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"Shrek ate our sales!"
…“The International Council of Shopping Centers’ weekly sales report shows sales decreased 0.5 percent” during Shrek 2‘s opening in theaters. However, retail analysts said they doubted that any movie could… |
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Onward: A Musical Chat with Conductor/Orchestrator Nicholas Dodd
…just the main orchestra. We had a choir of 30, and there were countless overdubs by Jeff, and the drums, etc. So, I would say it was about 120 people… |
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Viacom animation to be outsourced to India
Internet Movie Database reports that, according to the Bombay daily Financial Express, Viacom’s MTV and Nickelodeon units will likely outsource animation work from India. Although the U.S. produces most of… |
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Howl's Moving Castle images begin to appear
As Miyazaki’s next, highly anticipated movie comes closer to release, more and more images are beginning to surface around the web. ‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2185#post2185 Animated News Forum}} links… |
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Building a better Mouse: Mickey for revamp?
Don’t worry! The image on the right is not the new direction that Disney is taking their evergreen mascot, but as the {{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/movies/18GREE.html?ex=1083470400&en=f9729def6c7309a0&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1 New York Times}} (free subscription required)… |
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Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher screenings
…the world with the help of his sexy sidekick Penny Thimble. The movie is Alex Woo’s first film, after winning the Russell Hexter Filmmaker Award and the Richard Protovin Award… |
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Nominations for the 93rd Oscars announced
After a weird year for movies, cinema in 2020 has finally almost reached its end with the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards being revealed. Leading the animated entries is… |
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Disney board meeting moved from Anaheim to Burbank
The Internet Movie Database reveals that the Walt Disney Company moved its annual board meeting, which was held this past Monday, from Anaheim to its Burbank headquarters. This act shocked… |
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Catwoman and King Kong updates; release dates; Shrek 2 run-time
…2007. The site also announces a 05/15/2004 release for Steve Martin’s Pink Panther movie, 08/01/2004 for the aforementioned King Kong and the running length for Shrek 2, which clocks in… |
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Winsor McCay: Milestone DVD
{{link http://www.milestonefilms.com/movie.php/winsor/ Milestone Films}} continues their great exploration of early animation with Winsor McCay: The Master Edition, an upgrade to the currently available collection of the pioneer’s works. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/562… |
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New Shrek 2 review!
…than I to discover it. The movie gave me everything I wanted in the sequel and more. I felt the animation was improved, the story improved and the humor improved…. |
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Delgo's Fathom Studios dress up their epic
…it, Fathom Pictures, is starting to build awareness for the film. The company, and producer/co-director Marc Adler, are profiled today at {{link http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/27/delgo/ CNN.com}}, where Adler describes the film as… |
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Minions: The Rise of Gru pushed back an entire year
Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru has been pushed back…again. The movie has been pushed back an entire year, and will now open on July 1st, 2022. It had originally… |
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The Mickey Awards winners announced
The Mickey Awards, the Disney-themed awards presented by Mickeyfans Website, has revealed its winners, as decided by website visitors who voted in categories ranging in theme park, television, and movie-related… |
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Watch the full trailer for Pacific Rim: The Black
The full trailer for Pacific Rim: The Black is now online, and can be viewed in the player above. The action-packed anime series is inspired by the hit movie from… |
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Official Chicken Little Site Hatches
…sports the logo, a link to the trailer (which can be viewed in Quicktime in “The sky is falling BIG” size), and the fact that the movie is still on… |
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Family receives Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
…Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, the fourth Barbie direct-to-video movie. Vancouver studio Mainframe Entertainment again provide the film’s computer animation. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, currently… |
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More Shark Tale Tribeca talk; retail support
…ever-reliable {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17480 Ain’t It Cool News}}, there’s another version of events, plus a description of the completed scenes that were played from the movie. Meanwhile, the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/ DreamWorks… |
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Smurfs to smurf back to the smurf screen
…little {{link http://www.mushroomvillage.com/smurfs-comeback.html more digging}} on the site reveals that a new Smurf movie and/or TV series is in the works, and Peyo’s little blue characters’ comeback could be “well… |
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Gizmo is back in new Gremlins-themed Mountain Dew commercial
…predictable to anyone who has watched the movies. An animated Gremlins series is currently in development at Netflix, while a third movie remains something that gets talked about in Hollywood…. |
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Robots with attitude
Independent producer and animator Jeff Haas has single handedly produced a feature length computer animted sci-fi movie, The Dalmarian Chronicles, using off the shelf software to complete the task. Haas,… |
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Home out of the Top Ten
Box Office Guru reports that falling 57%, Home on the Range found its home as the #11 movie for the weekend. The traditionally animated film grossed $1 million, bringing its… |
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Final Fantasy sequel to debut on new format
…an unusual format, in the form of UMD Disc, the media for Sony’s upcoming PSP console”. An official announcement and release date for the movie is still to be confirmed…. |
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New and improved full Incredibles trailer hits the web; new site launched!
…variety of QuickTime sizes at Apple’s {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/the_incredibles/ Movie Trailers}} site. The Pixar film, about a dysfunctional family of superheroes, is director Brad Bird’s first for the company, and Pixar’s… |
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Inside the Aladdin: Platinum Edition giftset
…frame from the movie and five exclusive sketches by the original animators. Retail is expected to be around $50, though {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001I561Y/qid=1084539171/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd Amazon}} have it for pre-order at just $35…. |
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Titans clash in the Godzilla Vs. Kong teaser trailer
…off in the campy 1962 Japanese production King Kong Vs. Godzilla. The new movie arrives on HBO Max and select theaters in March. Legends collide in Godzilla vs. Kong as… |
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Kaena: The Prophecy gets early, negative review
…said were so cliche that it didn’t matter if my girlfriend slept through most of it; she knew exactly how the movie would play through. There was the stupid sidekick,… |
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Wrath of Warner Brothers
Variety via FilmForce indicates that Warner Brothers and Robert Zemeckis’ production company ImageMovers have purchased the movie rights to actor/writer Ian Ogilvy’s forthcoming three-book series entitled Measle and Wrathmonk. The… |
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Godzilla Vs. Kong poster promises “one will fall”; trailer (finally) arriving Sunday
…on Sunday. The big beast beatdown happens this March on HBO Max and whatever movie theaters are open at the time. Fearsome monsters Godzilla and King Kong square off in… |
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Jaws featured in Shark Tale- sort of
…and at the movie’s official website. Also of note is that the website now contains downloads, including wallpapers and a screensaver. Shark Tale swims into theaters on October 1, 2004…. |