Watchmen: Director’s Cut
Love it or hate it, director Zack Snyder’s immensely intricate translation of Moore/Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is an impressive achievement, and this more cohesive Director’s Cut is stunningly served in a high definition set. |
Back to business: new reviews and announcements!
New reviews for Peanuts and Tom & Jerry, plus Disney/Pixar announcements for Up and Monsters, Inc on DVD and Blu-ray. |
Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 2
After trying their luck with three “Spotlight” collection releases of the classic shorts (all three with some flaws, editing among them), and a recent Chuck Jones release for the duo, Warner has finally reverted back to the original release format – Greatest Chases, first used in their 2000 release Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases. |
Peanuts: 1960’s Collection
All six classic specials come in a nifty little package. Putting them accross two discs is a bit of a joke, but the contents are still golden. Great Vince Guaraldi profile, too! |
Up DVD and Blu-ray in November
UltimateDisney reports that Disney/Pixar’s Up will be out on dvd and Blu-ray on November 10th, 2009 as a standard 1-disc, 2-disc deluxe edition and a 4-disc Blu-ray release. Extras on the single disc edition will include the shorts Partly Cloudy and Dug’s Special Mission while the 2-disc edition will add an audio commentary by director […] |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs outperforms Nemo overseas
Variety reports that 20th Century Fox’s three-quel Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has become the highest-grossing animated film ever overseas, with a gross of $551.4 million through last Sunday. The previous record holder Pixar’s Finding Nemo had grossed $524.9 million internationally in its 2003 release. |
Ruby Spears Superman DVD in November
DVDActive reports that Warner has announced Ruby Spears Superman dvd on 3rd November. The 2-disc set will feature 13 episodes from 1988-89. Extras will include a “Corporation of the Corrupt: The Rise of LexCorp” featurette. |
Ponyo theatrical trailer now online
YahooMovies! hosts the new theatrical trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming film Ponyo. Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White and Frankie Jonas, Ponyo follows the story of an ordinary boy and his friendship with Ponyo, a goldfish who wishes to be human. Ponyo opens […] |
Futurama gets its cast back
Variety reports that the original voice cast of Futurama has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV to return to the show as it reboots with 26 new episodes for Comedy Central. Move comes after the studio put out a casting call earlier this month to find replacement actors for the show. The studio […] |
