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Jan Pinkava reveals “les ropes” of Ratatouille
…of the technical details of the development work and could get a good sense of what was reasonable to ask of the technical team. I was able to know when… |
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Ponyo
…manages to reclaim her with the help of some water spirits. Sosuke is heartbroken at the loss of his new friend, but Ponyo has no intention of staying away. Now… |
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DVD news
…of some major DVD’s! (see “MORE” for disk listings) October 21, 2003 – \\Batman – Mystery of the Batwoman\\ – \\Space Jam\\: Special Edition October 28, 2003 – \\Looney Tunes\\… |
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Bambi: Platinum Edition
…the compassion of animals versus the inhumanity of humans. “Man…was in the forest” goes one of the film’s most memorable – and chilling – lines. The poetic tone of the… |
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2021 Quick Review Recaps
Join us as we end the year off right with a quick review recap of some of the big studio releases of 2021!… |
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Into The Forest Of Enchantement – A Disney Musical Adventure at Disneyland Paris
…the Disney Characters, this Forest Of Enchantment is peopled by all kinds of fantastic creatures. CL: Enchantella, our Story Teller and master of ceremonies, is accompanied by all kinds of… |
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AV Roundtable Flashbacks: Titan A.E.
…date, so they did all of the animation over a crazy course of 13 months, or 18 months, which is absolutely nuts for a movie of this scale, especially in… |
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Up’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino to intro the Academy’s Oscar Concert celebration of film music
…that film scores evoke, including the sound of home, the sound of the chase, the sound of fear, the sound of love, and the sound of courage. The evening closes… |
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Avatar: The Legend of Korra
…official video stream with a limited viewing opportunity. The Legend of Korra had a lot to live up to in the shadow of Aang, Katara, Zuko, Sokka, and Tophs’ adventure… |
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Happy Feet Two
…these kinds of films sort of lost the plot. An emphasis on crazy, out-there concepts emerged: cars that drove themselves, self-made robots, even the original Ice Age was more off-kilter… |
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Disney announces Moana to set sail for Blu-ray combo pack and 3D edition March 7
…of massive scale brought to fiery life by character, technical and effects animators. • Hair – One of the greatest technical achievements of the film was the animation of the… |
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95th Oscar nominations announced
…On The Western Front Avatar: The Way Of Water The Banshees Of Inisherin Elvis Everything Everywhere All At Once The Fabelmans Tár Top Gun: Maverick Triangle Of Sadness Women Talking… |
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Animation visionary Glen Keane talks about Nephtali
…the Opéra Bastille. The aim of this digital 3rd Stage is to commission new works from artists through original pieces offering an original perspective on the world of opera, music,… |
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Elemental
…more often than not based on the personal stories of filmmakers. And since the stories are personal, maybe there’s a fear of being offensive when trying to critique. So when… |
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Cars 2
…good (the neon of Tokyo, the softness of Paris, the color of London), while the crushed blacks of Mater’s dream sequence are as a deep and non-inhibited by noise or… |
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Finding Nemo: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…Pirates Of The Caribbean series), Barry Humphries (Dame Edna him/herself), Hulking Eric Bana, Austin Pendleton (perhaps best known to readers of Animated Views for The Muppet Movie), Elizabeth Perkins, and… |
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Nemo sub coming to you
…its June 11 premiere at Disneyland, the Nemo Dream Mobile will be coming out of the water and onto the road beginning May 4 for a spring-summer tour of the… |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
…of prehistoric pirates could end their latest journey prematurely. I have to be totally honest about my reaction to this film. About half way through it I completely lost interest…. |
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More info on new Disney logo
…and fireworks and shimmering water and… You’ll see the the new stuff on or about July 9 when the Pirates of the Caribbean [sequel] comes out. Worth seeing, I think.”… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrowland: Disney In Space And Beyond
…cutting-edge, and very witty, and sometimes reminded me of the UPA cartoons of the 1950s. At the end, Disney introduces a new Frontierland episode of “The Horse of the West”,… |
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Winnie The Pooh‘s Henry Jackman, a “First Class” composer
…years: The Da Vinci Code, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, The Holiday, Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and The Simpsons Movie. Working on film productions at this level has brought… |
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The rest of those Academy Awards…
Unsurprisingly, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King heads up the hopefulls for the primarily live-action effects fests, with eleven nods, while Pirates Of The Caribbean: The… |
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Disney goes after Viking booty
After striking gold with last year’s Pirates Of The Caribbean and the prospect of two blockbuster sequels to that film, Disney is {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=filmNews&storyID=4484884§ion=news reported}} to have bought an untitled… |
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Michael Eisner's open letter to employees
…array of assets that touch the lives of people in every corner of the globe. Of course, in creating and growing this fantastic enterprise, the most important assets of all… |
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For once: a Pirate DVD that the retailers love!
{{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=6653&catType=NEWS Video Business Online}} reports that Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl has sold over 11 million units during its first week in stores,… |
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Muppet Babies Composers Andy Bean & Keith Horn Make Your Dreams Come True
…a different state. Luckily, I do passable imitations of most of the Muppet characters, so I’ll just like be thinking of myself as Kermit on a banjo, and all of… |
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BAFTA animation and FX nominees
…as many of the voters are members of both academies. Nominations featuring animation and/or special visual effects this year are headed up by The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of… |
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John Carter (Of Mars)
…of course, of Tarzan fame) couldn’t be accused of ripping off the past 35 years’ worth of science-fiction movies since he’d come up with the story and many of those… |
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New Promo Art and DVD Screen Grabs from The Lion King 1½: Part III
…“Timon’s version of a theme-park ride, which includes spoofs on famous Disney attractions, including It’s A Small World and Haunted Mansion.” The second image is a “Pirates of the Caribbean”… |
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Before Jack Sparrow there was Captain Hook . . . and Smee
…treasure for everyone. Peter Pan is a timeless classic from Disney’s Golden Age of animation. The film is one of three to boast all nine of Walt’s famous “Nine Old… |
