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Making the Wall•E picture book
Cartoon Brew points out that “illustrator Ben Butcher has done an interview with Grain Edit about his illustration process on Lots of Bots, a graphically-striking illustrated book being released this… |
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CG Cereal Heroes battling the big screen in 2010
…Studios (Igor) in Paris, France and Ho-chi-min, Vietnam. The story follows the adventures of cartoon cereal-box-mascots who are mistakenly brought to life when a plan to replace the world’s fallen… |
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Bill Plympton's Idiots and Angels getting rave reviews
…Princetonian adds that Idiots and Angels is “both a delightful comic adventure and an effecting tale about spiritual transformation.” The film will next be screened at the Seoul International Cartoon… |
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Clone Wars theatrical trailer
The theatrical trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars can now be viewed on the film’s official site. The new preview aired Thursday night at 7:58 P.M. on Cartoon Network,… |
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Tom and Jerry Tales DVD art
…will include twelve different cartoons from the animated cartoon series. Tom And Jerry Tales – Volume 5 will be hitting store shelves on August 12th with a price of $14.97…. |
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Earthworm Jim series, game, feature film
Gamasutra reports that the cartoon series Earthworm Jim will be receiving a series revival. The franchise will also be featured in a Wii video game, and is planned to be… |
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Disney animation exhibit coming next year to New Orleans
NOLA reveals that Bullard said the New Orleans Museum of Art blockbuster will host an exhibit of cartoon illustration next year called Dreams Do Come True: Classic Fairy Tales from… |
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George Lucas talks Clone Wars
…be released by Warner Brothers on Aug 15, will also introduce an animated television series with the same title that will have its debut on the Cartoon Network this fall…. |
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DreamWorks Animation names new head of development
Alex Schwartz has been named head of development at DreamWorks Animation according to The Big Cartoon Database. Co-president of production Bill Damaschke said, “Alex is an exceptional and experienced executive… |
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Watch those pic-a-nic baskets, Yogi's coming to theaters
…supporting character in 1958 in another classic cartoon, The Huckleberry Hound Show. In 1961, he got his own show, which has aired in reruns frequently over the past half-century. Yogi’s… |
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Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
…of walking, the characters just move across the screen as if they are cartoon cutouts from the novel. With minimal, yet effective, sound effects, and with one principal narration, the… |
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When You Wish Upon A Star: The Musical Making of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio
…extraordinary of surroundings for an animated cartoon. What results from that is the remarkable structure of the movie. Despite the very episodic nature of the story, reminiscent – even though… |
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Monsters vs Aliens: Conrad Vernon vs Animated Views!
…What did they wear then? We didn’t want to literally set it in the 60s. My first thought was to say: “ok, what was the cartoon style they had back… |
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Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Mystery Of The Easter Chipmunk
…home video, has been furiously releasing DVD after DVD of their many specials and cartoon episodes. There hasn’t been a full season release yet (8 seasons were produced) and I’m… |
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Turner, MGM to produce new Pink Panther series
Variety reports that Turner Broadcasting and MGM Worldwide TV plan to produce twenty-six episodes of Pink Panther & Pals, a new half-hour animated Pink Panther series for Cartoon Network. The… |
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The Art Of Pixar Short Films
…well-known Cartoon Brew blogger and creator of the magazine Animation Blast, wrote The Art Of Pixar Short Films as a complement to 2007’s DVD and Blu-ray release of the same… |
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More Tom And Jerry Tales, plus we need your Blu-ray help!
…of recreating the classic cartoon feel of Hanna-Barbera’s 1940s originals and, as Rodney says, “that the characters look true to their original shapes and designs and have not been noticeably… |
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Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition
…PL Travers was against an all-cartoon take on her stories, meaning that Walt had to find a different way. Disney’s many years of filmmaking expertise meant that this basically wasn’t… |
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The success story of Disney On Ice
…franchises and turn young children into Disneyphiles, explains the NY Times. Moreover, the shows — which are populated with figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters — are helping the… |
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Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition
…another Pluto cartoon in which he faces off opposite Melvin and Milton, a pair of goofy Siamese cats that caused multiple disruptions in Disney cartoons long before Si and Am… |
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Clone Wars series trailer
A new trailer for the Clone Wars animated series has appeared on the official website for the show. The Star Wars spin off will air on Cartoon Network on October… |
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Development deal for Heathcliff
Animation World Network reports that Fitzroy Media and cartoonist Peter Gallagher have signed a development deal for the popular feline character Heathcliff. The agreement will allow Fitroy to create animated… |
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Python's Gilliam honored, Gulliver's details, plus new discs!
…Popeye Cartoon peek inside the Fleischer Studio of the time, and two of the eight spin-off cartoons featuring town crier Gabby: as yet not confirmed, but I’d be surprised if… |
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ASIFA-Hollywood Comic-Con Schedule of Events 2008
…at PBS’s new primetime cartoon based on the radio show “Car Talk”. Also scheduled are Bill Kroyer, Stephen Silver, Floyd Norman, Helen Jen, Tom Minton and Howard Grossman. Room 2… |
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New week, new contests, more Oliver!
…from Warner Bros. Priced at $19.98 on DVD, the disc will comprise four episodes of the Cartoon Network series. We’re back tomorrow with more Oliver, so stay tooned! — Ben…. |
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Totoro forest project
…Furusato National Trust Fund, Studio Ghibli, Pixar, Cartoon Art Museum, General Consulate of Japan and Give2Asia. The artworks will be auctioned on September 6 at Pixar Animation Studios, which will… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Dr Syn, Alias The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh
…earn an Emmy for promoting 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea in prime time!) or repackagings of cartoon shorts. Alice In Wonderland became the first of the animated features to be… |
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Japan names anime ambassador
MSNBC reports that Japan has named an animated cat to be the country’s anime ambassador! Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura named Doraemon, a popular cartoon robot cat, to the post during… |
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The Chosen One
…to say the cartooning here is limited is being too cavalier with a description of its fluidity: The Chosen One is something more akin to South Park, but without the… |
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Earthlight Pictures launches CCTV animation training
…a young age.” Nickelodeon is not alone – other studios which have extended multiple invitations to Earthlight classes include Pixar, DreamWorks, Film Roman, Rhythm & Hues, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros…. |
