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More details of DuckTales on DVD
TV Shows on DVD have discovered via an anonymous source what the contents of the upcoming DVD set of the 1980s cartoon series DuckTales are going to be. It appears… |
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Joe Ranft, dead at 45
…in Pixar’s {{link http://www.pixar.com/artistscorner/joe/interview.html Artist Corner}}. {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_08.html#001291 Cartoon Brew}} has running updates with news and responses to Ranft’s passing. Ranft is survived by his wife, Su, and two children,… |
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June Foray to appear on on Larry King Live
…such characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Silvester and Tweety’s Granny, and Mulan’s Grandmother Fa, is scheduled to appear on Larry King Live, September 22nd, says Cartoon Brew…. |
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RIP, Bob Denver
…Coast, and “Simpson Tide,” a 1998 episode of The Simpsons. The Big Cartoon Database has more on Denver’s life. Thanks to George C. at the Animated-News Forum for the notice…. |
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Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild review
…does not. Instead, Stuart Little 3 is fully CGI, opting to go with a more “cartoon” look than the animation in its older siblings. Also not returning for the sequel… |
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Cartoons for Victory and Cultoons due for DVD deliverance
…Meanwhile, Cultoons glimpses fourteen attractions that include cartoon characters, animated advertisements, and educational films that have long been abandoned. Both Cartoons for Victory and Cultoons will hit stores next Valentine’s… |
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Full Davey and Goliath series coming to DVD
…ten sets being available by the end of 2006. In the meantime, Davey and Goliath’s Snowboard Christmas, the first new Davey and Goliath cartoon since the 1970s, will be released… |
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Broadband Enterprises to distribute Warner Bros. shorts online
…company announced today. In a broadband network of more than 400 websites, programs such as Looney Tunes, Gotham Girls, Timberwolf, and Cartoon Monsoon will be distributed online, in Macromedia Flash…. |
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Ollie Johnston to receive National Medal of Arts
…UPDATED: Yahoo! News Photo (link via Cartoon Brew) The full text of the official press release follows: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2005 PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES 2005 MEDAL OF ARTS… |
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Madagascar DVD bonus features review
…didn’t, or even if you did, you can still catch it on this DVD. What’s a cartoon without a good anvil gag? And if all those bonus features weren’t enough… |
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Teen Titans defeated by cancellation
Toon Zone points to sources TitansTower.com and Titansgo.net to report that Teen Titans has been cancelled by Cartoon Network. No explanation regarding the move has been given yet. Nonetheless, fans… |
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Pat Morita, dead at 73
…Oscar nomination in 1985. On the animation front, Morita voiced the Emperor in both Mulan films, in addition to playing himself in an episode of Cartoon Network’s Robot Chicken. He… |
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Underdog's Tuxedo and Gophers due for DVD
Go-Go Gophers and Tennessee Tuxedo, two cartoon segments which regularly played in-between Underdog cartoons in The Underdog Show, are about to get new DVD releases from Classic Media and distributor… |
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Extras for Teen Titans – The Complete First Season unveiled
…“Finding Their Voices,” a behind-the-scenes look at the show; Toon Topia bonus cartoons: The Hiros Episodes 1 and 2; “Comic Creations – From Comic Book to Cartoon” featurette; a Puffy… |
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More animation stamp sets in 2006
{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=55126 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports that in addition to the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00004174.html DC Comics stamps}} being released next year, the {{link http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_054.htm United States Postal Service}} is also… |
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Source of Aardman's fire discovered
The Big Cartoon Database indicates that following two months of investigation, a conclusion has been drawn regarding how a fire began at Aardman Animations, on October 10, 2005. Investigators say… |
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Miyazaki going to Earthsea
Anime director Hayao Miyazaki’s oldest son, Goro Miyazaki, will make his directorial debut with the animated film Tales from Earthsea, says distributor Toho Co., via The Big Cartoon Database. The… |
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Bruce Auerbach hired as president of Exodus' consumer products division
The Venice, California-based Exodus Film Group announced Wednesday that veteran licensing executive Bruce Auerbach has been named president of the company’s new consumer products division, reports The Big Cartoon Database…. |
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Possible agreement could save endangered Tasmanian devil
According to The Mercury, via The Big Cartoon Database, Warner Bros. and the government of the Australian state of Tasmania are having “closed-door talks” this week, in an effort to… |
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Cartoons come alive in humorous album
Under the theme “What animated characters would look like if they were real people,” Fark.com offers a unique gallery of pictures posing some of history’s most famous cartoon faces in… |
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4Kids chooses not to renew Pokémon license
4Kids Entertainment Inc. has revealed that it will not renew its license for Pokémon, which expires on December 31st, reports the Big Cartoon Database. Instead, Pokémon USA, Inc.’s in-house licensing… |
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Danger Mouse – The Complete Seasons 5 & 6 box art and details
Containing 37 episodes of the popular cartoon series, Danger Mouse – The Complete Seasons 5 & 6 also offers character descriptions and the Count Duckula episode “One Stormy Night,” in… |
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Ice Age 2 to have an ice premiere?
The Big Cartoon Database reports that organizers of the World Ice Art Championships are looking to host the premiere of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. With talks already in progress… |
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Future looks promising for Pinoy animators
…within the next couple of years. Among the studios requesting such services are Disney, Warner Brothers, HBO, Cartoon Network, and Marvel Comics. Sun.Star General Santos has more on this story…. |
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RIP, Lou Rawls
…Few Good Ghosts. For more information on the life of Lou Rawls, recommended sites include the Associated Press via Yahoo! News, the Big Cartoon Database and the Internet Movie Database…. |
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Disney animated news
…is the part-CGI Dinosaur. Lastly, entries in the fourth wave of the Classic Cartoon Favorites line have been named: Volume 10: Best Pals – Mickey and Minnie, Volume 11: Best… |
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Pixar: 20 Years of Animation heading to San Francisco?
The blog Luxo gathers from Cartoon Art that after the exhibition’s successful run at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Pixar: 20 Years of Animation may move… |
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Don't forget the shorts
Cartoon Brew has pointed out an article from yesterday by Roger Ebert extolling the virtues of the animated short with particular attention given to Chuck Jones’ achievements. Larry Loc, ASIFA-Hollywood’s… |
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More on iTunes Disney shorts
Following up on our report from earlier this month about Disney shorts coming to iTunes, Cartoon Brew mentions that the shorts are due this summer and will include all of… |
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RIP, Norm McCabe
Cartoon Brew reports on the recent passing of animation legend Norman McCabe. “Between 1934 and 1999, McCabe worked at Schlesinger’s, Warner Bros., US Army Air Corps Training Film Unit, MGM,… |

