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Anomalisa
…more recent work has been a little hit and miss, and Anomalisa itself had to turn to Kickstarter to raise funding. Co-directed with stop-motion animator Duke Johnson, it’s clear from… |
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The Secret Life of Pets
…and 1970s Warner Brothers cartoons — a little too loud, a little too brash, but fun. Most of the voice cast, like a lot of the film, was serviceable if… |
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Pete’s Dragon
…little more stark. That is isn’t, but still works as shock when it comes, is testament to Lowery’s soft but assured touch, where even the nastiest things are still “nice”,… |
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Revolving around Revolting Rhymes with directors Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer
Based on the extraordinary book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, Revolting Rhymes mixes the classic fairy tales of Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, The Three… |
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Mary And The Witch’s Flower
…on a story by Mary Stewart, 1971’s The Little Broomstick. He chose Hiromasa Yonebayashi to be his director. Yonebayashi had previously directed the well-received The Secret World Of Arrietty and… |
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Didier Ghez’s They Drew As They Pleased series goes full circle
…hits like The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, The Lion King, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, and Frozen. This volume highlights artists Joe Grant, Hans Bacher, Mike Gabriel, and Michael Giaimo,… |
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The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2
…stop-motion animation, using hundreds of little carved wooden puppets in a single film. The extraordinary result is still thrilling to see, even now, with the wooden characters dancing, swinging, and… |
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Pixar’s Paul Abadilla, Sets Art Director on Soul
…were you approached by the crew? Paul Abadilla: A little bit of both. Initially, when I had first heard of the project, I really wanted to be a part of… |
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Composer Germaine Franco on her enchanting score for Encanto
…Little and Dora And The Lost City of Gold. To prepare the score of Encanto, Germaine fully immersed herself in Colombian music, culture, and literature. Her music is a love… |
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2021 Quick Review Recaps
…DISCUSSION HEADLINE: The Little Mermaid meets Cars meets Ratatouille? OK, not exactly, but weirdly close! STORY: The plot is fairly simple, but crafted extremely well. Luca is a sea creature… |
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A kind interview with the creators of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse
…little, graphic mole with tubular circles on this black triangle nose. Like a little doorstop. It’s a very charming aspect of what Charlie created, that sort of contrast. In order… |
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The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 2
…similar to what we saw in the last set, while the shorter stories are naturally a little simpler. Anyone who has ever seen the Clayton Moore television series of the… |
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Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland: How illustrators Kei Acedera and Bobby Chiu shaped the Characters’ Designs
…her friends and co-workers. She also enjoys making little t-shirts for her guinea pig, Tobi. Bobby Chiu’s art career started at the age of two with a box of crayons… |
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Rupert coming home again!
Famed English adventurer Rupert The Bear is coming back home, with the issue of Paul McCartney’s Rupert And The Frog Song, the first time the little bear was animated on… |
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OSCARS SPECIAL: The 76th Annual Academy Awards – "It’s a wrap!"
…crew of Nemo for the giving of their incomparable talents to this little fish story that I had”, he said, adding thanks to his producer, co-director and the “incredible distribution… |
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The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion
…around to show everyone, who all got a kick out of the fact that were several similarities between both stories. Tidbits Following are brief little tidbits giving insight into the… |
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Announcing Major Damage!
Although it does seem to be riding on the back of Brad Bird’s The Incredibles a little too closely, rather than standing up as the project it is on its… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…from around the world, unless one can wait for the inevitable “double-dip” when the mooted sequel is about to hit screens. Best yet, is this little beauty coming out in… |
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Animated News takes a look at Dreamer…
…early 90s, Dreamer shows how, when more-or-less ignored by the Disney company “suits,” these talented artists were able to craft the “Fab Four” masterpieces – The Little Mermaid, Beauty and… |
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Aladdin Reunion rundown and photos
…arrangement. Linda Woolverton wrote more of a Baghdad type. Jeffrey Katzenberg met about what to do after Little Mermaid. The projects Ron and John had to pick from were Swan… |
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Henry Selick speaks about Moongirl and more
…little suitcase that contained one of the original stop-motion puppet bodies and heads. The body was made of an incredibly toxic material so we made a whole new kit of… |
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Buena Vista Pictures "For Your Consideration" site online
…The Chronicles of Narnia, Chicken Little, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Pooh’s Heffalump Movie. Full songs from Narnia (“Wunderkind” and “Can’t Take It In”), Chicken Little (“One Little Slip”), and Pooh’s… |
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Hunting for treasure "under the sea" of rumor
A recent Animated News article on the rumored cancellation of The Little Mermaid III has sparked debate amongst readers and a handful of e-mails supporting a counter-claim. One e-mail in… |
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Classic Media to release all 312 Harveytoons shorts
…of comics, movies and TV series created a medium to introduce fellow Harveytoonsters, such as Wendy, the good little witch, and Hot Stuff, the little devil. The Harveytoons collection will… |
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DreamWorks Princesses
…are we soon to see a line of DreamWorks Princesses little girl clothing?) Readers will be able to pick up some extra little tidbits about the Shrek the Third storyline…. |
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Eloise actress Mouser honored with KIDS FIRST! award
…In Eloise Series and Newly Released DVD Specials Eloise Airs on Starz Kids & Family Every Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET/PT) Me, Eloise and Little Miss Christmas are Available Now… |
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Flushed Away: The Animated News Review
…by Kate Winslet). Winslet steals the show in the current film, Little Children, with a heartbreakingly emotional performance. Her voicework here is decent, if not a little underwhelming. Although, in… |
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Sabrina, The Animated Series: Witch In Training
…department, though, its mediocrity “shines”. The stories are certainly coherent and enjoyable on a rudimentary level, but there is little to separate Sabrina from all the other shows about pre-teens… |
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Who's plugging Roger Rabbit? A neato coinkidink, me thinks, to mention this year's Elstree Film Festival!
…Trust And Pixie Dust, a collection of Disney standards and surprises. It’s a great little chat with Slater, that touches on what a fun-filled movie Who Discovered Roger Rabbit might… |
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“Behind The Tatamis” with Kung Fu Panda‘s Directors!
…to be your own hero. And that you will learn through the story of Po, aka Kung Fu Panda. Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po was the biggest fan… |
