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Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95
…four years ago. Together the pair joined the seven other Old Men to create a lasting series of animated features, including the groundbreaking Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs and… |
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English cast announced for Spain's Spirit of the Forest
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Sean Astin, Giovanni Ribisi, Ron Perlman and Anjelica Huston will lend their voices to Spirit of the Forest, an eco-fairy tale for Fantastic Films International… |
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New cast and more updates on Tinker Bell movie
…Studios reveals the story of Tinker Bell’s early life in the fantastic world of Pixie Hollow. Each fairy is born with a special talent, whether it’s making flowers grow, giving… |
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New podcast interview with Ken Duncan
Clay Kaytis posted part 2 of yet another fantastic interview on his Animation Podcast website, this time with veteran animator Ken Duncan. Ken’s credits include All Dogs Go to Heaven,… |
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Reviews leak and amazing buzz starts on Wall•E
…three times during the movie,” adds T’he Abstruse One’ with ‘John Gholson’ concluding: “Visionary. Emotional. Fantastic. A Must-See. A Thrill Ride. Romantic. Eye-Popping. Incredible. Instant Classic. The best Pixar film… |
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The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume Two
…As with the first seven episodes, each of the ones in this set has four stories, with additional brief cartoons featuring safety tips, crafts, and riddles. This made The All-New… |
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Murray on Mr. Fox
…his role in the stop-motion flick The Fantastic Mr. Fox, which opens in theaters on November 6, 2009. Murray is set to voice a badger character in the animated movie…. |
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Lilo & Stitch: A Little More Conversation with directors Chris Sanders & Dean De Blois!
…community. So, I think he really was a fantastic guy, with some multiple evidences of that. What was very interesting to me is that, in 1961, they were having problems… |
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Azur & Asmar: Michel Ocelot’s Quest For Tolerance
…and having fantastic reviews. AV: Can you give us a peek at your upcoming projects? MO: After the relatively heavy enterprise of Azur and Asmar, I felt like going back… |
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Pinocchio and Gulliver, but which one is the big lie…?
…of the format’s great and the frankly awful. First up is Walt Disney’s fantastic second animated feature, 1940’s Pinocchio, which I regard as the Citizen Kane of animated pictures: not… |
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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest: Season One, Volume One
…illogical features.) The virtual reality ideas seem far too fantastic. Instead of the cyberpunk stories the writers were attempting, they came up with preposterous plots. Fortunately, most episodes do not… |
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Director George Scribner: Happy as a King with Prince and the Pauper!
…core scene, with Mickey Mouse, this small, short character being written in a scene where the father of the Prince passes away. I thought: “Woah, that’s fantastic!” In my mind,… |
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3D Toy Story double feature to debut this fall
…President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group Mark Zoradi said, “This fantastic double feature will let moviegoers see two of their all-time favorite films from Pixar Animation Studios in… |
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Academy to double Best Picture nominations
…fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize.” In the past two years Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille… |
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New Mr. Fox poster
A new one-sheet advertising The Fantastic Mr. Fox can now be seen on Internet Movie Poster Awards. Based on Roald Dahl’s popular children’s novel, the stop-motion film will open in… |
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Pinocchio on Blu-ray Disc – Winner Announced!
…ever, the amazingly detailed animation, the timeless music, and heartwarming adventure-filled story is released with all-new dazzling bonus features transport you into Pinocchio’s fantastic world. Join Gepetto’s beloved puppet —… |
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More X-Men, plus A Bug's Life is back!
…For me, both movies each feature fantastic elements of their own, but I have to say neither holds a candle to Max and Dave Fleischer’s original bugs life, Mr Bug… |
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The Art Of Up
…the movie. After multiple and impressive efforts to get closer to reality, like in the fantastic and lush visuals in Ratatouille and WALL-E, Up goes back to the roots of… |
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Peter de Seve Breaks the Ice with Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…artist! From the first opus to the latest (definitely hoping for a fourth!), here are all the secrets of the creation of the Ice Age characters! Animated Views: How did… |
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We now return you to our normal operating service…!
…“real life” well and truly took over! It was a fantastic blur in the end, during which I dressed as a six-foot white mouse in a Carnival Parade, interviewed prolific… |
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Peanuts: 1960’s Collection
…six specials that aired on CBS television in the 1960s. The first four have appeared on disc previously from Paramount, and the two holiday specials have already also received special… |
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Richard M. Sherman on Bedknobs And Broomsticks: a Solid Songwriter!
…I love that Old Home Guard song: “They’re sailing for England / Oh! What a shame! Someone is after our Island again”. It was just this fantastic, true spirit that… |
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Heavy Metal: Collector’s Edition
…magazine cover image from 1977 through 1999. Case Study: Standard keepcase, with a four-page booklet containing liner notes and chapter list. Basic, but nice. Ink And Paint: As the movie… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 1
…from Hanna-Barbera. Fantastic Voyage was ABC’s next adventure show from Filmation, in 1968, once again adapting a property that was both a famous science fiction novel and a 20th Century… |
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Kaena: The Prophecy
…and the smoothness of the peoples’ features. The spectacular vistas and numerous fantastic creatures are a wonder to behold, and to be honest the visuals were enough to hold my… |
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Broken Saints (Original Release)
…In the quiet corners of the globe, four strangers receive a message… And so begins a personal yet epic story, told in a unique blend of animation and comic strip… |
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Space Sentinels & The Freedom Force: The Complete Series
…fantastic job bringing to market DVD collections of several classic shows in the Filmation library. When Space Sentinels & Freedom Force was announced, though, I was surprised. Compared to He-Man… |
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The Amazing Screw-On Head
…pilot to death. However, I found the exercise a little too quick-paced. I realize this was somewhat intentional, this bombarding of the viewer with fantastic ideas, but to me the… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 1 1933-1938
…first extras to be encountered are the numerous Audio Commentaries. Each disc includes fifteen cartoons, and the first disc alone has eight commentaries, followed by seven, four, and three commentaries… |
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POPEYE!!!
There’s just one new thing to report today, but it’s the one you’ve been waiting for: our review of the fantastic new Popeye The Sailor: Volume One DVD set! I… |
