Posted on September 27, 2007, , by tone, under
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If you can’t beat them join them, or in this case rip them. Knight Rider is coming back to NBC, with a twist. K.I.T.T. the talking car will now be a shape-shifting car. He will have other cars that are shape-shifters too who will be his nemesis. Sound familiar? Read more>>
Posted on September 26, 2007, , by tone, under
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The Adventures of Tintin: Collector’s Gift Set
Like rippled waves that hit the shore, Tintin will slowly be making a big splash on the American culture. It can be said that Tintin is a true long lasting graphic novel for the ages. It seems to be a pass down [...]
Posted on September 25, 2007, , by tone, under
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Graphic novels and manga are exploding like mushrooms all over North America. The major publishing companies are grabbing anything that comes down the pike after smaller companies who have made a little money on books like these. With that comes the clutter of garbage material that involves nudity and sexual [...]
Here is a full episode of GRANDIZER from a short lived series called Force Five packaged with 5 Toei Doga anime and produced by Jim Terry Productions in 1980. There were only 26 episodes of each of the 5 shows were dubbed in English and brought into Force [...]
Rocket Robin Hood might have the distinction of being the worst cartoon in the minds of many kids from the 70’s who grew up watching this 49th parallel little phenomena. This show was a precursor to the Spider-man cartoon from the 60’s that gave us that jingle still humming in many [...]
Here is a bold prediction, France has entered Persepolis as its candidate for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s animated film will be subtitled in English and is opening in the States on Christmas Day 2007 and qualify for an Oscar nod. Marjane Satrapi will be winning the Oscar. This a [...]
Language should not be an barrier for comic strips, Dora and Diego would be proud of Papa Schulz. En espanol, por favor. I think Swiper would be a cool add to the Peanuts world.
Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!
Everything you always wanted to know about Nicktoons, but were afraid to ask. This gorgeous book collects the scribbles and final art for many famous cartoons created by [...]
Felix the Cat: The Complete 1958-1959 Series
Many will argue the significance of Felix the Cat in animation, the trick of the game is longevity and Felix already wasted his nine lives on that department. This collection features the later episodes of Felix. Grant you at the peak of animation in [...]
Gumby Essentials
Unlike the giant box set of Gumby episodes released a few years ago by Rhino, this offering comes with the original soundtracks. Here finally, no re-hash of voice over dubs, the is the real McCoy. Gumby at his glory.
A collection of the most [...]
The day is sooner than later when studios who have a rich library of content will be made available to the public to view at their leisure. Warner is making strides this spring with a new concept called T-Works. This portal will unite all the cartoons in their possession. Their are so many [...]
Posted on September 12, 2007, , by tone, under
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My Kid Could Paint That is a documentary about parents who take their 4 year old who is tooted as the next Piacaso at an early age and exploited by them. The art world embraced 4-year-old Marla Olmstead and she was selling paintings at $300 000 a piece, till [...]
Posted on September 10, 2007, , by tone, under
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The Point "Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn’t, then there’s a point to it."
Here is a movie I enjoyed as a lad. The message is simple. Just because you are different does not mean you don’t belong. Oblio the main character is born [...]
Posted on September 9, 2007, , by tone, under
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Davey & Goliath - The Lost Episodes
I guess in a politically correct society, get the old scissors and splice this series and remove the religious connotations to the United Lutheran Church in America who funded this universal of goodness that we long have lost in many ways. We are [...]
Posted on September 7, 2007, , by tone, under
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What motley crew gathered to put together one of Jules Verne’s lesser known books and Irwin Allen who read all the books Jules Verne and H.G. Wells wrote and ripped their ideas. Five Weeks in a Balloon would drive anybody crazy in today’s world, the traffic can be horrendous at times but [...]
