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Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
…with a slight Chuck Jones sensibility. Next up is Pixar’s breakthrough, and Lasseter’s pet project, the charming Luxo Jr (2:08, 1.66:1, 1986), the Academy Award-nominated short that introduced Pixar –… |
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Warner Archive: Doc Savage: The Man Of Bronze
…is an eclectic assortment of old and new, and among the titles there are some that will probably temp hardcore cineastes… Long before Indiana Jones, and even Superman for that… |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End
…in the first (the skeleton crew) and second. So Jack’s return from the dead isn’t the frightfully arduous journey from the watery dungeon that we probably all imagined Davy Jones’… |
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Fantasia 2000
…personalities. These include Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller, James Levine, and Angela Lansbury. Like the original Fantasia, Mickey also makes a… |
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Superman: The Complete Animated Series
…Garrett, Michael York, Joanna Cassidy, Joseph Bologna, Charles Napier, Charlie Schlatter, Miguel Ferrer, Robert Hayes, Jonathan Harris, Ernie Hudson, Dean Jones (yes, Dean Jones!), Michael Dorn, Xander Berkely, Ed Asner… |
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The First Easter Rabbit: Deluxe Edition
…over the past two or so years have managed to make those shows (and those from other stables, as Chuck Jones’ original Grinch and Horton outings) nostalgic treats again, but… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…Chase a legendary New Orleans restaurateur who started as a waitress and opened the famed Dookie Chase restaurant. Mama Odie was partly inspired by Ava Kay Jones, a Voodoo priestess… |
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Giacchino to host AMPAS animation music event
…is presented in conjunction with the citywide “Ring Festival LA” as well as the Academy’s new Chuck Jones exhibition. The evening will include big-screen presentations of the animated shorts Music… |
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Fantasia will amaze ya: full details
…Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn and Teller, Angela Lansbury, Itzhak Perlman and Quincy Jones, the film, like its predecessor, expertly visualizes classical music compositions with various forms of animation… |
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The secrets of Walt’s Vault unlocked…!
…never before appeared in print. Discover the forgotten agonizing month-by-month tale of legendary Warner Brothers animator and director Chuck Jones as he struggled at the Disney Studio when he was… |
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Bugs Bunny’s Howl-Oween Special
…material is glaringly clear. Until Chuck Jones returned to reclaim some kind of part ownership over the Looney Tunes, previous animation unit co-director Friz Freleng was the self-appointed guardian of… |
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The Best Of 2010: The Year 3D Made Contact!
…came the kind of sensibilities that had carried Jones, Clampett and Avery through Warner’s Looney Tunes: smart, subversive anarchy with a real edge made for the animators’ own enjoyment (future… |
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Lion King D-rectors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff: 2D’s for a 3D hit!
…We kept asking him to laugh before every line! RI: Could you please share with us some memories of working with James Earl Jones? RA: Ha ha! The very first… |
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The Lion King: Diamond Edition
…by the original artists themselves, not all the characters look on model and although I get a recurring gag with James Earl Jones’ Mufasa trying to find the right growl,… |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Limited 3D Edition
…giant rolling wheels, etc), bigger effects (a wonderfully atmospheric realization of the deep sea terrorising Kraken) and a better villain (the truly revolting Davey Jones), all of which add up… |
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The Lion King II / The Lion King 1½
…now-late Suzanne Pleshette, star with Dean Jones in a number of classic live-action comedies for the Studio, and here playing against type as Zira, the villainess of the piece, quickly… |
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Home On The Range
…simpler, more angular look that’s more associated by most to Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes cartoons (the backgrounds, for instance, are very reminiscent of Chuck Jones’ Road Runner shorts). In fact,… |
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The Best Of 2012: Apocalypse NOT!
…Warners continued to show a strong hand in quirky Blu-ray collections such as Chuck Jones’ Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles, as well, of course, as their still innovative Archive Collection DVDs,… |
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Superman Classic creator Robb Pratt unveils Flash Gordon Classic
…way, he stole a lot of my thunder. My favorite part of Ted is seeing Sam J. Jones, the Flash Gordon from the 1980 movie, make an appearance. I was… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition
…no longer exists, called Elstree Studios”. It’s true that Elstree had had a rough time surviving after Roger and producer Marshall’s next film, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, but… |
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The Emperor’s New Groove: 2-Movie Collection
…flying all over the place, and a Looney Tunes outlook that meshes unexpectedly well with the typically smooth and fluid Disney animation: I have a feeling that Chuck Jones and… |
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Elstree 1976
…and then mostly with Lucasfilm and Amblin through the Indiana Jones trilogy, Young Sherlock Holmes and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Naturally, once you’ve witnessed Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo landing a… |
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The BFG
…dubs and subs also optional. Final Cut: The BFG strangely has the anti-Spielberg of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull at play. The story, director and producing… |
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2016: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!
…on a non-action movie related note, I must confess that I’ve always been a sucker for the Bridget Jones series, and if Bridget Jones’s Baby really is the end of… |
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John Lasseter taking leave of absence from Pixar as result of “missteps”
…claim that writer Rashida Jones left Toy Story 4 as a result of them. Lasseter’s leave of absence, which is officially being reported as being over “creative differences,” is set… |
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Up’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino to intro the Academy’s Oscar Concert celebration of film music
…be announced. The Oscar Concert explores the history of film music through special arrangements of beloved scores by composers including Tan Dun, Quincy Jones, Mica Levi, Rachel Portman, A.R. Rahman,… |
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Of Rabbits and Ducks: a chat with composer Dominic Lewis
…Peter Rabbit – it’s very daunting because you have so many fans who loved the original, especially the music by Ron Jones and the amazing theme tune by Mark Mueller…. |
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D23 Expo 2019 Exclusive
…ABC-TV broadcast personalities Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts, actor James Earl Jones (cited for his iconic voice work specifically), composer Hans Zimmer, and High School Musical director Kenny Ortega. Ironically,… |
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Composer Dan Romer dives into the music of Luca and Ciao Alberto
…letting it get into your body through osmosis than through emulation. AV: Among your Italian influences, I detected some touches of Nicola Piovani (La Vita e Bella), all the way… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s
…(7:40), based on The Ballad of Casey Jones. This amiable short previously appeared on the American Legends DVD, but gets a higher profile by showing up on this set. Morris… |
