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Additions old and new; reviews and a new Media section!
…already have is the show-stopper. Although Rand suggests sets like these are where “the whole is greater than the some of the parts”, the titles in the 1970s collection make… |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
…comes to the fore. Some of these tricks are old trademarks (the use of a book to highlight the main title, the typically direct and symmetrical framing, and the illustrated… |
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The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition
…in animation terms, The Black Cauldron showed what the new generation of Disney artists wanted to attempt, and the then-limits of their ambitions. It pushed the boundaries of animation, with… |
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Bambi: Diamond Edition
…in the forest” goes one of the film’s most memorable – and chilling – lines. The poetic tone of the treatment of the story also adds to Bambi’s wistful nature;… |
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Entourage Cartoon, Johnny Bananas Lined Up For Release
…marketing campaign. The new cartoon is called Johnny Bananas and stars Kevin Dillon as the voice of main character. Dillon plays “Drama” on Entourage and his new character also bears… |
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Aesop’s Fables: Volumes 1 & 2
…but also lots of crude, badly drawn cartoons. The sound era brought the magic of Disney, and the brilliance of the Fleischers. And somewhere in there … there was Paul… |
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Avatar: The Legend of Korra
…concentrate and absorb her lessons. She and Tenzin understand each other as much as any adult and teenager can, but they are willing to work at their relationship as they… |
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero / Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
…The climax at a rundown World Of The Future is well staged and executed, making up for an understandable lack of action throughout the rest of the film. Mask Of… |
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Mia And The Migoo
…its director Jacques-Remy Girerd, the featurette then goes back to chronicling the production of the film, through the eyes of the director and numerous artists as well as the composer…. |
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Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
…in the TV business (mainly as a way to fund the Disneyland park), and holiday specials were part and parcel of the various series he produced. It’s true that these… |
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From Snow Queen to Pinocchio II: Robert Reece’s animated adventures in screenwriting
…Disney had already found success in adapting the works of Anderson, with The Little Mermaid in 1989 and the Oscar-nominated short The Little Matchgirl in 2006. But the studio faced… |
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Epic presentation leads to new trailer
…of the Guardians, Wedge said. While audiences may have to wait until May 24th to view the scenes from the presentation, some of the footage can be caught in Epic’s… |
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Director Jimmy Hayward talks turkey about Free Birds
…and Jake. In the new story, free-thinking turkey Reggie becomes the latest recipient of the annual presidential pardon, his ticket to a life of pizza, telenovelas and lounging in bed… |
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O Brother Bear, Where Art Thou?: Why Disney Channel turned down Brother Bear: The Series
…the financing for these series – was not. The channel was in the middle of establishing its own brand of tween-centric programming and believed that ordering numerous series based on… |
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Annie Award nominees for 2013 films revealed
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 41st Annual Annie Awards, which recognize the year’s best in animation. Frozen and Monsters University lead the field with 10 nominations each. The… |
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Maleficent
…be reinvested in the country following the devastation of World War II. Treasure Island and the likes of The Story Of Robin Hood And His Merrie Men (both of which… |
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Strange Magic
…impossible (and improbable…and tedious) of places. The Sweatbox Review: A long time ago, in a galaxy seemingly farther and farther away, the tagline “from the mind of George Lucas” on… |
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The Seventh Dwarf
…the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power, released a movie called Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night on Christmas Day, 1987. Unlike some of the theatrical… |
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Open Season: Scared Silly bringing together old and new faces for franchise’s 10th anniversary
…The event coincided with the tenth anniversary of the release of the first Open Season, which was also the first feature from the studio. Present in hosting the event were… |
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The Jungle Book arriving on Blu-ray August 30th
…Legato to discuss “The Jungle Book” and reflect on the years they devoted to the reimagining of this timeless tale. Discover how Rudyard Kipling’s original stories and the classic animated… |
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Paddington 2 officially begins production
…Paul King and Simon Farnaby (PADDINGTON, YONDERLAND and the forthcoming MINDHORN). Paddington 2 is produced by multi award-winning David Heyman (producer of all eight of the HARRY POTTER films, GRAVITY,… |
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Adventure Time: Islands
…on Earth and to the land of Ooo, and have witnessed the surprising genesis of such characters of Ice king, Marceline, and Gunther. One mystery that had been teased but… |
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The Powerpuff Girls: Tiara Trouble
…these characters are so charming that they remain entertaining regardless of which series they are in. The biggest strength of the new show is that it’s very funny. Of the… |
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Tangled: Before Ever After
…territory, and Disney’s own expansion of the TV unit into what would become the DisneyToon Studio, producers of the better-end of the television product and the seomtimes dreaded direct-to-video output… |
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DuckTales
…risk of becoming), lifeless and full of dust until the nephews (quite literally) bring it back from the dead. Bursts of red, meanwhile, dominate the screen during one of the… |
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46th Annual Annie Awards nominations announced
…Niko and the Sword of Light Amazon Studios Nominees: Jim Bryson • Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Amanda Jolly • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks… |
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Spider-Verse big winner at Annie Awards
…Nominees: Amanda Jolly • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Chris Mitchell • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Keiko Murayama Outstanding… |
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Ward Kimball rememberd
Disney Legend, animator, director, musician, railroad enthusiast, two-time Academy Award winner, and possibly the man responsible for getting America ready to head into space, Ward Kimball is the subject of… |
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Information on Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
…vulnerable — pre-K and pre-teen. Then Kim and Ron fast-forward to a time where Shego rules the world and green is the new black in a place called Shegoton. There… |
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Independents going \\Thru the Moebius Strip\\
…search for him through a myriad number of planets, filled with wondrous sights and often gigantic beings”. Screenwriter James Cox previously worked on \\Oliver & Company\\, \\ The Rescuers Down… |
