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Studio Idefix #1 – Asterix The Gaul and Asterix And Cleopatra
…although there were attempts by Warners, United Artists and the UPA Studio, none proved enough to shift Disney from the top spot until the modern wonders of computer-assisted cartooning made… |
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The Sword In The Stone: Gold Classic Collection
…as its contemporary feel was well suited to the rough edged animation style and the angular, block-colored backgrounds created for the film. The Xerox process also contributed heavily to the… |
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Treasure Planet: Special Edition
…For the “human” side of Silver has been traditionally hand animated by celebrated Disney animator Glen Keane (Ariel, Beast, Aladdin, Tarzan, etc) while his electronic parts have been created, match-moved… |
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Gay Purr-ee
…Studio on its next animated film. As with Don Bluth’s later walk-out from Disney, United Productions of America was set up in the early 1940s by a group of ex-Mouse… |
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Walt: The Man Behind The Myth
…would make his first foray into animated features, creating the field itself with Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, in 1937. The documentary Walt: The Man Behind The Myth is… |
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Looney Tunes: Back In Action
…was with the three Roger Rabbit-Maroon Cartoons made by Disney and Amblin. Eventually, the 1996 feature from Warners, Space Jam attempted to mine the same field, but way back around… |
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Home On The Range
…recent animated features and just “do something fun”, plus the use of belching in animated films! Absurd as to why this is not mentioned anywhere in the point-of-sale material, it’s… |
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Bambi II
…Jafar, Scar, Hercules and Lilo, has even found himself joining the DTV team (he’s credited as a Consultant on the movie) to continue in his chosen traditional art field (there’s… |
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Filmation’s Ghostbusters: Volume One!
…to produce an eventual animated spin-off. Columbia informed Filmation, however, that an animated show would not be forthcoming because they wanted to concentrate on a feature sequel. Filmation, quite justly… |
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The Sword In The Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition
…rough edged animation approach and the angular, block-colored backgrounds created for the film. The Xerox process also contributed heavily to the free-wheeling, loose feel of The Jungle Book (making the… |
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Oscar, Oscar!
…was just one of a number of sure bets that took away the golden guy. I’m very happy for him, despite The Departed not being a personal project originated with… |
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Underdog (live-action movie)
…the posse of dancers as Massey spews out an updated version of the barely recognizable theme. Although it’s presented in 1.78:1 letterbox, this is the only clip not treated to… |
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The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning
…Ariel before Disney’s 1989 animated The Little Mermaid’s story began? Nope, and neither did John Musker, Ron Clements – who neglected to present such a convoluted history in their film… |
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Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull: 2-Disc Edition
…ploughed on to mine the character a little more. Spielberg himself had attempted to start a series of Young Sherlock Holmes movies (directed by Chris Columbus before he set off… |
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Kung Fu Panda / Secrets Of The Furious Five
…go the standard definition route in order to pick up the much vaunted Secrets Of The Furious Five bonus disc, which includes a new animated featurette – and not the… |
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Of Paramount importance: a pair of live-action reviews!
…inadequate know-all, lost more than he knows, Black as the “jelly-bean”-addicted clown and Downey Jr as a Russell Crowe-like thesp who doesn’t break character until the DVD commentary and tries… |
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Shawn Patterson: Composer Maximum!
…for Music in an Animated Television Production. Today, Shawn adds another award nomination notch on his belt for original music scoring in animated television, being nominated at The Hollywood Music… |
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Snow White: The Characters And Legacy Of The First And Fairest Of Them All!
…a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon”. The award consisted of one regular size Oscar plus seven small Oscar statuettes on stepped base and was presented to… |
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Tropic Thunder: 2-Disc Unrated Director’s Cut
…as the inadequate know-all, lost more than he knows, Black as the “jelly-bean”-addicted clown and Downey Jr as a Russell Crowe-like thesp who doesn’t break character until the DVD commentary… |
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Warner Archive: Captain Nemo And The Underwater City
…best looking and more sumptuously designed of the films, it seems to be overly compressed, even if the sometimes soft and muted look can be attributed to the underwater photography… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
…only surfacing before on the LaserDisc and Platinum DVD. But those with those sets will know of several more deleted moments that were partly animated, or reconstructed in storyboards for… |
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The Astonishing Work Of Tezuka Osamu
…from the tedium of assembly line television production to produce a series of sophisticated experimental animated shorts. The Sweatbox Review: When Tezuka Osamu died in 1989, he left an amazing… |
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Peanuts: 1970’s Collection Volume 1
…Let’s move on… Oh, this is the special’s first appearance on DVD, by the way. One can see why they waited. You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) – Linus runs… |
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Stan Berkowitz recieves WGA animation award
…Editor for 39 episodes. Earlier this year, Berkowitz adapted Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness’ Superman/Batman: Public Enemies graphic novel into an animated direct-to-DVD feature for Warners Animation, which debuted in… |
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Justice League: The Complete Series
…for DC to approve and only rarely did they get rejected. Fans initially wanted to see Green Arrow the most, but writers also wanted to add the Question, among other… |
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Inside The Box: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs DVD and Blu-ray Disc Comparisons
…50-minute making of, a number of storyboard to film comparisons, deleted scenes and abandoned concepts (including the fully animated scene of the Witch planning the sleeping death at her cauldron… |
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I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
Melendez/Mendelson Productions (2003), Warner Home Video (October 6, 2009), 1 disc, 41 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Surround Stereo, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Rerun, who… |
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The Best Of 2009: This Time It’s Personal!
…top spot, but as animated masterpieces the movies themselves remain knockouts and were each presented handsomely, especially on Blu-ray. Read the full Snow White: Diamond Edition Animated View here! Read… |
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Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland: How illustrator Dawn Brown decorated the Red Queen’s Castle
…character… Animated Views: How did you become an illustrator? Dawn Brown: All my life, I have wanted to draw. After graduating from college, I moved to California to pursue a… |
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Disney Legend Floyd Norman writes (and talks) about his Animated Life
…In his fantastic new book, My Animated Life, recently published by Blurb, Floyd collected dozens of animated stories, sharing his experiences from Sleeping Beauty to Toy Story 2, and guides… |

