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Michael Barrier’s {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/index.html Funnyworld}} site updates this week with a number of {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/links.htm new added links}} to some great animation-related websites (including us – thanks Michael)! There’s also…

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DreamWorks’ \\Shrek 2\\ opens today on 3,737 screens according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2004&wk=21&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. {{link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999152/ MSNBC}} says that “whatever was wrong with \\Shrek\\ – and there were more…

…{{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4087&n=1&burl= The Black Hole}} (August 3). Most interesting are the menu screens from the September 14 release of {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4088&n=1&burl= Home On The Range}}: as well as anamorphic transfer…

…JoBlo.com movie site has a {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5898 link to the teaser}} at MyMovies. In animation related news on the same site, JoBlo also has tidbits on the {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5901 Transformers…

…at 12:01am, exclusively on {{link http://disney.go.com/home/today/index.html Disney Online}} and {{link http://movies.go.com/ Movies.com}}. It will be available on {{link http://disney.go.com/disneymotion/ Disney Motion}} and {{link http://movies.go.com/moviesdynamic/motion Movies Motion}} high-quality broadband video”. Chicken…

As {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000891.html we reported over a year ago}}, MGM is to complement the release of the upcoming Steve Martin-led remake of The Pink Panther in theaters with the re-issue…

…on the site is a look back at Hanna-Barbera’s past, with reviews of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/399 Wacky Races: The Complete Series}} and both of its spin off shows: {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/400 Dastardly…

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…in Pixar’s {{link http://www.pixar.com/artistscorner/joe/interview.html Artist Corner}}. {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_08.html#001291 Cartoon Brew}} has running updates with news and responses to Ranft’s passing. Ranft is survived by his wife, Su, and two children,…

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…Tomatometer has the film at 74% fresh. {{link http://www.boxofficereport.com/wbon/forecast.shtml Box Office Report}} predicts a 4th place opening with $14 million. {{link http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_curious_george_clip Moviefone}} has an exclusive clip from the film….

IGN has a great 4-page article today on a behind-the-scenes tour of Disney’s vast animation archives “for an inside look at the studio’s illustrious (and illustrated) legacy of hand-drawn classics.”…

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…its community with a variety of creative contests offering prizes of up to $50,000 each. With a slate of online distribution partners currently on board, the company is also forging…

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…Azzopardi, Dominic Carola and John Webber, are all veteran animators each with over 10 years of animating experience. Glen Gagnon, also a co-founder, brings with him over 15 years of…