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Retro Fever: ‘Fraggle Rock’ and ‘Taz’ on DVD

May 13, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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There are several fun new animated and puppet-driven series making their debut on DVD/Blu-ray this week that should put everyone in the right retro summer mood. First up, how can you say no to the Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collection ($130 listed, $113 on amazon)? This glorious 21-disc (3230 minutes—that’s over [...]

The Hub Brings Spielberg’s ‘Animaniacs’ Back

November 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you’ve been missing the popular Amblin/Warner Bros. animated series Animaniacs since it went off the air in 1999, we have some good news for you. The Hub is bringing the show back in December. The series will premiere with a four-hour marathon on Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24 (4-8 [...]

‘Animaniacs Vol. 4' Coming to DVD in Feb.

November 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We’ve got some great news for Animaniacs fans, just in time for this Thanksgiving holiday! You can catch up with the zany adventures of Yakko, Wakko and Dot as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group releases Animaniacs: Volume 4 on DVD on February 5. This 3-disc collector’s set features 24 episodes [...]

Lee Adams to Oversee Assorted Nuts’ L.A. Office

September 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Assorted Nuts Animation Studios has opened a new office in Los Angeles titled Assorted Nuts Entertainment. The new arm of the studio will focus on the studio’s existing TV, feature properties and upcoming development slate, as well as exec producing, financing and distributing third-party projects. The new office will be led [...]

Margaret Loesch Fights for Marvel

June 21, 2012 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image

Stating that the animation biz has changed big-time over the last two decades could probably earn one the Nobel Prize in Obviousness. But animation is still a part of the overall show business industry, and within the toon trenches or without, there is one thing that has not changed: the [...]

Woody Woodpecker Flies to the Big Screen

November 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Walter Lantz’ hyperactive animated bird Woody Woodpecker will be making his way to the bigscreen, thanks to Chris Meledandri and his team at Universal’s Illumination Entertainment. Screenwriters John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (Blades of Glory) are in talks to develop a story for a feature project, which will modernize the [...]