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Home On The Range
…simpler, more angular look that’s more associated by most to Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes cartoons (the backgrounds, for instance, are very reminiscent of Chuck Jones’ Road Runner shorts). In fact,… |
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More from the Looney's world: layout artist John McGrew
The late John McGrew, who served as Chuck Jones’ layout artist and whom Jones said was “a great student of film techniques, and he had very interesting ideas that I… |
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DisneyToon Studios and The Sequels That Never Were, with Tod Carter
…my early style. I think most animators will think of Chuck Jones and Warner Bros. as being synonymous. So, in truth, it was the artistic style of Chuck Jones that… |
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Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT
…creating your own style. If you love Chuck Jones’ drawings, start drawing like Chuck Jones, to see why he chose lines the way he did. You’ll eventually spin off into… |
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The First Easter Rabbit: Deluxe Edition
…over the past two or so years have managed to make those shows (and those from other stables, as Chuck Jones’ original Grinch and Horton outings) nostalgic treats again, but… |
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Giacchino to host AMPAS animation music event
…is presented in conjunction with the citywide “Ring Festival LA” as well as the Academy’s new Chuck Jones exhibition. The evening will include big-screen presentations of the animated shorts Music… |
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Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
…recognizable characters like Pete Puma, Chuck Jones’ Three Bears, and Hubie and Bertie. They all wear blue work vests, with Marvin The Martian looking particularly out of place. Daffy seems… |
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The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons
…other studios, it’s the work of directors such as Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob McKimson, Tex Avery, Frank Tashlin and many more from Warners’ glory days that we mostly associate… |
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Animation supervisor Jamie Beard captures The Aventures of Tintin!
…for a long time. I had a very, very supportive mother and father who let me study animation. They fed me Chuck Jones. When I wanted to do animation, I… |
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The Best Of 2023: Back To Normal-ish?
…head of the film), and UPA’s second and last feature, Chuck Jones and Abe Levitow’s Gay Purr-ee. And they made many an animation fan happy by finally putting out the… |
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Ruby-Spears’ Superman: DC Comics Classic Collection
…Hour, Heathcliff and Alvin And The Chipmunks (1983-87) and less palatable outings such as Mister T, Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos, Rambo and Police Academy: The Animated Series, which go some… |
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The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
…and, naturally, Tintin have all been born from the minds of artists (or helped along their way) from this otherwise mostly overlooked and much chuckled at country. Created by Georges… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1980s: Volume 1
…Goldie Gold and Action Jack, Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, The Flintstone Kids, Mister T, the Biskitts, Monchhichis, Galtar and the Golden Lance, Dragon’s… |
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Chuck McCann, veteran voice actor known for DuckTales and Fantastic Four, passes away
Veteran voice actor Chuck McCann has passed away, Variety is reporting. The comedian had quite a resume when it came to animation, probably being best known for being Scrooge McDuck’s… |
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Looney Tunes: Golden Collection 2 – more specs!
…mouth wateringly, the full-length, 50-minute, as-yet-unavailable-on-DVD documentary Chuck Amuck: The Movie, based on Chuck Jones’ book. Thanks to ‘Dacp’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4844#post4844 Animated News Forum}} for this exciting update!… |
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The Art Of Pixar – The Complete Color Scripts And Select Art From 25 Years Of Animation: an Interview with author Amid Amidi
…like every other kid growing up, but I continued enjoying them as I grew older. I received a copy of Chuck Jones’s autobiography Chuck Amuck when I was still at… |
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The secrets of Walt’s Vault unlocked…!
…never before appeared in print. Discover the forgotten agonizing month-by-month tale of legendary Warner Brothers animator and director Chuck Jones as he struggled at the Disney Studio when he was… |
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Bugs Bunny’s Howl-Oween Special
…material is glaringly clear. Until Chuck Jones returned to reclaim some kind of part ownership over the Looney Tunes, previous animation unit co-director Friz Freleng was the self-appointed guardian of… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…Chase a legendary New Orleans restaurateur who started as a waitress and opened the famed Dookie Chase restaurant. Mama Odie was partly inspired by Ava Kay Jones, a Voodoo priestess… |
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The Best Of 2010: The Year 3D Made Contact!
…by comedian Rodney, the “dog who gets no respect”), and the long-requested debut for Chuck Jones’ The Phantom Tollbooth. Pricing remains a sting, but deals do turn up throughout the… |
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The Best Of 2012: Apocalypse NOT!
…Warners continued to show a strong hand in quirky Blu-ray collections such as Chuck Jones’ Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles, as well, of course, as their still innovative Archive Collection DVDs,… |
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The Emperor’s New Groove: 2-Movie Collection
…flying all over the place, and a Looney Tunes outlook that meshes unexpectedly well with the typically smooth and fluid Disney animation: I have a feeling that Chuck Jones and… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition
…Abenteuer Von Herbert Hase Im Trickfilm Land has to be a favorite – and some early Chuck Jones contributions), Stills and Publicity, with some really great alternate poster artwork and… |
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"Be vewwy vewwy quiet . . . I'm meeting rabbits . . . and the people who draw them."
…of Looney Tunes.” You can also meet “special guests Linda Jones & Craig Kausen,” and view “dozens of Chuck Jones’ favorite Looney Tunes art in the lobby.” And there’s also… |
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Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
…with a slight Chuck Jones sensibility. Next up is Pixar’s breakthrough, and Lasseter’s pet project, the charming Luxo Jr (2:08, 1.66:1, 1986), the Academy Award-nominated short that introduced Pixar –… |
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Walt: The Man Behind The Myth
…another recent animation documentary, Chuck Jones: Extremes And Inbetweens, did with its archive material. However, this is as close to knowing the real Walt that you’re going to get, and… |
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Hey Seuss! Horton hears our Views! Plus the new League…
…later in the week. Somewhat making up for that, and looking to grab a piece of the Horton pie, Warners have seen fit to release the older Chuck Jones television… |
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American Legends (featuring John Henry)
…Rated G, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Host James Earl Jones introduces four tales that made America, all illustrated by Disney animation old and new: Paul Bunyan (1958), Johnny Appleseed (1948), The… |
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The Original Princess Mononoke And Death of Diana Wynne Jones
…Ghibli Blog has the entire book scanned with an English translation for your enjoyment. While still on Miyazaki, Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl’s Moving Castle the 2004 film died… |
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Indiana Jones dials down; Elemental passes $100 million
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny performed more or less (with an emphasis on the “less”) as expected this weekend, falling to second place as the horror sequel Insidious:… |
