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The Invincible Iron Man
…modern audiences. (Trust me, keeping the story exactly the same as the 1960s comics would have been embarrassing.) The story also had to be fleshed out considerably, considering that the… |
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Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition
…the American way of life as well. In script and storyboard production for only six months, the entire story was honed and toned by a number of studio story men,… |
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Winnie the Pooh and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson
…story people, telling them what the story was about here and what we were looking for. Then they came back about a week later or so with rough material and… |
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From Johan to Jordan: Peyo’s daughter tells the Smurfs’ story
…worlds was really interesting. AV: How was Peyo as a storyteller? VC: My father was first and foremost a storyteller, before being a comic artist. He was always very specific… |
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Teen Titans: The Complete Second Season
…“Oh, that was so cool!”) This is a dramatic, exciting story that stands as one of the series’ stronger entries. After viewing this great story, I was ready for more… |
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Despicable Me 2, Ninja Turtles top summer toy sales
…The Lone Ranger enjoyed robust toy sales. Overall, U.S. toy sales will hit about $22 billion this year, with a quarter coming from toys based on movies and TV shows…. |
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Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show: The Complete Series
Hanna-Barbera (1984), Warner Home Video (August 7, 2007), 2 discs, 179 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: The Super Friends… |
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Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows giveaway contest
…with two Toy of the Year awards, including “Most Innovative Toy” and “Best Boy Toy of the Year” by the American Toy Association. Based in Billund, Denmark, the LEGO Company,… |
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Doc McStuffins
…Toy Story movies, Winnie the Pooh, and Pinocchio. Following in these footsteps, the Mouse has added a half-hour children’s TV show to their Disney Junior block called Doc McStuffins about… |
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15 films going up for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars
…movies will be nominated. Two pictures that are considered locks by almost everyone are DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon and Disney & Pixar’s Toy Story 3, both of… |
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Pixar’s RenderMan licenses drop price
…is $2,000 per license, a reduction of 40% with additional price discounts available when purchasing multiple licenses. In addition, annual maintenance for each RenderMan Pro Server license is now $600… |
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Critics Choice Awards Nominations Announced
The nominations for next year’s Critics Choice Awards have just been revealed, with Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 landing a spot in the Best Picture category. Predictably enough, it was also… |
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Hand-drawn back at Disney, and live-action Tintin is coming!
…at their annual shareholders meeting (this time held in New Orleans), has confirmed beyond doubt that The Frog Princess is in active production, as well as Toy Story 3, which… |
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The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition
…witch Ursula (voiced by Pat Carroll). Voice Talent:Jodi Benson (Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3) as Ariel Samuel E. Wright (The Lion King Broadway Show) as Sebastian Jason Marin (Back… |
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Transformers: 2-Disc Special Edition
…and fan reaction both influenced and informed the creation of this eventual blockbuster. Autobots Roll Out (20:00) is all about the product placed cool cars licensed for the Transformers to… |
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How Pixar Works
Wired Magazine has a very interesting look at the process Pixar went through to create this summer’s Toy Story 3. The article covers everything from the time it takes to… |
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Simba roars mighty as The Lion King makes the record books
…top Toy Story 3’s final tally of $415 million. Similarly, Aladdin also remained in the top ten, with a current bounty of $340 million. Lastly, as we’ve already reported elsewhere,… |
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More on Disney's animation future, sequels to Pixar's films
…to Pixar’s films. According to the article, a proposed script Toy Story 3 was “so good” that it is getting serious consideration for Toy Story 4. In fact, around 40… |
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Cars 2’s Victor Navone takes the wheel!
…the films Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and WALL-E, where he earned a character development credit, Toy Story 3 as well as various short projects. An expert… |
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UPDATED: Disney acquires Pixar
…properties, including potential feature animation sequels. Pixar’s 20-year unrivaled creative track record includes the hits Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles…. |
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Production Designer Bill Cone feels at “Eze” in the world of Cars 3
…of Cars. He began his time at Pixar as a freelancer on Toy Story, which led to positions as a production designer on A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2 and… |
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Kiki’s Delivery Service
…the 2010 disc, as it has trailers for Beauty And The Beast: Platinum Edition, Toy Story 3, and the 2010 Ghibli DVD releases, plus the Lasseter intro. Case Study: Standard… |
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Warner Bros. (2011-2013), Warner Archive (March 18, 2014), 2 Discs, 572 mins, 16:9 ratio, DTS Master Audio 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Sector… |
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Home On The Range
…new kids on the block, providing the whiz-bang fireworks of Toy Story and Shrek, no wonder the handcrafted, staunchly traditional Disney began to look old hat. Now, I loved the… |
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Megamind
…need to ensure your part of the story is fresh. But the writers get into a very comfortable groove too often with your standard superhero origin story. It’s when they… |
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A Muppet Christmas: Letters To Santa
…Peeks, some more of which are selectable from their own menu. On the disc we’re offered previews for Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition, Toy Story 3, Winnie… |
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Plastic Man: The Complete Collection
Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1979-1980), Warner Home Video (October 20 2009), 4 discs, 564 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $44.98 Storyboard: DC Comics’… |
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Insider Access To Inside Out
…Dinosaur could be seen, and we got just a glimpse of the Toy Story 4 story room between the fingers of Lasseter’s outstretched hand. Of particular note was the graciousness… |
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The Secret Life Of Pets
…to team up to get back home, the film just about escapes story comparisons with Toy Story by way of a subplot that finds the unwanted pets of NYC plotting… |
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Finding Nemo: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…A Tale always makes me smile – it’s Ned the sailor’s song from 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954), the live-action Disney film that featured a captain named…Nemo! There are… |
