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Pirates on Hollywood Blvd.
…the El Capitan Theatre and the Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store are both gearing up for the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. View pictures of… |
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Anka receives scholarship from Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera
…Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and the great animation legacy of both Hanna-Barbera Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Hanna passed away in March 2001, and Barbera died in December 2006. As… |
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Disney to make Magic in China
…Asian dishes – that grants him wishes.” Hong Kong special-effects studio Centro Digital Pictures will provide the animation for Gourd. Yahoo! News/Associated Press has more on this story, including promotional… |
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The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition
DisneyToon Studios (2003), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (June 17, 2008), 1 disc, 72 mins plus supplements, 1.66:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS 5.1, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 One may also… |
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2007 VES Festival of Visual Effects
…anniversary year, VES is the entertainment industry’s only official trade organization representing the extended community of visual effects practitioners including supervisors, artists, producers, technology developers, educators and studio executives. Its… |
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Bonhams & Butterfields celebrate Carl Barks at auction
…A White Dress (est. $5/8,000); a selection of early paintings from Barks’ private studio including landscapes and historical portraits; a selection of framed and signed gold plate artist’s proofs; unpublished… |
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o-meon enjoys a dish of Ratatouille
…served up as beautifully as anything we’ve come to expect from the kitchens of the Emeryville animation studio. Unfortunately, most of the film’s main characters appear to suffer from being… |
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Damon Ross is the new development executive at DreamWorks Animation
…will be working on the development of features and other original projects at the studio. Ross came to Nick Movies when it was launched in New York 12 years ago…. |
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First George Of The Jungle footage swings online
Cartoon Brew offers a sneak peek at some finished footage from the new Flash animated series of George Of The Jungle. The series, currently in production at Studio B, will… |
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Ratatouille's Hollywood Premiere
…Awards. Among those caught among the sights and sounds of the multimedia extravaganza were Disney Studio chairman Dick Cook, Ratatouille stars Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, and composer Michael… |
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Tarzan to leave Broadway
Thomas Schumacher, Disney’s head of theatrical productions, has announced that the Broadway incarnation of the animated hit Tarzan will end July 8, reports the IMDB’s Studio Briefing. Admitting that the… |
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StoryMakers salutes Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker
StoryMakers Studio is preparing an event honoring Woody Woodpecker and his creator Walter Lantz. With appearances by popular personalities in the animation industry, the ceremony may be seen by both… |
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Ratatouille roundup #4
With the article “Wizards at Pixar work hard to stand out,” CNN investigates the behind-the-scenes happenings and critical acclaim of Pixar Animation Studios’ line of films. In the meantime, director… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 1
…first landmark program in the Studio’s recent and acclaimed history, paving the way for the even crazier Animaniacs and Freakazoid and Timm’s superheroic series that continue to this day. As… |
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Pixar shorts DVD in UK this October
…extras including an audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes documentary about the evolution of the Pixar Animation studio and Animation and Commercial tests. Blu-Ray Disney gives an early look at the dvd… |
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Big-screen adaption of Voltron headed this way
After the success of the cartoon-inspired film Transformers, New Regency, reports Variety, is looking to make their own giant robot flick. The studio is currently developing a live-action adaptation of… |
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Sleeping Beauty and Finding Nemo to debut on Blu-Ray in 2008
Blu-Ray reports that Sleeping Beauty and Finding Nemo will be part of Disney’s Blu-Ray line up for 2008. Sleeping Beauty will thus become the studio’s first ever Platinum Blu-ray release…. |
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Interview with Pixar's Ted Mathot
Upcoming Pixar speaks with Pixar story supervisor Ted Mathot, mostly regarding his personal projects unrelated to the animation studio. Topics in the interview include Mathot’s involvement with comics, drawing and… |
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Stephen Sommers to Direct G.I. Joe
…after pitching his version of the film to Paramount chairman/CEO Brad Grey and production president Brad Weston. The studio is aggressively looking for a screenwriter and hopes to start production… |
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Ariel’s Song: Jeanine Tesori and James Dooley, two fortunate composers under the sea!
…Studios resumed that part of the process within their own movies, especially when they’re derived from one of those earlier successes. If the original Little Mermaid featured one of the… |
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Warner to debut T-Works animation experience in 2008
In spring 2008, Warner Bros. Entertainment will launch T-Works, an immersive experience which will unite the main characters from the Studio’s core animated properties in an expansive, customizable online environment…. |
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Jungle Book report
…the private collection of Rob Richards on display in the theatre lobby The Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store adjacent to the theater also sported a Jungle Book theme with… |
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Confirmation on this year's Walt Disney Treasures, and Real Ghostbusters!
Well, even though these had been long-rumored, and even got an Studio-released announcement earlier this year, Walt Disney Home Entertainment has finally officially confirmed the release of this year’s trio… |
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Jungle Book's Rocky the Rhino concepts!
Disney’s The Jungle Book is ready to boogie onto DVD, and the studio has released some concept, design and photo art from the Platinum Edition, available from October 2. The… |
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WGA expanding strike to include animation?
The Studio Briefing side of IMDB.com writes that the Writers Guild of America has confirmed if a strike is called next month, the WGA will bar writers from performing animation-related… |
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Baloo fights Fantastic Four on DVD chart
IMDB.com’s Studio Briefing indicates that according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert DVD data, The Jungle Book Platinum Edition topped the sales chart, for the week ended October 7. However, Twentieth… |
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A look at Golden animals
…and Nicole Kidman acted out scenes with green footballs and other devices in place of animals. The CGI shots in question were created at Rhythm & Hues visual effects studio…. |
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International audiences eat Ratatouille
IMDB.com’s Studio Briefing provides an update on the international box office for Ratatouille. During its debut in the U.K. last weekend, the Disney/Pixar hit collected $9 million. That amount translates… |
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Horton Hears a Who poster
The Internet Movie Poster Awards premieres the one-sheet for Blue Sky Studio’s upcoming animated film, Horton Hears a Who. The movie, based on the popular Dr. Seuss book of the… |
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Latest on Critter Pix production
The Business of Animation blog points to the website of Critter Pix, where one may learn more about the animation studio’s production plans. Films the company is aiming to make… |

