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Kim's Sitch In Time flies by on DVD
…the “tween” set. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/280 DVD Toons}} has the first review online, pointing out about the time-hopping plot that “there’s plenty of fun to be had with the characters’ past… |
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Pete Docter’s Up-bringing!
…career in hand-drawn animation for Disney Feature Animation, Bob Rogers and Company, Bajus-Jones Film Corp, and Reelworks in Minneapolis. Upon arrival at Pixar in May 1990, Pete created and directed… |
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Hardware and software on the way!
…Guild and BAFTA’s are getting in on the action too. In news that excites us here at the Views, Disney has announced their HD software slate for 2009. Joining the… |
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UK box office numbers
…Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, dropping from seven to eight, took in close to $0.85m this week for a 10-week total of $110.1m. Expect that to… |
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Walt's daughter Diane Disney-Miller: "New leadership is necessary; Roy's move ill timed"
Walt Disney’s daughter Diane Disney-Miller has finally spoken out about the power struggles at the top of the company that bears her father’s name. Speaking to the {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-diane10mar10,1,6178675.story?coll=la-home-headlines LA… |
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Muppet figures go MEGA!
…to collect, including Kermit as Admiral Smollet from Muppet Treasure Island and Johnny Fiami from Muppets From Space. Also new: the {{link http://palisadestoys.com/new/whatsnew/index.php#MEGA Adventure Kermit and Mega Gonzo}} action figures!… |
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X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 1
Marvel Entertainment/Saban Entertainment (October 31, 1992 – November 6, 1993), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (April 28, 2009), two discs, 368 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0,… |
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Mainframe Animation develops ties with Tony Hawk
…at school and grow up”, will be called {{link http://www.mainframe.ca/mainframe/projects/tony_hawk/index.html Tony Hawk’s Shade}}. The show will feature “extreme skateboarding action, death-defying stunts and top secret missions”, as it follows the… |
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Up receives PG rating
Pixar’s forthcoming feature Up has received a PG rating by Motion Picture Association of America. The official Up website displays the PG rating for “Some Peril and Action.” Up is… |
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Director George Scribner: Happy as a King with Prince and the Pauper!
…realm of cartoon animation. Would he have liked that? Nobody can tell, yet it can but be acknowledged that Disney’s 1990 featurette stands among the most successful cartoons ever. Not… |
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Monsters Vs Aliens opens today
…comedy has been mostly positive so far, with a current 68% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reviewer Nell Minow calls the flick “An expert blend of silly fun, action that… |
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Paul & The Dragon
…pantomimed experience, the result being that the action is amazingly concise and clear to follow as well as highlighting the film’s intentions. Simplicity is the key here, with lots of… |
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Fox picks up two more Simpsons seasons
According to Variety, Fox Network has picked up two more seasons of it’s hugely popular animated sitcom, The Simpsons. This action will drive the show into it’s 22nd season, making… |
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Paul & The Dragon: Cartoon Laugh-O-Therapy with the Film’s Creators!
…who was 10 at the time and going through chemo therapy, and how little material there was for children with cancer. He asked me if it would be an idea… |
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The real adventures of Jonny Quest and Pinocchio!
…most iconic animated action adventure shows. Usually I pick a couple of quotes from my colleagues’ reviews when summing them up here on the front page, but really you should… |
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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest: Season One, Volume One
Hanna-Barbera (1996), Warner Home Video (February 17, 2009), 2 discs, 266 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: In this… |
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Batman, WALL-E, Simpsons winners at PCA
…won for Favorite Animated Comedy. The Dark Knight was the big winner picking up five trophies: Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Cast, Favorite On Screen Match-up, and Favorite Superhero…. |
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SpikeTV to leave a Mark
Script Sales reveals that an animated series based on The Mark, a new sci-fi action movie from Paramount Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment, may be heading to SpikeTV. In The Mark,… |
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This just in: This Just In coming to SpikeTV; Blue Aloha to Fox
…Fairly Odd Parents and Kevin Kay, Executive Vice President of Production & Programming, the weekly series debuts on Sunday, March 14 (10:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Check out the look of the… |
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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume One
Marvel Films/Hearst Entertainment (1986), BCI (October 10, 2006), 5 discs, 800 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Not Rated, Retail: $39.98 Storyboard: Flash Gordon… |
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Home On The Range
…the $750 needed to save Pearl’s Patch Of Heaven farm! And so they set out, up against a mysterious bounty hunter, Rico, and Buck, a crazy horse from the Sheriff’s… |
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Heat Guy J coming to Mtv2
{{link http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?forum_id=7&topic_id=7970 Animation Insider}} reports that the hit action anime Heat Guy J will be airing on the (formerly) all-music channel Mtv2. The series, from the director and staff that… |
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Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
…wasn’t a feature, it did receive top billing over a re-issue of The Rescuers. Almost ten years later, Mickey, Donald and Goofy were pressed into action again for another roughly… |
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Gundam Seed and Detective Conan on CN
Animation World Network {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=10092 reports}} two popular Japanese Anime series will debut on Cartoon Network in April. Gundam Seed will air on the network’s weekend Action Block. The debut… |
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The Lion King 1½
DisneyToon Studios/Walt Disney Home Entertainment (February 10 2004), 2 discs, 77 mins plus supplements, 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: The “untold tale” of… |
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Frank And Ollie: Special Edition
…seen, the extra scenes cover Glen Keane On Working With Ollie (2:15), Frank Thomas On Fred Moore’s Advice (1:02), Walt Gives A Compliment (52 seconds), Frank Goes For Help (1:05),… |
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Disney and Gold ask stockholders to vote "NO" on election of Eisner and three other directors
…stock has improved in recent months, it is important to note that since January 1996, an initial investment of $10,000 in Disney stock would have grown to only $11,497 over… |
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The DisneyLand Anthology
…well as a comical look at man’s attraction to the stars. Although over half of its contents have subsequently found their way on to DVD, or are natural inclusions for… |
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Pinocchio Deluxe Edition
Walt Disney Home Video (1940), CAV, 2 discs/4 sides plus supplements, 88 mins, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Surround and Original Mono, Rated G There was a lot of… |
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Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
…and computer enhanced digital animation: “tradigital”. The Music Of Spirit is a slightly longer 10-minute featurette which looks at both Hans Zimmer’s score and Bryan Adams’ songs. It’s interesting that… |
