Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938 Volume One DVD Review: Strong to the Finish
By Gordon S. Miller |
Popeye the spinach-eating sailor is an animation icon known the world over for his adventures, many of which involve fighting ...
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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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The Laurel & Hardy Comedy Collection DVD Review: A Fine Mess of Films
By Gordon S. Miller |
Tying in with the release of Stan & Ollie, The Laurel & Hardy Comedy Collection by Mill Creek Entertainment presents ...
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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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Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 3 Blu-ray Review: A Must-Own for Animation Fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
Volume 3 is the latest release in the Pixar Short Films Collection series, presenting 13 shorts that were released between ...
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The Best of The Three Stooges (13-Disc) DVD Review: Will Soitantly Please the Curly Lovers
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Three Stooges were one of the most notable comedic acts of the 20th Century due to their violent slapstick ...
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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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