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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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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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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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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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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
…Project Firefly facility started up after the demise of Disney Animation Florida, James Baxter Animation and numerous individuals all hungry for work – made it something for hand drawn fans… |
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The Paintings of Peregoy at Suspended Animation
The Suspended Animation Gallery, the online art collection produced by Disney animation artists to reflect their own personal inspirations in works created in their own choice of medium, has announced… |
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A Christmas Carol
…what he believes is achievable in pure animation as well as insisting that his preferred approach should be accepted as such an animation process – while also bemoaning the lack… |
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Fantasia / Fantasia 2000
Walt Disney Productions/Walt Disney Feature Animation (1940 and 2000), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 30 2010), 2 Blu-ray Discs plus 2 DVDs, 125 and 75 mins respectively plus supplements, 1080p… |
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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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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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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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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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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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Let’s jump into Hoppers with Daniel Chong and Nicole Grindle
…I never really got to give notes on the animation or plussing. It never got better. So, coming into animation, it was a big learning experience. Luckily, Pixar people perfectly… |
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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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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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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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Become an animated judge in the Animex Student Animation Awards
The following is a press release on the Animex Student Animation Awards special public choice award, in which everyone is invited to cast a vote: The Animex Student Animation Awards… |
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Agenda set for the Animation Block Party
…an Animation Survivors Panel. Four animation originals talk about the genesis of the New York City animation experience. This will be a one of a kind discussion with industry survivors… |
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Cars speeds off with top Annie Award, Flushed Away wins big
…Flushed Away, DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features Character Animation, TV Yu Jae Myung, Avatar, (The Blind Bandit), Nickelodeon Character Design, Feature Nicolas Marlet, Over the Hedge, DreamWorks Animation Character Design,… |
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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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“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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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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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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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…but at the time it was the only place for animation to go. If animation would not be seen on television, it would rarely be seen at all. Like it… |
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Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest For Pappy
…decried the move from hand-drawn animation to CGI, noting that the form of animation is not nearly so crucial to the success of a film as story and character. In… |
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Otto Messmer And Felix The Cat
…as a landmark character in animation history, since that is exactly what he was: a character. Prior to Felix, animated characters were generally created simply as a means of putting… |
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The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition
…King paved the way for more research and development into animation technologies and the beginning of the animation toon-boom that saw rival companies Warner Bros, Fox Animation and, later, Katzenberg’s… |
