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Meet the modern space-age family: Jetsons on DVD
Rodney Figueiredo over at DVD Toons reviewes the new Warner Video release of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/296 The Jetsons: Complete Season One}} box set on DVD. “It is great to see such… |
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Lillard declares no hope for a third Doo
Matthew Lillard (Shaggy in the two live-action Scooby-Doo films) tells SCI FI Wire that there is no hope for a third installment in the Scooby Doo series. “There will be… |
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Dragons: Fire and Ice trailer
…Xenoz seems to have any clue to the mystery, until the momentous day when Thoron, the huge black Dragon King, appears through the portal from the Dragon world bearing great… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpt: Part II
…The layout crew is instrumental in the next phase—fine-tuning the characters and the camera from the story reel to create the “shots” that will tell the story to its greatest… |
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\\Harvie Krumpet\\ DVD review
Todd Doogan of {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/doogansviews/111504.html#har The Digital Bits}} reviews the DVD of \\Harvie Krumpet\\, the film that beat competion from the some major studios (Disney’s \\Destino\\, Pixar’s \\Boundin’\\, and Blue… |
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Fairly positive early review of Madagascar
…unfinished screening, stating “The film was a great surprise. It was genuinely funny and had plenty of characters that an audience can actually care about. [However], once they arrive on… |
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Iger speaks
Yahoo! Finance reports an Associated Press interview with Bob Iger, “CEO Elect” of The Walt Disney Company, in which he discusses the company’s future, its relationship with Pixar and Roy… |
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Henry Selick keeping very busy, talks \\The Wall and the Wing\\ and \\Moongirl\\
Henry Selick (\\The Nightmare Before Christmas\\, \\James and the Giant Peach\\) is attached to direct a film version of the children’s novel \\The Wall and the Wing\\ for the independent… |
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Scooby news
…be available in the Kids’ Pak meals until June 26th, while supplies last. Descriptions of the toys can be read with the click of the “More” button. SUBWAY KIDS’ PAK… |
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Joe Ranft, dead at 45
…on many of the most beloved modern classics out of Disney and Pixar, including: writing for \\The Brave Little Toaster\\, \\Oliver & Company\\, \\The Rescuers Down Under\\, \\Beauty and the… |
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Cinderella Grab Bag
…the Great Prince of the Forest). The preview is not a “trailer” per se, but a full, straightforward 2-minute clip from the movie with Thumper trying to escape his sisters…. |
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Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows giveaway contest
…of Bionicle®, and the Toa will face their greatest challenges yet in an all-new, CGI-animated epic. With one final duty to fulfill before they can build their new home on… |
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Henry Selick speaks about Moongirl and more
…are your thoughts now on MonkeyBone? While there are some fans of the film, they are in the minority and the majority of viewers (both public and critics) disliked the… |
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DreamWorks Animation recruiting new employees
…train any new recruits. In the meantime, Bobby Beck, CEO of AnimationMentor.com, suggests DreamWorks Animation’s greatest strength in promoting itself: “They do great films so that’s pretty much their business… |
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Animated coverage of the 78th Annual Academy Awards
…the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. In a surprise move, the traditionally animated The Moon and the Sun: An Imagined Conversation was awarded the Oscar, edging out the competition… |
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\\Cars\\ impresses theater owners and reviewers
…characters from the trailer, including the hillbilly actually provide memorable moments throughout the film and the voice acting is top notch. Without going into much detail, the 2 most noticeable… |
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Become an animated judge in the Animex Student Animation Awards
The following is a press release on the Animex Student Animation Awards special public choice award, in which everyone is invited to cast a vote: The Animex Student Animation Awards… |
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Animated Comic-Con coverage!
…and JoBlo. The panel for the company’s upcoming Open Season consisted of visual effects supervisor Doug Ikeler, co-director Jill Culton, and Steve Moore, the creator of the In the Bleachers… |
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Disney rakes it in on iTunes
When Apple announced the addition of feature films to the iTunes store last week, Disney was the only studio on board – most others signed up to Amazon’s two week… |
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Scooby-Doo celebrated in Boomerang marathon
…the world. Inspired by the film Ghostbusters. * A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988) – Viewers return to the days when the members of Mystery, Inc., were merely kids and their… |
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VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 34. Forbidden Planet (1956) 35. Babe (1995) 36. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 36. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers… |
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Bravestarr: The Movie
…the “Best Of Bravestarr” DVD included the pilot movie Bravestarr: The Legend on the first disc, and five specially selected episodes from the series run on the second disc, this… |
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Anka receives scholarship from Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera
…animation and hope this annual scholarship will allow students like Kris to broaden their education in animation and hone their artistic skills. Through their accomplishments, they will honor the legacy… |
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WALL•E gets our Animated View…
…James’ take makes it clear that he enjoyed the film. “There can be no question that Pixar is the best at what they do [but] there is still more that… |
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The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition
…decided to do the same for their sequel to 1967’s The Jungle Book the following year. The DisneyToon studios (Tokyo and Australia were involved in this one) had shown themselves… |
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Animated News & Views does Comic-Con 2008!
…James is pretty comfortable in the USA, but Randall’s a lot further North, in Canada, while yours truly is stuck in the sticks of the old country, England! But the… |
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Bonhams & Butterfields celebrate Carl Barks at auction
…the story-board concepts for ideas, to the pencils, to the final inks – and for a short period of time the lettering as well (until his third wife Gare Barks… |
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Ariel’s Song: loving memories of a Mermaid‘s lyricist, Howard Ashman
…for a show the previous producers of the WPA were doing, and as they retired, they basically gave Howard and two other people the rights to use the WPA. It… |
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aniBOOM's MicroSmotion launches today
We mentioned aniBOOM yesterday here but today marks the first time their new tool, MicroSmotion, is available to any visitor for easily making their own animations to share online. Read… |
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Ariel’s Song: Jeanine Tesori and James Dooley, two fortunate composers under the sea!
…like: “Oh, we all have the same CD. This is the guy!” So, I came in. They’re really great people and I really got friendly with them. And then, right… |
