|
Animation Addicts Podcast #77: The Great Mouse Detective – Sit, Toby
…time vortex is at work? • Why doesn’t that flower ballerina toy exist in real life? • There’s way too much pink in Rattigan’s hideout. • Is the sexy singing… |
|
The return of Puppetoons
…that have not been seen in decades, and some never outside of Europe, all meticulously restored in high definition. Altogether, there are 18 films in the set, which even includes… |
|
Mulan
…to be. Beyond Mulan, you really don’t know much about all of the other characters to enjoy them. Which is a shame because I feel only some of the actors… |
|
Journey under the sea with the full Luca trailer
…that it would premiere on Disney+ instead. Unlike the upcoming Cruella and Black Widow, there will be no upcharge for viewing Luca on the platform. Disney used the same practice… |
|
|
The Bad Guys are so bad at being good in final trailer
…as The Bad Guys. In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about… |
|
|
Luck trailer released
The first full trailer for Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation’s Luck is available to watch online. Luck is “a story about Sam Greenfield: the unluckiest person in the world…. |
|
|
Go under the sea with the first TV spot for The Little Mermaid
A new TV spot for The Little Mermaid has been released, and you can check it out in the player above. There had been reports that Disney supposedly intended to… |
|
|
The Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken trailer makes a big splash
…the vain, power-hungry mermaids who have been battling with the Kraken for eons. There’s one major, and immediate, problem with that: The school’s beautiful, popular new girl, Chelsea (Emmy winner… |
|
|
Watch the stunning teaser for The Boy and the Heron
…There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki…. |
|
|
The Garfield Movie trailer sends Garfield out of his comfort zone
…there are some Easter Eggs that longtime fans of the fat cat will enjoy. The Garfield Movie opens everywhere this Memorial Day. Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating,… |
|
|
Don Bluth animates Scissor Sisters video
Animation legend Don Bluth has provided animation for New York based band Scissor Sisters’ music video Mary. Picked by the critics as one of the highlights of Scissor Sisters debut… |
|
|
Poppins set experiences setback
According to the New York Post [contains mild language], the stage musical of Mary Poppins experienced a misfortune last Wednesday, when its set malfunctioned. Thus, the show was cancelled shortly… |
|
|
Sleeping Beauty Awakes on Disney DVD and Blu-ray!
…as animator Burny Mattinson about the creation of the villainous Maleficent, whom he worked on with the legendary Marc Davis. And, to cap it all off, there’s a peek behind… |
|
|
Step in time! Poppins is back, plus new discs and more!
…of Mary Poppins, he’s speaking with the legendary Richard Sherman about the creation of one of Disney’s most enduring films. I’ve been a Poppins fan for about as long as… |
|
|
Giveaway winners, plus our Academy Award contest!
Hey all…I’m still battling a cold, but reviews for Oliver & Company and Mary Poppins are on the way. Our recent contests to win copies of Oliver plus other recent… |
|
|
Pete’s Dragon: High-Flying Edition
…witness. Lampy’s warnings about there being a dragon in the town bring him ridicule, and make Pete even less likable to the town’s denizens. Fortunately, there is a silver lining… |
|
|
Hero High: The Complete Series
…of the hero trade at their own high school. The Sweatbox Review: Filmation did a lot of television shows over the course of about three decades. Some are remembered very… |
|
|
Dalmatians 101: Marc’s wife Alice Davis talks about her Legendary husband
…all the way through. There was Tinker Bell, there was Cinderella, there was Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent, Cruella de Vil. He was more or less what the directors said the “ladies… |
|
|
Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…Disney TV channel plug. But no Return To Never-Land teaser or trailer – how annoying! Almost making up for that, and for a change, there’s actually a worthwhile addition to… |
|
|
Monsters, Inc.: 2-Disc Collectors Edition
…another in the line of Disney/Pixar special collectors editions, we always knew this was going to be a doozy of a disc. There’s so much to take in here, more… |
|
|
Osmosis Jones
…and restore peace and order to Frank before Drix’s 24-hour relief lifespan (and Frank’s immune system) runs out! The Sweatbox Review: After the success of There’s Something About Mary, the… |
|
|
The Dad Behind The Myth: An Interview With Walt Disney’s Daughter Diane
…to life in that film. DDM: That was in the making when he died. That’s about the last film that has any imprint of Dad on it. AV: And there’s… |
|
|
One Hundred And One Dalmatians: Limited Issue
…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… |
|
|
The Sword In The Stone: Gold Classic Collection
…all-digital cleanup that the other features have received, with the print on show the same master as from the CAV laser edition. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, save… |
|
|
Bambi: Platinum Edition
…and playful comedy, but there’s no mistake in why the Studio continues to push this aspect of Bambi in promotional materials, and as to why the upcoming (and fairly needless)… |
|
|
Alice In Cartoonland: Inkwell Edition
…some historical inspiration for Remy and the Ratatouille rats’ kitchen escapades, but this is product of its time, the Prohibition jazz age, and there’s nothing particularly remarkable about this one,… |
|
|
The Sword In The Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition
…shoved up top right while Madam Mim goes completely missing and has to settle for the back of the sleeve. Inside there’s a push for Blu-ray, a Disney Movie Rewards… |
|
|
Peter Pan: Platinum Edition
…not always scene specific, and there’s never a silent moment. While I would not have expected a newly minted track, it is worth mentioning that there’s nothing new here for… |
|
|
One Hundred And One Dalmatians: Platinum Edition
…which also helps the film elevate itself up from “mere” animated feature and into the lofty heights of pure modern-day cinema thriller. More importantly, there’s nothing really here that dates… |
|
Monsters, Inc.
…Disc edition, the questions are really less about the movie, and more about whether this upgrade could ever improve upon that terrifically packed two-disc edition from back in the good… |
