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Flushed Away summed up
…of Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman (Broadway’s The Boy From Oz, the X-Men film franchise) as Roddy; four-time Oscar® nominee Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Iris, Titanic,… |
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Madagascar character posters and website update!
Coming Soon! has six exclusive one-sheets for DreamWorks’ CGI comedy Madagascar, with each poster featuring a different character. Also, the film’s official website has been given an update, in which… |
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Interview: Cory and Todd Edwards, the creators of Hoodwinked
At JAM! Movies, Cory and Todd Edwards recall their experiences bringing Hoodwinked to the big screen. The duo set out “not to make a kids’ movie, but a film that… |
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Ice Age Super-Cool Edition DVD cover artwork
…for the Ice Age Super-Cool Edition DVD. With the movie’s sequel arriving in theaters on March 31st, the latest DVD release for the film will hit stores on March 14th…. |
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The "world beneath the loo:" Flushed Away first look
USA Today has a first look at Aardman Animations’/DreamWorks Animation SKG’s Flushed Away, the CGI film that looks a lot like stop motion but still retains the Aardman charm. Voiced… |
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Oscar Showcase
…from 2005 that earned Oscar nominations can check out Animation World Network’s 2006 Oscar Showcase, which profiles each nominated animated feature film and short and provides a clip of each…. |
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ASIFA-Hollywood to commemorate birthday of cartoons
…April 6th. The Big Cartoon Database offers a breakdown of the celebration, with an interesting note that the artform began with J. Stuart Blackton’s film Humorous Phases of Funny Faces…. |
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Frederator announces Nicktoons Network Animation Festival
…screenings, as well as distribution through numerous digital outlets. Call for entries in the festival is March 15, 2006. One’s short film entry must be received by no later than… |
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The Incredibles named 'Best Animated Feature' by National Board of Review
…The Polar Express. Unfortunately, animation was left out- again- of the board’s list of the top 10 films of the year, which held Finding Neverland as the best film of… |
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Cheech Marin in \\Cars\\, talks about story
…of the town.” He described the film as a “story about a little stock car racer…on his way to the big event and he breaks down in this little town… |
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Pete Docter to lead production of English Castle
…of Howl’s Moving Castle. John Lasseter, the first choice to head the production, was unable to work on the film, due to his involvement with Pixar’s next movie, Cars. Thanks… |
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Over the Hedge scores over the Shreks
An industry insider tells us that DreamWorks Animation held a test screening of Over the Hedge last week and it received the highest scores ever for a DreamWorks animated film,… |
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Oscar followup: Fans clamor for Wallace and Gromit statuary and more
…statement from Nick Park: “Aardman are so delighted at the Oscar win, this is the highest accolade for the film. Both Steve Box and myself are just overjoyed and feel… |
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Ant Bully clip
A previously unseen clip from the Warner Bros. coming theatrical feature Ant Bully can be found at Cartoon Network. Coming Soon has an extensive summary of the film. A teaser… |
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Updated: Behind-the-scenes look at Open Season
Promoting Sony Pictures’ Open Season, Moviefone, through Deep Focus, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the technology used to bring the film to life. Update: Coming Soon informs that Open Season… |
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Robots to open simultaneously in both IMAX® and conventional theatres
…11, 2005. Robots marks the first day-and-date IMAX DMR release to open in the spring, thus increasing IMAX’s 2005 commercial film slate. Bruce Snyder, President, Domestic Distribution, Twentieth Century Fox,… |
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Third Meltdown TV spot chills online
A third television spot for Ice Age: The Meltdown has hit the film’s official website, where the other two previously noted commercials await. To reach the ads, one need only… |
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Could a Little DTV be a big success?
…Wild. Considering the success other DTV animated projects have enjoyed, the composition examines the chances of success for a third Little movie, pointing out the film’s marketing and theatrical siblings…. |
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Garfield's A Tail of Two Kitties teaser poster
The teaser poster for Garfield’s A Tail of Two Kitties is up at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The film will enter theaters on June 23…. |
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Journal is open book on DVD
…character when he attempts to rectify a small plumbing problem.” In May 2002, the film was given a special mention by AWN, as part of an article on festival favorites…. |
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Mulan II screen shots and menus
…seems to reflect the recent 2-disc edition of the original film, and you can check out the main menus, set up options, scene selection, bonus features and the opening title… |
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\\The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie\\ opens today
If nautical nonsense be something you wish, you’ll be happy to know that \\The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie\\ opens today! The film has a 70% freshness rating from {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spongebob_squarepants_movie/ Rotten… |
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow DVD details
…two audio commentaries, five behind the scenes featurettes on the various aspects of the films production, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and the original six-minute short that inspired the film…. |
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Pirates sequel talk
…on to do the sequel, the tentative subtitle for the second film is not Treasures of the Lost Abyss, and back-to-back productions of two sequels has not yet been approved…. |
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First teaser poster for Burton's Chocolate Factory!
…side to this adaptation, which is claimed to be more faithful to Roald Dahl’s book than the 1971 original that starred Gene Wilder in the title role. The new film… |
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Now at your local McDonald's…
From November 5th to December 2nd, McDonald’s will include 8 character toys from the new Pixar film The Incredibles in their Happy Meals; featured are the entire Parr family, as… |
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More toy Cars; Sally featured in latest pictorial ad
…the upcoming line of Cars toys. The site also notices that a third Cars ad is now available at the film’s official website, with the latest promotion focusing on Sally…. |
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Two new Ice Age 2 posters
…that the 2 has been dropped from the film’s title, at least in the U.S. In the meantime, Coming Soon has an international poster for the second Ice Age chapter…. |
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Harvard School of Public Health studies ‘G’ rated films
FortWayne.com spotlights a recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health, in which 74 animated, G-rated films were tested for kid-friendliness. According to the creator of the study, Kim… |
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Jasper Morello animator Lucas shares Oscar reaction
…Sun has the reaction from Lucas, who insisted, “Winning is being nominated.” As the 40-year-old father of two, whose wife Julie produced the film, stated, “I’ve won, I’ve totally won… |