Jonatha Brooke and Joel McNeely: the Pixie-Powered Music of Return To Neverland!
…Movie, Lilo & Stitch 2, The Fox and the Hound 2 and Cinderella III. But he’s also famous for his live–action scores for the likes of Iron Will, Young Indiana… |
The Detective Pikachu trailer is full of Pokemon cameos
…streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live–action world—they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a… |
Studio Idefix #2 – Lucky Luke: Daisy Town and Ballad Of The Daltons
…series and live–action films based on their exploits continuing to break box-office figures. After another comic album writer, Hergé, had great success with Tin Tin’s translation to the screen in… |
Beauty and the Beast enchanting its way onto Blu-ray June 6th; cover art and trailer revealed
…singing and dancing to live music, set pieces and more. A Beauty of a Tale – Explore the process of transforming a beloved animated film into a new live–action classic…. |
Director Gore Verbinski wrangles up Rango!
…you get when you shoot live–action, I think, add up to a sense that something unpredictable might happen. The live–action record was our only opportunity to react intuitively to something… |
The Animated Seuss
…winner Design For Death. With success in documentaries, he went on to try feature films. 1953 saw Seuss write and design the musical fantasy The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T…. |
Horton Hears a Who!
…104 minute feature, like the 2000 live action Grinch, you have to start padding. Which means that only one fourth of your film is actual Seuss. The other three-fourths is… |
Toy Story 3: Pixar writer Michael Arndt tells the story behind the story
…this point. But for me, that cliche is 100% true. It basically took me 10,00 hours of writing before I had any success at all. RI: How much of your… |
Wonder Woman
…75 years through her display of strength, compassion, and intuitive intellect. A cultural icon for generations, her legacy includes a successful 1970s live–action television series starring Lynda Carter and more… |
More Cartoons For Victory!
…the USSR. That may sound boring, but any lover of history or propaganda cartoons is sure to enjoy it. Coaxed by a friendly-looking communist comrade in a live action bridging… |
Cars 2 screenwriter Ben Queen on the race for his “Art Of” book!
From the early pencil sketches and conceptual artwork to the storyboards, color scripts and character designs, the gorgeous Art Of Cars 2 volume celebrates the artistry and imagination behind Lightning… |
The Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Ultimate Collector’s Edition Volume One
…Porky Pig in the brilliant 1940 animation/live–action combo You Ought To Be In Pictures). Jones sets up the world of the Looney Tunes and the characters that populate it, touching… |
Otto Messmer And Felix The Cat
…number of projects for the studio, including some Chaplins, and a two-reeler that accompanied Universal’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Messmer-Sullivan teaming would break up for a bit, though,… |
ParaNorman
…the street, but that’s simply a fraction of a fraction of a taster as to what goes into these productions, so be prepared to almost live through the making of… |
Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1960s: Volume 1
…program Saturday mornings for children nationwide, no longer relying on a mix of local and syndicated shows. Initially, the shows still included live action series like The Lone Ranger and… |
Speed Racer: Widescreen Edition
…The classic Japanese animated racing adventure show gets suited and booted up to big-screen, live–action proportions, in a lavish and surprisingly entertaining movie that should provide high enjoyment for non-fans… |
Studio Idefix #1 – Asterix The Gaul and Asterix And Cleopatra
…old west) and even neighboring Belgium’s Tin Tin are among the top selling characters, with cartoon series and live–action films breaking box-office figures in their native countries. In France in… |
Tom & Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection
…Durante), Hanna-Barbera stepped in and offered Jerry instead. And they ventured into live–action musical pictures again almost a decade later when they met up with swimming sensation Esther Williams in… |
The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
…is the tool used to tell the story, and perhaps no-one in wide release animation demonstrates this better than Martin Rosen, a live–action producer who only turned to animation as… |
Fantastic Four: The Complete 1994-95 Animated Series
…with that darn landlady, who demands $150,000 in repair money. Meanwhile, Ben signs with MTV. Marvel at such lines as, “What humans lack in intelligence, they make up for in… |
The Flintstones: The Complete Series
Hanna-Barbera Productions (September 30 1960 – April 1 1966), Warner Home Video (October 28 2008), 24 discs in custom packaging, 4258 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby… |
Rock & Rule: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition
…lack of cohesive narrative structure, but fortunately it never descends into being a mess. The animation is generally very good. Some live action reference was used to generally good effect…. |
The Legend Of Prince Valiant: Complete Series, Vol. Two
…admit to being somewhat giddy to discover that the More From Ink & Paint section included three screens’ worth of previews for BCI’s other animation and live action Saturday morning… |
Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…Ruff And Reddy segments… limited to a budget of $3,000 each, a tenth of what their theatrical cartoons had cost. Of course, to survive on television, the new shows would… |
Teen Titans: The Complete First Season
Warner Bros. (2003), Warner Home Video (February 7, 2006), 2 discs, 286 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Rated TV-Y7, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Five… |
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films (May 28 2010), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (September 14 2010), 3 disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy set, 116 mins plus supplements, 1080p high definition 2.40:1 widescreen, 5.1… |
Bruce Broughton: The Great Prince of Bambi II‘s Music
…1945, Bruce Broughton has distinguished himself in animation music scoring (The Rescuers Down Under, Tiny Toons Adventures, with a clear and knowing nod to Carl Stalling’s style), live–action (Silverado, evoking… |
DC Comics animation goodness, plus director Michel Ocelot!
…live–action movie: “By keeping the entire comic book basically intact, the motion comic will undoubtedly become the most faithful adaptation of the novel”, he says, adding that “the motion comic… |
Animation visionary Glen Keane talks about Nephtali
…with her on those poses, on how to strengthen them. That’s where I spent most of my time. I also talked about Golden Poses from the very beginning with live–action… |
DC FanDome Online Event Recap
…those who dubbed the live–action movies as well. It was pretty fascinating stuff, especially when hearing the actors talk about how dubbing for Christian Bale’s Batman (very intense) is a… |