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Kubo And The Two Strings
…to the live-action plate photography as “photoreal” and not to call attention to itself. It was really the Rankin/Bass Studio that finally gave stop-motion a featured stage, albeit mostly for… |
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Bugs Bunny’s Easter Funnies
…Rankin/Bass’ The First Easter Rabbit as a concurrent release, since the rabbit that phones in sick here is clearly a reference to that special from the year before, either as… |
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Loads of Christmas DVDs
…Amazon | Barnes and Noble Short found on the Finding Nemo DVD. Rankin Bass: The Original Television Christmas Classics | Amazon | Barnes and Noble Rankin-Bass specials including Rudolph the… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…be filmed using models and purpose-built sets in the stop-motion process, a medium the director had enjoyed since childhood (during which he witnessed many of Rankin/Bass’ animated television specials) for… |
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The Last Unicorn set back to 2006; gains a final director
…of The Last Unicorn, a popular fantasy novel-turned Rankin/Bass animated film in 1982. The film’s two previous chiefs, Michael Pakleppa and Monty Python cohort Julián Doyle, are now on as… |
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ParaNorman
…Jasper, who got himself into many a jam, while the holiday specials from the Rankin/Bass studio have become synonymous with establishing a link between stop-motion and often melancholic stories. They… |
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Frankenweenie
…the years, especially in recent times when the holiday specials from the Rankin/Bass studio especially became synonymous with establishing a link between the medium and often melancholic stories. They may… |
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Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
…special. DreamWorks’ Shrek The Halls may have kickstarted the fashion for modern animated Christmas programs again in 2007, after many years of Rankin/Bass’ stop-motion re-runs, but Prep & Landing seems… |
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Dr. Seuss’s Holidays On The Loose!
…some of the stop-motion Rankin/Bass Christmas titles), and in the 2011 holiday gift-giving season it turns up yet again in no less than three or four re-packaged releases! Even if… |
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Have yourself a Very Barry Christmas!
‘Prgoddess’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4864#post4864 Animated News Forum}} links to Cuppa Coffee’s new site promoting an upcoming stopmotion film that crosses The Nightmare Before Christmas with the classic Rankin/Bass television… |
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Where Did These AWOL Animated Movies Get To?
…never been issued on home video. The Last Unicorn (1982) – Rankin/Bass’ animated take on Peter S Beagle’s mythical epic fared badly on Artisan’s DVD release, with no extras and… |
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"The Network with a Santa Claus"
The Year Without a Santa Claus, Bass-Rankin’s 1974 stop-motion classic, is experiencing a live-action redo, courtesy of NBC. Variety, via Coming Soon, reports that the remake will star Ethan Suplee… |
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Casey Kasem, voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo!, passes away
…Top 40 also did a number of voices on Sesame Street, as well as the title character in Rankin/Bass’s often forgotten Easter special Here Comes Peter Cottontail. Movie fans may… |
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Cartoon Network Reboots Thundercats to Positive Reviews
On August 5, Cartoon Network premiered it’s newest cartoon, Thundercats, a remake of the 1980s cult classic produced by Rankin and Bass (the studio that made the popular Christmas specials:… |
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How concept artist Dawn Brown transformed into a director for House Of Monsters
…did you choose stop motion? DB: I’ve always enjoyed stop motion. I grew up with the Rankin/Bass holiday specials. There is something so charming and enchanting about the art form…. |
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The Best Of 2018: The Year Old Became New (Again!)
…release of Rankin-Bass’s Flight Of The Dragons come out early this year. One should also mention that Warner Home Video came through with a superb Blu-ray set for the fully… |
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The Swan Princess Lasts Far Longer Than Forever with Director Richard Rich
…Rich about the legacy of The Swan Princess. In addition to his resume at Disney, Rich directed all of the Swan Princess sequels, and also helmed the Rankin/Bass 1999 animated… |
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What ever you do, no matter how much it begs…never, ever purchase the Last Unicorn DVD!
Ben Simon over at DVD Toons has {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/289 words of wisdom}} for those considering picking up Artisan’s recent edition of the 1982 Rankin/Bass feature The Last Unicorn: “I don’t… |
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The Last Unicorn's Official Website gets a facelift!!
…Rankin-Bass, and has since become a cult hit on video, finally being lined up this year for a DVD release on March 16th. This new live-action film is not a… |
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The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2
…ancestor to the Abominable Snowman in Rankin-Bass’s Rudolph Christmas special – further evidence of Pal’s influence on future animators. Puppetoons B Two Gun Rusty (1944, 8:27) – Little red-haired Rusty… |
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The Best Of 2021: The More Things Change…
…Kino Lorber also put out some old-school animation, with Jetsons: The Movie and Rankin-Bass’ The Daydreamer, not to mention the less family-friendly Fritz The Cat films. And Thunderbean got some… |
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The Last Unicorn finally comes home
Rankin/Bass’ 1982 fantasy animated feature The Last Unicorn has appeared as a pre-order on the {{link http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=579871 DVD Empire}} website, listing a March 16th release date, for under $10. No… |
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"Enchanted World" is just that…
Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass created some of the most memorable animated Christmas specials ever to grace the small screen. Now that magic can be found between the covers… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…of the entire world. Other notable deaths included comic book legend Neal Adams, Jules Bass of Rankin/Bass fame, Irene Cara, Barbara Walters, Gilbert Gottfried, Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane, Leslie… |
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Anchor Bay sold to…IDT Entertainment
…brings to home video, especially in the collectors DVD market. The company distributes a number of animation-related titles, including those of Rankin/Bass, as well as many live-action Disney Studios films…. |
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Cartoon Network movie "May-athon"
…Scarecrow, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Also airing will be such titles as the Bakshi animated Lord Of The Rings as well as Rankin/Bass’ The Hobbit and Return Of… |
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Spring is in the air: Here comes a new Peter Cottontail movie
Kristin writes in to point out that the image at Amazon.com for the DVD cover of the Rankin-Bass Easter special Here Comes Peter Cottontail mentions that there is a Peter… |
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Thunder-Thunder-Thundercats…Anime?
Children of the 1980s, rejoice! The beloved Rankin-Bass cartoon Thundercats is being revitalized anime-style. Warner Brothers released a promotional image seen at right. The character designs appear to retain the… |
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Bravestarr: Volume One
…obviously aimed at an even younger audience, almost seeming like a Hanna-Barbera comedy cartoon as designed by Rankin-Bass (not in a good way). The lighter tone and total lack of… |
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Regis and Rudolph star in stop-motion music video
…The Regis Philbin Christmas Album. Featuring appearances by Kelly Ripa, Live executive producer Michael Gelman and Donald Trump, the short bears a stop-motion resemblance to the 1964 Rankin/Bass adaptation of… |
