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Bolt comes to life, plus new Narnia contest!
…animator Cinzia Angelini about her fascinating career (including a very brief stint on Toy Story 3 at Disney’s doomed sequel lab Circle 7 Animation) and, of course, her new movie…. |
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Disneyland expansion plans
According to The Orange County Register Disneyland has announced new expansion plans for the entire resort. Mention was made again of the pending Little Mermaid, Cars and Toy Story Mania!… |
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Overview of new attractions in Orlando's theme parks
USA Today takes a closer look at various new rides opening in theme park capital of the world such as Universal’s Simpsons Ride and Walt DisneyWorld’s Toy Story Mania, noting… |
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Billy Crystal, from Woody to Mike
Disney Insider officially confirms what was already well known: that Billy Crystal was originally given the opportunity to voice Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, but declined. “After seeing the finished… |
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Looking back at Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
…of the best animation resources out there, the TAG Blog, takes a trip down memory lane on Disney TV Animation’s 2D series based on the space warrior in Toy Story…. |
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Yahoo! users rate the top 30 animated films of all time
DVD Town notes that Yahoo! have tallied their user ratings for animated films in order to come up with a ranked list of the top 30 animated films of all… |
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Pixar animator presents UK animation workshop
…Mode, the beloved super hero costume designer character. He is currently working on Toy Story 3. The event is designed for both professional and student animators of any level, and… |
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AFI's top 10 animated films
…Brad Garett (Bloat) and #10. Finding Nemo (2003) #9. Cinderella (1950) #8. Shrek (2001) #7. Beauty and the Beast (1991) #6. Toy Story (1995) #5. Fantasia (1940) #4. The Lion… |
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Wall•E passes the $200 million mark
…total of $204,078,076. These earnings put the sci-fi comedy above Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, but just slightly behind last year’s Ratatouille, which made $206,445,654 in it’s total theatrical… |
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Best-reviewed animated films of all time
…motion smash Chicken Run, acclaimed and surreal foreign entries such as The Triplets of Belleville, and most of the CGI works from Pixar, with Toy Story 2 topping the list…. |
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Walt Disney Studios Showcase Event Report
…recent Walt Disney Studios Showcase Event with information on Bolt, Car Toons, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, A Christmas Carol, Toy Story 3, a new Alice in Wonderland and more…. |
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The Art Of Pixar Shorts, plus last chance for the Oscar Contest!
…of the CG studio’s output. Covering thirteen of Pixar’s short films from The Adventures Of Wally B. to Lifted, the book very neatly separates them up into sections: the Early… |
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Interview with John Ratzenberger
…talks about Pixar, his humanitarian work, and more. From Toy Story to the forthcoming Up, Ratzenberger has appeared in every Pixar film and is often considered as Pixar’s lucky charm…. |
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Interview with Brad Bird
Brad Bird talks to LatinoReview about his upcoming live-action feature 1906, Toy Story 3, chances of Iron Giant seeing a theatrical re-release, and more…. |
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New Up interviews
…Peterson. Concurrently USA Today talks with Pixar’s “lucky charm” John Ratzenberger, who’s contributed a performance in all 10 of Pixar’s movies, starting with Ham the piggy bank in Toy Story…. |
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Interview with Pixar’s Angus MacLane
…Best Animated Film award. MacLane, who has worked as an animator on eight of Pixar films, talks about WALL-E, Toy Story 3, why Pixar makes such great films, and more…. |
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Gigantor: The Collection, Volume One
…some spelling changes of character’s names), but the newer booklet also has a brief history of the show and some nice shots of relevant newspaper clippings and a photo or… |
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Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines: The Complete Series
…debut of Scooby Doo, Where Are You?, and the advent of the Hanna-Barbera spin-off. Scooby became quite famous for spawning numerous spin-off shows later on, of course, but the H-B… |
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law: Volume Three
The final volume of the Hanna-Barbera spoof delivers lots of yucks for adult viewers who can handle the desecrating of old favorites…. |
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
…and blast-off explosions, you’ll find that Jimmy Neutron could hold its own against the likes of Armageddon and Toy Story 2 with the 5.1 track in play! Bass has a… |
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The Dad Behind The Myth: An Interview With Walt Disney’s Daughter Diane
…was a wonderful party. Of course I’d been down, walking around and seeing it as it was built over the couple of years that it took, and first of all… |
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Pinocchio Deluxe Edition
…as some of the others. Often cited as one of Walt’s greatest marvels, Pinocchio is a wonderfully lush film, rich in color, depth and inventiveness, although paradoxically it’s never been… |
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Looney Tunes: Back In Action
…his love of the classic WB cartoons (witness his segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie, which is set in an animated world, or the re-shot end of Explorers, where River… |
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Great Clubhouse Hunt
…Storyboard: It’s Easter at the Clubhouse and Pete (sans the Peg Leg) is feeling left out of Mickey’s planned egg hunt. Using his wily ways to trick Mickey out of… |
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Ratatouille, Tinker Bell problems?; NIMH DVD!
…of the character in this nicely thought out otherworld of adventures. After all, Walt himself wasn’t opposed to using Tink outside of the Peter Pan universe. I think fairies could… |
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Hoo-Ray! Classic, really-for-real Disney in Hi-Def! Plus TMNT!
…era come to that – isn’t much of a surprise. Disney has had a habit of issuing its box-office under performers on new home video formats, and this will mark… |
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Merry Madagascar
…aching to break free of the confines of Madagascar, and then, when the sleigh offers them an obvious ride home, all but Alex seem really enthusiastic to leave. But once… |
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Another “Best Animated Movies Ever” list
With awards season getting ready to kick off, it might be fun to discuss some of the best animation of all time. Entertainment Weekly recently put out their take, and… |
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First look at new Pixar short Day & Night
ComingSoon has an exclusive first look at Pixar’s upcoming short Day & Night. Directed by Teddy Newton, Day & Night will play in front of Toy Story 3 starting June… |
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Disney goes back to Canada with new Pixar shorts studio
…a new Pixar subsidiary. Launched yesterday, April 20, Pixar Canada will create short films based on their Toy Story and Cars characters for online and Disney Channel airing. More can… |
