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The Buzz from the Bees: New Interview with Zazu's Lead Animator
…with many interesting points raised about the art and the science of animation. Ellen talks extensively of her work on Zazu, as well as other assignments at Disney and run-ins… |
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FilmForce Reviews Finding Nemo DVD
In addition to calling Finding Nemo “Pixar’s best,” FilmForce gives the DVD an overall score of 9 out of 10 points…. |
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Tentative full release schedule from Buena Vista Home Entertainment!
‘disneyaholic’ on our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94 Animated News Forum}} points to a {{link http://magicalears.com/films/animation/ComingUp/FutureReleases.php complete listing}} of Disney DVD and VHS titles (though LD is listed as a format, there are… |
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Stalling for Time: The Musical Man Behind the Scenes at Warner Bros.
Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research page points us to a new article at MSN’s Slate all about Carl Stalling, the genius discovered by Walt Disney in the early 1920’s and the… |
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"I have a dream . . . about Roy Disney"
…is. Or consult your favorite dream dictionary. Also, Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research page points us to a page started by Roy Disney and Stanley Gold themselves called Save Disney that… |
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Don Hahn on Disney Orlando and the Roy/Michael split, plus "no layoffs for WDW staff"…
The {{link http://www.imdb.com/StudioBrief/#1 Internet Movie Database}} today points out that the Disney Animation Tour at Orlando’s Walt Disney World re-opened on Monday, but that the attraction has one thing missing:… |
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WB cartoon and comic book heroes ready for the big time again?
{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news03/031210f.php Dark Horizons’ News Bites}} points out a story from today’s edition of {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117896919&categoryID=13&cs=1 Variety}} (paid subscription required), which reports that Warner Brothers’ DC Comics has hired Joel… |
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Garfield launches online!
It could be great, it could be bad…but {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/garfield/ Toon Zone}} points us toward the Apple site, who have another new teaser for us today: the upcoming live-action/CG take… |
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New Wartime Shorts book…
Amid Amidi’s {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} points us toward the “second edition of Doing Their Bit: Wartme American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945 [which] is being published soon and it sounds… |
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Funnyworld Revisited…
…take some time to load on dial-up connections”. The piece points towards Clampett’s work available in the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/241 Looney Tunes Golden DVD Collection}} and, more specifically, on the excellent… |
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Battle Of The Synthespians!
When is an animated character not a cartoon? Perhaps, as Randall Cyrenne points out in his article over at DVD Toons, when it is a “Pixoon”. On the eve of… |
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It's here!
…of the latest reviews, while {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/TheLordoftheRingsTheReturnoftheKing-1127213/ Rotten Tomatoes}} points to a 98% “fresh” review rating (only two from 98 reviews so far have had any minor bad words to… |
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Down and Out in Orlando: Impending Layoffs Hit Hard
Kristin points us to an article at the St. Petersburg Times Floridian website for a glimpse of real lives being hit hard by the closure of Disney’s Florida animation studios…. |
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Michael Eisner Speaks at Telecommunications Conference
Laughing Place points out a link to a presentation by Michael Eisner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, given at the 14th Annual Smith Barney Citigroup… |
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Disney's Florida situation – updates from Jim Hill
Jim Hill Media has a new article written by an anonymous Disney insider giving us a privileged view within the walls of the company. One of the main points is… |
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Roy and Stan comment on Eisner's recent speech
The Fabulous Disney Babe points out that Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold have commented on Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s recent speech and have posted their comments at their rallying… |
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Spain's El Cid: Variety reviews the legend…
{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99221 Toon Zone}} points towards the first English-language review of El Cid: The Legend, a $9 million animated feature produced in Spain by Filmax Animation, that has appeared at… |
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"Hey there Wilbur!" – Mr Ed's Alan Young speaks up!
{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99470 Toon Zone}} points to another Wilbur in the news today – Wilbur Post, the long-suffering human friend to the world’s most famous talking horse, Mr Ed. As MGM… |
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\\Shrek 2\\ theatre banners
{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=3029 ComingSoon.net}} points us to {{link http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2004/dreamworks/shrek2/shrek2.html Latino Review}}, who have posted 6 new images of theatre banners from DreamWorks’ upcoming \\Shrek 2\\. The six banners are of Shrek,… |
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Original author to adapt his Day With Wilbur
‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=765#post765 Animated News Forums}} points to a site that announces William Joyce as the writer of Disney’s latest pick-up, A Day With Wilbur Robinson, which Joyce… |
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SaveDisney on the Disney-Dali collaboration
Despite leaving the company his father and Uncle Walt built, Roy Disney continues to support the work of the animation division, as ‘PatrickvD’ points out on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=806#post806 Animated… |
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Vote for the BAFTAS!
‘Disneyaholic’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=871#post871 Animated News Forum}} points to where viewers can vote for the Orange Audience Film Award at this year’s British Academy Awards. “Voting is currently going… |
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\\The Incredibles\\ toys
An {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007545 Animation Nation}} post points out a link to {{link http://207.44.182.109/photo/1/showgallery.php/cat/1022/password/ Figures.com}}, a website with pictures from the 2004 UK Toy Fair with pictures of some of Hasbro’s… |
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Shark Tale sequel named already?
‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=933#post933 AN Forums}} points out that DreamWorks have “registered the domains ‘anothersharktale.com’, ‘anothersharktale.net’ and ‘anothersharktale.biz’”, so it looks like the upcoming first film’s sequel will go… |
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Adam West Is Commissioner Gordon
Superhero Hype! points to Adam West’s website, where it is revealed that the former Batman will be voicing Commissioner Gordon in the new animated Batman series, which will debut later… |
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The Snowball Is Getting Bigger
Toon Zone has recently posted the content of a letter from Roy Disney and Stanley Gold to the Disney Board of Directors. Many of the points raised in it are… |
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Disney and Gold respond to the board
…they respond to several of the points raised by the board and conclude “it is not we who are trying to protect executive positions or board seats. As we have… |
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Eisner's days at Disney numbered?
{{link http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BA40FD307%2D4CC2%2D4629%2DA751%2DFB16F29A69B8%7D CBS MarketWatch}} believes that no matter what happens with the Comcast deal Eisner’s days at the helm of Disney may be numbered. The article also points out the… |
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Curious George update
…will “emphasize contemporary plot points with ‘edgy’ humor, while sidestepping the ‘not exactly PC’ aspects found in the ‘George’ books (George was kidnapped from the jungle and later put in… |
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Roy Disney and Stanley Gold Speak with USA Today
Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research points out a Roy Disney/Stanley Gold interview with USA Today business columnist Jon Swartz at Yahoo! News. Read on for straight talk from two men with… |
