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Trailer Released for Pixar’s ‘Blue Umbrella’


January 7, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Disney has released a brief trailer for Pixar’s new short The Blue Umbrella, which will play in theaters with Monsters University beginning June 21, 2013. Directed by Saschka Unseld (layout artist on Toy Story 3, Cars 2 and Brave) and produced by Marc Greenberg. The official synopsis is as follows: [...]

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Hot Discs: Pixar’s ‘Brave’ and ‘Short Films Vol. 2'


November 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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It’s a big Pixar week on the home entertainment front as the studio’s acclaimed summer hit Brave and its Short Films Collection Vol. 2 become available on Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday (Nov. 11). Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, this lavishly animated feature centers on the red-haired Scottish [...]

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‘Toy Story of Terror’ Set for 2013


October 9, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Good news, toybox fans! More delightful Toy Story adventures featuring Buzz, Woody and the gang are set to come to the small screen in the coming years. While Pixar has kept the characters alive with a series of brilliant CG theatrical shorts (Hawaiian Vacation with Cars 2, Small Fry with [...]

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‘Jake and the Pirates’, ‘Batman’ Help Mattel’s Bottom Line


July 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Toy giant Mattel reported an overall entertainment product sales drop of 36 percent, but posted a profit of $96.2 million (up from $80.5 million) in the year-ago period. The company cited entertainment merchandise tied to Batman: The Dark Knight Rises and Disney’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Cars [...]

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Nick Announces Kids’ Choice Nominees


February 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Nickelodeon has released the list of nominees for the 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, hosted this year by Will Smith and airing live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8pm. Kids can cast their votes in 20 categories across all of Nickelodeon’s digital outlets, [...]

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2011 Animated Oscar Noms Offer Surprises


January 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The nominees for the 84th annual Oscars were announced Tuesday morning, with the best animated feature race falling to A Cat in Paris Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (GKids) Chico & Rita Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (GKids) Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson (DreamWorks) Puss In Boots Chris [...]

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Tintin Takes Home Another Best Animated Trophy


January 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Continuing its winning streak after taking the Golden Globe Award a week ago, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin took home the Producers Guild Award for Best Animated Feature on Saturday. The other nominees included Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2, DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss In Boots and Paramount’s Rango. [...]

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‘Tintin’ Nabs Top Toon Honor at Golden Globes


January 16, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn scored a major notch in its awards belt by taking home the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature at a ceremony Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The film,which uses motion-capture and animation techniques, surely benefitted from the star power [...]

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Five Animated Features Make the BAFTA List


January 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The long list of nominees for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards were revealed yesterday. The BAFTA Animated Feature category includes The Adventures of Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Gnomeo and Juliet, Puss in Boots and Rango. It’s interesting to note that the Brits opted for Arthur Christmas and Gnomeo and [...]

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Producers Guild Reveals Five Animated Movie Nominees


January 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the five titles nominated in the Best Animated Feature Award category. In what many awards watchers say may be a foreshadowing for the Oscar race, the nominees are: The Adventures of Tintin (Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg) Cars 2 (Producer: [...]

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