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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…were suddenly cool again, backed up with surprisingly blockbuster returns for The Little Mermaid a year later (described by some critics as more layered than most live–actioners) and a no… |
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The Rescuers
…sharing with Art Stevens and John Lounsbery, and Artie Butler’s careful and almost live–action use of music, which never “Mickey Mouses” the action. The entire film looks and feels quite… |
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Arthur And The Invisibles
…action film (and switches back and forth throughout between live action and CG animation). Arthur is a 10 year old boy who lives in 1960’s Connecticut and things aren’t going… |
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Frankenweenie
…DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Rated PG, Retail: $49.99 Storyboard: In a stop-motion remake of Tim Burton’s own live–action featurette, young Victor Frankenstein’s dog Sparky is brought back to life via… |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
…appeal to everyone, it is perhaps my favorite of Anderson’s live–action work, the poorly received The Darjeeling Limited from three years ago proving to be a little too complacent even… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…and diverse projects. Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10½, utilizing his specialized animation-over-live–action style, was a charming and nostalgic look back at 1969, and it was great to see Henry Selick’s latest… |
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Moana: Ultimate Collectors Edition
…the next big thing, cementing his Broadway success with this film and upcoming Disney association as a performer in Mary Poppins Returns and Alan Menken-collaborator on the Studio’s upcoming live–action… |
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An Auteur is Born – 30 Years Of Miyazaki’s Castle Of Cagliostro
Raz Greenberg looks back on Hayao Miyazaki’s feature animation debut thirty years ago and celebrates The Castle Of Cagliostro, the highly entertaining action adventure movie that remains one of the… |
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians Platinum Edition DVD details
DVDActive reports that Disney Home Video has announced One Hundred and One Dalmatians Dalmatians: Platinum Edition will be released on March 4th. According to the site, this two-disc set features… |
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The AristoCats: Special Edition
…as with One Hundred And One Dalmatians’ title switch to the easier to read ADD moniker 101 Dalmatians, the title here seems to have been blanded out too, going for… |
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The Lion King II / The Lion King 1½
…Simba’s Pride became one of the first Limited Issue Disney titles put out on DVD, standing next to such classics as Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, Pinocchio and the then-recent Mulan,… |
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Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition
…“prestige picture”, meaning that anything and everything director Robert Stevenson and producer Bill Walsh needed was seen to immediately. Live–action (and all the comedy and drama that implies), animation (the… |
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The Lord Of The Rings: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…particular, specific shots and performances, when he came to create the celebrated live–action The Lord Of The Rings trilogy in 2001-2003. In fact, Jackson seems pretty content to let Bakshi’s… |
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Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition
…usually Mary Poppins, released just two years before he died, in 1964, that is seen as his swansong, and the only live–action film from later in his career that truly… |
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Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition
…live–action films, but as cinema audiences tastes changed with the coming of the edgier 1970s, Disney’s wholesome family output was suddenly in danger of looking out of date. As opposed… |
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2024 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…the first time live “Black Box” from NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, which had just been release weeks prior. LiSA had put on a phenomenal performance for the almost 10,000 fans in attendance…. |
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Fantasia / Fantasia 2000
Walt Disney Productions/Walt Disney Feature Animation (1940 and 2000), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 30 2010), 2 Blu-ray Discs plus 2 DVDs, 125 and 75 mins respectively plus supplements, 1080p… |
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Watchmen: Director’s Cut
…For Vendetta). But it seemed after the success of 300, if anyone could pull off the task it was Zack Snyder, the man responsible for making as literal a live–action… |
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Beowulf: Director’s Cut
…insert. The description of “digitally enhanced live–action” on the back cover should be reported to trading standards and practices, both deceiving an audience expecting to see real live human actors,… |
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Lorraine Feather & George Griffin on You’re Outa Here
…I’d plan out something very elaborate and then edit down to the essentials. I actually edited the live action sequences while still doing the storyboard, which was done on paper… |
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Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear!
…which has so far seen live–action interpretations of The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo and is set to continue with The Jetsons and Tom & Jerry. Quite what these “live–action” versions bring… |
