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Betty Boop musical in planning stages
{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83201.html Playbill}} reports that a musical based on the classic cartoon character Betty Boop is in the works. David Lindsay-Abaire will write the book while Jason Robert Brown will… |
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\\Finding Nemo\\ wins AEAF award
\\Finding Nemo\\ continues to add to Pixar’s trophy case, this time courtesy of the {{link http://www.dmw.com.au/awards_finalists.htm Australian Effects & Animation Festival Awards}}. \\Nemo\\ won the award for Feature Film Animation,… |
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\\Mulan 2\\ title track completed
{{link http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_845375.html Ananova}} reports that the group Atomic Kitten has finished recording “I Want To Be A Girl”, the title track for Disney’s \\Mulan 2\\…. |
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Don't Forget! From Nemo to Nemo, Mouse to mice, and From Pencils To Pixels
…To Pixels, which looks at the current state of animation and its history. We have more details on the show, which goes out at 10.35pm on BBC1, {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000418.html here}}…. |
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Pics from upcoming DreamWorks films
{{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=254 DreamWorks SKG Fansite}} has posted 10 new images from the upcoming animated features \\Shrek 2\\, \\Shark Tale\\, \\Over the Hedge\\, and \\Madagascar\\. |
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For once: a Pirate DVD that the retailers love!
{{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=6653&catType=NEWS Video Business Online}} reports that Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl has sold over 11 million units during its first week in stores,… |
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Allegro Non Troppo comes to DVD
Bruno Bozzetto’s Allegro Non Troppo, his 1977 homage to Fantasia, has been announced for DVD release from Home Vision Entertainment, according to {{link http://www.davisdvd.com/news/daily_news.html Davis DVD}}. The Italian animated film… |
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Looney Tunes premiere draws stars Back In Action
Reporting somewhat strangely on an event for a film which opened (and closed) weeks ago, the usually hot off the press {{link http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&obj_id=40389&type_id=270285&cat_id=270338&sub_id=0# Cinescape}} today posted new pictures of the… |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: Treasures Of The Lost Abyss?
…remain firmly in the section marked “rumor” for now, has been leaked to {{link http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270338&obj_id=40379 Cinescape}} after a Disney representative showed some early concept art. “The Lost ‘Abyss’ is in… |
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More WB superheroes head to DVD
Jim Harvey over at {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=106390 Toon Zone}} has more info (after the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001169.html news}} last week) on several new WB titles coming to DVD, including Batman Beyond, Teen… |
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Chat session with animator Chris Headrick to continue Sunday
The {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001019.html chat session}} with animator Chris Headrick that we told you about last Wednesday apparently had to be cut short, “due to unforseen technical problems”, according to an… |
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Home On The Range: AICN review
‘Burma’ has seen Disney’s Home On The Range, out this weekend, and sends in a frank report to {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17279 Ain’t It Cool News}} about the film and a “premiere… |
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More Krypto!
The {{link http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.html Superman Homepage}} has some more info on the new animated kids series that will feature Superman’s dog, Krypto. The Man of Steel himself and arch nemesis Lex… |
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Astroboy blasts onto big screen
Sony’s Astroboy property has been slated to be turned into a big screen theatrical adventure, reports Dark Horizons, from an original {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040603i.php Variety article}}. Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Laboratory… |
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Latest in the world of manga anime
…into bad shape, there’s no questioning Japanese anime’s continuing popularity. Ain’t It Cool News returns with the latest rumblings from the manga world with their monthly {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17721 AnimAICN}} column…. |
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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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MTV Movie Awards
This past Saturday played host to this year’s MTV Movie Awards and {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040606f.php Dark Horizons}} has the full list of winners up, including Johnny Depp’s Best Male Performance for… |
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Spidey 2 gets big thumbs up
In the first review anywhere online, {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17745 AICN}}’s ‘Moriarty’ looks at the new Spider-Man film, and really, really loves it!… |
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Disney's Tom Staggs to speak to investors
…Forum on Tuesday June 15 2004, at 2:05 pm EDT”. A live webcast will be provided by the official {{link http://www.disney.com/investors Disney Investors}} page (point your browser approximately five minutes… |
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Spike And Mike's classics
Over at DVD Toons, Ben Simon takes a look at the new Spike And Mike DVD compilation, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/309 Cutting Edge Classics}}. “With this particular collection it may be true… |
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Garfield opens today!
Find out for yourselves just how good or bad the new {{link http://www.garfieldmovie.com/main.html Garfield: The Movie}} really is – it’s in theaters in the US now! Fans of the comic… |
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Disney Toons get new president
The {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-fi-rup10.8jun10,1,2887305.story?coll=la-headlines-business-enter LA Times}} (free subsription required) reports that Sharon Morrill has stepped up from being executive vice president to her new job as president of DisneyToon Studios, the… |
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\\Garfield\\ reviews dismal
Garfield may want to stay in bed so he doesn’t see any of the reviews pouring in today. The {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Garfield-1133038/ Rotten Tomatoes}} tomatometer gives the film a dismal 11%… |
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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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The Cinema and World War II
Over at DVD Toons, Rand Cyrenne looks back on the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/66 years of World War II}}, and the significance the war had on entertainment, both in the way it… |
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DreamWorks' animation philosophy; upcoming release dates
In a piece over at {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-13-shrek-main_x.htm USA Today}}, Jeffrey Katzenberg explains the change in direction DreamWorks has taken from the traditionally animated films Spirit and Sinbad to the hipper,… |
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Shrek 2: number 1
Following our report {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001704.html yesterday}} on Shrek 2‘s hitting the “number one animated feature of all time” spot, we have the official press release from DreamWorks Pictures. On top… |
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Crunch Toons discontinued
The difference between {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} and “other animation news websites” is that, instead of reporting the news of Shrek 2‘s box office achievements or the award winning films… |
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New Three Musketeers cover art
‘Jens’ in the {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=68&sid=1f28c575e346e28c667000913cd08010 Disney Database Forum}} has posted a newly revised look for the August 17 DVD debut of Mickey, Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Apart from… |
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Proud Of Your Boy sequence will be integrated back into Aladdin
…King respectively. {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/06_15.html DVD File}} lists the final specs for Aladdin, as well as Disney’s other 2-disc October issue, Mulan, both of which specify “audio commentaries, deleted scenes and… |
