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WB and MGM end merger talks
…company). What this means for animation fans falls basically to the remainder of MGM’s properties not being re-united with the Turner Entertainment library (pre-1948 cartoons) that was aquired by Warners… |
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Professor uses toons for tunes
{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99501 Toon Zone}} posted a fun little article on music professor Daniel Goldmark, who uses cartoons in the classroom to introduce students to the musical classics! Check it out… |
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Empire State Building Turns Green to Celebrate Popeye's 75th Birthday
…underway to restore the old films and talks are ongoing between WB and King to reach an agreement so the Fleischer cartoons can be released on video and DVD. Also… |
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Funny World Clampett update
…{{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Funnyworld/Clampett/interview_bob_clampett.htm interview}} between Barrier and his father. It’s a great piece that plays up his Dad’s role in the WB cartoons, as well as offering that special perspective that… |
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Groovy and bewitching cartoon girls making comeback
Animation Insider reports that there may now be new cartoons on the way based on Sabrina, Josie and the Pussycats and other characters from Archie Comics. “IDT Entertainment recently purchased… |
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Looney Tunes swing back into action in the UK
…February. Two seperate “All-Stars” discs have already been released, but the new box (advertised as seemingly only available exclusively at HMV stores) collects these cartoons together with the specialised Bugs… |
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More on the new Pink Panther movie, and important classic Panther DVD news!
…disc of original DePatie-Freleng Pink Panther cartoons, and it is not known if these will be carried over to next year’s re-issues. Guess that panther is permanently in the pink!… |
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The Following Programs Are Not Close-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired
…federal grant requests to make them accessible to the hearing-impaired.” If you think it’s adult cartoons such as Stripperella getting cut, think again. It’s mainstream, all-ages fare such as Powerpuff… |
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Cat and mouse DVD
…5th. No details on whether the cartoons will be restored, or which titles will be included, but it is stated there will be no extras. The disc is set to… |
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Why Pixar's films are more "Disney" than Disney's…
…loudly marketed. They will be sequels and remakes and franchise extensions. They will be ‘3-D.’ But they won’t be Pixar. They won’t be cartoons. They won’t be Disney. And the… |
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Kim's Sitch In Time flies by on DVD
While perhaps not containing the grace, charm and amazement of the cartoons described below in the Inkwell series, Disney’s Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time is pretty good fun for… |
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Get those wallets out: more animation box sets on the way!
…is planning something to synchronize with the new feature in 2005″. – Popeye Cartoons: WHV are “in discussion with King Features Syndicate on the subject”. – Looney Tunes: Get ready… |
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The tricks of the trade
…to those who wish to find out how animated cartoons are made. Pages give information on Jan’s animation package Animac, as well as how to build an animation desk and… |
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Animated study of cartoon violence
The Big Cartoon Database reports that a New Zealand government-funded study into violence on television has revealed the most violent cartoons on television- and the results may surprise one. Shows… |
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Amazing new DVD "megapack" animation collection…
…and the original Tom And Jerry (be aware that they are no cat and mouse – these are 1930s cartoons from Van Beuren Studios) as well as some early Ub… |
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Popeye on DVD
Join Jerry Beck to have the Fleischer Brothers’ original 1930s Popeye cartoons – some of the most brilliant and inventive shorts ever created – released on DVD. Over at {{link… |
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Hash, Inc. Launches A:M Films Web Site
…and allows you to search for films by name, animator, year, and genre. Genres include stories, music videos, anime, cartoons, game graphics, martial arts, and others. Each film has a… |
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More Disney Treasures reviews
…most anticipated of the new discs. The review states that the set “displays a great care and attention that went into its production. Think World War II through Disney cartoons… |
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News from The Front Lines
…After the screening of the cartoons, there was a panel discussion/Q&A session with animation historian Jerry Beck and Dave Bossert, the producer of the On The Front Lines DVD set…. |
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Laughing Place signs off on the two remaining Treasures
…the new series with reviews of {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID280200-280200.asp TomorrowLand: Disney In Space And Beyond}} and the compilation of Duck cartoons, {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID280210.asp The Chronological Donald}}. Thumbs up for both titles,… |
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Clone Wars Resurrection
The Star Wars Official Site updated yesterday with information confirming that there will indeed be a new run of Clone Wars cartoons filling in the gap between the live action… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2! Yes, Brunhilde and Michigan J. Frog included!
TV Shows on DVD has a full list of the cartoons to be included on the second volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, arriving this autumn. Though no official… |
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More reviews for Batman: The Animated Series, Volume One
…out.” Meanwhile, IGN FilmForce admits that series is, “One of the smartest cartoons ever, and it still holds up today.” Batman: The Animated Series, Volume One is now available in… |
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Jackson Beck dead at 92
…famous phrase “It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!” and voiced Bluto in more than 300 \\Popeye\\ cartoons. He went on to work in \\The Batman/Superman Hour\\ and \\The… |
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More Macca animation in the pipe
…squirrel on an adventure to an island animal sanctuary, will be released on DVD on September 27th as one of a package of three cartoons created by Paul and titled… |
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Teens dive into Adult Swim, avoiding sea of late-night talk shows
The Internet Movie Database reveals that for over a year, the Cartoon Network’s lineup of adult-oriented late-night cartoons, airing under the banner Adult Swim, have been drawing more young-adult males… |
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Looney Tunes: Golden Collection 2 – more specs!
The new classic animation website {{link http://www.goldenagecartoons.com Golden Age Cartoons}} has been formed by a group of long-time toon-loving webheads, and looks to be an amazing place to keep up… |
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The Incredibles: "plenty of superhero action"; "human characters based on 1960s Disney"
…to be funny. ‘The tone of the story dictates the level of caricature,’ says supervising animator Tony Fucile, adding that the humans in some Disney cartoons of the 1950s and… |
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Frank Thomas has passed away…
…to send him to an art school of his choice if he would finish his education at Stanford. At Stanford, Thomas majored in art and won recognition for his cartoons… |
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Spotlight on the Tom And Jerry Collection
{{link http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=489 Golden Age Cartoons}} is the first to have a complete listing up of the shorts that will be included in the upcoming Tom And Jerry Spotlight Collection box… |

