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It's Kung Fu Monday!
…and a very rewarding recipient of its $60 million opening box-office weekend! Kicking us off is James R Whitson’s full Toon Review of the movie, which eagle-eyed readers will spot… |
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Animated Con-versation: AN&V at Comic-Con 2008!
…to Toon In for Ben on the front page of Views at times, lives in the somewhat appropriately named Saskatoon, further out in western Canada. And then there’s Ben, the… |
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The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning
DisneyToon Studios/Walt Disney Home Entertainment (August 26 2008), single disc, 77 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Ever wonder what happened to… |
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WALL•E wins over the critics; Brit legend Oliver Postgate RIP…
…James has also just let me know that his animated view on Bolt should be making its way to the Toon Review line-up sometime today, so stay tooned! – Ben…. |
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Oscars, LaserDiscs, Lost Chords, and Wild animals!
…thought I’d add my toon cents worth; starting at the top with the Best Animated Feature nominees (where else!?), it’s really pleasing to see a bona fide Disney movie back… |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
…too coherent, and that’s certainly the end result: is Escape 2 Africa about identity? Coming of age? Responsibility? Perhaps the current CG-toon favorite the environment? Nepotism? It never can make… |
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Nick Animation Festival to showcase entries
…entries will be showcased on Nicktoons from November 16 through November 20, and will also be featured on their website. Check out Toon Zone for the full list of winners…. |
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The Princess And The Frog
…own CAPS system to their using the industry-standard Toon Boom packages, the lines being ever so finer and the colors not quite as “deep” as on the previous tradigital films… |
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
…to overlook the fact that others had been keeping the traditional animation torch alive, from the 101 Dalmatians Xerography of The Triplets Of Belleville and Disney’s own sequel-churning Toon Studios… |
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The Lord Of The Rings: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…comic book artist Robert Crumb and breathed cartoon life into the story. The film must have felt “fun” and “new” after decades of cute Disney creations, due to the plentiful… |
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2003: ’Tis The Season To Buy Presents!
…new “web-toons” discs and the Premiere set – go for gold and get the full experience. Great cartoons, nice new prints, wonderful extras – what more could a fan wish… |
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Disney planning Planes franchise
…main characters will be jets an helicopters instead of cars and trucks. The first film is set to come to DVD and Blu-Ray from Disney’s Toon Studios sometime is 2013…. |
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Planes teaser flies online
…Disney Toon Studios, which is also responsible for the company’s current Tinker Bell series. Planes is the first movie in what Disney hopes will become a new franchise. It is… |
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Have A Laugh! Volumes 3 and 4
…first two Have A Laugh volumes had me beaming, because on top of the (ultimately redundant, it has to be said) cut-downs, the original, full-length cartoon shorts had been restored… |
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The Lion King: Diamond Edition
…toon-boom that saw rival companies Warner Bros, Fox Animation and, eventually, Katzenberg’s own DreamWorks enter the fray, it left Disney with a much bigger problem – namely, how to top… |
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Cars 2
…happening on screen. Like the film, surprisingly lacking. The aforementioned Cars Toons short Air Mater is also included here (and on the DVD), and although I much prefer the Toons… |
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New Clip from Justice League: Doom
…League: Doom set to be on the streets February 2012, they can watch this clip from Toon Zone. If you can’t wait for the 28th, it is available for digital… |
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Care Bears Gets Reanimated Again
We’ve seen many of our beloved 1980s cartoon return to TV via the Hub, Cartooon Network, or single DVD release for a quick profit return. Toon Zone reports that American… |
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AV introduces website calendar and iPhone app
We launched two new features this week: an iPhone app called AV Countdown, and a website calendar listing upcoming animated films. Toon in here to get the details!… |
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Happy Feet Two
…create a cartoon version of “your favorite adorable penguin” Erik (actually, baby Mumble was cuter, not that there’s much in it), even though this is a CG feature and none… |
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Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
DisneyToon Studios (February 27 2001), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (August 21 2012), Blu-ray and DVD discs, 69 mins plus supplements, 1080p high definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-Master Audio 5.1, Rated G,… |
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Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Two
…open up the vaults for another dive into vintage cartoon territory that, thankfully and finally shines the light away from Chuck Jones and onto some of his just as worthy… |
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2012 Annie Award nominations announced
…Best Animated Television Production For Children Adventure Time ‘Princess Cookie’ — Cartoon Network Studios Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ — DreamWorks Animation LEGO Star Wars ‘The… |
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Finding Nemo: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…animation stalwarts Brad Garrett (various Disney toon series), Stephen Root (King Of The Hill, Ice Age), plus a couple of Pixar crew as additional voices: particularly touching is hearing storyman… |
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40th Annual Annie Award winners revealed
…— Pixar Animation Studios JURIED AWARDS Winsor McCay Award — Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn June Foray Award — Howard Green Ub Iwerks Award — Toon Boom Animation Pipeline… |
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UPDATED! Mickey Mouse, Roger Rabbit to reunite in The Stooge?
…act needs a “stooge,” the Lewis role to be filled by Roger. According to Wolf, the film will incorporate five specific locations from Disneyland and will introduce the Toon Train,… |
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Monsters, Inc.: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…Finally, those expecting the latest Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex in 3D (6:31) to have turned up on the Finding Nemo set (too obviously, since it was released with that… |
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Exclusive clip and interview for Adventures in Zambezia
Sony Entertainment released a new direct-to-video cartoon feature called Adventures in Zambezia in the US. The animated movie follows Kai, a young falcon who goes on the basic hero’s journey… |
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Wart, Robin, Oliver and more Pan come to Disney Blu-ray
…and claim the throne of England. Armed with newfound confidence and the power of friendship, Wart discovers his destiny and learns the best magic is the kind you find inside… |
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire – 2 Movie Collection
…reminded of its strengths too. It’s true that it’s not really a film that younger kids will appreciate, even given the old-school yarning and Saturday morning adventure cartoon feel of… |
