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Kellogg and Viacom under fire for wearing Pants
…to get my kids to eat healthy foods. But then they turn on Nickelodeon and see all those enticing junk-food ads. Adding insult to injury, we enter the grocery store… |
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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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Frank Walsh: Setting The World of Narnia
…strip for the kids, Edmund’s watch tower all had critical spatial relationships that had to be worked out. Again, though, the detailing was very much about reinforcing the idea about… |
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Jetix to introduce Iggy Arbuckle
Variety notes that Jetix Europe has acquired European pay TV rights for Iggy Arbuckle. Produced by Toronto-based Blueprint Entertainment in association with National Geographic Kids’ Entertainment, the adventure/comedy series “revolves… |
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European animators take on Hollywood
…“Animation can be mature but too many cartoons have the same shiny bigeyes style so kids only know one taste and can’t tell the difference between good food and junk… |
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The Art Of Tom And Jerry: Volume Three
…was sorely missing from the flat and drab 1990s movie version and the insipid Tom And Jerry Kids TV project. It would have been nice for completion’s sake to have… |
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Jamie Oliver enters the realm of animation
…quickly agreed that we needed to make a show that was first and foremost a comedy which would hopefully inspire kids to think positively about good food, even brussel sprouts.”… |
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Nutritional marketing for Enchanted
Jim Hill Media elaborates on the healthier aspect of Disney’s promotional plans for Enchanted. According to the site, marketing for the live-action/animated feature will include more nutritional options for kids… |
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Lilo & Stitch: A Little More Conversation with directors Chris Sanders & Dean De Blois!
…kids together aged 9 to 13 and they began practicing the song. That was an incredible moment in the production of this movie, flying to Hawaii and listen to that…. |
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101 Dalmatians / 102 Dalmatians (live-action)
…family entertainment of 1996, this is kid’s stuff, even resorting to another Twilight Bark sequence but without the clear sense of geography that the first managed even without dialogue. By… |
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Jetix Acquires Captain Flamingo
…a world where grown-ups rule and kids don’t get much respect, Captain Flamingo is always there to watch out for them. Jetix has licensed all 52 half-hours of the show…. |
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New images from The Batman/Superman Story
…its fifth season on September 22 at 11:30 a.m., as part of the CW network’s Kids’ WB! lineup. To view the five images, click: Click image to view larger-sized version… |
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Earthlight Pictures launches CCTV animation training
…combination of stable, all-see-all videoconferencing with a format for simultaneous film clip screenings at a cost our business and students – many of them kids – could afford. We finally… |
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Coraline opens
…film critics, earning an 88% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. One reviewer calls it “a visually stunning family-oriented fantasy that will simultaneously enchant kids and creep out parents”. Box office… |
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Ariel’s Song: Jeanine Tesori and James Dooley, two fortunate composers under the sea!
…the beginning was when Marine Del Rey comes in to wake up the kids. She’s a villain but she’s not as malicious as like Cruella or some of the other… |
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New website for Mr. Men Show
Toy News writes that Chorion has relaunched the online domain for The Mr. Men Show, a forthcoming animated sketch series for kids. At the site, folks can meet and interact… |
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The return of Ariel and the Super Friends!
…ridicule, nostalgic adults will find lots to enjoy, and smaller kids of today should also get a kick out of it”. With decent audio and video attributes, and a featurette… |
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Monsters Vs. Aliens vs. Zeta vs. Captain Toontastic?
…spun off from that show). For a Kids WB program, it all sounds enjoyably complex in nature, something that Rand praises in the episodes themselves: a “charming blend of humor,… |
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Like a Bolt out of the Blu! Plus The Odd Couple!
…Felix and Oscar’s kids (differently named from the TV show), paled in comparison, especially coming after the very similar Grumpy Old Men movies. It was always fun to see the… |
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Paul & The Dragon
…tests that need to be carried out. Like most kids, Paul’s only really interested in having fun, something the Doctor picks up on immediately, turning everything into a bit of… |
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Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
…using innovative editing and video graphics to get kids at home jumping up and engaging with the likes of Bert, Ernie, Oscar The Grouch, the Cookie Monster and, of course,… |
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South Park: The Complete Eleventh Season
…The Living Homeless, the kids take on the almost zombified down and out epidemic that threatens to take over the town. Cartman hilariously takes advantage of an affliction he comes… |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Galaxy Divided
…the same way about this show and I think that it has a great appeal with kids and should be entertaining for adults as well. Animated Classic or Back To… |
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Nick All Nite: What Happens When Nickelodeon and Holiday Inn Collide
…transform an existing Holiday Inn hotel “to make it even more kid friendly, with Nick-decorated bedrooms for the kids, complete with bunk or twin beds and a TV and video-console… |
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¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!: Speedy Gonzales Set for Guest Appearance
Toon Zone reports that everyone’s favorite fleet-footed Mexican mouse, Speedy Gonzales, will be making a guest appearance on the November 8 episode of ¡Mucha Lucha! on the Kids WB. Set… |
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The Chosen One
…being sincere, crossed with the more cynical look of today. The amusingly designed Disney’s television series Kim Possible is recalled, and Hyperion’s Bebe’s Kids comes to mind several times throughout,… |
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Clone Wars most-viewed series in CN history
…was the number one program of all kids networks during the 9-10 P.M. timeslot. Cartoon Network’s The Secret Saturdays also started up last Friday, which pulled in more viewers than… |
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Despereaux troubles
…he is not being credited for his contributions to the movie, stating “We’re making a film for kids, a film that has a moral, and behind it is such aggressive… |
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Snoopy’s Reunion: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…segments devoted to Peppermint Patty’s tribulations at school, Snoopy at Sally’s show and tell, a number of peppy character songs (to which everyone dances), and the kids going to a… |
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Dustin Hoffman discusses Kung Fu Panda, The Tale of Despereaux
…to be on a kids’ jag right now. He provides the words of an animated rat in The Tale of Despereaux due out Christmastime. It’s a given that Hoffman provides… |
