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Kachow! The Cars Speedway Premiere

On Friday, May 26, 2006, the once-in-a-lifetime premiere of Disney/Pixar’s Cars occurred in Concord, NC. In attendance at the extravaganza was Animated News & Views correspondent Josh Armstrong and guest contributor Brandon Neeld.

The Chipmunk Adventure

Alvin And The Chipmunks built on their television success with this movie, and the big screen feature turned out surprisingly well. This is a gem.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Charles Schulz’s lovable loser stars in his first feature film, shown on a sadly understated DVD.

Watershipped Rabbits And Plagued Dogs: The Animated World Of Richard Adams

The Wide Wide World Of Toons heads on over to England for a pair of animated adaptations of author Richard Adams’ work, newly released on DVD in Australia.

Batman Beyond: The Complete First Season

The Batman of the future has his own style, but if you have an open mind you may find this version quite appealing.

Justice League: Season One

The first season of Justice League is probably better than a lot of us gave it credit for, as one can see on this fine DVD set.

Chicken Little

Disney jumps into full-blown CGI features with a loud, aggressive and sporadically entertaining alternate take on the sky-is-falling classic.

Pinchcliffe Races Home: A Look Back At Caprino Studios

The Wide Wide World Of Toons looks back on Norwegian pioneer Ivo Caprino’s films and a lavish, newly restored DVD boxed set collection.

Lady And The Tramp: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition

Walt Disney’s first widescreen picture is better than you remember it and this disc shines…too bad about the lack of the original “flat” version, though…

Whisper Of The Heart

This is Studio Ghibli at its most tender, a charming departure from the eco-princesses and fairy tales for which the studio is largely known.

Ultimate Avengers: The Movie

The first animated movie from the Marvel/Lionsgate deal is a good start, solidly adapting the first storyline from Marvel’s Ultimates comic book.

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

Tim Burton returns to his roots with this stop-motion wonder.

Bambi II

Does the final result reflect the good word of mouth this project picked up in production? We take a look at Bambi’s return to the screen…

Kronk’s New Groove

The breakout character from The Emperor’s New Groove, Kronk returns for another knockabout slice of Disney fun.

Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s

Leonard Maltin hosts a wild ride through decades of Disney studio history.

Valiant

A good first effort from Vanguard gets a pretty but lazy DVD edition.

A Conversation with Eric Goldberg

Animated News & Views’ Christian Ziebarth sits down with Eric Goldberg, for an enlightening discussion regarding the famous animator’s distinguished career.

Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume One

Huck, Yogi, and Pixie & Dixie star in Hanna-Barbera’s first full-length television series— a true classic.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest: Family Fun Edition

This is a very good special edition of the ecological 1992 film— worth a look from both parents and kids.

Henry Selick talks Moongirl and more

Director Henry Selick talks to Animated News & Views about his latest project, Moongirl, while also taking a brief look at some of his past and upcoming work.

Aeon Flux: The Complete Collection

The bold, landmark series from Peter Chung is wonderfully presented in this superb DVD set— a highlight of 2005.

DuckTales: Volume 1

The glorious comic book works of Carl Barks inspired this fine series. Too bad the DVD presentation is not nearly so inspired.

Drawn Together: Season One

A group of diverse animated charcaters have to live together in this raunchy “reality” cartoon series.

Cinderella: Platinum Edition

Walt’s 1950 classic gets one of the better Platinum releases, though some may never forgive Disney for including the WORST “bonus” of all time on this set.

The Best of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe

He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe is set in the far-off planet of Eternia where the only one who can stop the forces of evil from conquering the planet is a hero named He-Man, the powerful alter-ego of Prince Adam of Eternia who transforms into He-Man by evoking the Power of Greyskull.

My Neighbors The Yamadas

This very different Studio Ghibli film, based on a comic strip, offers glimpses of Japanese family life.

Pom Poko

This Studio Ghibli film may not have seemed quite so weird in Japan, but this tale of raccoon-like creatures trying to reclaim their forest sure seems pretty wild to us.

Disney On Ice: The Incredibles Magic Kingdom Adventure

The Incredibles make their transfer from CGI to ice and visit the Magic Kingdom in Disney’s new spectacular. Brandon Neeld was at the premiere.

Rock & Rule: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition

This rock & roll adventure for grown-ups gets a deluxe set that holds more than fans could have hoped.

Metropolis

This anime film based on a comic from the creator of Astro Boy may be a modern masterpiece. It certainly has a visual flair at the very least, and this set carries some nice extras.