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Dopey speaks: Snow White‘s characters and legacy!
…the time, when Hollywood collectively believed audiences would not sit through an hour and a half of cartoons. Over 70 years later, they not only sat through Snow White in… |
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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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Avatar, Up among PGA nominations
The Producers Guild of America have announced their nominations for their Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Avatar alphabetically fronts… |
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More on Disney and DreamWorks: 30 pictures over seven years
The Hollywood Reporter has more on yesterday’s announcement that DreamWorks’ live-action motion pictures will begin to be distributed by the Walt Disney Studios under their Touchstone Pictures banner from 2010…. |
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment DVD Presentation: The Animated News Report
Animated News’ Christian just got back from the Buena Vista Home Entertainment DVD Presentation held in Hollywood and can say that it was a fun, eye-opening experience. The primary purpose… |
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Superman Unbound
…deal with an alien Cyborg who wants to destroy Earth. At the same time, he is dealing with trouble from the two women in his life. His cousin Supergirl is… |
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Press release: Wallace & Gromit and Oscar
…the 78th Academy Awards, announced last night at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The honor marks the fourth Oscar for the film’s director and Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park,… |
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Ten films up for animated short film Oscar
…will be announced on January 10th. The full press release can be found below… The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will… |
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Mars torpedos Yellow Submarine
In not entirely unexpected news, The Hollywood Reporter states that The Walt Disney Studios has shut down production on director Robert Zemeckis’ proposed motion-capture remake of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine,… |
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Weta to bring Silver Surfer to silver screen
The Hollywood Reporter via Coming Soon indicates that Academy Award-winning visual effects house Weta Digital will craft the special effects for 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver… |
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Academy changes Best Animated Feature rules
While many candidates for next year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar have yet to be released, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is already looking ahead to the ceremony,… |
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Titmouse, Inc. Taps DR Consulting for HD Upgrade On Hit Series Metalocalypse
…company is recognized as one of Hollywood’s top resources for post-production services, digital video solutions and motion picture film stock. The company also manufactures the DRaid storage drive, a fast,… |
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Bruce Broughton: The Great Prince of Bambi II‘s Music
…traditional elements, like melody and harmony, to project some emotion. I tried to fashion themes and phrases that were reminiscent of the romantic music from the 40s. I relied a… |
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Image Metrics on the "map"
Located in downtown Santa Monica, Image Metrics is experiencing an increase in popularity among Hollywood studios. The company’s software allows a computer to map an actor’s performance, sending it to… |
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Star Wars Rebels on Blu-Ray and DVD September 1st
…Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney… |
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Ratatouille is Golden
Despite the writer’s strike shutting down their more usual glitzy awards show, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their annual Golden Globes awards tonight. Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille picked up this… |
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Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
…and Goofy finally star in their first, full-length animated motion picture. While this is technically true, Mickey and co have appeared on the big screen in major Disney features before,… |
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Disney unveils 2011 3D Blu-ray plans including The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast
…Disneynature, Touchstone Pictures and Marvel. Through the Home Entertainment division, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion picture soundtracks are produced under… |
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Get caught up in Tangled‘s disc details
…division, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion-picture soundtracks are produced under Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records, while Disney Theatrical Group… |
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Bolt
…to save her. With the aide of resistant alley cat and an overly enthusiastic hamster, Bolt must make his way from New York to Hollywood without the use of his… |
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The Lorax
…a wonderful fluidity of motion to it. The character designs were unique enough to be fun and interesting without being over the top. The music was great — catchy songs… |
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Lee a marvel at Mouse House?; Disney Songbook comes to London
…has so many fantastic new ideas for films. [He] is a living legend in the world of pop culture, and his characters have been the inspiration for some of Hollywood’s… |
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62nd Golden Globe Awards nominations
The official website for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association lists the nominations for the 62nd Golden Globe Awards nominations. The Incredibles landed a nomination for “Best Motion Picture- Musical or… |
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Disney/Zemeckis’ Christmas Carol: “cold”
“On a showy, exuberant demonstration of the glories of motion capture, computer animation and 3D technology level, it’s a wow. On any emotional level, it’s as cold as Marley’s Ghost”,… |
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Mars Needs Moms a “historic disaster” for Disney
Possibly destined to become one of the biggest money losers in recent Hollywood memory, Disney’s Mars Needs Moms made only $6.9 million during its opening weekend, a fraction of what… |
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The Simpsons lead marketing materials awards
The Simpsons Movie has earned seven nominations, the most for any film, for the 37th annual Hollywood Reporter Movie Marketing Key Art Awards which honor the design and creation of… |
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90th Academy Awards nominees announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the list of nominees for the 90th Annual Academy Awards. The winners will be named on Sunday, March 4, 2018,… |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…raised on these diets of giant battling robots and heroes in a half-shell grown up and actually running the Hollywood studios, we’re seeing them relive their childhoods in the current… |
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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 1
…the same year that his beloved Boy Scouts organization was chartered. He was the third of seven children and the only son. The family moved often due to his father’s… |
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Composer Germaine Franco on her enchanting score for Encanto
…He’s singing the song “Colombia mi Encanto” in the film and on the record, and I saw his band live at the Hollywood Bowl, which was another way I got… |
