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New animated projects for Mike Johnson, Tyler Perry
In an interesting article about independent animation producers working without the traditional pipelines and high overhead, Variety reveals that Vanguard Animation, which plans to unveil its Space Chimps at the… |
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Sylvain Chomet picks Edinburgh for The Illusionist
Variety has posted an article featuring Academy award nominee Sylvain Chomet and his new feature film The Illusionist. The article suggests how the Scottish capital seduced the French director and… |
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The Smurfs coming to the big screen
Variety reveals exclusively this morning that Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are bringing a live-action/animated Smurfs project to the big screen, in what will be SPA’s first hybrid film…. |
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Seann William Scott talks about Planet 51
…everyone watching this movie, and it pulls back to reveal that they’re aliens. And so humans are aliens to them. And Dwayne Johnson’s character lands on the planet, and everyone’s… |
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Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition
…and added touches such as the actual product labels for Coca-Cola, USA Today, Kodak and other trademarks play no small part in creating an atmosphere that we can relate to… |
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Ninja Scroll to get a live-action makeover
…will be produced by Appian Way as a co-production with Mad House. Alex Tse, whose recent credits include Watchmen and The Illustrated Man, has been set to write the script…. |
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Lilo & Stitch: Producer Clark Spencer on a Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride!
…of authority and approval authority to other people within the Florida studio. So, the head of background and the art director made many of the decisions about the backgrounds, and… |
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Bolt on DVD & BD: One Super-Director + One Super-Voice Make One Super Rhino!
…videogames are getting more and more sophisticated and believable, and that people who worked on movies are being asked to art direct and design video games and characters, so they… |
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SpongeBob celebrates 10th year
…of the 10th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants. Among the events and projects scheduled are: a live cast script reading, a new website, new episodes, a TV movie, and a documentary…. |
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Green Lantern: First Flight soars into stores in July
…35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation)…. |
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Mad Max four goes anime
…myself as someone who is very curious about storytelling and all its various media. I’ve always loved anime, in particular the Japanese sensibility. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.”… |
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DreamWorks' Truckers trucking ahead
…for a new franchise: the author has sold over 30 million books and, if successful, Truckers could well be followed by the other titles in the trilogy, Diggers and Wings…. |
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Flanimals to hit the big screen
…and appealing, with Gervias voicing a particularly moist purple creature. “It will be great to play a short, fat, sweaty loser for a change,” comedian Gervais commented. “A real stretch.”… |
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Snoopy’s Reunion: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…restored at all. The picture is grainy at times, and even noisy; but colors appear accurate, at least. Scratch Tracks: Oddly, the mono sound is presented via two channels on… |
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The Lorax to be a 3D feature
Variety reports that Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment are teaming up to adapt the Dr. Seuss’ green themed book The Lorax into a 3-D CG animated feature. Co-directed by Chris… |
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Cannes you dig it? Plus Disney ditches the Platinums…
…of artificial intelligence in a Disney Blu-ray release. • DisneyView – that side panel idea, with art by Toby Bluth, and another extra profiling the artist. • Mirror, Mirror On… |
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Up
…the time has come to start that adventure by getting himself and his beloved home away from it all. However, a stow-away, a rare bird, and a fallen hero make… |
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Peter de Seve Breaks the Ice with Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…he is a weasel. I did many drawings taking advantage of that shape so he would be able to twist and turn and jump and leap in unique and fun… |
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The Transformers: The Complete First Season (25th Anniversary Edition)
…States (and the rest of the world) via a comic book and an animated series. Then, there came the animated film and the multitude of comic books and animated series… |
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Gigantor: The Collection, Volume One
…sometimes amateurish, the animation is unimpressively jumpy, and the English script is woefully hokey. And, in direct comparison to Astro Boy, Gigantor comes off as relatively shallow and soulless. While… |
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Peanuts: 1960’s Collection
…Japanese, and Portuguese tracks are available, as well as subtitles in English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Thai. Final Cut: In terms of this being Warner’s idea of a deluxe set… |
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Pete’s Dragon: High-Flying Edition
…where Lampy is concerned, and it is his grown daughter Nora. Nora takes a motherly interest in Pete, and offers him a place to stay at their lighthouse. She also… |
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Disneynature: Earth
…Earth can all be relied on to be the real deal, and the pin-sharp high definition cinematography captures all the detail with astonishing accuracy. With such a clean and stunning… |
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Grave Of The Fireflies: Collector’s Series
…endure a falling out with their aunt, which leads Seita and Setsuko to strike out on their own. Without any adult guidance or assistance, the situation becomes grimmer, and it… |
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Spider-Man: The New Animated Series: Special Edition
…video and audio quality are terrific, and the bonus materials are not only plentiful but also substantial and interesting. There are so many good reasons to buy this disc, so… |
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Metropolis
…animation in Japan was brought to a new level of popularity or technical accomplishment. Anime’s oldest and perhaps most beloved character is known in North America as Astro Boy, and… |
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Valiant
…had a great idea. Juxtaposition of animals and adventure has long been a staple of animated movies and shorts, so a movie about carrier pigeons during WWII is a natural…. |
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Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
…and animators, everyone— every man, woman, corpse, and skeleton— has been created with a great sense of fun. Also, the tone of the film is actually sweet and sometimes electric,… |
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Justice League: Season One
…It’s a natural take on the character, however, and is only the beginning of a plot that also brings in a threat to Aquaman’s leadership of Atlantis. The script here… |
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Batman Beyond: The Complete First Season
…a sympathetic villain and a lovely ironic ending. Like Black Out, it involves a clash between Wayne and Powers, and an adversary for Batman that is sponsored by Powers. Dead… |
