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Astro Boy and the economy; Tusker in production
…classic cartoon character almost was halted during production due to major money problems, only recovering at the very last second. Interestingly, the post also mentions that the studio is developing… |
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Pixar luminaries to appear at screenwriting expo
As pointed out by Cartoon Brew, the annual Screenwriter’s Expo will host one day dedicated completely to Pixar’s storytelling art. “From the groundbreaking wonder of Toy Story and A Bug’s… |
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Pinocchio history lessons
Breaking down what each site has contributed thus far, Cartoon Brew highlights a group of blogs that have helped in preserving the memory of Pinocchio‘s making. Michael Sporn Animation, Inc.,… |
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Bee Movie: A Very Jerry 2-Disc Edition
…Spielberg to suggest simply making Bee Movie as a cartoon, allowing the now animated Barry to go on a humorous fly about much more impressively. Fun stuff, which is repeated… |
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Woodpecker flies onto DVD
Universal announced it’s finally releasing The Woody Woodpecker And Friends Classic Cartoon Collection on DVD on July 24th. This new DVD collection, consisting of three discs, will contain 75 theatrical… |
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Three Happy Chappies
…various locales throughout Mexico, often interacting with live action actors as in their original film appearance. Cartoon Brew has the scoop as well as links to some online ride-through videos…. |
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The Pebbles And Bamm-Bamm Show: The Complete Series
…from the moment it debuted in 1960. It would go down in history as television’s first prime time cartoon series, but it was a commercial and ratings success as well…. |
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Sanders awakens to dream job at DreamWorks
…direct Crood Awakenings, a cartoon caveman culture clash comedy due for release after Shrek IV in 2010. UPDATE: The following official press release has been made available: ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER CHRIS SANDERS… |
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EXCLUSIVE! Raketu CEO Parker on John K. collaboration
…is and why John K. is the right man to help promote it. Furthermore, he elaborates on the Raketu family of cartoon characters and the future of the humorous group…. |
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Grim DVD plans
…coming to DVD. “I’ll try and convince them [Cartoon Network] to put some fun extras on there for you. Like jagged edges or a free vial of fake blood or… |
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Roy Disney Presents At The Newport Film Festival 2008
…By One no longer part of Fantasia 2006 One By One at Animated World Network Redux Riding Hood at Cartoon Brew Runaway Brain Figurines Newport Beach Film Festival home page… |
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DreamWorks moves forward with Tintin
According to Herge Studios via Coming Soon, DreamWorks is going into pre-production on a film based on the Belgian cartoon series The Adventures of Tintin. The movie is expected to… |
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Nike spreads the Love
Cartoon Brew points to the official site for Nike Love, a campaign hoping to excite kids about exercising. The page provides three animated shorts for the movement…. |
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More Giselle! More Enchanted! More Beowulf!
…and fantasy creatures (and even cartoon humans) – not so close they’re not real approximations of the real thing. I think essentially, while I also like to see movie technology… |
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Beowulf: Director’s Cut (HD DVD)
…look a little “off.” We just accept it as the cartoon it is, and try to enjoy the story. This comes down to personal preference, or maybe an interpretation of… |
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New DVDs for Woody Woodpecker and Superman on the way
Just when everyone was assuming that Universal had no interest in putting their extensive cartoon library on disc, news comes out that they are planning a multi-disc set for Woody… |
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PandaPanther hunts in New York
Cartoon Brew highlights PandaPanther, a new design/animation studio located in New York. The company is the brainchild of animation producer Lydia Holness, as well as directors Jonathan Garin and Naomi… |
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Hellboy: Blood & Iron to make Network debut in March
SCI FI Wire indicates that Cartoon Network will air the second animated Hellboy movie, Blood and Iron, on Saturday, March 17, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. “In the new movie, Professor… |
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Introducing Oleg the Taxi Man
Cartoon Brew elaborates on the new Fox series Oleg the Taxi Man. What is unique about the series, however, is that each “episode” lasts only eight seconds, airing in-between commercias…. |
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Hair High winds up
…filled cartoon for adults, it gets more than just a passing grade.†Gary Goldstein, REEL.COM “Plympton’s new feature “Hair High” is a genre-busting 1950s throwback about love, murder, zombies and… |
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Happy Feet, Everybody's Hero DVD details
…a Penguin: Stomp to the Beat feature, two music videos (Gia’s Hit Me Up and Prince’s The Song of the Heart), and the classic cartoon – I Love to Singa.”… |
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Bonhams & Butterfields celebrate Carl Barks at auction
…circa 1940s pencil cartoons; early finished watercolors; and a collection of five caricature cartoon drawings done by colleagues of Carl Barks while he was working at the Disney Studios. Strong… |
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Boomerang marathon to air every Flintstones episode
Cable channel Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s sister network, announced a special Independence Day marathon where they will air every episode of the first prime time animated series, The Flintstones, in chronological… |
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Woodpecker DVD site updated
The official site for the Woody Woodpecker and friends – Classic Cartoon Collection DVD has been updated and now holds an extensive look at the DVD, its featured cartoons and… |
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Samurai Jack fights his way to the big screen
…2D animated genre movies budgeted below $20 million. Among the projects currently planned, the most noticable is a feature film based on Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack with creator Genndy Tartakovsky… |
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More adults embracing animation?
…“We used to hear that animation for adults wouldn’t work, but now all our competitors are doing the same,” commented Mike Lazzo, senior vice president of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim…. |
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Lionsgate announces new Speed Racer series
…discovers that he’s the son of the legendary (and original series’) Speed Racer. The new Speed Racer cartoon is set to launch next year, around the same time the upcoming… |
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Lee, MTV developing Paris Hilton animated series
…animated series for MTV that would star Paris Hilton, reports New York Daily News. The project is said to be similar to the Stripperella cartoon Lee developed for Pamela Anderson…. |
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Brackney Hills to sell Jay Ward-inspired products
Cartoon Brew points out that Brackney Hills Knitting has received a licensing agreement with Classic Media regarding Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends and Dudley Do-Right knitted products. Thus, the company… |
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Warner Bros. DVDs to help save Tasmanian Devil
…the Australian marsupial, Warner Bros. will donate one Australian dollar ($0.82) for every sale from a new series of DVDs to be released in Australia featuring the company’s cartoon characters…. |