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Eisner may face unfriendly shareholders at March meeting
…Disney chief is leading the company”, and he “won’t see as many friendly faces when he takes the stage at the company’s annual gathering, scheduled to take place in Philadelphia”…. |
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Brother Bear Still Roaring Overseas
Variety.com’s most recent e-mail newsletter reports “Brother Bear drew $560,000 on 29 in Hong Kong (second-highest debut by a traditionally animated pic behind Mulan) and $450,000 on 87 in Poland… |
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Stuart Little 3 To Be Animated
According to Zap2it, Stuart Little 3 will be a completely computer-animated, direct-to-video sequel. “People love Stuart, but it would just be too expensive to try it again for the big… |
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Another Invader Zim interview, plus preview pics!!
The Invader Zim fan site, BadBadRubberPiggy.com, has posted a new interview with Medias Blasters representative Meredith Mulroney about the upcoming Zim DVD release. Put up against very specific, detailed questions,… |
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Final Scooby 2 poster revealed
The official {{link http://www2.warnerbros.com/scoobydoo2/ Scooby-Doo 2}} site has posted the final one-sheet poster for the March 26 release of Monsters Unleashed, which will also probably end up being the front… |
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Disney Loses Federal Appeal in Pooh Copyright Case
Animation World Network {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=10093 reports}} The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has denied an appeal by Clare Milne and Disney to recapture the rights under… |
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Gundam Seed and Detective Conan on CN
Animation World Network {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=10092 reports}} two popular Japanese Anime series will debut on Cartoon Network in April. Gundam Seed will air on the network’s weekend Action Block. The debut… |
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Top 100… Simpson's Sports Moments
{{link http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=Simpsons%20Sports%20Moments1 ESPN}} counts down the top 100 sports moments from the 14 seasons of \\The Simpsons\\, a show that “regularly packs more memorable sports moments into its episodes than… |
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Possible new director for \\The Fantastic Four\\
{{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=3631a5a1&atype=news&id=10076 VFXWorld}} reports that Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee in \\The Lord of the Rings\\) has mentioned in an interview that he is in the running to direct the film… |
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Roy Disney speaks to Disney fans
{{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=493&ncid=493&e=4&u=/ap/20040117/ap_en_mo/disney_speech Yahoo news}} reports on last night’s appearence of Roy Disney and his talk to around 200 collectors of Disney memorabilia at the semi-annual NFFC: The Club for Disneyana… |
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DIC enhances international profile
…company, a leader in the kids television animation field, has expanded its licensing and merchandising opportunities by signing up a number of top companies to partner DIC in sales of… |
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Has the Animated Feature Oscar changed anything?
{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1956&page=1 AWN}} asks “Has the Oscar for Animated Feature Affected the Industry?” The article looks at the previous and current contenders, their fates, and some of the controversies the… |
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Comcast makes hostile bid to acquire The Walt Disney Company
…percent of the combined company. Comcast/Disney would be one of the world’s most powerful entertainment/communications companies. Roberts added, “this is a unique opportunity for all shareholders of Comcast and Disney… |
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Disney boss to be honored by Motion Picture Pioneers
Michael Eisner, the chairman-CEO of the Walt Disney Company since averting the takeover bid of 1984, is to be honored as the 65th “Pioneer Of The Year” at a special… |
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Gollum's next role
{{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=3631a5a1&atype=news&id=9645 VFXWorld}} reports that in an interview with the \\Toronto Star\\, Andy Serkis, the actor behind the CG character Gollum in \\The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers\\,… |
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Powerpuff Girls Christmas special on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network will air a new hour long Powerpuff Girls Christmas special this holiday season according to {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=top&newsitem_no=9637 AWN}}. In \\’Twas the Fight Before Christmas\\, which will debut December… |
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\\Kaena: The Prophecy\\ release date set
{{link http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808403007&intl=us Greg’s Previews}} reports that the U.S. release date for \\Kaena: The Prophecy\\ has been set for June 4th, 2004. The film will debut in New York and Los… |
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Tentative full release schedule from Buena Vista Home Entertainment!
‘disneyaholic’ on our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94 Animated News Forum}} points to a {{link http://magicalears.com/films/animation/ComingUp/FutureReleases.php complete listing}} of Disney DVD and VHS titles (though LD is listed as a format, there are… |
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Final word on Looney Tunes: Back In Action?
The Big Cartoon Database has just kicked off a new feature, {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view&post=14707 The Animated Word}}, which will be a review coulmn on new animated films and DVD releases. Alex… |
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Jane Jetson passes away
‘dtemplar’ in the {{link http://forums.toontitan.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=17831#post17831 DVD Toons Forum}} posted that “Penny Singleton, who brought Jane to life on Hanna-Barbera’s 1962 primetime cartoon The Jetsons, died in California Wednesday two weeks… |
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\\Finding Nemo\\ gets nomination as best film
\\Finding Nemo\\ has been nominated for a European Film Award for best non-European film of 2003, according to {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=14428 The Big Cartoon Database}}. The winners will be announced by… |
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More from Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston: website update!
Timing in nicely with the release of the documentary on DVD, {{link http://frankanollie.com/ FrankAnOllie’s personal website}} has had a facelift, courtesy of new hosts Animation World Network! The site, originated… |
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\\Look Through My Eyes\\ video online
‘Thomas’ posted on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81 Animated News Forum}} that the video of Phil Collins’ single \\Look Through My Eyes\\ is online at the {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/soundtracks/brotherbear/ \\Brother Bear\\ Original Soundtrack… |
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\\Shark Tale\\ teaser trailer coming soon?
DreamWorks SKG Fansite – Animation alerts us to two bits of news about upcoming projects from Katzenberg and Co. First up is a {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale rumor about \\Shark Tale\\}}. They… |
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No long wait for SW: Clone Wars fans in the UK!
The new Cartoon Network/Lucasfilm “micro-series” {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=top&newsitem_no=9564 Clone Wars}}, which expands the Star Wars universe by way of creating the back story between last summer’s Episode II and 2005’s Episode… |
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Keane and Sanders confirmed on new CG Disney projects
Master traditional animator Glen Keane’s take on the Rapunzel legend, retitled Rapunzel Unbraided, has been confirmed as being in active production, in a story at {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=top&newsitem_no=9565 Animation World Network}}…. |
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Peace In Animation: A Look Back
Karl F. Cohen over at the {{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1909 Animation World Network}} takes a look back at animation’s continuing messages of peace – from the Harman-Ising short Peace On Earth, to… |
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Going, going, gone: Big Idea sold for $19.3 million
{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=top&newsitem_no=9527 Animation World Network}} announced that Big Idea Productions had been approved for purchase by Classic Media. The Veggie Tales animation company tried to expand too quickly with the… |
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Interview with \\The Triplets of Belleville\\ director
{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1923 AWN}} interviews \\The Triplets of Belleville\\ director Sylvain Chomet. He discusses his previous work, the success of \\Belleville\\, his views on computer animation, and his upcoming project…. |
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What makes an animated show a hit?
{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1928&page=4 AWN}} has an interesting article on what makes an animated show a hit. Some factors include good writing (\\The Simpsons\\), the show’s pedigree (“I’ll open Matt Groening or… |
