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Lucille Bliss dies at 96; voice of Crusader Rabbit and Smurfette
Lucille Bliss, who provided the voice of the cartoon character Crusader Rabbit in the early days of television and gained recognition a generation later as the voice of Smurfette in the 1980s television hit "The Smurfs," has died. She was 96. Bliss...Tags: NBC (tv network), Cartoons, Star Wars (movie), Cinderella (movie), New York City
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In Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" Opening Friday, The Title Character Is The Bad Guy From A Fictional 1980s Video Game.
AP Entertainment WriterDespite faithfully doing his job well for 30 years, he gets no respect at work, so he escapes through the wires of Litwak's Family Fun Center searching for another game where he might prove his worth. Along the way, Ralph takes viewers on a nostalgic...Tags: John C. Reilly, Movies, Nintendo Company Ltd., Gaming, Apple iPhone
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Naysayers Would Have You Believe Disney's Purchase Of Lucasfilm Can Only Mean One Thing: Bambi And Mickey Mouse Are Sure To Appear In Future "Star Wars" Movies Taking Up Lightsabers Against The Dark Side Of The Force.
AP Business WriterNot so, say experts who've watched Disney's recent acquisition strategy closely. If anything, The Walt Disney Co. has earned credibility with diehard fans by keeping its fingerprints off important film franchises like those produced by its Marvel...Tags: Miley Cyrus, The Walt Disney Co., Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Theme Park Vacations, Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
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'Skyfall' no downer to James Bond franchise
OPENING TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT Skyfall ‘‘Skyfall’’ — To borrow a line from Depeche Mode, death is everywhere. James Bond’s mortality has never been in such prominent focus, but the demise of the entire British spy...
Tags: Skyfall (movie), Movies, Judi Dench, Roger Moore, Adele (music artist)
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Rich Moore's 'Wreck-It Ralph' is an homage to blocky video games
When animation director Rich Moore was growing up in Oxnard, he spent so much time in video arcades that his parents worried that their young son was wasting his time. “They would always tell me that I should be concentrating on the real world,&...
Tags: John C. Reilly, Matt Groening, Movies, Wall-E (movie), Gaming
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'Wreck-It Ralph,' 'Flight' Open Strong Despite Storm
"Wreck-It Ralph" smashed his way to the top of the box office and 'Flight' had a solid take-off as the aftermath ofsuper storm Sandy turned out to have no apparent impact on the box office this weekend. "Wreck-It," a family animated comedy about a...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Movies, Argo (movie), Tourism and Leisure Industry, Services and Shopping
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Film review: Return of the live-action Zemeckis
From the ads and trailers, you might think that “Flight” is some sort of legal thriller, with Denzel Washington's character being unfairly accused or even framed; and you'd be about 10% right. In fact, “Flight” is primarily a moral...
Tags: John Goodman, Movies, Bruce Greenwood, Kelly Reilly, Entertainment
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DreamWorks Animation posts 24% jump in profit in third quarter
DreamWorks Animation reported a 24% jump in profits in the third quarter due to the box-office success of "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted." The Glendale-based animation studio posted net income of $24.4 million, or $0.29 a share, on revenues of $186....
Tags: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (movie), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Madagascar
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Gaming grows up: A video game revolution
The video game is 40. Its exact birthday is arguable. Cultural historians likely would date its origins further back, roughly a decade or two; prototypes of arcade games flourished in university computer labs in the 1950s. But “Pong,” the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Video Games, The Brady Bunch (tv program), Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago
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Video game world built for 'Wreck-It Ralph'
Tribune NewspapersBURBANK, Calif. — It was when he cast Bowser, the fire-breathing turtle from Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. games, that Rich Moore first grasped the magnitude of the job he was undertaking. “That was the huge one,” he said at Walt...Tags: Video Games, Movies, Services and Shopping, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sega Corporation
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DreamWorks Animation Chairman Roger Enrico resigns from board
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the Glendale studio behind the "Shrek" and “Madagascar” movies, announced that Chairman Roger Enrico resigned from the board. Current board member Mellody Hobson will succeed Enrico, according to a statement...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Shrek (fictional character), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, PepsiCo Inc., Richard Verrier
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Glendale-based DreamWorks Animation could be headed to Sony
DreamWorks Animation has decided not to distribute its own films after its longtime deal with Paramount Pictures expires this fall, and it may strike a new pact with Sony Pictures, according to people close to the negotiations not authorized to speak...
Tags: Paramount Pictures, Sony Corp., Kung Fu Panda (movie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Shrek (fictional character)
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