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Walt Disney Treasures: Disneyland – Secrets Stories And Magic
…well as historic programs produced directly for the small screen, as seen from 1942’s visit behind the scenes at the Walt Disney Studio, The Reluctant Dragon, to the groundbreaking The… |
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Shrek The Third
…been resolved, and even the villains’ royal hijack attempts just sort of peter out to nothing, the big climax of the film being a majestic-worthy speech delivered by Shrek. On… |
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Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin
…Steven Hahn seems to have disappeared off the radar completely, only producing short-lived TV show Little Dracula in 1991 and the Tillie’s Dragon special in 1995. It’s a shame he… |
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Shark Tale
…a rip-off of the old Reluctant Dragon story, Shark Tale finds young fish Oscar (voiced by Will Smith) deep in dept. The party amphibian likes to show off and spread… |
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Mulan: Special Edition
…with, her captain, Shang, and is aided and abetted by her ancestral protector, the diminutive dragon Mushu, and a “lucky” bug, a cricket named Cri-Kee. Proving that behind every great… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Two: Disney executive Doug Short, Giselle’s champion!
…transform into a dragon—like so many of the classics, her true evil self is revealed in spectacular fashion. But the most important reason for the big finale is to finish… |
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Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas
…and Marina Sails The Dragon’s Teeth. Quite what, or how good these games are, remains a mystery, as the included InterActual player couldn’t “load the default skin”, despite my attempting… |
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The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr Toad: Gold Classic Collection
…gate was The Reluctant Dragon, which combined a live-action tour of the Studio with inserted animated featurettes. The traditional short cartoons made at the Studio at this time used the… |
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Sleeping Beauty Deluxe Edition
…film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short of 1959. Broadcast on the DisneyLand TV show on the day of Sleeping Beauty’s release, The Peter Tchaikovsky… |
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Fun And Fancy Free: Gold Classic Collection
…un-official first was Robert Benchley’s tour of the Studio in The Reluctant Dragon, which only featured a couple of shorts as well as the title featurette. Many of the cartoons… |
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Tony Bancroft balances the yin and the yang in directing Mulan
…actor to play the role of a Chinese dragon – which proved to be a great idea? TB: From the beginning we thought that, because Mushu is a mythological character,… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Three: Musical minstrels Alan Menken and Danny Troob!
…coming to London next fall and we’re rewriting into that. It’s gonna be directed by Peter Schneider, as you know, former executive at Disney Feature Animation. And Leap of Faith… |
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Rhythm & Hues opens new facility in India
…employees, and more expansion is planned. R&H’s India facilities are teaming with its California HQ on films such as The Incredible Hulk and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor…. |
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Shrek the Musical World Premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre
…include the new Yazmina Reza play The God of Carnage and Peter Gill’s Small Change in London and Boeing Boeing on Broadway and in Australia. JOSH PRINCE (Choreography). Upcoming: The… |
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Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection: 15 Winners, 26 Nominees
…Chuck Jones for more than any other cartoon in his career, and filling it with clever puns (“Sir Osis of Liver”) and visual treats (Sam’s coal-feeding, sneezing Dragon is quite… |
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AWN's shorts review
Checking in with their periodic review of animated shorts, which often go unnoticed in favor of features, Animation World Network looks at Dragon, The Love Train, A Plan, Stasis, and… |
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AnimationHQ to host chat with Heidi Guedel
…\\The Fox and the Hound\\, \\Quest for Camelot\\, and \\Space Jam\\, animated sequences for the laserdisc games \\Dragon’s Lair\\ and \\Space Ace\\, and character layout for \\Futurama\\. Info on the… |
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Another new Shrek 2 review!
…the whole Shrek world.” The reviewer then warns that fans of the Dragon character may want to stay after the film’s ending credits. Shrek 2 hits theaters on May 21…. |
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Kung-Fu Panda still coming
…a guest speaker at a student film convention in Cardiff, Wales, Page not only confirmed but also described the film as “a cross between Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Pandas“…. |
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TV-Loonland opens up markets; Heidi feature announced
…Dragon’s Rock (26×23′), a coproduction with Germany’s Super-RTL that tells the story of a family of dragons trying to cope with daily life.” Source: Gareth Jones © C21 Media 2004… |
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Bambi fun facts
…(1940), Fantasia (1940), The Reluctant Dragon (1941) and Dumbo (1941) were all released earlier than Bambi. Footage: 6259 feet Frames of Film: 100,144 The studio counts a rough average of… |
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Rambo animated series coming to DVD
…Rambo – Volume 2: Enter The Dragon. With each containing approximately 300 minutes of show for the suggested retail value of $14.98, both DVDs will be available June 14, 2005…. |
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Press release: Samurai Jack: Season 2 DVD
…“Jack and the Monks”, #21- “Jack and the Dragon”, #22- “Jack vs the Five Hunters”, #23- “Jack vs Demango”, #24- “Jack Is Naked”, and #25- “Jack and the Spartans”, #26-… |
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Shrek SuperSlam game info and trailer
…such environments as the Poison Apple Inn and Dragon’s Gate. A multitude of weapons, potions, and magical items spell endless action for up to four players in the game, which… |
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Zemeckis' Beowulf
…of the Gaets, following his battles with the troll-like Grendel and a fire-breathing dragon. Before that hits theaters, Zemeckis is producing Monster House, another feature using the same computer-assisted animation… |
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Snow White And The Seven Kung Fu Monks: Disney sets movie sights on China
…market ahead of Hollywood rivals. Yuen Woo-ping, fight choreographer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the Matrix trilogy, Kill Bill and Kung Fu Hustle, has been recruited to direct the film,… |
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A Conversation With Andreas Deja
…but he was like fighting the dragon. It was just a gorgeous, gorgeous drawing. So, happy to get that. AN: Did you ever know Milt Kahl? AD: I knew him… |
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DreamWorks Animation's future slate
Coming Soon has the lowdown on future projects from DreamWorks Animation, including notes on Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Rex Havoc, It Came From Earth! and Route… |
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DreamWorks Animation, Activision launch new deal
…exclusive video game rights to DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming slate, including Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Rex Havoc, and How to Train Your Dragon. Shrek 3 and any other future Shrek… |
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ABC Kids, Jetix, Toon Disney, and Disney Channel 2006-07 programming
…the comedy/adventure “American Dragon: Jake Long,” the comedy/adventure “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” and the comedy “The Buzz on Maggie,” each produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. DISNEY CHANNEL For… |
