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Schwartzmann talks Fantastic Mr. Fox
In a new interview with Moviehole, Jason Schwartzmann briefly talks about providing his voice for the animated The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Directed by Wes Anderson, the stop–motion film will enter… |
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Mirrormask Trailer
…and dangerous Sphynxes. Her only hope to return home is to find the Mirrormask, an object of enormous power. The movie uses a mix of live action, stop motion, CG… |
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Harryhausen Goes Ape Over Kong
Dark Horizons forwards an article from Now Playing Magazine, reporting legendary stop–motion animator Ray Harryhausen’s thoughts on Peter Jackson’s upcoming remake of King Kong, scheduled to open December 14th. “‘There… |
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Focus on 9
…9, while Corpse Bride writer Pamela Pettler will write the screenplay for the project. The computer animated 9 is expected to have a ‘stylized quality’ that will impersonate stop–motion animation…. |
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Corpse Bride receives 'thunderous reception' at Venice film fest
…Venice Film Festival. Regarding the film’s praised style and usage of stop–motion animation, Burton stated, “We feel so lucky, with computers and all taking over, to be able to do… |
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Corpse Bride news brought to life
…character posters for Corpse Bride, featuring Victor Van Dort, the title character, and a ‘bone-a fide’ pooch. Lastly, reviews for the stop–motion flick are already coming in at Rotten Tomatoes,… |
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Curse found a blessing for DreamWorks Animation
…stop–motion animated film grossed approximately $16.1 million, averaging $4,417 per theater. Studio research indicates that 68% of sales were from families and 85% categorized the critically acclaimed Curse of the… |
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Were-Rabbit hops to second place at weekend box office
Falling only 27%, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit dropped to second place this weekend, with $11.7 million. Thus far, the stop–motion flick has gathered $33.2 million. Coming… |
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Anderson on Mr. Fox
During an interview featured on Rotten Tomatoes, indie filmmaker Wes Anderson discusses The Fantastic Mr. Fox, an upcoming stop–motion flick based on a book by Roald Dahl. “I really enjoyed… |
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Jack's back! NB4X's Skellington returns for Halloween!
…end. Here are just a few… • Mad Monster Party – the original stop–motion spook-fest! • Monster House – dare you knock on the door? • The Adventures Of Ichabod… |
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Corpse Bride exhibit comes to New York
Celebrating Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, the Tribeca Cinemas Gallery and Warner Home Video present a Stop–Motion Animation and Artwork Exhibit. Offering free admission, the event lasts until Monday, February 20,… |
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Weekend Box Office: October 21 – 23, 2005
…million this weekend. Currently, the stop–motion flick has taken in around $50.7 million domestically. For info on how the live-action releases fared over the weekend, be sure to check out… |
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Burton to direct Alice, Frankenweenie
…combine performance-capture imagery with live-action footage. As for Frankenweenie, the stop–motion feature will be based on Burton’s 1984 short film about a pet dog brought back to life by his… |
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Looney Tunes and Jack Frost on DVD!
…milestone), but the 1979 stop–motion holiday special created by the Rankin/Bass studio. Famous for classics Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, some of their later… |
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Weekend box office actuals: November 18 – 20
…date, the Warner Bros. stop–motion film has accumulated a domestic tally of $52,829,776. Box Office Mojo offers this info and more, also dealing with the live-action side of the box… |
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Neil Gaiman on Coraline
With Rotten Tomatoes, author Neil Gaiman has nothing but positive things to say about the anticipated stop–motion adaptation of Coraline. Interestingly, he comments, “I’ve seen tests; actual animation of about… |
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A Nightmarish interview
…the film in 3-D and its popularity status since its original opening. The trio also mention the upcoming stop–motion movie Coraline, hinting at story points and what the look of… |
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Harryhausen on the Harryhausen Gift Set
With NBC5.com’s @ The Movies, Ray Harryhausen, the master of stop–motion animation special effects, shares his thoughts on the recently released Harryhausen Gift Set, which features the films 20 Million… |
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Incredibles, Cinderella, Kong DVDs contain some of 2005's best extras
…difficult it was to use stop–motion animation in the 1933 masterpiece King Kong may find their questions answered in the film’s Collector’s Edition DVD, with its “best making-of documentary,” RKO… |
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\\Wallace and Gromit\\'s Nick Park not deterred by fire
Yahoo! Movie News reports Aardman Animations director Nick Park has stated that last October’s fire that destroyed many of their stop motion production models will not keep him from animating… |
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Mad: Season One, Part One
…Robot Chicken-like stop–motion for others, or hand-drawn and Flash-enhanced cartooning elsewhere that mocks work from every studio from Disney to Filmation. Usually the movie lampoons use the original actors’ heads… |
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Aardman, Sony begin production on two new films
…stop–motion style, Aurthur Christmas will be a CGI feature due to the massive scale of the high-tech world portrayed in the picture. Both films will be released worldwide by Sony… |
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A Christmas Carol: director Robert Zemeckis’ season’s greetings!
…is taught the true meaning of the holiday season by a parade of ghostly visitors. Given its potent blend of fantasy, humor, spine-tingling spookiness and unabashed emotion, it’s no surprise… |
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Details on Coraline Gift Set emerge
Universal’s acclaimed stop–motion animated movie Coraline is set to be re-released this holiday season as a special edition gift set. The Coraline Gift Set will be available on both Blu-ray… |
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More Nightmares, plus is The Chosen One worth choosing?
…journey behind the scenes of the stop–motion classic, speaking today to Nightmare Before Christmas’ storyboard artist Mike Cachuela about his experiences on the film and the career path he’s followed… |
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Ben’s baaaa-aaaack!
…find a couple of new previews online that should get those fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas salivating. We’ve still got the feature length stop–motion version of Frankenweenie to look… |
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More Peter & The Wolf, Madagascar 2 – and a quick catch-up!
…Balloon!) – we speak to the three principle filmmakers behind this Oscar-winning stop–motion film! • Mary Poppins’ Richard M. Sherman: A “Practically Perfect” Songwriter! – Celebrating its 45th Anniversary, we… |
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Laika announces new feature Kubo and the Two Strings
…adventure set in a mythical ancient Japan. It is being brought to life at LAIKA’s Oregon studios via the company’s innovative 3D stop–motion and CG hybrid technique. In addition to… |
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Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart
…puppets and early silent film, to cut-outs and stop–motion animation, and of course state of the art CGI, to tell the tale. From a production design standpoint, the visuals are… |
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New Coraline poster
IMPAwards shares a one sheet poster for the upcoming stop motion film Coraline. Directed by Henry Selick, Coraline opens in theaters on February 6, 2009…. |
