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‘Adventure Time’ and More Mathematical Toons on DVD


June 5, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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If you’re anything like us here at Animag, the first tastes of summer have left you with an itchy sunburn and vicious allergies. Luckily there are a few fun new animated releases on disc this week to keep you company as you nurse your seasonal ails. We highly recommend Adventure [...]

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Long Weekend News: ‘Tad,’ ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Planet Earth’


February 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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It was another big weekend of awards for animated titles. Fox-TV’s long-running animated series The Simpsons received a Writers Guild honor for the episode “Ned and Edna’s Blend Agenda” written by Jeff Westbrook. The episode was competing against three other episodes of the show and the “Forget-Me-Not” episode of Family [...]

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A Zany Return to Area 51


February 12, 2013 by Ellen Wolff No Comments divider image
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Director Cal Brunker stresses strong visuals and iconic imagery in the new, sci-fi comedy movie Escape from Planet Earth. If luck happens when preparation meets opportunity, then director Cal Brunker is one lucky guy. After working as a storyboard artist on Horton Hears A Who!, Ice Age: Continental Drift and [...]

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Bruce Willis Confirmed for ‘Sin City’ Sequel


January 21, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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While attending the Sundance festival, director Robert Rodriguez revealed more details about the upcoming sequel to his 2005 feature Sin City, which was based on Frank Miller’s acclaimed graphic novel. Rodriguez told Collider that Bruce Willis will reprise his role as tough policeman Hartigan in Sin City: A Dame to [...]

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‘Escape From Planet Earth’ Gets a Weinstein Screening


July 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The case of writer-director Tony Leech and producer Brian Inerfeld against the Weinstein company over the studio’s handling of the CG-animated movie Escape From Planet Earth seems to keep generating news. According to a story in The Hollywood Reporter, Leech and Inerfeld will get to see the latest version of [...]

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Weinstein Tags 3 Toons for Theaters


April 24, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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2013 is going to be a busy year for The Weinstein Company as the studio focuses on multiple family-friendly toons set for theatrical release next year. In addition to the much-buzzed about Escape from Planet Earth, TWC co-chair Harvey Weinstein has announced the release dates for SantApprentice, The Trick or [...]

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‘A Poem Is…’ Debuts New Episodes on Disney Jr.


March 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Liev Schreiber and John Leguizamo are among the stars lending their voices to classic Disney animation in new installments of the short-form series A Poem Is… premiering during National Poetry Month (April 2-April 21) at 8:25 a.m. on Disney Channel’s Disney Junior programming block for kids [...]

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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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Voice Cast Set for ‘Escape From Planet Earth’


August 2, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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The Weinstein Company and Canada’s Rainmaker Entertainment announced today that the voice cast of their 2012 animated movie Escape from Planet Earth will include Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Rob Corddry, James Gandolfini and Craig Robinson.  The 3-D CG-animated movie is directed by Cal Brunker, best known for his [...]

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