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Pixar documentary airing tonight on ABC
…will be a brand-new documentary of Pixar, in celebration of its 20th anniversary. Directed and produced by Leslie Iwerks, the granddaughter of animation legend Ub Iwerks, the show will reveal… |
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CARS multimedia onslaught
…“Sonoma” Follow the CARS animators as they put the pedal to the metal at the Infineon Race Track in Sonoma, CA, one of many research trips that resulted in the… |
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King Con! News from San Diego…
…Caribbean: previews of never-before-seen footage from the upcoming four-disc limited-edition Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe DVD, plus an insider’s look at the making of Pirates… |
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UPDATED: Looking forward to the WABAC
…screen. The classic stories of the beloved, bespectacled dog and his pet boy will be updated for the 21st Century as an all new computer-animated comedy feature. The film will… |
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NYTF animation peek
The TV Squad blog reports on three animated pilots that were up for consideration at the recent New York Television Festival, including End of the Line, Squid Dragon Legend and… |
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Cartoon Network Halloween Treats
…Daphne and Scooby-Doo can’t solve this maritime mystery, they may walk the plank and become the Triangle’s next victims. · 8:30 p.m.: A new episode of The Grim Adventures of… |
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Little Mermaid Grab Bag
Following are some screen shots from the bonus features found on disc 2 of tomorrow’s Platinum Edition DVD release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The first four are from the… |
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RIP, Ed Benedict (1912-2006)
At the age of 94, legendary animator Ed Benedict died in his sleep on August 8, in his Auburn home of Nothern California. The news was confirmed on Tuesday by… |
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Dalmatians 101: “Spotting” fun facts with Andreas Deja
…structure it more the way to really find the key-moments of the character, the drawings that really tell the story or tell the acting. And then, he would leave the… |
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Disney DVD: Small World, Einsteins, Dinosaurs, Scrubs
Ultimate Disney has the latest on some Disney titles coming to DVD. For instance, the site offers the fact sheet for the second and final wave of Walt Disney’s It’s… |
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Bill Plympton's Hair High
…week-long run at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theater (http://www.laemmle.com/viewmovie.php?mid=2806). An outrageous Gothic myth from the 1950’s, Hair High is the legend of a teenage couple murdered on prom night who… |
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Stiller to play with DreamWorks' Mind
…of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. These risks and uncertainties include: audience acceptance of our films, our dependence on the success of a limited number of releases each year, the increasing… |
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Roy Disney Presents At The Newport Film Festival 2008
…article, please follow the links below: Andreas Deja and Mark Henn on the Return of The Goof! One By One no longer part of Fantasia 2006 One By One at… |
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Douglas Gresham: Producing Prince Caspian
…making of the various ancillaries to the movie, such as video-games and merchandise of all kinds. I am one of the voices concerned with the marketing and publicity for the… |
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RIP, Erica Cassetti
…Disney, working on such films as The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Eventually, she left Disney to work on DreamWorks’ Sinbad: Legend Of The… |
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Will Vinton Lecture Tonight
…early). Vinton will discuss “the creation, growth, and acceptance of Claymation and 3-D animation, the importance of story and character development at all levels of production, as well as highlights… |
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“Behind The Tatamis” with Kung Fu Panda‘s Directors!
…became reality and he joined the world of kung fu to study alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five: Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper, and Monkey, under the leadership of their… |
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Kimball railroad being dismantled
According to the Los Angeles Times, Grizzly Flats Railroad is being disassembled. The 500-foot-long railroad sat next to the San Gabriel home of Disney Legend Ward Kimball and his wife,… |
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TV to DVD: Men in Black, Bravestarr, Super-Heroes
…the details for The Best of Bravestarr, a package that includes the feature film Bravestarr: The Legend, five episodes from the TV series, and numerous DVD extras. Likewise, the lowdown… |
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The Astro Boy Essays
…final chapter of the book deals with Tezuka and his iconic hero in the years following the bankruptcy of Mushi productions. Here Schodt reveals some of Tezuka’s shortcomings, mainly the… |
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Secrets Of Isis DVD announcement, YouTube clips
…they will have the chance to revisit that magic.†A spin-off of the popular Shazam! series (starring Captain Marvel), The Secrets of Isis became one of the most popular shows… |
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New Disney Legends revealed
Jim Hill Media has revealed the list of names of those who will be honored this year as Disney Legends, with a special emphasis on the announcement that Floyd Norman,… |
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Disney Legends 20th Anniversary 2007
…members.” Of special interest to readers of Animated News is the induction of Floyd Norman, Art Babbitt, Marge Champion, and Dick Huemer as Disney Legends. Read the report at o-meon…. |
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Veteran Animator Ken Southworth dies
…Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella and Legend of Sleepy Hollow. After comparatively brief stints at Walter Lantz, MGM, Rudy Cataldi Prods. and Sam Sing Prods., he spent more than 21 years… |
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Ponyo on a Cliff plot details
…Miyazaki’s upcoming film Ponyo on a Cliff. According to an announcement made by Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, Ponyo on a Cliff is influenced by Urashima Taro, a Japanese legend…. |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy
…funny sidekick. The Art of Skiing (1941) – The fourth Goofy short, The Art of Skiing (for some reason the narrator insists it is pronounced Shee-ing) is one of the… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette
…really a preview of the first couple of weeks of the storyline. So, if you wish to be kept surprised by the plot points in the story, you may want… |
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Enchanted #2 on DVD sales charts
The Numbers reports that Disney’s live-action/animation hybrid Enchanted has come in at number two on the DVD sales charts this week, with 2,819,560 units sold so far. The fairy tale… |
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Alvin fastest DVD seller of the year
Variety reports that the big-screen adaption of Alvin And The Chipmunks has sold more than 2.6 million units in one day, making it the fastest selling DVD of the year… |
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Disney announces ten animated films through 2012
…A musical set in the greatest city of them all, New Orleans, The Princess and the Frog marks Disney’s return to the timeless art form of traditional animation. The film… |
