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Joe Barbera, RIP

…the animation community. Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Barry Meyer said, “From the Stone Age to the Space Age and from prime time to Saturday mornings, syndication and cable, the…

Dalmatians 101: “Spotting” fun facts with Andreas Deja

…Marc and his wife Alice in 1984, when the Olympic Games were in Los Angeles. The Studio sent a small group of people and Marc and Alice to show animated…

Peter Pan panel reports and photos

Ultimate Disney and Mice Age have both reported on last Thursday’s panel discussion held at Disney’s own El Capitan Theatre before a screening of the digitally restored Peter Pan. Read…

Three Happy Chappies

…some online ride-through videos. UPDATE: Mice Age has an even more detailed breakdown of the attraction as it is now and compares it to how it was before the makeover….

Once Upon A Dream: Mary Costa as Sleeping Beauty‘s Princess Aurora

…it was great, great advice, because I got the same advice later on from Walt Disney. I have to give you this because I have to tell how it built…

Justice League: Season One

…League visiting an alternate Earth and meeting a team of simple, unbelievably earnest heroes. The Justice Society analogs are still quite plain to comic fans, and consequently this “Justice Guild”…

101 Dalmatians / 102 Dalmatians (live-action)

…providing the voice for the de rigueur over-talky, annoying animal sidekick, who has a couple of choice lines, granted, but breaks away from the “real” animals of the first film….

The Reluctant Dragon: Disney Exclusive Edition

…salt will know that all that archive footage we see of Walt in documentaries and “making of” programs comes from a very small collection of films produced at the Studio…

Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company Animator Dave Pruiksma!

…animator came after seeing Alice in Wonderland. What do you love in that movie particularly? DP: I think that Alice, when I saw it on color TV in the early…

You’re A Good Sport, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition

…gotten all the big holiday specials out of the way. They’re great and all, but it’s nice to see more of the non-holiday ones emerging. At a decent price point,…

The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest: Season One, Volume One

…The kids fight him on two fronts— the compound’s living room, and in the virtual reality domain. Ezekiel Rage – It’s nice to finally see Rage’s origin story here. The…

Paul & The Dragon: Cartoon Laugh-O-Therapy with the Film’s Creators!

…lot on television nowadays. AV: The golden age influence is clear: in the hospital, near the Doctor’s office, we can see portraits of figures from the history of animation. Can…

Watchmen: Director’s Cut

…only stresses how unfortunate the latex ageing make-up looks. As always, the digital stills illustrating this review are not indicative of the very sharp and detailed image on the Blu-ray…

Disney Princess Enchanted Tales (with Bonus Disc)

…products like Enchanted Tales. I don’t think it’s down to age or gender either…I’m very happy to sit and enjoy what would be alluded to as being “chick flicks”, intended…

Richard M. Sherman on Bedknobs And Broomsticks: a Solid Songwriter!

…as a device. AV: Was there any deliberate intention in the choice of Walter as the name of this solid citizen? RMS: No. That just felt good! We were not…

Bedknobs And Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition

…Sneak Peek menu. A very nice main menu has the stars of the movie flying through its various lands and locations on the magic bed, a very nice touch. When…

Pinocchio In Outer Space

…with the voice of Arnold Stang (Top Cat). Now, thanks to Image Entertainment’s April 2003 release, animation buffs can see for themselves what an odd little film this is. In…

Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind

…anything like what I have heard from him before. Hamill is probably underestimated as a voice artist. Uma Thurman does well as Kushana; her voice is not distinct enough to…

Teen Titans: The Complete First Season

…teenaged superheroes juggle videogames, personal disputes, and saving the world. The Sweatbox Review: They fight for truth, justice, and the last piece of pizza…! They’re the Teen Titans, stars of…

Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2

…convincing studio chief Harry Cohn to re-package their theatrical cartoons for television, using newly animated bridging sequences. Mitchell contacted the renowned team of Hanna-Barbera, and they came to their meeting…

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete First Season

…least of all working. His lack of motivation is a constant source of frustration to his hard-working dad, as are his liberal views. Daughter Alice, who turns sixteen during the…

The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: The Friendship Edition

…before there were countless lamps, pyjamas, books, and plates featuring his visage; before there were kids playing Pooh CD-ROM games or watching Pooh TV shows. Yes, a dark age to…

Fred Grandinetti: Talking With Popeye’s No. 1 Fan

…a phone call to see if the doll got there and a woman at the hospice said yes. They got the doll, and the terminally ill children at the hospice

Popeye The Sailor: Volume 1 1933-1938

…hand, Olive was played right from the start by the voice of Betty Boop herself, Mae Questel. She immediately found the perfect voice for Olive, based on performer Zasu Pitts….

Josie And The Pussycats: The Complete Series

…nevertheless does not sacrifice the laughs. Much of the humor comes from Alexandra’s attempts to separate Josie from Alan, especially when she enlists a not-sympathetic Sebastian. Her twin Alexander’s cowardice

Otto Messmer And Felix The Cat

…cat in Disney’s Alice cartoons that looked and acted too much like Felix. This was particularly troublesome to Sullivan, since Winkler and Mintz also distributed the Alice shorts! (Apparently, Mintz…

Aladdin: Platinum Edition

…5 Academy Award nominations and won for Best Song and Score. Disney had already been deep into the VHS age when Aladdin came out, and they were experiencing a boom…

Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies

…and it is only fitting that the use of music is still prevalent in Disney features in the modern age. Disney defined the use of music in cartoon shorts in…

Another Conversation with Eric Goldberg

…living guy could do a pretty darn good job at the voice? “If it’s not Mel Blanc I’m not going to pay attention.” EG: Yeah, and not just the voice

Floyd Norman: Story Of A Storyman

…on, I began to recognise his voice in other Disney films because he was always doing the voice of some character, you know, maybe a small part, maybe a bigger…