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Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline director Selick speaks
In preparation for a retrospective screening of his work at the Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium last Wednesday, Henry Selick was interviewed by The Oregonian. Topics the director discussed include… |
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Viewers to chew more Gumby
…of Gumby creator Art Clokey. In addition, the claymation character is at the center of new licensing and marketing partnerships with national advertisers. Meanwhile, Classic Media will now manage rights… |
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RIP, Robert Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006)
…Disney Productions. The musical achieved respectable box office results, while also marking the movie debut of Robin Williams, in the title role. For more information on the life of Robert… |
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Restoring Rankin/Bass' Rudolph and Santa
The New York Times covers the history of two Rankin/Bass puppets of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus. Crafted from wood, felted wool and wire, the figures were created… |
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BCI Announces Second Volume Of Happy Tree Friends
…program. The DVD will consist of the half-hour episodes that air on G4 Network and will feature the following bonus material: Storyboards Commentary A look behind the scenes And a… |
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Latest on Little Mermaid musical
…Broadway event. Speaking of the Mermaid musical, Jim Hill offers his thoughts on its “out-of-town try-out” in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts…. |
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Ubisoft delves into computer animation
The Hollywood Reporter reports that French video game publisher Ubisoft is hoping for success in the computer animation business. The company plans to spend nearly $400 million for the expansion… |
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Van Eaton Galleries
Van Eaton Galleries, the “full service animation art gallery, and resource center for the animation art collector and enthusiast,” is featuring original art from many works of animation, from many… |
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DVD review: Open Season Special Edition
At Animated Views, Ben Simon examines the Special Edition DVD for Sony Pictures Animation’s Open Season. “Overall this is a schizophrenic movie that has an ill-advised smattering of truly outrageous… |
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ASIFA-Hollywood presents Stop-Mo Expo
…on display from the ASIFA-Hollywood Archive, including part of the set from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, the stop motion model from the animated short Africa Parting and a… |
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Hair High winds up
…left to catch the critics favorite! Hair High received a flawless 100% score of positive reviews from the Cream of the Crop at Rotten Tomatoes; some fresh quotes from the… |
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Shrek the Third fun facts
…•The amount of clothing created for Shrek the Third is approximately 10 times the amount created for the original movie. •The physics and the dynamics of the clothes in Shrek… |
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Ratatouille charity preview, podcast
…by the City of San Carlos website, the event will benefit the Parks and Recreation Foundation of San Carlos and the San Carlos Educational Foundation, as well as The Riekes… |
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Tootsie Pop classic gets CGI remake
Cartoon Brew notices that the animated 1970 Tootsie Pop commercial in which a boy unsuccessfully searches for the number of licks it takes to reach the center of a Tootsie… |
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Harry Gregson-Williams: Scoring the Return to Narnia!
…the children theme, the heroic theme, the family theme and Aslan’s theme. These themes didn’t seem to want to change. They wanted to be the same themes as we’d had… |
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Eighth Annual Golden Trailer recipients
Coming Soon has posted the winners for the 8th Annual Golden Trailer Awards. The honors were provided yesterday evening at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York… |
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Once Upon A Dream: Mary Costa as Sleeping Beauty‘s Princess Aurora
…the Godmothers, raised by them. They were kind and mischievous and loving and very protective of her. Then, she was in the woods with the animals, and they’re so different… |
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The Con Is (back) On!
…experiences as we found our way around the town, the convention center, and then on to Disneyland for a couple of days of relaxation to get over it all! Although… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 1
…and the importance of Tiny Toons to the future of Warner Bros. Animation can not be underestimated. Apart from the schooling of the cartoon characters themselves, this was where the… |
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Hungarian Ratatouille poster
The Internet Movie Poster Awards showcases a Hungarian one-sheet for Disney/Pixar’s critically-acclaimed hit Ratatouille. In this poster, the lovable rat Emile takes center stage to show off his talent…. |
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The Chosen One
…style, for the saviour of the Church Of Frank. Although he understandably wants little to do with the place, a $30,000 fund for the Chosen One’s expenses sweetens the deal,… |
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Ani-Jam attracts anime fans over weekend
…Held in Fresno, California, at the Fresno Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, the event united hundreds of anime fans, many of whom dressed in unique, colorful costumes for the occasion…. |
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Mermaid faces rough waters
It appears the Little Mermaid stage musical, currently playing at the the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, is receiving much mixed feedback from columnists and bloggers. Variety, The New… |
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Earthlight Pictures launches CCTV animation training
…in Santa Barbara, Boise, and Earthlight’s current base of operations in Portland, Earthlight’s unique TelAnimate(SM) system has freed a proven classroom instruction approach from the limitations of geography. The new,… |
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101 Dalmatians / 102 Dalmatians (live-action)
…with much to much emphasis placed on the Bella Notte clip, which is asked to carry far too much of the emotion of the scene. The rest of the film… |
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Shrek the Halls premieres tonight
…special for the holiday season. Shrek and Fiona (and their three ogrelings) and Donkey are at the center of the action rounded out by a supporting cast of Puss in… |
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Persepolis screened in Tehran
…satirical portrayal of the 1979 Iranian revolution and was condemned by the government as anti-Iranian. This was the first legal screening of the film in Tehran and the version shown… |
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The Tale of Despereaux
…combination of these two problems leads to the the audience not caring about the characters, and no film can succeed when that happens. The third issue is the worst since… |
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time getting limited theatrical release in the U.S.
…and Seattle, the English-subtitled version will be screened, and in New York, the English-dubbed version. Show times will be posted on the theater websites closer to the actual screening dates.”… |
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Casting now complete on Shrek the Musical
As previously reported, Brian d’Arcy James, the singing actor who was recently seen in the Off-Broadway musical Next to Normal, will play the title role of the green ogre in… |
