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The Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Ultimate Collector’s Edition Volume One
…Porky Pig in the brilliant 1940 animation/live-action combo You Ought To Be In Pictures). Jones sets up the world of the Looney Tunes and the characters that populate it, touching… |
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The Quest For Camelot: Special Edition
…fully blown “making of” could have been included? The early pencil animation and computer animation tests are interesting to see, but again would have been more worthwhile given a commentary… |
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Insider Access To Inside Out
I’m grateful that my cousin came into town from Ottawa this week. He had the scoop on the sneak peek showing of Pixar’s latest film, and e-mailed me about it… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D
…missing out on The Film, The Art, The Vision 200 page hardcover book, original commentary and additional interviews already mentioned) focus more on director Henry Selick’s work: early pencil tests… |
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Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition
…having been included again, is The Making Of Oliver & Company, a 5:30 minute featurette from the 1988 theatrical release. This comes from a period in the middle of old-school… |
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Exclusive WonderCon 2016 Recap
…who you’re going to vote for in the election…” The Composers: Today’s Greatest Superheroes of Music Signing Early on the first day, there was a panel profiling music composers Kevin… |
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Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT
…from video games to television series to comic books. During his career, Munroe had worked on numerous jobs for Disney, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Fox Kids, The Jim Henson Company,… |
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Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons
Jim Henson Productions/Michael Jacobs Productions (1991), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (May 2, 2006), 4 discs, 672 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Not Rated… |
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Krypto the Superdog to soar on Cartoon Network this April
…plot revolves around the “the comedic adventures of Krypto, a test-pilot puppy whose malfunctioning rocket ship–built by Superman’s father–takes him to Earth. There, he befriends Kevin Whitney, a young boy… |
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Monsters, Inc.
…1.85:1 widescreen, DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, Rated G, Retail: $40.99 Storyboard: James P Sullivan (John Goodman) is Monstropolis’ number one scarer at Monsters, Inc. – the company that takes the… |
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Teen Titans: The Complete Fifth Season
…storyline from 1980, considering all the character changes made (no Kid Flash or Wonder Girl). Several young heroes, including a Robin recently separated form Batman, come together to help an… |
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Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume Six
Warner Bros. (2005-2008), Warner Home Video (February 3, 2009), single disc, 110 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard: Tom and Jerry return for the… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 2 1938-1940
…Test (0:31). This is a true rarity, since the Fleischers did not typically use pencil tests. Then, a Storyboard Reel for Stealin’ Ain’t Honest (6:12) contrasts storyboards with the final… |
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Otto Messmer And Felix The Cat
…number of projects for the studio, including some Chaplins, and a two-reeler that accompanied Universal’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Messmer-Sullivan teaming would break up for a bit, though,… |
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Toy Story 3
…plus for the 3D experience, and three of Ken’s Dating Tips (1:30), to the brilliantly executed Lots-O’-Huggin’ Bear Commercial (:30) and Lots-O’-Huggin’ Bear Japanese Commercial (:30) that both run like… |
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Alpha and Omega DVD and Blu-ray in January
DVDActive reports that Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo releases of Alpha and Omega for January 11th. Extras on this release will include a deleted scene, 4… |
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He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Filmation (December, 1985), Classic Media (October 12, 2010), single disc, 51 mins, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $9.99 Storyboard: He-Man and She-Ra commemorate Christmas for the… |
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Meet My Dad The Bounty Hunter‘s Dads
Coming on Netflix February 9, My Dad The Bounty Hunter is an animated action-comedy series following close-knit siblings Lisa and Sean, who stow away on their dad’s latest work trip,… |
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Schoolhouse Rock!: Special 30th Anniversary Edition
…more inside jokes are included such as a smokestack that reads “Yohe” and a company named “Newall Tool Company”. It is a great song that celebrates the diversity of the… |
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2016 CTN Animation Expo Exclusive
…artist exhibits. With attendance being as high as over 60,000, this is regarded as one of the biggest animation conventions in the business. This year’s convention took place from November… |
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Walt & El Grupo / The Boys / Waking Sleeping Beauty
…Commentary track from director Ted Thomas and JB Kaufman, author of a companion book to the film. While you may wonder what the benefit is of a commentary track on… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part Three – We Have…Dragons!
…favorably and audiences loved the characters even more. More importantly, it had a greater commercial run that was roughly equal to the Shrek films and Kung Fu Panda. Coming off… |
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Pixar Short Films to debut on ABC Family
…Presto. Pixar Short Films premieres on ABC Family on Wednesday, December 2 from 7:00-9:00pm ET/PT (and again from 9:00pm-11:00pm ET/PT). Two encore presentations will air on the network on Friday,… |
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Happy New Year and all the best for 2010!
January 1, 2010 — Animated Views wishes you all the very best for the coming year! Plus thoughts on the season’s big blockbuster, James Cameron’s Avatar… As age begins to… |
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Chicken Little positive early review
Ain’t It Cool News has a positive early review of Chicken Little. ‘Yzma’, who attended an audience test screening, writes, “If they can fix the beginning and most importantly the… |
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Madagascar seeks help from Madagascar
Reuters indicates that Madagascar is looking to DreamWorks’ upcoming comedy of the same name as to help increase tourisim, similar to the way that Out of Africa increased tourism for… |
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A Bug’s Life: Collector’s Edition
…the first fully computer-animated feature to be released in theatres. The company had grown in their success and had already been working on their second feature about an ant colony,… |
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Ice Age: 2 Disc Special Edition
…makes by with witty physical and visual humor. There are several different types of comedy in the story, with cynicism coming from Manny, sarcasm from Diego, and physical comedy from… |
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Disney and John Lasseter going back to female characters with Tinker Bell
The L.A. Times takes a look at the challenge that Tinker Bell might represent for the John Lasseter-run Disney studio: “The female character’s success should be an interesting test for… |
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Finding Nemo: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Disney/Pixar (May 30 2003), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (December 4 2012), 5-Disc combo pack with Blu-ray 3D and two Blu-ray discs plus DVD and Digital Copy, 100 mins plus supplements,… |
