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The Last Unicorn (pan-and-scan)
Rankin-Bass/ITC Films (November 19 1982), Artisan Family Home Entertainment (March 16 2004), single disc, 93 mins, 1.33:1 pan-and-scan, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Rated G, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard: In a mythical… |
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Oscar nominations announced
…from Her – Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – Gravity – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Iron Man 3 – The Lone… |
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The Rescuers
Walt Disney Pictures (June 22 1977), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (May 20 2003), single disc, 76 mins plus supplements, 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $19.99… |
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Captain Caveman And The Teen Angels: The Complete Series
Hanna-Barbera (1977), Warner Archive (July 23, 2013), 2 Discs, 440 mins, 4:3 ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $29.95 Storyboard: After a prehistoric superhero is rescued from an icy… |
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The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume One
Hanna-Barbera (1977), Warner Home Video (January 8, 2008), 2 discs, 323 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: The Justice… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 2
The second part of our survey on Filmation sees the studio once again enjoy some major successes in the 1970’s and 1980’s, only to fall prey to changing economic realities…. |
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Animated Movie)
…itself a knee-jerk reaction to Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings. Lewis and Tolkien were members of the same gentlemen’s club, Oxford’s literary circle The Inklings, and… |
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The Tigger Movie: Bounce-a-rrrific Special Edition
Walt Disney Television Animation (February 11 2000), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (August 21 2012), Blu-ray plus DVD, 77 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated… |
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Pete’s Dragon: 35th Anniversary Edition
Walt Disney Productions (November 3 1977), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (October 16 2012), Blu-ray and DVD discs, 129 mins (incorrectly stated as 88 mins on the packaging) plus supplements, 1080p… |
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Pete’s Dragon
Walt Disney Studios (August 12 2016), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 29 2016), Blu-ray plus DVD, 103 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition widescreen 2.40:1, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Rated, Retail:… |
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Space Sentinels & The Freedom Force: The Complete Series
Filmation (1977), BCI (August 22, 2006), 2 discs, 341 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Three youths are given… |
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Annie Awards nominations for 2014 films revealed
…– Microsoft – Turn 10 Studios Valiant Hearts: The Great War – Ubisoft Child of Light – Ubisoft Best Student Film After School – Junyi Xiao Dead Over Heels –… |
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Annie Award nominees for 2013 films revealed
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 41st Annual Annie Awards, which recognize the year’s best in animation. Frozen and Monsters University lead the field with 10 nominations each. The… |
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Batman – The Dark Knight Returns: Parts 1 And 2
…been done justice in a two-part movie from Warner Premiere as part of the DC Universe Animated Movies line (now nearing 20 releases, believe it or not). Familiar names highlight… |
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Visual effects spotlighted
…the Edinburgh Evening News. • Visual effects supervisors Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon spoke with Entertainment Weekly and Flickering Myth about their work on The Hobbit. In addition, Weta has… |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailer teases epic scope
…September (but sadly not on Hobbit Day). The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled… |
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Arthur Rankin Jr. of Rankin/Bass Productions passes away
…not just when it came to holiday specials. In 1977, an animated version of The Hobbit was aired on NBC over Thanksgiving weekend to strong ratings, which was followed by… |
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The Easter Bunny Is Comin’ To Town: Deluxe Edition
Rankin/Bass (April 6 1977), Warner Home Video (February 19 2008), single disc, 50 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated (nothing offensive), Retail: $14.98… |
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VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…an Opening Night Party at 7:30 pm Thursday, 6/7/2007. From 10:00am to 10:00pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Visual FX pros and fans will have the opportunity to attend discussion… |
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Dr. Seuss’s Holidays On The Loose!
…a little more, Songs In The Key Of Grinch (8:00) speaks with composer Albert Hague about his score and working with Karloff, as well as fellow vocalist Thurl Ravenscroft, non-credited… |
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Wizards
20th Century Fox/Bakshi Productions (March 2 1977), Fox Home Entertainment (May 25 2004), single disc, 81 mins plus supplements, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Rated PG, Retail: $14.98… |
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The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume Two
Hanna-Barbera (1977), Warner Home Video (January 27, 2009), 2 discs, 366 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: The final… |
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Bambi Diamond Edition: an interview with Donnie Dunagan, the original “Young Prince of the Forest”
…young child. There, as a three-year-old, he was taught to tap dance by a neighbor and entered a talent contest at the local Orpheum Theatre. Donnie won the $100 prize… |
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Winnie The Pooh
…for the feature The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh in 1977, with new interstitial animation and a touching coda providing a fully-rounded feature experience, the episodic nature of the… |
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The UK's 100 Greatest Cartoons!
…= Bugs Bunny (1938) 09 = The Incredibles (2004) 08 = Spirited Away (2001) 07 = The Lion King (2004) 06 = Shrek / Shrek 2 (2000-04) 05 = Family… |
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Winnie The Pooh’s Directors Stephen Anderson and Don Hall: Back to the Hundred Acre Wood
…rights to Milne’s Winnie the Pooh stories, in exchange for a $1,000 advance and 66% of Slesinger’s income. By November 1931, Pooh merchandise was collecting close to $50 million each… |
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The Muppet Show: Season Two
Jim Henson/ITC (1977), Walt Disney Video (August 7, 2007), 4 discs, 612 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Rated G, Retail: $39.99 Storyboard: The… |
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Bugs Bunny’s Easter Funnies
Warner Bros. (1977), Warner Home Video (February 16 2010), single disc, 50 mins, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard: With the Easter Bunny… |
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A Conversation with Terry Rawlings
…they only had about three lines to do, in they came – Yvonne De Carlo came in at 10:15, I asked “Would you sign this? Sign here, sign this” –… |
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Composer Philip Klein on Wish Dragon
…Hobbit scores ; they are a full service film scoring orchestra and they’re incredible. They are a proper orchestra, and the benefit of working with an orchestra that plays together… |
