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Illumination announces extensive partnership with IHOP just in time for The Grinch
…November 9. Based on the beloved holiday classic, The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart… |
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Shark Tale steps out in a big way…
…Polar Express. The festival runs from September 9th through the 18th. Shark Tale opens wide on October 1st, and the Christmas-themed Polar Express is set for a November 10th release…. |
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The Last Unicorn set back to 2006; gains a final director
…producer and special effects unit director, respectively. The film also has been pushed back from a Christmas 2005 release to a winter 2006 date, with filming beginning late this year…. |
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If it walks like a duck: Donald Duck to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
…the first feature-length film ever starring Donald, Mickey Mouse and Goofy together. Donald’s other films include: Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Prince and the Pauper…. |
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Nocturna enters production at Red Kite Films
…Nocturna commences later this year, and the film is set for theatrical release at Christmas 2006. A {{link http://www.filmaxanimation.com/trailers/index.htm?SESION=68ccb75896c2d088a708e326190540af trailer}} for this beautiful movie is available at Filmax web site…. |
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Charlie Brown actor arrested
The AP reports that Peter Robbins, the actor who played Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, was arrested. The now 56 year-old… |
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Frankenweenie: Cinematographer Peter Sorg’s shades of grey
…Corpse Bride as a lighting cameraman. This successful collaboration prompted DoP Pete Kozachik ASC (James And The Giant Peach, Nightmare Before Christmas) to invite him to Portland, Oregon to be… |
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Meet Tow Tater
…station in Galena, Kansas last Saturday, on the 80th anniversary of historic Route 66. On December 2, the truck will make another public appearance, participating in the Galena Christmas parade… |
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Back to business: new reviews and announcements!
…The 1960s Collection, a boxed-set grouping of Schulz’ celebrated gang’s first six television specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown’s All-Stars plus It’s The Great Pumpkin, You’re In Love, He’s… |
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Release date for Princesss bumped up
According to Variety, Disney has moved up the release date of the traditionally animated feature The Princess And The Frog. Previously slated for a Christmas Day opening, the film will… |
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Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
…Jim’s son Brian Henson’s excellent Muppet Christmas Carol almost a decade later. There was still enough mileage in these puppet films to warrant another outing, but with Henson actively involved… |
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Merry Madagascar airs tonight
Just a reminder (since it is over a week until Thanksgiving and you might not be expecting Christmas specials already!) that DreamWorks’ Merry Madagascar airs tonight at 8pm ET on… |
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Twenty films compete for Oscar nominations
…20 submitted features follow. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Astro Boy Battle for Terra Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coraline Disney’s A Christmas Carol The Dolphin – Story… |
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Director George Scribner: Happy as a King with Prince and the Pauper!
…novel. AV: How do you explain that, after Mickey’s Christmas Carol, it was the short format that was chosen again? GS: That’s a really good question, but I don’t have… |
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Burton, Timm, Katzenberg to receive Winsor McCay Award
…became a prime time series for CBS in 1993. His stop- motion Halloween feature, Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, directed by Henry Selick) has become a worldwide cult classic. His interest… |
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Disney taking the “long view” with Scrooge?
Jim Hill, who is always good for a different perspective on the news, says lower than expected box office numbers for A Christmas Carol aren’t going to bother Disney executives… |
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Bedtime Stories
…this was the Studio’s Christmas Day offering, the lack of magic or even a film that was half of what was promised in the advertising being too much to overlook… |
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New release dates for Rapunzel and Alvin
…The Sqeakuel has been bumped up slightly with a December 23, 2009 release date. The sequel to the 2007 surprise hit was previously set to come out on Christmas day…. |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel teaser!
…Chipmunks’ female counterparts, the Chipettes. Christina Applegate and Anna Faris are rumored to voice two of the chipettes. “Squeakuel” arrives at theaters Christmas day, December 25th, 2009. Thanks to “gaastra”… |
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New Rapunzel image
…and also a link to few new magazine scans from Disney’s upcoming film Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno, Rapunzel is scheduled to hit theaters in Christmas 2010…. |
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Tom & Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection
…the UPA Studio (he had already written the feature Gay Purr-ee for them in 1962). At MGM, he created the highly successful TV specials How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)… |
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Roger Rabbit sequel to use mo-cap
…A Christmas Carol). “I wouldn’t use it for the cartoon characters, because I think they should stay two-dimensional because that’s what — I wouldn’t dimensonalize Roger”, he said. But the… |
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Up
…Buddies, plus from the optional Sneak Peek menu, the spine-tingling preview for Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition, Ponyo, the Disney animation Christmas special Prep & Landing (“the Figgie pudding hits the… |
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Richard M. Sherman on Bedknobs And Broomsticks: a Solid Songwriter!
…to be stopped and restarted again (for good) for a 1971 release. Yet, the story doesn’t end there. In order to be presented at the New York City Hall Christmas… |
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A London Rendezvous! Plus printable posters Up for grabs!
…that any of us have ever met at all! A close call came last Christmas when Jeremie visited Disneyland Paris and I was very tempted to join him, but various… |
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A Merry Madagascar Walmart exclusive
…gets amnesia after his sleigh crashes on the island and Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria and the penguins must save Christmas by delivering presents, will be on sale for only $5,… |
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Zemeckis defends Carol process
…techniques with some name-dropping in an article from the National Post, and Jim Carrey gets philosophical with the LA Times, as they both discuss A Christmas Carol, opening this Friday…. |
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Winnie The Pooh and new announcements too!
…as Piglet”. Well, you know you know the holiday gift giving season is about to descend when the studios start announcing their big Christmas present titles, and there’s been a… |
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The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
…in King Kong, Jason And The Argonauts, or The Nightmare Before Christmas. Each character has a jointed skeleton, or armature, that allows them to be posed in a great variety… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 1
…later appeared in holiday specials for Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. Fat Albert was to be the greatest example of Scheimer’s “pro-social” philosophy in Filmation’s series. From here on, most of… |
