Archives for July, 2007
Rest in peace James Street, child voice actor
I’m very sad to report that James Street, a voice actor for STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE series since 2004, died on July 4, 2007. His death was caused by injuries he obtained in a skateboarding accident. He was 13 years old.
James was also the voice of Pepito in MADELINE. He was born in London, England, but moved to California at eight months old.
The “James David Street Memorial Fund” has been set up and donations can be sent to California Oaks State Bank, P.O. Box 5038, Thousand Oaks, California 91359-9873.
Service will be held at 11:00 am Friday, July 13, at the Chapel of the Hills Conejo Mountain Funeral Home.
It’s very sad to hear that a member of the animation industry has left us. It’s even sadder because he was just a child. May he rest in peace.
Transformers number 1 at the box office
In what comes are no surprise to anyone alive on the earth, Transformers movie, based on the popular cartoon from back in the day, debuted at #1 with $67,600,000 over the three day weekend (Fri ~ Sun) and overall $152,500,000 for the entire week. If those numbers hold up it will become the highest grossing first-week ever for a non-sequel movie, beating out Spider-Man’s $151.5 million debut in 2002.
Congrats to Hasbro, Michael Bay, DreamWorks and Paramount.
Source Yahoo! Movies
Video tours of The Simpsons 7-Eleven stores
For those who aren’t near one of the 7-Eleven stores participating in the Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart promotion, I’ve gotten a bunch of videos from youtube that walk you through the stores. So now you can pretend to be there! Click here to check out all the videos!
Transformers cartoon intro
Seeing as the TRANSFORMERS movie is currently in theaters, I thought it would be appropriate to check out the intro sequence to the cartoon that started it all. “Transformers… Robots in Disguise!”
Ratatouille: Fish, Rats, Chefs and Robots
CGSociety has an AWESOME Ratatoille feature that spotlights one of the artists on the team. It is a very informative and enjoyable article and I highly recommend it. Check it out.
Here’s a sample:
Sometimes, a studio discovers its best talent right under its nose. That was the case with Jason Deamer, 33, who is the character art director for Pixar Animation Studio’s upcoming feature animation ‘Wall-E,’ and was one of four character designers for the studio’s current release, Disney/Pixar’s scrumptious animated treat, ‘Ratatouille.’ Deamer didn’t apply for a job as an artist at Pixar; he doodled his way up the career ladder.
TMNT heads to DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray
Warner Home Video announced that TMNT will arrive on DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray on August 7, 2007.
TMNT catches up with the turtles after the defeat of Shredder. The group’s leader, Leonardo, has been sent by Master Splinter to Central America for training. He is urgently called back into action by old friend April O’Neil when the terrible situation turns for the worse in New York. Back home, the turtles must set aside their differences and take on Maximillian J. Winters, whose army of ancient monsters threatens to take over the world.
Bonus features will include commentary by writer/director Kevin Munroe, an alternate opening, deleted scenes, side by side comparison of storyboards and CGI action, interviews with voice talent Patrick Stewart, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurence Fishburne and filmmakers.
Source AWN
Robert Zemeckis developing A Christmas Carol
AWN is reporting that Robert Zemeckis is developing a performance capture feature based on Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, starring Jim Carrey and Bob Hoskins. Jim Carrey would play Ebenezer Scrooge while Bob Hoskins would play Mr. Fezziwig, Scrooge’s first employer. No other details are known.
Bambi Meets Godzilla
Bambi Meets Godzilla is the title of a humoristic 1969 Canadian cartoon created entirely by Marv Newland. In 1994 it was voted #38 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. Only two minutes long, this cartoon is considered a classic by many animation fans.
Quasi at the Quackadero
Quasi at the Quackadero is a 1975 animated short by Sally Cruikshank. In 1994, it was voted #46 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation industry.
The Simpsons 7-Eleven promotion
A bunch of 7-Eleven stores throughout the country have been turned into KWIK-E-MARTS. If you don’t know (shame on you) KWI-E-MART is the convenience store owned by Apu in The Simpsons show.
The 7-Elevens changed their logo, stocked Buzz Cola and are selling Squishees! Check out more images here.
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