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Who Discovered…Lyricist Glenn Slater?
…spoof of RKO and MGM musicals of the 30s and 40s. The story involved Roger and a human friend; as the story begins, they are working the vaudeville circuit as… |
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Author Tim Hauser’s “axioms” on The Art Of WALL•E
…going the digital route (even storyboards, done with the Cintiq). What do you think about this aspect of an animated film’s development? TH: Even though digital story reel programs provide… |
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Perfect Nightmare: Henry Selick on Making Christmas before time!
…reviewing storyboards and animation. When we completed the film Tim came in with his editor Chris to pace up the film and make a particular story adjust to make Lock,… |
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Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
DreamWorks Animation (May 24 2002), DreamWorks Home Entertainment (November 19 2002), single disc, 83 mins plus supplements, 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $19.99 Storyboard: The… |
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Brother Bear: Special Edition
…Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Brother Bear’s story is pure Lion King-meets-Pocahontas, starting off soon after the Ice Age, where we find three new-agey brothers, Sitka, Denami and Kenai, sharing an adventure…. |
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Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection
MPL Films (1984–2000), Miramax Home Entertainment (April 14 2004), single disc, 43 mins plus supplements, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Not Rated, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Three animated featurettes… |
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Teacher’s Pet (The Movie)
…Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: In a real Pinocchio-styled way, Teacher’s Pet tells the story of Spot, a dog who “wishes to be a real human boy”, opening with a “spot”-on recreation… |
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Rex Steele – Nazi Smasher: Limited Edition
WooHoo Pictures (March 13 2004), Monkeysuit Press (July 22 2004), 2 disc set, 10 mins plus extensive supplements, 2:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital Surround, Not Rated, Retail: $15.00 Storyboard: Set… |
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Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition
…up everything that is good about Disney films: great characters, wonderful showmanship and a strong story, even if it is episodic by its book-adapted nature. Like Peter Pan, the story… |
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The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
Nepenthe Productions (December 17 1983), Trinity Home Entertainment (August 17 2004), single disc, 85 mins, 1.33:1 open matte ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Rated PG-13, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard: Based, as… |
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Chicken Little
…Storyboard: The classic tale goes high-tech and in-your-face in Disney’s retooling of the “sky is falling” story. Lose the original wolf villain – in fact throw out the whole original… |
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Flushed Away
DreamWorks Animation/Aardman Features (November 3 2006), DreamWorks/Paramount Home Video (February 20 2007), single disc, 84 mins plus supplements, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated PG, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard:… |
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The Legendary Laugh-O-Grams: Fairy Tales by Walt Disney
Laugh-O-Gram Films (1921-1922), Inkwell Images (November 10 2006), single TDK-branded DVD-R, 40 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $26.95 Storyboard: Walt Disney’s… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures Of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
…another recent book/film project, The Pixar Story, peeking into the history of an altogether different kind of mouse! While we’re speaking about Disc Two, which is where Hand resides, I… |
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Popeye (live-action movie)
Paramount Pictures/Walt Disney Productions (December 12 1980), Paramount Home Entertainment (June 24 2003), single disc, 113 mins, 2.20:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital, Rated PG, Retail: $9.98 Storyboard: The spinach-guzzling sailor… |
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The Best Of 2007: The Year In Review
…reach! A vastly entertaining movie, combining Aardman’s strong story and comedy timing senses with DreamWorks’ modern CG techniques, to surprisingly good effect, Flushed Away did not deserve the drubbing it… |
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Underdog (live-action movie)
…Rated PG, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: When a top secret lab experiment – you know the kind – quite literally explodes in the face of mad scientist Dr Simon Barsinister, it… |
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The Ten Commandments
…Storyboard: Reluctant prophet Moses becomes a hero of the people when he is thrown out of his adopted Egyptian home by the Pharaoh ruler, learning his true heritage and discovering… |
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Freakazoid!: Season 2
Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment (1996-1997), Warner Home Video (April 21 2009), 2 discs, 232 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Surround, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: “His… |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez on the Walt Disney Family Museum: a flame more alive than ever
…explored enough yet and that we should definitely work on. The same, we know pretty much about Disney history in the US, but we hardly know about the history of… |
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Cats Don’t Dance
…in the end when they adapt several posters of known films). The story is a simple story of following your dreams, breaking down barriers, and believing in yourself. Children will… |
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Justice League: The Complete Series
…great two-part storyline featuring Hawkman and Hawkgril (Shadow of the Hawk and Ancient History) that deals with the issue of destiny and the future of the relationship between Green Lantern… |
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The Princess and the Frog
…story is not there, and here the story is solid enough, though a bit rushed and mostly character driven. Tiana’s all-work-no-play attitude is a little too overplayed. And the falling-for-each-other… |
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Waking Sleeping Beauty trailer online
…been written about this dynamic and challenging period in Disney history, but we felt the story hadn’t been told with candor and in a way that captured the joy and… |
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Disney documentary DVD exclusive offer!
Walt Disney Home Entertainment is offering fans an extremely unique opportunity to take home the highly anticipated documentary feature DVDs Waking Sleeping Beauty, The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story and… |
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It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
…packaging. Storyboard: Linus clings to blind faith in his embracing of the myth of The Great Pumpkin, despite the ridicule of his friends. Meanwhile, a beagle soars into battle atop… |
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Sherlock: Season One
…series on classic scary movies, A History Of Horror), Sherlock works extremely well as a detective story for the CSI crowd while packing in lots of nods, names and references… |
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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…for Junctionville? The story is as slight as can be, but it is undeniably charming. The plot is somewhat original, and the story’s sentiments are worthwhile (even if I’ve long… |
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Picks Of The Year 2004
…who are interested in the history of the medium, with DVD remaining the format of choice in being able to actually see many of the classics referred to in books… |
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Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
…classic characters, and place them into a story that was not only funny, but also managed to have a heart. Critics might find the story a little too syrupy or… |
