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The Incredibles
…two-frame animated mouths (one for open, one for closed), they are here provided with real-life human mouths superimposed onto the faces – something that looks out of place given the… |
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Gnomeo & Juliet
…quite gelling to get fully off the ground. The US box-office failure of Aardman Animation’s collaborations with DreamWorks might have had something to do with Gnomeo’s drawn-out creation of the… |
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Conan O’Brien is The Flaming C!
A while ago Conan O’Brien visited Bruce Timm at Warner Brothers Animation, home of the DC animated universe. Coco asked Timm to draw him as a superhero, fishnet stockings, garters,… |
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Batman – The Brave And The Bold: Season Two, Part One
…to get their revenge on Plas, but they have their hands full when Batman intercedes. Oh, and best of all— Plas takes on Woozy Winks as a sidekick! REVENGE OF… |
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Au clair de La Luna with director Enrico Casarosa
…the pressure of having to please one or the other, or to take side: that kind of memories seemed an interesting core to tell a story around. Because that seems… |
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Lion King animator Tony Bancroft takes “warthog”’s share on Pumbaa!
…and then briefly returned to Disney to direct the English-language voice talent for the U.S. release of Miyazaki’s Porco Rosso. The culmination of his talent and experience led Tony to… |
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Mad: Season One, Part One
…how to “maximise the brand” in order to make a bit of moolah back on their investment and, in turn, advertise the original Magazine and attract new readership to it…. |
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Beauty And The Beast: Diamond Edition (3D)
…the best of them. The film after Beauty, Aladdin would become their knockabout comedy counterpart to Dumbo, while The Lion King’s circle of life obviously owes much to Bambi’s naturalistic… |
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Tom & Jerry: Golden Collection Vol 1
…be on the side of the mouse, but in this one he is brought into the house itself, so both Tom and Jerry team up to take him on –… |
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Toy Story / Toy Story 2 / Toy Story 3 – 3D Editions
…coming back to the series that really started them off on a path to where several of their young names have “grown up” and are starting to venture out on… |
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Disney Blu-ray 3D Reissues: Chicken Little / Meet The Robinsons / Bolt / G-Force
…or don’t have enough depth to them, while others try to pack too much in; some sequences go on for too long or don’t have a reason to be there…. |
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The Lorax
…to be on the side of the trees. But so many others on my side are just a little too overzealous in their approach and it makes the rest of… |
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The Lion King II / The Lion King 1½
…of the One By One animated short. As with the eventually released Destino (and the still to be released Lorenzo), One By One was intended as one part of a… |
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The Muppets
…from the group, finding himself hiding from potential new owner Tex Richman, who he overhears outlining his plan to tear down the Theater in order to reach the guaranteed oil… |
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Director Barry Cook remembers the Peoples of Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
…no desire to be a gift of love or an “olive branch” between the families. With a will of her own and a bad attitude, Angel refuses to fulfill her… |
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John Carter (Of Mars)
…cheapo knock-off direct-to-video movies that have become the staple of the Sci-Fi Channel, released in 2009 as A Princess Of Mars. Primarily attempting to cash in on the theatrical issue… |
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Home On The Range
…roles” go to Steve Buscemi and Patrick Warburton, who provides one of the biggest laughs with his offhand delivery in his brief single scene before a lot of exposure eventually… |
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The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under: 35th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection
…always very hard to see: traditionally in home video terms at least, the film has often been one of the last ones to be announced or released on any format,… |
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Bugs Bunny Superstar
…so the staff were always assigned to one particular production or another, or could be switched to producing a one-off theatrical featurette “special” or a segment for one of Walt’s… |
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The Best Of 2012: Apocalypse NOT!
…of the dangerously close to decaying Jim Henson franchise was a triumph of appealing to old fans while bringing in new ones alike. Real magic sparked when audiences who remembered… |
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Dinosaurs’ Baby Sinclair returns in fan-made short
…a tribute to the show’s production company, Jim Henson Television. “Since [Dinosaurs] was a big hit in the early ’90s and ended up forgotten, our main goal is to bring… |
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Batman – The Dark Knight Returns: Parts 1 And 2
…over the merits of vigilantism. One man who is decidedly on Batman’s side is his old friend Commissioner Gordon, who recognizes that the legend of Batman may be the one… |
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Science explains the attraction of animation
…is why someone can cry over Snow White or Bambi, and laugh over Mickey, even though we know on a rational level that these characters are not real or alive”…. |
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Win Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie on Blu-ray – Winner announced!
…The contest is open to US addresses only. Prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered. No responsibility is accepted for inaccurate prize descriptions provided to us at… |
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De-aging Monsters
Jim Hill looks into the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways Pixar came up with to make a big blue furball and a giant green eyeball look younger for their upcoming film… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition
…Jessica Rabbit’s one-frame-each of nudity, and the sneaking in of then Studio-chief Eisner’s home phone number on a ToonTown wall. Once revealed to the wider public, after making it to… |
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Monsters University
…stood out, thankfully none of them were bad fits either. While Randy Newman’s score was one of the highlights of the original film, I have to admit barely noticing it… |
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Saving Mr Banks
…at Disney’s to showcase a bit of self-importance on his part (something she believes Walt is full of), but slightly more of a no-no is when she is shown to… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #54: Mary Poppins – Jack of All Accents
…Mary Poppins a witch or fairy? Do Mary Poppins and Nanny McFee belong to the same nanny organization? • Mary Poppins: Julie Andrews casting story, Oscar acceptance speech, very serious… |
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The Lego Movie opens
The Lego Movie opens today in 3,775 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is receiving stellar reviews, earning an almost perfect 99% at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Boasting… |
