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Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show: The Complete Series
…up the slack again. On The Case Of The Dreadful Dolls, we get a discussion of the “minority heroes”, and on The Royal Ruse there are comments made about the… |
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Teen Titans: The Complete Fourth Season
…their own episodes from the fourth season of this hit show. The longer arc this season concerns the coming of Trigon, Raven’s father, who was first glimpsed in the first… |
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I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
…Throughout the special, the one-liners come often and they come funny. This is the advantage behind taking these new specials directly form the daily strips. True, it must be tricky… |
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Wonder Woman
…there are three characters that set the pattern for most of the superheroes that followed. The first of these archetypes was represented by Superman, the science-themed, super-powered alien hero. Then… |
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Invader Zim: House Box Complete Set
…this includes the soundtrack for the show. The episodes all come with chapter stops after the opening, in the middle of the first episode, the beginning of the second episode,… |
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Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume Six
…that would attempt to emulate the original shorts from the MGM era. Joe Barbera, one of the two creators of the duo, even served as one of the producers for… |
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Comic-Con 2006: Animated Coverage!
…it appeared the best place to be was the theater, as the film was not represented much at the event this year. Nonetheless, a comic book adaptation of the movie… |
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Director Jim Kammerud on The Fox and the Hound 2
…tell the story of what happened before they grow up, because when they grow up, they’re not really friends any more at the very end of the movie. I wanted… |
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Director Frank Nissen on Cinderella III: A Twist In Time
…venue, if it’s a radio ad or if it’s something at the parks, where the voice is going to be part of the show, they use those people. They know… |
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Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT
…of the day, we realized, “Let’s just make the whole thing lore.” Basically, they’ve lived all these adventures, and they’ve defeated all these villains. Now they find themselves without direction,… |
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Directors Miller and Hui on Shrek the Third
…the one with the strongest sense of entitlement. Probably the most conceited, because she was called ‘The fairest of them all,’ and she believes they’re impressed. She’s quick to point… |
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Jonatha Brooke and Joel McNeely: the Pixie-Powered Music of Return To Neverland!
…Lima. He came up with the concept of the animation of Tinker Bell flying through the clouds and cutting out the different shapes of the different characters from the first… |
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The Art Of Tom And Jerry: Volume Two
…Happy Harmonies, five volumes of the pre-1948 Golden Age Of Looney Tunes, an entire set dedicated to the genius of Tex Avery and, of course, the celebrated team of Thomas,… |
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The Triplets Of Belleville (Sony US Edition)
…musical theme, the rating of the film based on Baker’s appearance, how the use of the Triplets’ choice of instruments came about, and the film’s sound design. Combined, these clips… |
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Teacher’s Pet (The Movie)
…in the number of jokey – and some unexpected – references to the Mouse’s past. The script is great, mixing good, bright Disney storytelling with the offbeat sensibilities of the… |
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Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin
…the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker-slaves under the power of the black-caped evil overlord Zygon (who’s obviously a fan of the Temple Of Doom’s decorator) continue to hack… |
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The Reef
…be that offensive. It certainly isn’t as tiring, noisy or dull as some of the more major animated pictures of the past couple of years, and this in the end… |
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Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E: 3-Disc – Winner!
…premiere of The Pixar Story, a documentary by Leslie Iwerks. The first in-depth look at the most influential animation studio of its time, The Pixar Story goes behind the scenes… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2
…the spruced up 5.1 track offered here, they sound very clear. From The Twilight Zone to the classic Carl Stalling sound of old, the score plays a huge part in… |
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Ratatouille, Tinker Bell problems?; NIMH DVD!
…and unexpected bonus features, and it seems they’re prepared to do the same for their MGM pickups. Of course, this comes after decent sales of their other Bluth property, the… |
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Animated Trek; store deals, and Cinderella's new director!
…marking the release just this past Tuesday for the latest in the run of direct-to-DVD Marvel comics features, and a new interview with director Frank Nissen. He’s the guy who… |
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Whatever happened to Robert Zemeckis?
…bring it to the screen. Not a lot has been leaked from the “set” – one of the clear benefits of the enclosed studio shooting – and the official website… |
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The New Adventures Of Superman: DC Classics
…much guess what happens in: The Force Phantom/Mermen Of Emor; The Prehistoric Pterodactyls/Merlin’s Magic Marbles (highlights for their simply loopy plots!); The Threat Of The Thrutans/The Wicked Warlock; The Chimp… |
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Archie and the Pussycats, plus Beowulf and TailSpin!
…emotionless computer characters couldn’t pull it back from the brink. I still have the same issues with the dead eyes and Botox’ed skin of the synthespians of Beowulf, but by… |
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Horton Hears A Who!: Deluxe Edition
…parents into questioning such weighty themes as the very nature of reality and, not least, the idea of the quantum multiverse! Not wishing to partake in these theories is Jane… |
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WALL-E: 3-Disc Special Edition
…a valuable exploration of how the film broke through the confines of CG to emulate the live-action feel. The remainder of these mini-documentaries each observe distinctive facets of the film;… |
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Encrico Casarosa's Venice Chronicles, plus new reviews!
…the sometimes only so-so eleven new songs. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the high energy flashy CGI style of Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Galaxy Divided,… |
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Shawn Patterson: Composer Maximum!
…the depth of the score as well. I also look at the show in terms of color, lines, overall pacing, etc. In the case of The X’s (for Nickelodeon) it… |
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The Day The Earth Stood Still: Blu-ray Disc Special Edition
…date, state of the art spectacles of today. Fox recently released a special DVD and BD edition of the earlier film which split up the much better double-sided contents of… |
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Superman, Batman…and Tink!
…are a couple of new pieces on the site. Firstly, Randall’s swooped in with his take on Superman/Batman: Public Enemies on Blu-ray, the latest DC Universe animated title that recreates… |
