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Art and Entertainment of Chuck Jones reminder
…between the event’s morning screening and evening reception, you can drive to LA for ASIFA-Hollywood’s A Quiet Afternoon with Mr. Lawrence and the Iron Giant Reunion at Golden Apple Comics…. |
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Krazy Kat DVD gets thumbs up
…to the fore one of the most forgotten of the early cartoon stars. {{link http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/pietro-krazy.html Golden Age Cartoons}} has more of a history of the character rather than a straight… |
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Rush talks Pirates sequels; Fat gets a beard
Speaking exclusively to Dark Horizons, recent Golden Globe winner Geoffrey Rush comments concerning the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, “It is not an official announcement, but at the moment I… |
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Pirates 2 tidbits
…mustache and a goatee, while Johnny Depp told USA Today after the Golden Globes last January 17th that “tomorrow, I start growing out my Pirates beard.” Pirates of the Caribbean… |
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Animated film director Miyazaki to get award in Venice
The Kyodo News (via Yahoo Asia) reports that “Director Hayao Miyazaki will receive the Honorary Golden Lion award for professional achievements at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival in August…. |
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DVD Toons on Bambi's Platinum and Mulan's sequel
…and mass-audience pleasing narrative structure, it can be argued that it was the last of the truly Golden Age feature films to emerge from the Disney Studio. Though this 2-disc… |
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Animated Commercials from the 1950s & 60s
Tomorrow afternoon ASIFA-Hollywood and Cartoon Brew’s Jerry Beck will be hosting a program featuring animated commercials from the 1950s & 60s, television’s golden age. Come check it out because, “much… |
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APRIL FOOLS STORY: Shrek 3 storyboard art unveiled online
…two golden tickets to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. [Song: “Accidentally in Slug”] Shrek and Donkey hold an Oompa Loompa hostage.Shrek: Tell me where Goomba is!Oompa Loompa: Oompa loompa doompadee doo…… |
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Wizards and Giants
After our claim last Saturday that Golden Blaze was “believed to be the first full-length animated feature produced in Flash to receive a theatrical release” Octavio Valdés wrote in to… |
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Nextoons: The NickToons Film Festival Announces Festival Judges
…Pocahontas (1995). He took his first animation class at Golden West Junior College in Huntington Beach, California, and made his first contact with the Disney Studios at the age of… |
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More details of DuckTales on DVD
…that there are to be 27 episodes following in general airdate order as a “Volume 1” release, although the pilot feature Treasure of the Golden Suns is not contained and… |
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Timeless images
…at Bat Ben and Me Two other shorts on this DVD but not pictured here include The Wise Little Hen and The Golden Touch. Official press release at Ultimate Disney…. |
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Popeye and other 30's characters attack!
DVDtoons indicates the episodes and bonus features to be included on the upcoming “Golden Age of Cartoons” releases, Popeye: Original Classics and Attack of the 30’s Characters. While both DVDs… |
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Trailer teases with traditional animation
‘Inkan’ at Animation Nation links to a “Silence is Golden” trailer currently playing in AMC theaters, which mixes traditional animation with humor thrown toward such films as The Lion King… |
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Future VeggieTales projects unveiled
The VeggieTales entry at Wikipedia reveals three upcoming projects from the faith-promoting foods: Larry-Boy and the Bad Apple [or Larry-Boy Returns] (2006), Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler (2006), and… |
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Academy Award nominations
…FLOW Heath Ledger – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Joaquin Phoenix – WALK THE LINE David Strathairn – GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE George Clooney… |
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\\The Polar Express\\, \\The Incredibles\\ win Grammy Awards
At the {{link http://www.grammy.com/ 48th Annual Grammy Awards}} music from two animated films took home golden gramophones. “Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media” went to… |
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Silly Dreamer DVD details
…during animation’s second Golden Age from 1989-1994 as well as the subsequent laying off of hundreds of traditional animators. With the recent developments in the Disney realm maybe a companion… |
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RIP, Robert "Tiger" West
…He likewise animated for DiC and DePatie-Freleng. For his 50-year involvement in the animation industry, West was awarded the Golden Award in 2005, by The Animation Guild (IATSE Local #839)…. |
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Hoodwinked DVD details
…Weinstein Company such as TransAmerica, starring Golden Globe winner Felicity Huffman; Mrs. Henderson Presents, starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins; Wolf Creek, an Australian horror film, and The Matador, starring… |
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ReFrederator offers animated shorts from the great directors
{{link http://refrederator.com/ ReFrederator}}, which posts free classic cartoon podcasts daily, has announced that this week’s downloads will feature some of the great animation shorts directors from the golden age of… |
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El Capitan animation happenings
…theatre decked out in a pirate theme and featuring actual props from the successful franchise of films. Following that, The Little Mermaid, the film that ushered in Disney’s second golden… |
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RIP, Mako
…Actor” Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for the role of Po-han in the 1966 “Best Picture” nominee The Sand Pebbles. Likewise well-noted in Mako’s career is the part of… |
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Disney New Release Tuesday: The Little Mermaid (Grab Bag #2)
Today marks the release on 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The film that ushered in Disney’s second Golden Age of animation has not lost any of… |
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Animated Views exclusive! A tour of the Disney art exhibition!
…Palais. The show extensively reveals the many and varied sources of European inspiration, from books to cinema, that the Disney artists of the Golden Age of animation drew upon to… |
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Scooby-Doo designer Iwao Takamoto dead at 81
…Golden Award from the Animation Guild, to honor his more than 50 years of service in the animation field. A resident of Beverly Hills, Takamoto is survived by his wife,… |
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Cars wins Animated Globe
Cars took home the first trophy for Best Animated Feature at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Song of the Heart from Happy Feet took the award for Best… |
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Disney DVD: Small World, Einsteins, Dinosaurs, Scrubs
…a Small World of Fun!. Likewise, a press release for Little Einsteins: The Legend of the Golden Pyramid has arrived, as well as tentative cover artwork for Dinosaurs – The… |
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Before Jack Sparrow there was Captain Hook . . . and Smee
…treasure for everyone. Peter Pan is a timeless classic from Disney’s Golden Age of animation. The film is one of three to boast all nine of Walt’s famous “Nine Old… |
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Rhythm + Hues takes on Hulk
…revealed that the visual effects company is currently working on The Incredible Hulk. Other projects in the company’s pipeline include Alvin and the Chipmunks, Evan Almighty and The Golden Compass…. |

