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Retro Thing (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The Fisher-Price Movie Viewer Theater shows just how far kids' entertainment has progressed since 1978. The compact plastic film viewer shows silent Super 8 movies on a blurry little screen. It can also project a 10-inch image onto the wall....
Needcoffee.com (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
The well-adjusted television proto-family gets the first season treatment from Shout Factory. That's right, it's Father Knows Best--a window on a simpler time of television sitcommery, where Mom and Dad knew what was up and could dispense with wisdom as needed, and all the kids were relatively normal and well-behaved to a point. [...]
Canadian Cynic (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
I realize that I’m sick and, therefore, not at my best but isn’t Teh Right constantly marketing themselves as free speech warriors? Wasn't that what the whole Mohammed cartoon/Better-than-Ezra crusade was all about? I just can't keep up with these Krazy Kidz sometimes. Via the Canadian Press : Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has advised The Canadian Press he intends to sue the national news agency for...
I Against Comics (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
So, yeah, I'm not sure if you know this... but we all thought you were dead . Extinct! I know, it's shocking. But everyone's happy you're still out there and your return couldn't come at a better time for a bird and a comics fan. Because check out these photos from Zack Snyder's upcoming Watchmen adaptation. Like you, Beck's petrel, I never bothered to see Snyder's movie, 300 . I mean, I read the first...
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
By David Lambert - Discovery Kids and Genius Entertainment are preparing a June 3rd DVD release for Kenny the Shark - Vol. 3: Catch a Wave. The single-disc release runs 77 minutes for 7 cartoons, costing... (more)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 02/21/2008
From the director of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" comes an affectionate tribute to our relationship with the movies of our lives.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/19/2008
Comedy Central Records(R) Releases Todd Barry's 'From Heaven' CD on Tuesday, March 4 NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Todd Barry is back! Fresh from his knockout bongo performance on "Flight of the Conchords," Todd releases his third full-length standup comedy album, "From Heaven" on COMEDY CENTRAL Records on Tuesday, March 4. Todd Barry's "From Heaven" was recorded live at The Comedy Studio...
2719 Hyperion (Free subscription) | 02/19/2008
A 1940s era Disney cartoon star that breaks the fourth wall and circumnavigates the borders of the movie screen, engaging in inspired insanity that ranges from mischievous pranks to over-the-top attempts at suicide. Wow . . . . what a character! Born out of the 1945 animated feature The Three Caballeros , the Aracuan is that rare bird that at times was more akin to his Warner Brothers or Walter Lantz...
all kinds of stuff (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Bob was born in San Diego in 1913, and from the time of his earliest memories he was fascinated by the color comic strips in the Sunday newspapers, and he would try to copy the drawings of the various characters from the comic strips. As Bob got older, and could read and write, he began making up new gags and situations for the various characters, oftentimes continuing from the end of the
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 01/23/2008
My favourite cartoon is Home Movies by Brendon Small. Why? We have the same first name, and both of us have reddish hair (well, in the cartoon at least). After you're finished digesting Home Movies, you can move on to Metalocalypse, Brendon Small's latest cartoon about a fictitious metal band. [see more Home Movies] Share this | Email [...]
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
Daniel Ferraro's loved ones will pay tribute to his love of the outdoors by scattering his ashes at his favorite Boy Scout retreat.
Mayerson on Animation (Free subscription) | 11/30/2007
Left to right: Kaj Pindal, Ellen Besen, Marc Glassman (Click any image to enlarge.) Last night I had the pleasure of attending an 80th birthday celebration for Kaj Pindal held at the Toronto office of the National Film Board of Canada. The evening was hosted by animator Ellen Bessen and cultural impresario Marc Glassman and started out with a retrospective of Kaj's work, showing clips from many of...
anonymous (Free subscription) | 11/28/2007
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series boxed set ($249.99; Warner Bros.) is a pricey but otherwise exemplary presentation of an iconic TV series.(For now, it's only available at www.manfromuncledvd.com but will eventually be sold in stores.) Don't call this...
Daytrotter (Free subscription) | 11/21/2007
Black metal rarely grabs the heartstrings, but Dethklok has found the touch. The animated band from the Adult Swim program Metalocalypse – created by Brandon Small of “Home Movies” glory – is now officially the blackest out there.
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 11/19/2007
Filed under: OpEd , TV Squad Lists To be honest, I don't usually think of television as something to be thankful for. This time of year I usually reflect on how lucky I am to have loving husband, a supportive family, and loyal friends. Also, as I'm sure most people do, I pause for a moment of gratitude for the things I take for granted most days: my health, my job, enough to eat, the clothes on my...
