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Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95

…four years ago. Together the pair joined the seven other Old Men to create a lasting series of animated features, including the groundbreaking Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs and…

Batman and Joker Simpsonized

What it would look like if some of our favorite superheroes and villains were to show up in random episodes of The Simpsons? Cinematical points to Springfield Punx Blog, where…

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Premieres on Cartoon Network – Friday, Oct. 3

…3 at 9 p.m. The first episode will be an hour long. According to the press release, “In the signature style of Lucasfilm Animation, Star Wars: The Clone Wars chronicles…

Lilo & Stitch: Producer Clark Spencer on a Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride!

…animation “Ohana” for that one of a kind adventure from Florida to Hawaii! Animated Views: Your experience at Disney didn’t start in animation. Can you tell me about your journey…

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

…a scam to get you in a cinema seat. We were left undoubtedly scratching our heads long after the drive home and basically resorted to our own entertainment by singing…

DC Comics animation goodness, plus director Michel Ocelot!

…and a bonus feature clip from Max Fleischer’s Superman, check out the “More…” link at the end of this post, and remember that purchasing those discs though our Amazon links…

Monsters Vs Aliens stills

…feature both the heroes and villains of the upcoming sci-fi comedy. Monsters Vs Aliens opens in theaters on March 27th. Thanks to “CGIFanatic” over at the Animated News & Views…

X-Men animated DVD volumes details released

…directly from the original comic books, this collection is a piece of Marvel history and a must-have for every X-Men fan. Discover the origins of your favorite characters, uncover the…

Gulliver’s Travels

…offensive), Retail: $19.98 NOTE: After much debate online about its validity, and having now reviewed the final product for ourselves, Animated News & Views must uphold its previous recommendation not…

Shrek the Third

…stolen from him, joins with the fairy tale villains to try to reclaim it. After capturing the kingdom’s princesses he begins his reign by preparing to kill Shrek in, well,…

Race To Witch Mountain

…Return From Witch Mountain, featuring no less than Bette Davis and Christopher Lee as the villains, which ironically may have been more kid-geared but still played on a more mature…

Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season

…principles to viewers in the course of a story. As the show came out before stronger network self-censorship, Jonny Quest was notable for its level of violence. Villains often die,…

Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind

…really any villains here, simply a number of people trying to do the right thing, with one young girl showing a clarity of perception lost on the others. It may…

Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines: The Complete Series

…the lead characters were undoubtedly the villains, so the characters had to have a certain amount of appeal in order to keep viewers interested. In the re-titled Dastardly & Muttley…

DuckTales: Volume 1

…being able to read, but even then I knew there was gold in those pages. There were four stories featuring the Disney ducks, meaning Donald and his three nephews— Huey,…

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

…then how can you possibly omit the original voices for the villains? Powers Boothe is so radically different in his styling from Clancy Brown that I got very disoriented watching…

The Tick Vs. Season One

…Tick Vs. The Idea Men introduces our nigh invulnerable, super-strong hero. While attending a superhero convention, The Tick wins protectorship of The City, an event that will come to haunt…

Flash Gordon: The Complete Series

…joined by a beautiful woman and an esteemed scientist as they journey to the planet Mongo, which is threatening the existence of life on our own world. They find that…

Teen Titans: The Complete First Season

…the villains from that version of the Titans appear in the cartoon too. Unfortunately, the whole concept of the cartoon stories is radically different from the source material. Rather than…

Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume Two

…express purpose of running the episodes Monday to Friday for a whole year, allowing for each episode to be shown four times annually. The crazy pre-production schedule at Marvel Films…

Josie And The Pussycats: The Complete Series

…Valerie, the real brains behind the team and the first African American main character to appear on a Saturday morning cartoon (beating The Harlem Globetrotters only by one half-hour time…

The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

…Friends gain a new name and a new member in the bionic teen called Cyborg. Darkseid continues to plot galactic domination, and numerous other classic villains show up to challenge…

Teen Titans: The Complete Fourth Season

our heroes, and as a viewer my interest was finally aroused. In The End – Part Two, Raven appears to be lost, and the Titans face their darkest hour. Robin…

What’s New Scooby-Doo?: Complete 3rd Season

…One thing you could accuse this show of, however, is of being soft on crime. The villains are generally of the sympathetic sort, and they frequently get off without any…

Astro Boy (2003): The Complete Series

…ruler of mankind. Other villains in the story simply use robots as pawns in their schemes. Fortunately, it is Dr. O’Shay who has the greatest influence on Astro, leading the…

The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 2

…the first disc also has the twelve quarter-hour segments done for the following season. This makes for a total of seventeen Lone Ranger tales, and over four hours of runtime…

Gargoyles: The Complete First Season

…for sport. They would be recurring villains throughout the show’s run. In Temptation, Brooklyn explores the city’s evil side and is convinced by Demona that the gargoyles have no choice…

Robin Hood: Most Wanted Edition

…the city of Nottingham where Prince John is passing by on a tour of the countryside. Robin Hood, in turn, hides out in Sherwood Forest with his best friend Little…

Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword

…in our modern age. My favorite parts include the sequences where Scooby-Doo and Shaggy learn how to become samurai. I do not think I am spoiling anyone’s expectations by saying…

Director Frank Nissen on Cinderella III: A Twist In Time

…taste for villains is a much broader character. So the challenge was to create a really good villain but stay true to what was in the first movie. AV: You…