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“Cracking news, Gromit!” site updates…
After the recent news that DreamWorks and their claymation partners Aardman are ending their production arrangement, the future of Aardman has been a little uncertain as to where they might… |
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Super Bowl success…but no movie trailers?; new Potter
…as expected, this summer, just after the fifth film in the series, which will ultimately act as a nice little warm up for the big event. Harry Potter And The… |
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Scrat's director; new BCI live-action; Flushed deals!
First up, a little thanks to Rand for picking up my slack yesterday – seems I wasn’t as over my recent attack of the flu as I thought and it… |
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Hand-drawn back at Disney, and live-action Tintin is coming!
…– Nazi Smasher: Limited Edition. I’ll be back soon with that Flushed Away review, and a surprise for those who haven’t yet picked up this terrific little movie! – Ben…. |
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Flushed Away reviewed, plus win a copy!
…off my service. Grrrrrr! The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that the review sneaked online over the weekend, but if you didn’t notice, here’s a little prod to go… |
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Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss on DVD
…at a screening a couple of months ago, is a charming little outing with primary character animation that’s as good as you would expect from a top-notch Disney animator. The… |
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Happily N'Ever After n'ow on DVD…
Although our copy only just popped through the mail slot (and that review will be up just as soon as my little fingers can type those finicky words!), we wanted… |
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Jackson up for Tintin; plus Venture and Ghostbusters reviews
…the second volume, just announced from BCI, who continue to do a great job with their Filmation catalog. Just before I sign off, The Hollywood Reporter has posted a little… |
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American Legends (featuring John Henry)
…70s – some of the shots expose this technique a little too obviously. As for the controversy in having a white director direct a story about predominantly black characters, well… |
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Animated Bauer Power!
…on the bottom right of the Day Zero page, which also hosts some interactive challenges). Running a little longer in length, The Rookie: CTU provides two stories for those needing… |
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Lee a marvel at Mouse House?; Disney Songbook comes to London
…very enthusiastic about the first-look deal between Disney and Lee’s production company POW! Entertainment, there’s little to get excited about. Home video exec Bob Chapek has been spoken about being… |
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Narnia news: director Apted an "interesting" choice for Voyage…
…Reprising their roles from the previous films are Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes and little Georgie Henley, already the breakout child star of the first film as Lucy. Added to this… |
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Join the 300 on DVD and online!
…Unfortunately, the Blu-Ray spec isn’t yet up to that little pic-in-pic gimmick, though that’s not going to stop me joining those in the BR camp soon. This edition of the… |
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Pottermania mach 5, plus The In-Complete Pluto
…so much time we can dedicate to running a full-time site on a part-time basis, right? Well, the catchup got a little narrower today with another new review, this time… |
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Mickey quits…
…assume, drug – smoking in the films they release. Actually, flip back the history books a little and you’ll find Mickey’s already been re-writing the pages to expunge cigarettes from… |
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Time for a Renaissance and another Amazon sale!
…little while ago, I noted some price drops from Amazon on certain Hanna-Barbera sets. Well, even better is what looks to be a clearing stock sale to be rid of… |
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I Yam What I Yam…Popeye's here!
…cartoons, plus a serious treasure horde of bonus material and rarities, make their restored way to screens in this nifty little package (Best Buy even has a limited collector’s tin):… |
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Appreciation for Filmation!
…a new Darkwing Duck giveaway. Get your mits on Volume 2 of the little dark dark’s crimefighting adventures by shooting your entries over to us before next Tuesday! – Ben…. |
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Treasures found!
…a little bare bones”, with several milestones still missing. • Your Host, Walt Disney – a trip through Walt’s personal playgrounds: the film studio and theme park that bear his… |
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What the heck? Cult animation, live-action and seals in love!
…releases. We’ll have more vintage animation reviews coming up soon. We come a little more up to date, but still stuck in the oddball past, for Randall’s latest review, of… |
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Birdman, Terabithia, and – finally – contest winners!
…have to say I was almost blown away by this very good little movie. As anyone who hasn’t read the book and been led by the special effects marketing would… |
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Kermit, Piggy, Woody, Oswald…and Jerry Beck too!
…historian whose good work we can thank for bringing many of the aforementioned titles to our favorite shiny little discs. Jerry’s been working his magic on collectors’ editions since the… |
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Plague Dogs uncut DVD, plus Joy To Sky's World
…website lists little more than this, but it does indeed seem that the unedited version of The Plague Dogs is headed to DVD – in the UK at least –… |
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Good g-Reef! The latest fishy tale reviewed…
…draw your attention to The Reef, the “little film that could” as producer Mark Dippé describes it at one point in his commentary. True, the film does come off as… |
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Birdman's back! And so are Raggedy Ann and Andy!
…big names. A box-office fiasco, the movie was only issued once on LaserDisc, from which I have a copy, in an odd half-anamorphic transfer that cropped a little from its… |
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Spooky! Doomsday, Mickey reviews and Pixar contests!
…the main feature comes off as a little disappointing to him, failing “on its promise to adapt a popular storyline and modifying it into a barely recognizable story that portrays… |
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Alice returns to Walt's Cartoonland!
…on a neat little collection from Ray Pointer’s Inkwell Images: Alice In Cartoonland. As with Ray’s other early animation titles, this is another important addition to any serious enthusiast’s library…. |
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Aquaman swims again!
Our comic book animation geek Randall Cyrenne has gotten his feet wet with his latest DC Comics Classic Collection review for The Adventures Of Aquaman, a fun if slight little… |
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A pair o'Pixar reviews!
Proving just how great computer animation can be, I’ve just posted my take on Pixar’s absolutely terrific Ratatouille, which comes to disc with a superb transfer but very little else… |
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Looney gold; Beetle Bailey reviewed!
…little collectible, as a piece of Paramount cartoon history”. We have reviews in the works for the trio of Walt Disney Treasures making their way to stores tomorrow, so stay… |

