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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume One
…Right off the bat, one of our heroes has the ultimate failure. Still, out of this situation the Defenders Of The Earth are born. Ming has new plans to take… |
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Shorts
…a greater story in a series of “shorts” that eventually brings all the characters together and form a cohesive narrative. The story is also told partially out of order, which… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 1
…trilogy of terror in The Wide World Of Elmyra, as she frightens the fur off another bunch of trapped pets and captured audiences (in Turtle Hurdle, with another appearance from… |
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Phineas And Ferb Star Wars
…the series, including For your Ice Only/Happy New Year!, Steampunx/It’s No Picnic (the first story has steampunk versions of the characters), Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy Of Terror (a Halloween style of… |
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Begins' Scarecrow revealed in toy form
Taken from Toy News, Issue 42, February 05, a pic which reveals the design of the Scarecrow from Batman Begins is now up at Superhero Hype…. |
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Scooby news
…Scooby-Doo toy premium. “Scooby-Doo is one of the most popular and recognizable cartoon characters of all time. Several generations have grown up watching Scooby-Doo and these action toys provide kids… |
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DC Toy Fair photos
Scott from Now Playing Magazine has informed us of new DC Toy Fair photos that have been posted online which feature figures from the Fantastic Four animated series, figures from… |
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Toy Cars cars
…66 News provides a glimpse of the upcoming Mattel toy line inspired by Disney/Pixar’s summer picture Cars, explaining the bells and whistles to be found with some of the items…. |
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Toy industry looks to film industry for sales
…toy companies. Movies mentioned in the composition include the Star Wars saga, The Da Vinci Code, Superman Returns, Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Mission: Impossible III…. |
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Enchanted's Giselle seen at Toy Fair 2007
Among ASM‘s Toy Fair 2007 coverage, dolls for the Enchanted characters Giselle and Robert Phillips may be viewed. The toys are part of the Disney Princesses line from Mattel…. |
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Monsters vs. Aliens toy licensee announced
…next March. ToyQuest’s line for Monsters vs. Aliens will include action figures, non-electronic table top games, vehicles, playsets, role-play products, plush, youth electronics, seasonal toys, activity sets and rack toys…. |
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Disney Infinity opens “Toy Box” trailer
Coming Soon has a new “Toy Box” trailer for Disney Infinity. The footage reveals more crossovers in the Disney universe, from Mike Wazowski standing at Scrooge McDuck’s money bin to… |
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Frozen holiday special title and logo revealed at New York Toy Fair
The New York Toy Fair took place this weekend, and ComingSoon.Net took took several pictures of Disney’s display there. Among the toys being previewed was also the news that the… |
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Aesop’s Fables: Volumes 1 & 2
…the shorts exist only to serve up fun animation, rarely telling much of a story, even if some sort of narrative does often emerge— often involving a chase or a… |
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Disney's press release on ending talks with Pixar
…Disney/Pixar film library, which includes \\Toy Story\\, \\Toy Story 2\\, \\A Bug’s Life\\, \\Monster’s Inc.\\, and \\Finding Nemo\\, in addition to the two pictures yet to be completed. In addition… |
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Pixar makes "Best of" lists
…picks for the top five computer animated movies of all time. Their choices include: 1) The Incredibles, 2) Toy Story, 3) Shrek, 4) Finding Nemo and 5) Toy Story 2…. |
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Buzz and Woody to return to the big screen in upcoming short film
…the characters alive,” according to Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich. He also said, for the time being anyway, that there are no plans on making a Toy Story 4…. |
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Ed Catmull, President of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation, announces retirement
…released Toy Story in 1995 to historic critical acclaim and commercial success. In 2006, the Walt Disney Company would acquire Pixar for approximately $7.4 billion. As part of the deal,… |
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Joe Ranft, dead at 45
…Nightmare Before Christmas\\ and \\James and the Giant Peach\\; and voicing parts in \\A Bug’s Life\\, \\Toy Story 2\\, and \\Finding Nemo\\. Ranft was also working as head of story… |
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Kiki’s Delivery Service
…of Ghibli DVDs hit. Previews on Disc One include Beauty And The Beast: Diamond Edition, Toy Story 3, and the current wave of Studio Ghibli DVDs. Further Sneak Peeks available… |
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The Art Of Pixar – The Complete Color Scripts And Select Art From 25 Years Of Animation: an Interview with author Amid Amidi
Amid Amidi is an author, historian, and consultant, with numerous books to his credit. He’s the author of a Chronicle Books coffeetable book celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pixar that… |
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Fred Grandinetti: Talking With Popeye’s No. 1 Fan
…time, there had been no word whatsoever of the possibility of Popeye’s Fleischer cartoons coming to DVD. Fred was known as a tireless proponent of an official DVD, and this… |
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The Prince Of Egypt: Signature Selection
…epic re-telling of the story of Moses. When Steven Spielberg asked Jeffrey Katzenberg what made a great animated motion picture, the ex-Disney exec mentioned the grand themes of a powerful… |
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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…I was quite literally “hooked” (sorry)! To me even now, Peter Pan still holds up as one of the best-looking Disney features of any era. I think the films of… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series Special Edition
…“too difficult”! The Studio takeover of 1984 put the film on hold for another couple of years until it resurfaced under the guidance of new Mouse chiefs Michael Eisner and… |
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How To Train Your Dragon
…Dean DeBlois (the head writer of Mulan), Bonnie Arnold (producer on Toy Story and Tarzan), Darren Holmes (film editor of The Iron Giant and Ratatouille), John Powell (composer of Happy… |
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Happy Feet Two
…style of illustrations, which later found more of a home in horror and thrill comics. But Snow White was the scene-setter, just as Toy Story, although it can’t really lay… |
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Brave
…characters on. The Toy Story films took the toys well beyond the safety of their owner’s home. Flik ventured off to the big city in that epic of miniature proportions… |
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Frankenweenie
…Batman, too often overlooked nowadays in light of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight update but just as impressive, and perhaps more so, as those films in terms of visual achievements, and… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition
…“making of” featurettes that zip by quickly, they do offer a very interesting insight into the filming process from a basic, and therefore plain-to-see, point of view of what –… |
