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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Booty call: Aardman’s “The Pirates!” makes $11.4M
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” co-produced by Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation, opened in North America in a very close second place, making $11.4 million at the box office between Friday and Sunday.
“Rango,” “Archer” win at 2nd annual Comedy Awards
“Rango” has won for Animated Comedy Film and “Archer” for Animated Comedy Series on Saturday night at the Comedy Awards 2012, the second annual blockbuster event dedicated to celebrating all that is funny.
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Clements, Musker developing drawn Disney feature
Co-directors Ron Clements and John Musker are working to develop Disney Animation’s next hand-drawn feature film, an official division of the Mouse House has confirmed.
High Diving Hare (1949) — Looney Tunes Series
CotD: Why does Yosemite Sam say “You notice I didn’t say Richard” so prominently in “High Diving Hare” ? Read our Production Notes to find out!
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Odd Ant Out (1970) — Ant and the Aardvark Series
CotD: Did you know there was a green Aardvark? He was in “Odd Ant Out” the second of his two appearances in this theatrical series.
The Hockey Champ (1939) — Donald Duck Cartoon Series
CotD: Donald gives his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie quite the hockey lesson in “The Hockey Champ” a 1939 short directed by Jack King.
Rocky and His Friends director Jim Hiltz dies, 84
Jim Hiltz, a director of “Rocky and His Friends” and several other Jay Ward cartoon series, has died, Normand Rompre, a former cameraman from Michael Mills Studios, where he had also worked, said Thursday. He was 84.
SEC probing DWA, Disney over business in China
DreamWorks Animation and Disney have received letters of inquiry from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission over their business activities in China, according to an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
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Plans building for theatrical LEGO feature film
The first-ever full-length theatrical LEGO movie will open across the United States on February 28, 2014, it was announced Monday by Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Hooked Bear (1956) — Humphrey Bear Cartoon Series
CotD: First appearing in the Goofy cartoon Hold That Pose, Humphrey the Bear was in “Hooked Bear” was a big, dumb, opportunistic, neurotic brown bear who lives in Brownstone National Park.
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The Cat Concerto (1947) — Tom and Jerry Theatrical Cartoon
CotD: Extremely similar to a WB cartoon staring Bugs Bunny, “The Cat Concerto” and Tom and Jerry ended up winning the Oscar that year– Bugs would wait another ten for his.
The Stupidstitious Cat (1947) — Noveltoons Theatrical Cartoon
CotD: Buzzy’s debut film was in “The Stupidstitious Cat” an obvious parody of Jack Benny (as the cat) and Eddie “Rochester” Anderson.
Scaredy Squirrel wins Canadian screenwriting award
“Nothing But the Tooth,” an episode of Nelvana’s “Scaredy Squirrel” written by Darrin Rose, won a Canadian screenwriting award for animation Monday evening from the Writers’ Guild of Canada.
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French Disney voice actor Jean Stout dead at 78
Singer Jean Stout, who lent his talents to many French dubs of Disney cartoon movies, died April 10 in his native France, just three days short of his 79th birthday.
Stout was a singer and regular soloist in almost all Disney soundtracks from The Jungle Book (1967) until the early 2000s. His last dubbing role was for a re-release of 1937’s Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.
The Boy And The Wolf (1943) — MGM Theatrical Cartoon
CotD: Rudolf Ising was at the end of his career at MGM when he directed “The Boy And The Wolf ” as a one-time cartoon.