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2003: ’Tis The Season To Buy Presents!
…great addition to the collections of long-time Disney animation fans, this almost makes up for the lack of those Treasures tins. Here’s what I thought of the film, the disc,… |
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Harryhausen to give UK Screen Talk
…O’Brien mentored the young Harryhausen), the aforementioned Argonauts, as well as the first wide showing in the UK of the 50-years-in-the-making short The Story Of The Tortoise And The Hare!… |
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Zimmer Composing Music For Upcoming Animated Films
The Internet Movie Database is reporting that in addition to already completing the musical score for The Lion King 1 1/2, Hans Zimmer will be composing the musical scores to… |
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For once: a Pirate DVD that the retailers love!
…making the Studio a favorite with retailers, especially after the success of Finding Nemo and “catalog” hits such as Sleeping Beauty and The Lion King. Now officially the “fasted selling… |
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\\Finding Nemo\\ gets Golden Globe nomination
…Picture have gone to \\Beauty and the Beast\\, \\The Lion King\\, and \\Toy Story 2\\. Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture have included \\Who Framed Roger Rabbit?\\, \\The Little Mermaid\\,… |
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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 Florida: three days to go…
From {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01092004.1.htm Jim Hill Media}}: “As the deadline for the official announcement draws ever nearer, JH tries to pin down the exact moment that Mouse House managers lost their… |
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Jim Hill Media on Florida Animation, The Da Vinci Code, and Auto Trinkets
…cites several Disney movies in it (Jim only mentions Sleeping Beauty but The Little Mermaid and The Lion King are also referenced in the bestseller). And third is a {{link… |
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\\Shrek 2\\ theatre banners
…2\\. The six banners are of Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Far Far Away, Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming, and Puss In Boots…. |
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Disney DVD News
…to coincide with the theatrical release of Lilo & Stitch II. Meanwhile, the 2-disc “Special Edition” of Mary Poppins will be released this December, along with Julie Andrews’ The Princess… |
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\\Shrek 3\\ and \\Shark Tale 2\\ already in the works
…half a year before the release of the first \\Shark Tale\\! In \\Shrek 3\\ the “green ogre will tackle the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round… |
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Jim Hill Updates: The Destino Dilemma, Collecting Tips, and . . . Garbage?
Jim Hill Media has got three thought-provoking new articles today. The first article is all about the dilemma the Disney company is finding itself in over the Oscar nomination that… |
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Ruben Aquino Talks: Interview with Brother Bear Animator
…The Little Mermaid (Ursula), Rescuers Down Under (Jake the kangaroo mouse), The Lion King (adult Simba), Pocahontas (Chief Powhatan), Mulan (Captain Shan), and Lilo & Stitch (David and Pleakley). Read… |
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More on Shark Tale sequel, and even more Shrek?
Since we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000789.html reported}} the domain name registrations that point to the fact that DreamWorks’ sequel to the still-to-be-released original Shark Tale will go under the moniker of Another… |
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Sample Songs from Timon & Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure
The official Disney site now has a page for the soundtrack for The Lion King 1½ with 30-second clips from each song in RealPlayer or QuickTime format…. |
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Jason Raize, voice of Denahi, dead at 28
Broadway.com reports the sad news of the apparent suicide death of Jason Raize, who was the first to portray Simba in The Lion King on Broadway and also supplied the… |
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Spongebob's Valentine surprise and movie news
…Spongebob-themed Pop-Tarts and Eggo waffles from Kellogg’s, a $20 million Mitsubishi ad effort backing the picture by Deutsch/LA of Marina del Rey, California and, in the fourth quarter of this… |
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\\Aladdin\\ scribes interviewed for disc… but not paid
…they asked us to do an interview for the DVD as a ‘value added feature’ … … the studio went out of their way to assure us that there would… |
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Former Florida Disney animators form Funnypages Productions
…Disney veteran animators Tom Bancroft and Rob Corley announce the formation of their new animation development company, Funnypages Productions, LLC. This company will join their already existing subsidiary comic book… |
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Disney's Dick Cook on films and the future: Pirates II and III, Toy Story 3 and Bambi II
…Ladykillers, Home On The Range, The Alamo, King Arthur, M Night Shyamalan’s The Village, The Princess Diaries II and, of course, The Incredibles, to which the gathered crowd were treated… |
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More upcoming Disney cover art…
Good ol’ Ultimate Disney has given us another sneak peek at the cover art for three upcoming DVD releases. Well, in the case of the Aladdin: Platinum Edition (click the… |
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Get those wallets out: more animation box sets on the way!
The {{link http://www.hometheaterforum.com/index.php Home Theater Forum}} brigade, a seriously dedicated band of “cinema at home” enthusiasts, had their annual chat with home video and DVD execs from Warner Brothers last… |
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As 2D Disney animation flounders in the US, Australia's studio booms with new talent
…where the majority of the “better” video follow-ups have been made. Work on a theatrical Lilo And Stitch 2 is currently underway, so at least many of the same artists… |
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\\The Three Musketeers\\ director campaigns for theatrical release
…my movie on the \\Lion King 1 1/2\\ DVD.) Sadly, because of misguided management, this movie is scheduled to skip a theatrical release on the big screen and go straight… |
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Home Theater Forum's Brother Bear DVD Review
…the first 24 minutes, before the picture then “expands” to reflect Kenai’s view of the world as a bear. Disney keeps their integrity in one way, it’s good to see!… |
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More on Lorenzo: A Tale of the Tail
…feature One by One, which was also intended to be part of Fantasia 2006, would be included on the upcoming special edition DVD of The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride…. |
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2004 Key Art Awards finalists
The Hollywood Reporter’s 33rd annual Key Art Awards’ list of finalists has been revealed, with the Walt Disney Company and Sony Pictures leading the pack, as they each received 23… |
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Fantasia dis-Continued? According to Jim Hill, Yes
…have been or will be released to the public in one way or another . . . eventually. The article also ends with a defense of The Lion King 1½…. |
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News from The Front Lines
…of interest to all animation and Disney fans, including discussion on the contents of Wave 4 of the series, the Song of the South, the future of 2D animation, Roy… |
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Animated Dark Tower series headed for HBO?
Ain’t It Cool News indicates that an animated series based on Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels may be in the “pitch stage” at HBO, with Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Star… |


