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Eggbert starring in Chicken Little?
…asks…is the Warner Brothers character Eggbert (AKA Egghead Jr.) reviving his career in Disney’s upcoming Chicken Little? Check out exactly {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000399 what he means}} and spot the uncanny resemblance…… |
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Madagascar knocks off the Sith
…by \\Madagascar\\, according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ Box Office Mojo}}. The DreamWorks animated film raked in $28.7 million this weekend, bringing it’s 10 day cumulative take to just over $100 million…. |
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More on Looney Tunes: Golden Collection 2
…http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000401 Cartoon Brew}} website with a partial list of goodies to expect in the set. For starters, he lists 31 audio commentaries, six featurettes, fifteen isolated music tracks, and a… |
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South Park: The Complete Fourth Season specs and art
The complete specs for Paramount’s May 19 release of South Park: The Complete Fourth Season have been posted at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/552 DVD Toons}}. No Spirit Of Christmas (the first-ever outing… |
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New Spidey trailer debuts
As anticipation for the new Spidey flick heats up, a new trailer for {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_2/trailer/ Spider-Man 2}} has just gone live at Sony Pictures’ site…. |
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Smurfs to smurf back to the smurf screen
…little {{link http://www.mushroomvillage.com/smurfs-comeback.html more digging}} on the site reveals that a new Smurf movie and/or TV series is in the works, and Peyo’s little blue characters’ comeback could be “well… |
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"From The Other Side": Shrek 2; Ogre-sized box office take
Usually only dealing with product from the Disney Studio, {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID280220.asp The Laughing Place}}’s Kirby Holt takes at look at rival DreamWorks’ Shrek 2, now in theaters and making a… |
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Mary Poppins shines on DVD
Ultimate Disney DVD has posted the complete specs for this fall’s {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4796 Mary Poppins: Definitive 2-disc 40th Anniversary Edition DVD}}. Highlights to look foward to include commentary with Julie… |
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Date set for the next Groove
…first film, or even the above standard Return To NeverLand or Jungle Book 2 sequels. The {{link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401398/releaseinfo Internet Movie DataBase}} is listing a release date of July 20 2005…. |
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Composer change on the Boop musical
…who will work with David Lindsay-Abaire on the project. Producers Robin Goodman and Andrew Farber had previously hoped to put together a workshop in summer 2004, reports {{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88146.html Playbill}}…. |
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The Incredibles: "plenty of superhero action"; "human characters based on 1960s Disney"
Pixar’s story supervisor Mark Andrews speaks to the {{link http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-mag-sp-comicmovies_082204,0,4863759.story?coll=orl-calmoviestop Orlando Sentinel}} about the upcoming Brad Bird superhero spoof The Incredibles. “According to Andrews, there will be plenty of superhero… |
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Buena Vista DVD bash: "no Mulan 3"
Dark Horizons reports on a recent {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040820a.php industry gathering}} at which Disney’s Buena Vista Home Video entertained guests in a bid to push the studio’s upcoming DVD slate. Along… |
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Fox Animation's John Cohen promoted to vp of production
…Alvin and the Chipmunks back with a movie featuring computer animated versions of the title characters in a live action world. Cohen also was the brain behind www.NapoleonVsFender.com, which cross-promotes… |
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Mulan: two-disc set for October
Disney’s 1998 animated feature Mulan is set to get the Special Edition treatment on DVD, joining Aladdin this October as this year’s “classic” Platinum support title. {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/04_19.html DVD File}}… |
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Team America: World Police heading for NC-17 rating?
The {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5069 JoBlo movie site}} has a story up reporting that, as it currently stands, South Park‘s Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s new puppet-animated musical action farce Team America… |
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Simba's Pride "a mixed bag"; One By One "a pure delight"
Echoing Ultimate Disney’s thoughts on The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/329 DVD Toons says}} that “to be fair, it stands up against an impossible to top original pretty… |
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Have yourself a Very Barry Christmas!
…shows, {{link http://www.averybarrychristmas.com/flash/index.html A Very Barry Christmas}}. Set in Australia, the hour-long special sees animal charity worked Barry Buckley trading places with Santa (voiced by improv comedian Colin Mochrie) and… |
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Nocturna enters production at Red Kite Films
…Nocturna commences later this year, and the film is set for theatrical release at Christmas 2006. A {{link http://www.filmaxanimation.com/trailers/index.htm?SESION=68ccb75896c2d088a708e326190540af trailer}} for this beautiful movie is available at Filmax web site…. |
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Cinderella Gift Set
…come housed in a deluxe DVD gift set configuration. The {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/media_index.php?maincat=images&cat=artwork&type=coverart&id=646 Disney DataBase}} has the first look up of the set, which will include the 2-disc DVD, plus reproduced… |
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More voice work for Cleese and Curry as they join Valiant
The Hollywood Reporter, via the {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=filmNews&storyID=4846740 Reuters News Agency}}, reports that Valiant‘s cast of Ewan McGregor, Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie and John Hurt has been boosted by… |
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A whole new load of Shrek
{{link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4765823/ Newsweek}} scores the first in-depth look at the upcoming Shrek 2, with a full run down on the story, the new characters, behind the scenes audio and trailer… |
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Elmer Bernstein dies at 82
…http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000930/ long-spanning career}} saw him write music for many special effects blockbusters, such as The Ten Commandments, GhostBusters and Wild Wild West. Perhaps his biggest contributions to animated films were… |
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Project Firefly going strong
…and 3-D animation and artwork for theatrical and video releases, television series, commercials, interactive/internet media, children’s books and educational films. For more information, visit Project Firefly Animation Studios at www.projectfirefly.com…. |
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Creating the Hitchhiker's Guide
Effects house Shynola’s most recent animation adventure involved the Guide entries for the big-screen adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Chris Harding {{link http://www.vfxblog.com/articles/shynola_on_hitchhikers/index.html talks to vfxblog}} about… |
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Bishop Animation opens its doors
Bishop Animation recently announced the opening of their full service {{link http://www.bishopanimation.com animation studio}}. Their own in-house project Paul And His Bananas continues in production…. |
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Barbie sings!
DVD Toons has a trailer up for the fourth computer-animated video movie to star Mattel’s Barbie, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/595 The Princess And The Pauper}}, with the twist this time being that… |
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Two New Series Coming to NickToons
…WESTERN. Nicktoons, Nickelodeon’s new 24-hour animation channel, will premiere Animation Collective’s two new original series LEADER DOG and TORTELLINI WESTERN. The first LEADER DOG episode premieres at 8:00 pm April… |
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Ray Harryhausen interview
Over at {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17618 Ain’t It Cool News}}, Scott Essman takes an extremely informative and interesting interview with 84 year old stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen, promoting his autobiography, An… |
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Wind In The Willows team sets up shop
…under Baruch Inbar to launch {{link http://www.snaut.com/ Snaut Entertainment}}, an LA-based company providing extensive creative services for the industry. Currently the group is engaged in developing The Wind In The… |
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Pixar's Jobs: "It's Mike Or Me"…
The {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/18437.htm New York Post}} is confirming that Steve Jobs has indeed put on hold discussions with other studios about forming a new partnership deal until the dust settles… |
