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

August 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

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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13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists Invited to Join AMPAS

June 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 13 animators, 12 visual effects artists and a total of 178 filmmakers and film industry executives to join its ranks. Animators on the invite list includes such high-profile names as Sylvain Chomet, Tomm Moore, Teddy Newton and Bob Peterson. Visual [...]

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Three New Posters Tease Disney’s ‘Mars Needs Moms’

February 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment

Disney has released three posters that give us a close-up look at the characters in its forthcoming animated feature film Mars Needs Moms. Directed by Simon Wells and written by Simon and Wendy Wells, the Robert Zemeckis-produced feature is based on book by Berkeley Breathed and stars the voices of [...]

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Trailer, Images Drop for ‘Mars Needs Moms’

November 23, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments

Disney has released a new trailer and stills from Mars Needs Moms, a CG-animated film made with mo-cap techniques by Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers Digital. Based on the children’s book by Berkeley Breathed of Bloom County and Opus comic-strip fame, the movie is directed by Simon Wells and features the voices of [...]

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