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American Legends (featuring John Henry)

…recouping their investment. When the film was finished, there was then the issue of actually releasing it, with the main reason given for its long no-show as it being a…

Animated Bauer Power!

I know I’ve hijacked the Tooning In… column before to sprout on about my sometimes obsessive following of the real-time thriller series 24, but this time it actually has a…

Pirates continues to plunder box-office booty!

…star turn. It’s too early in Shrek The Third‘s life to start talking real numbers since the film has yet to open in key worldwide markets, but this is looking…

Giveaway crazy! Plus the old American Dog/Bolt switcheroo!

…in Walt’s original classic? In Dalmatians II, Thunderbolt isn’t the kind of dog depicted in his show at all…he’s a Hollywood dog. Yep, he has to become a hero for…

Narnia news: director Apted an "interesting" choice for Voyage…

…Dawn Treader. Apted is an interesting choice for the series, which Andrew Adamson will continue involvement with in a producer capacity. The movie is set for a May 1 2009…

Jack Sparrow's Pirates in space?

…in earnest, with several exciting concepts potentially in the works. While the responses don’t sound too thrilled, I must say that what we don’t need is another Pirates movie that…

Join the 300 on DVD and online!

…when it was in theaters, I am very much looking forward to catching the CGI-enhanced epic 300 when it comes to DVD on July 31. As you all know, the…

Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume Two

…it…little known to them both is that Mickey has intended it as a birthday present for Pluto’s adversary all along. The conclusion of the cartoon is an odd one: Butch…

I Yam What I Yam…Popeye's here!

…the 1980s, and with this set I can finally retire my off-air AAP-print tapings. It’s been a long time coming and now seems the wait was well worth it. Is…

Treasures found!

…– Rodney Figueiredo jumps in for five hours of pure animated gold, a series of cartoons that will “forever sit in animation history as inspiration to the animators of their…

The roar of the 300 and the whimper of the Aqua Teens…

…the total dross I found myself trapped watching in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie, which was infinitely less impressive. I mention in the review that I obviously didn’t “get”…

TMNT

…in a half shell passed me by back in their 1980s heyday, I could see the attraction in the concept even if the cash-in cartoon show left me colder than…

Mickey’s House Of Villains

…way, this segment has the most “rushed” look about it in its animation, and indeed it’s interesting to note that this sequence is at the heart of the brand new…

Ghosts, ghouls and goblins? Either our reviewers or it must be Halloween!

…first and second seasons! • The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr Toad – a classic slice of scary Disney! • Invader Zim – the entire collection. In a box that…

Alice returns to Walt's Cartoonland!

…on a neat little collection from Ray Pointer’s Inkwell Images: Alice In Cartoonland. As with Ray’s other early animation titles, this is another important addition to any serious enthusiast’s library….

Archie and the Pussycats, plus Beowulf and TailSpin!

…show. I figured it to be just another 1970s cartoon about funny teens, so I was pleasantly surprised to find how much I enjoyed it”. Rand points out the similarities…

Aquaman swims again!

…action show I remember enjoying weekday afternoons back in the day. True to my memories, Rand calls the show “old school, goofy comic book fun” with “an easy charm that,…

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Five

…this doc first time around in 2000, and it is a very valid supplement. My main gripe here is that it’s still only presented in letterboxed widescreen, meaning the cartoon

Walt Disney Treasures…live again!

…format those interesting in hi-def should be focusing on now is clearer than ever and with Universal looking to be the only major studio still on the fence it’s only…

Batman, Pixar, Pooh…and Cinders two!

…Now then, on to today’s original post! Although I posted it during last week, I’ll point you in the direction of our Cinderella II: Dreams Come True review, which is…

Hobbits, Floyd Norman, Lone Ranger, Zorro, Moses…what a line-up!

…as clockwork is Jeremie Noyer’s latest interview, this time with Disney Legend Floyd Norman. This is a great discussion, folks, a lengthy look back at Floyd’s extensive career in animation…

The Ten Commandments

…that had the CGI wizards puzzled as how to make it look convincing. That issue has been overcome for a good few years now, but the water, if it can…

Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection: 15 Winners, 26 Nominees

…this is another cartoon that might not work straight away on younger minds, but it’s certainly one that I’ve found more and more appreciation in as I’ve grown. It’s popped…

One Hundred And One Dalmatians: Platinum Edition

…is titled What’s My Crime?, while an often made mistake is that the cartoon they watch in captivity is a black and white version of Flowers And Trees – in…

Heaps of new DVD announcements; plus the new Splits!

…pricing is slightly more inviting at $35.99. • The Polar Express: Presented in 3D is just one of Warner’s upcoming double-dips. Featuring four sets of 3D glasses (it’s not clear…

Back to the Park, more Peanuts announcements…

…be hilarious. It’s my guilty pleasure, if you will, and there’s still much to enjoy in this latest boxed set of Stan, Cartman, Kyle and Kenny’s adventures, including the Imaginationland…

Eric Goldberg's Character Animation Crash Course book!

…copy of his new animation “how to”, Character Animation Crash Course. In fact, my mixing up autograph session times almost had me miss him altogether! Luckily, I was in the…

Back Under The Sea, plus Filmation's DC Super Heroes!

…cheat: apart from popping up in the into to the Justice League cartoons in the set, he’s actually absent from any of the stories, so if you’re a classic Aquafan…

Tweety and Sylvester back on DVD

…Tweety Mysteries, Warners’ 1990s repurposing of the classic Looney Tunes characters that follows them on some globe-trotting, crime-solving adventures with Granny. Like myself, Rand didn’t catch the show in its…

Yabba-dabba-doo-or-don't? The Complete Flintstones completely reviewed!

…proposition – even the much derided orange box really isn’t that offensive in actuality – but where the collection really drops the bowling ball is in the lack of any…