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Weekly ‘Wonder Woman’ Q&A: Producer Bruce Timm

January 15, 2009 / / 0 Comments

Bruce Timm heads an impressive cast and crew as producer of “Wonder Woman,” the next entry in the series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies due on March 3, 2009. Warner Home Video will distribute the movie on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, OnDemand, Pay-Per-View and via digital download.

Fans in the New York area will have a chance to see the premiere of “Wonder Woman” at New York ComicCon on Friday, February 6 in the IGN Theatre at The Javits Center. Timm will lead the post-premiere panel and also be available for autographs during a midday signing session on Saturday, February 7.

The three-time Emmy Award winner took few moments to discuss the evolution of the made-for-DVD movies, Lauren Montgomery’s rise to stardom, his 20-year working collaboration with Andrea Romano, and Wonder Woman’s boots.

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2009 BAFTA nominees announced

January 15, 2009 / / 0 Comments

The BAFTA nominees have been announced, and here are the nominations that matter, to us at least:

Animated Film:
– PERSEPOLIS
– WALL-E
– WALTZ WITH BASHIR

Film Not In The English Language:
– THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX
– GOMORRAH
– I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
– PERSEPOLIS
– WALTZ WITH BASHIR

Music:
– THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
– THE DARK KNIGHT
– MAMMA MIA!
– SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
– WALL-E

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‘VeggieTales: Abe And The Amazing Promise’ coming to DVD

January 12, 2009 / / 0 Comments

VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise, the new adventure from Big Idea, is scheduled for release on DVD February 7, 2009.

Abe and the Amazing Promise tells the story of Abraham and Sarah and their wait for a promised child. The DVD showcases nationally syndicated radio host “Delilah” as the voice of Sarah along with a new Silly Song with Larry entitled “Sneeze If You Need To!”

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‘WALL-E’ wins Critics’ Choice Award

January 9, 2009 / / 0 Comments

There’s no stopping Pixar’s little robot as he receives another award. At the 14th Critics’ Choice Awards, WALL-E won the award for Best Animated Feature. Waltz with Bashir, which was competing against WALL-E in the animation category, won Best Foreign Language Film. The rest of the animation nominees were Bolt, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

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Disney/Pixar Blu-ray Update

January 8, 2009 / / 0 Comments

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) today announced its new Blu-ray + DVD Combo Packs, along with the release date for Snow White, A Bug’s Life and Monsters, Inc.

Upcoming Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack titles include Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition on March 10, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in October.

Disney introduced the first Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack in 2008 with the release of Sleeping Beauty.

Monsters Inc. and A Bug’s Life will be released in 2009.

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Weekly ‘Wonder Woman’ Q&A: Actress Virginia Madsen

January 8, 2009 / / 0 Comments

Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen brings her voice to the role of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, for “Wonder Woman,” the next entry in the series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 films. The all-new film will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, OnDemand, Pay-Per-View, and download on March 3, 2009.

Madsen has appeared in “Dune,” “Candyman,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Sideways” and done notable work in super hero animation. Madsen voiced Dr. Sarah Corwin and Roulette in four episodes of “Justice League” and Arella in an episode of “Teen Titans,” as well as a two-episode turn as Silver Sable in “Spider-Man.”

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Ed Catmull to receive Gordon E. Sawyer Award

January 6, 2009 / / 0 Comments

Oscars.org reports that the Academy’s Board of Governors voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Ed Catmull, a computer scientist, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the motion picture industry.

Catmull founded three of the leading centers of computer graphics research – the computer graphics laboratory at the New York Institute of Technology, the computer division of Lucasfilm Ltd., and Pixar Animation Studios.

Catmull previously received two Scientific and Engineering Awards: in 1992 as part of a team for the development of “RenderMan” software, and in 1995 as part of a team responsible for pioneering inventions in Digital Image Compositing. He also shared a Technical Achievement Award in 2005.

Established in 1981, the Sawyer Award is presented to “an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.” Catmull is the 22nd recipient of the award.

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3D ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ ad to air during Super Bowl XLIII

January 5, 2009 / / 0 Comments

DreamWorks Animation announced recently that it will debut a 90-second 3D ad for their upcoming “Monsters vs. Aliens” film during Super Bowl XLIII.

The commercial will be broadcast at the end of the 2nd quarter on NBC on Sunday, February 1, 2009. Viewers will also be treated to a 3D episode of CHUCK on Monday, February 2 at 9 p.m.

Intel has produced more than 125 million pairs of 3D glasses available at 25,000 SoBe Lifewater retail displays in participating stores. If you can’t find a pair, call 1-800-646-2904 to order a pair.

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