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Who Discovered…Lyricist Glenn Slater?
…it wasn’t quite working out to everyone’s satisfaction. Alan’s manager, the late Scott Shukat, had just taken me on as a client and suggested to Alan that (even though he… |
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Hotel Transylvania composer Mark Mothersbaugh’s DEVO-tion to animation
…was not one of those. It was a very straightforward production. He was very easy to work with. Really a good guy! Also, when you see the film, you see… |
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Onward: A Musical Chat with Conductor/Orchestrator Nicholas Dodd
…animation. The Good Dinosaur was good fun to work with. Then, there was The Addams Family, and now Onward. It’s fabulous animation. It’s a great story, beautifully told, and the… |
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Good and Sad News From Toei Animation
Toei Animation announced the loss of one of its earliest animators Akira Daikubara. He worked on Japan’s first colored anime film Hakujaden and also the first animated film to be… |
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Onward
…down to writing). And Octavia Spencer is mostly fun as a manticore/business woman. The only somewhat major complaint I could make of the film, if I have to, is with… |
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Meet the flockers: the Animated-News Valiant review
…idea that because it was British and low-budget it couldn’t have been any good, but seeing Valiant felt quite refreshing! The animation is good, though there are the odd awkward… |
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The Owl House
The fantasy genre of storytelling has been a medium that flourishes at perhaps just the right time to capture one’s imagination. It manages to stay ever present when something comes… |
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Good To Be In DC! now available online!
As reported on Animated News yesterday, the “sequel” Flash short to the political satire This Land is now up to view online at Atom Films, set to the tune of… |
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More good words for Princess
As reviews start to pour in, The Hollywood Reporter describes The Princess And The Frog as “Disney brilliantly rediscovering hand-drawn animation and the value of story. The best Disney animated… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Supervising Animator Mark Henn – Part 1: It All Started With A…Mermaid!
…picked up by the Studio. People like that. Quiet a few well-known names today! AV: To you, what is the art of animation exactly about? MH: That’s a good question…. |
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Over The Hedge garners good critical praise in Cannes
Writing from the Cannes Film Festival, The {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/awards/cannes/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002465069 Hollywood Reporter}} states that DreamWorks’ latest CGI comedy Over The Hedge “is a backyard ecological comedy outfitted with some fine, silly… |
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It's good for your eyesight: Carrotty Kid pilot
Showing on YouTube now is the pilot for Carrotty Kid. Looks like Carrot Top crossed Veggie Tales with Samurai Jack. Official Carrotty Kid Website… |
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How director Steve Anderson met The Robinsons!
…the film turned out to be a great technical, but also human, adventure of its own and he kindly accepted an invitation to share that journey with us recently, as… |
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The Iron Giant: Signature Edition finally coming to Blu-ray in September
…all-new scenes. When “The Iron Giant” arrived in theaters, it was hailed as an “instant classic” (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). “Imagine E.T. as a towering metal man, that’s… |
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Raya And The Last Dragon
A few years ago I got tired of being spoiled by trailers that gave the entire plot away or revealed the best jokes during their two and a half minute… |
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Warning From Space
…Tokusatsu) like Galbraith, so it’s great that he could contribute. A teaser and theatrical trailer are here as well. The disc also contains a stills gallery, including many neat poster… |
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The Nut Job
…good one. And I still love that clever title. But The Nut Job fails to deliver the goods. Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board? The Nut Job Open… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three
…of a duck, and a memory of some really good feature films of varying popularity. Mickey had only one short released in 1947 (Mickey’s Delayed Date), and it was his… |
