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DVD Review: ‘Animaniacs Volume 1′

14 July 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Picture it: Warner Brothers, 1930. Three siblings of ambiguous genetic origin are running amok on the Warner Bros lot. Studio executives take drastic measures and lock them in the water tower unaware that this is only the beginning of Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner’s reign of mayhem.

Fast forward to 1993. I was a college freshman still wrapping my head around the concept of friends-with-benefits, and Yakko, Wakko and Dot were escaping from the water tower, eager to start their shenanigans after a 63-year hiatus. The rest is part of 90s cartoon history as beloved characters like Slappy the Squirrel and Pinky and the Brain became pre-TiVo recording necessities.

It seems that after 9,000 signatures were collected on a petition somewhere, the good folks at Fox Kids finally decided to release this animated classic on DVD for the next generation to enjoy. This 25 episode, five disc collection follows the antics and energy »

- Heather Toshiko

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[DVD Review] Freakazoid!: Season 2

4 May 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

When Dexter Douglas goes out on a date with his girlfriend Steff, it obviously can’t be a normal affair. Why shouldn’t it coincide with a night that his arch-nemesis, The Lobe, feels particularly antsy and insists on going out to dinner? When Dexter Douglas goes to the Museum of Antiquity with his family, it can’t be a dull family vacation. Why wouldn’t Duncan, his older brother, destroy an ancient amulet, releasing Invisibo, an invisible pharaoh, to chase Freakazoid?

An absolute treasure, Freakazoid! remains hilarious and fun to watch over a decade after its cancellation. Perhaps it’s the fact that, instead of cheap pop culture shots, Freakazoid! was more inclined to reference Hollywood legends or, for the younger set, rival WB shows like Pinky and the Brain or Animaniacs. The humor is smart yet random, the villains are unique; overall, this show was unlike any thing »

- Max Alexis

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[DVD Review] Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1: Volume 2

27 April 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Like many things in life (and perhaps even more in entertainment), Tiny Toon Adventures can only be fully understood when considered with what came before and after it. For example, how much more irritating were the Ewoks when you realized that they were paving the way for Jar Jar Binks? Can you watch Jack Nicholson’s original interpretation of the Joker without thinking of Heath Ledger’s more recent portrayal? All the same, Tiny Toons can really only be seen in retrospect as the link between the Muppet Babies of the late 1980s and the subsequent, far more engaging Animaniacs, which premiered in 1993. It should be evaluated on its own terms, but it can’t really be thought of or remembered any other way.

Tiny Toon Adventures takes place (for the most part) at Acme Looniversity, where younger counterparts of nearly all of the original Looney Tunes characters learn how »

- Anders Nelson

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Spotlight: Gordon Goodwin

20 April 2009 12:45 AM, PDT | Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news »

Gordon Goodwin is one of those people whose music you've heard already, but perhaps couldn't match it to a name. His versatile film career started with work on the 1978 cult classic Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!, then for more than a decade, he focused on his jazz careerFrom the early 90's onwards, Gordon became the regular orchestrator and conductor of Trevor Rabin with whom he worked on all the composer's best known scores (Con Air, both National Treasure pictures, etc.). Although his even better known as the leader of his Big Phat Band, our inteview will mainly focus on his contributions to film music.

What's your relation to film music?

Like many people, John Williams was probably the first guy that got my attention. Although I do remember being very impressed by the music for Disney’s Jungle Book when I was a kid. It had some cool jazzy elements to it, »

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