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Inside Out 2
…film was getting to spend more time with Riley herself. In the first part she almost felt like a puppet of the emotions, only called upon for reaction shots to… |
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Rudolph / Frosty / Santa Claus: The Original Christmas Classics
…a shorter than usual half-hour show). I’d known that a later sequel had been traditionally drawn, but for some reason remembered this particular Frosty as being a puppet-starring outing, which… |
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Original Kermit the Frog donated to Smithsonian
…puppet is one of ten characters from the 1950s TV show Sam and Friends that is being given to the museum by Jim’s widow Jane Henson. Apart from Kermit, the… |
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Jason Segal will not be involved in Muppets sequel
…a decade of my life. Five years of hard work. I’m ready for a little puppet break.” It is unknown which direction Disney will choose to go with the sequel,… |
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Jim Henson Company to Make Imaginocean
…curriculum. It will be made using the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio that allows puppeteers to control digital characters in real time. Lisa Henson will produce the show and they are… |
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MeTV generates nostalgia with Toon In With Me and Saturday Morning Cartoons
…long weekday morning show is titled Toon In With Me and airs at 7am ET. It’s anchored by Bill Leff and his puppet pal Toony the Tuna. Between Looney Tunes,… |
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2017 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…for pictures, a favorite being one where they managed to include a Pony Head puppet into the shot. There was also a cute family dressed up as four of the… |
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Oz, The Great And Powerful (regular and 3D editions)
…looks like a cross between Robin Wright and Cinderella – although it has to be said that Franco’s interaction with the character (performed during shooting via a marionette puppet) isn’t… |
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Mulan: 15th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection
…out of place in the final film. More fun is an original shadow puppet opening that sets up not only the story but also the China of the time, featuring… |
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Frankenweenie
…through many of Max and Dave Fleischer’s strange excursions into the surreal in their Betty Boop cartoons, to George Pal’s Puppetoon series in the 1930s, which often featured a terrified… |
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The Best Of 2012: Apocalypse NOT!
…technique rivalled the likes of ParaNorman and Frankenweenie’s puppet models (and as seen by a surprise but welcome Oscar nod). As the Pirate Captain, Hugh Grant provided a sure touch… |
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Netflix announces cast for Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical Pinocchio
…Award® winner Alexandre Desplat who will also write the score. Gris Grimly created the original design for the Pinocchio character. The film’s puppets are being built by Mackinnon and Saunders… |
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series
…on Green Lantern to the Thunderbirds puppet-like appearance of the characters on that otherwise brilliant Star Wars show. The smooth contours of ships, bodies, and other objects in Green Lantern… |
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Frankenweenie: Cinematographer Peter Sorg’s shades of grey
…a look for different locations and times of day. Tim was very happy with the results, so these lighting, set and puppet tests served as a reference of how we… |
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Quay Brothers to present their work at Fest Anca
…the e-music innovator Jonatán Pastirčák. This the ninth International Animation Festival Fest Anča will take place at Stanica Žilina-Záriečie Cultural Centre, the enchanting Žilina Puppet Theatre, the New Synagogue, the… |
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Manimal Gets CGI Treatment
Riding on the success of live-action/CGI movie The Smurfs, Sony has plans to make a sequel and they also plan to adapt puppet show sitcom Alf. If that was not… |
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The Tigger Movie: Bounce-a-rrrific Special Edition
…Acre Wood took on their oddest appearance yet, in the puppet performed series The Book Of Pooh, but quickly returned to animation for more video releases and another television program,… |
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CG ALF coming to big screen?
…last year’s The Smurfs movie. But before nostalgists get too excited, it appears they will retire the puppet prop and change the Melmacian alien life form to a CG rendition…. |
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The Seventh Dwarf
…without technically violating any copyrights laws. In this case, the movie was to serve as an unofficial “sequel” to Walt Disney’s 1940 classic, sending the titular puppet on a journey… |
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How concept artist Dawn Brown transformed into a director for House Of Monsters
…work with the characters. I’ve seen a lot of stop motion films where it is obvious all the attention to detail is put into the puppet, but their world is… |
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The Legend of Korra heading to Blu-ray and DVD in July
…a comical look at the Korra characters in puppet form as they’re interviewed about their adventures, will be available on both releases. The Legend of Korra Book One: Air will… |
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Revolving around Revolting Rhymes with directors Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer
…museum which houses, amongst other things, a great collection of pretty ancient marionettes and puppets. We both hadn’t been up there since we were kids so we thought we might… |
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Marvel Comics on DVD
{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1838 Animation Magazine}} reports that Sock Puppet Studio and Intec Interactive are releasing several Marvel comics in a digital DVD version. “Each digital book is comprised of an entire… |
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox DVD and Blu-ray in March
…“From Script to Screen” feature, a Still Life (Puppet Animation) feature, and A Beginner’s Guide to Whack-Bat. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo release will include that, along with a 6-part Making Mr…. |
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A Conversation with Eric Goldberg
…who people might know as Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf, and he also had been doing all the puppet voices for Spitting Image in London at the time. Very, very… |
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Pinocchio on Blu-ray Disc – Winner Announced!
…ever, the amazingly detailed animation, the timeless music, and heartwarming adventure-filled story is released with all-new dazzling bonus features transport you into Pinocchio’s fantastic world. Join Gepetto’s beloved puppet —… |
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Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
…Jim’s son Brian Henson’s excellent Muppet Christmas Carol almost a decade later. There was still enough mileage in these puppet films to warrant another outing, but with Henson actively involved… |
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Azur & Asmar: Michel Ocelot’s Quest For Tolerance
…to something simple and short. I have many stories to tell and I start again telling ten of them in the shadow puppet theater I already used (Princes and Princesses… |
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Pinocchio to be a stop-motion animated feature
…suggests that the new stop-motion version will be a dark, twisted retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairy tale about the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy…. |
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Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company Animator Dave Pruiksma!
…veteran puppet animator Lou Bunin. Still, Dave felt that he wasn’t getting the training he needed to become a professional animator. His instructors recognized his ability and suggested a move… |
