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"See Jane" campaign for more heroines
…to be lacking by a 2 to 3 margin, when compared to male main characters. One notable exception, as the article points out, comes through Mulan, Disney’s 1998 animated feature…. |
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The inspiration behind Cars' Mater
Route 66 points to The Charlotte Observer, which notices the inspiration behind the character Mater in Disney/Pixar’s Cars. That inspiration came from Doug “Mater” Keever of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina,… |
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Miyazaki to receive Cartoon Network tribute
…the ages in her family, points to the mythical flying island of Laputa, which everyone wants to find for their own purposes. * Saturday, April 8, at 7:30pm (ET, PT):… |
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New Shrek Forever After poster revealed
…face off against Rumplestilskin and his army of witches. In addition, the site points out that The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the first three Shrek films are in the… |
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Screen Media Ventures finds Mee-Shee
Screen Media Ventures has obtained all domestic rights to the computer animated family adventure Mee-Shee: The Water Giant, points out Variety through Dark Horizons. From a screenplay by Barry Authors,… |
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Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear commercial goes viral
…is just the latest of several viral videos for Toy Story 3 from the studio. In addition, AV reader Grace points out that Barbie’s pal Ken, as seen in the… |
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Oswald on Disney's website
Justin in our Animated News Forum points to a new page on Disney’s official site about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This news could portend a future DVD release but it… |
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The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
…the boundaries of decency in order to shock. The movie does actually have a few points to make (whether it intends to or not), but they are buried under a… |
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My Life With Charlie Brown
…have low points over the years, but we are defined more so by our response to them. As he wrote in one essay, he used those times to push the… |
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Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two in danger?
Toon Zone points to Ask Greg, where Gargoyles creator and supervising producer Greg Weisman writes that due to lackluster sales for Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One, its follow-up Season Two,… |
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The Art of Toy Story 3: animation historian Charles Solomon tells about his “Favorite Toys”
…Disney and his artists also showed how a well-written, well-placed song can relate important emotional elements and plot points in a very concise way. Howard Ashman reminded audiences and filmmakers… |
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Is Toy Story 3 an early Oscar contender?
…we can do but wait at this point and hope for what happened with Up, which is that the movie just kept going.” The article also points out that it… |
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The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons
…misstated as a 1950 release). The comments from the various contributors vary from sometimes repeating chunks of the cartoons’ plotlines to very insightful and succinct points, often depending on the… |
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The Pirates of Dark Water: The Complete Series
…is able to do this with the aid of a magical compass passed down from his father that points into the direction of the treasures. Along the way, he picks… |
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Teen Titans defeated by cancellation
Toon Zone points to sources TitansTower.com and Titansgo.net to report that Teen Titans has been cancelled by Cartoon Network. No explanation regarding the move has been given yet. Nonetheless, fans… |
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Registered website names unveil Disney's plans
Jim Hill Media points to website names registered by Disney not too long ago, supposing some of the things the Mouse House may have in its future. Projects found in… |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
…if the PG-rated language sometimes gets near to crossing the mark. In fact, Won Ton Ton is sadly occasionally crass (there are a couple of dubious plot points that openly… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
…nice is a couple of screen-printed characters on the disc’s face as opposed to leaving it blank or with the title only, but then this token gesture’s good points are… |
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The Wild
…somewhat, revealing that at various points in production Benny the squirrel did not go on the adventure with the rest of the gang, and that Ryan was scheduled to have… |
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At the movies: Klaatu, Julien, Despereaux, a Transporter, Bolt and Delgo!
…long time in an animated film”. There are points docked for some elements, but on the whole, “Delgo delivers”. I was interested in seeing the result myself, but now I’m… |
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Justice League: Doom
…Insider Rewards points. The other side of the insert has information regarding DC Comics’ We Can Be Heroes charity initiative. The case also gets an embossed slipcover that has only… |
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Brother Bear 2 sneak peek
Kristin points us to a Japanese site which provides a very initial sneak peek at some Brother Bear 2 content and, yes, Rutt and Tuke are returning…. |
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Yogi Bear, Flintstones, and Huckleberry Hound DVD websites launched
Toon Zone points to the new websites activated for the DVDs of Yogi Bear: The Complete Series, The Flintstones: The Complete Fourth Season, and The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1…. |
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Where's WALL•E? Right here!
…as stunning as you’d expect, and points to an exhilarating experience for sure on high-def Blu-ray Disc: my advice is, if you can, go for that format, in either two… |
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Family films becoming less family-friendly?
…well. Nonetheless, the article points to parents as being responsible for deciding what their children should view, not a ratings system. As pediatrician Ken Haller, a professor at Saint Louis… |
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Additional Chicken Little media
…focused on the World Series, the other one focused on rapping. Also, JoBlo points to a downloadable interactive Chicken Little desktop, and then provides a flurry of new pics from… |
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Indiana Jones and the alien borefest of doom…
…as lengthy as the movie itself, a tongue in cheek “running commentary” that’s all meant in good humor, but makes its points clear. I really wanted to like this Indy… |
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Another look at the animated films of 2006
…animated movies due for release in 2006. Listing the reasons why it believes CGI films normally do big business, the site also points to the recent history of traditional animation…. |
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Where it all began
…Disney’s first animation studio.” Take a step back in time as he points out many of the important people and locales that influenced Walt’s entertainment empire at an early stage…. |
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Disney Director of Development Maggie Malone on The Art of Wreck-It Ralph
…art and all artists recognize that. So Mike was leading but also working alongside veterans and recent art school grads, taking the best from incredibly diverse points of view. Because… |
