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Podcast: Double Reel Film Podcast
Episode: 38.2 The Features: Akira, The Iron Giant, A Princess of Mars, Tom and Jerry The Movie
Description: Episode 38 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with the regular Features and this month's animation theme. Our Classics and Recommended film is 1988's anime masterpiece Akira; the Hidden Gem is the Iron Giant which became a family favourite but was hardly seen on its theatrical release; the One That Got Away is the story of how A Princess Of Mars nearly became the first ever animated feature film; the Remake Hatewatch is of the execrable 1992 version of Tom and Jerry; and we also have a Remake Restoration where we suggest a film that needs a...