
…VN: The mind characters were more stylized than anything we had attempted in a feature film, and each emotion had very specific rules about how to get them “on model.”… |
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The Hanna-Barbera Treasury
…did at MGM, before moving on to Ruff And Reddy and the successive TV cartoons, up to the original Scooby-Doo. Beck has compiled what the cover describes as a scrapbook,… |
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Simpsons set for two more seasons; King Of The Hill back for one more
…19 and making it the longest-running entertainment primetime series on the air. Fox’s other popular animated comedy, King Of The Hill, will also return in January 2007. In related news,… |
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Annie Award nominations announced
…– The IncrediblesWill Finn & John Sanford – Home on the RangeStephen Hillenburg – The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieMamoru Oshi – Ghost in the Shell 2 Directing in an Animated Television… |
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Madagascar merchandise
The website for Giftmaker Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. reports that they have inked a deal with DreamWorks Animation to produce merchandise for the upcoming CGI feature Madagascar. “In addition… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three
…through the discs. The Introductions with him run about two minutes each, with the first one using some sloppy green-screening that has the background distorting and sliding behind Maltin. Aside… |
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The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 1
…long-running radio show. Though details of the origin were not delved into, The Lone Ranger still appeared to be the same former Texas Ranger who had given up his old… |
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The Breadwinner
…day-to-day, as food and money run out. Parvana’s older brother has been killed, and her younger brother is still a baby, so there is no male to go out and… |
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Activision announces Madagascar
…and pounce; pumping up Marty’s jump, back kick and stealth crawl; learning Gloria’s butt smash and running barrel move; and perfecting Melman’s helicopter spin and ammo-throwing neck fling, which he… |
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Turok: Son Of Stone
…publication in its own title for 130 issues (many of the last ones being reprints), finally ending its Dell/Gold Key/Whitman run in 1982. It was one cool-looking series, particularly as… |
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Bravestarr: Volume One
…syndicated run (also on the “Best Of” set), plus several half-minute promos. Image Galleries include ones for the Bravestarr style guides and another for a series of print advertisements. Finally,… |
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Kronk’s New Groove
…and Treasure Planet either rushed to completion or canned altogether when those movies under-performed at the box office. So it isn’t until five years later, following an outrageously successful showing… |
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Production Designer Carlos Zaragoza puts a smile on The Emoji Movie
…CZ: The stories of the main characters, Gene (the emoji) and Alex (the human), run in parallel. They are influencing each other and at the same time they belong to… |
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The Lorax
…is a big, but swept under the rug, problem. Audrey dreams of seeing a real tree and Ted, in a bid to impress his crush, sets off outside the walls… |
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The Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries: The Complete First Season
…Tokyo. B2 Or Not B2 – Granny is invited as a guest speaker on a cruise. Bull Running On Empty – This time, they’re in Spain for the Running Of… |
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
…offer a handful of fun bonuses. As a side note (and not really an extra at all), the film’s running time is stated on the sleeve at 70 minutes, although… |
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Tangled: Before Ever After
…animated by the Feature Animation crowd) and the long-running Kim Possible, probably the last Disney TV series I had any real interest in. Yes, there has been an explosion of… |
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More animated series coming to DVD
…given for the two upcoming DVD volumes of The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, The Journey Begins and The Journey Continues. Concurrently, the press release and artwork for Astroboy (1963) –… |
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Tarzan to swing in Las Vegas?
Jim Hill Media spreads the rumor that the Disney Theatrical version of Tarzan may find its way to Las Vegas, should the musical’s run on Broadway prove to be successful… |
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Beauty And The Beast: Platinum Edition
…Mrs. Pott’s section features a few more special features. There is “The Making of Beauty And The Beast” feature, which is hosted by Celine Dion and runs for roughly twenty-six… |
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle trailer promises a darker tale
…last October, but was picked up from Warner Bros. by Netflix over the summer. The movie will still get a limited theatrical run on November 29th, presumably at least in… |
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X-Men ’92 Vol. 0: Warzones!
…animated series was reborn in the from of a new comic book series titled X-Men ’92. Vol. 0: Warzones! collects the initial eight issue run of the series. For several… |
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Who Discovered…Lyricist Glenn Slater?
…does indeed become a star, winning the love of child-star-turned-adult-knockout Jessica along the way. AV: Did you see any artwork? GS: I don’t think the artwork got past the rudimentary… |
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Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi talk about “rising” Moom
…the first time Robert recalled experiencing the loss of life. He recalled Valentine’s Day, at the age of four, losing his great-grandmother in a tragic hit and run. The loss… |
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Douglas Gresham and Trevor Goring: Back Into The Narnia Wardrobe!
…films. I never translated that into my artwork until I saw Mentor Huebner’s work and Sherman Labby’s work, two great storyboard artists who both worked on Blade Runner, which inspired… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Five: Animation with James Baxter and Thomas Schelesny
…his small group of storyboard artists did that. Actually, Paul & Gaetan Brizzi did the first pass of the boards. They did the first run-through on storyboard and then the… |
