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The Blazing Dragons of Monty Python’s Terry Jones
On January 21 2020, Terry Jones, best known as a member of the legendary and influential comedy troupe Monty Python, passed away at the age of 77. Playing such memorable… |
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Pixar production designer Don Shank in his element with Elemental
…story. Element City, like a lot of large cities, is made up of districts. Firetown, which was the last to be established, is home to Ember, her family and many… |
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Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie
…myself! “The most daring decision the filmmakers made when creating the story is to keep the entire movie dialogue-free. Yes, that’s in keeping with the TV show, but what works… |
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New images from The Batman/Superman Story
Warner Bros. has officially released the first images from the two-part season premiere of The Batman, entitled The Batman/Superman Story. The Dark Knight’s latest animated series will enter its fifth… |
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A look into Shrek 2's story process
{{link http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_191257.html Chris Miller}}, head of story on DreamWorks’ Shrek 2, is interviewed over at Pittsburgh Live’s Tribune Review…. |
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Captain America: Civil War
…time and some story to justify their appearance being more than just a teasing cameo. So why isn’t the clearly ensemble film called Avengers: Civil War instead? Because it still… |
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The Quest For Camelot: Special Edition
Warner Bros Theatrical Animation (May 15 1998), Warner Home Video (October 20 1998), single disc, 86 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $19.98… |
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The latest Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer has launched
Ahead of the film’s December 16 release, Disney and LucasFilm have launched the latest trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story…. |
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Gargoyles: The Complete First Season
…$29.99 Storyboard: Gargoyles premiered on October 1994, as part of the syndicated Disney Afternoon block, with a five-part episode arc entitled Awakening. These episodes told the story of how the… |
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Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas
…Storyboard: Eris (voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer), the disgruntled Goddess Of Discord, wishes to bring a state of chaos to the world – something that can only be achieved by stealing… |
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How Dean Wright and Wendy Rogers brought FX to Prince Caspian
…But the goal is, for the effects, not to ever overpower the story, overpower the film. It’s about about supporting the story, creating the supporting characters for the kids to… |
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Wonder Woman
…finally managed to make the movie happen. The film retells her origin story, finding her as Princess Diana of Themyscira. Dreamy eyed about the purpose of the Amazons as the… |
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Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax: Deluxe Edition
DePatie-Freleng (1972), Warner Home Video (February 14, 2012), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 25 mins, 4:3 ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Rated G, Retail: $24.98 Storyboard: A forest creature pleads with… |
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Soul
2020 has been a tough year here on planet Earth. Disease is running rampant, we’re trapped in our homes most of the time, we can’t visit friends and family, and… |
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UPDATE: Animator corrects recent story
On January 6, 2006, we posted {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00004371.html this story}} taken from a {{link http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?chklogin=&autono=210615&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=1 Business Standard}} article that quoted animator Manu Ittina. However, according to his {{link http://manuittina.com/blog.html blog}}… |
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Co-director Chris Renaud on No Time For Nuts
…reviewed as a story artist, but I didn’t really understand the position. I mean, I had seen behind-the-scenes things with Pixar. But I had done a lot of storyboards for… |
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The Jungle Book
…story. There are so many aspects to explore that make this a wonderful film. Director Jon Favreau and writer Justin Marks craft their story to really be about Mowgli and… |
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Director Roger Allers on The Little Matchgirl
…(1980), Oliver & Company (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992) and The Emperor’s New Groove (2000). For his directorial debut, Allers co-directed The Lion… |
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Spies in Disguise
Spies in Disguise is a unique story with a stellar voice cast, nice animation, all wrapped up in a package that’s a lot of fun. Unfortunately, it could’ve been so… |
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Treasure Planet: Special Edition
…development works, paintings and moments from the finished film, while The 70/30 Rule highlights the choices made by the directors in bringing a 70 per cent traditional feel and a… |
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Ice Age: 2 Disc Special Edition
…5.1 Surround, Rated PG, Retail: $29.95 Storyboard: Ice Age begins with Scrat running around in the snow in search of the perfect place to bury his acorn. He scurries across… |
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Batman – The Brave And The Bold: Season Two, Part One
Warner Bros. (2009-2010), Warner Home Video (August 16, 2011), 2 discs, 286 mins plus supplements, 16:9 ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Stereo, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Batman and friends… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume Two
…over the next 30 years or so, and then usually only in compilation features, such as Once Upon A Mouse. The most successful of these was Mickey Mouse Disco (1980),… |
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Dr. Seuss’s Holidays On The Loose!
…returns to the focused storytelling of the original Grinch special. It’s still not the vintage, almost-theatrical quality animation of Jones’ original, and the story, credited to Dr Seuss (with Geisel… |
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Summary of Pixar Story's Austin, Texas screening
JV Pixar News briefly describes the sights and sounds of the October 14th screening of The Pixar Story, held at the Alamo South Lamar in Austin, Texas. The report includes… |
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Puss In Boots: composer Henry Jackman’s Spanish Hour
…the symphonic orchestra can deliver storypoints and grandeur and emotion in a way a guitar couldn’t. Fortunately for me, there is a history in concert music of Spanish influence appearing… |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas: Remastered Deluxe Edition
Melendez/Mendelson Productions (1965), Warner Home Video (October 7, 2008), 1 disc, 25 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: The… |
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
…is “meh”. There really is no coherent plot in the traditional sense, with strict building blocks like rising action, climax, etc. The story is more a weird assemblage of things… |
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The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition
…wish to read our DVD review of the original release of The Jungle Book 2 here. Storyboard: Despite making new friends in the village, Mowgli yearns for the jungle, and… |
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Happily N’Ever After
…words, instead of telling a story they want to tell the filmmakers decided to copy other popular films so their film can make some money. Worse than the uninspired story… |