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Author Tim Hauser’s “axioms” on The Art Of WALL•E
…the movie? TH: An observer. My role is to help convey the intentions of the filmmakers to readers, providing context for all the wonderful art. AV: Considering your experience in… |
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The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
…annoys me, since when is good animation anything but experimental?), then The Plague Dogs is perhaps the most prime example of a narrative animated art house movie. Once again, and… |
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Green Lantern flies to decent start
After months of intense marketing from Warner Bros., the studio’s big-budget superhero movie Green Lantern flew off to a solid start with $52 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Unfortunately,… |
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The Complete Adventures Of The Little King
…welcome – surprise when I went to the Bonus Features and was presented with no less than seven choices of production notes, biographies, home movie release images and Soglow information… |
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WALL•E: Animator Victor Navone gives soul to a bot, and Cars a Toon-up!
…animators, and who happened to work on some of the key scenes of the movie, like WALL•E’s day at work, the red laser chase, WALL•E showing EVE his stuff (such… |
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Beowulf #1 in DVD sales charts
Internet Movie Database reports that the CGI epic Beowulf took top spot in this week’s DVD sales charts. The movie had an intake of $10.9 million in rentals, beating American… |
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Disneynature: Oceans / The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos
…true, is wet, not least because of new voiceover Pierce Brosnan’s insanely slow and inane narration that sinks the movie minutes in. Even at a cut-down 84 minutes, Oceans feels… |
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2003: ’Tis The Season To Buy Presents!
…THE COMPLETE DVD MOVIE COLLECTION The last great movie series to use stop-motion and pre-digital effects. DVD File digs deep into the four disc set. Honorable Mentions: If there’s nothing… |
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Cars, Ice Age, Over the Hedge among People's Choice nominees
Some of this year’s most successful animated films are among the nominees for the upcoming People’s Choice Awards. In fact, all three nominees for “Favorite Family Movie” are animated: Cars,… |
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Once Upon A Dream: Burny Mattinson on Sleeping Beauty‘s Maleficent
…projects with Walt Disney Animation Studios. Roundtable Interviewer: Could you tell us what your contribution to the movie – and to the Maleficent character in particular – was? Burny Mattinson:… |
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Great Clubhouse Hunt
…the back of the sleeve actually also encompasses the “never before seen” bonus episode Donald’s Hiccups and a music video clip, rendering the actual “movie” not much more than a… |
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James Cameron working on CG Battle Angel
…Alita manga/anime. The movie will be shot in 3D, using the same technology of Cameron’s IMAX 3D movie Aliens of the Deep. The main character will be completely computer generated…. |
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Warners on new toon DVDs, plus the DisneyLand…bootleg!?
…Ferrell remake of Land Of The Lost. As The Hollywood Reporter says, “the question is whether he wants to do a space movie or a dinosaur movie”, but the thought… |
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Kubo And The Two Strings
…international hit Shaun The Sheep Movie into production. That Shaun was a smash everywhere globally except for America says much about the US’s love-affair with CGI comedies, and while Universal’s… |
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Focal Press educates on animation with recent projects
…the animation features in Flash, Alex Michael has produced a clear and informative guide to creating professional interactive graphics and animations. Packed with color illustrations showing a wide selection of… |
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Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons
…pull off an occasional masterpiece even without Jim there to guide them in person. The Muppet Christmas Carol, for example, is an underappreciated gem, and then there is the television… |
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Season 1.1
…houses the remaining seven episodes and the rest of the special features. As with the previous Transformers release, G.I. Joe comes with a complete and detailed episode guide spanning 10… |
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Buffy resurrected for animated series
TV Guide reports that the animated Buffy the Vampire Slayer series is back on track, despite the absence of Sarah Michelle Gellar from the cast. Replacing Gellar will be Giselle… |
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Bravestarr comes to two-disc DVD from BCI
…episodic scripts. •Booklet with episode guide and trivia fun facts. •English and Spanish language audio tracks. •Ink & Paint Trailers. Producing the special features, documentary and most of the extra… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts V and VI
…initial inspiration. “I was searching for a specific sound that I have always associated with action movies, spy movies, comic books and inventive television shows,” Bird explains. “Michael and I… |
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Preview Animation from Pencils to Pixels
…movie clips and other demo material to illustrate the text. Completing the DVD is a unique and informative section on ‘repetitive stress disorder’ for animators (comedically referred to as ‘mega-hurts’),… |
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More Cars headlines
…Cars. Furthermore, Amazon.com now presents samples from the movie’s soundtrack, along with a very positive review of the disc. Lastly, “macontosh2000” at the Animated-News Forum directs readers to Moviefone, where… |
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Buena Vista's DVD battle plans; Incredibles review
…2-disc set, which even includes an Easter egg guide! Finally, the site has also posted the press release for Pooh’s Heffalump Movie, which arrives in stores on DVD May 24th…. |
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"Heavy Metal magazine meets The NeverEnding Story"
TV Guide.com has an interesting review of the rather interesting Kaena: The Prophecy, a movie which was “originally conceived as a video game,” and featuring the voice talent of Richard… |
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Hoodwinked DVD details
…INCLUDE DELETED SCENES, A MUSIC VIDEO, A “HOW TO MAKE AN ANIMATED FILM” FEATURETTE AND MORE! “The Funniest Animated Movie since Shrek!” – Shawn Edwards (Fox-TV) SANTA MONICA – Behind… |
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2018 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…Comic Con. From July 18-21, 2018, downtown was the hotbed of entertainment. From comic books to movies to television to video games to animation and beyond, this was the place… |
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Hitchhiker's production art
The Netherlands fan site DisneyInfo has posted some {{link http://disneyinfo.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2714 developmental art}} from Disney’s upcoming movie adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, opening around the world this summer…. |
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Pixar Character Art Director Deanna Marsigliese plunges into the art of Luca
…lead workshops worldwide. On Luca, she acted as both Character Art Director and Animation Sketch Artist Lead, and her unique sensibility really shines throughout this immensely refreshing movie. Here’s our… |
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"The Pitch Bible"
Before you pitch that next big movie idea to a studio or star, you may want to check out Animation World Magazine‘s helpful guide, “The Pitch Bible”…. |
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Watch the trailer for the documentary Pencils vs. Pixels
A trailer for the animation documentary Pencils vs. Pixiels is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The movie features interviews with several notable animators,… |
