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Looney Tunes: Golden Collection 2 – more specs!
The new classic animation website {{link http://www.goldenagecartoons.com Golden Age Cartoons}} has been formed by a group of long-time toon-loving webheads, and looks to be an amazing place to keep up… |
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Donovan Cook on The Three Musketeers
Well, now that the new Mickey Mouse feature, The Three Musketeers, is actually on shelves in stores ({{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/327 review here}}), there’s no one better placed than director {{link http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/539/539804p1.html?fromint=1… |
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Updated: Menken, Musker and Clements Return to Disney
…www.o-meon.com. UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the information about Musker and Clements and adds that legendary musical composer Alan Menken has come back into the Disney fold as well…. |
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A Pixar geek's guide to the latest \\Cars\\ trailer
…revealed here for the first time (like the significance of the license plate on the right)! This teaser trailer is available {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/cars/ in high definition}}. Leave your thoughts and… |
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\\Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman\\ review
{{link http://www.dvdfanatic.com/news.php?id=0310241 DVDFanatic.com}} reviews the direct to video \\Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman\\. The reviewer believes that “the story just isn’t compelling and the supporting cast doesn’t get to support… |
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Asbury goes Imaginary…
…a cartoonist whose creations inhabit his house and cause an estrangement from his son, who can’t measure up to them”. The news comes from {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117899065&cs=1 Variety.com}} (paid subscription required)…. |
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\\The Little Mermaid\\ director announced
{{link http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=502193 Broadway.com}} reports that Disney Theatricals has named well known European director (and Broadway newcomer) Francesca Zambello as the director for the Broadway musical version of \\The Little Mermaid\\…. |
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VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…available at the official website for the 2007 VES Festival of Visual Effects, http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/vesFestival.cfm or by contacting the VES office at 818-981-7861 or info@visualeffectssociety.com. About the VES VES is a… |
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Matt and Trey back for more
{{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=4568 JoBlo.com}} reports that South Park‘s Trey Parker and Matt Stone are “hard at work on an R-rated action-animated spoof entitled Team America“. The only info on the film… |
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New name for \\Rapunzel\\
…artists often didn’t like what they saw on screen in computer animation. While they admired the storytelling and characters in the computer-generated movies made by Pixar and others, many of… |
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Happy Birthday Donald!
…is getting his due,” says Rod. “He’s such a great character and it’s amazing to see how far he has come”. {{link http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,122291,00.html FOX News}} has the details on Disney’s… |
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Michelle Williams take over in \\Aida\\
{{link http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=31575&CT=38 Broadway.com}} reports that Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams will replace Toni Braxton in the musical \\Aida\\ next month. \\Aida\\, with a score by Elton John and Tim Rice in… |
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\\Beauty\\ takes \\Beast\\ of a hit at box office
{{link http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=33352&CT=38 Broadway.com}} reports that “as it is every year, the first week of January was a tough one on Broadway. Every single show was down from the previous week”…. |
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Belleville spreads…
…Town critics”. Also of note: the UK BBC2 TV showing of the film, which we reported {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000389.html here}}, has been changed (along with a few other initial listings –… |
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It's official: the world is doomed as Paris Hilton launches cartoon spin-off
{{link http://www.thesuperficial.com/archives/2006/03/22/paris_and_nicky_hilton_cartoon.html The Superficial.com}} has the first images of Hilton sisters Paris and Nicky in their animated incarnations, who they hope can be used in a TV show about their… |
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Shark Tale: it's a hit
The always entertaining movie site JoBlo.com looks at {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5454 Shark Tale‘s fortunes at the box office}}, declaring the movie a hit (at least with audiences), with a $49.1 million… |
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\\SpongeBob\\ opens at #2; animated films rake in the cash
{{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=47&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}} reports that \\The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie\\ opened with $32 million this weekend, coming in second to \\National Treasure\\’s $35.1 million. {{link http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041121/nysu023_1.html Nick Movies}} notes… |
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Former Monkee in \\Aida\\
Monkees drummer Micky Dolenz will take over the role of Zoser in Disney Theatricals’ \\Aida\\ on January 6, according to {{link http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=32162&CT=38 Broadway.com}}… |
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Anchor Bay sold to…IDT Entertainment
After a much rumored courting of various media companies, the specialist home entertainment company {{link http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/ Anchor Bay}} has been promised to IDT Entertainment, who own a controlling interest in… |
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Richard Fleischer: RIP
…well as the still-in-print recent biography {{link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813123550/qid=1143420657/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0149939-6787122?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Out Of The Inkwell: Max Fleischer And The Animation Revolution}}. Fleischer died on Saturday of natural causes in Los Angeles, aged 89…. |
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Top 100… Children's Movies
…to the Future\\), and a good share of traditional children’s fare (\\Beauty and the Beast\\, \\Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\\). A full list is online at {{link http://www.azcentral.com/families/articles/0120fam_topmovies.html AZCentral.com}}…. |
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\\The Incredibles\\ toys
An {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007545 Animation Nation}} post points out a link to {{link http://207.44.182.109/photo/1/showgallery.php/cat/1022/password/ Figures.com}}, a website with pictures from the 2004 UK Toy Fair with pictures of some of Hasbro’s… |
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Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness premieres online
…one’s goals. For additional information about the series, please visit http://www.thugaboo.com. About the Wayans Bros. Coming off of the success of Little Man and White Chicks, which combined have grossed… |
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Wal-Mart to buy The Disney Store chain?
{{link http://www.fabulousdisneybabe.com/fab/articles/showArticles.asp?ID=43 FabulousDisneyBabe.com}} reports that a source has informed them that Wal-Mart “has made a very nice offer for the ailing chain, and that barring disaster, the Mouse will say… |
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Get ready for The Triplets Of Belleville!
…{{link http://www.sonyclassics.com/triplets/ Sony Pictures Classics}} website carries further press kit information and a cool Flash 6 site linking to trailers and stills. [free subscription required at The New York Times.com]… |
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Aladdin Special Edition soundtrack
‘Bill1978’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5099#post5099 Animated News Forum}} lets us know that Amazon.com is listing an {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002ZMJF2/qid=1095076983/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-3809330-5636916?v=glance&s=music Aladdin Special Edition Soundtrack}} CD, to coincide with the film’s Platinum Edition… |
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A new toon "Brew"…
…toons and promote their upcoming projects: {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew.com}}. Both the writers’ previous sites will remain active as archives, but look to the Brew for new updates, features and… |
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New Garfield fun at Nick!
Jump over to {{link http://www.nick.com/ads/garfield/garfieldmovie/ Nick.com}} where they have a number of online fun and games promoting the upcoming movie. There’s also a new picture of the feline on the… |
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\\Clone Wars\\ available on iTunes
{{link http://www.starwars.com/clonewars/about/news/news20060525.html Apple and Lucasfilm have announced}} the availability of the first twenty chapters of \\Star Wars: Clone Wars\\ on the iTunes Music Store. The Emmy-award winning animated series directed… |
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\\Shark Tale\\ trailer online in HD
A previously released \\Shark Tale\\ trailer is now available in high definiton from {{link http://www.divx.com/movies/trailer_sharktale.php DivX.com}}. The DivX codec is able to produce stunning 720p HD video with a bitrate… |
