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Angry Birds creators launch mobile game for The Croods
DreamWorks Animation has teamed with Rovio Entertainment, the creators of Angry Birds, to release a mobile game based on the upcoming computer animated film The Croods. The game will debut… |
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Planet Earth producers and Weinstein Co. settle lawsuit
…claiming they “sabotaged what should have been a highly profitable movie through a potent combination of hubris, incompetence, profligate spending and contempt for contractual obligations.” Deadline.com has the full story…. |
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How Ted presented at the Oscars
…teddy bear to present, with Mark Wahlberg, Oscars for Sound Mixing and Sound Editing. Deadline.com and Coming Soon reveal how Tippet Studio integrated the CGI character into the live broadcast…. |
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Wreck-It Ralph wins Golden Reel Award
…film beat competitors Brave, Rise of the Guardians, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, A Cat in Paris, Frankenweenie, ParaNorman and The Pirates! Band of Misfits. Deadline.com has the full list of… |
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Madagascar 3 coming home in Ocotober
Blu-Ray.com has the first official details involving the DVD and Blu-Ray release of DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Extras on the Blu-Ray will include audio commentary and deleted… |
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Hotel Transylvania composer Mark Mothersbaugh’s DEVO-tion to animation
…the world of scoring for filmed and animated entertainment, interactive media and commercials. As an award winning composer, his credits include Moonrise Kingdom, 21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance… |
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First look at Frankenweenie
The first images from Tim Burton’s highly anticipated return to stop motion animation Frankenweenie have been posted online with a special behind-the-scenes article over at EW.com. The movie–a remake of… |
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Disney teases upcoming Blu-ray slate
An insert in the upcoming Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition Blu-ray teases a number of upcoming Disney animated Blu-ray releases for 2012 and beyond, reports Blu-ray.com. Titles include, two-movie… |
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Brad Bird has “several good ideas” for The Incredibles sequel
In an interview with Movies.com, Brad Bird reveals that he is open to making a follow-up to Pixar’s 2004 hit The Incredibles. Bird says, “I would like to think that… |
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Puss In Boots: composer Henry Jackman’s Spanish Hour
…Debussy influence on your music? HJ: Of course, I wouldn’t be comparing myself to those composers. But I’m lucky because we got all these folk instruments, the guitars and everything,… |
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Miley Cyrus joins Hotel Transylvania
Former Disney pop sensation Miley Cyrus is going to have a starring role in Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming horror comedy Hotel Transylvania, EW.com is reporting. Cyrus will play the daughter… |
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Arthur Christmas composer Harry Gregson-Williams: from Venice Beach to the North Pole!
…– a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. Aardman/Sony’s new CGI feature… |
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The Art Of Pixar – The Complete Color Scripts And Select Art From 25 Years Of Animation: an Interview with author Amid Amidi
…for 20th Century Fox about the making of the Fox/Blue Sky computer animated feature, and edited and designed the book Inside UPA, a compilation of unpublished photographs from the legendary… |
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol : maxi-director Troy Quane on Sony’s mini-movie!
…Not the television series, but the original Peyo comics. Being from Canada, we would get the French language comics a lot. It was those Smurfs comics and another comic series… |
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Family Guy: Volume 9 coming to DVD in December
After having its release delayed for months, the ninth volume of FOX’s adult cartoon series Family Guy will finally be available on December 13th, according to Amazon.com. Highlights on the… |
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Happy Feet Two opens
…critical reception that the original movie did, with an average 43% “Freshness” rating over at RottenTomatoes.com. It’s also not expected to repeat its box office victory, which saw Mumble and… |
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Arthur Christmas supervising animator Seamus Malone: from Bristol to the North Pole!
…Chicken Run, Creature Comforts USA, Creature Comforts 2, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Wallace and Gromit’s A Matter of Loaf and Death. He then became Director of 17 episodes… |
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Muppets and Arthur Christmas face off over holiday weekend
…found terrific success with critics, with both films earning a “Freshness” rating of over 90% over at RottenTomatoes.com. Although neither film was any match for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn… |
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Producer Guild Nominations announced
…had a “freshness” rating of more than 90% over at the movie review website RottenTomatoes.com, as opposed to Cars 2’s 33% rating. The winners will be announced on January 21st…. |
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Two New Superhero Projects Starring Deadpool and Green Arrow
Collider.com has news about two superhero projects, one from each of the two comic giants. A movie based off Marvel’s Deadpool character has been rumored for years, but Marvel artist… |
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Mahna Mahna The Muppets Do Do DVD/Blu-Ray Release
…videos, interviews, audio commentary, and easter eggs. The movie will be released in a DVD/Blu-Ray combo and if your order straight from Disney you will receive a commemorative Muppet lithographs…. |
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PIPA, SOPA, and Animated Views
…content i.e. Facebook, Wikipedia, Youtube, that violate copyright or post unauthorized material; as decided by the Attorney General. AnimatedViews.com could be a potential victim because we bring you news and… |
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Composer Hunter talks Fantastic Flying Books
Mark Morton at Examiner.com talks with John Hunter, the composer of an Oscar nominated silent film. No, not that one! Hunter compsed the soundtrack for The Fantastic Flying Books of… |
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ParaNorman: an art in the making, with filmmakers Chris Butler and Sam Fell
…to achieve such moments, we couldn’t get too broad in matter of comedy. When we turned into those true, emotional scenes, we didn’t want to be coming from some completely… |
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Disney’s The Avengers drops jaws with massive $200 million opening
…Chest, by almost $70 million. The Avengers has also been a huge success with critics and audiences alike, with a “Freshness” rating of 94% at RottenTomatoes.com and an A+ CinemaScore…. |
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First look at new Pixar short Partysaurus Rex
The first images from Pixar’s new Toy Story short Partysaurus Rex have surfaced online and can be seen at EW.com. In the short, Rex gets drafted for bath time and… |
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The making of Disney’s Treasure Planet
A treat for fans of Disney’s underrated, Oscar-nominated animated feature Treasure Planet can be found today on Blu-Ray.com. The site has an excellent–and very long–look at the making of the… |
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First images from Paperman now online
The first images from Disney’s upcoming animated short Paperman have been revealed by EW.com. The short, which uses new technology to make CGI animation look as though it was drawn… |
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Welcome to Neon Alley!
…an amazing market decision they will show anime from other vendors with everything from drama to comedy to action. The price is $6.99 with hopes to stay low. NeonAlley.com will… |
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The Art of Brave: an interview with author and Pixar story artist Jenny Lerew
…animation art and history, The Blackwing Diaries. She is also the author of Scrambled Ink, a compendium of original illustrated stories, and has worked as a director and story artist… |
