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Timon and Pumbaa Are Dead: The Animated News Lion King 1½ Review
…Guildenstern of the savannah but they are also reminiscent of the Abbott and Costello of animated African animals, with one being the brains of the outfit and the other being… |
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Legacy Animation Studios starts production on Lucky!!
…people he encounters, but for every bit of good luck, he experiences a bit of misfortune. How “lucky” can a four-leaf clover really be? “It’s the story of luck from… |
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\\Wired\\ cover story on Pixar
{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} notes that the June issue of \\Wired\\ Magazine (on sale now) has a “major article about Pixar and Brad Bird”. Brewmaster Jerry Beck calls it “a… |
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"Heavy Metal magazine meets The NeverEnding Story"
TV Guide.com has an interesting review of the rather interesting Kaena: The Prophecy, a movie which was “originally conceived as a video game,” and featuring the voice talent of Richard… |
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New Mulan II story reel clip and boards…
The Disney Database has some new storyboard stills up, as well as a production reel of Mulan’s wedding. Check them out!… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…are interested in the history of the medium, with DVD remaining the format of choice in being able to actually see many of the classics referred to in books and… |
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APRIL FOOLS STORY: Friends finds new life in animated series
…the air at the height of its popularity. It would be crazy not to take advantage of that. Through the magic of animation we can keep the six friends looking… |
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APRIL FOOLS STORY: Shrek 3 storyboard art unveiled online
…Donkey questions a mysterious stranger.Donkey: Just tell me where the ogre’s son is!Stranger: He’s in the basement of the Alamo, I tell ya!!! If you still think this storyboard art… |
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APRIL FOOLS STORY: Japan proud of Lion King
…ago at The Museum of Hoaxes that on April 1, 2002, “The Japan Times announced that the Japanese government . . . would be . . . naming of Disney’s… |
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The only thing controversial about this Song of the South story is the price
On sale at eBay right now are what purports to be Walt Disney’s personal notes handwritten on to Dalton Reymond’s typewritten outline for Song of the South from 1944. It… |
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Exodus Film Group takes on Hero of Color City and Amarillo Armadillo
…own – Oliver’s true-love Arabella. In a roller-coaster ride of danger, near misses, and utter confusion, they face some of the wackiest characters to ever come out of Texas. Their… |
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DreamWorks Animation online clips for Annie consideration
…an Animated Feature Production Yoriko Ito (slide show) Category #17 – Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Catherine Rader – “Reunion” (story reel) Tom McGrath – “Lost at Sea” (story… |
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Douglas Gresham: Producing Prince Caspian
…book’s story? DG: My role, of course! AV: How did you come to the idea of bringing the White Witch back? DG: From the original book of course, we just… |
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Story info on Pixar's Up
According to Variety, Pixar’s Up, scheduled for a 2009 release, will follow the adventures of a 70-year-old man who teams up with a wilderness ranger to fight beasts and villains…. |
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Ariel’s Song: Jeanine Tesori and James Dooley, two fortunate composers under the sea!
…I think it has a lot of heart, a lot of intelligence and really honors the spirit of the movie and of William Steig, the author. So, hopefully, it will… |
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Bee Movie Fun Facts
…flowers—that’s a lot of frequent flyer miles. The lifespan of an average bee is six weeks…during that time, their entire output of honey amounts to around one-twelfth of a teaspoon… |
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Jack Frost: Deluxe Edition
…to be something of a trend: this edition of Jack Frost – which I believe marks its debut on disc – even labels the package as being part of The… |
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Casper and Wendy’s Ghostly Adventures
…least successful of his cartoon incarnations: Casper and the Angels, a Hanna-Barbera spoof of Charlie’s Angels that had Casper fighting crime in space! Casper was very popular at this time… |
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Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company Animator Dave Pruiksma!
…animation and Oliver & Company had a rather rough start. Story problems delayed production and, in fact, a good number of animators were laid off at the beginning of production… |
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Ambitious plans for Portland-based animation studio Laika
…looking for a niche that is edgier than that of most of its competish, while still being commercial. “We’re to the left of Pixar and to the right of Nightmare… |
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The success story of Disney On Ice
…company expand into difficult foreign markets, analysts say. “People forget that these kinds of live shows can be extremely powerful brand builders,” said Alan Gould, an analyst at Natixis Bleichroeder… |
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Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition
…of its own ambitions: expecting a kiddie adventure, the word of mouth quickly started turning people (mainly parents) away once they heard about the raising of a dead army of… |
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Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition
…a bit of a hodge-podge of sources: there’s President of Disney Theatrical Productions Thomas Schumacher, who intros us to the Mary and Bert stars of the production at famed theatrical… |
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Azur & Asmar: Michel Ocelot’s Quest For Tolerance
…one of the summits of world art. For the clothes of the Europeans, I always had a lot of documentation (I chose the 15th century, which went very well with… |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Galaxy Divided
…and planning. The themes are always well integrated into the storylines for each episode. Some of the storylines introduced in the first few episodes include the diplomatic battle between the… |
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Bedtime Stories
…girl story and just embellish it every now and then with flights of whimsy, to the detriment of any reality. Often, I was hoping that the “magic”, such as it… |
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Ratatouille
…hero. The story of a rat that can cook by controlling a human by pulling his hair is fully in the realm of fantasy, of course, and on paper one… |
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Kung Fu Panda
…in a lot of their films). But story-wise things just weren’t clicking for me. In the past DreamWorks has competed with Disney by making two different types of movies. There… |
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Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…Ice Age and the disappointing The Meltdown, Dawn of the Dinosaurs could be considered the best of the three. While missing the heart of the first it adds action, adventure,… |
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From one sanctuary to another: Christophe Vacher on art directing 9
…in a feature film. This way, I could totally understand what he was trying to do in terms of storytelling, combining that kind of esoterism with a human story –since… |

