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Madagascar Penguins land own DVD feature
…and more of the uproarious Madagascar story”, the press release for the Penguins’ first movie-length premiere can be read here: BUCKLE UP FOR MORE OF THE WILDLY POPULAR MADAGASCAR ADVENTURES… |
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The Best Of 2009: This Time It’s Personal!
…the Studio could match them in terms of DVD production, though the devastating events of 9/11 meant the release was delayed, the result of the inclusion of an original ending… |
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Animated Rings gets Blu upgrade
…of rotoscope and the fact that, as a box-office failure, it never spawned a sequel to complete the story, has been completely remastered and marks one of the few occasions… |
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How Dumbo rolled into Disney
Michael Barrier has a fascinating essay on the story behind the story of Dumbo. The first version of Dumbo was copyrighted in 1939, but not in normal book form. Instead… |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 4
…watching a short of themselves in Texas Tom. To be honest, I absolutely hated seeing Texas Tom in the middle of this short. I thought it was a waste of… |
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Tombstone
…Lawman, the first “official” account of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Numerous remakes and reinterpretations of those events and the life of its legendary personalities would begin a steady… |
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Armageddon
…in such epics as The Longest Day and D-Day, The Sixth Of June, which offered historical perspective coupled with the kind of multi-story arc narratives that would become a mainstay… |
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Iron Man – Armored Adventures: The Complete Season One
…keeps its overall arc going too, with an explanation of the Makluan rings in Ancient History 101, the introduction of Stane’s daughter (who has her own secrets), and introductions of… |
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Peanuts 1970’s Collection: Vol. 2
…of the disco decade. The Sweatbox Review: With most of the really, really classic specials out of the way, we now enter into the latter half of the 1970s. Anyone… |
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The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo: The Complete Series
…Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo is one of the lesser-known versions of the beloved mystery series. The show which was already in its seventh version was now… |
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The Pirates of Dark Water: The Complete Series
…will be traveling with. In the Fall of 1991, the first official season of the show picked up where the miniseries left off as Ren goes out in search for… |
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Despicable Me despicably on Blu-ray and DVD!
…of all ages have enthusiastically embraced,” said Craig Kornblau, President of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. “It’s not only one of the highest-grossing movies of the year but also one of… |
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Fifty Years With Brutus!
…Bluto, and his many incarnations throughout various media. Fred is the author of Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, and is a lifelong supporter of the famous sailor. Originally Bluto In… |
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Danger Man / Secret Agent: The Complete Collection
…one year, McGoohan then turning down the part of James Bond for being more of the same. However, the show had caught the eye of Walt Disney, who offered McGoohan… |
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She-Ra: Princess of Power – Season 1, Volume 1
…series. With He-Man, Filmation created a fun action-adventure story, but most of the plots were relatively simple when compared to some of the more complex storylines and issues dealt with… |
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He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
…other hand, is rooted into some of our most basic traditions and beliefs. By mixing the two, Christmas always ends up bringing the more fantastic elements of a story into… |
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The Art Of Disney’s Tangled: an interview with author Jeff Kurtti
…the making of the movie through The Art of Tangled, certainly one of the most artistic “art of” books ever done! We spoke to Jeff about getting caught up in… |
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
…different from its previous versions. Instead of the usual one-shot segments, the story has a linear progression through all six films told from the villains’ perspective. Emperor Palpatine, Boba Fett,… |
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Sony Animation teams up with Finding Nemo co-writer
…to direct the flick. Franck was a supervising animator on Iron Giant and also worked as a storyboard artist on Despicable Me, and story artist on How to Train Your… |
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The Art Of Kung Fu Panda 2
…felt flipping through the pages of The Art Of Kung Fu Panda 2 was one of over familiarity. Not every animated film, it turns out, necessarily needs an Art Of…… |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 begins storyboarding
…like part of a larger story.” Fans of the original movie will have a long time to wait, though, as the sequel is currently set to hit theaters in 2014…. |
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2012 DCU animation slate announced
…It will be based on the Tower Of Babel comic book story from a few years ago, originally written by Mark Waid. Next up will be Superman vs. the Elite,… |
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Rockin’ With Judy Jetson
…issue is skin tones, where the lack of color timing results in a smorgasbord of off-whites, yellows, and oranges. Also, expect to see a fair number of dirt, smudges and… |
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The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – Vol. 1 – Heroes Assemble & Vol. 2 – Captain America Reborn
…the Mighty, The Siege of Asgard, My Brother, My Enemy, and The Isle of Silence. Hulk Versus The World – made up of The Coming of the Hulk, Hulk Versus… |
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Private Snafu Golden Classics
…a model sheet, and dozens of storyboard drawings. A Few Quick Facts About Snafu, With Jerry Beck (3:54) has Mr. Beck narrating a history of the cartoons over various clips,… |
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The Fox And The Hound: 30th Anniversary 2-Movie Edition
…the short-thrift treatment when dealing in terms of box-office or creativity. While, certainly, one must question the lightness of some of the college comedies that struggled to compete with whatever… |
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Arthur Christmas composer Harry Gregson-Williams: from Venice Beach to the North Pole!
…one night?’ The answer: Santa’s exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic… |
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Lady and the Tramp’s Peggy Lee on the right side of the (sound)tracks!
…film. She counts the experience as one of the highlights of her career. AV: Lady and the Tramp takes place in a small rural town. What kind of personal connection… |
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Bubble Guppies-Bubble Puppy’s Fin-tastic Fairy Tale
…the Bubble Guppies apparently can defy the laws of nature and disavow a viewer’s “suspension of belief.” Moving on, the main plot is as follows: the school of mermaid toddlers… |
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Scooby-Doo! Music Of The Vampire
…to move the story along, some songs being more successful than others. There’s an interesting mix of styles, too, with varying levels of coolness. Bayou Breeze opens up the film,… |
