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Maleficent to strike in 2014
…story is said to be an origin story of sorts, explaining why Maleficent became a master of evil and what her motives for placing Princess Aurora under the curse were…. |
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DC Nation-Week 6
When DC Nation started a little over six weeks ago, I was happy to have a block dedicated to the adventures of some of the best animated/comic book superheroes in… |
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The Lady of Names, Making an Animatic
…behind the scenes look at the work of a studio called Three Blind Mice. The Lady of Names The Lady of Names is the feature film debut of director Adam… |
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Jon Favreau Taking Things Slow With Magic Kingdom
Jon Favreau of the Iron Man movies is working on a new project: Magic Kingdom. It is, of course, another movie based off a Disney Park attraction, in this case… |
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The Heathcliff And Dingbat Show
…dogs, while a vampire dog and his cronies enjoy bizarre adventures. The Sweatbox Review: It’s funny, but I always considered Heathcliff (the comic strip) to be a shoddy knock-off of… |
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Hotel Transylvania Production Designer Marcelo Vignali’s “Suite” Time!
…of our hotel allow us to play our comedy off of that. I think that they make a wonderful comedy duo. A lot of the audience will focus on the… |
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Down Under with Rescuers composer Bruce Broughton
…of ASCAP, a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a former governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and past president of The Society… |
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Secret Of The Wings Composer Joel McNeely gives wings to Tinkerbell’s latest adventure!
…acknowledged as one of the most talented and versatile composers of his generation. Animated Views: From the first Tinkerbell movie to Secret of the Wings, you’re the composer of all… |
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Pete’s Dragon: 35th Anniversary Edition
…The animation renaissance of the mid-1990s is naturally still a part of most of our memories, inarguably the high-point of the Eisner/Wells/Katzenberg regime where The Lion King became the biggest… |
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Don’t be a jerk! It’s a SpongeBob Christmas with Screen Novelties!
…Views: You describe yourselves as an “animation collective”, not a studio. What is your M.O.? Screen Novelties: We are a collective of like-minded artists comprised of the three of us… |
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Ghibli adds two new films to their upcoming slate
…Kaguya Story (Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari). The film is reportedly based on the Japanese folk story Tale of the Bamboo Cutter which was also referenced in Takahata’s My Neighbors the Yamadas…. |
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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
…spot, although it’s fun enough and offers at least one element of the film’s promotional campaign. Covering more of the production side of things is a Ringmasters featurette (15:27), which… |
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Seth MacFarlene gives yet another Family Guy movie update
…one criticism I would have is that it’s a story they probably could’ve done on TV…That’s the challenge with animation. You pretty much can do any story you want, so… |
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Bugs Bunny Superstar
…Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $18.95 from the Warner Archive Storyboard: In the first documentary of its kind, legendary animation director Bob Clampett takes us on a tour of vintage… |
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Guillermo del Toro’s Book of Life is Greenlit
…is an adventure story set during the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. More details on the story are being kept under wraps. Jorge R. Gutierrez will direct the feature…. |
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Brave, Paperman, Pi win Oscars
…Brenda Chapman, Katherine Sarafian for making the making of Brave an exceptional story. My wife and my four kids: Maeve, Jack, Hayden and Ford.” BRENDA CHAPMAN — “I’d like to… |
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Angry Birds creators launch mobile game for The Croods
…globally on iOS and Android on March 14. View Rovio’s official press release here: Rovio and DreamWorks Animation make prehistory and bring The Croods to your fingertips on March 14th… |
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Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United to hit stores in December
…Zzzax, a pack of Wendigos and Abomination. “It’s a universally accessible story – if you know Hulk and Iron Man, then you get to see them extend the relationship that… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #33: The Adventures of Tintin – Relax, I Interviewed A Pilot Once
…3 and the Disney Shareholder meeting. • History of The Adventures of Tintin and the Author/creator Hergé (excuse our pronunciation). • Find the cartoons on Netflix! • Main Discussion: The… |
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Disney’s Planes to take off at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
…off all the time. However, 2013 will be a first for some very special “planes”… The summer release of Disney’s Planes, the animated comedy adventure from above the world of… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #37: Tinker Bell – They’re Breaking Canon
…The history and evolution of Tinker Bell; what’s a tinker? (Buy the book Tinker Bell: An Evolution on Amazon.com) • The music, celtic feeling, birth of fairies, Tinker Bell’s “power”…. |
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Teaser for Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises
Hayao Miyazaki never fails to tantalize his audiences around the world with his imagination. Stepping away from his fantasy element, Miyazaki has journeyed into a more realistic story in his… |
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The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange: Season 1
…at the show, with a succession of clips of filming, along with off-the-cuff remarks from creators and staffers. We also see some of the famous guest-stars, including Jeffrey Tambor, Felicia… |
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Now Playing: The World’s End and more
…Pegg, and Nick Frost is The World’s End. But other than sharing the same creatives (and a love of a certain brand of ice cream), none of the films are… |
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Deja on a shelved Fraidy Cat
…comments on how the story was put through the cheese grater. The story was about house pets in 1960s London. One of them went missing and it was up to… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #53: Charlie Brown Holiday Specials – 1/2 Star for Nostalgia
…new Peanuts shorts, Paul Feig to direct the new CGI Peanuts film. • Nerdy Couch Discussion: Alissa teaches us about the history of the Peanuts. Origins, story lines that made… |
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Saving Mr Banks
Disney’s own retelling of a moment in the Studio’s history doesn’t dig deep enough to be a real “making of Mary Poppins”, but a unique story angle and fun 1960s… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #54: Mary Poppins – Jack of All Accents
…• Main Discussion: Mary Poppins • A very LONG movie for kids…it never ends! • Story of acquiring the rights and P.L. Traver’s negative reaction to the film. • Is… |
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Disney Interactive’s animates new short with Google
…Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story. Disney memorabilia collectors will recognize Vinylmation as the line of figurines with mouse ears. It “is a stop-motion animated film that tells the story of… |
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Great songs never die: how art director Amos Sussigan is crafting the look of Aria For A Cow
…work of Pascal Campion has been a great source of inspiration for the use of light and color. Most of the inspiration came from the use of lights, the staging,… |
