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The Looney Tunes Treasury
…The sturdy, red “obi” type of strip on the back cover gives the book a nice touch of class, even if it obscures some of the artwork. (There is no… |
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Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
…the ship. There is little for Nausicaa to do to prevent the crash, which is blunt in its terrible destruction. The mystery of the airship is enhanced by the discovery… |
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Peanuts Double Feature: A Boy Named Charlie Brown & Snoopy, Come Home
…has been fairly aggressive in bringing the TV specials to DVD, Paramount has been extremely lame in their handling of the films. They released two bare-bones DVD releases, for the… |
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Happiness Is… Peanuts – Snoopy’s Adventures
…the youngest of the Van Pelt children. The first story, Snoopy’s Foot, is probably the best of the bunch. Snoopy breaks his foot while clowning around, just prior to an… |
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Cars 2 screenwriter Ben Queen on the race for his “Art Of” book!
As the world revs up for the imminent release of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2, Jeremie Noyer puts the pedal to the metal to speak exclusively with the film’s screenwriter and Art… |
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Paramount Pictures to Launch its Own Animation Studio
…released to great acclaim in March 2011. The Western, directed by Gore Verbinski and featuring the voice of Johnny Depp in the title role, has grossed over $240 million worldwide… |
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil
…the image is expectedly solid on both the BD and the DVD. Unfortunately, this doesn’t help disguise the low-cost origins, the Blu-ray especially rendering the locations in all their texture… |
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The Art Of Pixar – The Complete Color Scripts And Select Art From 25 Years Of Animation: an Interview with author Amid Amidi
…to see this art if the films themselves weren’t any good. We shouldn’t forget that all the artwork in these books aids the creation of moving pieces of art. AV:… |
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol : maxi-director Troy Quane on Sony’s mini-movie!
…plot; Scrooge, the three ghosts, etc. You have the same benefit with the Smurfs: the audience is already familiar with these characters so you don’t have the same pressure to… |
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Disney and Warner Bros. at war over Oz
With Disney’s upcoming Wizard of Oz prequel Oz: The Great and the Powerful coming to theaters next year, it was only a matter of time before Warner Bros.–the studio responsible… |
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Shazzan: The Complete Series
…Arabia in an effort to return their magic rings to their rightful owner, so that they can return home. Aiding them is their genie Shazzan, and a winged camel. The… |
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John Carter (Of Mars)
…fans were very excited, but the cracks were quick to appear. Unhappy with the performance of their then-recent girl-centric offerings The Princess Diaries 2 and the high-profile The Princess And… |
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Mia And The Migoo
…which is being threatened by the resort project. They are behind the numerous “accidents” at the site, though their culpability in the plight of Mia’s dad is glossed over. They… |
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The Halloween Tree
…involving themes and questions asked on the page struggled to make it to a convincing screen adaptation. On the small screen there have been many more translations, although the lower… |
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Artist Bob Camp recalls the ill-fated Space Jam 2
…NBA’s best and brightest had been stripped of their basketball skills by the nefarious Nerdluck alien race. The game, of course, was the one in the 1996 box office hit… |
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Don’t be a jerk! It’s a SpongeBob Christmas with Screen Novelties!
…the series, especially Tom Kenny, and with Santa’s John Goodman? SN: Tom and the rest of the cast are great. They’ve been doing these voices for a while, so the… |
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Bugs Bunny Superstar
…The Incredible Mr Limpet) didn’t exactly hit the bullseye. Ironically, some of these Studios had to then outsource their cartoon requirements when they found theatrical distributors balked at then paying… |
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Brave: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…like the best Pixar shorts, told completely in pantomime. The second, the cover-hyped The Legend Of Mor’Du (6:50) is perhaps the most disappointing and pointless of all the Pixar shorts,… |
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Combustible wins Grand Prize
…the Great Fire of Meireiki (also known as the Furisode or Long-Sleeved Kimono Fire) and the Great Fire of Greengrocer Oshichi, is depicted in an ornate and dramatic manner”, says… |
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ParaNorman
…and fascinatingly insane way to create animation. It’s also phenomenally good. The rigging of the characters is explored in Rigging The Game, and Bringing The Undead To Life reveals the… |
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Charlie Brown actor arrested
The AP reports that Peter Robbins, the actor who played Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, was arrested. The now 56 year-old… |
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Batman – The Dark Knight Returns: Parts 1 And 2
…Then, with the Dark Knight and his new Robin gaining attention, The Joker and the US government both take notice, leading the Caped Crusaders into battles with both the Clown… |
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Cook to voice Planes’ Dusty
Disney has announced that Dane Cook will voice the lead character Dusty in the upcoming film Planes. Inspired by the world of Cars and directed by Disneytoon Studios veteran Klay… |
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Directors Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco introduce The Croods
…is finally hitting theaters on March 22, with critics suggesting the film was worth the wait. In an Animated Views exclusive, Sanders and DeMicco discuss the evolution of The Croods,… |
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The Croods
…You want to get the movie promos in front of the right eyeballs, and once there you have to make them want to open their wallets — or in the… |
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Seth MacFarlane to guest voice on Simpsons season finale
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is set to voice a character on the season finale of The Simpsons this year, Entertainment Weekly tells us. The episode–which was originally supposed to… |
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My Neighbor Totoro
…to the magic present around them. The soot sprites are the least of the wonders they encounter, however. Their father (Tim Daly) works at a Tokyo university, and as he… |
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Howl’s Moving Castle
…the upcoming Blu-ray release of The Little Mermaid, the theatrical release of Monsters University, and the direct-to-video Iron Man/Hulk: Heroes United. Further Sneak Peeks from the menu offer ads for… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #39: Rise of the Guardians – Guardians of Liberty
…the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents! http://media.blubrry.com/therotoscopers/traffic.libsyn.com/therotoscopers/39_Rise_of_the_Guardians_-_Guardians_of_Liberty.mp3 Highlights: • What are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is… |
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The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange: Season 1
…amateurish; but there is some innovation and creativity on display. The crudeness of the result somewhat reflects the mood of the show, but also shows the enthusiasm of those involved…. |
