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The Barber Of Seville (1944) — Woody Woodpecker Cartoon Series

The Barber Of Seville

CotD: The first Woody Wood­pecker car­toon directed by James (Shamus) Cul­hane, “The Bar­ber Of Seville” was also the first to use the famous open­ing where Woody pops out of a tree stump, ani­mated by Emery Hawkins.

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Drooler’s Delight (1949) — Woody Woodpecker Theatrical Cartoon Serie

Drooler's Delight

CotD: Ben Hard­away last voiced Woody Wood­pecker in “Drooler’s Delight; Grace Stafford would voice the rest of the Woody shorts pro­duced by her hus­band Wal­ter Lantz.
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The Cat In The Hat comes back as animated feature

Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat

Oh, the places you’ll go when you’re Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat In The Hat”!

Uni­ver­sal Pic­tures is ready to start devel­op­ing a 3D CG-animated fea­ture based on Dr. Seuss’ immor­tal story The Cat in the Hat. Although no release date has been announced, Rob Lieber has just been named to write the script.

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Lorax has it all over John Carter at box office

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Uni­ver­sal Pic­tures’ “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” did much bet­ter at the North Amer­i­can box office in its sec­ond week­end than did Disney’s John Carter in its first.

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Despicable Me 2 Trailer

Despicable Me 2

The sequel to Illuminations/Universal’s 201 hit Despi­ca­ble Me, so imag­i­na­tively titled Despi­ca­ble Me 2, has it’s first trailer out. The trailer gives noth­ing of the plot away, but if you love the lit­tle yel­low Min­ions, you will love the new trailer. Or if you love the Beach Boys, you will love it.

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Green opening for “The Lorax” with $70.7 million

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Uni­ver­sal Pic­tures’ “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” cleaned up at the North Amer­i­can box office over the week­end, mak­ing $70.7 mil­lion for the biggest open­ing of any movie so far this year.

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Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012) — Illumination Entertainment Theatrical Feature

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

CotD: Today is the release day for “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” remake of a forty year old car­toon spe­cial from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.

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The Bongo Punch (1957) — Pepito Chickeeto Theatrical Cartoon


The Bongo Punch (1979) - Pepito Chickeeto

CotD: “The Bongo Punch” fea­tur­ing Pepito Chic­k­eeto in this musi­cal story from old Mex­ico ani­mated by Wal­ter Lantz.
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The Adventures of Tintin” wins Satellite Award


The Adventures of Tintin

The Adven­tures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Uni­corn” won for Motion Pic­ture, Ani­mated or Mixed Media at the 16th Satel­lite Awards, held Sun­day night at the Bev­erly Hills Hotel.

It defeated fel­low nom­i­nees Kung Fu Panda 2, The Mup­pets, Puss in Boots, Rango and Rio in the cat­e­gory.
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A Wish For Wings That Work (1991) — Animated TV Special


A Wish For Wings That Work (1991) - Animated TV Special

CotD: One of the best of a new breed of Christ­mas spe­cials, “A Wish For Wings That Work” was based on char­ac­ters cre­ated by Berke­ley Breathed.

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