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Lady And The Tramp
…is set to get the Diamond treatment towards the end of this year and it will be interesting to see if it can beat the surprisingly light treatment it got… |
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Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King
…investing further into the film.” “In all honesty, I think we did a good job integrating that song from the Broadway show into the movie,” added Allers. “But I have… |
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Exodus and Melwood co-producing CGI/live action Pavlov’s Dog
…be working with Exodus and Melwood. Max has been instrumental in my transition from a life in illusion to, as legendary Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston put it,… |
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Batman: Year One
…came out in 1987 as four regular issues in the monthly Batman comic book. It drew back the curtain on what Batman’s first year operating in Gotham City consisted of,… |
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Winnie the Pooh and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson
…those characters. That was my biggest challenge at that time since I was just learning how to animate. Somehow, I must have been all right! AV: Sure! How did Walt… |
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My Neighbor Totoro
…(4:25) has Suzuki and mainly Miyazaki explaining how the characters were conceived and presented, and what Miyazaki’s influences were. In The Totoro Experience (2:00), the two men describe how the… |
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Richard Fleischer: RIP
…well as the still-in-print recent biography {{link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813123550/qid=1143420657/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0149939-6787122?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Out Of The Inkwell: Max Fleischer And The Animation Revolution}}. Fleischer died on Saturday of natural causes in Los Angeles, aged 89…. |
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Space: 1999: Season One
…many ways it is one of the more cerebral sci-fi shows to have ever aired. It is a show about ideas, and man’s reaction to new phenomena. At its core,… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…color work we do is in a very high definition digital format. This is the way the film is projected in digital theaters and is the ideal way we intend… |
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DreamWorks goes HD-DVD!? Plus a More Symphonies fix!
…call 1-800-723-4763 in the US or 1-888-877-2843 in Canada. Thankfully, Disney is honoring international customers too…just send an email explaining the problem and giving your shipping information to: ReportProblem@dvd-videosupport.com and… |
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Cultoons! Volume 1: Ads And Oddities
…see why it garnered Young praise: it’s elaborately animated, with many inventive ideas that give it a surrealistic edge that was missing from many other of the Symphony imitators. Monkeydoodle… |
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Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition
…the years of my wondering if I’d dreamt I’d seen Poppins in a theater with an intermission are answered too). There are also a few words from his brother Robert… |
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Disney announces ten animated films through 2012
…that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL*E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most incredible comedy adventures ever brought to the big… |
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Bob Clampett’s Beany And Cecil: The Special Edition
…It is important to understand how the two series, especially the first one, were produced in order to discuss the video quality. As I mentioned, Time For Beany went out… |
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Great and Powerful concept artist Dawn Brown journeys to Oz!
…no difference between an illustrator and a concept artist. It is my understanding that “illustrator” is an older term from the days of the studio system. To me, the term… |
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2018 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…previous ventures. I still had a good many, but I noticed I was apparently interested in those dressed as Astrid Hofferson (How to Train Your Dragon), Chloe Price (Life is… |
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DuckTales: Volume 2
…though the improvement is subtle. Or maybe I’m imagining it. I did do comparisons, though, and I would give the edge to Volume 2, which has fewer tendencies to give… |
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The Sword In The Stone: 50th Anniversary Edition
…argued that both versions (an intended theatrical widescreen ratio and the original negative aspect) were valid and could be included, as I have indeed insisted upon in some reviews in… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part One – Ogres Are Like Onions!
…dramatic moments involving life and death. The film has been one of my all-time favorite non-Disney animated features since its release. It’s a film I can put on at any… |
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Miss Hokusai
…International Film Festival. I’m not ready yet to give it quite so high praise, but I’m interested in getting there. I need to revisit it, with an open mind, and… |
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Phineas And Ferb: The Movie – Across The 2nd Dimension
…up things get a bit more interesting, even if the current preoccupation with super-secret-spy equipment and identities is starting to outstay its welcome in mainstream animation these days. However, within… |
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Go big with the teaser for Clifford the Big Red Dog
…red canine is set to arrive in theaters sometime in 2021. Clifford had previously been seen on the big screen in a 2004 fully animated feature–Clifford’s Really Big Movie–in which… |
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The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – Vol. 1 – Heroes Assemble & Vol. 2 – Captain America Reborn
…to older kids. I can imagine that with the release of Captain America and Thor, the popularity of the show will increase as it goes into its second season. It… |
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X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 1
…the inertia of the back-to-back episodes. So far, the only show that has been released in its entirety is the 1994 cartoon series Fantastic Four. I should point out that… |
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Changes at the top of Nick and WB
…\\All Grown Up\\, also introduced the hit shows \\The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius\\, \\The Fairly OddParents\\ and \\Dora the Explorer\\, the top preschool program on commercial television”. The… |
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The Best Of 2013: Unlucky, Or Lucky For Some?
…up on my Blu-ray shelf begging to be played, it’s one of many that I didn’t yet get to see! And I can’t really say I’m too bothered! 2013, in… |
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Dragon Hunters teaser
…in September, with the movie scheduled for delivery in 2006. Futurikon is aiming for 1 million admissions in France. Dragon Hunters tells the fantastic tales of a distant, medieval future,… |
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AOL's In2TV displays past cartoon favorites
AOL has launced In2TV, reports Toon Zone, allowing one to view full-length cartoon favorites online absolutely free. Programs included in the mix are Beetlejuice, Freakazoid, Pinky & the Brain, Histeria!,… |
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Krypto the Superdog to soar on Cartoon Network this April
According to Toon Zone, Cartoon Network has announced that Krypto the Superdog will debut on the network Monday, April 4, at 9:30am (ET/PT), joining the channel’s weekday lineup. The series’… |
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Kelsey Shannon interview
Kelsey Shannon, a designer on Jimmy Neutron and GI Joe talks to {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=114015 Toon Zone}} about his return to the comic book business with Batman Adventures…. |