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Cats Don’t Dance
…clear spotlight light bulbs that Darla is throwing down at him. You can hold three bulbs at one time, and the purpose is to get all of the spotlights at… |
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The Care Bears Movie
…grains that give it an old look. Other than the cleanup that is needed in the transfer, the image is not bad. At least the movie still looks as colorful… |
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Superman: Ruby-Spears on their Man Of Steel
…as the older kids. It wasn’t for 4-to 5-year-olds. Q: Was there a guiding theme to the series? Ken Spears: I think we were true to Superman to begin with… |
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Walt’s Museum, a drab Muppet Christmas, plus more Up!
…current re-issues of its classics on DVD and Blu-ray, we’re failing to hear the real stories behind production from those that were there, or even those that were told by… |
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More new holiday animation on TV
…Landing to ABC this December 1st. “The half-hour holiday special reveals the never-before-told tale of an elite unit of Elves known as Prep & Landing. Every Christmas Eve, this high-tech… |
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A Christmas Carol: season’s greetings from Jim Carrey’s Scrooge!
…like that, it’s about eight different characters because I had to have the mentality of a seven-year-old Scrooge and then the slightly older adolescent Scrooge, who suddenly realizes that no… |
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Despicable Hollywood
November 9, 2009 — What does the future hold for a Hollywood bereft of ideas? Tinsel town seems to have started cannibalizing its own sub-genres, as not one but two… |
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Pixar leads this week’s CG pack; plus a Fantastic Fox!
…celebration this week at Animated Views, though good old stop-motion is ready to fight back with the upcoming theatrical release of Fantastic Mr Fox! But with “Pixar Day” this past… |
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Fantastic Mr Fox
…Anderson’s visual ingenuity comes to the fore. Some of these tricks are old trademarks (the use of a book to highlight the main title, the typically direct and symmetrical framing,… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1970s: Volume 2
…them are old favorites like Batman and Yogi Bear. The Sweatbox Review: This second volume of Saturday morning favorites contains a nice variety of cartoons, including many that did not… |
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Pixar Short Films to debut on ABC Family
…old man who is young at heart and having a little fun with himself by faking a heart attack and finding new uses for his dentures. JACK-JACK ATTACK From Disney∙Pixar’s… |
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Inside The Box: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs DVD and Blu-ray Disc Comparisons
…one must fold open the cumbersome blue cardboard packaging, which doesn’t fold quite as much as should, leaving it quite difficult to hold it open or fold close again while… |
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Disney heads back into The Black Hole
…Rich Ross, who had shelved Bailey’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea previously. There’s no word on Vincent and Old Bob, but the robotic menace Maximilian is said to be back,… |
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The Art of Princess and the Frog: Down in New Orleans with author Jeff Kurtti
…have any text because the story was primarily to be told visually. Can you tell me about the visual strength of the movie? JK:Typically animation is a visual medium, the… |
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The Multi-Plane Show exhibits unique art
…experiment with this cool, old-school medium.” The show features an unparalleled lineup of artists, including Todd Schorr, Gary Baseman, COOP, Tim Biskup, Sylvia Ji, Ron English and Tokidoki. And for… |
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Superman, Charlie Brown, Elves and Princesses!
…Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition was an improvement over Paramount’s old disc, and I was surprised and impressed with Bruce Timm’s take on the Man Of Steel in Superman: The Complete… |
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Actor Cuyle Carvin becomes a cartoon
…an award-winning throwback to the old ‘Uncle’ hosted shows of the 50s and 60s featuring many classic cartoons, has announced the cartoon caricatured style Cuyle Carvin Coloring Book. More can… |
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Studio Ghibli’s Next Film Announced
…go to 36-year old animator Hiromasa Yonebashi, who had previously worked in various capacities in the production of several Ghibli films. Karigurashi no Arrietty is an adaptation of the children’s… |
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Hoodwinked sequel no longer coming out in January
…It is still planning on a 2010 release. Meanwhile, Hit Fix–while still listing the old release date in their database–has what appears to be a first image from the film…. |
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Ho-ho-ho with our Best Of The Year!
…blockbuster, it’s reassuring to see an “old-school” animated musical holding its own, and hopefully it will withstand the onslaught of the return of Alvin this weekend. Part of what sets… |
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Happy New Year and all the best for 2010!
…world, I’m guessing most of you have either donned the 3D specs and experienced his new world, or at least seen the movie “flat” in a good old regular movie… |
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Not so magic new year for Disney family
…the 42 year old pleaded not guilty to weapons charges. He was arrested after police found multiple illegal guns and other items at his Los Angeles home and remanded in… |
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Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
…or two of dialogue. The old-school charm in the animation again recalls the simpler look of the Pooh cartoons, and although A Very Monkey Christmas isn’t as CG enhanced as… |
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The Princess And The Frog’s Supervising Animator Mark Henn – Part 4: Americana
…our history in a time line. I mean, the United States as a formal nation is just a little over 230 years old. That’s, I know, compared to Europe, and… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Supervising Animator Mark Henn – Part 5: Down In New Orleans
…what would she look like as a little girl of about 5 to 7 years old? Then, of course, what she’s gonna look like as a frog – and she… |
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Celebrate Valentines with Winnie The Pooh – Winner Announced!
…they think has bitten Christopher Robin. Brimming with magic and delightful songs, Winnie The Pooh: A Valentine For You reminds us that there’s room in our hearts for both old… |
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Turning up for Tooning In!
…couple of days, but this is necessitated by the need to pull all the old messages across. However, we think you’ll like the result, with some subtle but ergonomic design… |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 4
…in his mouse hole. Jerry fights back and then all of the cats start chasing after the mouse. Even with a three-on-one advantage, of course the cats hold nothing against… |
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You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…died at the same time; he passed away the evening before his last strip saw publication in 2000. I watched this special with my son, not yet three years old…. |
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The opening montage of Up
Up director Pete Docter discusses the film’s emotional opening montage with The Envelope. The largely silent sequence takes Carl and his beloved, Ellie, from childhood to old age, giving him… |
