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Pixar completes new short!
The company responsible for such great shorts as Luxo Jr, Knick Knack and For The Birds has done it again. The recently completed Boundin’ is described as a charming, funny… |
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\\Opus\\ Returns!
…his mysterious missing decade, although Opus is deeply embarrassed about the rumors, especially the one naming him as the catalyst behind the unfortunate break-up of J Lo and Ben. It… |
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Brother Bear and Looney Tunes get the Barrier treatment
…the theater, as he doesn’t seem to take to either of these films, though he backs up his arguments with professional insight. Also new is Barrier’s look at the differences… |
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More Futurama and "Weird Cartoons" headed for disc!
…Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons, a great sounding collection of early American animation shorts, many of them either previously “censored” or not seen in years and making their DVD… |
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\\Valient\\ cast announced
…Pigeon Service during World War II. The RHPS advanced the Allied cause by flying vital messages about enemy movements across the English Channel, while evading brutal attacks by the enemy’s… |
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Michael Silberkleit Speaks About Betty & Veronica
…The film will show our characters in situations similar to those in which they appear in our comics and thus will be familiar to the millions of Archie comic readers… |
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Garfield launches online!
…points us toward the Apple site, who have another new teaser for us today: the upcoming live-action/CG take on {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/garfield/ Garfield: The Movie}}. The film opens next June 18th…. |
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Another packed DVD Tuesday
It’s December 16th, and for animation and effects fans, there’s a number of great releases out today, including {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000CABL2/002-1902555-2863210?v=glance&s=dvd South Park: The Complete Third Season}}, the franchise colliding {{link… |
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Funnyworld Revisited…
…take some time to load on dial-up connections”. The piece points towards Clampett’s work available in the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/241 Looney Tunes Golden DVD Collection}} and, more specifically, on the excellent… |
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"Enchanted World" is just that…
Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass created some of the most memorable animated Christmas specials ever to grace the small screen. Now that magic can be found between the covers… |
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You've Got Questions? Jim's Got Answers
…reading his answers you may wonder if there’s anything Jim Hill doesn’t know. I think what he doesn’t know is when to stop the great and informative articles from coming…. |
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Bruno Bozzetto's new feature: Mammuk
…Film Festival in the “best short” category for Mister Tao, and the 1991 Oscar Nomination for Grasshoppers. With his unique style and his great sensibility for humanitarian themes, Bozzetto’s work… |
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Belleville Region 2 DVD!
…a documentary on the film, and the theatrical trailer. Personally, although this sounds like a great edition, I would wait to see what Sony, the American distributors of the film,… |
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No One Goes Tromping Around Wearing Boots Like . . . Michael Eisner?
Jim Hill Media has a new article in which he compares Disney CEO Michael Eisner to Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston (whose hubris led him to falling from a great… |
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More animation on DVD for 2004
With the new year just around the corner, {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents The Digital Bits}} has posted a slate of what we can expect from some of the major studios. All of… |
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Blue Speaks
According to the Big Cartoon Database, after seven years of barking on Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues, Blue will finally speak to audiences, in the episode Legend of the Blue Puppy, airing… |
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Get the Blast…in print!
Amid Amidi, who runs the great animation news and commentary site {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}}, is taking pre-orders for the upcoming April print issue of the magazine. Hop on over… |
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What do you do after you are fired from Disney Animation in Florida?
Start your own studio like these ex-Disney animators did. Legacy Animation will open it’s doors this month to continue the tradition of 2d Disney style animation. These people have a… |
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Boundin'? What the heck is that? A new sky diving movie?
…has a great article with some amazing images and detailed information about the production. Go take a peek, but you need to register with the site, no big, it’s FREE…. |
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Noodlesoup animates \\My Baby's Daddy\\ for Miramax
Miramax’s \\My Baby’s Daddy\\, which opened in the top five this past weekend, had some help from animation studio {{link http://www.Noodlesoup.net/ Noodlesoup Productions}}. Noodlesoup animated the opening minutes of the… |
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Boy's Night Out a shining example of traditional animation
…was produced by husband/wife team Bert Klein (who has worked on Looney Tunes: Back In Action, Fantasia 2000, and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King) and Jennifer… |
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Funny World Clampett update
…{{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Funnyworld/Clampett/interview_bob_clampett.htm interview}} between Barrier and his father. It’s a great piece that plays up his Dad’s role in the WB cartoons, as well as offering that special perspective that… |
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UPDATED! Sneak peak at \\Boundin'\\
…already laughing out loud! The film was directed by veteran animator Bud Luckey, who also pitched the original story, created the conceptual drawings of the characters, wrote the music and… |
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Nemo Is One Big Fish
…the top 10 for a long while. But wait, Mr. Box Office Mojo, what is that following Nemo like a rabid Great White with the scent of blood up it’s… |
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Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Synopsis Revealed
The Big Cartoon Database reveals that two of the stories featured in Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas include Donald trying in vain to resist the joy of the season, and… |
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Disney and Gold ask stockholders to vote "NO" on election of Eisner and three other directors
…BOX “FOR ALL EXCEPT” AND LIST THE NAMES OF MICHAEL EISNER, GEORGE MITCHELL, JUDITH ESTRIN AND JOHN BRYSON (OR THE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED IN THE PROXY WITH THESE NOMINEES) IN THE… |
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UPDATED: Pixar ends talks with Disney; Eisner responds
{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/29/news/companies/pixar_disney/ CNN}} reports that {{link http://www.pixar.com/ Pixar Animation Studios}} has announced it has ended talks with {{link http://www.disney.com/ The Walt Disney Company}} over extending their five-picture deal. “After ten… |
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Pixar's press release on ending talks with Disney
…share of the profits in perpetuity; and Disney will have the rights to solely finance and produce sequels to the films if Pixar declines to co-finance and produce them under… |
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RuttRow – That's Scooby talk for SCARY GHOST BEHIND YOU!
…Rhythm & Hues is taking on the hound once again. Wow, some of these shots look great, now hurry, before a scary, ghost knight in armor comes a callin. Boooo… |
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Comcast makes hostile bid to acquire The Walt Disney Company
Comcast, the biggest cable company in the US, has announced that it has made an offer to acquire The Walt Disney Company for $66 billion, including an assumption of debt,… |

