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\\Mary Poppins\\ musical to debut December 2004
{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117894180&cs=1 Variety}} reports that plans for the stage musical \\Mary Poppins\\ are firming up, and the show is on track for its premiere 14 months from now. Veteran broadway… |
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Masterpiece Alice final DVD specs?
Though details and rumored specs for the 2-disc DVD re-issue of Disney’s Alice In Wonderland: The Masterpiece Edition have been floating around the web recently, {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2003/10_19.html DVD File}} has… |
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DreamWorks Animation Preview
‘Bobbie’ on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=651#post651 AN Forum}} posts a press release from the upcoming 21st {{link http://www.rustycon.com/ Rustycon}} convention (running January 16th through January 18th in Seattle) that announces that… |
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Don't Forget! Belleville screens tonight!
Although we’ve mentioned it on a couple of past occasions, this really is my last chance to highlight the UK TV showing of the Oscar-worthy {{link http://www.bellevillerendezvous.com Belleville Rendezvouz}} (The… |
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\\SpongeBob SquarePants\\ trailer online
The first teaser trailer for the \\SpongeBob SquarePants\\ movie is now online at {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/spongebobsquarepantsmovie/ Apple’s Quicktime Movie Trailer site}}…. |
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Muppet Castings…
The Muppet Wizard Of Oz, the next film in the on-going almost-animated Muppet film series, has had the “casting” of the principal roles announced, according to {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=16715 AICN}}. Kermit… |
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Howl's Moving Castle hits another delay
…time to complete the movie (rumored to be his last, though he’s been saying that for a while now)! The {{link http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ Anime News Network}} has a link to the… |
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Box office returns
The {{link http://www.imdb.com/StudioBrief/#1 IMDB}} today reports an upswing in the recent box office slump of the summer, with Peter Jackson’s Return Of The King perhaps unsurprisingly leading the way (for… |
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New year: new animation books
Jerry Beck, over at his {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/comments.html Cartoon Research}} page, takes a look at the new Definitive Guide To Betty Boop Memoribilia book, as well as Mike Joens’ An Animated… |
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"Voice of Tarzan" found?
{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83532.html Playbill}} (via Toon Zone) is reporting that Broadway actor Adam Pascal (already known to Disney fans for his role as Radames in Elton John/Tim Rice’s Aida) has been… |
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Time Magazine's top ten for 2003
Thanks to ‘ChayaA’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=689#post689 AN Forums}} for pointing out a link to Time Magazine’s revealing of their reviewers’ picks for the {{link http://www.time.com/time/bestandworst/2003/story.html best and worst}} films… |
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\\The Return of the King\\ CG characters too lifelike?
\\{{link http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id=7530006A-C103-4E13-9A55-F6EFCC111ACC The Montreal Gazette}}\\ reports that the special effects wizards working on the third installment of \\The Lord of the Rings\\ trilogy, \\The Return of the King\\, encountered an… |
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L’uovo…a hidden gem?
…selected for various prestigious screenings. Seemingly one of the industry’s best kept secrets, the film has so far remained off our radar. Now, the {{link http://www.luovo.com/eng/mainPage.html official site}} has been… |
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Mickey and Macy's
As we approach Thanksgiving (in the United States), Wade Sampson of {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/guest/wsampson.11262003.1.htm~contentFrame Jim Hill Media}} writes about the history of the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the role… |
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Here's that first look at Disney's Home On The Range!
Following the review of Disney/Pixar’s latest collaboration Finding Nemo over at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/239 DVD Toons}}, here’s a further look at the full trailer included on Disc Two of that set!… |
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Sony eyeing ChubbChubb movie as launcher for new franchise
…the appointment of Dan Wilson and Dave Gilbreth as screenwriters for the project. {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117894445&cs=1 Variety}} first broke the story, {{link http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=2011 Coming Soon}} has the full story for non-subscribers…. |
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Looney Tunes around the world!
Jerry Beck’s {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/kaz.html Cartoon Research}} just posted a look at the Brazillian edition of the Looney Tunes Golden DVD Collection, which will probably frustrate those in region one land… |
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Director of the Board responds to resignation
The Associated Press reports (via \\{{link http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/7383215.htm The Miami Herald}}\\) on the first response from someone at the Walt Disney Company to Roy Disney’s resignation. Presiding director of the board… |
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Harryhausen's Animated Life
…his classic films also just out on disc, {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/news/special_report/ten_questions/harryhausen_ray/index.html DVD File}} today has Ten Questions with the creator of many of the most memorable special effects films in history…. |
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Eisner already planned to leave Disney?
Could Roy Disney’s attack on Eisner actually keep the CEO and Chairman of the Walt Disney Company around even longer? {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/12012003.1.htm~contentFrame Jim Hill Media}} reports that most of the… |
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Stanley Gold follows Roy – resigns from board, calls on Eisner to step down
…increased compensation for Board members while the Company falters and shareholder value erodes. He and his family have a very large financial stake in the Company. Unlike Messrs. Watson and… |
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Drew Hackney looks into \\The Hunchback of Notre Dame\\
Also at {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/guest/hackney.12022003.1.htm~contentFrame JHM}} is the first of three articles by Drew Hackney on the live stage version of \\The Hunchback of Notre Dame\\. In this installment we learn… |
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Disney and Gold to "educate" the shareholders
\\{{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney2dec02,1,6942175.story?coll=la-home-headlines The L.A. Times}}\\ sat down for an interview with now former Disney board members Roy Disney and Stanley Gold. While the two “stopped short of saying they would… |
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New Disney musical planned
{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83069.html Playbill}} reports that Disney Theatricals “is currently in the process of putting together a production featuring songs from the Disney canon. Tentatively titled \\On the Record\\, the new… |
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Latest on Disney/Gold/Eisner, plus a Rankin/Bass treat!
The ever present {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/main/index.htm Jim Hill Media}} has a brief update on the Roy Disney/Michael Eisner situation over at Disney today, plus an announcement for a rather special event… |
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AnimationHQ to host chat with Heidi Guedel
In addition to next weekend’s chat with David Kaye we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000398.html reported}} on earlier this week, {{link http://animationhq.net/ AnimationHQ}} will also be hosting an online chat \\this\\ weekend with… |
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Kudrow looks to make animated "friends"…
The {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3U30OLM2B2ZYQCRBAELCFEY?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=3960532 Reuters News Agency}} has reported that Friends star Lisa Kudrow will “lend her voice to an untitled animated pilot presentation created by Jonathan Katz and Tom Snyder… |
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More Mickey! 75th Birthday Celebration To Air On ABC…
{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=96925 Toon Zone}} is back with more news, this time on the upcoming TV special to air on Disney’s {{link http://www.abc.com/ ABC Network}} which will celebrate the company mascot’s… |
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Peter Jackson talks hobbits and giant apes!
…the last of the Rings, the director mentioned to {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3U30OLM2B2ZYQCRBAELCFEY?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=3957539 Reuters}} that he would like to direct J.R.R Tolkein’s prequel to the series, The Hobbit, if the complex rights… |
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Mr. Eisner's Wild Ride
{{link http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101031215-557062,00.html Time Magazine}} made available online a story from its December 15th print issue, which looks at the current Mouse chief’s track record and how the the Roy Disney… |
