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25 Sep

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Episode 35: The Oscars (1944 & 1945)

by Tad

Academy Award Statue

In this episode, Patrick and I continue our quest to view all the Academy Awards nominated animated shorts. In part eight, we discuss the 1944 and 1945 nominees.

The 1944 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
Swooner Crooner Warner Brothers January 26, 1942 Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 3
My Boy Johnny TerryToons May 12, 1944 N/A
Fish Fry Walter Lantz Productions June 19, 1944 Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1
And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street George Pal July 28, 1944 N/A
How to Play Football Walt Disney September 15, 1944 Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy
iTunes
Mouse Trouble MGM November 23, 1944 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1
Dog, Cat and Canary Columbia Pictures January 5, 1945 N/A
The 1945 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
The Poet and Peasant Walter Lantz March 18, 1946 Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 2
Life with Feathers Warner Brothers March 24, 1945 N/A – YouTube
Rippling Romance Columbia Pictures June 21, 1945 N/A
Donald’s Crime Walt Disney June 29, 1945 The Great Mouse Detective
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942 – 1946)
Classic Cartoon Favorites: Best Pals: Donald and Daisy
iTunes
Gypsy Life TerryToons August 3, 1945 N/A – YouTube
Jasper and the Beanstalk George Pal October 9, 1945 N/A
Quiet Please! MGM December 22, 1945 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1
Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape

31 Jul

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Episode 34: Cars 2

by Tad

Cars 2

In this episode, Patrick, Paul and I discuss Pixar’s newest film, Cars 2.

New Releases:

Challenge of the Gobots (Warner Archive)
Rango (Blu-ray)
Rango (DVD)

Our other podcast:

Don’t Fear the Grape

Filed Under: Feature Films, Pixar, Podcasts

17 Jul

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Episode 33: The Oscars (1942 & 1943)

by Tad

Academy Award Statue

In this episode, Patrick and I continue our quest to view all the Academy Awards nominated animated shorts. In part seven, we discuss the 1942 and 1943 nominees.

New Releases:

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Frankenstein Jr. & Impossibles (Warner Archive)
The Herculoids: The Complete Series (Warner Archive)
Heavy Metal (Blu-ray)
Gerald McBoing Boing Collection

The 1942 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
Tulips Shall Grow George Pal January 26, 1942 The Puppetoon Movie
Juke Box Jamboree Walter Lantz July 27, 1942 Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 2
All Out for ‘V’ TerryToon Cartoons August 7, 1942 N/A
Blitz Wolf MGM August 22, 1942 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Der Fuehrer’s Face Walt Disney January 1, 1943 Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942 – 1946)
Pigs in a Polka Leon Schlesinger February 6, 1943 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
The 1943 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins George Pal April 30, 1943 N/A
Greetings, Bait Leon Schlesinger May 15, 1943 N/A – YouTube
The Dizzy Acrobat Walter Lantz May 31, 1943 Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1
The Yankee Doodle Mouse MGM June 26, 1943 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Reason and Emotion Walt Disney August 27, 1943 Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
Imagination Columbia Pictures October 29, 1943 N/A
Our other podcast:

Don’t Fear the Grape

29 May

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Episode 32: The Adventures of Prince Achmed

by Tad

Patrick and I discuss the 1926 German film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed.

Links mentioned in this Podcast:

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

New releases for the last part of May 2011:

Thor: Tales of Asgard (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Gnomeo & Juliet (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo)

Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape
Crash! Bang! Pow!

Filed Under: Independent, Podcasts