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Bambi: Diamond Edition
…the clip was happy to point out who won what at the Oscars that year but failed to mention Bambi’s three nominations, which also go unmentioned anywhere else too! The… |
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Tron: Legacy and The Original Classic 2-Movie Collection
…real-life Bridges, emoting like the just-Oscar winner that he is (in another choice I found odd, young Flynn/Clu appears to have gained quite a bit of bulk given his much… |
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The Incredibles
…theatrically, the Oscar-nominated animated short Boundin’ is also included here, being the directorial debut of long-time storyman Bud Luckey, running 4:40 in HD. Presented in 1.85:1, the short split audiences… |
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Dumbo finally on Blu-ray for 70th Anniversary!
…In addition to its Academy Award for BestMusic, Dumbo was also Oscar-nominated for Best Song, for the haunting lullaby, “Baby Mine.” Additional songs from the film, written by renowned composer… |
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Happy Feet 2 teaser now online
…voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (Pink), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Sofia Vergara, the sequel to 2007 Oscar winner opens in theaters Novemburr 18th, 2011…. |
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New Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer
…reboot will include all computer-animated apes, created by the Oscar-winning special effects company WETA Digital (Avatar, King Kong). Starring James Franco and Brian Cox, and feauring Andy Serkis as Ceaser,… |
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Winnie The Pooh‘s Henry Jackman, a “First Class” composer
…Oscar-winning Hans Zimmer, one of the most successful film composers of the time. This fruitful association has lead to significant credits and contributions on several top-ranking films produced in recent… |
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Animated King Kong movie now in the works?
…well known for. King Kong, of course, has been remade before, both in a critically despised 1976 remake and in an Oscar-winning, mega-budget version of the story from Peter Jackson…. |
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Another Change from the Academy
…are released. They also decided to make the category permanent, meaning the board won’t vote each year to include animated movies in the oscar running. More from the LA Times…. |
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Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology
…the serious tone. Chief among those bringing a sly humor to the proceedings is Gene Hackman, a then-recent Oscar winner (ironically enough for French Connection) and also bringing some serious… |
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Hanks: Pixar working on Toy Story 4
…a total surprise given the critical and commercial success of the previous Toy Story films, in particular last summer’s Oscar-winning threequel, it was thought the trilogy was complete. This is… |
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Apes Rise at the box office
…much notice, in fact, that there’s even been some talk of Andy Serkis–the actor behind the motion capture behind Ceaser–might score an Oscar nomination for his work in the film…. |
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Disney and Pixar announce four 3-D re-releases
…five Oscar® nominations and winning two. It has grossed $380.4 million worldwide. First released in 2003, Disney•Pixar’s Finding Nemo takes audiences into a whole new world in this undersea adventure… |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Limited 3D Edition
…a token “fun role” Oscar nomination in the process. By the time of the film’s inevitable sequel Dead Man’s Chest, the cat was out of the back, so to speak,… |
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Toy Story / Toy Story 2 / Toy Story 3 – 3D Editions
…Hanks, the then-Oscar winning star of Philadelphia and soon to be another winner for Forrest Gump. Hanks was sold, and the film picked up traction, bringing on board the lead… |
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Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World
…the songs were creative and fun to sing, and it was nominated for an Oscar. Flash forward a few years and Disney had a winning streak akin to Pixar and… |
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The Essential Daffy Duck
…Tom And Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection gathered what was basically a scrapbook of their most notable appearances, from their first cartoon, through their several Oscar wins, to later television shows… |
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Rob Marshall Heads Into the Woods with Pirates 5 Update
Piartes of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides director Rob Marshall is returning to direct musicals. He directed the 2002 critically acclaimed and Oscar winner Chicago. Disney has slated him to… |
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Rio 2 in Early Stages of Development
Rio, the Oscar nominated film about bird smuggling set in Brazil, is set to have a sequel, says Cinema Blend. Director Carlos Saldanha is progressing on the potential film, which… |
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Lady and the Tramp’s Peggy Lee on the right side of the (sound)tracks!
…Kelly’s Blues. The Oscar went to Jo Van Fleet (playing James Dean’s mother in East of Eden) and Pete Kelly’s Blues proved to be Peggy’s last feature-film role. Peggy later… |
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Animated shorts in the spotlight
If you’re looking to get a jump on whatever Oscar pool you might be participating in (we would suggest this one!) several websites are showcasing the shorts portion of the… |
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Rango wins at BAFTA’s
Rango continued its march towards a potential Oscar by winning the British equivalent, the Bafta for Best Animated Film, at the the British Academy Film Awards. The Special Visual Effects… |
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La Luna clip now online
…will tell the story of a boy who learns of his family’s “unusual line of work” while out at sea one night. It has been nominated for the Oscar for… |
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At long last, The Lone Ranger finally begins production
…Verbinski, who just won an Oscar for Rango, The Lone Ranger is set to shoot silver bullets on the big screen just in time for Memorial Day weekend in 2013…. |
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore now online
The Oscar-winning short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is now viewable online for those who are curious to see it, with the link to the cartoon… |
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Happy Feet Two
…an Oscar for Best Animated Feature (fairly or unfairly, depending how you look at it, beating the mighty Pixar’s Cars to the finish line). That was a decision that rankled… |
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The Lion King II / The Lion King 1½
…has been dumped directly to a home video release when it deserved so much more (such as an Oscar nomination). The traditional, hand-drawn animation literally sparkles, and is the richest… |
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The making of Disney’s Treasure Planet
A treat for fans of Disney’s underrated, Oscar-nominated animated feature Treasure Planet can be found today on Blu-Ray.com. The site has an excellent–and very long–look at the making of the… |
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Ernest Borgnine passes away at age 95
Legendary actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Oscar for his performance in the film Marty, has passed away at age 95, The Atlantic Wire is reporting. In recent years, Borgnine… |
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Home On The Range
…Tigger Movie, The AristoCats, Planes, and the too-Forrest Gump, too-quirky, too obvious Oscar-bait The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, already annoying before anyone really knows much about it. The Main… |
