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Wild Things are coming home this spring
DVD Active reveals that Where the Wild Things Are, the live–action movie based on Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book of the same name, will be hitting store shelves on DVD… |
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Last Airbender TV spot confirmed for the Super Bowl
Fans of the hit Nickelodeon animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender will be happy to know that a brand new TV spot for the live–action film based on it… |
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Disney/Marvel brings Stan Lee into the fold
…to create, produce and license original intellectual properties. POW! specializes in franchises for the entertainment industry, including animation and live–action feature films, plus television, DVDs, video games, merchandising and related… |
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\\Garfield\\ teaser poster revealed
{{link http://lightsoutentertainment.com/news/news.php?id=1931 Lights Out Entertainment}} has the first look at the teaser poster for the live–action/CG film \\Garfield\\. The movie, which opens June 18, 2004, features Bill Murray as the… |
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Frodo and Potter prepare to battle over prizes
…for over 5000 kids to see their top choices again. Voting continues at {{link http://www.kidsvote.net/ Kids Vote}} until 21st November. A full list of all animation and live–action catagories featured… |
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The Smurfs begins filming
ComingSoon reports that filming on Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation’s live–action and animated comedy The Smurfs began on Friday, March 26, in New York. Directed by Raja Gosnell and featuring the… |
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Wanted: CG artists
…more than 5,000 jobs available in live–action movies, animated features and video game projects”. For example, while New Zealand based Weta Digital (the computer effects company best known for its… |
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Garfield launches online!
It could be great, it could be bad…but {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/garfield/ Toon Zone}} points us toward the Apple site, who have another new teaser for us today: the upcoming live–action/CG take… |
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Scooby 2 online at Apple – Spider-Man to come!
…Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed}}. Also new today is the upcoming Remember The Titans-styled live–action Disney flick, {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/miracle/ Miracle}}. Over at Yahoo, their Webevents section has scored the teaser for… |
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I Yam What I Yam…Popeye's here!
…Features, together in a three disc collection! • Popeye (1980 live–action movie) – My own unabashed take on the flawed but highly entertaining Robin Williams vehicle, with songs by Harry… |
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Big release Tuesday: Muppets, Darkwing and Tick!
…for Darkwing itself, and the effects-fuelled 300. The other big news today is that Paul Allen, the multibillionaire co-founder of Microsoft and whose $500 million investment in DreamWorks was instrumental… |
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Allegro Non Troppo comes to DVD
…available on tape as a seperate edition, and the Italian TV documentary I Mondi Di Bozzetto, featuring interviews with Bozzetto and actor Maurizio Nichetti (who created the wonderful 1993 live–action/animation… |
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For once: a Pirate DVD that the retailers love!
…live–action title in history”, an “overwhelming” 90% of the units Pirates shifted were from DVD sales, further pushing the format forward and proving that buyers prefer the widescreen, 2-disc approach… |
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Alice returns to Walt's Cartoonland!
…world, a live–action girl would step into an animated land for a delightful run of imaginative adventures. The Alice Comedies really were Walt’s first major success story, allowing him to… |
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Anchor Bay sold to…IDT Entertainment
…brings to home video, especially in the collectors DVD market. The company distributes a number of animation-related titles, including those of Rankin/Bass, as well as many live–action Disney Studios films…. |
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Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas
…On Ice has skater Michelle Kwan describing how she was the live–action reference for the Minnie and Daisy sequence. At just over three minutes, it does its job, but I’d… |
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2003: ’Tis The Season To Buy Presents!
…are The Rescuers, Disney’s 1977 “crossover” feature which marked the swapping of the Nine Old Men to the new generation; Popeye, Robert Altman’s 1980 live–action take on the spinach-guzzling sailor… |
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2004: Looking like a great year for animation on DVD!
…will be of particular interest to animation aficionados! In addition to a slate of new (live–action) reviews (including George Pal’s first feature effort, 1950’s A Christmas Wish), Barrie fills us… |
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The magic of Richard Todd, and Narnia's visual effects!
…regaled with some terrifically amusing stories about the stunts and his friendship with Walt himself. What a wonderful, wonderful evening, and a wonderful man too. The tradition of those live–action… |
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Ghosts In The Machine: Haunted Mansion's apparations…
AWN’s {{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=1931 VFX World}} talks to The Haunted Mansion‘s visual effects supervisor Jay Redd on the challenge of creating 999 ghostly looks for the film, which melds live–action actors… |
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Moore Barbie
MovieHole reports that Demi Moore’s production company is considering making a live–action Barbie movie, with Ethan Hawke and Ashton Kutcher being considered for the role of ‘Ken’. The website jokes,… |
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South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season
…including live–action reference, is very interesting to see. In a Play All configuration, all four sequences run for over thirteen minutes. If you’re expecting an episode length video diary documentary… |
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Not quite the fairest of them all…
…live–action reference model for Snow White herself, and last week she spoke to us about her experiences making the film, among much other content celebrating the release. So, how is… |
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The Odd Couple: Centennial Collection
The classic live–action comedy The Odd Couple is the latest Paramount picture to be added to its Centennial Collection…. |
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Not-so-Cool World debuts on DVD
Ralph Bakshi’s 1992 animated/live–action fiasco Cool World is not due out on disc for a few days yet, but it’s started to get reviews online. {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/review/dvd-video_7/coolworld.html DVD File}} says… |
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Exclusive interview with Snow White herself!
…photo of Disney Legend Marge Champion, the live–action reference model for Snow White herself. Well, Jeremie’s gone one better than even that, speaking exclusively to Marge Champion about her experiences… |
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Snow White: Marge Champion, a Model Princess!
…class to audition for this.” She was the live–action reference model for the heroine of Disney’s feature-length cartoon Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), performing dances, scenes, and special… |
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\\Elf\\ pays tribute to Rankin-Bass holiday specials
…a live–action plate on a slightly hilly terrain. The effects crew cut a foam miniature and composited the snowman’s movements to match Ferrell’s as he walked through the hills. So… |
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Stanton goes in depth on WALL-E
In an interview with Newsweek Pixar’s Andrew Stanton touches on many interesting topics about his latest film WALL-E, including: breaking down the barrier between animation and live action, the relationship… |
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Warner Archive: The Our Gang Collection
…and Ollie, and Groucho and his brothers also later found. There’s more a desire to plot the action more structurally, with the kids being asked to follow a script as… |
