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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Studio Cast Recording
…and having a carefree brother named Jehan, Quasimodo being deaf as a result of being the bell ringer, and restoring the somber ending. Furthermore, the comedic sidekick characters were eliminated,… |
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Into The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Studio Cast Recording with Music Supervisor Michael Kosarin and Orchestrator Michael Starobin
…companies of Beauty And The Beast. I think I mounted 17 international companies for that show, so I was on the road pretty much 100% of the time! AV: So,… |
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Two new Ratchet & Clank movie scenes online
They’re fighting evil with brains, brawn, and really cool weapons. #RatchetAndClank hits theaters on April 29th! ⚙ pic.twitter.com/LNrE52qeCQ — Ratchet and Clank (@RatchetMovie) March 31, 2016… |
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X-Men ’92 Vol. 0: Warzones!
Written by Chad Bowers and Chris Sims, Illustrated by Scott Koblish, Marvel Comics, March 22, 2016, Softcover,128 pages, $16.99 On Halloween night 1992, Fox premiered the X-Men animated series. The… |
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Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi talk about “rising” Moom
…script. AV: How did you come to appeal to Alex Mandel to compose the Moom swing? RK & DT: Alex is someone we had known from our time at Pixar…. |
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Composer Mark Watters on Disney’s Silly Symphonies music
…between 1929 and 1939, with orchestral scores performed live by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, led by six-time Emmy award-winning composer Mark Watters. From symphonic to jazz, and featuring the… |
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Director Luiz Bolognesi tells A Story Of Love And Fury
…at adults made in Brazil, and also the first animated film to participate at Premiere Brazil, the competitive section of the Rio Film Festival. As we wanted to know more… |
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Frozen cools down box office with biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever
Surpassing virtually all expectations, Disney’s Frozen took advantage of the lack of any strong competition for the family market this weekend with a record-breaking gross of $66 million, Collider is… |
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How Disney historian Didier Ghez wrote (twice) as he pleased…
…work on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, a project that was already morphing into what became Fantasia. “[In February 1938, Walt Disney] and Studio composer Leigh Harline met with Russian composer Sergei… |
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Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Merry Pooh Year coming to Blu-ray
Amazon.com is now taking pre-orders for Mickey’s Christmas Carol and Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year, coming to Blu-ray on November 5. Originally released as a direct-to-video feature,… |
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Despicable Me 2 footage screened at CinemaCon
Universal used this year’s CinemaCon to screen about 15 minutes of Despicable Me 2. Peter Sciretta of SlashFilm.com and Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net discuss the footage, which included a look… |
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Britney Spears contributes song to Smurfs 2
It appears Katy Perry won’t be the only pop star in The Smurfs 2. Billboard.com says Britney Spears will lend her vocals to the end credits song Ooh La La…. |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 artwork revealed
…revealing an older version of the first film’s young protagonist, Hiccup. Now PerezHilton.com has artwork showing Hiccup’s new look as well as the film’s first poster. Hypable likewise has a… |
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The Croods Blu-ray now available to pre-order
Audiences who made The Croods this year’s first animated blockbuster can now pre-order the film on Amazon.com. The film will be available to own via 3D or standard Blu-ray combo… |
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How EAA AirVenture landed Planes
This week, Walt Disney Studios announced that Planes will have a special screening during this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, at Ford’s Fly-In Theater on August 2. Now TheNorthWestern.com goes behind… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #37: Tinker Bell – They’re Breaking Canon
…The history and evolution of Tinker Bell; what’s a tinker? (Buy the book Tinker Bell: An Evolution on Amazon.com) • The music, celtic feeling, birth of fairies, Tinker Bell’s “power”…. |
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Exclusive: The Art of Planes book to coincide with Planes 2
When Amazon.com recently listed their upcoming books based on Disney’s Planes, one anticipated title was noticeably missing: The Art of Planes. Now an inside source has revealed to Animated Views… |
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Planes sequel Fire & Rescue gets a teaser poster!
While Planes won’t hit theaters until August 9, a teaser poster for its sequel, Fire & Rescue, has already been discovered by Cine1.com.ar. The poster advertises the DisneyToon sequel as… |
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Toy Story of Terror based on unused Toy Story 3 script?
…reached out to the Steinkellners for a comment on the matter. While the Steinkellners declined to comment, they expressed fond memories of writing their draft of Toy Story 3. Perhaps… |
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Planes rated PG, with Blu-ray coming this December?
While the official website for Disney’s Planes says the film is not yet rated, IGN and Blu-ray.com claim the MPAA has given the Cars spinoff a PG rating. Both Cars… |
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Epic Blu-ray available to pre-order
…Copy combo pack or – for just three bucks more right now – the Blu-ray 3D combo pack. Released to positive reviews, Epic has collected $67 million domestically thus far…. |
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Open the door to The Art Of Monsters University!
…job fun? Karen Paik: I wasn’t as involved in the early days of Monsters University as I have been in some other projects that have come through development — for… |
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Planes goes Canadian with new poster
…is now online, at Cineplex.com. U.S. moviegoers shouldn’t bother seeking the one-sheet in their local theaters: this one is for Canadian theaters only. In both countries, Planes opens August 9…. |
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Free Birds trailer online
…Hayward, and starring Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, Dan Fogler, Lesley Nicol, George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David, Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, and Dwight Howard, and opens November 1st. http://trailers.apple.com/movies/independent/freebirds/freebirds-tlr1_480p.mov… |
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Blu-Ray dates for Robot Chicken and South Park
…South Park: The Complete Sixteenth Season, which will include “mini-commentaries” on each of the 14 episodes as well as deleted scenes. South Park comes out on September 24th, while Robot… |
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Criterion Collection edition of Fantastic Mr. Fox on the way
The Criterion Collection will be releasing a special deluxe edition of Wes Anderson’s Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated comedy Fantastic Mr. Fox on Blu-Ray and DVD, Blu-Ray.Com is reporting. Among the all-new… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #47: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation – It’s Direct-to-video for a Reason
…family vacation. • Fifi Le Fume’s story line with the hunky Johnny Pew. Find Rob Paulson’s characters! • Plot hole: how everything wraps up. • Mail Bag! • StudentAnimations.com –… |
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Diane Disney Miller passes away
Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney, has passed away, Disney.Com is reporting. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Diane Disney Miller,” CEO of the Walt… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #51: Corpse Bride – Studio Jiggling
…• The dead come upstairs; chaos sort of ensues. • Abrupt ending; significance of butterflies. • We rate it! • Voicemails: The Big 4, Meet the Robinsons comments. • Bloopers… |
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New Muppets Most Wanted poster
The first one sheet for Muppets Most Wanted has been revealed over at EW.com. The upcoming sequel features Kermit on the run from the law after a criminal mastermind who… |
