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Let's start the week off with some new announcements…
…there were a few little gems in the mix too. Best of all, Tod lifts the lid on a couple of un-produced sequels: predictably, Marie was going to become the… |
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What the heck? Cult animation, live-action and seals in love!
…releases. We’ll have more vintage animation reviews coming up soon. We come a little more up to date, but still stuck in the oddball past, for Randall’s latest review, of… |
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Appreciation for Filmation!
…a new Darkwing Duck giveaway. Get your mits on Volume 2 of the little dark dark’s crimefighting adventures by shooting your entries over to us before next Tuesday! – Ben…. |
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Animated DVDs up for 2009 TV DVD Awards!
…Two, BBC Liberty’s Kids: The Complete Series, Shout! Factory Mr. Men: Mr. Tickle/Little Miss Sunshine, Sony Pictures Sesame Street: Elmo Loves You/Being Green, Genius Products/Sesame Workshop Transformers Animated: Season Two,… |
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The Sword In The Stone: Gold Classic Collection
…modern spin on the jousting matches of old. The link between the feature and the 1938 Mickey Mouse cartoon The Brave Little Tailor seems to be only that it is… |
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Darkwing Duck: Volume 2 – Winner Announced!
The little dark duck of justice is back to protect the citizens of St. Canard from the most bizarre criminals! Darkwing Duck, the bumbling and egotistical superhero, is back on… |
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Tom & Jerry Tales: Volume 2
…single disc, so the inside isn’t so enticing, but the artwork certainly does its trick. Ink and Paint: As I said with Volume 1, the colors are a little horrendous…. |
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Best Of Casper Volumes 1 & 2 – Winners Announced!
…1 is available to buy from Amazon.com About The Best Of Casper Volume 2 Tech Specs: Twelve classic cartoons beautifully re-mastered, including: Frightday the 13th, Hooky Spooky, Little Boo Peep,… |
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Pooh’s Many Adventures on DVD – Winners Announced!
…and the delightful characters’ flurry of hilarious activity on a windy day. These timeless adventures are brought to life through extraordinary Disney animation and engaging songs, such as Little Black… |
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Almost in Paris; Kammerud Komes Klean; and a Merry Christmas to all!
…on the thinking behind the Disney video sequels. Read between the lines, and there’s a very interesting little discussion here. Look for that to go up later today. And so…with… |
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Hi-def disc updates; new Walt bios; Disney Treasures out!
…Disney. His notes make for very interesting reading and reveal a little of the processes that an author has to go through in putting together such a volume. – Ben…. |
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Disney tins, rumors, and the Shrek 3 trailer…what’s up with that?
…that doesn’t suit him and he’s not happy with…check. Magical body-swapping, this time between Donkey and Puss; the same little lost kitty look from Puss; Kill Bill music…check, check and… |
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A Goofy Movie
…direction. Another “backroom boy” at Disney’s, Lima has risen from character designer on The Little Mermaid (1989) to director of Tarzan (1999), the live-action sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000) and supervising… |
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Enchanted‘s Visual Heritage
…up the bathroom, we’re reminded of the bubbles from a classic scene! In the Central Park-set musical sequence That’s How You Know, Giselle calls out to the birds, Little Mermaid… |
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
…viewings, but it’s nice to know that even under the circumstances of corporate tie-in merchandising opportunities that a little film like this can still guarantee that a good time is… |
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The One That Started It All… The Making Of Snow White
…Walt had learned from the 1933 Silly Symphony success of The Three Little Pigs proved to be the film’s masterstroke and took the story in new directions. Under animator Fred… |
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Peter de Sève: the time of his life designing A Bug’s Life
…can relate to and enjoy looking at. So, in the end, you take this information and then you throw most of it out. You keep those little things that are… |
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Despereaux: Olivier Adam discusses a European tail!
…film, it can be said that the story of a brave little mouse banished to a dungeon for speaking with a human is beautifully rendered thanks to, among others, a… |
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Bolt: John Ashton Thomas – one bold, Bolt orchestrator!
…it seems to me more intimate, a little less exuberant, which is a very nice touch. Do you agree? JAT: Yes, I agree: the story is intimate in many aspects,… |
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Author Tim Hauser’s “axioms” on The Art Of WALL•E
…Little Toaster, and FernGully; The Last Rainforest, and created the original story for the Oscar-nominated Mickey Mouse cartoon, Runaway Brain. I was also the editor for Roy E. Disney and… |
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Douglas Gresham and Trevor Goring: Back Into The Narnia Wardrobe!
…with Andrew Adamson, whose approach to the film was a little different from yours? DG: It’s difficult to comment on Andrew’s approach because the film is a mixture of his… |
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Casper Volumes 1 and 2 Giveaway II – Winners!
…cartoons beautifully re-mastered, including: Frightday the 13th, Hooky Spooky, Little Boo Peep, North Pal, Keep Your Grin Up, Penguin for Your Thoughts, Spook and Span, Spook No Evil, Spunky Skunky,… |
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The Classic Cabelleros Collection Contest – Winners!
…and his artists are inspired to create a decidedly loopy llama… …And in Chili, the artists gain more inspiration – and a little perspiration! – while Walt joins in the… |
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I Yam What I Yam…Popeye's here!
…cartoons, plus a serious treasure horde of bonus material and rarities, make their restored way to screens in this nifty little package (Best Buy even has a limited collector’s tin):… |
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American Legends (featuring John Henry)
…70s – some of the shots expose this technique a little too obviously. As for the controversy in having a white director direct a story about predominantly black characters, well… |
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Time for a Renaissance and another Amazon sale!
…little while ago, I noted some price drops from Amazon on certain Hanna-Barbera sets. Well, even better is what looks to be a clearing stock sale to be rid of… |
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Mickey quits…
…assume, drug – smoking in the films they release. Actually, flip back the history books a little and you’ll find Mickey’s already been re-writing the pages to expunge cigarettes from… |
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Join the 300 on DVD and online!
…Unfortunately, the Blu-Ray spec isn’t yet up to that little pic-in-pic gimmick, though that’s not going to stop me joining those in the BR camp soon. This edition of the… |
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Narnia news: director Apted an "interesting" choice for Voyage…
…Reprising their roles from the previous films are Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes and little Georgie Henley, already the breakout child star of the first film as Lucy. Added to this… |
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Giveaway crazy! Plus the old American Dog/Bolt switcheroo!
…real, too, when Patch gets into danger. Switch the setting and dump the Dalmatians, and Dog starts to sound a little too familiar. Not helping this association is the fact… |
