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Disney animator Jack Bradbury dies at 89
…famous shorts as Ferdinand the Bull and on memorable features such as Fantasia, Bambi and Pinocchio. Bradbury moved to Warner Bros. in 1942 and contributed animation for Bugs Bunny, Porky… |
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An Interview with Ralph Bakshi
FilmForce has an interesting interview with controversial animation director Ralph Bakshi, whose filmography includes the racy Fritz the Cat, based on Robert Crumb’s comic, Heavy Traffic, American Pop, and the… |
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\\Incredibles\\ commercial online
…and a bulging waistline. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. Pixar Animation… |
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AnimWatch updates
{{link http://www.animwatch.com AnimWatch}}, the best place to keep up to date in the world of independent animation, has updated its page with new links to {{link http://www.animwatch.com/News.shtml#05262004 eight new project… |
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The Art Of Robots
Over at the Cartoon Brew, Amid Amidi updates with a quick look at what is happening with the print edition of Animation Blast No. 9, as well as previewing a… |
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Vote for Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
…Prix (AKA The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix). If you’d like to see this title released on DVD in the US, please leave your feedback in our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2869#post2869 Animated News Forum}}…. |
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PBS' New Animated Series – Car Talk?
Current, a newspaper which reports about public broadcasting, is reporting that PBS is planning to bring the popular radio show Car Talk to television. The series’ animation style will be… |
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Clerks' 10th Anniversary DVD to contain new animated sequence
…filmed, will be included as an animated bonus feature. Featuring the voices of Brian O’ Halloran, Jeff Anderson, and Joey Lauren Adams, the “lost scene,” animated by Powerhouse Animation, can… |
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Long wait for Cats And Dogs 2?
…is on hold, according to animation supervisor Todd LaBonte. “We did tests for it like two years ago – but it’s been put on the backburner. We’ve got a different… |
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Sony's digital future
…films like Spider-Man would provide non-degrading image quality for repeat screenings of startling clarity. This news is particularly interesting for animation audiences, as it means films will look that much… |
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Michael Eisner: Monkey Exec?
In answer to Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s quote earlier this week that 2D animation had come to an end (at least in the eyes of the Mouse House), caricaturist Pete… |
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Wendee Lee chat session
‘Otma1918’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3178#post3178 Animated News Forum}} says that “AnimationHQ will host a live online chat session with American voice actress and dub director Wendee Lee on Saturday, June… |
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Incredibles game preview
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3184#post3184 AN Forum}} has posted a link to a trailer for the upcoming PS2 video game of Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles. Don your super suit and fly… |
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Mike Barrier on Fritz The Cat and post-Fritz Bakshi
With Ralph Bakshi’s 1977 feature Wizards currently making the rounds on a recently released DVD, animation historian and writer Micheal Barrier opens up his {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/funnyworld_revisited.htm Funnyworld Revisited}} pages to… |
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AICN updates; bad Garfield
Ain’t It Cool News has a couple of animation-related tidbits up this Monday: the {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17740 latest on Tintin}}, Spielberg’s live-action feature film series, and another story spreading the good… |
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Win Shrek and Simpsons goodies!
For those who just can’t seem to get enough Shrek these days, hop on over to the DreamWorks Animation Fansite, where they’re giving away copies of the PS2 {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/features/contest/shrek_games.php… |
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Howl's Moving Castle poster
‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3294#post3294 AN Forum}} links to a new poster for Miyazaki’s {{link http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/newspro/latest_news.shtml#newsitem1086640326,67212, Howl’s Moving Castle}}…. |
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Garfield opens today!
…while the film is due to open in Europe from mid-August to early September. Tell us what you think of the final result in our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=464 Animated News Forum}}!… |
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Get set for Krypto
Toon Zone links to new images from the WB’s upcoming kids animation series based around Superman’s amazing canine, {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=113309 Krypto The Superdog}}, coming to Cartoon Network for spring 2005…. |
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Disney Toons get new president
…animation department that produces the last of Disney’s 2D output, including the DTV releases. The brief report says that the unit is “fast-growing”, adding to speculation that the team may… |
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Lots in the Brew today!
…Annecy Animation Festival, a piece of rare Merrie Melodies artwork, new shots for the 3D TV special Popeye’s Voyage and some not so enticing images from the current New York… |
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Ten Oddworld years
‘Mckain’ in the Animated News Forum {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3364#post3364 links to}} a page which has the details on Oddworld’s First Ten Years: The Art of the Oddworld Universe 1994 – 2004,… |
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A fun Flash game for a lazy Saturday!
Mentioned over at Animation Nation, the group Polyphonic Spree – most well-known for their song Light & Day, which was featured in the latest Charlie Kaufman film, Eternal Sunshine of… |
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The Fool on Disney and Pixar's futures
{{link http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary040604RAM.htm?logvisit=y&source=estmarhln001999&npu=y The Motley Fool}} posts an interesting commentary on the continuing struggle between The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios. “Pixar needs Disney because it owns Pixar’s past”,… |
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Mind Game trailer
…animation and photographs in an explosive combination of action and violence. Mind Game tells the surreal story of manga artist Nishi,who is killed by the Yakuza, returns to life and… |
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Fighting Spirit Anime Coming Soon
Animation Insider reports that Fighting Spirit, also referred to as Hajime no Ippo is scheduled to come to store shelves very soon from Geneon Entertainment. This Japanese animated series is… |
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Annecy Awards Announced
Animation World Network updates with the list of winners at the recent 28th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy in France, noting that Disney short Lorenzo took top honors…. |
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Ben Stiller on the look of Madagascar; Serkis for Kong
…in development, the Eric (Antz) Darnell film looks to be integrating a 2D-styled look within its 3D computer animation, as voice talent Ben Stiller tells {{link http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-film.html?2004-06/11/11.30.film SciFi Wire}}. “It’s… |
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DVD reviews for Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury and Teacher's Pet
…a rating of 8/10, while the film itself gets a rating of 9/10, with the compliment, “If you like sci-fi or animation, Dark Fury is a DVD well worth checking… |
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Lemmings, Rex Steele, and Rock among recipients of Student Academy Awards
According to the Daily Herald, Lemmings, Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher, and Rock the World received Student Academy Awards in the animation category on Sunday night. In an effort to encourage… |
