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VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time, which was determined by a vote of VES members. The VES 50 is the backdrop of the 2007 VES Festival of Visual… |
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Robinsons, Ratatouille release dates?; Platinum news
Receiving inside insight from a Disney Store cast member, Ultimate Disney indicates the DVD release dates for Meet the Robinsons (September 18), Ratatouille (November 6) and Pirates of the Caribbean:… |
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'Shrek the First' with $122 million!
…In addition, Third currently has the third best opening of all-time, behind Spider-Man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Box Office Guru further analyzes the sequel’s success…. |
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John Carter of Pixar; Brad Bird visits 1906?
Upcoming Pixar points to IESB.net, where a quick chat with John Lasseter and Ed Catmull was enjoyed briefly at the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End…. |
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Aardman unveils film plans
…and Ashley Pharoah; a film based on Gideon Defoe’s Pirates book series, from director Peter Lord and writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil; Operation Rudolph, which is being developed by… |
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Magic Gourd box office intake
…Disney Co. is happy with its take, Gourd‘s opening week was much less than the American-released Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (US$10.5 million) and Spider-Man 3 (US$9.2 million)…. |
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Starz On Demand Gets Animated In August
The following is the official press release outlining the the many animated offerings during the month of August on the Starz network including a marathon of Jennifer Shiman’s famous movies… |
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Ariel’s Song: Tony Pulham, a fortunate art director under the sea!
…the task of the art director: imagining the look of the locations where the story will take place. In the case of Ariel’s Beginning it’s the job of Pooh’s Heffalump… |
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Steven Spielberg to Receive Visual Effects Society Lifetime Achievement Award
…Hollywood. The VES Board of Directors selected Spielberg for its highest honor in recognition of the contribution that his vast body of work, as both a director and producer, has… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Six
…disc of cartoons featuring a variety of characters. Warners animation figurehead Bugs Bunny gets us off to a fine start with Hare Trigger, a Friz Freleng cartoon that’s one of… |
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2008 animated slate firms up
…• January 11 – The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything – A VeggieTales Movie (Universal) • March 14 – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (Fox) • June 6 –… |
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2008 Oscar nominations announced
…Effects are • The Golden Compass – Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles… |
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Pirate Bunnies
The complete Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy can now be seen in less than two minutes and re-enacted by animator Jennifer Shiman’s bunnies by watching parts 1 and 2 here… |
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Verbinski, King & Logan to make animated film
Gore Verbinski, director of all three Pirates Of The Caribbean films, and The Departed producer Graham King are teaming up to develop an animated feature, reports ComingSoon. John Logan, nominated… |
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Depp and Verbinski team up for Rango
…his true self. The CGI feature will be a reunion for Verbinski and Depp, who also worked together in Pirates Of The Caribbean. Rango‘s animation will be provided by special-effects… |
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Tomorrowland movie in the works?
Variety reveals that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is set to star in a Tomorrowland film, based off of the section in Disneyland of the same name. The movie will not… |
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Walt Disney Studios Showcase Event Report
Over at o-meon Chuck Oberleitner gives an in-depth report of the recent Walt Disney Studios Showcase Event with information on Bolt, Car Toons, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, A Christmas… |
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Studios enter multiple toons in Oscar race
…entry per Oscar season, reports Variety. While Disney has Wall-E and Bolt in contention, DreamWorks’ plans to launch campaigns that focus on the individual strengths of both of their submitted… |
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The Simpsons Movie
…one of Krusty’s phrases. The Simpsons Movie is good for a lot of laughs, and for fans of the current iteration of the series, a worthy big screen debut. But… |
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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…variety program starting in December, 1956; and stop-motion animated Gumby was spun off of The Howdy Doody Show in March, 1957. Close to the end of their MGM days, the… |
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The Venture Bros.: Season One
…The best part of this episode is seeing how some of the characters originally met in college. The Trial Of The Monarch shows more of the workings of the Guild… |
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Return To Never-Land: Pixie-Powered Edition
…generally feels “right,” until a moment of slapstick, a wild expression, or the offering of body fluids and sounds reminds one that this is a 21st century Disney film. The… |
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Aladdin: Platinum Edition
…two direct-to-video sequels (the first of their kind for Disney), The Return of Jafar (1994) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996). The Return of Jafar sold seven million… |
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Beaumont and Kerry: Peter Pan‘s Leading Ladies
…of the happiest days of my life, because walking on the Disney lot is one of the happiest moments you can imagine. The creativity sort of bowls you over as… |
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Eric Goldberg takes us on a Character Animation Crash Course!
…film’s titles? EG: Nope. AV: Why does Wikipedia state that you are “the director of Pirates Of The Caribbean, a cartoon based on one of the Disney attractions”? EG: Because… |
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Michael Giacchino cooks up tasty tunes for Ratatouille!
…really has a way of getting everyone’s creative best out of them. He has a good way of kind of energizing his group, which is really amazing because, you know,… |
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DisneyToon Studios and The Sequels That Never Were, with Tod Carter
…Hopefully, someone will pick up where Autodesk leaves off. Storyboarding via Cintiq offers some advantages in efficiency and obviously saves a lot of time since you don’t have to scan…. |
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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…I was quite literally “hooked” (sorry)! To me even now, Peter Pan still holds up as one of the best-looking Disney features of any era. I think the films of… |
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Studio Idefix #1 – Asterix The Gaul and Asterix And Cleopatra
…many wonderful shorts, with high quality animation that could easily have been part of Disney’s Golden Age of Silly Symphonies. The coming of World War II affected many areas of… |
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Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas
…box office earlier this year. It did find a small but enthusiastic fan audience, but by then it was a case of too little word of mouth too late. And… |
