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Monthly Archives: January 2012
“Daffy’s Rhapsody” debuts in theaters February 10
Moviegoers seeing the 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” are in for a bonus reel of laughs and action with Daffy’s Rhapsody.
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Puss in Boots surpasses $500M at global box office
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.‘s Oscar-nominated movie Puss in Boots has earned approximately $507 million to date at the worldwide box office, the studio announced Monday.
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One Man Band (2005) — Pixar Animation Studios Theatrical Cartoon
CotD: Pixars’ “One Man Band” was first shown at the 29th Annecy International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France seven years ago today.
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Homer Simpson-shaped glue blob sells for $238,800
Homer Simpson’s image on a blob of dried glue has attracted lots of d’oh.
When the auction for the lookalike glue-blob of The Simpson’s character closed Monday, the item sold for the equivalent of $238,800 U.S.
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Directors Guild honors “Child’s Garden of Poetry”
For her work on the Home Box Office animated TV special A Child’s Garden of Poetry, Amy Schatz received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs on Saturday night.
Posse Cat (1954) — Tom and Jerry Theatrical Cartoon Series
Sleeping Beauty (1959) — Disney Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film
CotD: Walt Disney spent nine years and a then-exorbitant $6 million to make “Sleeping Beauty”, the first Disney feature film to be shot in 70mm; also had a sterophonic soundtrack.
Dimitra Aliss, actress in “The Sting,” dead at 79
Dimitra Arliss, who portrayed hired hit lady Loretta Lalino in the hit 1973 comedy The Sting, died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 79.
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Ian Abercrombie, 77, was boss Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld
British-born character actor Ian Abercrombie, known for portraying Elaine Benes’ fussy boss Justin Pitt on Seinfeld, died Thursday in Hollywood. He was 77.
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Too Hop To Handle (1956) — Looney Tunes Theatrical Cartoon Series
CotD: Sylvester, Sylvester, Jr. and Hippety Hopper appeared in “Too Hop To Handle”, the only cartoon in which Robert McKimson animated Sylvester.
It’s okay to say gang suspect looked like a Smurf
A robbery suspect may be feeling blue after an appeals court said Tuesday that a Yakima County, Washington judge could allow testimony that he was dressed like a Smurf.
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Oscar-nominated “Rango” set for limited re-release
The now Academy Award-nominated “Rango,” from director Gore Verbinski and starring the voice of Johnny Depp, saddles up for a one-week limited engagement at the ArcLight Hollywood beginning this Friday, January 27.
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Customers Wanted (1939) — Popeye the Sailor Theatrical Cartoon Series
CotD: Even back in 1939, studios would release “best of” compilations as new material. “Customers Wanted” not only was made from 2 previous cartoons, but was remade itself in 1955!
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Feature “Back to the Sea” opens Friday in Canada
The animated feature film “Back to the Sea” will open in theaters across Canada in both 2D and 3D on Friday, January 27, IndustryWorks Pictures announced.
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Longtime television actor James Farentino dies, 73
Television actor James Farentino, one of Universal Studios’ last contract players in the 1960s, died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a long illness, his family’s spokesman said. He was 73.