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UPN and The WB to cease operations, CBS and Warner Brothers to create new network
…serve all our many publics in this multi-channel media universe. I’d like to thank Dawn Ostroff and all the talented people at UPN who have worked so hard. For many… |
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Star Trekkin' across the universe! Plus Venture Bros. and Tiny Toons!
…on the right word and soothing any fears that this might be “fake Trek“. Far more consistent than any of the Star Wars, Superman or Indiana Jones revamps, this certainly… |
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Ho-ho-ho! Season's Greetings, an' all that jazz!
…though Rand came to the show with the same in mind, he seems to have ended up finding the good within and calls the comedy action program “quite an enjoyable… |
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Our extensive Sleeping Beauty review is up!
…Blu-ray owners can also expect. For the most part, it’s good – really good – but falls well short of being as outstanding as it could quite easily have been…. |
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Pottermania mach 5, plus The In-Complete Pluto
…The Complete Pluto, Volume Two. While the set concludes the pup’s toons on DVD, I have to gripe about the “complete” tag, and go into several reasons why in the… |
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Bird chirps on Incredibles sequel, traditional animation at Pixar, and upcoming projects
Upon being asked by Coming Soon if an Incredibles sequel was in the works, Incredibles director Brad Bird responded, “If I had an idea that I felt was as good… |
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Let's end the week with a game of Cartoon Catch-up…!
…at 11:59pm ET. Good luck! Phew, I think that’s it for this week. Have a good weekend and we’ll be rolling out more stuff next week! Stay tooned! – Ben…. |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 2
…casual fan of the shorts, the DVDs provide an interesting alternative for those who are still unwilling to shell out more for the flawed spotlight collections. The Sweatbox Review: Tom… |
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Gnomeo & Juliet’s director Kelly Asbury Opens His Secret Garden!
…and clever counterpoint to that universe. During his 27-year career as an animation artist, Asbury has served many creative capacities on some of Hollywood’s most popular animated films, including Shrek… |
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Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
…been adapted many times for television and film, including humorous takes by Mr. Magoo, Mickey Mouse, the Muppets and even Rich Little. I have seen the story told so many… |
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Chris Miller discusses his Oscar nom and Puss In Boots
…get a little more surreal, and funnier. Once you find a good story for him, you could do many of them. But we’ll see. We evaluate how audiences react to… |
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Director Jim Kammerud on The Fox and the Hound 2
…Interestingly, Wikipedia noted the following actors as featured in Fox and the Hound 2: John Goodman as Dinkey, Larry the Cable Guy as Ryder the cat, Peter Cullen as Ger… |
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Bruce Broughton's Bambi II; More Justice League and Tom & Jerry Tales
He’s one of those names that’s been popping up on screens for a good long while now, but he’s probably most familiar to you as the composer who has most… |
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Kaena: The Prophecy
Chaman Productions/Studio Canal/TVA International/Sony Pictures (January 1, 2003), Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment (September 7, 2004), single disc, 91 mins plus supplements, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen (Canadian version has 1.85:1 letterboxed widescreen),… |
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Archie and the Pussycats, plus Beowulf and TailSpin!
…Show Complete Series DVD set that packs in 2-discs’ worth of episodes and some welcome supplements. “Before I knew it, I was eight years old again and enjoying the adventures… |
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New Hardy, Scanner Reviews; Snakes On A Plane; Post Updates
…few really fun trailers. As a movie, it plays out with non of the suspense that such fare should have, and isn’t really “so bad it’s good” as just plain… |
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Toy Story That Time Forgot
…American atmospherics, with Cinderella an open attempt to create another Snow White), and a later move into live-action resulted in many franchises long before the term was coined. Even in… |
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Is there Room On The Broom for the Best Animated Short Oscar?
…“I noticed how important it is to have a really good structure and know what everybody has to do. I had to manage this many people and still focus on… |
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The BFG
…many great elements that just didn’t always come together as a whole. There’s that same feeling here, albeit with a good deal less successful elements, with everything feeling as if… |
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A day at the movies, plus more Narnia, and Baloo too!
…excellent recommendation. Don’t forget that Jeremie Noyer recently spoke to the film’s directors, and a good deal of just why Kung Fu Panda turned out so well can be found… |
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Shrek's directors talk, Dinosaurs, Droopy – and Shrek! – reviewed…
We’ve got a few cool updates for you today! It seems, based on Shrek The Third‘s box office numbers, that you were all good animation fans and all went out… |
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A Front Row Seat in Philadelphia
…a substantial number of shareholders gave Eisner a vote of no confidence that the board might try a PR stunt such as separating the jobs of CEO and Chairman. Gold… |
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Uncensored Bosko: Volume 1
…to produce sound cartoons, and Schlesinger had just happened to have come into contact with Harman and Ising, who were having trouble selling their Bosko character. Bosko was Harman-Ising’s first… |
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Animated entries for 33rd Saturn Awards
…Man’s Chest and Superman Returns. Meanwhile, Bambi II could land the “Best DVD Release” award, as Star Trek: The Animated Series will boldly go for “Best DVD Retro Television Release.”… |
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Dalmatians 101: Lisa Davis’ “puppy love” for a dog-gone Disney classic
…time and you see Anita on the screen, we are one and the same person. And even though many, many years have passed, when I see the picture, I can… |
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Disney new release Tuesday: Lady and the Tramp
…at o-meon discusses the DVD, the recent screening of Lady and the Tramp at the El Capitan, as well as some other key animated DVD releases from the recent past…. |
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The Ten Commandments Giveaway – Winning Names!
Thanks to Genius Entertainment, here’s your chance to grab one of five copies of their new CGI animated release The Ten Commandments! The film comes to DVD on Tuesday, February… |
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Pirates on Hollywood Blvd.
…the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest to Disney Blu-Ray DVD. These releases will have all of the content that their respective regular DVD releases had plus better picture and sound and… |
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Fans 'Walk The Plank' for Pirates DVDs
To mark the highly anticipated DVD release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, fans of the film flocked to Grauman’s Chinese Theater to walk the plank and earn… |
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Animated Trek; store deals, and Cinderella's new director!
…TV-on-DVD box set releases of last year. The show has aged well, and Paramount have sourced amazingly clean and vibrant prints and taken obvious care with the release, even suggesting… |
