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Keyframe gets facelift; Balto 3 on the way?
‘Athena’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4845#post4845 AN Forum}} points out that the animation resource site {{link http://www.keyframeonline.com/kf.php Keyframe}} has been updated. In their Top 5 stories is news of the previously… |
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Ghost In The Shell 2 Canadian premiere
…in US theaters on September 17, 2004 by Go Fish Pictures, a division of DreamWorks. For more information on the movie, head on over to the {{link http://www.gofishpictures.com/GITS2 official website}}…. |
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JibJab's next project revealed
Greg Spiridellis of {{link http://www.jibjab.com/ JibJab Media}}, creators of the “animated web sensation” \\This Land\\ parody, revealed information about their next project. According to \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3202 Animation Magazine}}\\, he said… |
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Disney Store acquisition completed
Retailer {{link http://www.childrensplace.com/ The Children’s Place}} has announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of the Disney Store retail chain in North America. Ezra Dabah, Chairman and… |
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Annie Award nominations announced
The {{link http://www.asifa-hollywood.org ASIFA}} has announced the nominees for this year’s {{link http://www.annieawards.com/ Annie Awards}}, honoring the best in the world of animation. \\The Incredibles\\ led all films with 16… |
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Valiant: UK behind-the-scenes
Valiant, the UK-based Vanguard Animation feature that the Disney Studio sees as the first in a new CGI partnership with the company (and whose {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00002763.html teaser trailer}} we recently… |
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DreamWorks follows Pixar lead, moves \\Shrek 3\\ to summer 2007
…[paid subscription required for \\Animation Magazine\\]. And like Pixar, {{link http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2004/12/09/ap1702972.html Forbes}} reports that DreamWorks Animation stock fell after the move, dropping 6 percent. Michael Savner, an analyst with Bank… |
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Frank Kelly Freas dead at 82
According to his {{link http://www.kellyfreas.com website}}, Frank Kelly Freas, one of the most prolific and popular science fiction artists in the world, died yesterday. In his long varied career as… |
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Pinocchio 3000 on UK DVD
In the surprise announcement of the moment, Granada Ventures in the UK will release the {{link http://www.filmaxanimation.com/index.htm Filmax Animation}} feature Pinocchio 3000 {{link http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006L7OES/qid=1106736427/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-3056756-5900633 on home video and DVD}} this… |
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Chicken Little on DVD March 2006; merchandising plans; Nibbelink feature
Months before the film even hits theaters, print publication {{link http://www.kidscreen.com KidScreen Magazine}} confirms that Disney’s CGI comedy Chicken Little will come to DVD in March 2006, as part of… |
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Zellweger re-ups for DreamWorks' Bee-Movie
Despite no recent news on Bee-Movie, an animated comedy written and featuring Jerry Seinfeld, it seems development work is continuing, with the {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=7243 JoBlo movie website}} reporting that Renée… |
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Dream On, Silly Dreamer premieres in LA
The long-awaited Los Angeles premiere of Dan Lund and Tony West’s short documentary {{link http://www.dreamonsillydreamer.com/ Dream On, Silly Dreamer}} will be held Monday May 23rd at the Alex Theater in… |
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Valiant trailer goes QuickTime; magazine still available
The trailer for Vanguard Animation’s fun comedy adventure Valiant has {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/valiant/ just gone up}} in a number of high-quality sizes at Apple’s QuickTime Trailers site. The film will debut… |
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\\Aeon Flux\\ website gets major update
{{link http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_6450.html Movies Online}} notes that the official website for \\{{link http://www.aeonflux.com/ Aeon Flux}}\\ has been updated with lots of new content, including new sections for production notes and cast… |
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\\Gopher Broke\\ going for feature length
The Academy Award-nominated short film \\{{link http://www.blur.com/shorts/gopher_broke/ Gopher Broke}}\\ will be made into a feature-length film, reports {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/indietopnews.php?id=12886 ComingSoon.net}}. “Written and directed by Jeff Fowler, \\Gopher Broke\\ is a… |
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Popular TV animation on iTunes
MTV Networks (which operates channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central) today {{link http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-26-2006/0004268298&EDATE= announced}} a partnership with Apple’s iTunes Music Store to make many of their popular shows… |
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High def animated films on TV
…next few weeks. {{link http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&ID=115494 HBO-HD}} is airing Fox/Blue Sky’s \\Robots\\ until April 29th, including tonight. {{link http://www.hd.net/movies_schedule_by_title.html#M0885 HDNet Movies}} premieres \\The Triplets of Belleville\\ tonight, running until May 11th…. |
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Major DreamWorks Animation Presence at SIGGRAPH 2007
…Aliens” and “How to Train Your Dragon.” A complete list of current openings can be found in the “Careers” section of the studio’s website at www.dreamworksanimation.com. About DreamWorks Animation SKG,… |
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The Lady of Names, Making an Animatic
…the complete story on the making of the film visit: http://www.theladyofnames.com. Two trailers are available on YouTube (1 & 2). A client’s guide to making an Animatic Three Blind Mice… |
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Russia's \\Little Longnose\\ coming to America
Russia’s first theatrically released animated feature in forty years will be screened at the Chicago International Animation Festival (November 6-8) according to {{link http://www.bcdb.com/ The Big Cartoon Database}}. {{link http://melnitsa.com/melnitsa.htm… |
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Michelle Williams take over in \\Aida\\
{{link http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=31575&CT=38 Broadway.com}} reports that Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams will replace Toni Braxton in the musical \\Aida\\ next month. \\Aida\\, with a score by Elton John and Tim Rice in… |
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Vanguard producer's Happily N'Ever After taps German talent
…Animation banner, is teaming up with various German-based companies to produce the animation for Happily N’Ever After, a comedy that continues the trend to turn fariy tales on their heads…. |
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New name for \\Rapunzel\\
…artists often didn’t like what they saw on screen in computer animation. While they admired the storytelling and characters in the computer-generated movies made by Pixar and others, many of… |
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\\Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman\\ review
{{link http://www.dvdfanatic.com/news.php?id=0310241 DVDFanatic.com}} reviews the direct to video \\Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman\\. The reviewer believes that “the story just isn’t compelling and the supporting cast doesn’t get to support… |
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Possible name change for Pixar's \\Cars\\
{{link http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808405700 Greg’s Previews}} reports the rumor (first heard from {{link http://www.variety.com Variety}}) that Pixar is considering a slight name change for John Lasseter’s next film, \\Cars\\. The possibly renamed… |
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A look back at a wonderful Nightmare!
…engagement. For those not lucky enough to see the film on the big screen, Touchstone’s {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305949980/102-3502886-9685707?v=glance Special Edition DVD}} offers up an amazing amount of quality supplemental material (previously… |
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New DreamWorks Animation Fansite online with Shrek 2
‘Jawad’, who runs the excellent {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com DreamWorks SKG Fansite}}, has expanded his online universe by announcing on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=249#post249 Animated News Forums}} a new, specific {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/shrek2/ DreamWorks… |
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Get ready for The Triplets Of Belleville!
…{{link http://www.sonyclassics.com/triplets/ Sony Pictures Classics}} website carries further press kit information and a cool Flash 6 site linking to trailers and stills. [free subscription required at The New York Times.com]… |
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Pixar third quarter financial results top expectations
…by the continuing box office results of \\Finding Nemo\\, which achieved a worldwide box office gross of $424 million by the end of the third quarter”. According to {{link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9127-2003Nov6.html… |
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Star Wars: Clone Wars Premieres Tonight
…Powerpuff Girls. Chapters will be available nightly at 8:20 ET on the Star Wars online service Hyperspace ($19.95/year; go to www.starwars.com), and on starwars.com and Cartoon Network the next day…. |


