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LaserDisc Archives: A Primer On The LD Format
…digital realm. But first, and for those wondering what a “LaserDisc” actually is, a little history… First introduced to the public as early as the mid-1970s, LaserVision, as it was… |
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Mad Monster Party
…little while to get through, and features some great stills, some of which appear on the disc, but it’s nice to see them in print. A truly great addition! Ink… |
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Looney Tunes 2: Daffy Duck For President stills; no Chuck Amuck
…A Conversation With Tex Avery and a TV pilot for The Adventures Of The Road Runner, plus music-only and voice-only supplemental tracks for The Three Little Bops and What’s Opera,… |
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Madagascar tops Billboard DVD sales of 2006
…Houston Chronicle/Associated Press. Other animated titles on the list include Chicken Little (#3), The Little Mermaid (#4), Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition (#7), and Over the Hedge (#8)…. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #110: Don Bluth & Gary Goldman Interview
…newest episode of the Animation Addicts Podcast! https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV9402124462.mp3 Highlights A little bit about Dragon’s Lair‘s history and cult status. Why they made the jump from Kickstarter to Indiegogo. A little… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts III and IV
…Violet, the speedy ten year-old Dash and little baby Jack-Jack. In developing their individual superpowers, personalities and human foibles, Brad Bird looked at typical American families all around him for… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Edition
…tour de force today. One could wax lyrical about the ingenious personalities awarded the seven little men, or the sweetness of Snow White herself, the frankly awesome animation and groundbreaking… |
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The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts V and VI
…lives watching other humans and we know right away when something, even the smallest little thing, isn’t quite right.” Adds character supervisor Bill Wise: “There’s something about human beings, even… |
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How Disney historian Didier Ghez wrote as he pleased…
…way Disney approached cartoons? DG: This will sound a little bit vague, but Bianca introduced a woman’s sensitivity to the projects she tackled. The colors and motifs in her drawings… |
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Director Bergeron, actress Paradis talk A Monster in Paris
…modern, steel venue ever can. Q: Who were your heroes when you were little? VP: My heroes were, and still are, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. I admire their talent… |
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How concept artist Dawn Brown transformed into a director for House Of Monsters
…don’t know why it works out that way. Maybe because the staccato feeling of this technique naturally adds a little creepiness that serves monster stories very well. AV: Since horror… |
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Pixar Shading Art Director Bryn Imagire reveals the “incredible” art behind I2
…at that time, it was our biggest movie in terms of sets and characters. We wished we had a little bit more time to be able to flesh everything out,… |
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Spider-Verse big winner at Annie Awards
…Television • Little Big Awesome Amazon Studios • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon Animation Studio • Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters DreamWorks Animation Television Best General Audience Animated… |
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Animated Views IV: A New Hope
…well be forever in internet-time! We’ve known for awhile that we were starting to look a little dated. So for several years we’ve discussed and debated our fourth iteration. As… |
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Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons
…are his blue collar co-workers at the Wesayso Corporation, especially his best friend Roy, a somewhat dim but likeable T-Rex. Although Roy normally sides with Earl, he is a little… |
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Batman Beyond: Season Three
…as impressive as it was in the first season introduction of the character, this episode scores with a creepy twist or two. Big Time is just a little less impressive,… |
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Justice League Unlimited: Season Two
…guys. Little does Grodd realize that he may be getting an extra villain, as Lex still has Brainiac on the brain from their merger last season. Lex’s first mission takes… |
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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume One
…annoying animal sidekick, so this one has a little alien creature from Mongo named Zully. Other liberties are taken by the show that are not easily explained by the futuristic… |
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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…on The Huckleberry Hound Show.) The hugely popular Yogi Bear Show also starred Snagglepuss the lion and a little duckling named Yakky Doodle. Yogi’s popularity increased throughout the 1960’s, leading… |
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Rick & Morty
…a little while to find their footing, Rick & Morty burst out of the gate with extreme confidence, producing one terrific episode after another. Every time I thought I had… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents The Hardy Boys
…the gold gets deeper and deeper, and three suspects emerge. Old Silas Applegate, initially appearing mean and a little batty, eventually befriends the boys, as they are the only ones… |
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Nickelodeon greenlights The Patrick Star Show
…the neighborhood from his television-turned-bedroom. His little sister, Squidina, works behind the scenes to make sure Patrick’s show is always running smoothly, while his parents, Bunny and Cecil and his… |
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DuckTales: Volume 2
…points for ads. This was another missed opportunity to present a little info on Carl Barks, so as a long-time fan I am disappointed. Sure, he got a tribute on… |
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The Legend Of Prince Valiant: Complete Series, Vol. One
…the show’s storylines previously, I was a little surprised at how fast Valiant found Camelot (in Episode 6, appropriately titled The Finding Of Camelot), but he does spend several episodes… |
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Popeye 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…Revere, or Little Olive Riding Hood) or Olive’s nice Deezil (The Mark Of Zero). In those cases, you are only left with about four minutes to tell a story, which… |
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The Tick Vs. Season One
…Not Rated, Retail: $34.99 Storyboard: A lovable big, blue dufus and his little pal fight crime in The City. The Sweatbox Review: Citizens! Behold the origin of the mighty Tick!… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition
…who does not have that little tiny part of them that remembers what being a kid and loving cartoons was like. A triumph of animation and special effects, Roger himself… |
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Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume One
…program. Yogi and his little buddy Boo Boo Bear were residents of Jellystone Park (unlike Huck, their stories’ setting was almost always the same). In his first appearance, Yogi was… |
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest: Family Fun Edition
…on a computer, then printed out and inked and painted traditionally. The resulting animation throughout the film is very professional; but ironically, there is very little rain in the movie,… |
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run
…Bowl. Sure in the TV episode Gary runs away and here Gary is snail-napped. But it still feels a little too similar an idea for a big budget feature film… |
