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The Art of Princess and the Frog: Down in New Orleans with author Jeff Kurtti
Whether you’re a Disney oriented book reader or a DVD/Blu-ray buff, you can’t have missed Jeff Kurtti. A renowned Disney historian, he’s the author of more than 20 books, notably… |
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The AristoCats: Special Edition
…It’s often remarked that Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book were among the last films to carry Walt Disney’s thumbprints on them, but the truth is that Poppins was released… |
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Eric Goldberg takes us on a Character Animation Crash Course!
…the book that’s not in the notes? EG: There is quite a lot of new material in the book that has been especially created for it, including new subjects like… |
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A kind interview with the creators of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse
…illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist for The Spectator, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has featured in books,… |
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The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition DVD details
…and “Braverâ€), a Story of Jungle Book featurette, music videos “I Wanna Be Like Youâ€, “Jungle Rhythm†and “W-I-L-D”, a Legacy Of The Jungle Book featurette, a Mowgli’s Jungle Ruins… |
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The Sword in the Stone and The Jungle Book 2 DVDs in June
…Jungle Book 2 will resurface in a Special Edition on the same day featuring Song Selection, “Mowgli’s Jungle Ruins Maze” game, “The Legacy of The Jungle Book”, 2 music videos,… |
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An interview with author Emily Zemler on Disney Princess: Beyond The Tiara
…(voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid and author of the book’s foreword), Lea Salonga (the singing voice behind two Princesses, Jasmine and Mulan), and composer Alan Menken. The book… |
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Cartoons Then and Now: Jerry Beck talks Woody, Popeye and More!
…They feel there would be no sales. It’s not worth $25,000 per cartoon to restore each cartoon and release a set of 60 or 90 cartoons. That’s cost prohibitive. They’re… |
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The Astro Boy Essays
…Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), considered to be the “God of Manga”, has earned the title due to the massive output of comics he drew (estimated to be around 150,000 pages) in… |
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The AristoCats: Special Edition
…history, not to mention fun and highly entertaining! It’s often remarked that Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book were among the last films to carry Walt Disney’s thumbprints on them,… |
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The Animated Seuss
…adapted a late Seuss-written book, Daisy-Head Mayzie, in 1995. The special came out ahead of the book itself, a book that was not illustrated by Seuss. Nevertheless, the special was… |
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One Hundred And One Dalmatians: Diamond Edition
…look and it became a Studio trademark – I think it is what actually gives Dalmatians and the later Winnie The Pooh and Jungle Book their relentless, infectious energy, though… |
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Russell Schroeder has retrieved Disney’s Lost Chords!
…different books your wrote before Disney’s Lost Chords? RS: I actually started writing for Disney books on a freelance basis before I joined the art department. I wrote and laid… |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez takes us for a “Grand Tour” with Walt
…these books (except Jimmy Johnson’s) will be released by Theme Park Press. There are a few more book projects on my list but it is still a little early to… |
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The Jungle Book at the El Capitan
…Andreas Deja who was inspired to become an animator when he viewed The Jungle Book in its original 1967 release. The panel will be hosted by Disney producer Don Hahn…. |
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Rumble in the Jungle!
Those of you hunting around the site late last night might have caught me posting that The Jungle Book review, but here’s an official reminder: it’s up now! I’ve already… |
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The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition
…the snake from The Jungle Book, while the other voices (made up from a wide spectrum of creeds and colors) just work in a way that no other feature can… |
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X-Men ’92 Vol. 0: Warzones!
…animated series was reborn in the from of a new comic book series titled X-Men ’92. Vol. 0: Warzones! collects the initial eight issue run of the series. For several… |
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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
Amid Amidi is an author, historian, and consultant, with numerous books to his credit. He’s the author of a Chronicle Books coffeetable book celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pixar that… |
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Bolt: Mark Cotta Vaz on The Art of Bolt
…of” book? MCV: A “making of” book details all aspects of the making of a film, from pre-production and principal photography through post-production. An “art of” book features the conceptual… |
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Horton Hears A Who!: Deluxe Edition
…Wasn’t in 1967, came another Suess special. 1970’s Horton Hears A Who! is quality animated filmmaking whether or not intended for television or not. Geisel himself again came on board… |
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Deleted scenes from The Jungle Book 2
Got You Beat and Braver, the two deleted sequences from the 2003 Jungle Book theatrical sequel getting a Special Edition DVD release next Tuesday, are online at the film’s official… |
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Watch Jungle Book stars Bill Murray and Neel Sethi sing The Bare Necessities
The live-action remake of The Jungle Book may not be a musical, but that doesn’t mean that Disney isn’t going to use some of the animated classic’s songs when doing… |
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The Jungle Book revised cover artwork
Amazon showcases the revised and final cover artwork for The Jungle Book: 40th Anniversary Edition. The 2-disc special edition of The Jungle Book will be available to purchase on October… |
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Jungle Book Platinum Edition cover art, extras
Details for the Jungle Book Platinum Edition DVD have arrived, as posted by Ultimate Disney. Scheduled for an October 2nd release, the two-disc set will celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary…. |
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Disney Legend Floyd Norman writes (and talks) about his Animated Life
…this book was an experiment, really. I had never published a book through this online process. Plus, because I wasn’t dealing with a mainstream publisher, I had total editorial and… |
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Stronger Than Spinach
…book, which is somewhat necessary for his book’s premise; because without us believing that Olive was totally desirable, the rest of his thesis falls apart. Regardless, he makes the valid… |
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Cars 2 screenwriter Ben Queen on the race for his “Art Of” book!
…for the imminent release of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2, Jeremie Noyer puts the pedal to the metal to speak exclusively with the film’s screenwriter and Art Of book author Ben Queen!… |
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The Art of Toy Story 3: animation historian Charles Solomon tells about his “Favorite Toys”
…Story. AV: For this book on Toy Story 3, what was your most memorable interview? CS: I spoke to more than 40 people for the book, so it’s difficult to… |
