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Shrek The Third
…impact, the Princesses actually prepare to fight to the same track – actually, a rip off of the same track, Battle Without Honor Or Humanity, by Tomoyasu Hotei. Didn’t DreamWorks… |
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Up’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino to intro the Academy’s Oscar Concert celebration of film music
…with the world premiere of specially arranged suites from all five Original Score nominees: Dunkirk, by Hans Zimmer; Phantom Thread, by Jonny Greenwood; The Shape of Water, by Alexandre Desplat;… |
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
…adds another name to the cast, though the real surprise treat here is none other than Jerry Lewis. Making something of a return to the screen in a number of… |
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UPA cartoons coming to DVD!!!
This is probably the DVD release news of the year for cartoon buffs… Jerry Beck spilled the beans at his Cartoon Brew website, and the news is very good indeed…. |
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Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World
…less than perfect French accent. In small doses, Fifi is cute and charming, but too much encourages you to turn on the subtitles. Jerry Orbach as Lumiere and David Ogden… |
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Scooby! Samurai Swords! Sin City! Plus Something Wicked, Honey!
…cues sounding virtually indistinguishable. Nevertheless, both these CDs, remastered by Horner himself from original master tapes, come well recommended, if only for their rare availability. Mentioning Jerry Goldsmith reminds me:… |
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Disney's Pixar-release Tuesday! Plus: is Bee Movie really a B-movie?
…Well, our own James R Whitson will be along shortly to post his Animated View on DreamWorks’ latest, the Jerry Seinfeld starring Bee Movie, which opened to $38 million this… |
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Transformers: 2-Disc Special Edition
…and other flying machines (again Top Gun silhouetted in front of setting suns)…right down to the same old regimented music score seemingly lifted from one of Bay’s old pal Jerry… |
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The Best Of Casper: Volumes 1 and 2
…will scare them off for good. Saving each cartoon was the memorable theme tune, written by Disney’s Cinderella song writing team of Jerry Livingston and Mack David, which lodges itself… |
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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest : Season One, Volume Two
…Hadji. Jerry Beck and creators from the show look back at how the series used the technology of the time to create a unique environment for its characters. I recall… |
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Cultoons! Volume 2: Animated Education
…Knight, Jerry Beck and Stanchfield, are grouped together at ASIFA headquarters for the four remainders: A Desert Dilemma, Out Of The Milk Bottle, Once Upon A Time and Accident Prevention… |
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The Muppet Show: Season Three
…one’s favorite moments, but the bottom line is that The Muppet Show never ran out of steam in its five seasons. So, enjoy the appearances by those above, as well… |
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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True: Special Edition
…this otherwise soulless, commercial endeavor. Here he melds in some of Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman and Mack David’s original songs and score to good effect – indeed the opening strains… |
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Shrek, WALL-E at the Tony Awards
Jim Hill reports that WALL-E will be making an appearance at the Tony Awards this Sunday. Jerry Herman (composer of such Broadway his as La Cage aux Folles, Mame, and,… |
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The Jetsons: Season Two, Volume One
…featurette, Andrea Romano (The Jetsons Casting Director), Jerry Beck (Animation Historian), Mark Evanier (Animation Historian), Gordon Hunt (Recording Director, The Jetsons), Janet Waldo (Voice of “Judy Jetson”), and Jeff Hall… |
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When good cartoons go bad: review roundup…
…don’t forget our exclusive conversation with the man who makes many of those classic cartoon sets the must-haves they are: animation historian Jerry Beck! Have a great weekend! – Ben…. |
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Woody Woodpecker And Friends: Classic Cartoon Collection
…Jerry Beck, who had been quietly pushing for a collector’s release for some time. Wishing to fill the set with the best of the Woodpecker’s cartoons as well as some… |
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Cultoons! Volume 1: Ads And Oddities
…These feature such names as Mark Kausler, Jerry Beck, Milton Knight, Stephen Worth, Mike Kazaleh and Stanchfield himself, discussing Monkeydoodle, Spring Song, Goofy Goat, the Ford Service Commercials and PM… |
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The Best Of 2007: The Year In Review
…riding on the back of franchised cartoon dinosaurs, and they’ve left their classic characters out to dry for far too long. Big thanks to Jerry Beck for convincing them to… |
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The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume One
…Vs. Super Friends. Batman, Robin and The Atom have to save innocents from an uncontrollable Energy Mass. 6. Superman, Batman and Robin foil the plans of The Secret Four. Zan… |
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Top Cat: The Complete Series
…has the first of three Audio Commentary Tracks. The tracks are all done with animation historians Earl Kress, Jerry Beck, and Mark Evanier, and well as voice artist Leo de… |
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Hi-def, Blu-Ray, and all that Jazz…
…site, anchored by digital disc business vet Scott Hettrick, will interview top talent as Jerry Bruckheimer and John Lasseter about their preferred format (BRD, natch!), while looking to to ease… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 1
…Hawkman, The Atom, Justice League, and Teen Titans. The latter two segments, featuring teams of heroes, notably could not include Batman and Robin due to licensing issues. Journey To The… |
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Let's end the week with a game of Cartoon Catch-up…!
…new Pink Panther Ultimate Collection adds very little new disc content (just a suspect 60 minutes of “all new” footage): it’s basically a repackaging (with Jerry Beck’s Panther Guide) to… |
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Beauty And The Beast: Diamond Edition (song clip)
…winner (TV’s Murder, She Wrote in 1992, 1990, 1987 and 1985), Angela Lansbury gives a bubbly performance as Mrs. Potts. The late Jerry Orbach (TV’s Law and Order) shines as… |
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Return To The Sea (again), plus Dr Horrible and another Nutty Professor…
…of the animation and live-action Gene Kelly sequence from Anchors Aweigh, with baby Stewie replacing Jerry the mouse in the celebrated song and dance [right], is surely a series highlight…. |
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Pinocchio: Platinum Edition
…the dangers of second-hand smoking, Disney Blu-ray, a peek at the next Platinum: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (from pre-restored clips and oddly using a pastiche of the Jerry… |
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Snoopy! X-Men! The Calgary Expo!
…have an original painting by Bat-artist Shelly Moldoff, a signed copy of classic Batman/Joker goodness by Jerry Robinson, autographed photos of Catwoman Julie Newmar and Batgirl Yvonne Craig, and a… |
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Snow White: Marge Champion, a Model Princess!
…And then, there was the Witch whose name was Paul Godkin, who became a very well-known dancer with Agnes Mills and Jerry Robinson, the concert dancers in New York at… |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End
…that’s sure to be the hit of the season! Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films 2007 169 minutes Rated PG-13 directed by Gore Verbinski… |
