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Animation Addicts Podcast #51: Corpse Bride – Studio Jiggling
…• The dead come upstairs; chaos sort of ensues. • Abrupt ending; significance of butterflies. • We rate it! • Voicemails: The Big 4, Meet the Robinsons comments. • Bloopers… |
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Diane Disney Miller passes away
Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney, has passed away, Disney.Com is reporting. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Diane Disney Miller,” CEO of the Walt… |
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Criterion Collection edition of Fantastic Mr. Fox on the way
The Criterion Collection will be releasing a special deluxe edition of Wes Anderson’s Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated comedy Fantastic Mr. Fox on Blu-Ray and DVD, Blu-Ray.Com is reporting. Among the all-new… |
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Frozen cools down box office with biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever
Surpassing virtually all expectations, Disney’s Frozen took advantage of the lack of any strong competition for the family market this weekend with a record-breaking gross of $66 million, Collider is… |
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Author Charles Solomon puts the chill to us with The Art Of Frozen
…slated for 2014, but when another film ran into trouble, the Frozen artists were asked if they could complete their film a year earlier than they had planned. As I… |
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Director Luiz Bolognesi tells A Story Of Love And Fury
…at adults made in Brazil, and also the first animated film to participate at Premiere Brazil, the competitive section of the Rio Film Festival. As we wanted to know more… |
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An American Tail coming to Blu-Ray
Don Bluth’s An American Tail is finally getting the hi-def treatment, Blu-Ray.com is reporting. Unfortunately for fans, the release appears to be extremely light on bonus content, with a Somewhere… |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez takes us for a “Grand Tour” with Walt
…inspiration at the Disney Studio for years to come. They came back with a broader view of the world. And Walt came back with ideas which would infuse his creations… |
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How Frozen outlasted its competition
CSMonitor.com looks into how Frozen outlasted films that were released at the same time, like The Hobbit and Hunger Games sequels, to still be on top of the box office… |
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Free Birds trailer online
…Hayward, and starring Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, Dan Fogler, Lesley Nicol, George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David, Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, and Dwight Howard, and opens November 1st. http://trailers.apple.com/movies/independent/freebirds/freebirds-tlr1_480p.mov… |
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Planes goes Canadian with new poster
…is now online, at Cineplex.com. U.S. moviegoers shouldn’t bother seeking the one-sheet in their local theaters: this one is for Canadian theaters only. In both countries, Planes opens August 9…. |
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Animated Van Gogh movie now in the works
…of the film is to tell the story of Van Gogh in the same style as his paintings. A four minute pitch for the film can be seen at Slate.com…. |
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Showrunner Rob David and Co-Executive Producer Jeff Matsuda on He-Man
…fully committed to treating their properties as stories and characters first, so they needed to have great animation to support that. Fortunately, our partners at Netflix had already worked successfully… |
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Angry Birds creators launch mobile game for The Croods
DreamWorks Animation has teamed with Rovio Entertainment, the creators of Angry Birds, to release a mobile game based on the upcoming computer animated film The Croods. The game will debut… |
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Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United to hit stores in December
Marvel.com reveals that Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD this December 3. In the direct-to-video feature, the title heroes must work together to defeat… |
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Who screened Roger Rabbit? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
…April 4, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Deadline.com has the details. Who Framed Roger Rabbit will hit stores with a special 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray next week…. |
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Amazon adds another kid’s series to original slate
…of the Blue Enterprises SEATTLE—March 6, 2013—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Studios, the original movie and series production arm of Amazon.com, today announced that it is greenlighting a test pilot for the original… |
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Composer Michael Kramer on He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe
…film composers like John Williams. So, it’s very old-school in the sense that the score of the series is heavily based on themes. I’m first and foremost a melodic composer…. |
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Great and Powerful concept artist Dawn Brown journeys to Oz!
…to combine into a new version. I built a 3D model of Victor’s bridge, adjusting it as needed to accommodate Tex’s balloon. I did a new illustration with the new… |
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Gaumont and DreamWorks team for Noddy animated series
Gaumont Animation has entered a development and production agreement with DreamWorks Classics and France Télévisions to produce the computer animated series Noddy, says Deadline.com. The series will focus on the… |
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Disney, Trance writer to make live-action Beauty & the Beast
…vein as Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Oz The Great and Powerful, The Beast will take a darker approach to the classic fairy tale. Deadline.com has the full story…. |
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New 2D shorts star the Mouse
…short Croissant de Triomphe is already online and can be watched here. Two more shorts Yodelberg and No Service will premiere soon. http://cdn.videos.dolimg.com/xd_shortform/mic/xd99999/c51600-hxd99999_pmic-test-h264b_aac_480x320_350x64.mp4 Visit Disney Videos to view in HD… |
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Atlantis Blu-ray coming this summer
…to remain anonymous, confirms to AnimatedViews.com that Disney will release the Atlantis: 2-Movie Collection this summer. Furthermore, the source says that Disney should reveal the release date soon. It is… |
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Monsters University!
Mike and Sulley prepare for St. Patrick’s Day antics in the latest poster for Monsters University, on display at IMPAwards.com. Moviegoers should anticipate more themed posters from design studio FIVE33,… |
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Monsters University “student-run” Tumblr
…a “Self-diagnosed coffee addict”. Be sure to check out The Grumblr for more, including this ESPN video on the basketball team’s reaction on not getting into the NCAA Tournament: http://vt.tumblr.com/tumblr_mjtplnxuVP1rjq5n1_r1.mp4… |
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Kung Fu Panda, Shark Tale directors board Noah’s Ark
Two by two, the animals – and now directors – boarded Noah’s Ark. Deadline.com reports that Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson and Shark Tale co-director Cameron Hood are helming… |
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Atlantis, New Groove and Stitch all going Blu
…11th, Blu-Ray.Com is reporting. The Emperor’s New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Lilo & Stitch will all come out for the first time in the high definition format on… |
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Escape from Planet Earth Blu-ray coming June 4
Amazon.com lists Escape from Planet Earth as scheduled to hit stores on June 4. From Rainmaker Entertainment, the film opened in February with $15 million, eventually collecting $54 million to… |
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Open the door to The Art Of Monsters University!
…job fun? Karen Paik: I wasn’t as involved in the early days of Monsters University as I have been in some other projects that have come through development — for… |
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Win Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie on Blu-ray – Winner announced!
…from their ground breaking Grammy Award-winning albums come to life, including the original Ode recordings of Dave’s Not Here, Let’s Make a Dope Deal and more. With help from a… |
