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Superman Vs. The Elite
…first examines the media’s pundit-fueled portrayal of Superman and his ideology, followed by a somewhat trippy credits sequence utilizing footage from old Superman cartoons. The movie then confronts Superman’s “square,”… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
…Looney Tunes cartoons to theaters during the 1980s with little support from the head office, even though the young team in charge of these projects had the enthusiasm and knowledge… |
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The Best Of 2012: Apocalypse NOT!
…DVNR, reinserted the Hey Bulldog scene right where it always should have been, and gave the music a punch by way of a super-separated new DTS mix! The slight, slight… |
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Batman – The Dark Knight Returns: Parts 1 And 2
…it’s a fine introduction to the legacy of Batman’s (co-)creator. The Bonus Cartoons chosen for this disc come from the Two-Face two-parter from Batman: The Animated Series. (Note that the… |
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Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition
…a frustrating challenge if ever there was one, Disney is long overdue releasing their cartoons in HD). Featuring Mickey and Goofy precursor Dippy Dawg after princess Minnie, this is a… |
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The Best Of 2013: Unlucky, Or Lucky For Some?
…cartoons, while there’s definitely been some kind of change of guard at Disney Home Video earlier this year, with somebody new there making all kinds of strange and damaging decisions,… |
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
…Cars world – it just doesn’t make sense! In a magical way, the likes of Little Toot and Susie, The Little Blue Coupe – classic cartoons of their kind from… |
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Penguins of Madagascar
…Best Picture nomination for this film either. The Penguins, like Scrat from the Ice Age franchise and the Minions from Despicable Me series, take me back to the zany cartoons… |
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
A few admissions up front: I am a huge SpongeBob SquarePants fan. While even as an adult I’ve obviously never stopped watching cartoons, when my first child was born I… |
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The Good Dinosaur
…a hugely personal film for director Sanjay Bakshi (a commentary would be great but I guess we need to wait for the next volume of Pixar cartoons), this is one… |
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Composer Mark Watters on Disney’s Silly Symphonies music
…cartoons. The Warner Brothers shorts were all about comedy, and Stalling was a master at this. He was rarely called upon to provide sentiment, charm, love or tenderness. It is… |
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Toy Story 4, Hair Love, 1917 win animation Oscars
…representation matters deeply. Especially in cartoons, because in cartoons that’s when we first see our movies and it’s how we shape our lives and think about how we see the… |
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2022 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…cartoons for the network and, along with Batman: The Animated Series, laid the groundwork for superhero animated programs to follow. It was widely acclaimed for its faithfulness to the comic… |
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D23 Expo 2022 Exclusive
…Goldberg went further and pointed specifically to the cartoons from 1941 like The Little Whirlwind and The Nifty Nineties. “He was never more fluid or more joyous than in Freddie… |
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Pixar production designer Don Shank in his element with Elemental
…grew up watching Bugs Bunny cartoons that had all these funky shadows. So, it took them a minute but then they would get behind that idea. It was an amazing… |
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Hanna-Barbera, The Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age To Meddling Kids
…records, despite being based on cartoons that were largely dialogue-free. There was also a record for “The King Who Couldn’t Dance,” a song featured in Gene Kelly’s film Anchors Away,… |
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Studio Ghibli Highlights from AnimAICN
…possibly something else. Surprisingly, Disney also seems to have their sights set on dubbing Pom Poko after Nausicaa. The former is “a story of Japan’s raccoon-dog tanukis, their mythical shape… |
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Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell . . . Kid Rock?
…no stranger to being animated, will make an appearance but I wonder if it will have Kid Rock searching for the true meaning of Christmas while even his own dog… |
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Good Grief! It's Christmastime Again?
Here’s your Animated News staff Peanuts specialist, Christian, checking in with a report from the Toon Zone Forum that a third Peanuts Christmas special, I Want a Dog for Christmas,… |
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Keane and Sanders confirmed on new CG Disney projects
…The article also states that Lilo And Stitch creator/director Chris Sanders has been tapped to write (and possibly direct?) the new feature An American Dog, and also comments on a… |
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Another online comic strip!
Derrick Fish, the creator and artist of an online comic strip called {{link http://www.dandyandcompany.com/ Dandy & Company}}, a cartoon about the trials and tribulations of a dog and his boy,… |
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This Christmas Special May Center on ReRun But is Definitely Not a Rerun
The official site of ABC is now sporting a page for the upcoming Peanuts special I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! “It’s Christmas vacation and, as usual, ReRun’s… |
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Dalmations Rule the DVD Exclusive Awards
As Video Premiere Awards reports, 101 Dalmations II: Patch’s London Adventure was the top dog at last night’s DVD Exclusive Awards, taking home five awards, including “Best Animated DVD Premiere… |
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Shaggy Remake
According to Variety, Disney’s remake of The Shaggy Dog, which is being directed by Brian Robbins (Good Burger, Hard Ball), will start filming in July. Tim Allen is set to… |
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Superdog Show
Informed by a “highly reliable source,” Comics2Film reports that Warner Bros. Animation has greenlit a television series, starring Superman’s dog Krypto. Comics2Film’s source was not clear as to which network… |
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John Ritter's Final Performance As "Clifford" To Hit Theaters
Toon Zone indicates that John Ritter’s final performance as the voice of “Clifford: The Big Red Dog” will be heard in theaters next month, in Clifford’s Really Big Movie, the… |
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Disney's press release on ending talks with Pixar
…series of 3D motion pictures: \\A Day With Wilbur Robinson\\, based on the beloved William Joyce book; \\American Dog\\, directed by Chris Sanders (\\Lilo and Stitch\\); \\Rapunzel Unbraided\\, directed by… |
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Disney to push ahead with Toy Story 3 without Pixar?
…based on the beloved William Joyce book; American Dog, directed by Chris Sanders (Lilo and Stitch); Rapunzel Unbraided, directed by legendary Disney animator Glen Keane; and Toy Story 3. These… |
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"Go, Go CGI Gadget!"
…than before, and Penny’s dog, Brain, who is still smarter than Gadget could ever hope to be, the Inspector protects Metro City from the heinous machinations of the evil Doctor… |
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OSCARS SPECIAL: The 76th Annual Academy Awards – "It’s a wrap!"
…The Movie), Buddy Ebsen (Davy Crockett), John Ritter (Clifford The Big Red Dog), Buddy Hackett (The Love Bug, The Little Mermaid), composer Michael Kamen (The Iron Giant, X-Men) and Donald… |
