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Animated Con-versation: AN&V at Comic-Con 2008!
…obviously that was a good omen. We were then a little stunned to come across celebrated animation author/historian Jerry Beck at the ASIFA booth, where he was being interviewed on… |
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Tony Bancroft balances the yin and the yang in directing Mulan
…the building with Tom Schumacher, the Vice-President of animation, who was looking for a co-director to work with Barry Cook and go down to Florida to work on Mulan –… |
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Gay Purr-ee
…on his update of the Tom And Jerry series, directing several of the new cartoons, including The Mouse From H.U.N.G.E.R. as well as the 1970 animated feature for Jones and… |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez celebrates the art of Disney’s mid-century era
…audiences while creatively embracing modernity. This volume explores the contributions of the unsung heroes who made that possible, with special emphasis on the art of Lee Blair, Mary Blair, Tom… |
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Kermit, Piggy, Woody, Oswald…and Jerry Beck too!
…you reckon helps put all these things together? Well, Josh’s latest interview will certainly lift the lid on that, as we talk to the almost legendary Jerry Beck, the animation… |
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Bee Movie trailer, Cannes footage and poster
…Rock, Kathy Bates and Patrick Warburton. The screenplay is by Jerry Seinfeld. The film is produced by Jerry Seinfeld and Christina Steinberg. This film is not yet rated and the… |
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Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Two
…the other way: dedicated collections of his later Tom & Jerry cartoons, an eventual Archive issue for The Phantom Tollbooth and several and much-regurgitated tribute films were all very welcome,… |
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Bugs Bunny Superstar
…weekly TV episodes. Across town, Disney’s biggest competitors didn’t fare as well. Perhaps the most fortunate were MGM’s team of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, creators of the long-running Tom… |
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Back to business: new reviews and announcements!
…Rodney takes on Hanna-Barbera’s famed cat and mouse for Tom & Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 2, a belated follow up to the original 2000 disc. Containing fourteen original animated shorts,… |
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MeTV generates nostalgia with Toon In With Me and Saturday Morning Cartoons
…Tom and Jerry, the Super Friends, Fat Albert, He-man, the Care Bears, Popeye, G.I. Joe, the Smurfs, Scooby-Doo, and so many more cemented their places in pop culture one bowl… |
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Joe Barbera, RIP
Legendary animation producer Joe Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera fame, died Monday at 95. Along with Bill Hanna, Barbera was responsible for such animated classics as Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, The… |
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Tom Sito Podcast
Following up on yesterday’s report about the ASIFA book signing with Tom Sito, o-meon now presents an Internet podcast with Tom. “It’s been said that in Hollywood nobody knows anything…. |
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ASIFA Alert: Oct. 23 Evening With Tom Sito
The UCLA Film Workshop presents a evening dedicated to the veteran animator, author and ASIFA Vice President, Tom Sito. Tom’s credits include such classics as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The… |
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In step with Jerry Beck
Animation World Network has a biographic piece on Jerry Beck, animation’s Jack-of-all-trades. In a career spanning three decades Jerry Beck has filled the roles of animation historian, film preservationist, promoter… |
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Bee good: Jerry's animated debut is out today, plus good news for Gilliam, and I Am Beowulf!
…sort of sneak up on us? Review copies were not forthcoming from DWs earlier than today’s street date, but I am assured the two-disc Jerry Seinfeld edition of this immensely… |
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Jerry Beck leaves Cartoon Brew
Today was animation historian Jerry Beck’s last day at Cartoon Brew, the site he founded nine years ago with Amid Amidi. “For those wondering where I’m going – I’m planning… |
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UPDATE: Jerry Goldsmith service
Film Music News has sent out emails to all its members to inform that there will be a Jerry Goldsmith Public Memorial Service tomorrow, Friday July 23, at 2pm at… |
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Composer Jerry Goldsmith has died
One of the most successful and influential music score composers in the movie business {{link http://www.jerrygoldsmithonline.com/ has died}}. Jerry Goldsmith dipped into the animation world several times, scoring such features… |
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RIP, Jerry Juhl
Muppet Central reports that “Jerry Juhl, head writer of the Muppets for more than thirty-five years died Monday.” Jerry wrote for The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Christmas… |
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George Of The Jungle: The Complete Original Series
…Blake Edwards feature film The Great Race. Whenever Manic wasn’t present, Tom raced across land, sea, and air against a variety of sneaky competitors. Like its companion segments, Tom Slick… |
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Home On The Range – Jerry Beck's view
Animation historian and writer Jerry Beck got a sneak peek at Disney’s next – and last – traditionally drawn animated film, the bovine comedy {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/reviews.html Home On The Range}}…. |
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Jerry's new book, and Warner's Blu announcement
…with a copy of Jerry Beck’s latest book, The Hanna-Barbera Treasury. It was certainly a pleasure paging through this one during the holidays. Hopefully, no one is expecting an authoritative… |
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Jerry Bruckheimer growing mouse ears?
Check out Business Week Online at Yahoo! Finance for a new interview with highly successful movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Lots of Disney talk in there…. |
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Jerry Bruckheimer talks of Pirates' crew
Jerry Bruckheimer tells MTV that Geoffrey Rush has yet to sign on for a third Pirates of the Caribbean film- if the studio signs on for a third film, that… |
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Jerry Orbach dead at 69
Stage, screen, and TV actor Jerry Orbach has died of prostate cancer at 69. Orbach gave voice to Lumiere in \\Beauty and the Beast\\ where he gave an unforgettable performance… |
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Jerry Beck recommends NOT to Avoid Eye Contact!
Over on his {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/reviews.html Cartoon Research}} site, animation historian Jerry Beck takes a look at a new DVD that compiles vintage and recent “produced-in-New York animated short films”. Avoid… |
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Jerry Seinfeld in Yellow and Black Pinstripes
Kristin Cheddar gives us the heads-up about an article on Variety.com regarding an upcoming CGI animated feature starring uber-famous standup comedian Jerry Seinfeld and entitled “Bee Movie.” I wonder if… |
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The buzz from Jerry
MSNBC/Newsweek talks with Jerry Seinfeld about his work on DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Bee Movie. “The movie . . . is animated and stars Seinfeld’s distinctly New York voice as Barry… |
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Jerry Seinfeld “makes faces†for DreamWorks
Jerry Seinfeld, star of DreamWorks’ upcoming animated film, Bee Movie, recently sat down with the LA Times and discussed the challenges of voicing/writing an animated character in conjunction with using… |
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EXCLUSIVE! Jerry Beck talks Woody, Popeye and more!
With Animated Views, animation historian Jerry Beck discusses his work on The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection and Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Volume 1, as well as some… |
