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Shorts
…mixed legacy with movie fans. He will always be admired for bringing Frank Miller’s Sin City comic book to life (though some may have found it too literal), his Planet… |
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Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland: How illustrator Dawn Brown decorated the Red Queen’s Castle
…wonderful illustrations were among the many many resources we referenced and drew inspiration from. AV: What kind of memories will you keep from your experience on that production? DB: I… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…onto Naveen and the space in Facilier’s teeth came from Keith David. RI: Were there any complaints from the subjects about how their caricatures looked? JM: Lorry Shea the feisty… |
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Dark Crystal sequel now in the works?
…of the original, and will focus on a mysterious girl who steals a shard of the Dark Crystal in order to save the planet’s dying sun. Currently titled Power of… |
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Alice In Wonderland
…the animated characters from the 1951 film basically appear with a CG makeover, while others seem to be more derived from the 1972 edition, though they all mesh well with… |
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Making of Pixar’s Day & Night
A featurette on the making of Pixar’s new short Day & Night can be seen at Pixar Planet. In the video, filmmakers, including director Teddy Newton and producer Kevin Reher,… |
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Smurfs arriving sooner than expected
…The old release date would’ve placed it against this summer’s Planet of the Apes reboot Rise of the Apes. Instead, it will now face of against perhaps an even more… |
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The Ballad Of Rango
…just a great collection of inspired images: after an (all-too predictably brief) introduction from Verbinski, writer Cohen serves up an excellent account of the film’s creation, from its very early… |
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Nickelodeon Picks Up Voltron
…planet to pilot the robot defender Voltron with his blazing sword. The new series will premiere on June 16 on the NickToons channel. World Events Productions and Kick Star Productions… |
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Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
…On Infinite Earths) have begun to cross over from the anti-matter universe into our own. One victim of the shadow demons was a Green Lantern, and her death is shown… |
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Apes Rise at the box office
Despite fairly low expectations surrounding the project over the last few month’s, 20th Century Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes conquered the box office last weekend, earning a… |
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Rockin’ With Judy Jetson
…plot to rid the galaxy of music, just as she improperly receives credit for a new hit song. The new “song” was really a coded message from the maniacal Felonia… |
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Batman – The Brave And The Bold: Season Two, Part One
…clearly harkens back to the 1950s era Batman, and that’s no more evident than in the main story, actually adapted from a comic book story from that era. In what… |
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Pixar founder Steve Jobs dead at 56
…innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it. By building one of the planet’s most successful… |
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Tom & Jerry: Golden Collection Vol 1
…Before Breakfast from Broadway Melody Of 1936, The Trolley Song from Meet Me In St Louis, and We’re Off To See The Wizard and Over The Rainbow from The Wizard… |
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Nominations for the Critics Choice Awards announced
…seeing a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as Ceaser in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The winners will be announced on January 12th…. |
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Rango named Best Animated Film at Critics Choice Awards
…Happy Song from The Muppets won in the Best Song category, while Rise of the Planet of the Apes was given the award for Best Visual Effects of the year…. |
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2011 Academy Award Nominations Announced
…in Boots, Kung Fu Panda 2, A Cat in Paris and Chico and Rita. Notably missing from the category were Arthur Christmas and The Adventures of Tintin, two critically acclaimed… |
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Rango wins big at VES
…Animated Feature Motion Picture. Hugo, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon all took home two awards in the Feature Motion Picture categories, while… |
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The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
…and, naturally, Tintin have all been born from the minds of artists (or helped along their way) from this otherwise mostly overlooked and much chuckled at country. Created by Georges… |
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Disney contemporary classic cover art revealed!
…time. Perhaps predictably recycling previous DVD sleeve incarnations, Newsies: 20th Anniversary Edition arrives on June 19 to tie in with its Broadway musical stage bow, while Treasure Planet: 10th Anniversary… |
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The Muppets
…had changed and moved away from their roots: even the material they were made from was glossier, shinier and actually strangely “fake” looking, more like the toys that were sold… |
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Brave
…actually leaves the planet to go after the object of his affection. But with Brave, Pixar has gone in a much different direction. Less epic, more intimate. But after so… |
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Superman Vs. The Elite
…to a new superhero team, thinking that they will be giving their support in his crusade for justice, but he quickly realizes that their methods differ strongly from his. Competing… |
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Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
…included here for some additional canine cartoon fun. From 1940’s classic Bone Trouble, through Pluto Junior from 1942, and to Pluto’s Kid Brother from 1946, these cartoons have been variously… |
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The Best Of 2012: Apocalypse NOT!
…format, but even here the takings suggest a move away from the added cost from families on a big movie night outing. So it’s in the home that we find… |
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Thunderbirds reboot on the way
…comeback, Screen Rant is reporting. The reboot will come from WETA Workshop, the special effects powerhouse behind The Lord of the Rings, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and… |
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Great and Powerful concept artist Dawn Brown journeys to Oz!
…from: photos of architecture and nature from all over the world, at all points in history. It was wonderful! AV: What was your attitude regarding the original Oz movie? Did… |
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Actor/comedian Jonathan Winters dead at 87
…Ed Grimley and Fish Police, while taking on guest roles in Garfield & Friends, Animaniacs, Captain Planet & the Planeteers, and Johnny Bravo. He also voiced the thief in the… |
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Robodog barks at Cannes
Time to add another up and coming 3D animation studio to the roster! Marza Animation Planet, a subsidiary of the SEGA SAMMY Group and headed by former American Sega COO… |
