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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s
…animated via stop–motion animation! Bill Justice and Xavier Atencio were the men behind this drastic change of pace for Disney. The people puppets are relatively simple, while the animals are… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…stop–motion masterpiece, Wendell & Wild find a home there as well. Speaking of stop–motion animation, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio [above right] was also brilliantly accomplished, in all the ways that… |
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: 2-Movie Collection
…all the better for it – although the film did manage to pack in scenes of deeper emotion alongside its “classic Hollywood costume romp” feel, having been made more comedic… |
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DreamWorks Animation's Siggraph Presentations
…sketches that focus on specific breakthroughs ranging from CG tree lighting to adapting the stop motion style in 3D animation. The following are more details on each sketch presentation: *… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Two
…Avery take on Disney’s Silly Symphony, with its Max Hare itself the basis for Bugs), Rabbit Transit (another Bunny vs. Tortoise), the Hollywood pastiche picture Slick Hare, Baby Buggy Bunny… |
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Fantasia / Fantasia 2000
…Feature”, an attempt to really show that animation was art by tying it to the undisputed bastion of high culture: classical music. At a dinner one evening in Hollywood, Walt… |
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Andy Serkis on Beowulf, motion-capture animation
…use the same motion-capture technique employed for his adaptation of The Polar Express. During the conversation, Serkis explained, “I think that more motion capture is [being] used in film, and… |
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Contour improving motion-capture process
San Francisco-based Mova LLC is working to improve the motion-capture technology used in such movies as Monster House and The Polar Express, writes Yahoo! News/Associated Press. Employing a system of… |
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Disney boss to be honored by Motion Picture Pioneers
…dinner organized by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. {{link http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031112/law025a_1.html Yahoo News}} has more on the story, announcing that Tarzan and Brother Bear tunesmith Phil Collins will perform… |
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John Carter (Of Mars)
…successful hero, John Clayton, otherwise known as Tarzan, Burroughs exclaimed that the only way to convert his vine-swinger stories using the then-new motion picture process would be to adapt them… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Five
…6-5000, Stupor Duck, The Abominable Snow Rabbit and Hollywood Daffy, plus a collection of fairytale spoofs including Bewitched Bunny and Little Red Walking Hood, a dedicated disc of Clampett classics… |
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The Muppets
…running underneath. Hearing the only way to stop this happening is for the Muppets to raise the $10 million to secure the Theater back, Walter makes for Kermit the Frog’s… |
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Snow White: The Characters And Legacy Of The First And Fairest Of Them All!
…Star (Motion Picture category) at 6912 Hollywood Blvd. • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 2002 Saturn Award – Winner – Best DVD Classic Film Release. With… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Walt Disney Signature Collection
…referred to as “the one that started it all”, or “the first and fairest one of all”, even though Walt’s phenomenal rise to the higher echelons of Hollywood famously “all… |
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Ishinomori Work to Become Hollywood Film in 2012
The Anime News Network reports that a work by the late manga and anime creator Shotaro Ishinomori will be made into a live-action and CGI (computer graphics imagery) motion picture… |
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King Louis and The Muppets hit the Hollywood sidewalk
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the 2011 honorees for the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Among those set to become stars on the famous sidewalk are The Muppets, Reece Witherspoon, Danny… |
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Into The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Studio Cast Recording with Music Supervisor Michael Kosarin and Orchestrator Michael Starobin
…working with 100-piece orchestras in Hollywood at the time. AV: And at the same time, the orchestra does sound big, even bigger than in other Hollywood productions! MS: I just… |
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Aladdin Hollywood DVD premiere photos
Follow the ‘More’ link for nine photos of last night’s Hollywood premiere for this coming Tuesday’s DVD release of Disney’s Aladdin. The evening began with a red carpet event outside… |
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Shark Tale and Incredibles footage to be shown today on Access Hollywood
Coming Soon! reveals that the Shark Tale teaser trailer will be featured today on Access Hollywood, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes clips from The Incredibles. Look for the new Incredibles trailer… |
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Eloise in Hollywood to premiere on Starz Kids & Family
On Sunday, March 11 at 6pm (et/pt), Starz Kids & Family will air a special showing of Eloise in Hollywood, featuring an exclusive look at the Eloise animated series. The… |
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Elmer Bernstein dies at 82
Just weeks after losing gifted film composer Jerry Goldsmith, another Hollywood legend, Elmer Bernstein, has passed away. While not as strongly tied to the animation world as Goldsmith, Bernstein’s {{link… |
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The Hollywood Reporter \\Brother Bear\\ review – "Disney bids farewell to 2-D in fine style"
{{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2006016 The Hollywood Reporter}} reviews \\Brother Bear\\, calling it “a playful movie that celebrates nature and the spirit world with striking imagery and a smooth blend of drama and… |
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\\Hollywood Reporter\\ review: Valiant disappointing
\\{{link http://www.thehollywoodreporter.com/thr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000865912 The Hollywood Reporter}}\\ reviews \\Valiant\\, the Disney/Vanguard Animation film which has already opened in England and is slated to for an August 19th US release. \\THR\\ says that… |
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DVD Toons back online with major updates, including full Lion King 1½ review!
…updates. First, Randall Cyrenne looks back at the career of legendary stop–motion effects animator {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/62 Ray Harryhausen}} with a wonderful article that takes a very close look at the… |
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Activision search for art director
…submit up to five entries at: {{link http://www.themoviesgame.com/logocompetition.html www.themoviesgame.com/logocompetition.html}}. The images submitted must be a square image, 256 by 256 pixels in size, preferably on a transparent background, and be… |
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\\The Ant Bully\\ opens today
…at {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ant_bully/ Rotten Tomatoes}}. \\Entertainment Weekly\\ says it is “an effortlessly clever animated confection”. However, the \\Hollywood Reporter\\ says the film is “anonymously generic and charmlessly mechanical”. The film’s… |
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Tons of movie updates
Over at {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.php Dark Horizons}} the site seems to have a ton of updates on animation-related projects. It seems that DreamWorks is looking to {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040527g.php remake Forbidden Planet}}… |
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TV Shows On DVD on looneys, wackies, cats and cavemen; Top Cat needs help!
…Golden Collection 2}} release date and bonus Clampett documentary, the release date set for {{link http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1828 The Flintstones Season 2}}, a release date for {{link http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1827 Top Cat: The Complete… |
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\\Barnyard\\ opens today
…{{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1153230-barnyard_the_original_party_animals/ Rotten Tomatoes}}. The \\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,1222163_1_0_,00.html Detroit Free Press}}\\ complains that the film is “poorly animated and barely scripted”, while \\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,1222163_1_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly}}\\ notes that the story “swipes… |
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The battle for Disney heats up: Philadelphia 2004…
…Disney shareholders’ meet. Of most interest are {{link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24411-2004Mar2.html interviews with Michael Eisner}}, the point of view from {{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/03/business/03comcast.html Comcast’s Brian Roberts}} and especially a great page from {{link… |
