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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…younger fan who would like to find out more about these titans of the industry, we hope you will enjoy this retrospective. Part One can be read here; what follows… |
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DreamWorks previews upcoming slate at 2005's Comic-Con International
DreamWorks has issued a press release presenting exciting information regarding what the studio has in store for Comic-Con International, coming July 13-17 in San Diego, CA. Folks who check out… |
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DVD news
…including special features. Info is from Amazon and should be considered tentative. **\\Looney Tunes – The Golden Collection\\** – Disc 1 – Bugs Bunny Baseball Bugs, Rabbit Seasoning, Long-Haired Hare,… |
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Winnie The Pooh’s Directors Stephen Anderson and Don Hall: Back to the Hundred Acre Wood
…medium. There is nobody on earth who loves animation more than John Lasseter; actually, there is no one on earth who loves Disney animation more than John Lasseter. He’s a… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Walt Disney Signature Collection
…but fun five minutes. I have no idea what or why Snow White In Seventy Seconds exists or who the kid is who raps the story out in, yes, seventy… |
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Tom & Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection
…the character who, over the years, changed least). The breakout success of the film and the pressure from distributors for more cat and mouse war meant the development of the… |
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The Art Of Tom And Jerry: Volume One
…in their intended aspect ratios (all of the shorts in this set are framed correctly at 1.33:1). Hanna and Barbera had been at the MGM studio by this time for… |
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure Special Edition
…of the first film, we find Roger and Anita Radcliffe organising the move to their dreamt of Dalmatian Plantation. Everyone is excited, except for little Patch, who feels lost in… |
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Pixar teases Turning Red with trailer and poster
“Growing up is a beast. Check out the new trailer for the upcoming all-new original feature film Turning Red from Pixar Animation Studios’ director Domee Shi, who won an Oscar… |
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The “Best” Of 2020: The Year The Earth Stood Still
…to ever give the proper amount of respect in a single article. Among the notables were Sir Sean Connery (who many probably don’t know lent his voice to the pioneering… |
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Around the world with Mila: interview with art director Alexandra Kavalova
…from different places. Whom did you work more specifically with? AK:I worked closely with Cinzia, my Director, and Cesar, who is the surfacing lead. He has an incredible eye and… |
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Bolt: Cinzia Angelini – one bold, Bolt animator!
…shot to completion than with traditional animation. AV: You began at Disney with their version of Toy Story 3 at Circle 7 Animation. What was that whole experience like? CA:… |
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Around the world with Mila: Writer (and Director) Cinzia Angelini
…of war. Mila represents the children who survived and the children who were lost. The Mila Family wants to prove that “cartoons” can successfully enlighten all age groups on serious,… |
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Tom Hanks makes a wish in the new Pinocchio trailer
…of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto, the wood carver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan… |
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Into The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Studio Cast Recording with Music Supervisor Michael Kosarin and Orchestrator Michael Starobin
…when Beauty And The Beast (the stage show) came around, probably early 1993, David Friedman, who had very successfully collaborated with Alan as a music director for years, had told… |
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The Willoughbys on Netflix: A Chat with Director Kris Pearn
…involved through the whole process get excited about it instead of thinking of it as a revision. Everybody feels like being part of the choice. AV: The soundtrack is also… |
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First teaser trailer for Spirit Untamed unleashed
From DreamWorks: “An epic adventure about a headstrong girl longing for a place to belong who discovers a kindred spirit when her life intersects with a wild horse, Spirit Untamed… |
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The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3 now available for preorder
…Screwball Army returns), The Truck That Flew (1943, introducing the memorable melody Moonlight Holiday), Together In The Weather (1946, stars Punchy & Judy, who were designed by Walt Disney animator… |
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Great songs never die: how art director Amos Sussigan is crafting the look of Aria For A Cow
…fun to do. Dan, who soon became my mentor and followed me throughout the production of two of my animated shorts, asked me if I would like to work on… |
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Pinocchio comes to life in new trailer for live-action remake
…a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto, the wood carver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth)… |
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The Best Of 2023: Back To Normal-ish?
…Barbenheimer, and if I didn’t really fancy three hours of talk-talk-boom-talk, I did sit with a ridiculous grin on my face throughout the entirety of Barbie, whose naïve gender politics… |
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Pixar Production Designer Harley Jessup “remembers” Coco
…Oaxaca and Morelia, actually the whole area around Morelia, especially Janitzio, an island on Lake Patzcuaro which is a key place for the celebration of Dia de los Muertos. It… |
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Director Luiz Bolognesi tells A Story Of Love And Fury
…warrior who, upon dying, takes the form of a bird. For over six centuries the couple’s story flourishes as it passes through four phases of Brazil’s history: colonization, slavery, military… |
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Get ready for a strange, nostalgic trip with the first WandaVision trailer
…Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, who will also be showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Serving as director is Matt Shakman, who has worked on shows such as Game of Thrones, Fargo, and… |
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Sony Pictures Imageworks’ Pete Travers talks “wonderfood” VFX in Cloudy 2
In The Art Of Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatball 2, author Tracey Miller-Zarneke described the studio as “a group of talented artists who really know how… |
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There’s no horsing around with the Spirit Untamed trailer
…epic adventure about a headstrong girl longing for a place to belong who discovers a kindred spirit when her life intersects with a wild horse, Spirit Untamed is the next… |
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Magic runs in the family in the Encanto teaser
…of Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel, an ordinary 15-year-old who’s struggling to find her place in her family. “Mirabel is a really funny, loving character who also deeply yearns for something… |
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Pixar Character Art Director Deanna Marsigliese plunges into the art of Luca
…a nod, as Pixar likes to do them, to Character Art Director Deanna Marsigliese, who was revealed to wide audience in the Disney+ series Inside Pixar, in which she presented… |
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Frank Walsh: On set with Prince Caspian’s Final Battle – The Beruna Bridge Sequence
…the person who had already succeeded in art directing the building of Miraz’s Castle or the final battle at Aslan’s How, as you’ll read in our previous articles on the… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part Four – Can’t Stop The Feeling
…a decent reception from critics, who liked the visuals but were not high on the unfocused storytelling. Audiences who did see the film liked it a lot more, in particular… |