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Meet The Robinsons
…$29.99 Storyboard: Young orphaned inventor Lewis spends a day with mysterious kid from the future Wilbur Robinson to put right what once went wrong, in a high spirited adventure. The… |
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A Christmas Carol: season’s greetings from Jim Carrey’s Scrooge!
…you have to be convinced that Robert Zemeckis had an approach that made the story worth telling again? JC: When you can bring a story to people in a way… |
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Iron Man: The Complete 1994 Animated Television Series
…my disappointment in the big-screen movie’s final act. A story of a kidnapped model (Enemy Without, Enemy Within) serves up some history for M.O.D.O.K., a welcome addition of depth to… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
…the video transfer!), Retail: $19.97 Storyboard: Those tiny, toony, all completely looney residents of Acme Acres leave their Looniversity and split up for a summer vacation full of various wild… |
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Shorts International brings new films to iTunes
…Dan O’Shannon (\\Cheers\\, \\MASH\\, \\Frasier\\), and actor Paul Giamatti collaborate to bring this animated gem of an unusual love story. Shortlisted for 2006 Oscars…the perfect “gift film.” – \\Smile\\: The… |
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Monsters vs Aliens
…be a fun premise. The whole film is played as a series of set pieces hooked together with the flimsiest of story lines. That’s not necessarily a knock — it’s… |
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
…perfectly produced. Last time he was a racer, so we get racing toys. This time he’s a firefighter, so we get a whole new slew of toys with new outfits… |
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SWAT Kats – The Radical Squadron: The Complete Series
…with high concepts and little character development… perfect for the needs of toy companies. Indeed, there were at least a few toys produced for the show during its brief time… |
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School of Visual Arts presents “Which Way Did They Go?” exhibit
…of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Sito was animation co-director on Osmosis Jones (2001); a story artist on Antz (1998), Dinosaur (2000) and Shrek (2001); and a storyboard artist, animator… |
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The Secret Of The Magic Gourd
…and Cantonese Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Young Beijing dreamer Raymond accidentally hooks up a gourd while out fishing, not realising that the fruit is actually magical and able… |
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First Lightyear teaser trailer takes flight
…film releasing June 17, 2022. The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of… |
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
…is a huge Lego fan but he was never into Ninjago, the toy or the show. So I’ll be coming at this without knowledge of the world or characters involved…. |
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Looney Tunes’ Mouse Chronicles
…disclaimer noting potentially questionable images of brief smoking reads “Mouse Chronicles is intended for the adult collector”), Retail: $34.99 Storyboard: Chuck Jones’ early Sniffles and later double-act Hubie and Bertie… |
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Filmation’s Ghostbusters: Volume One!
Filmation Associates/Tribune Broadcasting Co (September 13 1986), BCI/Eclipse (February 27 2007), 3 discs, 688 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $39.98 Storyboard:… |
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Winnie The Pooh‘s Henry Jackman, a “First Class” composer
…something that was magical, that we know everyone loves, and it was really respectful to the Hundred-Acre Wood. It kind of reminded me of having some toy that you were… |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 2
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1943-1951), Warner Home Video (June 16, 2009), Single Disc, 102 minutes, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail $14.98 Storyboard: Continuing with their latest strategy of… |
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Bonhams & Butterfields celebrate Carl Barks at auction
Carl Barks, master of comic book storytelling and creator of Uncle Scrooge, is being spotlighted in a June 4 auction in Los Angeles. Diverse works are being offered, including a… |
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Disneynature: Earth
…Rated G, Retail: $39.99 Storyboard: It’s the “March Of The Animals” as the House of Mouse returns to the natural world for the first in a new series of True… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 1 1933-1938
Fleischer Studios (1933-1938), Warner Home Video (July 31, 2007), 4 discs, 540 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $64.98 Storyboard: E.C. Segar’s… |
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The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
…Master Audio, Rated PG, Retail: $44.99 Storyboard: Combining three of famed Belgian artist Hergé’s original Tintin graphic novels, director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson’s fabulous adventure movie brings the… |
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The Tick Vs. Season Two
…Rated, Retail: $34.99 Storyboard: The great blue bug of justice continues his relentless war on crime in The City. The Sweatbox Review: (For a more thorough look at this show,… |
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Green Lantern: First Flight soars into stores in July
…success with the DC Universe titles, and we’re proud to present this first feature-length animated Green Lantern film,” said Diane Nelson, President, Warner Premiere. “First Flight is a compelling story… |
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Shrek The Halls
…offensive), Retail: $19.99 Storyboard: Shrek finds trouble brewing as he tries to settle down for his first family Christmas with Fiona, Donkey, Puss and the rest of the fairytale characters… |
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The Richie Rich Scooby-Doo Show: Volume One
…set. The Story Of Richie Rich (9:45) covers the history of the character relatively briefly, though this will likely suffice for most fans. Naturally, the featurette quickly turns its focus… |
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Anchor Bay unleashes the fire for Dante
…collaboration with Electronic Arts, which first conceived of a new telling of the classic story and will release its Dante’s Inferno videogame day-and-date with the animated feature. Film Roman, the… |
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Bee Movie
…than the jumbled story and flat jokes we get in Bee Movie. A bee/human relationship is a little too far-fetched. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Bee Movie follows… |
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
…plot, some irritating characters, and a too-easily-wrapped-up ending… that your kids will probably really enjoy. As much as I usually harp on story being the most important aspect of a… |
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Volume 2
…Retail: $16.99 Storyboard: Iron Man: Armored Adventures takes the well-known story of Marvel superhero Iron Man reinvented as a prodigious high school student. The Sweatbox Review: After the success of… |
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Shrek the Musical World Premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre
…performances will begin in early November at a theater to be announced. Shrek the Musical is an entirely new musical based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book… |
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The Muppets
…high-definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD 7.1 Master Audio, Rated PG, Retail: $49.99 Storyboard: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Camilla, Scooter, Dr Teeth, Rowlf, Bunsen and Beaker…the whole gang is back together… |
