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Hot Spots Showcase 2
While searching the ‘net for some new animated shorts to bring to the attention of the Animated News readership I stumbled across the mother lode at Animation World Network. This… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color Volume 2: full, in-depth review
DVD Toons continue their in-depth appraisal of animation on DVD with a full look at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/297 Mickey In Color 2}}, due out May 18. “These shorts are simply eye-popping,… |
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Howl's Moving Castle: Sofie image
‘HanyaanFaery’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2306#post2305 Animated News Forum}} has posted a picture of Young Sofie from Miyazaki’s upcoming Howl’s Moving Castle, which is a character design watercolor from the Image… |
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Robots with attitude
…who has also managed to make his film’s DVD available through {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001214CK/102-4687562-8010520 Amazon.com}} and set up an online store which sells merchandise and apparel based on other Haas Animation… |
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The Justice League: When one door closes another one opens
Animation Insider reports on the upcoming final episode of Cartoon Network’s DC Comics-based Justice League, set to air on May 29, and gives details of its replacement series, Justice League… |
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Jonny Quest and On The Front Lines reviews
We’ve another couple of animation on DVD reviews for you today. DVD Toons takes a look at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/299 Jonny Quest: Season 1}} (in stores from today), while The Laughing… |
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Walt Disney: On The Front Lines – another Treasure review
…volume of the Treasures DVD series has ever been more eagerly anticipated by vintage animation collectors than this one”, says Del Walker. “The short and feature animated films included within… |
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New and improved full Incredibles trailer hits the web; new site launched!
Thanks to Athena in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2423#post2423 Animated News Forums}} for pointing out that the full trailer clip that premiered on Access Hollywood last week is now available in a… |
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All Caps: all animated
‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=387 AN Forum}} links to a new, highly stylized hand drawn animated video for Madvillan’s All Caps track (contains mild language). The video is also available… |
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Nightmare Before Christmas adds a new dimension
…stop-motion animation in the classic original, the game (a semi-sequel based on Tim Burton’s characters) does look like it has captured the essence of the feature film, and is due… |
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The Animated Games of E3
…acton/RPG with more than 30 minutes of original animation created specifically from the creators of the show. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – BANDAI – PS2 This game,… |
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A host of Sunday animated reading, and DreamWorks has another feature in development?
‘MusicFan’ in the AN Forums has been pretty busy of late: he’s sent in links to {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2484#post2484 several new articles}} that look at various aspects of the industry today,… |
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Finding Nemo…again?
As with many big screen blockbusters nowadays, it seems the video game adaptations are the quickest to jump on the sequel trail. ‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2472#post2472 Animated News Forum}}… |
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More Shrek 2 audio interviews
The {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/press/junkets/shrek2/ DreamWorks Animation Fansite}} has more from the press junket world of Shrek 2. Joining director Andrew Adamson are new soundbites with Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews and producer… |
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Pokemon success finally slipping
‘Inkan1969’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2504#post2504 Animated News Forum}} posts the news that the sixth in the ever expanding – and seemingly never ending – universe of Pokemon films will not… |
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Fracturing Fairy Tales
…Jim Hill Media, Jim offers up some interesting reading on Walt Disney Feature Animation’s plans to catch up with the Shrek franchise in the lucrative making-fun-of-fairy-tales game. Word is that… |
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Wrath of Warner Brothers
…filmmakers are supposedly planning to use the “performance capture” CG-animation technique which was used with The Polar Express. Measle and Wrathmonk involves “a young boy who, after his parents go… |
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Reports on the 2-disc Triplets Of Belleville DVD set!
…the future of animation (38 min) Making Of featurette (6 min, produced for TV) Cartoon According To Sylvain Chomet featurette Making of the Belleville Rendez-vous music video Three Selected Scenes… |
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Fence between Pixar's staying in and leaving Emeryville
…Pixar Animation Studios threatened to leave Emeryville. This announcement came in response to the serious consideration council members are giving to eliminating most of the eight-foot-high metal fence that surrounds… |
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DreamWorks Financial News
Check out The New York Times article about Shrek and the possible sale of DreamWorks’ animation division. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up. Free subscription required to read article… |
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More on On the Front Lines
Animation World Network has an extensive article detailing the history behind the history-making release of Disney’s limited edition On the Front Lines DVD set from Wave 3 of the Walt… |
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Reel life animals
Richard O’Donovan, a 3D artist at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has just finished an independent review of The Animation Motion Show Volume 2 for {{link http://10secondclub.net/reviews.php?id=10005 The 10 Second Club}},… |
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Date set for the next Groove
…Emperor’s Newer Groove. With an animation time of just over one year, it looks as if this DTV film will have the production values of a Cinderella II or a… |
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Ray Harryhausen interview
Over at {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17618 Ain’t It Cool News}}, Scott Essman takes an extremely informative and interesting interview with 84 year old stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen, promoting his autobiography, An… |
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Fox's American Dad; Licensing news
…unveiled) sees pushes for such animation-related titles as Stuart Little 3, Zathura: Jumanji 2, King Kong, Curious George, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Madagascar,… |
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Annecy 2004: Official Selection
Every year the beautiful French town Annecy hosts the top ranking competitive international festival entirely dedicated to animation. Over forty years after coming to the town, the Festival competition is… |
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UPDATED: \\Shrek 2\\ opens big, breaks records
…$60-65 million weekend as did most in the industry. ‘We just wanted to get above the \\Finding Nemo’s\\ $70.3 million for the animation record’”. He now says that “this was… |
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Behind the scenes of \\Shrek 2\\
{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2099 AWN}} takes a behind the scenes look at the making of \\Shrek 2\\, including the technical hurdles encountered in the film, and the advances in computer animation that… |
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Shrek 3 and 4 moving ahead "one at a time"
DreamWorks animation head Ann Daly has said that plans for the continuation of the Shrek franchise are moving ahead, with the company taking on each future sequel “one at a… |
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Marvel & Lions Gate To Produce Original Animated DVDs
Animation World Network is reporting that Marvel and Lions Gate have entered an agreement to develop, produce and distribute original animated DVDs based on Marvel characters. Both companies plan to… |
