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The Reluctant Dragon: Disney Exclusive Edition
…promoting the making of animated cartoons. The guys creating the thunder for Dumbo, Casey Junior’s sound-effect whistle, the explanation of the Multiplane Camera – these are just some of the… |
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Maleficent obsession!
…that is appealing to all members of a Blu-ray family. Add to that the extremely clever gimmick of bundling in the regular DVD of the movie in the same pack… |
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Warner goes Blu-ray exclusive
…is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want. The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed… |
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WALL•E: Angus MacLane’s burning love for BURN•E!
…in communicating a certain emotion. For BURN•E the needs of the emotion from the piece overruled the originality from the selection of the piece. I also thought that it was… |
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HD disc war is over — Blu-ray wins
Toshiba, the major hardware backer of the HD DVD format, has announced that they “will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders”. The announcement signals an… |
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Disney's Enchanted Easter Experience
…Both the Blu-ray Disc and DVD boast a vast kingdom of entertaining bonus features, including the trivia based BD-Java feature “The D-Files” available only on Blu-ray Disc. Official Event Site… |
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian – Winner!
…movie that can be viewed on a variety of portable devices for the whole family to enjoy anytime, anywhere. From the creators of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The… |
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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest: Season One, Volume One
…did in the original series. The design of the first season of the show skews closer to some anime than the 1960s Hanna-Barbera aesthetic. The realistic character designs obviously challenged… |
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Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter
…Butler (300, The Phantom Of The Opera) is the narrator, and he brings plenty of gruesome passion to the project. This tale calls for a certain amount of scenery chewing,… |
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Watching the Watchmen, plus Green Lantern!
…make it to the screen. This comes in the form of Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter, the subject of Randall’s latest Blu-ray Disc review. Ultimately rumored to have its… |
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The Jetsons: The Complete First Season
…with The Flintstones and the prehistoric age. They also talk about the strange things they invented to put on the show, and how many of them exist today. There is… |
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Ice Age coverage, Chuck does Tom & Jerry, and more of Saturday Morning
…again with an episode of The Jetsons, which were already overexposed in the previous sets. With all the shows in the Hanna-Barbera library, can’t we find something else to show… |
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Gigantor: The Collection, Volume One
…of the English language version of the show, as well as detailing later evolutions of the characters. I was actually impressed by all the information here, as well as Mr…. |
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Season 1.1
…parts scattered all over the globe. In the last three episodes of the miniseries, “The Palace of Doom” , “The Roof of the World” , and “Amusement Park of Terror”… |
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales (with Bonus Disc)
…the back of the original sleeve. Prising the cardboard cover off the back, the real reason for shoving this back in stores becomes clear: front and center of the new… |
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Bedknobs and Shermans; Earth and Our Gang!
…M. Sherman for a delightful interview on the recent re-release of Bedknobs And Broomsticks on DVD and on the eve of the upcoming CD retrospective The Sherman Brothers Songbook. For… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 2
…following the popularity of the unrelated 1984 Bill Murray movie of the same name. This time, the show had the sons of the original ghostbusters teamed with the same gorilla,… |
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Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
…deserved their reputations. With Disney’s DVD release of Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind, I was able to tick another film off of my list. I think it’s safe… |
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Valiant
…military. The two of them join three other pigeons, and together the five of them form Squad F, the last hope of a desperate nation. So begins perhaps the weakest… |
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Superman: Brainiac Attacks
…out in Warner’s “Super Week” of DVD releases timed to coincide with the theatrical release of Superman Returns. Most fans of the DC Comics’ icon would have already known if… |
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The Tick Vs. Season One
…characters on the show never appeared in the comics.) While the first episode offered intros for an assortment of dysfunctional heroes and a group of mumbling adversaries, the second episode,… |
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The Dick Tracy Show: The Complete Animated Crime Series
…course, there is the infamous group of evildoers that populate the show. While the bad guys typically died at the end of each story in the comic strip, they were… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents The Hardy Boys
…On the first disc, he discusses the cast changes in the second season of The Mickey Mouse Club and the use of serials on the show in general before going… |
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A Scanner Darkly
…than the movie. The Weight Of The Line: Animation Tales (20:44) tells of the post-filming animation work. With only a handful of people working on the animation process having actual… |
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The Amazing Screw-On Head
…has only a couple of items, but they satisfy. A Storyboard Comparison (2:14) shows a scene with the storyboard at the top of the screen, while the bottom of the… |
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Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo
…both the strengths and weaknesses of the show. The animation and design of the movie are very appealing, there is the odd laugh to be had, and the action is… |
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The Legend Of Prince Valiant: Complete Series, Vol. Two
…with Star Trek: The Next Generation. They also comment on the use of metaphors on the show, the importance of both plot and character on The Legend Of Prince Valiant,… |
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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume Two
…of the heroes this time out, with the interiors carrying their respective model sheets. The outer slipcase, in the tradition of the He-Man sets, switches to having the villains take… |
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The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: The Friendship Edition
…from the previous DVD of The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (the 25th Anniversary edition from 2002), with the only significant addition being the episode of the new Pooh… |
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Pooh review, big things happening at Views
…pointing you towards my latest review, that being for The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: The Friendship Edition. If you have the previous DVD release, there is no reason… |

