Monthly Archives: August 2011

Mary Poppins (1964) — Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film

Mary Poppins (1964) - Feature Length

CotD: Not entirely ani­mated, “Mary Pop­pins” won the Sher­rman Broth­ers an Acad­emy Award for the song Chim Chim Cher-ee

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The Dippy Diplomat (1945) — Woody Woodpecker Theatrical Cartoon

The Dippy Diplomat (1945) - Woody Woodpecker

CotD: Woody Wood­pecker and Wally Wal­rus mix it up (WAY up!) in 1945’s “The Dippy Diplo­mat” Watch this clas­sic today

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Buckaroo Bugs (1944) — Looney Tunes Theatrical Cartoon Series

Buckaroo Bugs (1944) - Looney Tunes

CotD: Bugs’ first star­ring role in a Looney Tunes car­toon was 1944’s “Bucka­roo Bugs” Watch this clas­sic today ~

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Bee Movie co-director to lead Madagascar spin-off

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Simon Smith, co-director of Dream­Works Animation’s 2007 Bee Movie, will now direct the same studio’s as yet unti­tled spin-off of 2005’s Mada­gas­car, fea­tur­ing the penguins.

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The Legend Of Coyote Rock (1945) — Pluto Theatrical Cartoon Series

The Legend Of Coyote Rock (1945) - Pluto

CotD: A wartime 3 Lit­tle Pigs, “The Leg­end Of Coy­ote Rock” was Fred ‘Tex’ Avery’s first MGM cartoon ~

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Blitz Wolf (1942) — MGM Theatrical Cartoon

Blitz Wolf (1942) - MGM

CotD: A wartime 3 Lit­tle Pigs, “Blitz Wolf” was Fred ‘Tex’ Avery’s first MGM cartoon ~

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Benson, Henson among 12 honored as Disney Legends

The Little Mermaid
Jodi Ben­son, the voice of Ariel from “The Lit­tle Mer­maid,” was among 12 con­trib­u­tors to the Dis­ney legacy who were named and hon­ored Fri­day morn­ing as offi­cial Dis­ney Leg­ends dur­ing the D23 Expo in the Ana­heim Con­ven­tion Cen­ter Arena.

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Disney and Pixar ending boycott of Annie Awards

Disney

Dis­ney and Pixar will be among the com­pa­nies sub­mit­ting entries for this year’s Annie Awards, end­ing their with­drawal from the prizes, Hol­ly­wood online news site TheWrap has learned.

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Scrap Happy Daffy (1943) — Looney Tunes Theatrical Cartoon Series

Scrap Happy Daffy (1943) - Looney Tunes

CotD: You gotta love the Looney Toons with Adolf in them; “Scrap Happy Daffy” was also Daffy Duck’s last appear­ance in black and white ~

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Ship A-Hooey (1954) — Herman and Katnip Theatrical Cartoon Series

Ship A-Hooey (1954) - Herman and Katnip

CotD: A clas­sic from the Her­man and Kat­nip series, “Ship A-Hooey” was released early in the series, around 1954.

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Birdy And The Beast (1944) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

Birdy And The Beast (1944) - Merrie Melodies

CotD: “Birdy And The Beast” was the he sec­ond Tweety car­toon– and Tweety still does not have feathers ~

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Luxo Jr. (1986) — Theatrical Cartoon

Luxo Jr. (1986) - Theatrical Cartoon

CotD: It all started with “Luxo Jr.” the first major short from PIXAR stu­dios and the sym­bol of the studio ~

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Heavy Traffic (1973) — Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film

Heavy Traffic  (1973)

CotD: Ralph Bakshi’s “Heavy Traf­fic” is one of those love it or hate it films; which side are you on? ~ http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/20517-Heavy_Traffic.html

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Fox News makes fair & balanced attack on SpongeBob


SpongeBob SquarePants

Sponge­Bob SquarePants may be a rad­i­cal who’s more green than yel­low, the hosts of Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends sug­gested in a recent broadcast.

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Bambi (1942) — Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film


Bambi (1942) - Feature Length

CotD: The art­work and ani­ma­tion from “Bambi” is among the best from Dis­ney, cer­tianly from the “clas­sic” era ~

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