31 Jul

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Episode 34: Cars 2

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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)

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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

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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

15 May

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Episode 31: The Oscars (1941)

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Academy Award Statue

In this episode, Patrick and I continue our quest to view all the Academy Awards nominated animated shorts. In part six, we discuss the 1941 nominees.

The 1941 Nominees:

The Rookie Bear, MGM, May 17, 1941
Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt, Leon Schlesinger Studios, June 07, 1941
Truant Officer Donald, Walt Disney Studios, August 01, 1941
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B, Walter Lantz, September 01, 1941
Superman, Fleischer Studios, September 26, 1941
Lend a Paw, Walt Disney Studios, October 03, 1941
How War Came, Columbia Pictures, November 07, 1941
The Night Before Christmas, MGM, December 06, 1941
Rhapsody in Rivets, Leon Schlesinger Studios, December 06, 1941
Rhythm in the Ranks, Paramount Pictures, December 26, 1941

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Rookie Bear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovx83Ad9Qp4
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L7yozznE2E

Warner Home Video disc replacement program: 1-800-553-6937

Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape: www.dontfearthegrape.com
Crash! Bang! Pow!: www.crashbangpow.com

01 May

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Episode 30: Rango

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Rango

Patrick and I discuss the new Paramount Pictures animated feature, Rango.

Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape: www.dontfearthegrape.com
Crash! Bang! Pow!: www.crashbangpow.com