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Space Jam: 2-Disc Special Edition
…supporting characters, with the Looney Tunes gang tossed in. Yech. I like MJ as much as anyone, but I thought that any Looney Tunes movie should headline the toons, not… |
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law: Volume One
…for Cartoon Network’s [adult swim] block, offering plenty of bizarre humor that makes fun of law shows, sitcoms, and yes— beloved old cartoon stars. You know, part of me wants… |
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2006: A Year In Review
We are just about conclude a record year for theatrical animation in the Wide Wide World of Toons. There were 21 animated feature films making their debut in the United… |
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Bruce Broughton: The Great Prince of Bambi II‘s Music
…1945, Bruce Broughton has distinguished himself in animation music scoring (The Rescuers Down Under, Tiny Toons Adventures, with a clear and knowing nod to Carl Stalling’s style), live-action (Silverado, evoking… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume Two
…1933 cartoon The Mad Doctor – another one of my favorites. Fans will finally be able to see this brilliant cartoon, and get a real kick from the in-jokes (apart… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume One
…Pluto, another cartoon from the same year which is curiously marked as a Silly Symphony in the Disney lists, the selection here moves on to Pluto’s first series cartoon proper:… |
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Bambi: Platinum Edition
…loves and fulfil his destiny… The Sweatbox Review: If Beauty And The Beast was the next generation of Disney artists’ take on the Snow White-styled fairy-tale, and Aladdin their knockabout… |
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Kronk’s New Groove
DisneyToon Studios/Walt Disney Home Entertainment (December 13 2005), single disc, 75 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Set five… |
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Lady And The Tramp: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition
…again). Out in the free, Lady and Tramp draw closer together during the course of their adventures, which see a dangerous scrap with some other street dogs, a comical aside… |
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Bruce Broughton's Bambi II; More Justice League and Tom & Jerry Tales
…successfully continued the Carl Stalling style through such looney animated offerings as Tiny Toons Adventures for Warner Bros, and the Roger Rabbit Maroon Cartoons and Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three… |
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WALL-E: 3-Disc Special Edition
…such is the tearaway impact of the film in regards to it being a “cartoon”, that Pixar’s parent distributor Disney is rumored to be eyeing a push for a Best… |
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Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter & The Wolf (2006)
…1996 which featured reasonable designs and animation, but was sapped of any real charm by drab live-action sequences and unconvincing new musical arrangements. There was also a Tiny Toons Adventures… |
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Snoopy! X-Men! The Calgary Expo!
Hello toonfans, and a happy “May Day” Holiday to those in the UK. If you’ve been trying to (unsuccessfully) access our review of Gulliver’s Travels, please note that it’s now… |
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Freaka-me, freaka-you! Freakazoid!'s back!
…good episode-length documentary retrospective that’s recommended for fans of either season. Back soon, with thoughts on Star Trek, Tiny Toons Adventures: Volume 2 and more, so stay tooned! — Ben…. |
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Warner Archive: The Our Gang Collection
…is well and truly to be lamented. Not that we also lost the guaranteed addition of an animated cartoon on the bill, as well as often very entertaining second features… |
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Pixar Short Films to debut on ABC Family
…December 18 at 10:00pm ET/PT and Saturday, December 19 at 6:00pm ET/PT. THE ADVENTURES OF ANDRE AND WALLY B. There’s nothing like a restful nap in a pleasant wooded valley…. |
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Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
…through later TV incarnations, to Joe Barbera’s last outing produced for the Cartoon Network. But the puzzling choices begin right with the package in one’s hands: what is a Deluxe… |
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It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
…of humiliation and anger involved, and the outcome of this story reverberated through the comic strip and the cartoon specials for years to come. The beauty of casting Linus in… |
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Amazon original programming includes five new kids shows
Engadget reports that Amazon, who recently announced their entrance into original programming, has green-lighted five new kids series. The shows include: “Teeny Tiny Dogs, produced by The Jim Henson Company,… |
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Floyd Norman and Leo Sullivan to help run Punch Animation
…movies Flash Gordon, Pac-Man, Iron Man, Tiny Toons Adventures, Scooby-Doo and Flintstones. Mr. Sullivan has over 50 years of experience in the field of animation and is a credentialed teacher… |
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DuckTales to air 90 minute series finale in March
…along with the Duck Family for three seasons of derring-do bad and good luck tales. Ever since Carl Barks took a silly squawking duck from a funny animal cartoon and… |
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More than meets the ears with Transformers: Earthspark composers Crush Effect
…live music runs deep, as David plays keys for Rolling Stone’s Karl Denson (Tiny Universe); and Jesse plays sax for Panic! At The Disco, among other myriad music credits. Transformers:… |
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Po is back in the Kung Fu Panda 4 trailer
…Fu Panda 4. After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called… |
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Much, much, MUCH more Duck Dodgers on the way!
The {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?threadid=93944 Toon Zone Forum}} reports that voice work has begun on Season Two of Cartoon Network’s Duck Dodgers animated show. Both Bob Bergen (Dodgers’ “Eager Young Space Cadet”… |
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Invader Zim specs and date!
The highly anticipated release of Invader Zim to DVD has had fans on tenterhooks for the past couple of months now. {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=98716 Toon Zone}} finally lifts the lid on… |
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Spain's El Cid: Variety reviews the legend…
{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99221 Toon Zone}} points towards the first English-language review of El Cid: The Legend, a $9 million animated feature produced in Spain by Filmax Animation, that has appeared at… |
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The Triplets of Belleville and animated DVD News
…this news has yet to be confirmed officially. Thanks to “CaptainJasHook” for the heads up! Also on the animated DVD front: Toon Zone reports that Revolution Studios will release Lil’… |
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New look and voice cast for Loonatics revealed
…Bros. has reconstructed certain aspects of the cartoon, which will debut on this fall on Kids’ WB. Also at Toon Zone is a list of the voice cast for Loonatics…. |
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Disney channels’ animated movies, March 2006
Toon Zone offers the March animated schedules for Disney Channel and Toon Disney, where such films as Mulan, Tarzan, The Black Cauldron, The Brave Little Toaster, The Sword In The… |
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Disney channels’ animated movies, April 2006
Toon Zone offers the April animated schedules for Disney Channel and Toon Disney, where such films as Oliver & Company, An American Tail, The Brave Little Toaster, The Land Before… |
