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End of year DVDs: wallets set to take a thrashing!
Randall Cyrenne at DVD Toons looks at the huge amount of animated and related box sets and special editions that we, as responsible animation fans, must all go out and… |
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The Passion Of The Jew DVD review
DVD Toons takes a look at the just-released South Park episode {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/330 The Passion Of The Jew}} and agrees with most others that “this disc has primarily been released… |
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Simba's Pride "a mixed bag"; One By One "a pure delight"
Echoing Ultimate Disney’s thoughts on The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/329 DVD Toons says}} that “to be fair, it stands up against an impossible to top original pretty… |
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Futurama: Volume Four specs and details
{{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/574 DVD Toons}} today posts what we can look forward to in the fourth box of Futurama comedy adventures. The new set will include commentaries and deleted scenes for… |
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More on Wall•E's box office performance
…playability opportunities, following a pattern similar to that employed for Ratatouille. Given its pedigree and the strong market for CG toons, Wall•E could wind up as the best foreign performer… |
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Garfield as he should be
Fox Home Entertainment, via DVD Toons, announces a new disc and specs for {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/549 Garfield As Himself}}, a collection of three animated episodes (Here Comes Garfield, Garfield On The… |
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Bolt debuts below expectations
…other November toons in recent years have opened to – 2005’s Chicken Little, 2006’s Happy Feet, and last year’s Bee Movie all bowed in the $38-42M range. The canine flick… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D
…of the time. In 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the mainstream, proving that Western animation could be a hit among the older teenagers and adults for whom the “cartoons… |
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South Park returns to DVD in a new third season box set!
…first few minutes of each show). {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/258 DVD Toons reviews the set}}, which includes such stories as Korn’s Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery, Chinpoko Mon and Mr Hankey’s Christmas Classics!… |
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Butch Hartman’s Premiere of YooToon Studios
Butch Hartman, creator of the The Fairly OddParents has ventured into the realm of web toons and launched his very own channel dubbed YooToon Studios. Hartman is searching for animation… |
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Another packed DVD Tuesday
…available online from Amazon.com. For the live-action flicks, check out {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/ DVD File}} for disc reviews, while DVD Toons {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/258 takes a look}} at the South Park set…. |
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DC Nation Block – Week 1
…cast free of the cookie cutter molds personified by other mainstream cartoons, though Artemis does fall into the “tough girl” category and Superboy is a tad emo. Nobody’s perfect. We’re… |
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Battle Of The Synthespians!
When is an animated character not a cartoon? Perhaps, as Randall Cyrenne points out in his article over at DVD Toons, when it is a “Pixoon”. On the eve of… |
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Ed's new book…
Fantasy writer Ed McCray, who “moonlights” as a reviewer for DVD Toons, has published a new book, with an eye for an animated feature to follow. Jill Chill And The… |
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Toy Story 3: Animator Victor Navone talks about his “Favorite Toys”
…pandemonium as they try to stay together, ensuring “no toy gets left behind”. Animator Victor Navone (Cars, WALL-E, Cars-Toons) joined the team for a one-of-kind adventure after which he’ll never… |
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Monsters, Inc.: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…Finally, those expecting the latest Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex in 3D (6:31) to have turned up on the Finding Nemo set (too obviously, since it was released with that… |
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Top 10 DVDs of the year!
…on a shortlist made up from the reviewers, including myself, at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/ DVD Toons}}. The list (also featuring further links to full reviews) brings together rabbits (both Bugs and… |
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New VeggieTales: An Easter Carol review
DVD Toons has a new, positive review of VeggieTales: An Easter Carol, written by Ed McCry, also known as “Special_Ed” on the Animated-News forum. Concerning the film, McCry states, “An… |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
…age, even if it does seem to pre-date Who Framed Roger Rabbit, subbing the old screen stars in lieu of the toons (and using some genuine era stock footage from… |
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Walt: The “Dad” Behind The Myth: full review, plus Diane Disney-Miller interview!
With the wider release of the acclaimed documentary Walt: The Man Behind The Myth making its way to DVD on March 2nd, DVD Toons have updated Ben Simon’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/275… |
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Like a Bolt out of the Blu! Plus The Odd Couple!
…slice of pure comic genius. Often referenced in other movies and cartoons, including a very memorable episode of Tiny Toons Adventures (no, that’s not the connection I’m talking about), it… |
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Freaka-me, freaka-you! Freakazoid!'s back!
…good episode-length documentary retrospective that’s recommended for fans of either season. Back soon, with thoughts on Star Trek, Tiny Toons Adventures: Volume 2 and more, so stay tooned! — Ben…. |
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Pinocchio: Platinum Edition
…on to have its own life: owners of the Pro-Arte album Tunes From The Toons will have heard the Del Courtney Orchestra’s recording from 1940, but here we get a… |
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Turner And WB Join The Netflix Family
…from Cartoon Network/Adult Swim and TNT. Expect popular toons and live action series. Both groups are excited about the continuing deal that follows a few months after Disney signed its… |
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Pay TV being outflanked by web creators
Deadline reports that the new Angry Birds Toons series that just launched this weekend has, among other signs, caused BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield to forecast that “the pace of innovation… |
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This is getting to be expensive! More animation on DVD…
Steaming ahead with their sudden attempt to cram every Hanna-Barbera television classic onto DVD, Warner Brothers Home Enteratinment have just announced {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/522 The Jetsons: Season 1}} for a boxed… |
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Open Season: Scared Silly
…Birds Movie (say whatever you will about me, but I laugh at every ad I see for this thing), Angry Birds Toons on DVD, Angry Birds Stella (which is meant… |
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The “Best” Of 2020: The Year The Earth Stood Still
…industry recast the voice actors of characters on several cartoons, including long-running hits like The Simpsons and Family Guy [below]. Rather ironically, these choices were all made based on skin… |
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Not-so-Cool World debuts on DVD
…characters frenetically abusing one another. What a mess, and what a waste of talent, both in front of the camera and behind”. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/244 DVD Toons}} agrees, though is a… |
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Tangled: Before Ever After
…packaged as a TV movie. The higher quality was good for TV animation overall: soon other producers were upping their game, such as Warners’ move into Tiny Toons and Animaniacs… |
