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Yellow Submarine coming to home video in May
…with workers tweaking the image frame by frame rather than using automated software. Depending on the format, special features will include a behind-the-scenes documentary, commentary, interviews, reproductions of animation cels,… |
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Disney contemporary classic cover art revealed!
Over at Amazon.com, some new additions to Disney’s extensive Blu-ray catalog line up for the year have just been made available for pre-order, revealing the cover artwork for the first… |
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Arrietty and next batch of Ghibli Blu-ray titles in May
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray/DVD combo releases of Studio Ghibli’s The Secret World of Arrietty, Castle in the Sky and Whisper of the Heart on May 22nd…. |
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Brave: Into the open air with songwriter Alex Mandel
…what the music is about. AV: How were you introduced to the universe of Brave, in order to compose the song Into the Open Air, which is the first song… |
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The Dark Knight Returns gets a trailer
…Blu-Ray and DVD on September 25th (which, curiously enough, is the same day that Disney is releasing The Avengers). The second part is expected to be released in early 2013…. |
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Scooby-Doo…and World Wrestling Entertainment, Too?
In one of the oddest partnerships to be announced….well, in a long time, the WWE has announced that they are partnering with Warner Bros. to make an animated feature film… |
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Blade Anime
…using real aspects of Asian legends to enhance the story. They continue their talk in Blade: The Vampire Slayer (6:40), but here they focus on the Blade from the comics,… |
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The Elusive Rose of Versailles Finally Comes West
…the web. The anime is about a girl named Oscar who was raised as a boy and serves as a guard during the reign of Marie Antoinette. The DVDs will… |
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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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Planes is flying into theaters
In somewhat surprising news, Disney’s Planes is getting a theatrical release, hitting theaters everywhere on August 9th, 2013, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The Cars spin-off was orignally set to go straight… |
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New Views on Wreck-It Ralph
In a Disney first, Wreck-It Ralph is available to download before it reaches DVD and Blu-ray. But before it hits the mass market a couple interesting tidbits have popped up… |
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Little Mermaid will be 3D, but Planes DTV?
…of saying “For the first time in high definition” the preview now says “For the first time in 3D”; also the end title now says “The Little Mermaid 3D” rather… |
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My Neighbor Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle Blu-rays in May
…this spring, reports Blu-ray. The specifications and special features on these releases have yet to be announced. These Blu-ray-DVD combo sets will be available to own starting May 21, 2013…. |
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Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United to hit stores in December
Marvel.com reveals that Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD this December 3. In the direct-to-video feature, the title heroes must work together to defeat… |
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Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore talks sequels
…“What would happen if another Fix-It Felix, Jr. game was plugged in? Are there other Ralphs that are more contemporary?” asks Moore. “Is there another version of the game that… |
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Sofia The First earns a second season
…voices include Tim Gunn as Baileywick, the castle steward, and Wayne Brady as Clover the rabbit. The movie Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess came to DVD this week…. |
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Rise of the Guardians director Peter Ramsey assembles the Guardians of Childhood
…Joyce developed the idea for The Guardians of Childhood, in which the most famous fantastical characters team to protect the innocence of early childhood. While Aimesworth would never make the… |
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Dragon Ball Z tops Japan’s box office
The latest entry in the long-running Anime series, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, topped the box office in Japan last weekend, with the movie earning about $7 million in… |
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Win Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie on Blu-ray – Winner announced!
…bud-lovin’ body crab named Buster, Cheech & Chong, “the masters of the smokin’ word,” deliver the ultimate comedy high and give you the munchies for more. Cheech & Chong’s Animated… |
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New Planes trailer takes flight
The newest trailer for Planes is now online and can be viewed over at Coming Soon. The Cars spin-off features the voices of Dane Cook, John Cleese, Teri Hatcher and… |
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Epic Blu-ray available to pre-order
Despite having been in theaters for less than two weeks, Fox/Blue Sky’s Epic is now available to pre-order at Amazon.com. Consumers may purchase the film in either the standard Blu-ray/DVD/Digital… |
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Mike Disa and The Seven Dwarfs: How the Snow White prequel became a Dopey movie
…The Brizzi Brothers developed a pitch that traced the dwarfs’ lives up to the point in which they trap the villain into the Magic Mirror, thus setting the stage for… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #39: Rise of the Guardians – Guardians of Liberty
…twitter! • Bloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn’t like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians in many languages! The Great Gatsby again, Not in Nottingham!… |
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Turbo
…teens and adults will be checking the time. The most interesting aspect to the story was the family dynamic provided by the character who finds Theo — an overly optimistic… |
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From Johan to Jordan: Peyo’s daughter tells the Smurfs’ story
…and the scout Puce in 1946 in Riquet, the supplement of the daily newspaper L’Occident; Une aventure de l’inspecteur Pik in Le Petit Monde, the promotional weekly magazine of Bon… |
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Senior Technical Director Michael Muir mixes art and science in Smurfs 2
…compositors in a sense. Our technical directors are also involved in the technical aspects of the CG pipeline. That would involve developing the look and sometimes developing the lighting for… |
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Totally original and not at all a rip-off Wings now on store shelves
…the exact same plot. It’s fitting that Wings shares a title with the first movie to ever win the Oscar for Best Picture, as those who watch the film’s trailer… |
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Planes doesn’t lead weekend after all, but still has strong debut
…theaters until late September, Disney executive distribution president Dave Hollis confidently told The Hollywood Reporter that they “have an all-audience picture that will be the primary option for families until… |
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How Threshold’s Foodfight! went rotten
Last May, Foodfight! finally arrived on DVD, after more than 10 years in development. Now The New York Times traces the film’s making, including its numerous setbacks. In 2000, Threshold… |
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Crood talk with Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco
ComingSoon.Net has an exclusive interview with Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco in which they talk working together on The Croods, the process of the bringing the story to the screen,… |
