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Finally a Jim Henson biography!
After many years of speculation and waiting, Muppet fans can finally get to know the man underneath Kermit the Frog. Brian Jay Jones has written Jim Henson: The Biography, the… |
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San Diego 2016 Comic-Con Exclusive
…Jones Gallery in downtown San Diego during Comic Con. Shortly after the gallery opened and attendees got a good look at the work on display, Cartwright took a brief moment… |
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The Best Of 2023: Back To Normal-ish?
…“normal” during 2023. Yet in spite of that, the headlines surrounding the box office were anything but typical. “Winnie the Pooh” starred in a violent horror movie, Indiana Jones and… |
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William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore!
…except Morris. It was enough for him to sort of do osmosis. He started to feel as though something was happening to him, and he was inspired. That’s why he… |
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The Walt Disney Family Museum: rare and personal memories
…month: {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/waltdisney/whatsnew.html Dean Jones}} looks back on working for Walt, and the {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/waltdisney/filmtheater.html Film Theater}} carries footage on various topics (shot by the team who produced the Walt:… |
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More from the Looney's world: layout artist John McGrew
The late John McGrew, who served as Chuck Jones’ layout artist and whom Jones said was “a great student of film techniques, and he had very interesting ideas that I… |
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"Be vewwy vewwy quiet . . . I'm meeting rabbits . . . and the people who draw them."
…of Looney Tunes.” You can also meet “special guests Linda Jones & Craig Kausen,” and view “dozens of Chuck Jones’ favorite Looney Tunes art in the lobby.” And there’s also… |
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Warner Brothers, Pixar a good fit?
According to {{link http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/20040129/ON200401291955001877.var&column=P0DFP Dow Jones Newswire}}, Warner Brothers may be the most natural fit for Pixar “based on their domestic and international film-distribution strengths”. If a Time Warner/Pixar deal… |
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The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion
…that James Earl Jones has a great speaking voice (emphasis on speaking). Producer Don Hahn mentioned that one of the songs that was considered for Timon to sing while acting… |
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Yogi Bear movie in the works at Warner Bros.
Coming Soon indicates that Sunrise Entertainment is developing a Yogi Bear feature film at Warner Bros., with Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones (Johnson Family Vacation)…. |
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Looney Tunes 2: Daffy Duck For President stills; no Chuck Amuck
In what will be disappointing news for Looney Tunes fans, we can now confirm that, unless it’s an amazing well hidden feature, the Chuck Jones documentary Chuck Amuck is not… |
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Pirates of the Caribbean ride enhancements inspired by movie franchise
…ably played in the film version by Geoffrey Rush, and Davy Jones, will be added to the Pirates of the Caribbean Disney theme park rides in California and Florida. The… |
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Drink up me 'earties: A Pirates webcast for everyone
…tongue-in-cheek depiction of high seas lawlessness now featuring Captain Jack Sparrow, Barbossa and Davy Jones – stars from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Captain Jack Sparrow appears in… |
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Uli Meyer Animation unleashes MonsterMania!
…Stephen Jones and Michael Marshall Smith, award-winning British horror writers Michael Marshall Smith and Stephen Jones crafted the film’s script. Using a budget of around $30 million, MonsterMania! has been… |
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Hey Seuss! Horton hears our Views! Plus the new League…
…later in the week. Somewhat making up for that, and looking to grab a piece of the Horton pie, Warners have seen fit to release the older Chuck Jones television… |
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Batman enlists Martian Manhunter for season finale
…kids broadcast slate. In “The Joining,” Gotham faces its most devastating threat ever – an alien invasion. Simultaneously, new detective John Jones (aka Martian Manhunter) arrives in Gotham and hints… |
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Aniboom Partners With Joost
…a Matrix-esque Monk; Tadeo Jones, an adorable animated adventure reminiscent of the Indiana Jones franchise by Enrique Gato; and “Bendito Machine,” a highly stylistic drama and award-winning animation by Jossie… |
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Cartoon Network announces 2008 programming
…Register Producers: James Tucker, Linda M. Steiner Line Producer: Amy McKenna Story Editor: Michael Jelenic Animation Directors: Ben Jones, Brandon Vietti, Michael Chang The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Launch Date:… |
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Pete Docter’s Up-bringing!
…career in hand-drawn animation for Disney Feature Animation, Bob Rogers and Company, Bajus-Jones Film Corp, and Reelworks in Minneapolis. Upon arrival at Pixar in May 1990, Pete created and directed… |
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Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
…recognizable characters like Pete Puma, Chuck Jones’ Three Bears, and Hubie and Bertie. They all wear blue work vests, with Marvin The Martian looking particularly out of place. Daffy seems… |
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The Batman: The Complete Fourth Season
…to come, kicks off withThe Joining – Part One. The Batman is approached by detective John Jones, recently transferred from Denver (nice “comic book origins” touch!), to help investigate mysterious… |
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Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT
…creating your own style. If you love Chuck Jones’ drawings, start drawing like Chuck Jones, to see why he chose lines the way he did. You’ll eventually spin off into… |
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Directors Buck and Brannon on Surf’s Up
…now he’s doing gangbusters with Disturbia and Transformers and Indiana Jones 4. He could play the comedy and play the drama. You probably know how we choose the voices. We… |
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DisneyToon Studios and The Sequels That Never Were, with Tod Carter
…my early style. I think most animators will think of Chuck Jones and Warner Bros. as being synonymous. So, in truth, it was the artistic style of Chuck Jones that… |
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Walt: The Man Behind The Myth
…another recent animation documentary, Chuck Jones: Extremes And Inbetweens, did with its archive material. However, this is as close to knowing the real Walt that you’re going to get, and… |
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Lion King II: Simba’s Pride – Special Edition
…Jones in a number of classic live-action comedies for the studio, and here playing against type as Zira, the villainess of the piece, quickly putting those previous outings out of… |
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Transformers: 2-Disc Special Edition
…Disturbia, where he proved himself worthy of jumping into Bay’s Transformers and Spielberg’s own Indiana Jones resurrection, where the young star will play Indy’s son. He’s likable enough, certainly fitting… |
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Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection
…the beautiful shorts they turned out, while over at Warner Bros, directors such as Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett arguably made cartoons, the kind of zip-bang entertainment that has become… |
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The pirate movie that's no crime…
…in the first (the skeleton crew) and second. So Jack’s return from the dead isn’t the frightfully arduous journey from the watery dungeon that we probably all imagined Davy Jones’… |
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Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
…with a slight Chuck Jones sensibility. Next up is Pixar’s breakthrough, and Lasseter’s pet project, the charming Luxo Jr (2:08, 1.66:1, 1986), the Academy Award-nominated short that introduced Pixar –… |
