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Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
…short in over 30 years – naturally, it was an old school-styled T&J special, The Mansion Cat (2001), unfortunately not included here either! Next up for the characters was a… |
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James And The Giant Peach: Special Edition
…in style, keeping the old-fashioned, old-school feel intact even as the state of the art stop-motion visuals play out. Much of the other success comes from Karey Kirkpatrick’s script, before… |
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Batman – The Brave And The Bold: Season One, Part One
…Filmation’s old school The New Adventures Of Batmanfrom the 1970s (where Batman was actually voiced by Adam West), but with a larger scope. The Brave And The Bold gives us… |
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Scooby’s returns to live-action for TV movie
…telecast in Cartoon Network history. SCOOBY-DOO! CURSE OF THE LAKE MONSTER features the familiar Mystery Inc. cast of characters—Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo—in their high school years as they… |
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The Secret Of Kells: Special Edition
…remembered school lessons, but not anywhere near enough to prepare me for this “what if?” version of events leading to its creation. Despite its critical success, I don’t think I’m… |
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Bugs Bunny’s Howl-Oween Special
…but they’re still a slice of old-school Looney Tunes fun, even if you wish there was more to see on each disc. Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board?… |
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The Essential Bugs Bunny
…doc?”, patterned on a phrase Avery used to hear bandied around in high school), both sporting the final voices that Blanc would perform until Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988…. |
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Disneynature: Oceans / The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos
…in some of its unbelievable shots. The masses of dolphins playing with a school of fish, the bullet-diving seagulls hitting the water to grab their food, the majesty of the… |
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2010 Annie Award nominations announced
…Zimmer and John Powell Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation Tim Long, Alf Clausen, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement The Simpsons: Elementary School Musical – Gracie Films Shawn Patterson Robot… |
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Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Double Feature
…the modern version of the Scooby-Doo theme, which works fine in the movie as an end credit play-out, just doesn’t make for a good or authentic fit with the old-school… |
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Bambi Diamond Edition: an interview with Donnie Dunagan, the original “Young Prince of the Forest”
…Navy’s Military Law-Justice School for JAG officers at the War College in Rhode Island, followed by the Army’s training program for CIC special agents. While serving his country, Dunagan was… |
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Season One, Volume One
…alleged supernatural activity and happens to be where the four members of the gang go to High School. This leads to a lot of fun as the monsters come to… |
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Rio wins another weekend
Thanks to kids being out of school on Good Friday, 20th Century Fox’s Rio was able to win its second weekend in a row with a solid take of $26… |
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The Space Kidettes/Young Samson: The Complete Series
…and voice department, while Young Samson has better stories for more serious viewers. If you have a fondness for old-school Saturday morning cartoons, and enjoy discovering little-seen shows, then these… |
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Fox picks up two new animated series
Animation Magazine has news about two new animated series heading to the Fox network: Allen Gregory, which follows the “adventures of the world’s most celebrated seven-year-old going to school with… |
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Kung Fu Panda 2 gets ska-dooshed by The Hangover
…of showing what the movie was actually about. The sequel is expected to see a boost tomorrow, though, as it is Memorial Day, and kids will be off from school…. |
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Winnie The Pooh‘s Henry Jackman, a “First Class” composer
Henry Jackman studied classical music in the UK at St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir School, Eton College and Oxford University. An avid interest in technology and contemporary culture meant his formal… |
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Paramount to make online comic into animated feature
…plot involves a boy living in outer space who must go to a school populated entirely by aliens. Having just released Rango in the spring, this marks the studio’s second… |
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Challenge Of The Gobots: The Original Miniseries
…lacking in polish; this is particularly true of the humans, which appear to be drawn by art school dropouts. And what was the rationale behind the color choices for the… |
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Kung Fu Panda 2 showing decent legs
Perhaps due to strong word-of-mouth among audiences or most children being out of school for the summer now, DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 saw a pretty good hold this… |
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Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology
…remastered audio from the original sessions for the first time (instead of the thin stereo track from 1980) and instead of the “high school band” sound of before, Superman II… |
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M.A.S.K.: Volume One
…syndication, typically seen after school every weekday. A second season of the show lasted just ten episodes, and reflected additions and changes made in the toy line’s third wave. The… |
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Lion King animator Tony Bancroft takes “warthog”’s share on Pumbaa!
…of Pumbaa during a memorable virtual roundtable. This is Tony Bancroft. Upon graduating from high school, Tony was accepted into the exclusive, Disney sponsored, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)… |
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch Returns to TV
…audience. The new series will be done in CGI and Archie Comics/Moonscoop are searching for cable/network partner. Moonscoop is responsible for Cody Lyoko, The Fantastic Four, and Caspar’s Scare School…. |
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Aesop’s Fables: Volumes 1 & 2
…Saps (1930) – and this is this DVD’s most Mickey-like cartoon, with a mouse courtship assisted by singing cats, dogs, and a rabbit Good Old Schooldays (1930) – lots of… |
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Allen Gregory debuts to negative reviews
…which he voices a egomanical rich kid who must endure the daily horrors of public school for the first time in his life–was greeted with extremely negative reviews, with Screen… |
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Annie nominations for 2011 films announced
…Television Production – Preschool Chuggington — Ludorum Pictures Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates — Disney Television Animation Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse — Disney Television Animation The WotWots Season… |
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Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World
…that would have been better produced as a TV series. Now before we continue, let’s stand back and take a look at the intended audience: elementary school children. These kids… |
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VeggieTales: Robin Good And His Not-So-Merry Men
…a Sunday School lesson. There is goofy humor, silly songs, and a good heart, and kids should enjoy it. Adults should be fine with it, but it might be more… |
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See Madagascar 3 this week… but only in Campbell CA
DreamWorks is apparently making the charity rounds with their upcoming film, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Last week we reported on an event raising money for scholarships for public school… |
