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The Great Mouse Detective
…if you were talking animation, you were talking cartoon mice! Steven Spielberg was funding his first foray into animation with the Don Bluth-directed An American Tail, and Disney’s offering for… |
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UPDATED: Disney acquires Pixar
…100% success to Disney’s hit-and-miss animation unit and may even reinstate hand-drawn animation at the Disney studio (perhaps through re-opening the Orlando studio, keeping the DisneyToon Studio down under from… |
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Caprino animation DVD contest winners announced
…this link to see if you’re among them, or to read more on the films and the content of this Collectors’ Edition set: Caprino Animation DVD Winners Congratulations to the… |
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Cinderella: Diamond Edition
…animation, as you would expect, is pure quality…the result of a minimalistic live-action shoot that provided the artists with all the reference (and note: not rotoscope) they needed to make… |
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Gay Purr-ee
…course, were closing their animation facilities, and a new outfit, the Hanna-Barbera Studio, was becoming the dominant player in limited, low-cost, TV animation. The UPA cartoons were sold off, though… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…Fabelmans, a slightly lesser film that felt more insular and doesn’t reflect anything going on in America at the time other than in the fledgling director’s own family. In animation… |
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Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition
…limited animation sequences amongst mostly live-action settings. With a terrific public response Robin Hood, Disney Animation was viable again, leading to the 1977 double-punch of The Many Adventures Of Winnie… |
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire – 2 Movie Collection
Walt Disney Feature Animation (May 22 2001), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (June 11 2013), Blu-ray plus two DVD set, 96 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 2.35:1 widescreen, 5.1 DTS-HD Master… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume One
…up, doc? The Looney Tunes gang has finally made it to DVD – that’s what! As with many recent animated releases, purchasing this set is a no-brainer for animation fans… |
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ParaNorman
…animation-lite Universal Studios, a company with a spotty animation history and one that has never really taken the plunge wholeheartedly. With their deal with LAIKA and another with Despicable Me’s… |
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ASIFA-Hollywood presents Stop-Mo Expo
…with animation’s highest honor. ASIFA-Hollywood has also created the Animation Archive, an ambitious project that includes a digital animation archive, museum, and library for the benefit of the animation community,… |
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Frank And Ollie: Special Edition
…two of the finest animators who ever brought a pencil to Disney animation, and a must for animation aficionados everywhere (even if you do already have the VHS, which strangely… |
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Pocahontas: 10th Anniversary Edition
Walt Disney Feature Animation (June 23 1995), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (May 3 2005), 2 discs, 84 mins plus supplements, 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail:… |
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The Art of Princess and the Frog: Down in New Orleans with author Jeff Kurtti
…The Art of Princess and the Frog? Jeff Kurtti: I have been a fan of Disney Animation since childhood, and have written several animation-related books in the past, so when… |
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Cultoons! Volume 1: Ads And Oddities
…perspective animation touches, angled shots and character animation that really brings Simon and his hound opposite to life realistically for cartoon interpretations of their species, even if the bonkers plot… |
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The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
…“animation’s not a genre, it’s a medium” debate. Naturally I was on the side of the animators and aficionados who can’t stand the fact that “animation” often gets used as… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
…in sound and color. The enormous, unprecedented success of the result, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, naturally changed not only the face of animation, but of filmmaking in general…. |
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Short Film Has Tall Implications
…Florida and Paris, a move applauded by financial analysts as necessary given spiraling costs and audience preference for computer-generated animation. Roy Disney’s defense of old-school animation has made him a… |
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Tangled: Before Ever After
Disney Television Animation (March 10 2017), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (April 11 2017), single disc, 56 mins plus supplement, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, Rated TV-Y, Retail: $19.99 Storyboard:… |
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WALL•E: Angus MacLane’s burning love for BURN•E!
…was awarded the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation. Angus also supervised the animation on the Academy Award-nominated animated short film, One Man Band. Not bad, hey? So,… |
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“Behind The Tatamis” with Kung Fu Panda‘s Directors!
…deepest secrets of this story come to life through the magic of animation. Now, go, Grasshopper, and find your way…” Animated Views: At the beginning of the project, what attracted… |
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Director Stephan Franck tells The Legend Of Smurfy Hollow
…Animation and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, making its debut nationwide on DVD on September 10th. Combining computer animation with hand drawn animation, the 22-minute short was directed by animation veteran… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…animation could be a hit among the older teenagers and adults for whom the “cartoons are for kids” ethos rang sadly so true. The film was so groundbreaking enough to… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…low re-gift rate! Jolly Roger Messenger Bag I don’t know if this is animation related, but if you like animation you probably also like pirates! I know it makes a… |
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Home On The Range
Walt Disney Feature Animation (April 2 2004), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (July 3 2012), Blu-ray Disc plus DVD, 76 mins plus supplements, 1080p high definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio… |
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The Lion King II / The Lion King 1½
…sub-standard TV animation to boot). In fact, Jafar, while seen as the first in this line, only really followed what Walt had been doing for years on the Disneyland TV… |
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William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore!
…wanted to do in animation. We could use CG; we could use miniatures. We could use 2D animation. It all seemed to fit into the story really nicely without seeming… |
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Superman Doomsday coming September 18
…at www.dccomics.com. Superman Doomsday, and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. About Warner Bros. Animation: Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s
…The animation is quite nice, even is there are a few seconds of recycled Cinderella animation (running down the stairs of the palace). Paul Bunyan (16:58) is another longer one,… |
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The Best Of 2023: Back To Normal-ish?
…animation slate! Rand’s Picks For me, the most notable thing about 2023 was the resurgence of animation on home video. This came amidst the ongoing shift in the market towards… |
