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Disney and Warner Bros. at war over Oz
…problem for any merchandise that Disney wants to put out for the movie. Warner Bros. has already gone after possible merchandise to go with the upcoming animated movie Dorothy of… |
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AV introduces website calendar and iPhone app
…be released. Tap one of the movie banners and you’ll get a full screen countdown themed to that film! Pick your favorite and every time you launch the app you’ll… |
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The Lorax
…not saying you can’t exaggerate your antagonist in a movie for dramatic effect. But if your movie is meant to be a propaganda piece aimed at kids in order to… |
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The Muppets Release The Hunger Games Parody Trailer
…movie The Hunger Games. While it uses footage only from the movie and does not include any new footage, the trailer does prove Disney is vested in the Muppet franchise… |
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First poster for Wreck-It Ralph revealed
The first teaser poster for Disney’s upcoming animated action movie Wreck-It Ralph has been revealed over at MSN. The movie tells the story of a video game baddie who longs… |
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Mia And The Migoo
…a decent to great movie all by itself. But what is really marvellous is the look of the film, with some very naturalistic animation, and painted backgrounds that evoke both… |
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Looney Tunes’ Mouse Chronicles
…Bunny Movie and Jones offering a more pragmatic view in his Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie. With the death of Clampett, Tex Avery and Freleng, Jones became pretty much the sole… |
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Secret Of The Wings Composer Joel McNeely gives wings to Tinkerbell’s latest adventure!
From the world of Disney Fairies comes an all-new movie that unlocks an amazing secret about Tinker Bell that will change her life forever. Directed by Leroy and Stitch’s Roberts… |
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The Grinch is returning to the big screen
…one more familier to most audiences. The site is saying that plans for an animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie are being made, with Pete Candeland (an animator on… |
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It’s over 9000 calories! Chomp down on Dragon Ball Z food
…Vegeta’s Green Salad. Akira Toriyama has been heavily involved the film and has confirmed that the movie takes place in the DBZ canon. The movie premieres in Japan on Mach… |
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The Croods
While perhaps one of the least analyzed part of a film’s production, marketing may be one of the most important pieces in a the success or failure of a movie…. |
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Monsters University gets USA Today profile, Disney World monorail
…sometimes give them credit for.” Interestingly, producer Kori Rae says Pixar might soon release three movies every two years, rather than one movie a year as they’ve been doing since… |
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Disney’s Planes to take off at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
…on Friday night, August 2, one week before the movie opens in theaters nationwide. Disney’s Planes will touch all who see it and help them understand the thrill and excitement… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #37: Tinker Bell – They’re Breaking Canon
…Join the fun as they discuss Tinker Bell’s origins and first movie! https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV2693802517.mp3 Highlights: • Where’s the news? • Main Discussion: Tinker Bell. • Movie’s origins and general thoughts. •… |
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Jeepers! The ponies are now human!
…movie, but instead of following a story about ponies and their adventures it is about the ponies being transformed into humans and their high school adventures. After watching the trailer… |
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Wart, Robin, Oliver and more Pan come to Disney Blu-ray
…The Stranger) as Madam Mim, Norman Alden (The Transformers: The Movie, Back to the Future) as Sir Kay, and Alan Napier (Marnie, Batman) as Sir Pellinor Director: Wolfgang Reitherman (The… |
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Jon M. Chu gives Masters of the Universe update
Long in development hell, Sony Pictures has been trying to get a live-action Masters of the Universe movie off the ground for years. The project finally found a director in… |
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From Up On Poppy Hill
…rose to the challenge admirably, and has made a wonderful movie that fits well within the Ghibli canon of realistic teen-oriented movies. Having seen Goro’s success here, I’d like to… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #48: Interview with Steve Hickner
…pro” and has done nearly every job in animation. He is most notably known for co-directing The Prince of Egypt and Bee Movie. This interview discusses his new book, his… |
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The Academy speculates about special effects and animation
…that Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron likened his movie’s special effects to the animation process, but it is notable that his movie also featured Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in non-animated… |
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O Brother Bear, Where Art Thou?: Why Disney Channel turned down Brother Bear: The Series
…The Simpsons and Family Guy. Left to right: Pete Michels, “brother bears” Koda and Kenai, and Bart Jennett Brother Bear: The Series took place directly after the first movie, which… |
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Author Charles Solomon puts the chill to us with The Art Of Frozen
…talked with us about the art behind the movie. AnimatedViews: In the acknowledgements of your book, you mention your initial skepticism about the movie being made on time, and how… |
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The Miyazaki Pippi Longstocking film that never was
Studio Ghibli unearthed some treasures from their archives: concept art for a Pippi Longstocking movie. ComicsAlliance tells us that back in 1971, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata approached Astrid Lindgren… |
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Brrrrrr! Ice Age 5 coming in 2016
…movie is set to cool down movie theaters on July 15th, 2016, bumping Blue Sky’s previously announced Anubis back to March 23, 2018. Since it was literally just announced today,… |
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The Smurfs 2
…she explores her own naughty side. As you might guess, if you’ve ever seen a movie before, Gargamel’s plans looks like it may backfire, as the Naughties also begin to… |
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Frozen soundtrack tops Billboard 200
Another day, another news story regarding how well Frozen has been doing for Disney. Today the movie had the first motion picture soundtrack from an animated movie to top the… |
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The Nut Job and Frozen have strong weekends
…BOM mentions,”The Lego Movie doesn’t open until February 7th, meaning The Nut Job has another two weekends to play to families. The movie should ultimately wind up with at least… |
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The Nut Job
…like it was written independently of the movie he was in; almost by default the guard dog Precious gets the honor of being the most tolerable in the film, but… |
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Frozen crosses $400 million mark at domestic box office
…film only the 19th film to ever cross that milestone, and the sixth movie from the Mouse House to do so. It’s also the fourth animated movie to reach the… |
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Great songs never die: how animation students are bringing a fresh touch to Aria For A Cow
…pursuing his bachelor’s degree in fine arts at The Academy Of Art University. He grew up in Washington making stop motion movies with his dad’s video camera, countless flip book… |
