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Bob Hoskins passes away at 71
…rather infamous live–action Super Mario Bros. He also did voice over work for Balto, Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, and the TV series The Forgotten Toys. In addition, Hoskins… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #65: Balto – Streetdog
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The Rotoscopers go on a journey to watch Amblimation’s final movie, Balto. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV6785765925.mp3 Highlights: • Main discussion: Balto • Live–action beginning with pigeon lady from… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #50: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Introducing Deafy, the Dwarf
…Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Fairest One of All. • Main Discussion: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Animation using live–action reference, first time with realistic… |
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Maleficent curses the box office
Disney’s much-marketed Maleficent was unleashed in movie theaters this weekend, with very strong results, Collider is reporting. The live–action “update” on the fairy tale–which re-imagines the popular villain as a… |
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Actor/comedian Jonathan Winters dead at 87
…’80s cartoon series and its TV movie, ‘Tis the Season to Be Smurfy, before voicing Papa Smurf in the live–action/CGI The Smurfs and its sequel, to be released this summer…. |
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Pete’s Dragon getting new screenwriter
Amongst the Disney classics, is an often forgotten movie musical combining live action with animation. Pete’s Dragon is story about an orphan boy befriended by dragon who becomes invisible at… |
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Scooby-Doo! Music Of The Vampire
…Want To Live Forever is oddly tango-like, as Bram serenades Daphne and they engage in a romantic dance. While meant to be romantic, it comes off as a bit cheesy…. |
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The Star
…ever captured on film — animated or live–action. They were truly beautiful and terrifying at the same time, and you really understand why the first thing they always seem to… |
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For Smurfs: The Lost Village‘s art department, it’s great to feel blue!
One remembers that Sony Pictures Animation’s previous two Smurfs movies were live action films in which real humans interacted with more realistically designed and animated Smurfs, and the stories centered… |
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Andrew Stanton discusses John Carter’s box office
Several months after its theatrical run, Andrew Stanton recently spoke with the LA Times about the box office results for his first live–action feature, John Carter. In the interview, he… |
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Michael Clarke Duncan passes away
…on Family Guy and was also the voice of Elder Marley in Delgo. Most recently, Duncan voiced the massive Kilowag in the live–action Green Lantern movie. Duncan passed away due… |
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VIEW Conference announces additional speakers added to stellar line-up
…bring a celebration of the visual effects and animation studio’s 25th anniversary to VIEW. Since its founding, the studio has contributed imagery to more than 100 live–action and animated productions…. |
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UPDATED: Will Smith has officially been cast as The Genie in Aladdin; Dumbo gets March 2019 release date
Will Smith has officially been cast as The Genie in the upcoming live–action remake of Aladdin. We’ll provide you with more details as they become available. UPDATED: The news is… |
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VIEW Conference 2017: an interview with director Maria Elena Gutierrez
…2,000 euros. AV: What are the different types of media present at the conference? MEG: We have speakers who direct and create films – animated and live action, short and… |
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DuckTales
…chooses to draw from instead of merely following the 80’s cartoon’s treasure map step-by-step. The result is something that simultaneously feels both nostalgic and fresh, which should satisfy those who… |
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A tribute to X. Atencio
…animate titles and sequences for such Disney live–action films as The Parent Trap, Babes In Toyland, and Mary Poppins, and he contributed his artistic skill to the “I’m No Fool”… |
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Chapman opens up on Brave removal
…Ratatouille (and like Chapman, both directors would soon after leave those studios as well). Chapman even mentions this in her piece, “Animation directors are not protected like live–action directors, who… |
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Ben Affleck May Direct Justice League Movie
…Aquaman, and Flash. Warner Brothers has been very successful with its string of DC animated cartoons, but when it comes to live action superhero movies their record is far from… |
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First Christopher Robin trailer online
The first trailer for Disney’s Christopher Robin is now online, and you can check it out in the player below. The live–action update of the classic franchise opens everywhere August… |
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Hotel Transylvania Art Director Noëlle Triaureau sheds light on the monsters’ domain
…resort where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them, Dracula could but turn to the greatest specialists… |
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Ted is the life of the box office party
…track to see an opening weekend of $50 million or more. That would give the live–action/animated film the best debut ever for an R-rated comedy that’s not a sequel, beating… |
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Brave: Into the open air with songwriter Alex Mandel
…that was set up at Pixar to allow Pixar employees to get experience doing live action films. Violet was a film that was written by Craig Good, another longtime Pixar… |
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Watch the new Marshmello DuckTales music video Fly
Marshmello and Disney collaborated on a special DuckTales-inspired Fly music video, which debuted Saturday, June 23rd on Disney Channel. A mix of animation and live–action, the music video launches Scrooge,… |
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Hanna-Barbera, The Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age To Meddling Kids
By Greg Ehrbar University Press of Mississippi August 27, 2024 344 pages Softcover/Hardcover $30.00/$110.00 Greg Ehrbar has a wonderful blog over at the Cartoon Research website, called Animation Spin. For… |
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Ray Bradbury dies at 91
…Bradbury continued to work with the company, spearheading the signature attraction, Spaceship Earth, according to D23. He was the screenwriter (based on his own original story) for Disney’s live action… |
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The Secret World Of Arrietty
…admittedly these were live action ones. Of course, these may not have been heavily seen in the Japanese market, as they were primarily British efforts or American-British co-productions. It’s also… |
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Ted gets a bump
…comedy Ted the open slot. ComingSoon.net is reporting that the Seth MacFarlene directed film will now open on June 29th. Originally, the live–action/animated movie was set to debut on July… |
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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest : Season One, Volume Two
Hanna-Barbera (1996), Warner Archive (March 27, 2012), 2 discs, 286 mins, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Not Rated, Retail: $24.99 Storyboard: Teenaged Jonny and his friends… |
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Maleficent to strike in 2014
Disney’s live–action Maleficent movie now has a release date set, THR.com is reporting. The movie starring Angelina Jolie will come to theaters on March 14th, 2014, which is around the… |
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200 Shrek fans have remade the film, and the results are surreal
…live–action, animation, and some intentionally cheap production values, with each participant being in charge of a different section of the movie in, as the prologue explains, “their own style.” The… |
