Animation and comics

Animation and comics

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  Ari Folman animates Robin Wright in 'The Congress'

  Hollywood is hell. That's an idea to set tongues wagging at the Cannes Film Festival, and it's the distinct impression left by Israeli director Ari ... 

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  Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92

  When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his ... 

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  Beyonce reigns as forest queen in animated 'Epic'

  Beyonce loved voicing Queen Tara in the new children's movie "Epic" — at least once she stopped crying. Queen B has gone from pop royalty to screen ... 

• Hungary upset over criticism in German TV cartoon

  A minute-long message on a German television station aimed at children has drawn the ire of the Hungarian government for criticism of recent changes ... 

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  International court case aided Kenyan candidate

  The charges Uhuru Kenyatta faces at the International Criminal Court would have crippled a U.S. or European politician. Instead, the accusations that ... 

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  British actor Richard Briers dies at 79

  British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular comic presence on TV and movie screens for decades, has died at the age of 79. Briers' agent, Christopher ... 

• British TV kids' shows win 3 International Emmys

  "The Amazing World of Gumball" and two other British TV productions were among the winners at the 1st International Emmy Kids Awards. Other awards ... 

• Creator of Soviet Winnie the Pooh dies at 95

  Fyodor Khitruk, the creator of the Soviet Union's animated version of A.A. Milne's classic Winnie the Pooh tales, has died in Moscow. He was 95.