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Comic-Con: The Batman villains revealed
New figures for The Batman have been unveiled at the Comic Con. Toy News International has five photos of the figures, thus revealing what the Man-bat, Bane, and Firefly will… |
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Coverage of the Comic-Con coverage
…was the premiere of a complete episode of The Batman on Friday afternoon. Attendees treated the episode, which features the Man-Bat, with “polite but strong applause”. Register stated that he… |
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Summer box office soaring toward new record
The Hollywood Reporter reports that due to the success of such films as Shrek 2 ($429.2 million cumulative), Spider-Man 2 ($328.5 million cumulative), and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of… |
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Disney's summer blockbuster found in Princess Diaries 2?
…between $8 million and $9 million on Wednesday, when the film opened. This would make Princess Diaries 2 have the third largest Wednesday opening of the year, only behind Spider-Man… |
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Elmer Bernstein dies at 82
…http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000930/ long-spanning career}} saw him write music for many special effects blockbusters, such as The Ten Commandments, GhostBusters and Wild Wild West. Perhaps his biggest contributions to animated films were… |
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Tarantino and Latifah join Muppets in Oz
…role) in a small Kansas town. There, she meets the Munchkins (played by the Muppet rats), the Scarecrow (Kermit the Frog), the Tin Man (Gonzo) and the Cowardly Lion (Fozzie)…. |
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Wicked RGB makes artist booking easier
For production managers wishing to book the best computer artists, where do you go? That’s the question that was on Michael Christensen’s mind, before he founded Wicked RGB, whick seeks… |
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Ghost In The Shell director to answer your questions online
…the {{link http://www.ghost2.com/board/showthread.php?t=62 movie’s official message board}}. It’s your chance to communicate directly with the man behind the cult movie Ghost In The Shell and its anticipated sequel. All questions… |
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The box office summer
…flop – releases. Leading the pack is Shrek 2, with $436.7 million in the bank, ahead on Spider-Man 2‘s $370m and Harry Potter‘s $247m on his third adventure. Bringing up… |
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Frank Thomas has passed away…
…art form, a member of Walt Disney’s elite “Nine Old Men,” and a pioneering animator who worked on many classic shorts and features during his 43-year career at the Disney… |
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"Still First in Line" arrives online
On May 1, 2004, one man became the first in line to see The Incredibles. Flash forward to August 9, 2004, he is “still first in line”! Coming Soon! has… |
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Floyd Norman on Curious George
Over at Jim Hill Media, story-man Floyd Norman {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1080 hints at the plot problems}} a certain troubled monkey movie is having, as well as his experience working on the… |
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Open casting call for Avengers
…for voices of Marvel characters Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, along with other characters that may be included in future Marvel and Lions Gate Home Entertainment DVD premiere… |
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CINEME 2004 Official Winners
…films featuring Jerry and his animated buddy, Superman. Though Superman is the “Man of Steel”, there are some things even he can’t do. Fortunately, Jerry can pick up the slack… |
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New Trailer for Popeye's Voyage
DVD Toons has a new trailer for the direct to video CG feature Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy. Billy West lends his voice to the world-famous sailor man and… |
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An Incredibles super-feature!!
…methods of fighting villainous goons, and extensive profiles of each character. In related news, Norn Iron Man has posted the Japanese trailer via the Animation Nation boards. It reveals a… |
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"But it's a really good movie, Your Honor:" Lion King DVD theft
Fayette County, Georgia’s The Citizen Online reports that a 35-yr. old man recently pled guilty to the theft of three copies of The Lion King DVDs and was sentenced to… |
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Press release: Daws Butler: Character's Actor
…life of the man whom many consider to be the greatest voice actor of the 20th Century. The book features personal reminisces by Daws”s colleagues as well. Daws Butler: Character’s… |
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All Too Superhuman
“Poor man – he’s addicted to heroism.” Richard Corliss of TIME Magazine gives a glowing review of Pixar’s latest film, The Incredibles; included, however, is a neat photo essay, as… |
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Forbes announces top-earning fictional characters
…$5.8 billion this year; the remaining 9 include Winnie the Pooh, Spongebob Squarepants, Spider-Man, and Pokemon. Harry Potter is the only character in the list who has never been animated…. |
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Could it be? Indeed! Brandon Routh is Superman!
Latino Review has the full press release from Warner Bros. on the casting of young TV star Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel. “[Director Bryan] Singer commented on his… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpt: Part I – Intro
…altogether human. The Incredibles follows the adventures of a family of former superheroes rediscovering the true source of their powers—in one another. Once one of the world’s top masked crimefighters,… |
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Disney, Chabon retelling Snow
…is the author of Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won him the 2001 Pulitzer for literature. Chabon also was a writer on Spider-Man 2.“… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts III and IV
…because she’s such a very strong woman.” Hunter was intrigued by the film because she liked that it was an unconventional story about family and human dynamics—and this was unlike… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts V and VI
…a motion picture. Although computer animation has progressed by leaps and bounds over the last decade, it has still lagged behind in achieving many key human characteristics. It was previously… |
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Billboard Digital Entertainment Award winners
…Film-related Project”, Disney’s \\Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl\\ beat out nominees \\Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow\\’s website, \\Spider-Man 2\\, and \\The Polar Express\\…. |
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Interview: The Spongebob Squarepants Movie's Tom Kenny
Dark Horizons speaks to the man behind the voice of the sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie floats into theaters this Friday…. |
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The state of Gargoyles and the Muppets
…main man behind the series, certainly is ready: six Gargoyles spin-offs, along with many additional stories for the original show, were planned, if only it had continued. Meanwhile, the article… |
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AFI Awards names The Incredibles one of the top ten films of 2004
…included: The Aviator, Collateral, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Friday Night Lights, Kinsey, Million Dollar Baby, and Spider-Man 2. These films, listed alphabetically rather than order of merit, will… |
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Best Visual Effects Oscar contenders announced
…Captain and the World of Tomorrow\\, and \\Spider-Man 2\\. Conspicuously left out was \\The Polar Express\\. The actual three nominees, along with the rest of the Oscar nominations, will be… |

