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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. |
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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. |
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Charles Schulz’s lovable loser stars in his first feature film, shown on a sadly understated DVD. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Chicken Little
Disney jumps into full-blown CGI features with a loud, aggressive and sporadically entertaining alternate take on the sky-is-falling classic. |
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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. |
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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… |
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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. |
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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. |
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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… |
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Kronk’s New Groove
The breakout character from The Emperor’s New Groove, Kronk returns for another knockabout slice of Disney fun. |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s
Leonard Maltin hosts a wild ride through decades of Disney studio history. |
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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. |
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Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume One
Huck, Yogi, and Pixie & Dixie star in Hanna-Barbera’s first full-length television series— a true classic. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Aeon Flux: The Complete Collection
The bold, landmark series from Peter Chung is wonderfully presented in this superb DVD set— a highlight of 2005. |
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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. |
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Drawn Together: Season One
A group of diverse animated charcaters have to live together in this raunchy “reality” cartoon series. |
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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. |
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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. |
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My Neighbors The Yamadas
This very different Studio Ghibli film, based on a comic strip, offers glimpses of Japanese family life. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |

