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Spider-Man: The ’67 Collection
…Spider-Man was the first cartoon show that I watched on Saturday mornings, while my weekdays had reruns of the live–action Batman and Adventures Of Superman. As much as I loved… |
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Drawn Together: Season One
Comedy Central (2004), Paramount Home Video (October 4, 2005), 2 discs, 152 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Rated TV-MA, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: Reality television… |
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Top 100… Children's Movies
…kid-friendly (\\Dr. Strangelove\\), some live–action musicals (\\Fiddler on the Roof\\, \\My Fair Lady\\), some dramatic films (\\The African Queen\\, \\Lawrence of Arabia\\), some recent favorites (\\Jurassic Park\\, \\Back to the… |
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Asbury goes Imaginary…
Kelly Asbury, director of the upcoming Shrek 2, has been tapped by Southpaw Entertainment to write and helm Imaginary Children, “a live–action/CGI fantasy adventure about a cartoonist whose creations inhabit… |
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Ultimate Avengers 2
…the first one in terms of spectacle, but can it live up to the surprisingly strong original? The Sweatbox Review: The movie begins in the reclusive African nation of Wakanda,… |
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The rest of those Academy Awards…
Unsurprisingly, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King heads up the hopefulls for the primarily live–action effects fests, with eleven nods, while Pirates Of The Caribbean: The… |
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The Tick Vs. Season One
…led to him working with Joss Whedon, writing and producing Angel and Firefly. He also has writing credits for Titan A.E. and Venture Bros., not to mention the live action… |
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The Legend Of Prince Valiant: Complete Series, Vol. One
Hearst Entertainment (1991), BCI (July 4, 2006), 5 discs, 710 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $29.98 Storyboard: A young prince follows… |
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CG Appleseed
…Japanese live action movie Ping Pong. The movie will be 100% computer animated, but will retain the 2D look of the original manga. 21-year-old actress Minowa Asumi will play the… |
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Healing through humor: Paul & The Dragon on DVD
…of project (albeit a straight comedy and in live–action), I know the barriers one is setting themselves in going this route, and that they overcome them and present the story… |
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey Saves Santa
…There is nothing inherently wrong with that— live action movie posters are often painted, after all— but one does wonder if Disney is shy about displaying the CGI versions of… |
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The Gremlins
…into a feature. At times, it would be a mixture of live action and animation; at others, they considered doing it as fully animated. Regardless, Disney wished to bring this… |
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John Hench dead at 95
…Dali on the short film \\Destino\\ (completed recently and nominated for an Academy Award this year). He won an Oscar in 1955 for his special effects work on \\20,000 Leagues… |
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Green Lantern: First Flight soars into stores in July
…in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live–action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com. GREEN LANTERN and… |
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
…add to the package: Live It Up from Aaron Carter and Kids In America from No Secrets. Annoyingly, the record label information for both clips is left on screen in… |
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Astro Boy (1963): Ultra Collector’s Edition Sets 1 & 2
…to the Ministry and becomes his guardian. From then on, Mighty Atom becomes a hero for peace in Japan, aided by his tremendous “100,000 horsepower strength”, rocket-powered flight, and other… |
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Another packed DVD Tuesday
…http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000CABKY/002-1902555-2863210 Rugrats Go Wild}}, the old-style effects-packed and actually very good fun {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JM5B/002-1902555-2863210?v=glance&s=dvd The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen}}, and Disney’s remake of their own {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JMCW/002-1902555-2863210?v=glance&s=dvd Freaky Friday}}, all… |
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Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection
…feels like some kind of cousin. Desperate to win the $100,000 race, Daredevil Butch carries out every dirty trick in the book to get ahead of Buzz Droopy, who succeeds,… |
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Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection
…way to capping off this immensely playful, perfectly paced and very enjoyable film. The Music And Animation Collection itself is bookended by new live–action material featuring Paul, and the one… |
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Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland
…1981 and 1984 that included animation and sequences more exhilarating than those found in the finished film, and a behind-the-scenes documentary that revealed how the voices were recorded and live–action… |
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Chuck Jones: Extremes And Inbetweens, A Life In Animation
Warner Bros. Television (November 21 2000), Warner Home Video (October 22 2002), single disc, 85 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 letterboxed widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Not Rated, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard:… |
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Ratatouille, Tinker Bell problems?; NIMH DVD!
…live–action Deep Impact/Armageddon stand-offs from a few years ago. Nope, Ratatouille‘s main problems – apart from an overly clever title that actually has to be spelled out phonetically on the… |
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Shark Tale
…for its own film and one is left wondering where the rest of it went! Thankfully, this also means it’s pretty short, and its 90 minutes (actually 80, cutting off… |
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Peter Pan's leading ladies!
…piece on two very important ladies in Peter Pan’s world: Wendy’s vocal artist Kathryn Beaumont and Tinker Bell’s live–action reference model Margaret Kerry. The two discuss working with Walt on… |
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Battle Of The Synthespians!
…Cartoons}} looks at the phenomenon of animated characters in live–action films. Where should the very blurry line between these types of “actors” and their counterparts in fully CG films such… |
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Bambi II
…Adventure, Leroy And Stitch, the live–action AirBuddies, TV’s JoJo’s Circus, and another “mid-quel”, the fluffy Fox And The Hound II. Onto the extras proper, and most meaty is the full-frame… |
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Cowabunga!
…seems the kids who watched those original cartoons and series of live–action films is what gave the film a boost: audiences comprised 28% children, 28% parents, 22% teens and 22%… |
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Cars
…minute mark, where the film becomes overly talky, the laughs dry up, and Lasseter, for a while, seems to run out of gas. Overall, the movie is around 10-15 minutes… |
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The Zeta Project: Season One
…least this simplicity leads to ease of animation, and the show piles on plenty of strong animation when the action kicks into gear. With its charming blend of humor, conflict,… |
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Once Upon A Time…Walt Disney
…sources of inspiration. It’s a brisk piece, highly detailed and keen to keep moving, with some clever video effects, detailed live–action inserts and some evocative new animation that uses limited… |
