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South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season
The boys are back in the Park for another fourteen episode run, coming over as shocking and hilarious as ever, even if this is a little more scatter-shot than usual season. |
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Disney’s south of the border comedy adventure is your typical talking dogs movie, though the off the wall promise of the teaser trailer is lacking in the final result. |
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Pinocchio and Gulliver, but which one is the big lie…?
A look at Pinocchio, plus a word of warning on Gulliver’s Travels: be afraid…be very afraid…and run, run away! |
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When You Wish Upon A Star: The Musical Making of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio
Jeremie Noyer presents a unique and thoroughly involving exploration of Pinocchio‘s various visual and musical elements. |
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Yogi! New announcements! And tons of Pinocchio clips!
Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! reviewed, plus new announcements and sneak peeks at the Pinocchio Platinum! |
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Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear!
Hanna-Barbera’s 1964 debut animated feature arrives on DVD, and even if the old-school approach and bare bones disc doesn’t provide high-tech, extras-packed thrills, it’s immensely entertaining fun! |
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A Magic Gourd, Chipmunks, Madagascar's Nana and Wonder Woman? It's another packed post!
Well, do please excuse me…but after the excitement of the Academy Awards earlier this week I haven’t been able to find the time to drop in with my usual comments here! But new reviews have been popping up throughout the week: my take on Disney’s first international co-production, China’s The Secret Of The Magic Gourd, […] |
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Nana’s back! Elisa Gabrielli on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Jeremie Noyer manages to pin down that frantic old lady from DreamWorks’ Madagascar movies, Nana’s voice artist Elisa Gabrielli, for a chat on how she brings the character to life! |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
DreamWorks second go around the African continent is a schizophrenic outing that doesn’t know if it wants to be better than the first or just happy to regurgitate all the old highlights. |
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Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Mystery Of The Easter Chipmunk
The Mystery of the Easter Chipmunk was originally a Direct-to-Video release back in 1995. Now it has been reissued on DVD just in time for a new-found interest in Alvin and his chipmunk brothers. In this DVD, the Chipmunks participate in one Easter-related adventure, and four others from the 80s TV show. |
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The Secret Of The Magic Gourd
Disney’s first international co-production is a delightfully simple hark back to classic family filmmaking, but with the modern trimmings packed in, and this disc presents it with good supplements. |
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And the Oscars go to…the (Slum) dogs!
“Each year I do one DreamWorks movie and I take the money from that to the Oscars and bet it on Pixar!” So said Best Animated Feature presenter Jack Black, cracking up Jeffrey Katzenberg and equaling Steve Martin for one of the two funniest lines of the evening at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, held […] |
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The Art Of Pixar Shorts, plus last chance for the Oscar Contest!
Added yesterday to the site is Randall’s look at Amid Amidi’s latest animation book, The Art Of Pixar Short Films, a weighty tome that uniquely explores an often overlooked aspect of the CG studio’s output. Covering thirteen of Pixar’s short films from The Adventures Of Wally B. to Lifted, the book very neatly separates them […] |
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More Tom And Jerry Tales, plus we need your Blu-ray help!
Rodney has jumped in with his latest review, a very enthusiastic one for the most recent collection of episodes from Tom And Jerry Tales Volume Six. I must admit to trying to catch the show as and when I can but haven’t seen too much of it. However I would certainly agree that I’ve been […] |
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The Art Of Pixar Short Films
Amid Amidi writes a book that fills the gap in the “Art of” series of Pixar books. Aside from the pretty pictures, there is a pretty good overview of the studio’s history included. |
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Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume Six
Tom and Jerry return for the sixth and final volume of their latest incarnation – Tom and Jerry Tales. In these fifteen cartoons, the duo travels around the world and back in time, singing and dancing their way through new hilarious adventures. |
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The return of Ariel and the Super Friends!
Reviews of The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume Two; and The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea. |
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The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea – Special Edition
Disney’s direct to video sequel to their 1989 theatrical classic isn’t actually as bad as Ariel’s Beginning but this re-tread lacks any real magic of its own. |
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The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume Two
More goofy greatness lies within, as the 1970s kiddie version of Justice League tackles bad guys and such tough issues as peer pressure and scraping your elbow. |
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New twists on Oliver, Poppins, Peanuts and Bugs' Looney Movie!
Oliver & Company, Mary Poppins anniversary editions reviewed, plus new Charlie Brown and Looney Bugs Movie details! |
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Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition
Disney’s vastly entertaining 1988 animated feature returns to disc in a 20th Anniversary repackaging of the previous Special Edition: the only new extras being a game and glossy slipcase. |
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Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition
Walt Disney’s exuberant musical’s new DVD is a re-hash of the wonderful 40th Anniversary package, but drops some of the relevant bonus features for nothing more than commercials for the new stage show version. |
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You’re A Good Sport, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
Two sporting television specials appear on this disc, and both are winners. |
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Giveaway winners, plus our Academy Award contest!
Hey all…I’m still battling a cold, but reviews for Oliver & Company and Mary Poppins are on the way. Our recent contests to win copies of Oliver plus other recent Disney releases of Space Buddies and The Secret Of The Magic Gourd have now ended, so check out to see if you won! Yesterday also […] |
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Polar Bears, WALL-E's BAFTA win, plus the return of our Oscar Contest!
I’m afraid we’ve just a short post today as I attempt to battle off a return bout of a cold that I don’t want to spread back into the flu I just shook off while also trying to finish off our reviews on Oliver & Company and the 45th Anniversary Edition of Mary Poppins. Those […] |
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The Great Polar Bear Adventure
A Polar Bear tries to teach her two cubs about life in the Arctic and the new challenges they face due to the interference of man. |
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Python's Gilliam honored, Gulliver's details, plus new discs!
News on Terry Gilliam’s BAFTA prize, details on the mysterious Gulliver’s Travels, plus a couple of new super-hero disc announcements! |
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Oliver & Company's Director George Scribner!
Today we’re speaking to Oliver & Company‘s director George Scribner in celebration of the film’s new 20th Anniversary DVD! |
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Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company’s Director George Scribner!
Jeremie Noyer concludes his three-part interview series on Oliver & Company with the film’s director George Scribner! |
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New week, new contests, more Oliver!
New contests, an interview with Oliver & Company‘s composer JAC Redford, plus Despereaux and more Clone Wars on disc. |
