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Aardman launches online hub for original animated comedy
…projects to launch on AardBoiled is Weirdy Rhymes, a series originally developed by the late director/animator Terry Brain (The Trap Door, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep) which is directed and… |
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\\Wallace and Gromit\\ wins top award at Annual Golden Tomato Awards
…Wide Release. This is the second win for an Aardman film – \\Chicken Run\\ won the top award in 2000. It is also the third year in a row an… |
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Full list of 2007 Annie Award Nominees
…Animation Character Animation in a Television Production Joshua Jennings – Moral Orel – ShadowMachine Films Eileen Kohlhepp – Family Guy – Fox TV Sihanouk Mariona – Robot Chicken – ShadowMachine… |
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Missing Link goes missing at the box office
…states, making it the second-highest grossing stop-motion animated film ever, behind only 2000’s Chicken Run. In Coraline’s case, though, Laika had the benefit of producing a movie similar to The… |
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Surf's Up character banners, international poster
The Internet Movie Poster Awards has acquired a new international one-sheet for Surf’s Up. Meanwhile, banners featuring the film’s characters Cody Maverick, Lani Aliikai, Chicken Joe, Tank Evans and Mikey… |
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71st Emmy nominations announced
…BoJack Horseman Come Along With Me (Adventure Time) The Simpsons Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Love, Death & Robots Robot Chicken SpongeBob SquarePants Steven Universe Teen Titans Go! Outstanding Children’s… |
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Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher passes away following heart attack
…her role as the character in the Robot Chicken Star Wars TV specials. In addition, Fisher also frequently guest starred on Family Guy as Peter’s grouchy and dirty-minded boss Angela…. |
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Aardman "Bragg"s about Flushed Away tonight on UK TV
…and big-screen hits include Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run and Creature Comforts, examining the filmmaker’s stringent working practices and asking why the studio has been so successful. Park also discusses… |
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Pat Morita, dead at 73
…Oscar nomination in 1985. On the animation front, Morita voiced the Emperor in both Mulan films, in addition to playing himself in an episode of Cartoon Network’s Robot Chicken. He… |
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Flushed Away opens
…Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run“, while Kirk Honeycutt of the Hollywood Reporter thinks “Aardman has turned out a gloriously droll comic adventure that combines British wit with Yankee… |
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Big DVD plans unveiled for Warner Animation
…Comic-Con. In the meantime, titles being looked at for possible DVD releases in the near future are the animated adaptation of Shazam!, Cow And Chicken, The Zeta Project, Gilligan’s Planet,… |
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ASIFA-Hollywood presents Stop-Mo Expo
…animator Jim Aupperle; Robot Chicken and Moral Orel animator Tennessee Reid Norton; visual effects supervisor Gene Warren, Jr.; animation designer Randy Cook and many more! There will also be artifacts… |
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Stop Mo Expo Tomorrow
…Chiodo Brothers Productions * Animation producers Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh of Screen Novelties * Lighting and visual effects animator Jim Aupperle * Robot Chicken and Moral Orel animator Tennessee… |
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Netflix announces cast and first look for animated feature My Father’s Dragon
…& Wild, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Wendy Rogers’ The Magician’s Elephant, Minkyu Lee’s The Witch Boy, and Aardman sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. MY FATHER’S DRAGON – From… |
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Madagascar teams up with other films in 2-for-1 deals
Beginning March 28, one may buy DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar with either Chicken Run, Shrek 2, or Shark Tale, getting two DVDs for the price of one. The sets are already… |
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Wallace and Gromit surging overseas
…million for a $4.2 million total. Gromit also launched in first in Belgium with $427,000 at 86 screens in its first five days, 91% ahead of Aardman Animations’ Chicken Run…. |
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Paramount+ reveals song from upcoming new Dora series, ¡Somos Familia!
…Gifford as Big Red Chicken; and Quiñones as The Fiesta Trio’s Armadillo. Featured guest stars this season are Taboo as Quickatoo and Kate del Castillo as Ale the Alebrije. Dora… |
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Interview: Nick Park, the man behind Wallace & Gromit
…the creator of Wallace & Gromit, as Park sheds some light on the creation of Wallace & Gromit; the plasticine pair’s first movie, Curse of the Were-Rabbit; and Chicken Run…. |
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Star Wars – Rebels: Complete Season Three
…Blu-ray. The 16:9 image is basically without fault. There is even a little grain to be seen, helping the show avoid looing overly polished, even if the characters still look… |
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Encanto opens
…is well positioned to play long through the holidays, especially as there is little direct competition until Sing 2 on Christmas”. Box Office Prophets projects a five-day haul of $38… |
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The Shazam: Fury of the Gods trailer brings in evil Helen Mirren
…2019 film, it looks like it has a pretty lighthearted tone. It arrives in theaters this Christmas, just days after a little movie called Avatar: The Way of Water opens…. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #34: Toy Story 2 – British Invasion
…Cars 2: the good and the bad. • Main Discussion: Toy Story 2 • A little perspective: other 1999 animated films • First thoughts: Happy meal toys, seen 60+ times,… |
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Teen Titans Go! To the Movies gets a poster, trailer tease
…“Spider-Man”) as Robin, Khary Payton (“The Walking Dead”) as Cyborg, Tara Strong (the “My Little Pony” franchise) as Raven, and Hynden Walch (TV’s “Adventure Time with Finn & Jake”) as… |
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Epic presentation leads to new trailer
…that Epic bears little resemblance to its original source material, William Joyce’s illustrated storybook The Leaf Men. The project became something different when Joyce left to work on DreamWorks’ Rise… |
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The Batmobile…is alive in bizarre new trailer for Batwheels
…help him fight crime, and if that sounds like something intended for little kids for you, it’s because it is (right down to the animation style making everyone look like… |
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Arcane
…A heart-wrenching tragedy separates them and it is years before Vi is able to look for Powder. Unaware that time and the underbelly of Zaun have shaped the little girl… |
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The Breadwinner
…admirable perseverance. She is naïve, but sometimes a little naivete is required to drag along those who feel blocked by difficult realities. While we know that Parvana’s success in life… |
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Big Hero 6
…a little more noticeable. Despite a twist where it was nice to see a Hollywood film eschewing one of their usual conventions, most of the plot was fairly predictable. In… |
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Baby Shark’s Big Movie coming to Paramount+ for 2023 holiday season
…Tommy Sica (Breadwinners) and Whitney Ralls (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls). The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation in Burbank, Calif., with production overseen by Eryk Casemiro, executive vice president,… |
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The Emoji Movie
…being labeled as the sixth worst movie of all time by IMDB’s infamous (and often misused) “Bottom 100” poll. That’s more than a little harsh, but it also begs a… |