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Curious . . . 2D is NOT Dead
Check out Jerry Beck’s online version of a recent Variety article on the upcoming Curious George film. The most significant part of this article for the animation industry is the… |
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More news concerning the upcoming Shrek 2 trailer
…premiere, the trailer will be available to view online. Click here to see the card. Also, for those wishing to become a Dreamworks subscriber, one can register through Shrek2.com, which… |
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Disney goes to Bill Gates for Web movie answer
The Disney Company, who until now have enjoyed an un-official online relationship with Apple to distribute clips and trailers for their movies, willl move over to Microsoft later this year,… |
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Could Apple buy Pixar?
{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/30/technology/apple/ CNN}} has a semi-serious article on the merits, pitfalls, and feasibility of Apple Computer (CEO Steve Jobs) buying Pixar (CEO Steve Jobs). “Apple, with its huge success in… |
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Win a deal with MTV Animation
…creating the next big animated show for MTV, with a development deal worth up to $20,000. Some big name industry folk – including Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, Pixar’s Bud… |
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A new toon "Brew"…
Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi, known online for their animation history and comment sites Cartoon Research and Animation Blast respectively, have joined together to launch a new place to discuss… |
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Top 100… Children's Movies
…to the Future\\), and a good share of traditional children’s fare (\\Beauty and the Beast\\, \\Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\\). A full list is online at {{link http://www.azcentral.com/families/articles/0120fam_topmovies.html AZCentral.com}}…. |
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Eisner's to-do list
…what Disney CEO Michael Eisner must do to get out from under the gun of ouster campaigns, massive shareholder revolts, and takeover bids. Free membership required to read article online…. |
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DreamWorks Financial News
…out The New York Times article about Shrek and the possible sale of DreamWorks’ animation division. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up. Free subscription required to read article online…. |
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Shark Tale and Incredibles footage to be shown today on Access Hollywood
…new Incredibles trailer to be available online in the near future, since it debuted on Access Hollywood last week. Thanks to “macontosh2000” in the AN Forum for the heads up!… |
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Gold still plugging away
…recently “got up in front of a crowd of journalists gathered in Texas and laid out his own ideas for better corporate governance.” Free subscription required to read article online…. |
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Robots with attitude
…who has also managed to make his film’s DVD available through {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001214CK/102-4687562-8010520 Amazon.com}} and set up an online store which sells merchandise and apparel based on other Haas Animation… |
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Disneyland goes to Infinity and Beyond
…which apparently is an update of an old rumor that the attraction would take on a Little Mermaid theme. Free subscription to the Orange County Register Online required to read… |
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Aladdin shows us a whole new site
Disney Online has just opened up a site for the Aladdin 2-Disc Special Edition DVD with the Genie character noticably absent, presumably to keep Robin Williams happy. The DVD is… |
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Roy Disney still intact on Disney Treasures tins
As a few early looks at this year’s Walt Disney Treasures line of DVDs begin to surface online, it’s surprising to see that no-one has commented on the “Roy Disney… |
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Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence pics and date
Pittsburgh Live’s {{link http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_191258.html Tribune Review}} has the first couple of images from DreamWorks’ Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence online, while {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=4451 Coming Soon}} features a little more… |
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The making of Garfield: The Movie
…a whole bunch of stuff on the movie, including cast bios, the trailer, and a new “making of” clip. Some features require registration or the downloading of America Online software…. |
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The Batman Teaser
The teaser for the new animated series that aired on WB is now available online form the great French site Catsuka…. |
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\\Beauty and the Beast\\ hits milestones
{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85599.html Playbill Online}} notes that the Broadway stage version of \\Beauty and the Beast\\ celebrated two milestones last week. On April 18th, the show celebrated its tenth year on… |
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One voice behind them all
…others. The article functions mainly as an announcement for Ben Ohmart’s biography of Mr. Frees, but includes plenty of biographical information itself. Free subscription to the Register’s online site required…. |
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Apple and Walt Disney Records finally reach agreement on adding Disney catalog to iTunes
…Walt Disney Records. “We chose to deliver our digital music catalog exclusively on iTunes because it is the leading global online music store.” “This is the next logical step in… |
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New Popeye special: first image and plot
…his new 3D incarnation, comes from this month’s print issue of Time Magazine. They also outline the show {{link http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040419-610090,00.html online}}, which actually sounds a little too clever for its… |
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Chicken Little teaser now in QuickTime
{{link http://www.movie-list.com MovieList.com}}, a great archive of classic, new and coming soon trailers online, have posted a hi-res version of the teaser for Disney’s first CGI-without-Pixar film. The {{link http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=chickenlittle… |
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Disney shuts down another animation studio
According to the {{link http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FD09Dh02.html Asia Times Online}}, Disney will close its Japanese animation unit in June. “Of the 100 or so personnel there, about 30 will be transferred to… |
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Shark Tale website now updated!
…including more flash animation and information about the film’s characters. Also, an “anonymous individual” has informed the fansite that a Shark Tale teaser trailer will be swimming online “very soon.”… |
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New Garfield fun at Nick!
Jump over to {{link http://www.nick.com/ads/garfield/garfieldmovie/ Nick.com}} where they have a number of online fun and games promoting the upcoming movie. There’s also a new picture of the feline on the… |
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As WDFA-Florida remains dark, Firefly is ready to shine!
…Alvarado, Dominic Carola, Gregg Azzopardi, John Webber, Glen Gagnon. For more information, contact Project Firefly Animation Studios at 407.224.6730 or 800.264.0266. Project Firefly Animation Studios online at {{link http://www.projectfirefly.com/ www.projectfirefly.com}}…. |
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AnimationHQ to host chat with Gregg Berger
{{link http://animationhq.net/ AnimationHQ}} announced that they will be holding an online chat with voice actor Gregg Berger. His list of credits include Donatello in \\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\\; Grimlock, Long… |
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It's not just "synthespians" – now computers can do voice overs too!
{{link http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/15/robot.actor.ap/index.html CNN Online}} reports that Astro Boy got the help of a real life little boy robot recently, when Sony’s humanoid Qrio entered a voice booth to record lines… |
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Jerry Bruckheimer growing mouse ears?
Check out Business Week Online at Yahoo! Finance for a new interview with highly successful movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Lots of Disney talk in there…. |
