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DC Comics animation goodness, plus director Michel Ocelot!
…very first animated DC Comics Superman cartoons. Commonly known as the Fleischer series, the animated Technicolor short films will be released on DVD as a 2-disc collection featuring all 17… |
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Gulliver's Travels release reviewed
…Video’s recent Superman collection, and there are more superheroics with comments on X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 1 and comics derived shenanigans in the latest of the Peanuts releases,… |
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Superman soars! Gulliver sinks! In a double dose of Fleischer fun!
…on the latest in Warners’ Peanuts collection, Snoopy’s Reunion. You won’t hear a bad word on the cartoons from big Shultz fan Rand, who’s been enjoying these deluxe remasterings: in… |
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The Astonishing Work of Osmau Tezuka DVD in July
AnimeNewsNetwork reports that Kino International have announced the dvd release of The Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu, a collection of 13 anime shorts by the anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka, on… |
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Gulliver’s Travels
…confusingly under their Hal Roach Studio collection, and even the 60th Anniversary disc from WinStar looks MUCH better because the standard definition isn’t trying to be anything it’s not. Rumor… |
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Up DVD and Blu-ray in November
…Edition will also be available called “Luxo Jr. Premium Pack” which will include a collectible lamp modeled after Pixar’s bouncy short star, designed to hold a complete Pixar Blu-ray collection…. |
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Chicken Little: Blu-ray Preview
The move to make your very expensive DVD collection obsolete is underway. Disney has seen this day coming since at least 2003 when they accelerated the release schedule for their… |
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High-Def Animation Took Off in 2007
…comparisons. The Pixar Shorts Collection • released on Blu-ray in 2007 • same features as DVD, some upgraded to HD. The Polar Express • released on HD DVD… |
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Ice Age coverage, Chuck does Tom & Jerry, and more of Saturday Morning
…in a few days ago unannounced and post his DVD review for Tom & Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection. These cartoons have been slapped down a bit over the years,… |
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Lots of classic super-Warner goodness!
We end the week with a dip into the Warner Archives for a look at six titles from the Collection: the grease and sawdust drama The Big Circus, the Arabian… |
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Race To Witch Mountain
…ramps up the emotions. The only other extra of note is a three and a half minute collection of Bloopers, mainly centered around Johnson adlibbing on set, the adults flubbing… |
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Witch Mountain, Super Friends, and Disney history!
…best. Randall Cyrenne is just as positive about Super Friends: The Lost Episodes, a two-disc collection of 1983 shows that got a little shoddy treatment first time out, but appear… |
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Season 1.1
…1:31. The commercials are titled “Collection”, “Breaker & The Rapid Fire Motorcycle”, and “Polar Battle Bear.” Finally, a printable “Jungle Trap” PDF script is included in the DVD-ROM portion of… |
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Pete’s Dragon: High-Flying Edition
…Edition” contains a surprisingly robust collection of extras, many culled from the prior DVD release, but still enough that’s new to possibly make an upgrade worthwhile. Brazzle Dazzle Effects: Behind… |
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales (with Bonus Disc)
…promoted in the Sneak Previews, is anyone’s guess! One might have thought that, as a “re-issue”, the Studio would have included these two tales in a new collection, to get… |
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Scooby, Aurora and Jasmine…
Although the news is just breaking on Disney’s announcement that they’re scrapping the Platinum Editions and starting again from scratch with the Diamond Collection on Blu-ray Disc, I’m afraid this… |
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Disneynature: Earth
…the Planet Earth collection will have seen most of this before, and for a more enveloping experience that set can not be faulted. As mentioned above, this edition is more… |
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Bedknobs and Shermans; Earth and Our Gang!
…Rascals are back on DVD in The Our Gang Collection, the first ever release of the final MGM shorts in the series, just released thanks to the Warner Archive, and… |
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Bedknobs And Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition
…effects for Wizards Of Waverly Place tells you all you need to know. Seemingly carried over from the Gold Collection of before, Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers is a better… |
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The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
…Chicken Run, it is almost impossible to not love Wallace & Gromit. I cannot imagine an animation collection without this fine disc. Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board?… |
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Spider-Man: The New Animated Series: Special Edition
…Law Of The Jungle – J. Jonah Jameson, publisher of The Daily Bugle, finally appears in this collection, and The Lizard is introduced. Harry questions his hatred of Spider-Man when… |
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Thunderbirds International Rescue Edition Giftset
…have tightened things up considerably and kept the story moving forward. What we have instead is a collection of great scenes which work better individually than as a whole. Still,… |
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Presenting Felix the Cat: The Otto Mesmer Classics 1919-1924
…Final Cut: There is no doubting the historical significance of these cartoons, but in all honestly this collection will not appeal to everyone. The cartoons are whimsical and fun, but… |
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Broken Saints (Original Release)
…as well. BS Benefit Concerts Collection runs an impressive 1:03:51. Yes, there is over one hour of footage from the benefit concerts that supported the DVD production. The creators, who… |
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Clutch Cargo: The Complete Series – Volume One
…a nice collection has been prepared for this series. Likely only the truly curious or those interested in owning a piece of television history will want to take a chance… |
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Fantastic Four: The Complete 1994-95 Animated Series
…Disc One, for Chicken Little, Chronicles Of Narnia, Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Spider-Man: The ’67 Collection, Spider-Man: The Venom Saga, Scrubs: Season One, The Pacifier, and Power Rangers SPD…. |
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Danger Mouse: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2
…include everything from standard killer robots to less-common bagpipe robbery, making for an eclectic collection of threats. One of the best parts of the show is seeing the criminal plots… |
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Justice League: Season One
…on this set, probably better than any previous entry in the “DC Comics Classic Collection” series of DVD sets. There are three Audio Commentaries with director Dan Riba and producers… |
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Superman: Brainiac Attacks
…daughter loves that show (which she certainly does), just to show how much of a Super-fan I am. In my own collection at home, I have copies on tape of… |
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Teen Titans: The Complete First Season
…I hadn’t noticed.) Again, a bonus like this is wonderful to include on a collection like this. I really appreciated this look at the origins of the comic and the… |
