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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 review!
While the extras lack the wow factor of those packed in with last year’s first volume of Looney Tunes cartoons, Volume 2 could be even better overall thanks to the… |
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The incomplete Complete Pluto review
…http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/360 The Complete Pluto: Volume One}}, describing the set as “light”. The review comments that “this earlier selection from Pluto’s career yields some odd choices. While the Treasures have been… |
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"Matt Damon!" – DVD Toons on Popeye and Team America
…the word and set this right. Most interesting is the fact that while Warner Brothers sit on the cartoons awaiting the go ahead from King Features Syndicate, it seems KFS… |
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Electronic Things chosen to appear at Comic-Con
…animation marks the first time that Mike’s character 3-D Pete is animated! Mike’s creation 3-D Pete has been featured regularly in full page color cartoons in the pages of Animation… |
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Maui Film Festival Animation Report – UPDATED
…by the Angry Alien Productions Flash-animated cartoons of bunnies re-enacting famous movies in 30 seconds. I saw their version of It’s a Wonderful Life once and Titanic twice and they… |
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Rare Krazy Kat screening
…at 3:00pm. Krazy Kat was “one of the first comic strip characters adapted to animated cartoons.” The screening is free for ASIFA members with a nominal charge for the general… |
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Popeye and other 30's characters attack!
DVDtoons indicates the episodes and bonus features to be included on the upcoming “Golden Age of Cartoons” releases, Popeye: Original Classics and Attack of the 30’s Characters. While both DVDs… |
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Before Walt
Tomorrow, June 17, at 3:00pm ASIFA-Hollywood will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of animated cartoons with a special focus on the work and contributions of Winsor McCay, Max Fleischer, and Walt… |
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Hip-hop's Williams calls animated films "life-altering"
…watching Disney cartoons: Bambi, Snow White, The Incredibles and Toy Story. It’s life-altering, that [stuff]. I’m a Cartoon Network fan. And Boomerang. That’s the throwback channel for cartoons. So I’m… |
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Classic Media to release all 312 Harveytoons shorts
…Media will release the full series – all 312 shorts – of Harveytoons’ memorable cartoons in a 4-double sided-disc DVD collection. The cartoons, available on DVD for the first time… |
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Toontown heads for double trouble
…Happy Feet), Julia Pistor (Nickelodeon) and Yair Landau (Sony). The verdict? Too many movies, too few ideas, too much product. As Miller observes, “The similarity of some cartoons this year… |
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New DVDs for Woody Woodpecker and Superman on the way
…the set to be July 2007 in their Rumor Mill. The set will reportedly offer up not only Woody, but also a few Oswald cartoons and some Swing Symphonies, plus… |
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Anka receives scholarship from Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera
…the recipient of the scholarship, Anka will be awarded a cash scholarship of $10,000, disbursed annually in equal amounts over the course of enrollment. In addition, Anka will be eligible… |
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2nd Annual Aniboom Awards Open for Submissions
…$25,000 original series development deal, $3,000 to each category winner, Toonboom Software (valued at $7,000) and exposure to some of the most renowned industry executives. The Aniboom Awards will be… |
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Aniboom Partners With Joost
…culled from more than 3,000 animators and 30,000 animations worldwide. The content will appear alongside a wide range of top-ranked animation programming currently available on Joost. Aniboom’s distributed content includes… |
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Popeye & Friends DVD art
…8 Popeye cartoons, however it is not known exactly which ones will be on the disc. UPDATE: A list of the 8 included cartoons can be found here. Thanks Dan!… |
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More WALL•E, plus Tink, Popeye, Clone Wars and happy birthday Mickey!
…Sailor: Volume Three 1941-1943, which concludes the raid on the original black and white spinach-guzzler’s cartoons. No prizes for guessing that the set earns high marks, naturally, though Popeye’s joining… |
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Schoolhouse Rock! Earth
American Broadcasting Company (March 31, 2009), Walt Disney Home Video (March 31, 2009), single discs, 50 mins plus supplements, 1.66:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Not Rated, Retail:… |
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Tickled Pink: The Coolest Cat Turns 40
…the Pink Panther. Does this mean we will see new Pink Panther cartoons, or perhaps a DVD set of the old classic cartoons? You know you’re cool when Shag draws… |
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Up opens
…cartoons, in contrast to the emotionally rich cartoons that have become Pixar’s hallmark. They’re more schematic than organic, and that applies to the plotting as well”. The film is easily… |
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Superman soars! Gulliver sinks! In a double dose of Fleischer fun!
…next project, the absolutely brilliant set of Max Fleischer’s Superman cartoons that have been recently restored and released by Warner Home Video. I simply adore these short films and really… |
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies DVD in September
…cartoons presented by Bruce Timm. The Blu-ray release will also include an additional 20-Minute Wait: Reuniting the Superman/Batman Animated Series Casts feature hosted by Andrea Romano, and an additional 4… |
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The Venture Bros.: 3rd Season
…This is what cartoons are all about! Of course, these are cartoons for grown-ups, but the adult content still allows for the same feelings of joyfulness that one can get… |
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New interview, Robinsons promising for Disney, more Treasures, Popeye is coming
…overall. I didn’t even mind Robin Williams. This week’s DVD releases include BCI’s Defenders Of The Earth Volume 2. I previously reviewed the first set, and will be looking at… |
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Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons
Jim Henson Productions/Michael Jacobs Productions (1991), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (May 2, 2006), 4 discs, 672 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Not Rated… |
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The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: The Friendship Edition
…spines or coarse shapes remain on view in the figures, which seems perfectly in keeping with the feel of these cartoons as being a storybook come to life. That the… |
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The Adventures Of Aquaman: The Complete Collection
Filmation (1967/1968), Warner Home Video (October 23, 2007), 2 discs, 216 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: A half-Atlantean… |
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Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
Melendez/Mendelson Productions (1975), Warner Home Video (January 15, 2008), 1 disc, 25 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: The… |
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Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray/DVD)
…them as anything other than in their native 4:3 ratio. The DVDs also have Trailers for 10,000 B.C., Appleseed: Ex Machina, The Dark Knight, Journey To The Center Of The… |
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The Best of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe
Filmation Studios (September 5, 1983 – November 10, 1984), BCI (July 12, 2005), 2 disc set, 215 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original fullscreen ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Not Rated,… |

