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Pixar's \\Tin Toy\\ and WB's \\One Froggy Evening\\ added to the National Film Registry
John Lasseter’s groundbreaking short film \\Tin Toy\\ and Warner Brothers’ \\One Froggy Evening\\, the short that gave birth to Michigan J. Frog, have been added to the {{link http://lcweb.loc.gov/film/filmnfr.html National… |
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Toy biz more than child's play
In an summarization of recent toy sales, MSNBC notes that with her Fairytopia line, including computer animated films, Barbie found her domestic popularity down 21 percent in the first quarter…. |
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More toy updates
The Toy section of About.com has the rundown on some of the Madagascar toys about to be released and Amazon.co.uk is already selling Madagascar plushes. Also, Toy Globe has some… |
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Challenge Of The Gobots: The Original Miniseries
Hanna-Barbera (1984), Warner Archive (May 17, 2011), 1 disc, 110 mins, 4:3 ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Not Rated , Retail: $14.95 Storyboard: Renegades from the planet Gobotron come to Earth… |
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Bravestarr: The Movie
…other Filmation shows of the past, this one was to present morals at the end of the story, clarifying for younger viewers what we had learned in each story. While… |
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Go to infinity and beyond with the Lightyear trailer
…was excited about,” said director Angus MacLane. “In Toy Story, there seemed to be this incredible backstory to him being a Space Ranger that’s only touched upon, and I always… |
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The Art Of Pixar Short Films
The Art Of Pixar Short Films By Amid Amidi Foreward by John Lasseter Chronicle Books February 25, 2009 Hardcover, 160 pages $40.00 Every Pixar film since Toy Story has gotten… |
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The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Hanna-Barbera (1985), Warner Home Video (October 23, 2007), 2 discs, 170 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: The Super… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts V and VI
…last decade. Indeed since the debut of “Toy Story” in 1995, Pixar has consistently set the standard and pushed the envelope of computer animation with each of their subsequent films…. |
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Arcane
…the one outsider brought in to provide fresh perspective, Ash Brannon. Brannon brings along experience from mainstream animation, having previously been a co-director of Toy Story 2 and later director… |
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The Great Mouse Detective
…Storyboard: Basil of Baker Street leaps into action and jumps to the rescue when young Olivia Flaversham’s toy maker father is kidnapped. Hot on criminal mastermind Professor Ratigan’s trail, Basil… |
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The Rescuers Down Under: Gold Classic Collection
Walt Disney Feature Animation (November 16 1990), Walt Disney Home Video (August 1 2000), single disc, 77 mins, 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $19.99 Storyboard:… |
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Turbo
…Bug’s Life. The sociopathic neighbor kid who wants to destroy the main character’s kind was well established in Toy Story. And an impossible dreamer who gets advice and motivation from… |
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Hoodwinked DVD details
…every legend lies the real and surprising story of what actually happened. Genius Products, Inc. (OTCBB:GNPI), Kanbar Entertainment and The Weinstein Company retell the classic story of Red Riding Hood… |
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Shrek 2
…The Godfather Part II, The Empire Strikes Back and Toy Story 2 to be one of filmmaking’s exceptional re-treads that betters the original. While I wasn’t the biggest fan of… |
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Robotech: Complete Original Series
Harmony Gold/Tatsunoko Productions (1984), A&E (2011), 17discs, 2028 mins. plus supplements, 1.33:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Not Rated, Retail: $99.95 Storyboard: In the distant year 1999, an alien spaceship crash-lands… |
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For Smurfs: The Lost Village‘s art department, it’s great to feel blue!
…creatures tend to get in trouble as soon as they have a chance. It is a story that is entertaining both for children who observe Smurfs being naughty when Papa… |
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Author Charles Solomon puts the chill to us with The Art Of Frozen
…when the artists start, so much the better. But the story process remains the same: as the story crew explores and develops scenes and characters in their boards, the story… |
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The Amazing Screw-On Head
…has only a couple of items, but they satisfy. A Storyboard Comparison (2:14) shows a scene with the storyboard at the top of the screen, while the bottom of the… |
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Frank Thomas has passed away…
…Books Thursday September 9, 7:00 pm ET BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 9 – PRNewswire — Frank Thomas, one of the most talented, inventive and influential animators in the history of the… |
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The Best Of 2021: The More Things Change…
…out of a perfect 100. To break the tie, we go to first place votes, where The Mitchells was the clear winner, with 30% of voters choosing it as their… |
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
…And as if the moral of the story got lost in the substandard, workmanlike storytelling along the way, the Princesses both pop up for a confirmation at the end of… |
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A Miser Brothers’ Christmas
…2001, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys was released by Goodtimes. While not really a sequel to the classic Rankin/Bass cartoon, the story attempted to create… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1960s: Volume 1
Various (1959-1969), Warner Home Video (May 26, 2009), 2 discs, 308 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono 1.0, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: There was… |
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Stop-Motion Marvels!
Various (1909-1972), Thunderbean (2010), 1 disc, 136 minutes, 1.33:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Not Rated, Retail: $15.95 Storyboard: Thunderbean unearths more unique treasures from the past, in this collection that… |
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Cars
…spoofs are fun, there’s probably a couple too many and they often felt thrown in just to jump-start the flagging storyline. And Cars does flag, most noticeably around the 50… |
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Brother Bear: 2-Movie Collection
…1080p high-definition 2.35:1 and 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated G, Retail: $39.99 Storyboard: It’s The Lion King meets Pocahontas in Disney’s underrated Brother Bear, in which Kenai, the… |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
…that had to do with the characters being out of place New Yorkers, rather than fairy tale creatures or fish, where it didn’t work nearly as well. And the story… |
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The Secret Of Kells: Special Edition
…Audio 2.0 and 5.1, Not Rated, Retail: $39.95 Storyboard: The secrets behind the creation of Ireland’s lavish illustrated manuscript The Book Of Kells are revealed in this exquisitely animated feature…. |
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Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Warner Bros. Animation (September 14, 2010), Warner Home Video (September 14, 2010), single disc, 75 mins plus supplements, 1.79:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Scooby-Doo… |
