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\\Occult Crimes Taskforce\\ to hit big screen
{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060927g.php Dark Horizons}} reports that Dimension Films has acquired the movie rights to the comic \\O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce\\. Actress Rosario Dawson, the co-creator and co-writer of the comic… |
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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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Team America: World Police heading for NC-17 rating?
The {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5069 JoBlo movie site}} has a story up reporting that, as it currently stands, South Park‘s Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s new puppet-animated musical action farce Team America… |
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The Critic: The Complete Series DVD really is complete!
Set to retail on January 27th, {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008EY6Q/qid=1074953040//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl74/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846 The Critic: The Complete Series}} brings together all 23 episodes from seasons one and two, as well as a few other surprises!… |
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Brad Bird talks about \\The Incredibles\\
{{link http://www.superherohype.com/catwoman/index.php?id=693 Superhero Hype!}} has the scoop on an \\Entertainment Weekly\\ article that discusses Pixar’s upcoming \\The Incredibles\\. Though you might expect an action stud like Vin Diesel or The… |
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A Dozen Animated Films at Sundance Online Film Festival
{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=17980 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports that this year’s {{link http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org Fourth Annual Sundance Online Film Festival}} includes 12 films in the Animation section. The films were chosen to… |
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UPDATED! Sneak peak at \\Boundin'\\
UPDATE: Pixar has {{link http://www.pixar.com/shorts/bdn/ posted a sneak peak}} of their latest animated short film \\Boundin’\\ on their website! And after seeing the clip I can honestly say that I… |
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New Scooby 2 posters online
The {{link http://www.impawards.com/2004/scooby_doo_two_ver3.html Internet Movie Poster Awards}} unveiled four new Scooby images promoting the upcoming Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed…. |
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Another new studio to go after former WDFA-Florida animators
…of work animators is a good move for Raven Moon. Our company is growing and expanding and these former Disney/MGM animators will definitely be an asset to our company”. As… |
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Gollum's other alter ego writes new book
{{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/20/serkis.gollum/index.html CNN}} has an interesting report on Andy Serkis, his new book, and the creation of Gollum for \\The Lord of the Rings\\. The book is called \\Gollum: How… |
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\\Mad\\ magazine artist Woodbridge dead
{{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/01/22/obit.woodbridge.ap/index.html CNN}} reports that \\Mad\\ magazine illustrator George Woodbridge has died of emphysema at 73. Woodbridge worked at the mag for nearly 50 years and his “exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink… |
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Disney Sells Town Center of Celebration
According to Central Florida’s local CBS affiliate {{link http://www.local6.com/news/2782804/detail.html Local6}}, Disney has sold the town center of Celebration – a city they created. The sale ends “the entertainment giant’s most… |
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Last day at Disney for John Musker and Ron Clements
{{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/01232004.1.htm~contentFrame Jim Hill}} looks back at the careers of two of Disney’s best directors, John Musker and Ron Clements, on their last day working for Disney. The pair kickstarted… |
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Children's TV personality Captain Kangaroo dead
{{link http://www.nynewsday.com/ny-kangaroo0123,0,1776938.story?coll=nyc-topheadlines-left NY Newsday}} reports that Bob Keeshan, TV’s Captain Kangaroo, has died at the age of 76. \\Captain Kangaroo\\ “premiered on CBS in 1955 and ran for 30 years… |
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20th Birthday of the Macintosh
…computer “for the rest of us” and started the boom of computer use by the masses. And two years later, with money earned at Apple Computer, Jobs would buy the… |
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Notorious murderer caught working in very unlikely place
Here’s an offbeat but interesting story from {{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/15/crime.haiti.reut/index.html CNN}}. Suppose you’re a former military chief in the Haitian army during the bloody military dictatorship of the early 1990’s. As… |
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Belleville wins World Cinema Award!
…when BBC 4 repeats the {{link http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/film_award/ World Cinema Award}} show, at 8.30pm on Friday 30th January. In related news, the film under its French guise Les Triplettes De Belleville… |
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Full Golden Globe winners list
Following our report of the Golden Globes this past Sunday night, the {{link http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2004/goldenglobes Internet Movie DataBase}} has a full listing of the nominees and eventual winners. Topping the biggest… |
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Academy Award nominations announced
The nominations for the 76th Academy Awards were {{link http://www.oscar.com/nominees/index.html announced}} on Tuesday. \\Finding Nemo\\ leads animated films with 4 nominations, including the third ever screenplay nomination and the fourth… |
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Bambi II happening after all?
…recent library titles. Now, in an interview for {{link http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1265 SyFy Portal}}, Star Trek‘s Patrick Stewart is mentioned to be doing “voice work for Racing Stripes, The Water Warriors and… |
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\\Shark Tale\\ promo mailer pic
{{link http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/elsewhere/index.html Movie Poop Shoot’s}} Jeffrey Wells shows off the \\Shark Tale\\ mailer he recently received from DreamWorks. “I got this toy shark delivered to me the other day. It’s… |
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\\Mary Poppins\\ star speaks about her role
{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/84041.html Playbill}} quotes a \\Variety\\ report about Laura Michelle Kelly, the 23 year old actress who has landed the title role in the upcoming stage musical \\Mary Poppins\\. Kelly,… |
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Pixar gave Disney no advance notice, may be bluffing
According to {{link http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2004/nf20040130_5999.htm Business Week}} “like everyone in Hollywood, Disney execs learned about Pixar’s surprise move from the press release”. Even Disney’s studio chief Dick Cook, “who enjoyed a… |
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Warner Brothers, Pixar a good fit?
According to {{link http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/20040129/ON200401291955001877.var&column=P0DFP Dow Jones Newswire}}, Warner Brothers may be the most natural fit for Pixar “based on their domestic and international film-distribution strengths”. If a Time Warner/Pixar deal… |
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DreamWorks to spin-off its animation studio?
{{link http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/02/03/rtr1238996.html Reuters}} reports that \\The New York Post\\ sources say DreamWorks is “ramping up efforts to spin off its animation unit”. The \\Post\\ sources say that “a spin-off would… |
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Rupert coming home again!
…hand drawn and colored), as well as the hit song We All Stand Together, sung by an unforgettable chorus of frogs. {{link http://www.animatedbliss.com/news.asp?TID=408 Animated Bliss}} has the full press release,… |
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Eisner's days at Disney numbered?
{{link http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BA40FD307%2D4CC2%2D4629%2DA751%2DFB16F29A69B8%7D CBS MarketWatch}} believes that no matter what happens with the Comcast deal Eisner’s days at the helm of Disney may be numbered. The article also points out the… |
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Children's book awards announced
Several prestigious children’s book awards were announced earlier this week by the American Library Association, {{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/01/12/newbery.caldecott.ap/index.html CNN reports}}. Some of the winners included: \\The Tale of Despereaux\\ by Kate… |
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Slant Magazine \\Brother Bear\\ review – terrible and sexist
{{link http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=868 Slant Magazine}} takes an almost Freudian viewpoint in its review of \\Brother Bear\\. Besides suggesting that the “film’s sexism goes largely unaddressed” in this “terrible Disney toon”, they… |
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BAFTA Film Award winners announced
…Matrix Reloaded, Pirates Of The Caribbean, X2 and Finding Nemo. A full list of nominees and winners will be up at the official {{link http://www.bafta.com/ BAFTA}} site soon, or check… |
