…person that does get to have a glimpse of Elliott in the town’s lighthouse keeper, an older gent named Lampy, known more for his drinking than his reliability as a…

…in my old age, but I no longer loathe the movie. Life is too short to waste time loathing anything like a movie. I may even watch it again in…

…was over. Fortunately, the two movies that were made are still around to enjoy for audiences old and new. Timed to coincide with Universal’s release of the new live-action Thunderbirds…

…are not as creative as with the other Hanna-Barbera sets. We still get scene changes as each episode is highlighted, and an appropriate old-time font is used, but the presentation…

…of older theatrical shorts starring Mighty Mouse and Popeye. And more importantly, you will note, the cartoons available were all of the humorous variety. In stark contrast to the eclectic…

…going to see the same old “young person leaves home to find himself/herself, and returns a hero, with humorous sidekick in tow” type of movie we have become so accustomed…

…favorite shows, some of which hold up better than others today. Probably my favorite was The New Adventures Of Flash Gordon, an adventure cartoon that had a more sophisticated look…

…This is really a very professional-looking special, with very energetic, squashy-stretchy animation. No complaints in that department. Old-time Looney Tunes who feel like the old days cannot be revisited will…

…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…

…biblical character, and thus fits the role of old-time hero, while Miss Grimm is the kids’ suitably named main teacher. Two mascots, Peter Penguin and a hyena named Giggler, are…

…in the near future with their offspring to fight the machinations of Flash’s old enemy Ming. Never before or since have comic strip characters been teamed up in such a…

…we old-time cartoon buffs must content ourselves with what is on television or on sale online or at a local store. For those perusing the video section either in cyberspace…

…will lead him to Olive’s gold mine. Me Feelings Is Hurt continues to bring on what we expect, with Popeye heading west to find Olive, who has taken a liking…

…is up to Price Adam and his beefy alter ego to defend the realm. Oh, and the old Evil Warriors also have escaped from their imprisonment and look ready to…

…for robbery (again!), no one seems interested in arresting her. This episode does, however, introduce a recurring adversary, her old flame Moo Goo Guy Pan. A Chip Off The Old…

…in the mythical days of old, The Black Cauldron follows Taran, a young pig-keeper who finds his small charge is more than what he seems. For the little pig, Henwyn,…

…Anita. Soon they are all living together in a tiny townhouse, with Roger’s songwriting just about paying the bills. When Anita’s old schoolmate Cruella De Vil hears that Perdita is…

…as the posters proclaimed) – was a fun knockabout comedy, with moments of great pathos, but more often than not, the feeling of an old English pantomime. There was also…

…be wed to Sinbad’s old pal Proteus (Joseph Fiennes), who stays behind in Sinbad’s place with only the sailor’s word that he’ll return. Marina proves a distraction for the crew,…

…any old Hanna-Barbera show, or reminiscent of any cut-out animation shorts…movement is all fluidly achieved and the cost-cutting (some shots perhaps hold still for a beat too long) never gets…

…broke Disney’s stronghold on feature animation only validated Jeffrey Katzenberg’s jump from the Mouse House to form his own company with Steven Spielberg, and, after a couple of lacklustre jump…

…then Hollywood landscape (Chaplin, Durante and the Universal Old Dark House pictures). It places Mickey back in the limelight for a change, and is a very sweet and funny cartoon…

…part of the feature, those with the LD and some older editions of the film on DVD may well want to hold on to them for the alternate pencil test…

…World Police is, quite simply, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s new masterpiece. In a way, the boys of South Park have “grown up” and delivered a bold piece of filmmaking…