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DreamWorks Animation's future slate
…Soon has the lowdown on future projects from DreamWorks Animation, including notes on Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Rex Havoc, It Came From Earth! and Route 66…. |
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Pixar teases again with new Cars trailer
…rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of… |
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Cars finds featurette, bath, and AT&T deal
Viewable in QuickTime and Windows Media Player formats, the sixth featurette for Cars, “Kickin’ It on Route 66,” is now online at Latino Review. Meanwhile, Luxo notices some interesting examples… |
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Details on Cars clip uncovered at the Pixar MoMA exhibit
…Museum of Modern Art exhibit, some new footage from Cars was presented. A description of the sights shown in the clip may be found at Kottke.org via Route 66 News…. |
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Toy Cars cars
About.com via Route 66 News provides a glimpse of the upcoming Mattel toy line inspired by Disney/Pixar’s summer picture Cars, explaining the bells and whistles to be found with some… |
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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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The Muppets
Walt Disney Pictures (November 23 2011), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (March 20 2012), single disc Blu-ray plus DVD and Digital Copy disc with Soundtrack Download, 103 mins plus supplements, 1080p… |
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\\Cars\\ impresses theater owners and reviewers
…stop on Route 66. But this is where the film’s other problem occurs. Our visit to Radiator Springs is waaaay tooo looong. The audience was restless. I heard people whisper,… |
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Two days with John Lasseter
For two days, John Lasseter allowed reporter John Horn of The Los Angeles Times to follow him as he performed his daily duties at Pixar. Noticed by Route 66 News,… |
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New Cars-themed short to be featured on film's DVD
Route 66 relays the word that a brand-new Cars short film will be included on the motion picture’s DVD, coming this fall. Titled Ghost Light, the short will star Cars… |
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Cars pics, AutoWeek article, and Regis & Kelly special
…Cars will be held that evening. In related news, Route 66 News continues its excellent coverage of the highly anticipated film, keeping track of AutoWeek’s Cars “keepsake” issue, Volkswagen van… |
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Lasseter talks Cars; Official film site updated
Route 66 News relays the message that Jonathon Moran of Seven.com.au has an interview with John Lasseter, the director of Disney/Pixar’s Cars. “This movie is by far the most complex… |
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Cars soundtrack, slideshows
The track listing for Disney/Pixar’s Cars may be examined at Route 66 News. In addition to Randy Newman, providing the film’s score, other artists featured include: Sheryl Crow, Chuck Berry,… |
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Cars-driven headlines
Route 66 notices that numerous Kellogg’s products are presenting various Cars prizes and offers. Items included in the mix are: racers, street signs, custom license plates, an RC racer pen,… |
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Tron: Legacy and The Original Classic 2-Movie Collection
…125 (2010) mins plus extensive supplements, 1080p high-definition widescreen (multiple aspects), DTS-HD 5.1 (1982) and 7.1 (2010) Master Audio, Rated PG, Retail: $79.99 Storyboard: In the 1982 classic, Kevin Flynn,… |
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Warner Archive: A Distant Trumpet
Warner Bros (1964 / 2009), single disc, 2:40:1, 117 mins, Not Rated, $19.98 (available online only from the Warner Archive Collection) The Movie: In the August of 2009, Warner Bros…. |
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Winnie The Pooh
…feel. Pooh has actually returned to the big screen before, most notably with The Tigger Movie (2000), which did a fair job of trying to nail the looser Xerox look… |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Limited 3D Edition
…discs, 136 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 2:40.1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Surround, Rated PG-13, Retail: $49.99 Storyboard: Captain Jack Sparrow returns to the high seas to take on… |
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The Art Of Kung Fu Panda 2
…of Miller-Zarneke’s text. But for a book of thus type, which otherwise pretty much follows the tried and tested route of providing character design images up front, the film’s environments… |
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Warner Archive: The Green Slime
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Toei / Warner Home Video (1968 / 2010), single disc, 90 mins, 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital, Rated G, $25 The Movie: Cheap, tacky, ludicrously plotted, badly performed and sometimes… |
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Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Double Feature
…(10:20), a “dog’s-eye view” at the moviemaking process, covering the set design, stunts and the digital effects, explaining how Scooby and Shaggy were able to interact more this time around…. |
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Warner Archive: Doc Savage: The Man Of Bronze
…of remastering, or the absence of extras, and especially the $20 price point. But I say “phooey!” to that: I remember a time back in the LaserDisc days when an… |
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The Essential Bugs Bunny
Warner Bros. Pictures (1940-2004), Warner Home Video (October 12 2010), 2 discs, 155 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: Though the… |
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Enough with the sequels, DreamWorks?
The L. A. Times makes the case against DreamWorks going the sequel route with their latest hit How to Train Your Dragon. Their thought is that DreamWorks should focus more… |
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Warner Archive: The Amazing Captain Nemo
…mega-budgeted version of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, heralding the movies’ fascination with the works of Verne and a whole series of adaptations and knock-offs. Although Nemo, of course, had… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…Cauldron. Born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, Ron Clements traces his interest in animation to his first viewing of Pinocchio at the age of 10. As a teenager, he… |
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Warner Archive: Captain Nemo And The Underwater City
…own with his mega-budgeted version of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, heralding the movies’ fascination with the works of Jules Verne and a whole series of adaptations and knock-offs. Although… |
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Warner Archive: Freebie And The Bean
Warner Bros (1974 / 2009), single disc, 2.40:1, 113 mins, Rated R, $19.98 (available online only from the Warner Archive Collection) The Movie: In the August of 2009, Warner Bros…. |
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Merry Madagascar
…the characters alive on screen than by the Studio following the Shrek route again (hey, if it works for one set of characters, it’s sure to work for them all,… |
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Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…year, and for good reason! Although it might sound as if it is stretching, by going the predictable sequel routes of trying out new locations, introducing new family members as… |
