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Disney/Pixar Up for Cannes
…in the south of France on May 13. Festival organizers saw an early version of the film and “absolutely loved it”, says Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Motion Picture… |
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Director George Scribner: Happy as a King with Prince and the Pauper!
…really handle and solve so much structural work. Particularly in the motion picture business, a good writer makes all the difference. For me, the perfect example of that is that… |
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Up receives PG rating
Pixar’s forthcoming feature Up has received a PG rating by Motion Picture Association of America. The official Up website displays the PG rating for “Some Peril and Action.” Up is… |
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¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!: Speedy Gonzales Set for Guest Appearance
…Kids WB. Set your TiVos, because sometimes the only way you can catch Speedy is on slow-motion playback. No word yet on whether his cousin, Slowpoke Rodríguez, will also appear…. |
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3D Toy Story double feature to debut this fall
…President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group Mark Zoradi said, “This fantastic double feature will let moviegoers see two of their all-time favorite films from Pixar Animation Studios in… |
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Nine animated films compete for Student Academy Awards
Thirty-six students from 20 colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 36th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Nine films will… |
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Bedtime Stories
…offer download codes, which could possibly be updated, if anything, me thinks. The Blu-ray Disc also comes ready for BD Live interactivity, and contains the motion code for the D-Box… |
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Christmas Carol one-sheet online
A new poster for Disney’s motion-captured adaption of The Christmas Carol can now be seen on Yahoo! Movies. The one-sheet gives us a look at the character of Scrooge, who… |
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The Day The Prince And The Pauper Stood Still!
…no BD Live interactivity easily noticeable on the disc, but it does contain a code for the D-Box motion system, which allows suitable devices to put you right into the… |
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A tribute to Hayao Miyazaki by John Lasseter
Anime News Network reports that Hayao Miyazaki, the director of the Academy award winning film Spirited Away, will appear at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and… |
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Academy to double Best Picture nominations
In a move that could end up benefiting animated films, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that they are doubling the number of nominations for Best… |
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International poster for A Christmas Carol
Collider shares a new international poster for Disney’s upcoming 3D motion-capture flick A Christmas Carol. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol will… |
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Scooby! Samurai Swords! Sin City! Plus Something Wicked, Honey!
…the bass again not feeling quite so heavy but no less present, while the D-Box Motion Code will seriously rock your seats if you are so equipped. As noted above,… |
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The Fox And The Hound 2 Giveaway – Winner!
…ready to go a little bit country with Disney’s all-new motion picture The Fox and the Hound 2. The music of today’s hottest stars is center stage in this classic… |
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Bolt
…funny use of action movie cliches like slow motion and multiple angles of the same events. Voice work in Bolt was fairly average. Headliners John Travolta and Miley Cyrus as… |
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Cannes you dig it? Plus Disney ditches the Platinums…
…itself transformed the entire motion-picture industry upon its debut in 1937”, the press release gushes, “the revolutionary new Diamond Collection brings audiences the most immersive and highest-level viewing experience, that… |
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Who's watching the Watchmen?
…seen before (the webisodes). I have a feeling the Ultimate Collectors Edition (which will also recycle previously released material like the Complete Motion Comic) will be the more all-encompassing edition,… |
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Lots of classic super-Warner goodness!
…pop classic Yellow Submarine is about to be touched…by Robert Zemeckis and his infernal motion capture of all things. Industry bible Variety has announced that Disney has been hard at… |
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Race To Witch Mountain
…are particularly fun). This is a nice enough revealing of in-jokes, but is very lightweight considering what can be done with the Blu-ray format. Lastly, the disc contains the motion… |
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Disneynature: Earth
…familiar about The Walt Disney Studio’s return to live-action wildlife motion picture making. Walt himself was a groundbreaker, of course, launching the True Life Adventures series at a time when… |
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Winnie The Pooh and new announcements too!
…the Directors Cut of the film and bundle in all previously released spin-offs including the twelve chapters of The Complete Motion Comic and the Under The Hood documentary. On DVD… |
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Uncensored Bosko: Volume 1
…the advent of sound in motion pictures, and the fortunate misperception of a fellow who made title cards. The Bosko shorts were created by the team of Hugh Harmon and… |
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The Complete Uncensored Private Snafu
…Capra, best known now for the films It’s A Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Capra was heading the Armed Forces Motion Picture Unit when he thought up… |
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Presenting Felix the Cat: The Otto Mesmer Classics 1919-1924
…Felix to Egypt again in this green-tinted effort. Felix In Hollywood (1923) – A serious actor laments that he must go into motion pictures in order to make a living…. |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 2
…of Liza Minnelli as Dorothy, reprising her mother’s role from the MGM classic motion picture. The Young Sentinels was shown on NBC in 1977, and featured three racially-diverse youths who… |
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Cinderella: Platinum Edition
…motion in the animation came in part from this method of preparing the film. The film was last available on VHS and laserdisc in 1995, and its last time in… |
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Flash Gordon: The Complete Series
…same anymore. Anyone who loved the first season was bound to be disappointed in the second, while those that stopped watching the first season likely never came back to see… |
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The Legend Of Prince Valiant: Complete Series, Vol. One
…faces that go off model frequently and convey only a limited range of emotions. The animation tries hard to convey a lot of motion, but the limitations of the budget… |
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey Saves Santa
…with the main menu being especially attractive, with snow falling down over a scene at the clubhouse, and the figures in the scene contributing some motion. The actual bonus features… |
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New interview, Robinsons promising for Disney, more Treasures, Popeye is coming
…As for the film itself, I know that many animation fans hated it, and resented its Oscar nomination (never mind its win), for various reasons— the motion capture vs. “true”… |
