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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes
…the lion Aslan, the children fight to overcome the White Witch’s powerful hold over Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia from her icy spell forever. The… |
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Hanks and Gaye speak on Polar Express; Express to change the creation of movies?
The Polar Express stars Tom Hanks and Nona Gaye talk to Sci Fi Wire about their new film. In addition, The New York Times [free registration required] wonders if the… |
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TV to DVD news: Voltron, She-Ra, Groovie Goolies, Ultraman
TV Shows on DVD indicates the September issue of the magazine Newtype may include a free DVD containing the first episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Also, it appears… |
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ASIFA ARCHIVE: Disney Drawing Exhibit
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive is now sponsoring the Disney Drawing Exhibit. This exhibit is free to all and features drawings by many master Disney artists including Milt Kahl, Bill Tytla,… |
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Make a cartoon
…fun, easy way for younger animation enthusiasts to create their own animated shorts. Instructables has the instructions, which call for a whiteboard, a USB camera, a computer, and free software…. |
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AMPAS presents A Salute to Norman McLaren
…Arts and Sciences 8949 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211 MISC: Tickets are $5; $3 for AMPAS members Free parking is available at 8920 and 9025 Wilshire Blvd. 310.247.3600 http://www.oscars.org… |
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Preview Animation from Pencils to Pixels
…which will help make the entire process of animation a much more enjoyable and pain free experience for the long term professional. ISBN-10: 0-240-80670-0 Publication date: July 2006 List price:… |
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\\Barnyard\\ opens today
…{{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1153230-barnyard_the_original_party_animals/ Rotten Tomatoes}}. The \\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,1222163_1_0_,00.html Detroit Free Press}}\\ complains that the film is “poorly animated and barely scripted”, while \\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,1222163_1_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly}}\\ notes that the story “swipes… |
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Iron Giant Reunion
…the crew present with a Q&A session hosted by Jerry Beck of Cartoon Research and Cartoon Brew. Attendance and commemmorative figure are free with purchase of the special edition DVD…. |
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Experience Roddy's world: Flushed Away game announced
…of DreamWorks Animation SKG. Starting in early October, the game will be available for free exclusively at www.aol.com/flushedawaygame, and will offer a series of online challenges, each featuring a different… |
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Classic characters to run marathon with Boomerang
…within its esteemed vaults of classic cartoon characters. The commercial-free all-animation network will feature characters representing the full spectrum of classic cartoons – from hand-painted theatrical shorts of the golden… |
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Academy to screen short nominees
…screening all 10 nominated live action and animated shorts up for an Oscar this year. Check out Toon Zone for information on how to get tickets to this free screening…. |
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BCI Announces Second Volume Of Happy Tree Friends
…network in North America. Happy Tree Friends has been in the Top 10 free podcast downloads on iTunes since its debut Christmas week 2005 and boasts an established worldwide merchandise… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts V and VI
…well-manicured coif to Violet’s long, free-flowing locks, new programs and approaches were also required to give the filmmakers what they wanted on top of the character’s heads. Mark Henne, the… |
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Celebrate Mother's Day with The Flintstones
…mothers have been revered for their love, nurture and support… not to mention their hard work. To celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13, Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s 24-hour commercial-free sister… |
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Enchanted images, videos, deal
…a final note, the forum writes that those who purchase either a Ratatouille DVD, Blu-ray, Playstation 2 game or Nintendo DS game will receive free movie cash to see Enchanted…. |
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More Aardman Creature Comforts
…of moorland, coast and farmland. It is being screened on TV channels across England and Wales and at selected cinemas and outdoor venues as a free ‘public service announcement’. Enjoy!… |
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Original Thunderbirds are go!
…and there is a wealth of documentary material. The digital remastering rivals the work done on the fabulous TV show sets”, says Rand. “The picture remains free of practically any… |
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Simpsons – Season 19 guests; Movie soundtrack online
…Matt Dillon, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney. In other Simpsons news, the soundtrack for the movie is available to hear legally free this week at AOL Music…. |
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Ratatouille opens
…story process for their films, there would be no need for critics”; Associated Press: “Ratatouille is free of the kind of gratuitous pop-culture references that plague so many movies of… |
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Bee Movie game trailer and demo
The trailer for the video game adaptation of Seinfeld’s Bee Movie can be viewed at Yahoo! Games. A free game demo is also available on the site…. |
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Craig McCracken talks career, Imaginary Friends
The New York Times focuses on Craig McCracken and his new Cartoon Network show Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. [free registration for The New York Times required]… |
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Winners revealed for 31st Annecy Film Festival
The winners for the 31st Annecy Animated Film Festival were announced last Saturday, June 16. The top prize, the Cristal for best feature, went to Christopher Nielsen’s Free Jimmy, as… |
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Animated News & Views does Comic-Con 2008!
…• BUSINESS OF CARTOON VOICES • NICK JR • CARTOON VOICES II UPDATES! There’s free wi-fi in the convention center, so keep checking back. We’ll have a full report on… |
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Online slideshow details the making of Sky Captain; interview with Conran and Avnet
The New York Times (free registration required) has an online slideshow that describes how live-action and computer animation were blended to create a sequence from Sky Captain and the World… |
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Eisner's Exit
The Orange County Register Online has an extensive new article dealing with Michael Eisner’s recent announcement that he will step down as Disney CEO in two years. (Free subscription required… |
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Barracuda swims in Shrek soundtrack
Available to hear for free at AOL Music is the new single from the Shrek the Third soundtrack, scheduled to be released on Tuesday. Sung by Fergie, the tune is… |
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Open casting call for Avengers
…that may be included in future Marvel and Lions Gate Home Entertainment DVD premiere releases. The Avengers will be released direct-to-DVD in 2006. [free registration required for Video Business Online]… |
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Who's plugging Roger Rabbit? A neato coinkidink, me thinks, to mention this year's Elstree Film Festival!
…columns as of late. Hopefully, with the publicity now up and out there, I’ll be a little more free to drop in here more often! Last year’s festival was a… |
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ASIFA presents 1938 Disney Artist's Tryout Book
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive introduces the Disney Studios Artist’s Tryout Book, now available to view online for free. From the collection of Clair Weeks, Marc Davis’ assistant on Bambi and… |
