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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1970s: Volume 1

Ignore the ridiculous warning on the cover— These cartoons ARE for kids, and kids at heart. There are too many episodes on here that we’ve seen on DVD before, but there are also some pretty rare shows.

Review Roundup: Up flies high, plus Hanna-Barbera classics

We’ve had lots of fun reviews for you guys and gals this past week! Ben’s been too busy to brag them up, but I wanted to be sure to bring these items to your attention before the week ended. First up is Up, James’ review of Pixar’s latest theatrical feature. As usual for Pixar, there’s […]

Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1960s: Volume 1

The best of what Saturday mornings had to offer in the 1960s. Awesome collection.

The Jetsons: Season Two, Volume One

After twenty-two years, The Jetsons returned to television with a second season in 1985. These twenty-one episodes feature the space-age family in exciting new adventures.

Up

Up soars to exciting (and hilarious) heights.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Volume Two: Bump in the Night

Scooby-Doo and the rest of the Mystery, Inc. gang return with episodes 5-8 from the first season of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Bump in the Night includes the episodes Decoy for a Dognapper, What the Hex Going On?, Never Ape an Ape Man, and Foul Play in Funland.

More X-Men, plus A Bug's Life is back!

X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 2 reviewed, plus Jeremie Noyer interviews A Bug’s Life character designer Peter de Sève in celebration of the film’s new Blu-ray release!

Peter de Sève: the time of his life designing A Bug’s Life

Jeremie Noyer speaks with Peter de Sève about designing the characters for Pixar’s second feature A Bug’s Life, now on Blu-ray Disc!

X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 2

In 17 classic episodes from the show’s second and third seasons, X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 2, the X-Men take part in classic adventures straight from the pages of the comic books. These include trips to the Savage Land, through time in Time Fugitives, and to space in the Phoenix Saga.

Cannes you dig it? Plus Disney ditches the Platinums…

Disney’s latest branding line, the Diamond Collection, plus news from Cannes on Terry Gilliam and Martin Scorsese’s latest projects.

Star Trek (2009)

Kirk and company are back on the big screen in a completely new take that delves back into the past yet feels like the start of a whole fresh series of adventures.

Star Trekkin' across the universe! Plus Venture Bros. and Tiny Toons!

Thoughts on Star Trek, Venture Bros. Season 3 and Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2!

Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2

The Toons are back for more, in a slightly weaker second half of their first season that still provides some laughs on the way to bouncing back to the top for their next season.

The Venture Bros.: 3rd Season

More wackiness, more revelations, and more delightful weirdness is found in this third season release of a show that has grown well past its “spoof” origins.

Freaka-me, freaka-you! Freakazoid!'s back!

We review Freakazoid!: Season 2 on DVD!

Freakazoid!: Season 2

Warner Animation’s crazy superhero is back in a season that sometimes struggles to be as manic as first time out but still entertains with a series of random spoofs.

Sin City: Blu-ray Disc (plus Recut, Extended & Unrated Edition)

Robert Rodriquez turns Frank Miller’s Sin City strips into a visceral movie and a adult, but terrific Blu-ray experience!

Scooby! Samurai Swords! Sin City! Plus Something Wicked, Honey!

Scooby-Doo And The Samurai Sword reviewed, plus a pair of rare James Horner scores on CD, plus new announcements and Sin City on Blu-ray Disc reviewed!

Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword

Scooby-Doo and the rest of the Mystery, Inc. gang travel to Japan for their latest adventure. There, they explore the delicate relationship between modern Japanese culture and ancient Japan.

Snoopy! X-Men! The Calgary Expo!

New reviews for Gullver’s Travels, Snoopy’s Reunion and X-Men: Volume 1, plus a report from Canada’s Calgary Comic And Entertainment Expo!

Snoopy’s Reunion: Remastered Deluxe Edition

Along with It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown, this disc provides two mediocre TV specials… but just try to watch Flashbeagle without being fascinated by 1980s kitsch.

X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 1

In these 16 classic episodes from X-Men: The Animated Series, the X-Men encounter new enemies and old foes in their quest for peaceful coexistence with mankind.

Superman soars! Gulliver sinks! In a double dose of Fleischer fun!

One of Max and Dave Fleischer’s highpoints, their Superman cartoons, are reviewed, and we take a look at the demoralising treatment given to their feature film Gulliver’s Travels, plus comments on the latest Peanuts release.

Max Fleischer’s Superman: 1941 – 1942

Max and Dave Fleischer’s exceptionally vibrant and brilliantly animated science fiction cartoons come to disc in a deluxe collection that may not be definitive but is probably the best these cartoons are ever likely to look. Not “super” but not killed by Kryptonite either.

Gulliver’s Travels

Max and Dave Fleischer’s first animated feature gets a down and dirty treatment on Blu-ray, which you’ll certainly find an old VHS edition would beat out in terms of quality. Avoid at all costs!

The Day The Prince And The Pauper Stood Still!

Jeremie interviews The Prince And The Pauper‘s director George Scribner, plus a review of Klaatu Keanu’s latest, The Day The Earth Stood Still!

The Day The Earth Stood Still: Blu-ray Disc Special Edition

Klaatu Keanu’s latest, The Day The Earth Stood Still, takes a few diversions from the excellent Robert Wise original, aalso handily included in this Blu-ray set in high-definition!

Director George Scribner: Happy as a King with Prince and the Pauper!

Jeremie Noyer sits down again with director George Scribner to discuss his second directorial outing after Oliver & Company: the now classic Mickey Mouse featurette The Prince And The Pauper!

That Magnificent Ken Annakin!

A tribute to a great director, Ken Annakin, who helped solidify Walt Disney’s move into live-action; plus Bedtime Stories on BD and DVD reviewed.

Bedtime Stories

Adam Sandler’s jump to family fare – for Disney no less – is an uninspired, drab and flat fantasy that lacks any magic, and this disc presentation doesn’t do a lot to add any.