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Studio Ghibli’s Next Film Announced
…Network reports that the official website for Karigurashi no Arrietty (The Borrower Arrietty) went live earlier today (December 17th in Japan). However, Miyazaki will not be the director. Those honors… |
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Plastic Man: The Complete Collection
…when it did the YouTube circuit a couple of years ago, here it is in pristine DVD quality, and with its typically Cartoon Network designs, and rapid fire wit, this… |
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American Dad gets new showrunner
…that Callaghan was formally in charge of–is possibly getting cancelled by the network. This is also a sign that Dad is expected to run until at least its tenth season,… |
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From Snow Queen to Pinocchio II: Robert Reece’s animated adventures in screenwriting
…Tree Productions. Fare premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and was picked up by the TV network Lifetime. Reece’s pieces Reece’s next project was his first rewrite assignment… |
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Astro Boy (2003): The Complete Series
…a fascinating world that features healthy doses of both science fiction and fantasy. After the series was picked up by the WB network for airing in the United States, they… |
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Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword
…Overall, the image quality of this release is very good with a complete digital transfer. Since this movie was briefly shown on the Cartoon Network this past April, the video… |
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Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume Six
…ended its run on Fox. Of course, theatrical shorts and other animated features were in continuous release on The Cartoon Network and Boomerang on cable. Warner Brothers had begun releasing… |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez takes us for a “Grand Tour” with Walt
…Network site, and serves as managing editor of the Walt’s People book series. Using as his sources Edna and Roy’s diary of the trip, as well as hundreds of European… |
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The Cleveland Show officially cancelled
…reviews, is not on FOX’s schedule for the fall, Collider is reporting. The good news for fans of the network’s cartoon line-up is that all of its other shows have… |
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Toy Story of Terror based on unused Toy Story 3 script?
Earlier this week, Disney revealed more info on the previously-announced Toy Story of Terror, a 30-minute special airing on the ABC network in time for Halloween. According to TV Guide,… |
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Ice Age: 2 Disc Special Edition
…Rushmore”, “Push” and “Block.” I don’t know whether these clips were featured on the Fox Network, but it looks like they could have since they all reveal “Fox” inscribed in… |
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Mike Disa and The Seven Dwarfs: How the Snow White prequel became a Dopey movie
…cartoons for Joe Barbera at Hanna-Barbera. He worked with Steven Spielberg on Amblin Entertainment’s Casper, as a key pose animator. He even landed a job on Bakshi’s 1992 directorial effort… |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…and Peanuts— and yet it never aired. No network ever agreed to play it, until it was re-edited and re-formed years later. However, it did get these four men together,… |
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Powerpuff Girls return
Variety reports that Cartoon Network is bringing back the Powerpuff Girls for a special episode on January 20th. The episode will reunite the original voice cast and include special guest… |
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The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 2
…this being a Saturday morning cartoon of the early Eighties, there’s a lot less violence than what one might otherwise expect. For all the gunplay, no one ever gets shot,… |
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Studio Ghibli documentary due in fall
Anime News Network has details on a Studio Ghibli documentary titled Yume to Kyōki no Ōkoku (The Kingdom of Dreams & Madness) set to open this fall. “The documentary follows… |
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Raketu CEO Greg Parker on John K. collaboration
…Interestingly, Raketu Communications, Inc. is Parker’s fourth startup. He has likewise served as CTO, Board of Directors, Warp Technology Holdings Inc., Application & Network Acceleration; CEO, Founder, SpiderSoftware Inc., Internet… |
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Adult Swim crashes Fox’s ADHD debut
Fox’s late night animated comedy block, called Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD), kicked off this weekend, and rival Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim was there to welcome them… literally! Deadline reports that… |
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2023 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…and the week before was the 90th anniversary of the original Popeye the Sailor cartoon. Alvarado noted that they had restored around 10-20 cartoons, about 50 were in progress, and… |
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Josie And The Pussycats: The Complete Series
…franchise for CBS and Filmation, it was only natural that the network would attempt to duplicate its success. Instead of using Filmation, however, the job went to Hanna-Barbera, who had… |
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law: Volume Three
Cartoon Network (2005), Turner Home Entertainment/Warner Home Video (July 24, 2007), 2 discs, 151 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Not Rated, Retail: $29.98… |
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Samurai Jack returns in ink
Samurai Jack fans should rejoice because the time-traveling samurai is back in dead-tree format. Cartoon Network has partnered with IDW to publish new comics based on the hit cartoon. “Samurai… |
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The Secrets Of Isis: The Complete Series
…for being too filled with violence or bland cartoons, but shows like Isis demonstrate that Filmation was interested in doing more than attracting cereal advertisers for the network. The Secrets… |
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Senior Technical Director Michael Muir mixes art and science in Smurfs 2
Michael Muir is a senior technical director at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he most recently completed work on The Smurfs 2. Muir began his career as a network specialist at… |
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The Best Of Bravestarr
…others. As declining ratings for its shows led to the dwindling of network support for Filmation, they saw their greatest success come in syndication with 1983’s He-Man And The Masters… |
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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume Two
…sloppy, and the show exemplifies much of what was bad about 1980s syndicated cartoons; but the show is not a total loss, as the strength of the classic characters can… |
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DreamWorks remakes itself with deals
Reuters takes a look at the recent flurry of dealmaking being done by DreamWorks Animation. “In the last year, Dreamworks has bought a YouTube network aimed at teenagers and picked… |
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2024 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…the access to the Paramount Pictures vault helped in restoring about 90 cartoons over the past year with 40 done in the previous eight months. Many of the cartoons were… |
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Kachow! The Cars Speedway Premiere
…of real-time carpet coverage the E! network provides for award shows, the video display was rumored to be co-narrated by Jeff Foxworthy. Later, those smaller screens would also magnify the… |
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Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT
…from video games to television series to comic books. During his career, Munroe had worked on numerous jobs for Disney, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Fox Kids, The Jim Henson Company,… |
