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LaserDisc Archives: A Primer On The LD Format
…versions of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies in official, widescreen and digital sound versions are plugging up eBay with requests for players and discs. Animation fans, too, are… |
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Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
…yearns for adventure and the fun life. Tramp himself seems settled with Lady and their three girl pups and tries to instil in Scamp a sense of family and responsibility…. |
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The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition
…well as give a little more top and bottom. Everything is crisp and clear, and the little touch ups given to the animation throughout the film suddenly become worthwhile. Those… |
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Shark Tale
…would have passed right by the supposed child audience and would have been intended for adults who remembered and watch such films and shows as The Godfather, GoodFellas and The… |
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Lady And The Tramp: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition
…and streetwise attitude excites Lady and, much to Jock and Trusty’s chagrin, she runs off with him after a particularly nasty moment with Aunt Sarah’s cats Si and Am (Lee… |
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Chicken Little
…plot – and bundle in some alien invaders and enough mayhem to ensure that, hopefully, something will stick and the cracks won’t show. Also making the jump is the technique…old… |
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Spidey's tangled web…
…would be remembered, as with the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies, as having a great first outing, a much more elaborate middle act that went deeper and darker,… |
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Ben's shamelessly blatant Film Festival event plug…
…II are now on sale, and if you do manage to get along be sure to get one of the Heritage people to point you in my direction and say… |
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Heaps of new DVD announcements; plus the new Splits!
…BD (whose video extras are all hi-def) adds a “Hall Of Armor” 3D option and BD Live features including a trivia option. • Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The… |
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At the movies: Klaatu, Julien, Despereaux, a Transporter, Bolt and Delgo!
…least because I had felt the voice was weak throughout and wondered why they hadn’t gone all out, acknowledged it more as a straight nod and a wink and gotten… |
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South Park Chihuahua…a new breed? Get Outa Here!
…just that: speaking to the creators of You’re Outa Here, Lorraine Feather and George Griffin, about their new animated musical short. Taking the jazzy music of Fats Waller and adding… |
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Spider-Man 3
…(which no-one seemed bothered about checking out afterwards, and what was its point anyway – to mix some sand?), a little less of him lovingly holding that sweater, and more… |
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Star Trek (2009)
…in this new film, but the great thing is that anyone can plug into Kirk and company’s new adventures and enjoy them without having to clue up on any of… |
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Volume 2
…starts to believe that greater and stronger technology is the key to destroying his enemies while Rhodey keeps reminding him that there is a line between good and evil and… |
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Deadwood‘s McShane set for Blackbeard
…the first time the pirate has appeared in a Disney film: Peter Ustinov created a very comical take on the character for the Dean Jones comedy Blackbeard’s Ghost, and with… |
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Popeye heads back to the big screen in CGI and 3D
…child Swee’Pea will be part of the adventure. Arad says the new version will cover the themes of friendship, love, greed and life, and focus on human strengths and human… |
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Up with the Hugos!
…science fiction and fantasy. They have annually been awarded since 1955. Nominated for Up are the film’s co-writers/co-directors Bob Peterson and Pete Docter and third co-writer Thomas McCarthy. Up will… |
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Inspiration for, and from, Up!
The Guardian recently published an account on Charles Brewer-Carias, a “real-life Indiana Jones” who has spent over 50 years in the Venezuela jungle discovering new species and exploring rare organisms…. |
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New images from The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
…Tintin, reports Collider. One of these new images gives first look at the Thomson twins, the thief Silk and the mysterious Barnaby, played and voiced by Simon Pegg and Nick… |
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Disneynature: Oceans / The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos
…of the filmmakers and how they achieved the many wondrous sights and shots in their films. Both titles have been in Blu-ray and DVD Combo Packs, under review here, each… |
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Fist Of The North Star director Toyoo Ashida dies
…many others. He was also one of the co-founders of the Japanese Animation Creators Association and a mentor to many notable animators. Give our regards to Disney, Tezuka, and Jones…. |
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William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore!
…Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and the TV movie Halloweentown High (2004). From 1998 to 2009, he oversaw the joint venture between Joyce and Reel FX. The… |
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Ted song to be performed at Oscars
Everybody Needs a Best Friend, from Seth MacFarlene’s blockbuster animated/live-action film Ted, will be performed by Norah Jones at the Academy Awards this year, ComingSoon.net is reporting. Although the movie… |
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Katzenberg plans The Tibet Code
…to the big screen, Deadline is reporting. Described as an “Indiana Jones-style adventure,” the movie is based on a series of Chinese novels set in 9th century Tibet. “We will… |
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Howl’s Moving Castle
…animated home made of shifting metal sheeting and odd parts, that traverses the land and is run by his friend, a fire demon named Calcifer. Sophie befriends the little demon,… |
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Mike Disa and The Seven Dwarfs: How the Snow White prequel became a Dopey movie
…then dispelled, and your mother, the Queen, lays dead before you, the bloody knife that killed her in your hand.” But despite progress being made on the Dwarfs film and… |
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Voice cast for Inside Out announced
…Jones took place inside the human body, Inside Out takes place inside the mind of a little girl, with the main characters being her “emotions,” Anger, Joy, Disgust, Sadness and… |
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The Seventh Dwarf
…most frivolous of its kind I have seen on any DVD, titled Fairy Tales with Peyton List and Norm MacDonald. List and MacDonald voice Princess Rose and Burner, respectively, and… |
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The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar
…phenomenon, spawning two Annie Award-winning direct-to-video sequels, inspiring a Broadway show, and launching a spin-off TV series starring breakout characters Timon and Pumbaa. Disney would try over and over again… |
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Star Wars – Rebels: Complete Season Two
…two discs stacked on one side and just one on the other, which will drive some collectors crazy, and confuse others. Inserts are included for Disney Movie Rewards and Disney… |
