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RIP, Jack Warden
…year 1972 heard the actor’s voice in Dig, known as the first network Saturday morning cartoon special. Later, Warden could also be found as the voice of Rocko in 1986’s… |
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Weinstein Co. to tell Unstable Fables
The Jim Henson Co., Flame Ventures, and Prana Studios are all working with The Weinstein Co. to bring audiences old tales with new twists, according to the Animation World Network…. |
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WB aquires animated \\Ark\\
{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=17091 Animation World Network}} reports that Warner Brothers has picked up an animated script from actor {{link http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000729/ Casey Affleck}} titled \\Aardvark Art’s Ark\\. “The story centers on the… |
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Going under the hood of \\Cars\\
{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2900 Animation World Network}} goes in-depth into the technical aspects of the making of \\Cars\\, which they call “John Lasseter’s most mature and personal” film yet. Talking with the… |
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New Ant Bully scene online
Another video clip from the computer animated adventure The Ant Bully is showcased at Cartoon Network’s official website. Titled “Turn It Down a Notch,” the scene involves a “pair of… |
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In step with Jerry Beck
Animation World Network has a biographic piece on Jerry Beck, animation’s Jack-of-all-trades. In a career spanning three decades Jerry Beck has filled the roles of animation historian, film preservationist, promoter… |
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\\Futurama\\ Returns
Three years after its cancellation on Fox, the animated TV series \\Futurama\\ has been picked up by Comedy Central, {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=15106 Comingsoon.net}} reports. The cable network has ordered thirteen new… |
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Don't forget the shorts
Keeping up with the world of independent animated shorts, Animation World Network presents reviews and QuickTime clips of Bob Log III’s Electric Fence Story by Stock ‘n’ Wolf, El Doctor… |
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The Fundamentals of Animation are within reach.
Loughborough University Animation Professor Paul Wells has created the latest in a line of animation text books entitled The Fundamentals of Animation. Animation World Network reveals that the text is… |
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RIP, Tim Rooney (January 4, 1947 – September 23, 2006)
…with the muscle disease dermatomyositis. According to the World Entertainment News Network, Rooney “was chosen as one of the original Mouseketeers for the Mickey Mouse Club in 1955, but never… |
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Nickelodeon keeps focus on animation
…Swears by Cartoons,” which explains the importance of cartoons for the network. As Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon, explains, “Animation really is the heart and soul of our business.”… |
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Earthlight Pictures launches CCTV animation training
…a young age.” Nickelodeon is not alone – other studios which have extended multiple invitations to Earthlight classes include Pixar, DreamWorks, Film Roman, Rhythm & Hues, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros…. |
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Major DreamWorks Animation Presence at SIGGRAPH 2007
…that uses a single ‘crack prototile’ triangle to create seamless crack networks over a polymesh. Realistic-looking crack contours and fragments can then be derived from the network. * Creating Realistic… |
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More adults embracing animation?
…“We used to hear that animation for adults wouldn’t work, but now all our competitors are doing the same,” commented Mike Lazzo, senior vice president of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim…. |
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Samurai Jack fights his way to the big screen
…2D animated genre movies budgeted below $20 million. Among the projects currently planned, the most noticable is a feature film based on Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack with creator Genndy Tartakovsky… |
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Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy – Season 1 DVD details
…Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy – The Complete Season 1. Scheduled to hit stores on September 18, the two-disc set will contain 13 episodes of the Cartoon Network series…. |
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The Chosen One
…special on Comedy Central or Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block, but it’s a struggle to praise even the independent underdogs when so much of the material flatlines. A handful of… |
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Napoleon Dynamite bunnies
GOSH! The Starz network is now featuring Jennifer Shiman’s next mini web epic: Napoleon Dynamite in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies. Sweet!… |
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Matt Groening : Life Is Swell
…from being a 23-year-old Portland native, who drove to Los Angeles to write and draw, to becoming the creator of the most subversive network show ever to launch a vast… |
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Transformers: Animated clip online
Entertainment News International reveals the first footage of Transformers: Animated, first shown at this years Comic-Con. The latest animated reincarnation of Transformers is set to premiere on Cartoon Network, Spring… |
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Spaceballs animated series coming to G4
Monsters & Critics has the announcement from G4 Network that the channel will premiere Spaceballs: The Animated Series, a continuation of the popular 1987 live-action film, in Fall 2007. Having… |
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Nickelodeon adopts Neopets
Nickelodeon is looking to the youth community Neopets.com for a brand-new series of shorts to air between the network’s longer-form programs, records Animation Magazine. Also appearing at Neovision, Neopets.com’s broadband… |
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Starz On Demand Gets Animated In August
The following is the official press release outlining the the many animated offerings during the month of August on the Starz network including a marathon of Jennifer Shiman’s famous movies… |
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New website for Mr. Men Show
…meet and interact with characters from the show. The Mr. Men Show will hit television in January 2008, on Five in the UK and on Cartoon Network in the US…. |
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Ariel’s Song: Tony Pulham, a fortunate art director under the sea!
…He began his career in London, working mainly amongst the network of commercial studios there, trying his hand at almost every facet of the animation process. In 1996, he and… |
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Shrek, Simpsons up for U.K. National Movie Awards
IMDB/WENN has listed the animated nominees for Britain’s inaugural National Movie Awards, which U.K. TV network ITV is launching after the success of the National Television Awards. The Best Animation… |
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aniBOOM's MicroSmotion launches today
…on for more information: Aniboom is a premier animation network that partners with animators around the world for multiplatform distribution of original content. Driven by the passion of the art… |
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Grave of the Fireflies to be a live-action film
Anime News Network reports that Japan’s PAL Entertainment Productions has confirmed a live-action remake of Akiyuki Nosaka’s semi-autobiographical novella Grave of the Fireflies. This will be the third movie adaptation… |
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The Jungle Book at the El Capitan
Gearing up for the 40th Anniversary Platinum Edition DVD of Disney’s The Jungle Book (release date: October 2), Animation World Network reports that the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd…. |
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South Park creators land $75-million deal
…Parker sharing online ad revenues 50-50 with the network. The two will also set up a production house in Culver City, California, to spread South Park material across the Internet,… |