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Disney Enters the Computer Market
…a breakthrough or just another specialized device flop. The $599 Dream Desk PC would be available through the Disney catalog and at www.disney.com beginning Aug. 12 and at CompUSA stores… |
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CGI Popeye trailer online
…(to air on the Fox network and appear as an extended DVD) can now hop on over to see a {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/594 trailer at DVD Toons}} in Windows Media format…. |
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Atlantis discovered?
{{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/06/ireland.atlantis.reut/index.html CNN}} reports on a new theory by a Swedish scientist who beleives that the legendary city of Atlantis may actually be Ireland. Ulf Erlingsson says he is “amazed… |
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New \\SharkTale\\ trailer now online
A new trailer for DreamWorks’ \\Shark Tale\\ is now online at {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/shark_tale/trailer/ Apple’s Quicktime movie trailer page}}…. |
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Actress Fay Wray dies at 96
…heart beats a little faster. I like that feeling. I really like it!” Wray is survived by three children, including daughter Victoria Riskin.” Source: {{link http://www.imdb.com/ The Internet Movie DataBase}}…. |
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Paramount animated comedy on DVD
To grab a peek at Paramount’s animated DVD line-up for October/November, hop on over to {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/643 DVD Toons}} for a full list and some early artwork…. |
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Walt Disney Treasures screen shots!
{{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4764 Ultimate Disney}} has scored another first: screen shots from three of the upcoming Walt Disney Treasures titles. Still no word on whether True Life Adeventures has been postponed… |
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Disney Treasures Wave Four specs
…The Complete Pluto, a similarly themed set featuring Mr Mouse’s pet pup. Initial specs for all three titles can be found over at the {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4779 Ultimate Disney DVD}} site…. |
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Three Musketeers "a fun return to the screen for the classic characters"
DVD Toons takes an in-depth look at Disney’s new Mickey Mouse movie, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/327 The Three Musketeers}}, also starring Donald and Goofy. “For a medium that is supposedly running out… |
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Team America is go!
Dark Horizons posts a report from the set of Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s new ‘super-marionette’ musical movie {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040810b.php Team America}}, where the boys reveal their Thunderbirds influences and… |
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Larry The Cable Guy voice in Cars
…Cars. Speaking to the {{link http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2004/08/08/entertainment/local/dbcfaa1b1d68728386256eea0015cab4.txt Sioux City Journal}} (subscription required), Larry, whose voice was heard by director John Lasseter after hundreds of auditions, says “That’s one of the funniest… |
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Mary Poppins shines on DVD
Ultimate Disney DVD has posted the complete specs for this fall’s {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4796 Mary Poppins: Definitive 2-disc 40th Anniversary Edition DVD}}. Highlights to look foward to include commentary with Julie… |
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More on Looney Tunes: Golden Collection 2
…http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000401 Cartoon Brew}} website with a partial list of goodies to expect in the set. For starters, he lists 31 audio commentaries, six featurettes, fifteen isolated music tracks, and a… |
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Eggbert starring in Chicken Little?
…asks…is the Warner Brothers character Eggbert (AKA Egghead Jr.) reviving his career in Disney’s upcoming Chicken Little? Check out exactly {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000399 what he means}} and spot the uncanny resemblance…… |
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Dick Van Dyke: CGI artist for hire
…he has an idea for a planned animated feature! Catching up with the 79-year old at the SIGGRAPH convention was {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1036 Jim Hill Media}}, and Jim found out more…. |
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Disney fined for Pluto worker's death
…and Health Administration. Disney has until August 20 to show OSHA that it has made changes to prevent a similar accident from happening again, reports the {{link http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-bk-biz-disneypluto081104,0,224487.story Orlando Sentinel}}…. |
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Twice Upon A Christmas trailer
The Disney Database has posted a Portugese version of a {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/movie_clips.php?movieid=293 trailer for Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas}} very similar to the one that will appear on next week’s… |
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Wind In The Willows team sets up shop
…under Baruch Inbar to launch {{link http://www.snaut.com/ Snaut Entertainment}}, an LA-based company providing extensive creative services for the industry. Currently the group is engaged in developing The Wind In The… |
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Barbie sings!
DVD Toons has a trailer up for the fourth computer-animated video movie to star Mattel’s Barbie, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/595 The Princess And The Pauper}}, with the twist this time being that… |
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Elmer Bernstein dies at 82
…http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000930/ long-spanning career}} saw him write music for many special effects blockbusters, such as The Ten Commandments, GhostBusters and Wild Wild West. Perhaps his biggest contributions to animated films were… |
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Nocturna enters production at Red Kite Films
…Nocturna commences later this year, and the film is set for theatrical release at Christmas 2006. A {{link http://www.filmaxanimation.com/trailers/index.htm?SESION=68ccb75896c2d088a708e326190540af trailer}} for this beautiful movie is available at Filmax web site…. |
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Have yourself a Very Barry Christmas!
…shows, {{link http://www.averybarrychristmas.com/flash/index.html A Very Barry Christmas}}. Set in Australia, the hour-long special sees animal charity worked Barry Buckley trading places with Santa (voiced by improv comedian Colin Mochrie) and… |
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Simba's Pride "a mixed bag"; One By One "a pure delight"
Echoing Ultimate Disney’s thoughts on The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/329 DVD Toons says}} that “to be fair, it stands up against an impossible to top original pretty… |
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Team America: World Police heading for NC-17 rating?
The {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5069 JoBlo movie site}} has a story up reporting that, as it currently stands, South Park‘s Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s new puppet-animated musical action farce Team America… |
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Buena Vista DVD bash: "no Mulan 3"
Dark Horizons reports on a recent {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040820a.php industry gathering}} at which Disney’s Buena Vista Home Video entertained guests in a bid to push the studio’s upcoming DVD slate. Along… |
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The Incredibles: "plenty of superhero action"; "human characters based on 1960s Disney"
Pixar’s story supervisor Mark Andrews speaks to the {{link http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-mag-sp-comicmovies_082204,0,4863759.story?coll=orl-calmoviestop Orlando Sentinel}} about the upcoming Brad Bird superhero spoof The Incredibles. “According to Andrews, there will be plenty of superhero… |
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Composer change on the Boop musical
…who will work with David Lindsay-Abaire on the project. Producers Robin Goodman and Andrew Farber had previously hoped to put together a workshop in summer 2004, reports {{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88146.html Playbill}}…. |
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The Passion Of The Jew DVD review
DVD Toons takes a look at the just-released South Park episode {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/330 The Passion Of The Jew}} and agrees with most others that “this disc has primarily been released… |
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Home On The Range comes home
The Ultimate Disney site takes an in-depth look at Disney’s upcoming DVD release of {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/homeontherange.html Home On The Range}}. The review confirms that the included Three Little Pigs short… |
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A Funny World indeed
Though he’s off duty for a couple of weeks, Mike Barrier’s {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/index.html FunnyWorld website}} is packed with new additions since we last caught up with him. Top of “the… |
