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DreamWorks' animation philosophy; upcoming release dates
In a piece over at {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-13-shrek-main_x.htm USA Today}}, Jeffrey Katzenberg explains the change in direction DreamWorks has taken from the traditionally animated films Spirit and Sinbad to the hipper,… |
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Animated DVDs offer "franchise extentions"
…so perhaps it is a money exercise after all (not that they’d want you to know that)? Thanks to ‘Lemon Swan’ for the link to the {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-31-dvd-franchises_x.htm original article}}…. |
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Astroboy blasts onto big screen
Sony’s Astroboy property has been slated to be turned into a big screen theatrical adventure, reports Dark Horizons, from an original {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040603i.php Variety article}}. Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Laboratory… |
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Latest in the world of manga anime
…into bad shape, there’s no questioning Japanese anime’s continuing popularity. Ain’t It Cool News returns with the latest rumblings from the manga world with their monthly {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17721 AnimAICN}} column…. |
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Mike Barrier on Fritz The Cat and post-Fritz Bakshi
With Ralph Bakshi’s 1977 feature Wizards currently making the rounds on a recently released DVD, animation historian and writer Micheal Barrier opens up his {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/funnyworld_revisited.htm Funnyworld Revisited}} pages to… |
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MTV Movie Awards
This past Saturday played host to this year’s MTV Movie Awards and {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040606f.php Dark Horizons}} has the full list of winners up, including Johnny Depp’s Best Male Performance for… |
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Spidey 2 gets big thumbs up
In the first review anywhere online, {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17745 AICN}}’s ‘Moriarty’ looks at the new Spider-Man film, and really, really loves it!… |
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Disney's Tom Staggs to speak to investors
…Forum on Tuesday June 15 2004, at 2:05 pm EDT”. A live webcast will be provided by the official {{link http://www.disney.com/investors Disney Investors}} page (point your browser approximately five minutes… |
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Spike And Mike's classics
Over at DVD Toons, Ben Simon takes a look at the new Spike And Mike DVD compilation, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/309 Cutting Edge Classics}}. “With this particular collection it may be true… |
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Garfield opens today!
Find out for yourselves just how good or bad the new {{link http://www.garfieldmovie.com/main.html Garfield: The Movie}} really is – it’s in theaters in the US now! Fans of the comic… |
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Disney Toons get new president
The {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-fi-rup10.8jun10,1,2887305.story?coll=la-headlines-business-enter LA Times}} (free subsription required) reports that Sharon Morrill has stepped up from being executive vice president to her new job as president of DisneyToon Studios, the… |
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\\Garfield\\ reviews dismal
Garfield may want to stay in bed so he doesn’t see any of the reviews pouring in today. The {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Garfield-1133038/ Rotten Tomatoes}} tomatometer gives the film a dismal 11%… |
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The Fool on Disney and Pixar's futures
{{link http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary040604RAM.htm?logvisit=y&source=estmarhln001999&npu=y The Motley Fool}} posts an interesting commentary on the continuing struggle between The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios. “Pixar needs Disney because it owns Pixar’s past”,… |
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More Krypto!
The {{link http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.html Superman Homepage}} has some more info on the new animated kids series that will feature Superman’s dog, Krypto. The Man of Steel himself and arch nemesis Lex… |
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The Cinema and World War II
Over at DVD Toons, Rand Cyrenne looks back on the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/66 years of World War II}}, and the significance the war had on entertainment, both in the way it… |
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Shrek 2: number 1
Following our report {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001704.html yesterday}} on Shrek 2‘s hitting the “number one animated feature of all time” spot, we have the official press release from DreamWorks Pictures. On top… |
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Crunch Toons discontinued
The difference between {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} and “other animation news websites” is that, instead of reporting the news of Shrek 2‘s box office achievements or the award winning films… |
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New Three Musketeers cover art
‘Jens’ in the {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=68&sid=1f28c575e346e28c667000913cd08010 Disney Database Forum}} has posted a newly revised look for the August 17 DVD debut of Mickey, Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Apart from… |
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Proud Of Your Boy sequence will be integrated back into Aladdin
…King respectively. {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/06_15.html DVD File}} lists the final specs for Aladdin, as well as Disney’s other 2-disc October issue, Mulan, both of which specify “audio commentaries, deleted scenes and… |
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe on DVD
With all the hype starting to build for Disney/Walden’s Rings-tyled take on CS Lewis’ first Chronicle of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/310 DVD Toons}} takes… |
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Game Boy Advance adds an animated extra
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3375#post3375 AN Forum}} links to an intriguing new idea in Game Boy Advance technology. {{link http://www.gba-video.com/index.jsp GBA-Video}} will bring around 45 minutes of content to the… |
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Stunning new I, Robot trailer
…got fans talking. Showing more of the effects shots and superb character animation of the robots themselves, check out the trailer by downloading it from the {{link http://www.foxjapan.com/movies/irobot/ official site}}…. |
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Father Of The Pride preview online
NBC is previewing its primetime shows for this fall, and in among the group is a look at DreamWorks’ {{link http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Primetime_Preview_04_05/new_shows.shtml Father Of The Pride}}, featuring a behind-the-scenes clip on… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2! Yes, Brunhilde and Michigan J. Frog included!
…of shorts, read on here: {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001757.html [More…]}} “Hare-Brained Hypnotist” (Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd – 1942) “Little Red Riding Rabbit” (Bugs Bunny – 1944) “Stage Door Cartoon” (Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd –… |
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Bozzetto's Olympics
Jerry and Amid’s {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} links to another winner today: a Flash-animated short from director/animator Bruno Bozzetto. Be sure to watch until the very end of this Mr… |
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AFI names best movie songs
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced their list of the {{link http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/songs.aspx top 100 movie songs of all time}}. The list includes “classics of every kind – from timeless favorites… |
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Fire And Ice coming to disc
…listing the 1983 animated feature on their {{link http://www.blue-underground.com/future_releases.php Future Releases}} webpage. No details on specs, though BU are well aware of the collectors’ nature of this title and, like… |
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DVD Toons on Teacher's Pet
Weighing in with their review of Disney’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/312 Teacher’s Pet}}, DVD Toons agrees that it is better than than its box-office bomb nature suggests and deserves a second breath… |
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Poppins DVD looking good
Okay, here we go: {{link http://www.showbizdata.com/contacts/picknews.cfm/35921/JULIE_ANDREWS_SAYS_POPPINS_DVD_IS_SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC Showbiz Data}} is the first to announce that the 2-disc Special Editon of Mary Poppins is going to be “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. Speaking briefly to star… |
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Get ready for Zombie Pirates…
Stop-motion animator Marc Spess has “finally got around to putting up a site” for his short film {{link http://www.zombie-pirates.com/ Zombie Pirates}}, started two years ago with a friend. Images, storyboards,… |
