Laurel & Hardy: Year One – The Newly Restored 1927 Silents Blu-ray Review: A Standout Release
By Gordon S. Miller |
Flicker Alley has followed up their Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy with Laurel ...
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Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection Blu-ray Review: Charming, Entertaining, and Imaginative
By Gordon S. Miller |
Wallace & Gromit are a claymation comedic duo created by writer/director Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations. Wallace (voiced ...
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Scorsese Shorts Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Must-own for Fans of the Director
By Gordon S. Miller |
Scorsese Shorts presents a quintet of director Martin Scorsese's early short films, two documentaries from the '70s and three short ...
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Sex, Power, and Money: Films by Beth B Blu-ray Review: A Filmmaker of Incredible Vision and Prescience
By Davy |
As an extreme film buff, I always appreciate and seek out filmmakers and films that challenge the usual and obviously ...
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The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection DVD Review: A Fantastic Set
By Gordon S. Miller |
This three-disc set features 75 digitally remastered cartoons from the Walter Lantz Archive. The biggest star to come out of ...
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Soundies: The Ultimate Collection Blu-ray Review: The Set Is Really a Lot of Fun
By Davy |
Going through history, there's always hidden gems of pop culture that seem lost forever, whether it's film or television. However, ...
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Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: A Good Start to Becoming a Cartoon Collector
By Gordon S. Miller |
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 1 presents 20 Warner Brothers cartoons, 10 each from the 1940s and '50s. Not sure ...
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Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 Blu-ray Review: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s DNR!
By Gordon S. Miller |
After Superman became a sensation in comic books, newspaper comic strips, and on the radio, Fleischer Studios, home of cartoons ...
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Silent Avant-Garde Blu-ray Review: Interesting and Assorted Curiosities
By Davy |
I have come around on silent cinema, and I've always loved experimental/avant-garde films. Putting the two rather misunderstood categories of ...
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Ice Merchants Movie Review: A Heartrending Winner
By Davy |
These days its amazing that filmmakers are still able to invent new ways to tell stories, especially those centering on ...
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films Review
By Davy |
Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...
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Cinema’s First Nasty Women Blu-ray Set Review: Thoughtfully Highlights Unknown Performers from Different Walks of Life
By Davy |
When Donald Trump called opponent Hilary Clinton a "nasty woman" at a 2016 televised debate, the term came back to ...
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Tribeca 2022 Interview: Producer Annalise Davis Talks Fireworks
By David Wangberg |
Producer Annalise Davis has been in the film industry for nearly 20 years, having worked on films such as The ...
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Panda! Go Panda! Blu-ray Review: Proto Totoro Anime Film
By Kent Conrad |
In my estimation, Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro is one of the greatest films ever made. It's an almost perfect fantasy ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: Fireworks
By David Wangberg |
There have been many films and television series that involve top-level characters carrying out orders to bomb a certain location ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine
By Davy |
Coming out of the closet for in one of the most difficult things that anyone in LGBTQ community ever has ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: Out of Order
By Davy |
Sometimes the big city can bring a lot of you, including your search of love after heartbreak. This appealingly familiar ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: Closing Dynasty
By Davy |
Written and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi Closing Dynasty is a quietly humanistic short portrait of how we really do ...
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Constantine: The House of Mystery Blu-ray Review: A Cosmic Groundhog Day
By Gordon S. Miller |
The DC Showcase Animated Shorts release Constantine: The House of Mystery is similar to the franchise's Batman: Death in the ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Radical Honesty
By Davy |
I can't say much about dating. I've never been on a date, so I have no experience. However, watching movies ...
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2022 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
ShortsTV presents the 17th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical releases. Spanning the categories of Live Action, Animation, and Documentary, ...
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2022 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
ShortsTV presents the 17th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical releases. Spanning the categories of Live Action, Animation, and Documentary, the ...
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2022 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films Review
By Davy |
ShortsTV presents the 17th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical releases. Spanning the categories of Live Action, Animation, and Documentary, ...
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Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 Blu-ray Review: Another Must-own for Fans of Avery and Animation
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Warner Archive Collection has released the third volume of their Tex Avery Screwball Classics line, bringing the total number ...
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Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: A Second Helping of Silliness
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Warner Archive Collection has released the second volume of their Tex Avery Screwball Classics line, bringing the total number ...
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Batman: Death in the Family Interactive Movie Review: Ready Viewer One
By Gordon S. Miller |
A sequel to the animated film Batman: Under The Red Hood, which I previously reviewed, Batman: Death in the Family is an animated film ...
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Worst Cartoons Ever! DVD Review: They Stink!
By Gordon S. Miller |
[It was a tradition Friday nights at San Diego Comic Con to visit Jerry Beck's long-running panel, Worst Cartoons Ever!, ...
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Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: A Must-Own for Animation Fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
When it comes to the work of legendary animation director Fred “Tex” Avery, the stories typically show order giving way ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 (1978-1980) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
From January 2018 to December 2019, Kino Lorber Animation released the entire run of 124 Pink Panther cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises ...
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2020 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
On January 29, ShortsTV will debut THE 2020 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS at the IFC Center in New York City ...
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A Sister Live Action Short Review: Utilizes Minimalism to the Fullest
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar A Sister is a film that relies heavily on the atmosphere. It's a dark film, literally. ...
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The Neighbor’s Window Live Action Short Review: Leaves a Lasting Impact
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar I love it when films tell a thing or two about life, smoothly sharing a ...
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Brotherhood Live Action Short Review: Family and the Cruel World
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Brotherhood could have been a minimalistic tale of a family confronting a circumstance, which although it ...
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Nefta Football Club Live Action Short Review: A Light Film with a Heavy Moral
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Nefta Football Club is a great case study to convey a message through the film instead ...
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Saria Live Action Short Review: Agonizing and Heartbreaking
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Bryan Buckley's Saria is based on 2017's tragedy when 41 girls orphan girls lost their lives to ...
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Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: The Love Triangle Continues
By Gordon S. Miller |
After a disclaimer about the unfortunate ethnic and racial depictions that occur in a few shorts, Popeye the Sailor: The ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 5 (1976-1978) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
As mentioned in my past reviews of past volumes, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 4 (1971-1975) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
As originally mentioned in my review of Volume 1, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of ...
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Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: Impressive Visuals but Disappointing Audio
By Gordon S. Miller |
From July 2007 through November 2008, Warner Brothers released three volumes of Popeye the Sailor cartoons on DVD, which contained ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 3 (1968-1969) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
As mentioned in my review of Volume 1, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of his ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 (1966-1968) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
As mentioned in my review of Volume 1, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of his ...
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Charley Chase at Hal Roach: The Talkies, Volume One: 1930-31 DVD Review: In One Word, “Yes!”
By Luigi Bastardo |
While history may not regard him as highly as many of the other on-screen comics who predated or succeeded him, ...
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2018 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
ShortsTV, the World's Only Short Film Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, is currently showing “THE 2018 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT ...
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2018 Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
ShortsTV, the World's Only Short Film Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will open “THE 2018 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS” ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 1 (1964-1966) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Anyone who who grew up watching Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes, surely remembers the unusual name “Friz Freleng” in the ...
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2018 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
ShortsTV, the World's Only Short Film Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will open “THE 2018 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS” ...
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RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party! Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Working together on Rifftrax Live: MST3K Reunion Show must have been as much fun for for the cast as it ...
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Vitaphone Varieties, Volume Three: 1928-1929 DVD Review: Utterly Amazing
By Luigi Bastardo |
After nearly five years since the last installment in the intermittent series, the Warner Archive Collection has assembled another amazing ...
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2017 Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
Through the wars of the past and the present to the wars that we battle in our own bodies, this ...
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2017 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
North America owned the Animation Short Film category this year with three from the United States and two from Canada, ...
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Strange and Unusual Christmas Films DVD Review: I Am in Hell, Help Me
By Luigi Bastardo |
A longstanding idiom states "'Tis better to give than to receive" ‒ and that theory definitely holds true with Alpha ...
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2016 Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
This year the Oscar-nominated short documentary films all address uncomfortable subject matter that most people don't want to talk about. ...
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2016 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review: An Excellent Group
By Mat Brewster |
If the Oscars have any real meaning (and let's be honest, they mostly don't outside of very rich, very famous ...
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2016 Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
The five Academy Award-nominees for this year's Live Action Short Film originated from Europe, the United States, and one production ...
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Looney Tunes Musical Masterpieces DVD Review: Bugs and the Gang’s Tunes are Looney Fun
By Elizabeth Periale |
Looney Tunes Musical Masterpieces, a recent release from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, is a fun-filled musical romp through classic cartoons. ...
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2015 Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
This year's nominated short-subject documentaries include two films from Poland, two films from the United States, and one film from ...
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2015 Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Academy Award-nominees for this year's Live Action Short Film originated from Europe and Asia. They feature an intriguing collection ...
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2015 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review: Feast is Far and Away the Best of the Five
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan Animation would seem to be particular conducive to the short film format, as cartoons have been ...
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Classic Shorts from the Dream Factory, Volume 3 DVD Review: The Lost Stooges
By Luigi Bastardo |
The early filmic legacy of The Three Stooges - or the comedy troupe of Howard, Fine, and Howard, as they ...
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The Vitaphone Comedy Collection, Volume Two – Shemp Howard (1933-1937) DVD Review: Thank You, Warner Archive!
By Luigi Bastardo |
After leaving the original vaudeville version of a comedy company that would later come to be known to the world ...
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The 2014 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review: Great Talent and Creativity on Display
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Oscar Nominated Short Films is the perfect opportunity for general theater-goers to see the Live Action, Animation and Documentary ...
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Pierre Etaix: Criterion Collection DVD Review: Affordable Pricelessness
By Luigi Bastardo |
For many of the "average" citizens living within the confines of the continental United States of America, the concept of ...
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Pierre Etaix Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Bringing Etaix’s World to Life
By Critical curmudgeon |
“The defining characteristic of comic cinema,” says French comic, clown and filmmaker Pierre Etaix, “is that it begins with a ...
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Tom and Jerry: Pint-Sized Pals DVD Review: With a Little Help from Their Little Friends
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe By virtue of their respective species, Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse are sworn enemies. Tom chases ...
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2013 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts Review: From Mediocrity to Absolute Perfection
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ben Platko I have seen a lot of short films. Many of them were mediocre at best, steeped ...
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2013 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Review: Davids vs. Goliaths
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ben Platko Animated short films are often relegated to film festivals, and as a result go almost unnoticed. ...
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The Flying House Project DVD Review: A Travesty of Animated Proportions
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe Early 20th-century artist and cartoonist Winsor McCay is not exactly a household name, at least in ...
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Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 2 Review: A Very Entertaining Roster
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originating as a division of Lucasfilm in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios has gone onto the become one of the industry's ...
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Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection DVD Review: A Totally Tinsel Way to Spend Christmas
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez In 2009 ABC put out a Christmas special that blended the wit and animation of Pixar ...
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Queen: Greatest Video Hits DVD Review: Talent, Style, and Grace on Display
By Greg Barbrick |
If ever there were a band suited to the format of music videos, Queen were it. Even though there were ...
Read More The Three Stooges: Rare Treasures from the Columbia Pictures Vault DVD Review: An Excellent Collection of Odds and Ends
By Luigi Bastardo |
Anyone who has always been a fan of the immortal slapstick comedy The Three Stooges brought us over the course ...
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Tom and Jerry: Around the World DVD Review: A Bad Trip
By Luigi Bastardo |
In all the world of home media, there is perhaps nothing as dreaded as the proverbial “best of” compilation — ...
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A Hollis Frampton Odyssey Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Essential Collection of Avant-Garde Treasures
By Dusty Somers |
The Films There isn’t much experimental film represented within the Criterion Collection library, but when the good folks there do ...
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Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Films in Competition, and Films by Phil Solomon
By Cinema Sentries |
Films in Competition Honestly, I wasn’t terribly thrilled about attending this selection of competition films, namely because of Soft Palate. ...
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Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Poetic Injustice and The Strawberry Tree
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ben Platko Poetic Injustice – Short Films from the Arab World The “Poetic Injustice” program of short films ...
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Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Student Film Showcase and Out Night
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ben Platko Student Film Showcase There’s something special about the raw creative talent of student filmmakers. Experimental festivals ...
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Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Opening Night
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ben Platko Tuesday night marked the beginning of a historic week. An aged George Manupelli stood on stage ...
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Tom and Jerry: In the Dog House DVD Review: Out with the New and In with the Old
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski Tom and Jerry, the ever-battling animated cat and mouse duo, have been at odds with each ...
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Looney Tunes Super Stars: Pepe Le Pew DVD Review: Le Win
By Luigi Bastardo |
As some of us sit and wonder if we’ll ever see one über-definitive ginormous anthology that delivers every Looney Tunes ...
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2012 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts Review: Bring Tissues, Because You’re Going to Cry
By Will McKinley |
Stanislavsky once said, “There are no small parts, only small actors.” At least I think he was the one who ...
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2012 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films Review: A Mixed Bag of Nominees
By Dusty Somers |
Before the 84th Academy Awards take place on Feb. 26, you still have time to catch up with some of ...
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2012 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review: Five Strong Nominees Vie for Gold
By Dusty Somers |
No matter how much of an Oscar completist you are, by the time February rolls around, it’s usually the short ...
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Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Volume 3 DVD Review: As Fun as Ever
By Greg Barbrick |
Warner Home Video are now offering the third installment in their Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures DVD series, and ...
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Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 1 DVD Review: A Study in Animation
By Gordon S. Miller |
Pixar Animation Studios has been the most consistently creative and innovative production company over the past twenty years. The company ...
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Have a Laugh! Volume 3 and 4 DVD Review: Samplers of Disney’s Animated Stars
By Gordon S. Miller |
Disney’s Have A Laugh! series is aimed at introducing classic Disney cartoons to young children. Both recent volumes offer five ...
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Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Volume 2 DVD Review: Another Helping of the Famous Twosome
By Greg Barbrick |
Tom and Jerry have been entertaining audiences for over 70 years now, and we still can’t get enough of them. ...
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Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Volume 1 DVD Review: Fun Stuff For All
By Greg Barbrick |
As we all remember, Tom and Jerry were the precursors to the wonderfully subversive Itchy and Scratchy on The Simpsons. ...
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