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Belleville's Chomet replaced by Corpse's Johnson
…comic Jacques Tati (Mr Hulot’s Holiday). Chomet’s replacement on Universal’s Despereaux is Mike Johnson, who shared a Best Animated Film Oscar nomination with Tim Burton for last year’s Corpse Bride…. |
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Commanding animators made Commanders
…studio’s co-founders met at school in the 1970s and were co-producers of last year’s Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit. Wikipedia… |
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Weta to work on Avatar
As posted at Coming Soon, Weta Digital has issued a press release announcing that the company, including Oscar-winning Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Letteri, has agreed to develop “visual effects,… |
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Cars pushed by National Board of Review
The National Board of Review has named Disney/Pixar’s Cars the “Best Animated Feature” of 2006. Thus far, the awards have been a reliable predictor of the Oscar winner for the… |
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The Snowman and Father Christmas coming to DVD
From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, the Oscar-nominated short The Snowman and Father Christmas will be entering stores on October 24th. Both films are based on the beloved books by Raymond… |
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Exclusive! Another Conversation With Eric Goldberg
…isn’t worth their while. And obviously at Oscar time it’s the independent films or smaller ones that get a look in. I mean look at the nominees this year. There… |
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Disney compilations on the way
…Walt Disney; The Mickey Mouse Club featuring The Hardy Boys; and More Silly Symphonies. In addition, Disney’s Acclaimed Short Film Collection, a variety of Oscar-winning and nominated animated shorts, is… |
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Narnia turns to London for special effects
…effects. The Oscar-nominated special effects for Caspian‘s predecessor, The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, were created by Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Rhythm & Hues. Nonetheless,… |
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Wallace and Gromit find freedom
…amongst Bristol’s greatest success stories of recent times,” said Bristol’s mayor, Peter Abraham, who proposed the freedom. USA Today has more on this exciting event for the Oscar-winning animated duo…. |
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Eloise actress Mouser honored with KIDS FIRST! award
…Film Roman, a Starz Media company, in association with Handmade Films, Eloise features the star-studded voice over talent of two-time Oscar©-nominee Lynn Redgrave (Georgy Girl, Gods and Monsters), Tim Curry… |
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Effects supervisor Jim Rygiel visits Academy of Art University
PR Web summarizes the lecture Jim Rygiel gave to students of the Academy of Art University on October 26, 2006. Rygiel, the Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor for Peter Jackson’s Lord… |
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RIP, Shirley Walker (April 10, 1945 – November 29, 2006)
…arranging its Oscar-winning song “Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man).” It was with Batman (1989) that Walker began a professional relationship with the Caped Crusader, conducting music for… |
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Jungle Book's Rocky the Rhino concepts!
…status. The original cast includes a pair of Winnie the Pooh stars: voice of Pooh himself, Sterling Holloway as python Kaa, and Sebastian Cabot speaking for Bagheera the panther. Oscar… |
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Not the same Street
…and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.” From Cookie Monster’s addiction to Oscar the Grouch’s depression, the article takes a look at why some people are saying… |
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Kong a King DVD for Universal
…Kornblau said, ‘and consumers recognize the singular-event status of this spectacular breakthrough motion picture, which has been further bolstered by the film’s stunning technical achievements including its Oscar win for… |
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Max Fleischer’s Superman: 1941 – 1942
…unfortunate first cartoon Superman / The Mad Scientist’s really quite awful quality: as one of my favorites, and indeed an Oscar-nominated debut, that this is by far the worse looking… |
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Shaun the Sheep wins International Emmy
…Shaun and his flock, was the only animated program recognized at this year’s International Emmy Awards. Shaun was first introduced in director Nick Park’s Oscar-winning 1995 Wallace & Gromit short,… |
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Ari Folman on Waltz with Bashir
…here? I might die in the next hour and why?’”. Waltz with Bashir, which is Israel’s official Oscar entry, will see a limited release in US theatres starting December 25…. |
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Bolt on DVD & BD: One Super-Director + One Super-Voice Make One Super Rhino!
…Another great bonus feature is Super Rhino. Will it be theatrically screened so that it can be considered for the Best Short Oscar? MW: Sadly, no, but hey – if… |
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Paul & The Dragon: Cartoon Laugh-O-Therapy with the Film’s Creators!
…of the film and we were kinda proud of it. Then we took it to longtime animator and Oscar winner Borge Ring to view it. After like, 20 seconds he… |
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Britain’s Biggest Red Carpet Rolled Out To Celebrate The BAFTA Awards 2009
…in film. Although the awards are often further pointers to the Oscars a couple of weeks later, this year was a very British event with film of the moment Slumdog… |
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Paul & The Dragon
…our world has long been rich in strong animation connection, from Ivo Caprino’s mechanical and stop-motion puppetry and the work of talented artists such as Best Animated Short Oscar winners… |
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DreamWorks' Truckers trucking ahead
Academy Awards can be handy things for screenwriters wanting to get into animation: after Michael Arndt, who won the original screenplay Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, was picked to work… |
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Ponyo to open on 800 screens
…Miyazaki’s Spirited Away topped out at 600 screens the weekend after its Oscar win in 2003 while Howl’s Moving Castle finished with 202 screens in 2005. Ponyo opens in theaters… |
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Disney pushes Wall-E for best picture nomination
/Film reports that Disney has launched a campaign to get Wall-E nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, an award never won by an animated film. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast… |
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Academy to double Best Picture nominations
…fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize.” In the past two years Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille… |
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Gulliver’s Travels
…together to create the Oscar-nominated song Faithful Forever. Assisting Gulliver through his adventures in Lilliput is Gabby, the town crier and token animated sidekick, while three comedy villains, Sneak, Snoop… |
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Arthur And The Invisibles
…an entertaining story. Arthur And The Invisibles isn’t going to win any awards – especially now that the Academy has pulled it from consideration for the Animated Oscar. But it… |
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Surf’s Up
…animated penguins of Happy Feet, who went on to pick up the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at a very “green” Oscar ceremony. In 2007 we have the best… |
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Ratatouille
…film would have quite literally earned him an Oscar nomination. It wouldn’t be a proper film set in Paris if the introduction of a woman didn’t complicate things for our… |
