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Animated Beetlejuice coming to DVD
…DVD and Blu-Ray disc due out September 16, 2008 (via ToonZone). According to the Beetlejuice animated series fansite, The Neitherworld, “In the cartoon, Beetlejuice rents a run-down building, (‘BJ’s Roadhouse’),… |
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Fly Me To The Moon trailer and blog
Check out the trailer for the first animated film created from scratch for 3-D at Cartoon Brew, which also links to the official Fly Me To The Moon blog…. |
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Angelina Jolie "upset" by Disney films
…her daughters movies from the animation giant because they don’t feature African princesses. “Even the colour of the children in the cartoon matters. There still isn’t a Disney princess that’s… |
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Casper the friendly ghost celebrates 60 years in 2009
…compilation will contain 12 classic Casper cartoons. Last but not least, a brand new Casper Scare School CG television series will hit the small screen next year; it has been… |
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The Smurfs coming to the big screen
…known in the United States for the long-running Hanna-Barbera cartoon, the Smurfs were created in 1958 by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, known throughout the world as Peyo. The Smurfs, originally… |
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M. Night Shyamalan's take on The Last Airbender
The Sixth Sense director told Coming Soon! about his plans for the live action adaptation of the Nickelodeon cartoon, which is set in a world that’s divided up into elemental… |
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Disney animation exhibit coming next year to New Orleans
NOLA reveals that Bullard said the New Orleans Museum of Art blockbuster will host an exhibit of cartoon illustration next year called Dreams Do Come True: Classic Fairy Tales from… |
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Cool Hanna-Barbera 3D stills
Amid at Cartoon Brew takes a nostalgic look at the wonderful View-master reels of classic Hanna-Barbera characters created back in 1960, unearthed by Bob Logan…. |
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George Lucas talks Clone Wars
…be released by Warner Brothers on Aug 15, will also introduce an animated television series with the same title that will have its debut on the Cartoon Network this fall…. |
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The success story of Disney On Ice
…franchises and turn young children into Disneyphiles, explains the NY Times. Moreover, the shows — which are populated with figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters — are helping the… |
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Totoro forest project
…Furusato National Trust Fund, Studio Ghibli, Pixar, Cartoon Art Museum, General Consulate of Japan and Give2Asia. The artworks will be auctioned on September 6 at Pixar Animation Studios, which will… |
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New week, new contests, more Oliver!
…from Warner Bros. Priced at $19.98 on DVD, the disc will comprise four episodes of the Cartoon Network series. We’re back tomorrow with more Oliver, so stay tooned! — Ben…. |
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ASIFA-Hollywood Comic-Con Schedule of Events 2008
…at PBS’s new primetime cartoon based on the radio show “Car Talk”. Also scheduled are Bill Kroyer, Stephen Silver, Floyd Norman, Helen Jen, Tom Minton and Howard Grossman. Room 2… |
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Python's Gilliam honored, Gulliver's details, plus new discs!
…Popeye Cartoon peek inside the Fleischer Studio of the time, and two of the eight spin-off cartoons featuring town crier Gabby: as yet not confirmed, but I’d be surprised if… |
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Development deal for Heathcliff
Animation World Network reports that Fitzroy Media and cartoonist Peter Gallagher have signed a development deal for the popular feline character Heathcliff. The agreement will allow Fitroy to create animated… |
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Clone Wars series trailer
A new trailer for the Clone Wars animated series has appeared on the official website for the show. The Star Wars spin off will air on Cartoon Network on October… |
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Watch those pic-a-nic baskets, Yogi's coming to theaters
…supporting character in 1958 in another classic cartoon, The Huckleberry Hound Show. In 1961, he got his own show, which has aired in reruns frequently over the past half-century. Yogi’s… |
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More Tom And Jerry Tales, plus we need your Blu-ray help!
…of recreating the classic cartoon feel of Hanna-Barbera’s 1940s originals and, as Rodney says, “that the characters look true to their original shapes and designs and have not been noticeably… |
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The Art Of Pixar Short Films
…well-known Cartoon Brew blogger and creator of the magazine Animation Blast, wrote The Art Of Pixar Short Films as a complement to 2007’s DVD and Blu-ray release of the same… |
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Turner, MGM to produce new Pink Panther series
Variety reports that Turner Broadcasting and MGM Worldwide TV plan to produce twenty-six episodes of Pink Panther & Pals, a new half-hour animated Pink Panther series for Cartoon Network. The… |
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Monsters vs Aliens: Conrad Vernon vs Animated Views!
…What did they wear then? We didn’t want to literally set it in the 60s. My first thought was to say: “ok, what was the cartoon style they had back… |
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When You Wish Upon A Star: The Musical Making of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio
…extraordinary of surroundings for an animated cartoon. What results from that is the remarkable structure of the movie. Despite the very episodic nature of the story, reminiscent – even though… |
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Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
…of walking, the characters just move across the screen as if they are cartoon cutouts from the novel. With minimal, yet effective, sound effects, and with one principal narration, the… |
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Eartha Kitt, the voice of Yzma, dies
Eartha Kitt, singer, dancer and actress, died of colon cancer on Thursday at 81, reports Big Cartoon Forum. Kitt, who successfully played Catwoman in the Batman television series in the… |
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Astro Boy and the economy; Tusker in production
…classic cartoon character almost was halted during production due to major money problems, only recovering at the very last second. Interestingly, the post also mentions that the studio is developing… |
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Star Trek alum boldly goes to a galaxy far, far, away
…Falls Tribune. Takei voices the character of Lok Durd, in Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Besides discussing his role in the series, Takei also talks about the similarities… |
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Director George Scribner: Happy as a King with Prince and the Pauper!
…realm of cartoon animation. Would he have liked that? Nobody can tell, yet it can but be acknowledged that Disney’s 1990 featurette stands among the most successful cartoons ever. Not… |
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All It Takes Is A Little Imagination: John Lennon Animated DVD in the Pipe
The Forum at the Big Cartoon Database reports that a new DVD is coming featuring animation based on drawings by Beatles legend John Lennon. The DVD will be entitled Lennon… |
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Get Your Star Wars Fix: New Clone Wars Commercial
TheForce.Net has updated with a full clip of the new Clone Wars commercial showing on Cartoon Network, previewing the micro-series that will begin airing on November 7. Given that the… |
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Robot Chicken team hatches Titan Maximum
The New York Times reports that Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim has ordered a new show from the creators of the stop-motion animated series Robot Chicken. The new show will be… |
