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Classic characters to run marathon with Boomerang
…within its esteemed vaults of classic cartoon characters. The commercial-free all-animation network will feature characters representing the full spectrum of classic cartoons – from hand-painted theatrical shorts of the golden… |
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NYTF animation peek
The TV Squad blog reports on three animated pilots that were up for consideration at the recent New York Television Festival, including End of the Line, Squid Dragon Legend and… |
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Andy Serkis on Beowulf, motion-capture animation
With SCI FI Wire, Andy Serkis provides his opinion on the technology used to bring next year’s Beowulf to the big screen. For the project, director Robert Zemeckis chose to… |
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Terrorists using animation to lure young recruits
According to Bouchaib Silm, a researcher with the terrorism department at Singapore’s Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, terrorists are finding new ways to atract new recruits. Joining comedy clips… |
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First animation Golden Globe nominations announced
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards today. Just established this year is a new category for Best Animated Film. President of… |
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Joe Barbera, RIP
Legendary animation producer Joe Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera fame, died Monday at 95. Along with Bill Hanna, Barbera was responsible for such animated classics as Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, The… |
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Producers Guild announces animation nominees
The Producers Guild of America has announced its nominees for “Animated theatrical motion pictures.” Competing for the honor will be Cars, Flushed Away, Happy Feet, Ice Age: The Meltdown and… |
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First look at Enchanted animation
In an sneak peek of what Walt Disney Pictures has in store for 2007, the Disney Channel Movie Surfers unveil an animated sequence from Enchanted. Pictures from the scene have… |
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Arthur heralding a new French animation wave?
With the release of Luc Besson’s Arthur And The Invisibles in the US, the CS Monitor looks at the new wave of animated films coming out of France and their… |
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Disney/Pixar want rights to John Carter of Mars – but for live-action or animation?
Reports are that Disney and/or Pixar are working to acquire the rights to Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars series. But the question is will it be… |
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Hallmark shows romantic tales via animation
During February, Hallmark Channel is presenting seven animated shorts that portray real-life love stories. Also available to view through the network’s website, the films are narrated by the people who… |
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Animation catches The Spirit?
While a live-action film based on Will Eisner’s The Spirit is in the works, it has now been hinted that an animated follow-up could be coming soon as well. At… |
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Lasseter at Disney Feature Animation
In an update to the Animated News blurb “Working with John Lasseter” ran last Friday, March 2, the online edition of The New York Times has taken over hosting duties… |
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Bravestarr: The Movie
…I am not referring to the genre-blending concept behind Bravestarr, but rather the story of the demise of a major animation studio. It is a shame to have to discuss… |
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He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe: Volume Two
Mike Young Productions/Dong Woo Animation – Korea (2003), BCI (May 27, 2008), 3 discs, 286 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 ratio, Dolby Digital Stereo, Rated TV-Y7, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: A teenage… |
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Animation lined up for Comic-Con 2007
Hosted by Coming Soon, an early list of what films are to be represented at this year’s Comic-Con has been unveiled. Animated projects in the lineup include Beowulf, Coraline and… |
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Disney, Yash Raj Films team for animation
The Wall Street Journal via Reuters reports that the Walt Disney Company is collaborating with India’s Yash Raj Films to make animated movies starring the voices of Indian movie stars…. |
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Iranian animation set to break into Guinness Book of World Records
AWN reports that a team of 23 animators at Tehran’s Saba Art and Cultural Institute are all set to break into Guinness Book of World Records by animating a complete… |
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The Chosen One
…computer power and Flash animation, it seems anyone and his pal can create, produce and market a full-length motion picture. The most recent case in point is The Chosen One,… |
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The Pixar Story
…candid interviews, and visually stunning art and animation, Oscar ® nominated director Leslie Iwerks takes us inside the unique world of Pixar… “ a celebration of animation in all its… |
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DCA Expansion
…particular interest to animation fans is news of Cars Land, “A 12-acre addition that will be based on the Cars movie, including an attraction called Radiator Springs Racers,” and a… |
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Israel loves animation
According to Variety, animated movies are big in Israel filling up six slots in their list of the top ten grossing movies at the box office for 2007 with Ratatouille… |
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Russell Schroeder has retrieved Disney’s Lost Chords!
…the request of Diane Disney Miller, who graciously had provided the book’s introduction), and Mickey Mouse: His Life in Pictures. When I went over to Feature Animation to help co-ordinate… |
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Besson has Heart for Animation
According to Variety, Filmmaker Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp has picked up rights to Mathias Malzieu’s sci-fi novel La Mecanique du Coeur (The Mechanics of the Heart) and is planning to turn… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 3 1941-1943
…Forging The Frame: The Roots Of Animation, 1921-1930 (27:42) looks at the origins of American animation, including the success of cartoons during World War I. Of course, the Fleischer’s Koko… |
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Disney animation exhibit coming next year to New Orleans
NOLA reveals that Bullard said the New Orleans Museum of Art blockbuster will host an exhibit of cartoon illustration next year called Dreams Do Come True: Classic Fairy Tales from… |
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Sony Animation pushes its next two films back a year
SPA officially pushed back its next feature film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, originally set for March 27, 2009 (until DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens claimed that same spot) to… |
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Updates from Sony Pictures Animation
The TAG Blog reports on a recent visit to the Culver City studio. Things look rosier for their January 2010 feature film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, with one… |
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Don Hahn panel at Woodbury University
…Animation. The varied experience and talent among this group will serve students and fans of animation well through this educational yet entertaining gathering. For the panel list and address and… |
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Upcoming DCA changes rooted in early Disney animation
Laughing Place has a new feature showcasing pictures and video from the new Walt Disney Imagineering: Blue Sky Cellar building at Disney’s California Adventure which opens to the public on… |
