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More Nightmares, plus is The Chosen One worth choosing?
…reveals some interesting and often amusing anecdotes too! Also new today is my take on a recent independent animation film, The Chosen One, an on-off satire on religion that could,… |
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Back Under The Sea, plus Filmation's DC Super Heroes!
…here, and for many the real reason the set is worth owning, is the Animation Maverick: The Lou Scheimer Story documentary: 40 minutes of classy quality interviews and rare footage… |
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Blow me down! Popeye Volume 2 reviewed, plus Shrek The Halls details!
…of characters from DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar, a unique take on Deck The Halls with the hilarious Madagascar penguins and sing-along lyrics, a Gingy Dunking Game that tests your matching skills,… |
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Return To The Sea (again), plus Dr Horrible and another Nutty Professor…
…of the animation and live-action Gene Kelly sequence from Anchors Aweigh, with baby Stewie replacing Jerry the mouse in the celebrated song and dance [right], is surely a series highlight…. |
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Ben’s baaaa-aaaack!
…big things happening, both in animation and the world at large, and I’ll offer some thoughts during the week as I start to catch up. Speaking of which, I’ve just… |
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Yogi! New announcements! And tons of Pinocchio clips!
…unexpected widescreen transfer that assists the higher than average animation in making this come over as a real movie. One of the first, if not the first, animated television translations… |
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Monsters Vs. Aliens! Smurfs! Plus the WB Archives open up!
…even better is to come with the introduction of short films and classic animation rumored for 2010. For now though, those interested in the fringes of animation and visual effects… |
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The Disney Song Encyclopedia
…aimed at talking to everyone whatever the acquaintance with music. There’s always something to learn here about many of the Disney divisions using songs: animation, live-action, television, Broadway musical, records… |
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Snow White: The Characters And Legacy Of The First And Fairest Of Them All!
…sketches from Disney’s Animation Research Library! So it’s heigh-ho, heigh-ho, to meet the Dwarfs we go… The Dwarfs “The seven dwarfs, we knew, were ‘naturals’ for the medium of our… |
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Those Daring Young Men In Their Jaunty Jalopies, or Monte Carlo Or Bust!
…was the Disney animation hallmark. In many ways these kinds of films pre-dated the later rash of live-action versions of animated films: the likes of Magnificent Men, The Great Race… |
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Snow White: Marge Champion, a Model Princess!
…of animation at home after supper, I was able to understand much more about the technique of it. Because he and Bill Tytla were really the top animators at Disney… |
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
…As usual, the transfer looks fantastic. Colors are extremely vibrant, and compression artifacts are non-existent. The animation looks as smooth as can be, thankfully devoid of the jitter or shimmering… |
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DWA: Shrek musical on DVD; no Monsters Vs Aliens sequel; future slate announced
DreamWorks Animation’s Jeffrey Katzenberg announced Tuesday that Shrek The Musical, the Broadway edition of the company’s Oscar-winning animated film, was DVD bound in “unique packaging”. Grossing $380 worldwide, this year’s… |
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Mega Christmas Contest DVD Bundle – Winner Announced!
…new-to-DVD Pooh episodes plus Christmas stocking! • Walt Disney Animation Collection: Mickey’s Christmas Carol Also includes Don Bluth’s heartwarming The Small One featurette! • Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed In At… |
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Animated DVDs up for 2009 TV DVD Awards!
Home Media Magazine has opened up voting for their 2009 TV DVD Awards, honoring the best television series DVDs released this year. And animation is front and center in several… |
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Disney taps Tiki Bar creator for VP post
Fans of the pioneering web series Tiki Bar TV may recognize the new VP of development for Disney Television Animation. Variety reports that Kevin Gamble, perhaps better known online as… |
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Superman: Ruby-Spears on their Man Of Steel
…Smallville. Produced at Ruby-Spears Productions right next door to Hanna-Barbera Studios, and animated in Japan and Korea at Toei Animation and Dai Won Animation, the series benefited by a stellar… |
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Secret of Kells gets US distribution, Oscar run
…a visually unique and exciting fantasy adventure that reinvigorates 2D animation as both a peerless art form and viable commercial medium. It is an absolutely stunning film with universal appeal… |
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Pixar leads this week’s CG pack; plus a Fantastic Fox!
…a live-action director brought a unique perspective to the animation medium. Its inventiveness and originality may not be for all, but I have a feeling that serious connoisseurs of animation… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1970s: Volume 2
…DVD. But here it is! Yes, this was a cartoon based on the terrible yet great 1960s sitcom classic Gilligan’s Island, with animation by Filmation. All the characters but the… |
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Justice League: The Complete Series
…a fully well-rounded character and the animation was considered groundbreaking. After Batman came Superman whose show premiered on the now-defunct network WB network in 1996. At the beginning of this… |
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Additions old and new; reviews and a new Media section!
…shows will be compared to. Engaging and groundbreaking, Justice League features some beautiful animation and complex storyboarding”. We do like to bring you a mix of old and new, and… |
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Ten shorts to compete for Oscar nominations
…Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation) • French Roast Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films) • Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty Nicky Phelan, director, and… |
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The Princess And The Frog: Almost There (feature film song clip)
[flv:http://animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/PrincessFrog_Clip_AlmostThere_High.flv 640 360] Walt Disney Animation Studios presents The Princess And The Frog, an animated musical comedy set in the great city of New Orleans that provides modern twist on… |
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The Princess And The Frog: A Return To The Animated Musical (featurette)
[flv:http://animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/PrincessFrog_Pod_MusicAnimation_High.flv 640 360] Walt Disney Animation Studios presents The Princess And The Frog, an animated musical comedy set in the great city of New Orleans that provides modern twist on… |
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The Multi-Plane Show exhibits unique art
…its favorite artists from the new contemporary fine art movement to pay tribute to the early days of animation. For this unique exhibition, each artist created an original painting using… |
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DQ Entertainment opens The Jungle Book
As announced by Animation Express, the Irish animation company DQ Entertainment has entered into a deal with Australian Broadcasting Corporation for the broadcasting of 52 episodes of its CGI animated… |
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The Princess and the Frog opens
Disney’s long awaited return to hand drawn animation,The Princess and the Frog, opens today in 3,432 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting good reviews from the… |
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Princess And The Frog soundtrack streamed
…for God knows how many animation movies with Pixar and Disney. This could be one of the best Disney scores ever, because I think he’s fantastic”. Chief Creative Officer for… |
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The Princess And The Frog: Never Knew I Needed Music Video
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents The Princess And The Frog, an animated musical comedy set in the great city of New Orleans that provides modern twist on a classic tale,… |
