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Docter and Peterson go deep into Up
Newsarama has a two-part interview with Pete Docter and Bill Peterson, who (not so coincidentally!) are the men behind today’s DVD and BD release of Up. The piece goes into… |
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Burton, Timm, Katzenberg to receive Winsor McCay Award
…the art of animation.” Those being honored with the prize at the 37th Annual Annie Awards are: Tim Burton, Bruce Timm, and Jeffrey Katzenberg. ASIFA-Hollywood President Antran Manoogian said, “The… |
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Up:rising with Story Artist and Dug’s Special Mission‘s Director Ronnie del Carmen!
…the Philippines, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising. He went on to work as an art director for print and television campaigns in the advertising industry,… |
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Monsters, Inc.
…in a short clip. The Original Treatment is also available for viewing here, and this is done very nicely as a 13:40 storytelling experience with original storyboards edited to a… |
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Leonardo DiCaprio joins The Guardians
Leonardo DiCaprio is set to do his first ever animated feature when he lends his voice to The Guardians, a DreamWorks animated fantasy. DiCaprio will voice Jack Frost, a member… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Supervising Animator Mark Henn – Part 5: Down In New Orleans
…fun aspect in animating Tiana because, as a leading lady, as a human character, fairly naturalistically handled, you can’t over-animate that type of a character. But with Tiana as a… |
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The Princess And The Frog
…– couldn’t help out isn’t explored either). But all this happens rather quickly; the opening is more than a little rushed and somewhat “over animated”, as if the artists are… |
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Jamie Foxx gets animated with Welcome to the Jungle
Variety reports that Jamie Foxx is making his animated film debut with Welcome to the Jungle for 20th Century Fox. Based on an original pitch by Foxx and scribe Malcolm… |
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The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition
…scissors and cutting the film as if it was a live-action picture – losing a rumored 12 minutes-plus of completed, and expensive, finalized ink-and-painted animation! Even with his cuts and… |
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Bugs Bunny’s Howl-Oween Special
…and for a television mono mix, there’s nothing to really pick apart. French and Spanish dubs are also included, as are English and Spanish subtitles. Final Cut: As mentioned above,… |
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Megamind
…from Austin Powers’ Dr. Evil without a wink and a nod. Another downside is sometimes things get very predictable — and when you’re already copying aspects of other stories you… |
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Legends Of The Superheroes
…but the comedy chops of the actors involved almost manages to make it acceptable. Marsha Warfield, later to appear on Night Court, has a non-credited role as a lady at… |
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Tangled
…be almost as clever with a rhyme as the late Howard Ashman. I’ve always been a fan of Menken’s scores, and this one is no exception. Maybe not as stand-alone… |
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Leonardo DiCaprio leaves The Guardians
…characters, including Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher). The heroes will face off against a villain named Pitch, voiced by Jude… |
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Bambi Diamond Edition: an interview with Donnie Dunagan, the original “Young Prince of the Forest”
…for Walt Disney in the studio’s 1942 animated classic. After leaving entertainment, Dunagan attended the University of Alabama on a football scholarship before transferring to Virginia Tech to broaden his… |
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Pixar sued over “stolen” Cars
A British screenwriter has sued Disney and Pixar, claiming that they stole an idea that he submitted to them and used it to make Cars. According to him, the pitch… |
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Do The Cards Predict Another Yu-Gi-Oh series?
…the middle of a lawsuit, however, with the Japanese licensors, TV Tokyo and ADK’s Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). Both tried to cancel their contract with the American company, but 4Kids… |
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Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology
…and Routh-fronted designs. Without wanting to make that same impact, and also perhaps wanting to attract a wider audience, the Anthology this time around is a more standardized affair, although… |
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Winnie The Pooh’s Directors Stephen Anderson and Don Hall: Back to the Hundred Acre Wood
…ambitious effort, Lasseter called directors Stephen Anderson and Don Hall. Anderson joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1995, as a story artist on Tarzan (1999). Later, he served as a… |
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Mars Needs Moms
…express a sometimes eerily accurate depiction of movement that is also quite impressive. Actually, Zemeckis takes a producer’s back seat here, to allow director Simon Wells a chance to hog… |
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Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King
…Production on The Lion King took place at Walt Disney Feature Animation in Glendale, California, and the Feature Animation satellite studio at Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Minkoff… |
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Cars 2
…3D is as flat as the direction, again a surprise and especially after what has been achieved in CG animation by Disney’s Tangled, overseen by Lasseter, and by Pixar themselves… |
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The Essential Daffy Duck
…authentic against the “real deal”, but then that’s a recurring motif here: while some are essential and some are not, this is not really what makes Daffy Duck. Is This… |
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Director Gore Verbinski wrangles up Rango!
…maybe he’s a chameleon. What if he’s an actor? He’s an actor – and he’s got issues. Okay, he’s got issues.” Out of that came this whole notion that, “Well,… |
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New Rise of the Guardians poster
…look at all of the major characters in the movie. Guardians tells the story of Jack Frost, who joins an elite team of supernatural characters–including Santa Claus and the Easter… |
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Teaser trailer for Rise of the Guardians unveiled
…Directed by Peter Ramsey and featuring the voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law, Rise of the Guardians opens in theatres November 21st, 2012…. |
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The Lion King II / The Lion King 1½
…next film, Lion King 1½, being Timon and Pumbaa’s take on Rosencratz And Guilderstern Are Dead. If this is so, then there’s an argument that Simba’s Pride is Romeo And… |
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The Lady of Names, Making an Animatic
…for the construction of every model and set, the animating of every shot, the editing of both picture and sound, and he also composed and performed the film’s score. Since… |
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New Rise of the Guardians trailer
…first real look at the film’s main character, Jack Frost. Starring Chris Pine, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Alec Baldwen, Rise of the Guardians features an elite team… |
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Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
…classic a Disney “I want” number as any, coming across with just the right amount of frustration and triumph). Scamp’s love interest, Angel, is played here by Alyssa Milano (a… |
