Tag "Tom and Jerry"

Celebrating Chuck Jones’ 99th Birthday

September 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Few animators have been as influential as Chuck Jones, who would have turned 99 years old today. Jones directed many of the best Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for Warner Bros., delivering some of the best takes on great characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and [...]

New DVD Rush: Tom and Jerry and The Angry Beavers

August 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Angry Beavers: Season 1 and 2. Shout! Factory continues its mission to release popular Nick Toons from the past on DVD this week by releasing the first two seasons of Mitch Schauer’s clever show. The series, which ran from 1997 to 2001, charted the adventures of twin brother beavers [...]

The Case of the Copycat Concerto

August 11, 2011 by Michael Mallory 8 Comments divider image

It’s only August, but Oscar chatter is already starting to be heard. This has reminded me of one particular Oscar-winning cartoon, around which revolves one of the few genuine mysteries of the cartoon world: the uncanny, even suspicious, similarity between Warner Bros’ 1946 Bugs Bunny cartoon Rhapsody Rabbit and MGM’s [...]

‘Tron,’ ‘Tron: Legacy’ Race Onto DVD, Blu-ray

April 4, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Greetings, programs! Time to fire up your DVD and Blu-ray players and get ready for the return of the classic Tron and the home video debut of the sequel, Tron: Legacy. Fans have their choice of formats when it comes to Tron: Legacy (Disney, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray and DVD [...]

Classic ‘Tom & Jerry,’ New ‘Chuggington’ Lead DVD Sets

February 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

A lot of classic characters are arriving in this week’s delivery of home entertainment releases. It doesn’t get more classic than Tom & Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures, Vol. 1 (Warner Bros., $14.97), collecting 14 classic cartoons — many of them directed by William Hanna and Joe Barbera themselves. Included episodes include Guided [...]