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Ruben Aquino Talks: Interview with Brother Bear Animator
…The Little Mermaid (Ursula), Rescuers Down Under (Jake the kangaroo mouse), The Lion King (adult Simba), Pocahontas (Chief Powhatan), Mulan (Captain Shan), and Lilo & Stitch (David and Pleakley). Read… |
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Jim Hill on the Disney/Pixar break-up…
…the company regarding the Pixar news and Disney’s Academy Award nominations. Both articles are interesting reads, as usual, and also contain a couple of jokey digs at the Mouse House…. |
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New Lion King 1½ DVD Review, and "Sneak Peek" Captures
…positive Lion King 1½ DVD review, and captures from the disc’s previews of The Lion King II:Simba’s Pride, Aladdin, and The Three Musketeers, starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy…. |
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John Hench dead at 95
…Under the Sea\\. Hench worked with Walt on Disneyland, designing several attractions including Space Mountain. Hench designed the Olympic torch for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley; almost every… |
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SaveDisney Movement Plans Investor Meeting Pre-Meeting
…one day before the official meeting of Disney stockholders and is intended to educate shareholders on how “the House of Mouse has lost its creative focus under [current CEO Michael]… |
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Disney goes to Bill Gates for Web movie answer
…or early 2005 according to {{link http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=4310373§ion=news Reuters}}, when their copy-protection devices will enable the Mouse House to offer full-length movies for downloading over the internet. “How will this affect… |
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THAT press conference…
…news, and Roy himself {{link http://www.savedisney.com/news/comcast_comment.asp speaks out}} on the proposed deal, unsurprisingly leaning on the cable giant’s side regarding the issues they believe need addressing at the Mouse House…. |
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Comcast's battle for Disney heats up: Pixar's Jobs and Roy Disney now in the frame…
…Macworld}}, while he also added: “Acquisitions? Oh – we’re buying Comcast!” in an attempt to deflect the news of the $66bn takeover bid. In the UK’s The Times newspaper, the… |
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\\Variety\\ handicaps Oscar race
\\{{link http://www.variety.com/ac2004_article/VR1117900322?nav=wrap&categoryid=1656 Variety}}\\ takes a look at the major Oscar categories and breaks them down. In the Feature Animation category: \\Finding Nemo\\: “the year’s top grosser”, “The only thing that… |
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Disney DVD news update
…Donald, Goofy and Pete, The Many Hats Of Mickey Mouse and The Making Of The Three Musketeers featurettes, deleted scenes, a Disney Song Selection, and the Build Your Own Opera… |
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Three Musketeers and Lion King II DVD updates
In addition to the specs we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000959.html listed yesterday}}, the official Amazon.com pages for the DTV releases of Mickey Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers and The Lion King… |
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OSCARS SPECIAL: The 76th Annual Academy Awards – "It’s a wrap!"
…topper of the evening, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, was My Favorite Things from The Sound Of Music. “Sorry Julie”, Crystal quipped to the star… |
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UPDATED: Eisner's last stand?
…points to a New York Times piece that puts the Disney board rallying behind Eisner. “The newspaper says the board is already discounting announcements by major pension funds that they… |
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Disney (both Roy and the Company) in Philly!
…of {{link http://www.savedisney.com/news/page2.asp new articles}} on the battle for the House Of Mouse. Also, at {{link http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/8065731.htm Philly.com}}, there’s a look ahead to tomorrow (Wednesday’s) shareholders’ meeting. Michael Useem, a… |
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Philadelphia 2004: News from Variety
Follow the “More” link to read the text of an e-mail to subscribers of Variety on the recent events regarding the Disney shareholder meeting. The UK’s {{link http://media.guardian.co.uk/city/story/0,7497,1161679,00.html Media Guardian}}… |
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Philadelphia 2004: Eisner no longer Head of Board but retains CEO position
…uprising didn’t fall on deaf ears. Eisner is now just the CEO of the company. More on this later, but could this spell a change for the House of Mouse?… |
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Home On The Range – Jerry Beck's view
Animation historian and writer Jerry Beck got a sneak peek at Disney’s next – and last – traditionally drawn animated film, the bovine comedy {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/reviews.html Home On The Range}}…. |
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A Front Row Seat in Philadelphia
…and Roy Disney were allowed to speak and were greeted with enthusiastic applause. They repeated the themes they had made at their meeting the previous day, but Gold made the… |
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As 2D Disney animation flounders in the US, Australia's studio booms with new talent
…laid off from Disney’s Paris, Tokyo, Toronto, Florida and California studios finding their way back to the Mouse House – this time down under, at the Australian DisneyToon Studios facility,… |
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Disney goes South Of The Border
No, not another remake from the Mouse House (of Walt’s 1942 trip to Latin America, which resulted in the films Saludos Amigos, The Three Cabelleros and the documentary South Of… |
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Tom And Jerry DVD box art first look!
…also showing the cover art for the upcoming Jetsons set and the still-not-officially-announced Tom And Jerry set”. The Jetsons collection looks to follow the look of the already released Hanna-Barbera… |
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On The Record: on the road
…the initial dates set for the touring show, which will take in the big cities across America. Thanks to ‘CaptainJasHook’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1838#post1838 Animated News Forum}} for the link!… |
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Stills from The Chronological Donald
Follow the “More” link to view four stills from Disney’s upcoming limited edition DVD set The Chronological Donald from Wave 3 of the Walt Disney’s Treasures series. Tomorrow we will… |
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Stills from On the Front Lines
Follow the “More” link to view four stills from Disney’s upcoming limited edition DVD set On the Front Lines from Wave 3 of the Walt Disney’s Treasures series. Tomorrow we… |
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Amazing new DVD "megapack" animation collection…
…and the original Tom And Jerry (be aware that they are no cat and mouse – these are 1930s cartoons from Van Beuren Studios) as well as some early Ub… |
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Two New Series Coming to NickToons
…inhabits of the planet Zmed arriving on Earth for excitement but all they encounter is a mangy junkyard dog on the run from the pound guards. He is beamed back… |
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Animator Harry Holt dies
…at Hanna-Barbera, before returning to the Mouse House in the 1960s to work on designs for Walt Disney World and to greet guests at Disney/MGM Florida in the early 1990s…. |
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It's official: Mickey owns Kermit
…of the Mouse House family of characters. Disney has already begun integrating these characters into the company, though no news on the rumored Muppets Wizzard Of Oz project, which now… |
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Cartoon characters reveal inner strengths
…one’s favorite cartoon entertainer may hold the key to one’s most ideal quality. Cartoon characters featured in the article include Mickey Mouse, Tweety, Bullwinkle, Snoopy, Homer Simpson, and Bugs Bunny…. |
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Mickey In Living Color Volume 2 details
…one of this year’s 2-disc packages in the lavish Walt Disney Treasures DVD line, due May 18. Hop on over to the {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID280180-280180.asp Laughing Place}} for the full preview…. |

