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Superman: Brainiac Attacks
…this thing. Lance Henrikson was far better substituting for Corey Burton, but it would have been even better if Burton could have been here instead. And that Luthor! I don’t… |
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The Tick Vs. Season One
…same old story that plagues comic book adaptations— someone buys the rights to a property, but decides they don’t like it and want to make it into something else, thus… |
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Archie’s Funhouse: The Complete Series
…also goes into detail about how the band was formed, and discusses the various other performers and songwriters, not to mention the man behind the band, Don Kirshner. Unfortunately, the… |
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The Secret Life Of Pets
…I’m not the hugest Hart fan, and although I’ll admit I enjoyed his character in Pets a lot, I don’t think we really needed The Best Of Snowball recap, an… |
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Monster House: Widescreen Edition
…in the neighborhood know to stay clear of his place. If your ball lands on his lawn, it’s as good as gone. Don’t even think about going up to the… |
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Space Sentinels & The Freedom Force: The Complete Series
…the ethnicities of the characters, with one example being Mercury saying that even he could not make sense of a situation that was similar to a Chinese puzzle (“Don’t look… |
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It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…less of the pathos often seen in the specials. Instead, the other kids (and Snoopy) get the spotlight, with mostly everything turning out all right in the end. Don’t worry,… |
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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume Two
…the show’s first few episodes telling the origin of the team and their fight against Ming. I don’t really see much reason to watch this if you’ve already seen the… |
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Return To Never-Land: Pixie-Powered Edition
…use of CGI is mildly off-putting, though its application is actually well done and used sparingly, with the pirate ship’s flight through London being its most obvious application. (I’ll have… |
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All Things Must Pass: The Rise And Fall Of Tower Records
…the first season of the incredible and quite exquisite television reimagining of Fargo. I don’t want to keep making comparisons with his Beatle-fan Dad, but it’s clear the appreciation of… |
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Star Trek: The Animated Series
…that provides an episode guide and some brief discussion on the show. So long as you don’t mind taking it all apart and putting it back together, it’s a smart-looking… |
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Teen Titans: The Complete First Season
…the old comics), but he does come along a bit in this story. Aqualad was visually totally re-imagined for the cartoon show. I don’t mind them losing the curly hair… |
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The Gremlins
…amazing item on eBay. I don’t remember what I was actually searching for, but somehow I found a listing for a copy of a book that was printed only once,… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 1 1933-1938
…originals. And as anyone who has watched the Fleischer ones can attest, the Famous Studios and Hanna-Barbera Popeye cartoons just don’t measure up. And don’t get me started on the… |
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DC Superhero Girls: Hero of the Year
…little fun with its high school concept (which does seem to be lifted from Disney’s very underrated 2005 comedy Sky High, but I digress), even though its main characters don’t… |
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Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo
…and Starfire get flirtatious, until Robin’s sense of heroic duty forces him to push Starfire away. Don’t worry, though, he’s not totally stupid. He does come around by the end… |
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The Secrets Of Isis: The Complete Series
…practical joker, a cheating cheerleader, and the dangers of hitchhiking. The season ended with a bang— a double-length story that co-starred Captain Marvel (Now You See It…/…And Now You Don’t!),… |
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Teen Titans: The Complete Fourth Season
…257-494 AKA Don’t Touch That Dial. Control Freak, last seen in a nearly throw-away introduction in Season Two’s Fear Itself, returns to vex the Titans. When the Titans catch up… |
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Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie trailer sees titular dollhouse get stolen
…in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera (Oscar® nominee Kristen Wiig), Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back… |
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Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss press kit
…The Black Cauldron, Basil the Great Mouse Detective, Oliver and Company, and I was a directing animator in London on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I then went to Germany and… |
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Scooby-Doo designer Iwao Takamoto dead at 81
…Ant), The Great Grape Ape Show, Harlem Globe Trotters, and Josie and the Pussy Cats series. Takamoto also designed the popular Muttley, who was featured in a number of animation… |
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Looney Tunes making a comeback in CGI
…Cats and Dogs sequel The Revenge of Kitty Galore. In addition, a new TV series is planned to begin airing on Cartoon Network this fall. The New York Times has… |
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New trailers…
…for the not-so-anticipated sequel to the animation-referencing Jim Carrey comedy The Mask, available through {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news03/031218c.php Dark Horizons}}. Son Of The Mask (AKA The Mask 2), directed by Cats And… |
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Scooby-Doo DVDs repackaged for Kid's TV Favorites series
…Bats And Scaredy Cats” and “A Gaggle Of Galloping Ghosts”), and Scooby-Doo – Kid’s TV Favorites: Which Witch is Which (episodes “Which Witch is Which” and “That’s Snow Ghost”). Supposedly,… |
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Rumors abound for Disney, Fox projects
…once in the works – is AristoCats II. For those who ponder what the voice cast for that project would have included, Wikipedia might have the answer. The site records… |
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Banderas speaks about Puss-in-Boots
…film. “He tries to break up the relationship between the two guys,” says the actor, who drew upon his own three cats for inspiration. “Shrek thinks he’s cute. Donkey feels… |
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Disney historian Christian Renaut presents volume two of his Best Of Disney’s Animated Features
…so-called “package films” are being rediscovered and they have more than a gem to offer, like the upbeat “All The Cats Join In,” where Moore seems to hand the baton… |
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Unshown Cinema to be shown in September
…feature films to be presented include: Reynard the Fox (1937), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Raining Cats and Frogs (2003) and The Table Turns (1988). Meanwhile, the short films to… |
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Shrek the Musical World Premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre
…School of Art, London. HUGH VANSTONE (Lighting) has designed lighting for plays, musicals and operas in London, New York and around the world. He has received three Olivier Awards for… |
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Animation veteran John Ahern passes away
…on up through Jungle Book. He also worked as a layout artist for Hanna-Barbera on Josie and the Pussycats, The New Tom and Jerry show, Catanooga Cats and Charlotte’s Web…. |