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Animated Comic-Con coverage!
…mobile phones, and iTunes. Toon Zone also offers a helpful list of headlines regarding the animation-related activities surrounding Comic-Con International 2006. In the meantime, Netscape counts down the top 12… |
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Exclusive! Another Conversation With Eric Goldberg
…last spoke? Eric Goldberg: I’ve just finished doing an eight-minute cartoon called A Monkey’s Tale for a Buddhist cultural center outside of Hong Kong. The Ngong Ping Village attraction (Ngong… |
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Academy to screen short nominees
…screening all 10 nominated live action and animated shorts up for an Oscar this year. Check out Toon Zone for information on how to get tickets to this free screening…. |
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Cartoon Network unveils new projects
Toon Zone offers excellent coverage of Cartoon Network‘s upfront presentation in New York. The report features the latest on upcoming series such as Flapjack, Chowder and Re-Animated. Likewise, the news… |
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Two Tinks?
…versions of the film were allegedly being prepared. One version was to suit Walt Disney Feature Animation Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter, while another one was tailored to please DisneyToon… |
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Sabrina, The Animated Series: Witch In Training
…cartoon on CBS in 1969. This led to her being spun off onto her own 1970 Filmation-produced television show (sharing billing with her monstrously fun cousins in the hour-long Sabrina… |
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WALL•E gets our Animated View…
So, apart from the box-office, the real question is how did Pixar’s latest, WALL•E, fare with James R Whitson in our own Toon Review? Well, there’s no need to worry;… |
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A day at the movies, plus more Narnia, and Baloo too!
…a couple of plot points confusing? Kung Fu Panda, on the other hand, was everything our own James R Whitson said it was in his Toon Review – and more!… |
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The Art Of WALL•E: you're booked!
…reviewed and given an enthusiastic thumbs up by James in our Toon Review. We’ll have more for you next week, including a pretty cool announcement that we’re more than a… |
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Samurai Jack fights his way to the big screen
Variety reports that a trio of toon veterans (Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde and Eric Gardner) are launching Frederator Films as an indie feature film company with a mission to produce… |
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Ratatouille roundup #3
…director Brad Bird. Meanwhile, SCI FI Wire serves a trio of articles regarding the movie: “Ratatouille, Short Share A Character,” “Ratatouille Sparked To Oswalt’s Rant” and “Ratatouille Mixes Toon Styles.”… |
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Ratatouille takes the #1 spot
…is still well below the last Pixar toon Cars, which opened in 2006 to $60 mil and earned less than 2003’s Finding Nemo ($70 mil) and 2004’s The Incredibles ($70… |
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The Bart Ultimatum
Variety.com reports on the all the d’oh The Simpsons Movie is raking in in the overseas market, most recently besting The Bourne Ultimatum, amongst others. “Fox’s toon — propelled by… |
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The Los Angeles Animation Festival 2007
…http://www.kachew.com/clients/rockinanimation Deadline October 10. SPONSORS Titmouse Inc., S4 Studios, Z-Animation, Parallax Studioworks Inc., Toon Boom, Sprecher Brewing Co., Stop Motion Pro, Animator DV, Ka-Chew!, ASIFA-Hollywood If you wish to be… |
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Jetix Acquires Captain Flamingo
Animation Insider reports that Jetix US has acquired Captain Flamingo for its programming block on Toon Disney. Produced by Breakthrough Animation, Captain Flamingo tells the story of Milo Powell who,… |
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Nikkatsu teams with Madhouse for animation
Variety reports that Japan’s Nikkatsu studio and Madhouse toon house are joining forces in the U.S. to make movies with their U.S. partners and expand their worldwide businesses. According to… |
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New Horton character posters
A batch of brand new Horton Hears A Who character posters have appeared on CanMag. The five one-sheets feature the various ‘toon stars of the film, including the Mayor of… |
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All three Toy Story movies to get the 3D treatment
Toon Zone reports that all three of Pixar’s Toy Story movies will be getting the 3D treatment with the first one being released to theaters in October 2009, the second… |
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Disney TV Animation welcome Eric Coleman on board
…leading Disney’s animated television efforts into a new phase of expansion by spearheading development of short-form and long-form animated series for Disney Channel, Toon Disney and related Jetix programming platforms…. |
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Batman: Gotham Knights voice cast announced
Currently featured on Toon Zone is an article announcing the voice cast of the upcoming direct-to-DVD project, Batman: Gotham Knights. Playing Batman will be fan-favorite Kevin Conroy, who has voiced… |
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Bill Plympton's Idiots and Angels getting rave reviews
…Princetonian adds that Idiots and Angels is “both a delightful comic adventure and an effecting tale about spiritual transformation.” The film will next be screened at the Seoul International Cartoon… |
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Disappointing opening in sight for Narnia sequel
…On the animation front, DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda and Disney/Pixar’s Wall•E are both released in June, making it the first time the toon giants battle it out the same month…. |
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Very first animated project turns 100
…this time, celebrating 100 years since the debut of the artist’s landmark toon Fantasmagorie. It was on Aug. 17, 1908, that Gaumont released Cohl’s two-minute animated short. Read more about… |
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Kung Fu Panda opening a strong #1 at the U.S. box office
…at 4,114 theaters. That could approach $20M if the West Coast figures continue coming in strong. The toon is well on its way to a $55+M weekend that could reach… |
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Exciting new projects to get their first look at Annecy this week
…hit Fly Me to the Moon, an early Euro 3-D film, and the world premiere of Jacques-Remy Girerd’s Mia et le Migou, the latest toon feature from France’s Folimages Studios…. |
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Kung Fu Panda's directors reveal their secrets
…directors John Stevenson and Mark Osborne speak to Jeremie Noyer about the making of their $60 million grossing movie! Also newly posted is Animated Views’ Toon Review of the film…. |
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Kung Fu Panda to reach $120M by Sunday
…regardless is that Panda has been playing more like a four-quadrant tentpole than a kiddie toon and a $120M 10-day gross would make for the fourth-best one for an animated… |
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Fly Me To The Moon's success encouraging for the future of 3D
…3-D product stream once they start promoting the format, says Variety. Fly Me to the Moon, a family animation conceived in 3-D by Belgium toon shop nWave, found a willing… |
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Disney hoping for a Best Film Oscar nomination for Wall•E
Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that Disney and Pixar are going to push hard for a Best Picture Oscar nomination for Wall•E “on the basis of its anti-toon moody darkness and… |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa dominates foreign box-office
Variety reports that Dreamworks’ Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa dominated weekend’s international box office with $50.2 million at 5,129 playdates in 35 markets. The weekend international gross of the toon was… |
