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John Carter of 1936
Several different sites have featured stories on this very cool look at rare test footage and artwork from a 1930’s animated version of John Carter of Mars, from the Danton… |
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Ghibli reviews; Animatrix revisited; and win Pan!
…Studio Ghibli Collection editions from 2005/06, all of which pass the Cyrenne test at least in their technical specs. Rand particularly warms, as I did, to Pom Poko, which despite… |
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Happy Feet: Widescreen Edition
…common mistake that more than several reviewers made when covering the film in its theatrical release. An animated film as complex as one like this easily takes three to four… |
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Home On The Range
…reviews from critics. Whereas The Emperor’s New Groove just about passed the test, and all holes between its original dramatic intentions and eventual comedic result were covered up, Home On… |
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The Jetsons: The Complete First Season
…used. “Rosie the Robotic Maid” (3:33) runs like a commercial for robots showing how Rosie changed the life of Jane Jetson. It begins at the dawn of time when women… |
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Green Lantern: First Flight
…Sinestro (4:01), then we get similar commentary on The Guardians Of The Universe (3:40). Johns, Tomasi, and DC executive editor Dan Didio then talk about DC’s latest all-encompassing storyline in… |
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Grave Of The Fireflies: Collector’s Series
Studio Ghibli (1988), Central Park Media (October 8, 2002), 2 discs, 88 mins plus supplements, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0, Rated PG, Retail: $29.98 Storyboard: Orphaned siblings must cope… |
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How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming holiday special to air on NBC
…take place 10 years after the end of the trilogy and just before the emotional epilogue in How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World! How to Train Your Dragon… |
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Hoo-Ray! Classic, really-for-real Disney in Hi-Def! Plus TMNT!
…appear to be keeping the big-name, hit titles coming while holding back the crown jewels of The Incredibles and particularly the Toy Story duo (out in 2009/10, anyone?) for maximum… |
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Mulan: 15th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection
…As a fellow comedy relief, Cri-Kee is given much less to do, and almost comes off as an afterthought (indeed, he seemingly disappears for sequences at a time, only to… |
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The Swan Princess Lasts Far Longer Than Forever with Director Richard Rich
…picture against all odds at that time during the 90’s, for an independent company to be able to take on a feature while trying to acquire the talent and the… |
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The Prince Of Egypt: Signature Selection
…called The Ten Commandments and does focus more solely on The Prince Of Egypt himself, but surely the following events, such as being lost in the wilderness for 40 days… |
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Bob Clampett’s Beany And Cecil: The Special Edition
…ambitious episode, with several (simple) sets and more characters like Professor X, as well as a more complex plot Episode #281 (Sept. 27, 1950) – Cecil is now the Professor’s… |
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Over the Hedge scores over the Shreks
An industry insider tells us that DreamWorks Animation held a test screening of Over the Hedge last week and it received the highest scores ever for a DreamWorks animated film,… |
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Directors Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco introduce The Croods
…know what it would be like directing or co-directing off somebody else’s script that we hadn’t written. The thing is, Chris coming from storyboarding and me coming from screenwriting, there… |
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Cook to voice Planes’ Dusty
…by Disneytoon Studios veteran and aviation enthusiast Klay Hall (“King of the Hill,” “The Simpsons”), “Disney’s Planes” is an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure about Dusty’s dream of competing as… |
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X-Men: Evolution – Season 2 Vol 4: Mystique's Revenge coming to DVD in November
…five year-two episodes, including the season finale. Bonus features on the DVD include a “Toad’s Test” quiz hosted by Toad of The Brotherhood, and “X-Men: Evolution: Turning Point” comics to… |
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At the movies: Klaatu, Julien, Despereaux, a Transporter, Bolt and Delgo!
…form for the Studio, remarking that “Disney’s computer animation has come a long way since Chicken Little just three years ago” and praising the “outstanding action sequences” and camera work…. |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
…“trilogy closing” third part (let’s hope), I shouldn’t think this matters very much. I was left wondering what the world is coming to when such commercially minded yuck as this… |
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Disney magic flies again!
Let’s fly back to a more innocent age, back to when Disney’s live-action films were not particularly admired but that have stood the test of time to be rediscovered again…. |
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Spider-Man: The New Animated Series: Special Edition
…stuffed with goodies. Each episode comes with an Audio Commentary track. The participants are varied, but always led by co-executive producer Audu Paden. The commentaries focus on all aspects of… |
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Maleficent
Walt Disney Pictures (2014), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 4 2014), Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy, 97 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 2.40:1 widescreen, DTS-HD 5.1 Master… |
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Monsters, Inc.: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…award at the Oscars that year, it is really director Pete Docter’s competing film that has stood the test of time more solidly, unhampered – until this summer (or by… |
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Muppet Babies Composers Andy Bean & Keith Horn Make Your Dreams Come True
…the 60’s or 70’s or 80’s or anything like that, but still definitely inspired by that.” AV: “Let’s talk about Summer, who’s a brand new character. Unlike the other Muppets,… |
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The Boondocks passed by Fox, picked up by CN
…Broadcasting Company passed on it after viewing a 6-minute test pilot. “Cartoon [Network] is believed to be eyeing Boondocks for its ‘Adult Swim’ late-night block, given the racially and politically… |
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Madagascar: The Animated News Review
…involved): Now that the Star Wars hype has died down and everyone on the planet has seen Episode III we can focus on the next big animated movie coming out…. |
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CINEME 2004 Official Winners
…An up and coming urban musician is given a shot at stardom by a record label, and must come up with beats using sounds collected from the city. Best Web… |
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Gladiators Of Rome
…run last year (where it reportedly made only $8,000 or so), and now the movie has found itself on American store shelves, albeit with very little fanfare behind it. Which… |
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Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
…Digital commissioned a series of motion comics, one for each chapter in the original novel to be distributed over the Internet. These episodes contained the original comic book designs with… |
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Meet The Robinsons
…you are watching something classic, historic, or something that will last the test of time. Just think back to when you saw Beauty And The Beast or Toy Story in… |
