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Welcome The Rotoscopers!
…with their own unique points of view. But outside of us all quitting our day jobs to do this full-time, we can’t do everything we’d like to do! So we’re… |
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John Cleese on Shrek 2
The {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=448 DreamWorks Fansite}} points today to an interview at icScotland.co.uk with John Cleese, soon to be heard as Princess Fiona’s dad in the Shrek sequel, who took the… |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ghost website updated
The Dreamworks SKG Fansite points out that DreamWorks’ official Ghost in the Shell 2 website has been updated with two different links. According to the fansite, “The first section ‘Section… |
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Tarzan II, second wave of Classic Cartoon Favorites get release dates
Ultimate Disney points to Amazon.com, where the “midquel” Tarzan II is listed as having June 14, 2005 for a release date. Meanwhile, May 31st will bring about the next wave… |
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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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Batman Begins, trailer does not
…Warner Brothers decided the right time to debut the trailer has not arrived yet. And no, the trailer will not be showing with Catwoman either. However, as the website points… |
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Earthlight Pictures launches CCTV animation training
…points out, “most of them far from the few colleges with full animation programs and the field’s long-standing centers of gravity in places like Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and… |
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Family Guy movie confirmed for DVD
…points out that new episodes of the resurrected cartoon sitcom are scheduled to air next spring on Fox and that a new music CD of satirical songs, Family Guy Live… |
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Official website for Brandy and Mr. Whiskers now online
‘Inkan1969’ at the AN Forum points to the fact that the official website for Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, set to debut on the Disney Channel on August 20, is now… |
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New Robots images!
Ain’t It Cool News points to a German site with some new hi-res pics of the upcoming Blue Sky film, Robots. They also reaffirm the outstanding cast list, which includes… |
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Aladdin site update
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4837#post4837 Animated News Forum}} points to the offcial {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/aladdin/index.html Aladdin DVD webpage}}, which is now updated with clips, activities and a sweepstakes contest. Still a… |
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The box office summer
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5004#post5004 Animated News Forum}} points to an intresting story at Yahoo that rounds up the {{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=762&e=1&u=/ap/20040906/ap_en_mo/film_summer_box_office box office numbers}} for this summer’s big – and… |
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Quick clip of Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas now available
“Joe Carioca” at the Ultimate Disney Forums points out that a brief clip of Disney’s CGI direct-to-video feature Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas is now available at the official Brazilian… |