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Back to the Park, more Peanuts announcements…
South Park Season 11 reviewed, plus new Charlie Brown announcements. |
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South Park: The Complete Eleventh Season
The boys are back in the Park for another riotous season that includes their adventures in Imaginationland. The set is overpriced and should be found as better deal online, but fans will be pleased that the show has lost nothing of its razor-sharp wit. |
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Nightmare's here! Plus the Lone Ranger, Zorro…and Wart!
Comments on the Nightmare packaging, reviews for Lone Ranger/Zorro and Disney’s The Sword In The Stone: in short, stick to the Gold edition! |
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The Sword In The Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition
Disney’s take on young pre-King Arthur is a riotous comedy: one of the Studio’s most irreverent films, but this 45th Anniversary edition in no way builds on what has been released before. |
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The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 2
Two masked icons of the American West stand up to the forces of oppression in this set of Filmation cartoons that finishes off their respective Saturday morning series. |
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More Nightmares, plus is The Chosen One worth choosing?
Jeremie talks to Nightmare Before Christmas’ storyboard artist Mike Cachuela, and independent feature The Chosen One is Toon Reviewed. |
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The Chosen One
Some outrageous language and edgy situations might have boosted the lack of true wit on offer in this Flash-animated feature that struggles to have us invest in its characters or plot. |
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Perfect Nightmare: Mike Cachuela on storyboarding Christmas
Jeremie Noyer continues his nightmare journey behind the scenes of Tim Buton’s stop-motion classic, speaking to Nightmare Before Christmas‘s storyboard artist Mike Cachuela! |
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Titans, Toons, Loons…reviews and a Nightmare chat!
Reviews for Teen Titans, Tiny Toons, Freakazoid and Once Upon A Time…Walt Disney, plus a seat at a roundtable discussion with Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick! |
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Perfect Nightmare: Henry Selick on Making Christmas before time!
Animated News & Views’ Jeremie Noyer joins a roundtable discussion with The Nightmare Before Christmas‘ director Henry Selick on the occasion of the film’s 15th Anniversary! |
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Freakazoid!: Season 1
Fricassee, freakazoo…Freakazoid! is back on our screens and this great two-disc set is a reminder of how groundbreaking, and plain zany and nuts, this animated comedy show really was! |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 1
They’re tiny, they’re toony, and they’re back, on DVD! Still fresh, still funny, Warner does their little Looney Tunes proud in this four disc set. |
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Once Upon A Time…Walt Disney
This companion piece to the Artistic Sources Of The Disney Studios exhibition may fall short in a few minor areas, but otherwise it’s a must-have documentary that takes a serious look at Disney animation art. The addition of the silent Snow White is icing on the cake! |
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Teen Titans: The Complete Fifth Season
The final season of Teen Titans offers the most consistent tone, with only one real clunker (in addition to a misfire of a finale) marring what is otherwise an epic finish featuring the world’s teen heroes versus The Brotherhood Of Evil. |
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Heaps of new DVD announcements; plus the new Splits!
The Banana Splits return, plus some new DVD and BD announcements! |
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Talking to Tony Bancroft as Mulan returns to DVD
In a bit of stealth-like marketing, Disney has very quietly released their 1998 animated epic Mulan back to DVD this week. Unfortunately, there’s no Blu-ray edition, and fans with the original 2-disc Special Edition need not apply: the new boxed set merely repeats that version and bundles in the film’s direct to video sequel, Mulan […] |
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Tony Bancroft balances the yin and the yang in directing Mulan
Animated News & Views’ Jeremie Noyer speaks to Mulan‘s director Tony Bancroft as the Chinese epic returns to DVD in a new package with its video sequel. |
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Reviews return, with the final season of The Batman
I guess it’s time to get back to work. It’s taken a while, but we’re finally getting things running closer to normal here at the site, following our exciting meeting at the San Diego Comic-Con. As much as we hoped you would all enjoy reading about our little adventure, I realize that it may seem […] |
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The Batman: The Complete Fifth Season
The final season of The Batman finds him becoming chummier with the Justice League. |
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Animated Con-versation: AN&V at Comic-Con 2008!
Join Animated News & Views’ Ben Simon, James R Whitson and Randall Cyrenne as they head down California way to meet up for the first time at the annual Comic-Con geek fest in San Diego! |
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Comic-Con update, plus Fred 'n' Yogi's movies finally on DVD!
New on US releases for The Man Called Flintstone and Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! |
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Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy!!!
As we hit Comic-Con, catch up on fan-favorite Astro Boy in his many incarnations on DVD, plus a look at the comprehensive Astro Boy Essays book – all in anticipation of his return to screens in a new blockbuster movie out next summer! |
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The Astro Boy Essays
Finally, there is an English language book about Osamu Tezuka! This one has a narrow focus, but it’s a nice start, particularly for those who are most interested in his most famous creation. |
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Astro Boy (2003): The Complete Series
The newest version of Astro Boy is really very good, though Sony’s DVD presentation is a sad thing to behold. |
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Astro Boy (1980): The Collection Box Set
Tezuka’s influence is felt even stronger in Astro Boy’s second series. |
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Astro Boy (1963): Ultra Collector’s Edition Sets 1 & 2
The first anime hit gets an impressive pair of sets collecting the entirety of the English dubbed versions of the show. |
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles on the Road To…San Diego!
With Comic-Con upon us, and James and Rand already on the road to San Diego, Ben’s jumping on a plane to join ’em; plus Batman: Gotham Knight reviewed and site updates! |
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Animated News & Views does Comic-Con 2008!
All the latest on Ben, James and Rand’s trip to the San Diego Comic-Con and Disneyland! |
