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\\Home on the Range\\ reviews mild, but critics love music
…in a 1946 movie with the same name.” Joel Siegel on Good Morning America calls it Menken’s “best score since \\Beauty and the Beast\\.” Gene Seymour in Newsday regards the… |
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Another Shrek in the swamp karaoke; DreamWorks' future; Puss In Boots movie?
…Studio 54″. This is likely to be an an extra on the disc, and not an additional scene inserted into the movie. In related stories, {{link http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9794796%255E16947,00.html The Australian News}}… |
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The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion
…notion that his mere presence at the event could be volatile in some way but it turned out that nothing could be further from the truth. Everybody behaved by all… |
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Proud Of Your Boy sequence will be integrated back into Aladdin
…is biting the bullet and announcing that the song will feature in the movie, as Human Again and Morning Report have done in Beauty And The Beast and The Lion… |
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English French in Narnia; director Adamson interviewed
…Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. In related news, the Sydney Morning Herald talks to Narnia‘s director {{link http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/entertainmentstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3572710&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=film&thesecondsubsection=general Andrew Adamson}}, who is currently out on the promotional… |
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Gillie Potter, animator who turned advertising special effects into an art form, dies…
…2,000 advertising films. Many of his realisations became part of popular visual culture – the Rolo chocolate making itself in front of your eyes; the breathing jar of Vicks Vapour… |
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Photos from Donald's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
The following links contain story, photos, and video clips from the event this morning where the irascible Donald Duck was honored with the 2,257th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame,… |
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Art and Entertainment of Chuck Jones reminder
Just a reminder of the “Art and Entertainment of Chuck Jones” event going on tomorrow, November 20, at The Laguna College of Art and Design and the Chuck Jones Center… |
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Entering Charlotte's Web
The Sydney Morning Herald [free registration required], via Coming Soon, has a look at the set of Charlotte’s Web in Australia. One tidbit from the article is that unlike the… |
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Studio Ghibli Next Animated Project
Online Ghibli reports that Miyazaki’s studio is working on a new animated project to be released in 2006. According to the Japanese newspaper Nanjing Morning Post, the movie will be… |
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New CGI Star Wars television series on the way
Coming Soon states that while making a guest appearance at Star Wars Celebration III, held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, this morning, George Lucas confirmed that a computer… |
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In memory of Joe Grant
Following is a personal report by Animated News’ Christian Ziebarth on the funeral services held yesterday in memory of Joe Grant: Early this morning I went to the Forest Lawn… |
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Batman swooping down on Broadway?
A recent article in the http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/09/12/1126377253812.html”>Sydney Morning Herald dicusses animated movies that have become (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King) or are becoming (Tarzan, Shrek) Broadway musicals and mentions… |
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Were-Rabbit gets reviewed
Animated News reader Kristin writes in to point out a review of Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit at the Sydney Morning Herald. “While the rest of the… |
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Wedge on Robots 2, future projects
Speaking with the Sydney Morning Herald, Robots director Chris Wedge, currently co-producing Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, states that Robots 2 is being considered. Likewise, he is now working on… |
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RIP, Don Adams
Yahoo! News and the Sydney Morning Herald report that veteran TV actor Don Adams (born Donald James Yarmy) has passed away at the young age of 82. Don Adams provided… |
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Penguins rundown
…a stocking. If his fellow Penguins don’t get there in time, the Private will be mincemeat come Christmas morning. DreamWorks Animation’s A Christmas Caper was directed by Gary Trousdale, the… |
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Fire destroys Aardman warehouse, spoils \\Were-Rabbit\\ celebration
…fire this morning in Bristol, England, according to {{link http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/10/aardman.fire/index.html CNN}}. No one was in the building at the time and no one was hurt. Sets and props from \\The… |
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DVD news: Life with Louie, Little Pony, All Dogs Go to Heaven
…to DVD in the near future. The information was made known when the comedian stopped by the KQRS morning show. Meanwhile, Rhino will release My Little Pony – Two Great… |
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Pinchcliffe races home: Caprino Studios Collection on DVD!
…work (1990, 61 min) and offspring Remo Caprino on Good Morning Norway in 2003 (11 min), while TV excerpts on a life-size drivable version of the winning car “Il Tempo… |
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"Brickfilm" ideal for amateur animators?
The Sidney Morning Herald investigates a form of animation growing in popularity with amateur animators. The animation referred to is none other than “brickfilm,” which utilizes stop-motion animation with building… |
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Caprino animation DVD contest winners announced
…1975 release (33 min), a full profile of Ivo and his work (1990, 61 min) and offspring Remo Caprino on Good Morning Norway in 2003 (11 min), while TV excerpts… |
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Winnie the Pooh gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
…Johnny Grant. Winnie the Pooh joined the greats of Hollywood when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday morning, April 11, in front of the Disney… |
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Pixar catching up to NASA
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the phenomenal computing power that went into the highly detailed production of Pixar’s Cars, with NASA being the only American organization that has more…. |
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Animated Comic-Con coverage!
On Thursday, July 20th, over 100,000 comic and film fans united for a single purpose: San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2006. This year, largely represented before the “Con-verts” was a cornucopia… |
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Tap dancing down under: Aussie Happy Feet premiere
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the festivities and celebrities surrounding the Australian premiere of Warner Bros.’ CGI animated hit Happy Feet. The film opens in Australia on December 26…. |
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Don't bury Walt Disney Treasures just yet
From Digital Bits: “I’ve got GREAT news for you Disney fans. I’ve just confirmed this morning with Buena Vista Home Entertainment that their much loved Walt Disney Treasures line of… |
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“Behind The Tatamis” with Kung Fu Panda‘s Directors!
…with the animators and actually going every morning to see the work that they were doing even though it’s a far less spontaneous part of the process, there is such… |
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Large, green, ogre-like men wanted, live or computer animated
The Sydney Morning Herald hints at a Shrek Broadway style musical heading to Australia and also hints that the Shrek movie series may finish up with a fifth installment. Those… |
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A day at the movies, plus more Narnia, and Baloo too!
…been flooded with over the past couple of years. I’ll jump right out and say that I’m with popular opinion on all three: the early morning screening of Caspian that… |


