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Creating the Hitchhiker's Guide
…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 the creation of the Guide’s graphics…. |
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Barrier on Thomas
…reflect on this month’s loss to the animation world of Frank Thomas, while also defending the great animator’s style of work in his on-going war of words with John Kricfalusi…. |
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Dandy & Company leaps from the web to the comic shop
…by readers as a blend of the best of Looney Tunes, Calvin and Hobbes and Disney’s Duck Tales. Now, on the 3rd anniversary of Dandy’s online introduction, Comic lovers will… |
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Funny World gets regular updates
The sometimes provocative and always entertaining Mike Barrier has promised to update his {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/index.html Funny World website}} more often, and is off to a good start, with several new… |
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Spongebob Squarepants movie banners
Movie site JoBlo.com has a first look up at the Spongebob Squarepants Movie {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=4901 poster banners}}, which reveal a couple of new characters. The Paramount film opens November 19…. |
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Atlantis discovered?
{{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/06/ireland.atlantis.reut/index.html CNN}} reports on a new theory by a Swedish scientist who beleives that the legendary city of Atlantis may actually be Ireland. Ulf Erlingsson says he is “amazed… |
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Aladdin site update
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4837#post4837 Animated News Forum}} points to the offcial {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/aladdin/index.html Aladdin DVD webpage}}, which is now updated with clips, activities and a sweepstakes contest. Still a… |
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Nocturna enters production at Red Kite Films
…sees a star fall from the sky and is instantly transported into a world of dreams, darkness, and the mysteries of the night. The film builds on Red Kite’s reputation… |
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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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Team America: World Police heading for NC-17 rating?
…version of the Paramount film [contains] surprisingly graphic scenes of puppet sex”. The page also has new pictures and a link to a video clip of the boys’ ComicCon appearance…. |
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A Funny World indeed
Though he’s off duty for a couple of weeks, Mike Barrier’s {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/index.html FunnyWorld website}} is packed with new additions since we last caught up with him. Top of “the… |
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Transformers producer seeks fan feedback
…website, as well as asking for feedback on key matters. Seems the team behind the film is aware of the huge fan following of the franchise and wants to get… |
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Eisner's end of term: letter and reply
The Animation World Network has posted Michael Eisner’s {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=11910 end-of-contract letter}} to the board of The Walt Disney Company, in which he announces his intentions to step down as… |
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Sony buys MGM!
In an end to a long-wrangling bidding war between Time Warner Entertainment and Sony (Columbia) Pictures Entertainment, trade paper Variety is today announcing {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117910349&categoryID=18&cs=1 the sale of Metro Goldwyn… |
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More Incredibles sneak peeks
…that announce there will be a new sneak peek at The Incredibles during the {{link http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/clickit/index.html Click It To Pick It}} block this Sunday, September 19, between 6:30/5:30c to 8/7c…. |
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Return Of The King: extended announced
New Line Cinema has at last made official an announcement that the extended edition of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning epic fantasy The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King… |
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Cinderella Gift Set
As is befitting one of Walt Disney’s most cherished films, and an important one in that it saved the company from bankruptcy in 1950, this fall’s Platinum Edition will also… |
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Shark Tale: it's a hit
The always entertaining movie site JoBlo.com looks at {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5454 Shark Tale‘s fortunes at the box office}}, declaring the movie a hit (at least with audiences), with a $49.1 million… |
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McCracken on Pixar
Thanks to ‘anvil’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5522#post5522 Animated News Forum}} for posting a link to Harry McCracken’s {{link http://www.harrymccracken.com/messagecenter/index.cgi?read=555 Message Center}}, where he writes about his visit to Pixar Animation… |
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WDTVA names new executives
…will oversee the production of animated projects produced by WDTVA worldwide. She “has had a role in the production of nearly every program created by WDTVA over the last decade”…. |
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\\Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy\\ on DVD today, on TV next month
{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2285 AWN}} notes that the hour long \\Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy\\ DVD released today will air on FOX on December 17, in a slimmed down 30 minute… |
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\\Polar Express\\ reviews mixed
…seem to get past the un-lifelike characters: “\\The Polar Express\\ should be subtitled \\The Night of the Living Dead\\. The characters are that frightening.” – Paul Clinton, {{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/10/review.polar.express/index.html CNN}}…. |
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New 'toons at LooneyTunes.com website
{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=12405 Animation World Network}} reports that Warner Brothers has opened their new {{link http://LooneyTunes.com LooneyTunes.com}} website, which includes “the first original Looney Tunes shorts (online or offline) in more… |
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\\Drawn Together\\ housemates together for another season
{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=cat&category1=Television&newsitem_no=12411 Animation World Network}} reports that after only three episodes aired Comedy Central has already ordered a second season of \\Drawn Together\\. The show, hyped as “television’s first animated… |
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\\Wallace and Gromit\\ wins top award at Annual Golden Tomato Awards
Rotten Tomato’s {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/rtawards/index_2005.php 7th Annual Golden Tomato Awards}} has awarded \\Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit\\ their top prize for The Best Reviewed Film of 2005 in… |
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Moebius Strip finds distributor path
{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117914431&cs=1 Variety reports}} that Fantastic Films International has picked up distribution of the computer animated feature Thru The Moebius Strip, produced at Hong Kong animation studio GDC Entertainment, and… |
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\\Office\\ star to try hand at \\The Simpsons\\
Ricky Gervais, the creator and star of the British hit show \\The Office\\, will be writing and lending his voice to an episode of \\The Simpsons\\ at the personal invitation… |
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\\Nightmare\\ video games coming in 2005
{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=12764 AWN}} reports that Buena Vista Interactive and video game developer Capcom will release two video games this year based on \\Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas\\. \\Oogie’s Revenge\\… |
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Pinocchio 3000 on UK DVD
In the surprise announcement of the moment, Granada Ventures in the UK will release the {{link http://www.filmaxanimation.com/index.htm Filmax Animation}} feature Pinocchio 3000 {{link http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006L7OES/qid=1106736427/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-3056756-5900633 on home video and DVD}} this… |
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Tarzan II run time
Following the recent unveiling of the {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=5815&n=1&burl= full size cover art}}, a trade industry advert reveals that Tarzan II, a mid-quel to Disney’s 1999 theatrical hit, will run for… |
