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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Alain Chabet’s Houba! stays at numero un in France
Combining live action with animation, Pathe’s release of the adventure story Houba! Sur la Piste du Marsupilami stayed at No. 1 spot in France for the third weekend in a row.
“Persepolis” trial resumes amid heavy security
Tight security marked Thursday’s resumption in the trial of a Tunisian TV station director charged with violating sacred values and disturbing public order for having screened the Franco-Iranian animated feature film Persepolis.
Disney movie studio chairman Rich Ross resigns
Blame it all on an embarrassment of Rich’s. After less than three years in the job, Rich Ross has quit as chairman of the Walt Disney Company’s movie studio.
Under his watch, the Mouse House released this spring’s partly animated John Carter, one of Hollywood’s biggest bombs in recent years. The big-budget science-fiction saga had been years in the development, with costs zooming to over $250 million.
Frog Jog (1972) — Tijuana Toads Cartoon Series
CotD: Poncho and Toro, the Tijuana Toads in “Frog Jog” were renamed Fatso and Banjo when the theatrical series made it’s way to TV.
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Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips (1944) — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Series
CotD: Despite the strong racial overtones of the film, “Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips” has been released to home video, and was not even included in WB’s “Censored Eleven” cartoons.
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Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue (1990) — Animated TV Special
CotD: Over a dozen studio pooled their biggest stars in “Goldilocks And The Three Bears”, the Bear Family faces “Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue” to help show kids the evils of taking drugs.
Trailer To Hotel Transylvania
Sony Pictures Animation troubled production of the 3D animated Hotel Transylvania has something to show for the nearly 10 years in production it has seen. A first trailer. A first look at Adam Sandler’s Dracula as he parades around his stylish resort for overworked monsters.
Disney Drives Mr. Toad on wild ride to Movies
The House of Mouse plans to adapt “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride,” a theme park ride that started when Disneyland opened in 1955, into a live-action/CGI hybrid feature film.
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A Rainy Day (1940) — MGM Theatrical Cartoon
CotD: Reprising their first appearance in “Goldilocks And The Three Bears”, the Bear Family faces “A Rainy Day” and some incredible animation of the roof shingles turning into big waves.
Laika Takes On Reeve’s Goblins
Stop-motion animation studio Laika Entertainment has put the grabs on Philip Reeve’s book Goblins for a possible new film. The British novel has yet to be released in the United States. Reeve also wrote the award-winning book Mortal Engine.
DreamWorks & Wal-Mart Disc-to-Digital Launch
DreamWorks Animation is partnering with Wal-Mart in rolling out a new disc-to-digital cloud movie service for consumers.
Dreamworks is now the sixth Hollywood studio to join with Wal-Mart, which will charge $2 to make a copy of a movie in the “cloud” that can be accessed from any compatible digital device ($5 to convert the movie to high-definition). The Glendale studio will make all of its previously released DVDs, including the “Shrek” and “Madagascar” series and “How to Train Your Dragon,” available for consumers to convert into digital copies stored on Wal-Mart’s Vudu service. The service launched Monday in about 3,500 Wal-Mart stores across the U.S.
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Men at Work’s Greg Ham, 58, found dead at home
The body of Men at Work flautist Greg Ham was found shortly after midday Thursday (local time) at a house in Melbourne, Australia’s inner north. Ham was 58.
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Sinkin’ In The Bathtub (1930) — Looney Tunes Cartoon Series
CotD: The very first Warner Brothers theatrical cartoon, “Sinkin’ In The Bathtub” also saw the screen appearance of Bosko and Honey.
Nickelodeon storyboard artist Jose Silverio dies
Storyboard artist Jose “Zaldy” Silverio, who worked for Nickelodeon since 2002, died March 13.
His age was not immediately available.
“Lion in Winter” producer Martin Poll dead at 89
Martin Poll, nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture for producing 1968’s The Lion in Winter, died Saturday in New York. He was 89.
He had pneumonia and kidney failure, his son Jon said.