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ONE MORE QUESTION

Sting (at right) is featuredin THE SWEATBOX (2002)In all the delirium over the wonderful Disney-Pixar news this week, one burning …

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Thoughts on the Sale?

Any artists at Pixar, Disney or beyond with thoughts on what the sale means — for Disney, Pixar, the animation industry as a whole? Are …

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David Stainton Out!

Here’s the email that Walt Disney Feature Animation President David Stainton sent out today. From: Stainton, DavidSent: Tuesday, …

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HOOD VS. EVIL

The erosion of the animated feature continues. The Weinstein Co. and Kanbar Entertainment said Tuesday that they’ll team up on a sequel …

Genius

ANIMATED FEATURES OF 2006

2006 begins – and I’ve just updated my running list of animated features. It’s going to be an interesting year for theatrical animation. …

Pixar

Joe Ranft (1960-2005), RIP

This is really sad news. Joe Ranft, a major part of Pixar’s creative team, died in an auto accident yesterday, according to this post on …

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Scribblin’ Away at Mike’s Cafe

Tina Price and Rik Maki are co-owners of Digital or Not. Tina’s Digital, Rik’s Not. Both are 20 year veterans of Walt Disney Feature …

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SD CON: Floyd Norman

Animation legend Floyd Norman’s new book HOW THE GRINCH STOLE DISNEY debuts in San Diego this week. In this third volume of gag drawings, …

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SAN DIEGO COMIC CON

In a little less than two weeks, the San Diego Comic Con will commence with an expected attendance of over 100,000 fans and industry …

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HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

I’ve always had a hard time deciding which of Hayao Miyazaki’s films I like best. Between Castle of Cagliostro, My Neighbor Totoro, …

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LA REMINDERS

Tonight:A tribute to Frédéric Back, with a screening and a panel discussion with Pete Docter (Pixar), Production Designer Paul Felix …

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OSCAR QUALIFIED

According to Daily Variety, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has officially qualified 11 films for competition in the …

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FRANK THOMAS (1912-2004)

Frank Thomas, the second-to-last surviving member of Disney’s “Nine Old Men” group of supervising animators, passed away on September 8, …

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THE INCREDIBLES AT COMIC CON

The fun starts in two days…Howard Green at Disney sent us this update on THE INCREDIBLES panel:Pixar Animation Studios offers a sneak …

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Amid’s Con Plans

Brew co-editor Jerry Beck has certainly plugged the San Diego Comic Con enough times already, but it won’t hurt to mention once more that …

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REVIEW: Home On The Range

Now I’ve seen everything!Literally – I’ve now seen every traditional Disney hand drawn animated feature film. The collection is now …

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