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‘Archer’ 3-Parter Reports for Duty on FX


September 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Agent Sterling Archer returns for duty in a special three-part show on FX this Thursday (Sept. 15) at 10:30 p.m. Although the third season of the popular FX show doesn’t officially begin until January, FX is keeping the interest alive by offering a special three-week return. In the new episode, [...]

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Gods of Animation Smile at MTV


September 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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The cabler toons up its schedule with new episodes of Mike Judge’s beloved Beavis and Butt-Head and the premiere of the surfer show Good Vibes. Animation fans are going to want their MTV again this fall, when the music network gets back into the cartoon game in a big way [...]

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D23 Expo Whets Appetites for Upcoming Toons


August 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Taking a marketing page from Comic-Con, Disney’s D23 Expo offered bits and pieces of news, highlights of upcoming animated fare and meet-and-greets with talent for die-hard fans this past weekend in Anaheim. Upcoming features such as Pixar’s Brave and Monsters University, Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, director Rich Moore’s Wreck-It Ralph and [...]

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The Return of ‘Fright Night,’ Conan’ and ‘Spy Kids’


August 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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While there are no animated features debuting in theaters this weekend, there are plenty of CG-laden summer thrills to go around that will spell competition for returning titles such as The Smurfs, Cars 2 and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. For starters, we have the remake of the [...]

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PBS Kids Catches New ‘Dinosaur Train’ Special


August 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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PBS Kids is planning some major Jurassic action this month with a one-hour Dinosaur Train movie to kick of the second season of the popular Henson Company series.  Slated for August 22, the special finds Buddy and his adoptive Pterandon family on a pre-historic adventure as they gather all their [...]

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Tuesday DVD Rush: ‘The Fox and The Hound’ & ‘Mars Needs Moms’


August 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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There are several interesting new animated titles coming to DVD and Blu-ray today (Tuesday, August 9). Fans of traditional Disney animation can get their paws on a new 30th anniversary of the heart-warming The Fox and The Hound, which is paired with its 2006 sequel The Fox and the Hound [...]

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Your Essential SIGGRAPH ’11 Tip Sheet


August 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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There are probably hundreds of good reasons why you should check out this year’s SIGGRAPH Expo in Vancouver (Aug. 7-11), but we want to make sure you don’t miss out on some of the big highlights. So, here’s a little list that you can tear out of the mag and [...]

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Disney XD Debuts ‘Tron: Uprising’ Clip


July 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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To the delight of Tron fans everywhere, Disney XD has made an early clip of its upcoming new animated series Tron Uprising available online. Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen and Bruce Boxleitner, the series will premiere on the cabler in the [...]

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Gang of Seven to Use $100M China Fund for ‘Biker Mice’ Movie


July 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Gang of Seven Animation has announced a new $100 million Animation Film Fund in partnership with the Chinese Government. One of the first films slated to be financed through the fund is a reboot of the 1990s popular animated television series Biker Mice from Mars, which ran from 1992-1996 and again [...]

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‘Smurfs,’ ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Try to Round Up Ticket Sales


by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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It’s time to get Smurfy, as the little blue forest-dwellers take on the combo of Cowboys & Aliens at the box office. Sony/Columbia’s stereoscopic 3D hybrid take on the classic comic-strip characters and Saturday-morning cartoon stars arrives in theaters this week. The Smurfs is set to open in almost 3,400 [...]

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