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The Secret History of
“Who Framed Roger …

The biographer of the film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” reviews the 25th anniversary screening that took place in Los Angeles.

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Disney

Zemeckis’ “Yellow Submarine” is Dead – We Hope!
by Jerry Beck   Tuesday March 15, 2011   12:30 pm
Our long national nightmare is over. Whatever your opinion of
Mars Needs Moms it has accomplished a major goal of all …
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Bad Ideas

Florida Jail Inmates Tortured with Zemeckis Animation
by Amid Amidi   Saturday December 4, 2010   12:15 pm
Talk about cruel and unusual punishment! Inmates in a Florida
jail are being forced to watch Robert Zemeckis’s mo-cap …
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Feature Film

“Mars Needs Moms” trailer
by Jerry Beck   Tuesday November 23, 2010   11:30 am
Simon Wells directs this Image Movers Digital (re: Zemeckis)
production. Disney is releasing it in March. Mo-cap or Mo-crap? …
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Disney

Will nothing STOP Robert Zemeckis?
by Jerry Beck   Saturday October 16, 2010   4:00 pm
Disney’s second animated release of 2011 (following Gnomeo and
Juliet) will be the latest Robert Zemeckis/Imagemovers film, …
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CGI

Disney ends deal with Zemeckis and his Mo-Cap
by Jerry Beck   Friday March 12, 2010   5:30 pm
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Disney has ended its
deal with Robert Zemeckis’ mo-cap factory, Image Movers. Disney …
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Bad Ideas

A Christmas Carol Opens Today
by Amid Amidi   Friday November 6, 2009   9:01 am
Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol opens today to a chorus of
negative reviews and a rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A …
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CGI

Even Monkeys Hate Robert Zemeckis
by Amid Amidi   Thursday November 5, 2009   4:17 pm
An article in National Geographic discusses the results of an
“uncanny valley” test on monkeys. Researchers showed monkeys …
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Feature Film

Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol
by Jerry Beck   Thursday October 22, 2009   12:05 am
This trailer has been out for a while, but I just have to ask:
Does anyone in Hollywood have the cajones to tell Zemeckis to …
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Bad Ideas

Mo-Cap Yellow Sub?
by Jerry Beck   Thursday August 20, 2009   4:20 pm
Following up on the report of Robert Zemeckis’ plans for a
mo-cap remake of Yellow Submarine, Brew reader Chris Smigliano …
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Bad Ideas

Zemeckis to ruin “Yellow Submarine”
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday August 19, 2009   6:30 pm
We interrupt our bashing of Cartoon Network to get upset about
something else: Variety is reporting that Robert Zemeckis …
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Feature Film

“Beowulf” Blitzer
by Jerry Beck   Sunday November 18, 2007   6:00 pm
Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf
came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in …
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CGI

The Question of Beowulf
by Jerry Beck   Saturday November 3, 2007   6:45 pm
What to make of Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf. Is it to be
considered a pure animated film or a digitally enhanced live …
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Disney

Robert Zemeckis and Disney?
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday August 8, 2006   9:36 am
TMZ ran a breaking story yesterday that says Disney is courting
Robert Zemeckis and his “uncanny valley” brand of animated …
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Old Brew

The Parade of Ignorance Continues
by Amid Amidi   Saturday July 29, 2006   5:21 am
From Paul Johnson’s invented history of the Disney strike to
Mick LaSalle’s broad dismissal of a hundred years of animation …
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