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Growing Up with Nine Old Men clip and interview
…director Ted Thomas — son of Peter Pan lead animator Frank Thomas. “At the heart of Peter Pan was this idea of family, much more so really than growing up… |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez reveals the hidden art of Disney’s late golden age
…machine and being able to look over his shoulder while he worked on Don Quixote, Fantasia and Peter Pan. His artwork is extremely different from what we imagine as being… |
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Frank Thomas has passed away…
…Animator and One of Walt Disney’s ‘Nine Old Men,’ Dies at Age 92 Created Timeless Animation for Such Films as Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, and Authored Four Landmark… |
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How Disney historian Didier Ghez wrote (twice) as he pleased…
…magic, and their groundbreaking styles influenced such classics as Dumbo and Bambi, and shaped the masterpieces that followed, including Alice In Wonderland and Peter Pan. They Drew As They Pleased:… |
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2012 Annie Award nominations announced
…Ludorum Jake & The Never Land Pirates ‘Peter Pan Returns’ — Disney TV Animation Doc McStuffins ‘The Right Stuff’ — Disney TV Animation Justin Time ‘Marcello’s Meatballs’ — Guru Studio… |
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Peter de Seve Breaks the Ice with Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…bad can it be? The Duchess of Whimsy by Randall & Peter de Sève is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com Peter de Sève’s art can be seen at the… |
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Peter de Sève: the time of his life designing A Bug’s Life
…Past, The Art of Peter de Sève. Click on picture to enlarge A Bug’s Life Blu-ray Disc is available to buy now from Amazon.com All artwork by Peter de Sève… |
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Of Rabbits and Ducks: a chat with composer Dominic Lewis
…about Peter’s theme? DL: I didn’t write any song for the film except one for the main credits which is the main theme of Peter Rabbit. I sing the theme,… |
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Rise of the Guardians director Peter Ramsey assembles the Guardians of Childhood
…(the Boogeyman) from plunging the world into eternal darkness.” Later that year, DreamWorks hired veteran storyboard artist Peter Ramsey to helm Guardians, as he had recently completed his directorial debut… |
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The Last Unicorn (pan-and-scan)
Rankin-Bass/ITC Films (November 19 1982), Artisan Family Home Entertainment (March 16 2004), single disc, 93 mins, 1.33:1 pan-and-scan, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Rated G, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard: In a mythical… |
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Aardman's new home; Treasures still a comin'; new contest and more reviews on the way, plus a recharge to the site coming soon…
…of Peter Pan, a preview for The AristoCats revealed that the film had been cropped to the 1.78:1 of 16×9 widescreen and the native screen dimensions for high-definition disc. The… |
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Cinderella III: A Twist In Time
…act change. Also, and this is a nitpick here, shouldn’t the Fairy Godmother remain a fantasy of Cinderella’s psyche, much like the succubus Peter Pan, and unable to be seen… |
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Lady And The Tramp
…Peter Pan within the first three years of the decade, and added to this was Walt’s move into television, spearheaded by a Wonderland Christmas special, followed by The Mickey Mouse… |
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Walt & El Grupo / The Boys / Waking Sleeping Beauty
…a flip of drawings from a Peter Pan scene produces the comments that “It’s better than the magic we’re making today, but we can’t help that”, while another comment, actually… |
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Robin Hood: Most Wanted Edition
…by being one of the few adult Disney heroes, he cannot portray the youthfulness that made Peter Pan and Pinocchio so engaging. Still, he is a good hero and actor… |
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Box office returns
…a total gross, in 2003 alone, of $224 million). The much heralded Peter Pan, at the other end of the spectrum, has only managed to pull in total of just… |
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Animation supervisor Jamie Beard captures The Aventures of Tintin!
…understood Tintin’s faithful dog Snowy needed to be much more expressive than a realistic dog. Hence, Spielberg called fellow director Peter Jackson to request his visual effects company Weta Digital… |
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Frankenweenie: Cinematographer Peter Sorg’s shades of grey
…out cinematographer Peter Sorg, with whom he had already worked on Corpse Bride. Peter Sorg was introduced to photography and black and white darkroom techniques at a very early age… |
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Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT
…recalled his beginnings in animation and how he landed the job of directing TMNT through the blessing of Ninja Turtles‘ co-creator Peter Laird. Of course, TMNT itself was discussed, from… |
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Astro Boy (2003): The Complete Series
Tezuka Productions/Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) (2003), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (March 29, 2005), 5 discs, 1010 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 pan-and-scan, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $34.95 Storyboard: Astro… |
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Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition
…the Academy framing of every film from Snow White to Peter Pan in the 1950s, Disney animation followed general presentation trends that shifted towards a generic widescreen process that took… |
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Tinker Bell And The Legend Of The Neverbeast
…which was a true prequel to Peter Pan— would have made a much more appropriate final film. As things stand, the final film in the series does seem a little… |
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2016 Los Angeles Comic Con Exclusive
…numerous popular panels this year, among them was a panel celebrating the legacy of Pinky and the Brain through voice actors Maurie LaMarche and Rob Paulsen. Super geek Andre Meadows… |
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
…The project was shunted back into development, and destined for video release. In its place came the Peter Pan follow-up Return To Never-Land, which the execs were more excited about,… |
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Aladdin: Crew Reunion
…reference model for Peter Pan‘s Tinkerbell, who was actually quite funny. She welcomed everyone, talked about working on Peter Pan “back when the earth was cooling,” then introduced moderator Tom… |
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Cinderella: Diamond Edition
…Tangled Ever After short and Behind The Magic: A New Disney Princess Fantasyland. Sneak Peek previews across both discs include Peter Pan’s Diamond Edition debut, the Studio’s upcoming feature Wreck-It… |
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Bambi II
…the occasional DTV when forced to sit down and review them: the linear Peter Pan continuation Return To Never-Land was a delightful surprise in theaters after a poor run of… |
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Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95
…CLASSICS AS SNOW WHITE, PINOCCHIO, PETER PAN AND THE JUNGLE BOOK OVER 43-YEAR CAREER Ollie Johnston, one of the greatest animators/directing animators in animation history and the last surviving member… |
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Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
…developing the characters a little more. Regular readers may also remember that Return To Never-Land, the Peter Pan sequel that was the first of these films I actually sat down… |
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How Disney historian Didier Ghez wrote as he pleased…
…started working on Peter Pan, Alice In Wonderland and Lady And The Tramp. It was a time of excitement, discoveries and unbridled creativity. Work was intense but there was never… |
