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Coming events: Oscar-winning Animation
…Disney’s The Three Little Pigs and ends with Pixar’s For the Birds. Ferdinand the Bull and Ward Kimball’s classic Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom are playing as well. Other shorts… |
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The Incredibles on Ice on "Parr" with Disney Ice Shows
…true to the spirit of their creation. Although he and Pixar did approve the script, the movie’s writer/director did little else and the design was left primarily in the hands… |
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Walt Disney's Hometown Toonfest to be held this September
…as it celebrates the time that Disney lived in the little town of Marceline, from 1906 – 1911, in addition to honoring the cartoonists that continue even today to pursue… |
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Coming Soon! on soon-to-come Disney animation
…press event held in Hawaii for the release of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and an interview with Chicken Little director Mark Dindal and producer Randy Fullmer…. |
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The Origin of Stitch
…company begun by Tony Bancroft (Disney animator, director of Mulan). Bancroft told Animated News, “We are very proud of that little short and it was a lot of fun to… |
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Joe Ranft, dead at 45
…on many of the most beloved modern classics out of Disney and Pixar, including: writing for \\The Brave Little Toaster\\, \\Oliver & Company\\, \\The Rescuers Down Under\\, \\Beauty and the… |
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Dumbo II back on slate?
A recent DVD Exclusive article hints that the direct to video sequel to the 1941 classic Dumbo may be back in production. The sequel, which had a little promotional spot… |
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Poko and Yamadas pics
…brilliantly presented in a unique, visually striking comic strip style.” The big snail from Dr. Doolittle has finally landed a new role Searching for the jaguar shark Production still from… |
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One Man Band, two new articles
…performers who’d prefer the coin find its way their tip jars. As the two one-man bands’ rivalry crescendos, the two overly eager musicians vie to win the little girl’s attention.”… |
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Maui Film Festival Animation Report – UPDATED
…could, which turned out to be not very much but a little bit. On Thursday, June 16, a day before its wide release in North America, Howl’s Moving Castle was… |
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Kirikou Teaser
…Sorciere, and stars the little african kid Kirikou in new adventures. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year and is directed by Michel Ocelot, who also wrote… |
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\\Surf's Up\\ at Sony
…“\\Surf’s Up\\ is a CG toon mockumentary which reveals the little-known fact that penguins were the actual inventors of surfing. Ash Brannon (\\Toy Story 2\\) and Chris Buck (Disney’s \\Tarzan\\)… |
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Roy Disney and Walt Disney Co. Resolve Differences
…characterized their relationship over the past several years.” It appears that there is a little give-and-take on each side and the new arrangements arrived at should satisfy most Disney fans…. |
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Martin Rosen's Plague Dogs comes to DVD – UNCUT!
…minimal and shown as being one-tracked and unrelenting in their intolerance of the stray animals and the potential horrors they could unwittingly unleash. Indeed, there is little room or time… |
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New Digital Cinema book shines light on Bowie
…make possible such innovations as Disney’s recent announcement of presenting films such as Chicken Little in true 3D. The door is also now open to theaters to offer “alternative programming”,… |
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More Glitch plot details released
The Disney Database has posted the UK press release for Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch which lets out a little more information about this direct-to-video title including… |
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Lady and the Tramp Platinum Edition DVD cover art?; Brother Bear 2 plot known
…Disney Princess Fairytale Treasures, the latest entry in the Disney Princess DVD line, is expected to arrive in September 2006, though little else is known about it at this time…. |
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Debney, Silvestri sign on for more animated projects
According to the Internet Movie Database, John Debney (Chicken Little, The Emperor’s New Groove) has been hired to write the musical score for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ Barnyard, opening… |
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Jetsons roles cast?
In the site’s News Bites, Dark Horizons spreads the word that according to WTOP News, Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little) has won the role of Elroy Jetson in the… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: January 13-16, 2006
…7. King Kong with $9,061,690 ($204,527,690 total in its 5th week, over 2,814 theaters) 31. Chicken Little with $296,502 ($133,235,508 total in its 11th week, over 271 theaters) 33. The… |
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Disney removes Strategic Planning unit
…because it removes a layer of executives who tend to have little creative sense (read also Amid Amidi’s related editorial on why executives should trust creative talent at Cartoon Brew)…. |
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Animated News presents: Animated Views!
…we feel is a little special: Animated-Views.com, the new and improved companion site to the Animated News experience where we go beyond the news to bring you reviews, commentary and… |
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Disney/Pixar want rights to John Carter of Mars – but for live-action or animation?
…been stuck in for over a decade. CHUD digs a little deeper, discussing the news with producer Don Murphy, who has been associated with the project in the past. CHUD… |
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Eloise in Hollywood to Premiere at Teen & KidFilm Festival in Dallas
…Eloise in Hollywood in stores across the nation on Tuesday, March 13 (pre-order date Wednesday, Jan. 31). The first two Eloise titles, Me, Eloise and Eloise: Little Miss Christmas, were… |
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More Blu-ray titles coming from Buena Vista, Sony, Lionsgate
…will see the release of such Buena Vista flicks as Chicken Little, Cars, and both Pirates of the Caribbean films. Asia and Europe will also finally receive The Wild, with… |
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Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron trailer
The production blog for Hellboy Animated sends readers to YouTube, where the first trailer for Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron is now available. Lasting a little over one minute, the… |
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Second round of Animator vs. Animation
Atom Films displays the sequel to the popular online film, Animator vs. Animation. Lasting a little over three minutes, Animator vs. Animation 2 reveals the humorously unfortunate happenings that abound… |
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Babe 3 to be CGI?
While promoting his most recent venture, Happy Feet, George Miller told Moviehole that a third Babe adventure is definitely being considered. However, the “gallant pig” might look a little different… |
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For Disney, Something Old (and Short) Is New Again
…said Don Hahn, producer of The Lion King and The Little Match Girl, in a recent interview at his studio office. ‘Shorts have always been a wellspring of techniques, ideas… |
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Dick Van Dyke enjoys animation hobby
…they first came out with a little machine that would actually do animation. I’ve been doing it ever since and now I have a room full of equipment with a… |