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Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind

Miyazaki’s early masterpiece– finally available in its true form.

Bambi: Platinum Edition

Walt Disney’s original Circle Of Life is an epic masterpiece that has shaped generations. This new Platinum Edition shows the film has lost nothing of its charm or ability to strike emotionally.

Mulan II

Disney’s Chinese heroine returns in a half-hearted follow up that fails to engage the emotions or get the heart pounding with its lack of action and rudimentary romantics.

Broken Saints (Original Release)

This Internet sensation, an experiment in graphic literature, gets amazingly deluxe treatment in a superb 4-disc set bursting with extras. Broken Saints may not be for everyone, but many have been blown away by this story of spirituality, multinationals, politics, and… well, everything!

Gargoyles: The Complete First Season

Gargoyles premiered on October 1994, as part of the syndicated Disney Afternoon block, with a five-part episode arc entitled Awakening. These episodes told the story of how the gargoyles lived in their old world of Scotland, and about how they were transplanted to downtown Manhattan. The first five episodes, with their action and mythology-packed storylines, created a world where gargoyles came out at night to defend their castle. The story featured six living gargoyles that sleep as statues during the day, and were awakened at sunset. A new breed of superheroes was created and the gargoyles later would come to see all of Manhattan as their home and castle.

Top Cat: The Complete Series

This Hanna-Barbera series is relatively forgotten compared to some of their bigger properties, but fortunately Warner Home Video gave us this fine DVD release so that everyone can now appreciate just how great this prime-time show was.

Rudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July

This somewhat obscure 1970’s Rankin-Bass feature is surprisingly adept at keeping up the ol’ Rudolph & Frosty magic.

Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition

Walt Disney’s exuberant musical masterpiece comes to special edition DVD in a wonderful package that does the film justice, explores every avenue of production and bundles in a new short too!

Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume One

Walt’s original pup gets his first solo outing in the Disney Treasures line, with part one of a “complete” collection of his works. Grrrreat!

Kaena: The Prophecy

This French CGI project’s origins as a video game show, but the look of the film is unique and the story interesting, even if the details of the plot are a bit hazy.

Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Black And White, Volume Two

The Mouse returns to complete his filmography on DVD with this fantastic second helping of black-and-white cartoons that rounds out the full four-tin set of Mickey’s films in the Disney Treasures collection.

Shrek 2

DreamWorks’ box-office smashing ogre returns with all the usual suspects and some new friends for another round of very funny fractured fairytale frolics!

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Two

The Looneys are back in another stellar collection of their finest animated cartoon works!

Mulan: Special Edition

The Chinese legend of Fa Mulan gets the Disney treatment in one of the Studio’s best post-1990s renaissance features, and this 2-disc set is a collectors’ gem.

Aladdin: Platinum Edition

A poor young man named Aladdin gets involved in a plot to steal a mysterious lamp from a mystical cave and in the process finds a Genie, gets three wishes, and finds true love.

Home On The Range

Disney’s final foray into traditional animation plains is a fun and frantic, Warner Brothers-styled Looney Tune western, playfully messing with conventions. The disc ain’t bad, neither!

Lion King II: Simba’s Pride – Special Edition

A less than worthy follow-up to the then-biggest animated film of all time, Lion King 2 nonetheless tries hard with good intentions and this new DVD package shines thanks to the inclusion of an original short, One By One.

Rex Steele – Nazi Smasher: Limited Edition

Director Alex Woo’s independent student project is so slick it puts some big studio shorts to shame, and the packed disc (a two-disc set no less) is impressive too.

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers

Get ready to buckle your swash as Mickey and the gang return to the screen in a new feature that harks back to golden age Disney animation for high adventure in the classic mould!

Presenting Felix the Cat: The Otto Mesmer Classics 1919-1924

A no-frills DVD it may be, but it does present some classic silent cartoons.

Thunderbirds International Rescue Edition Giftset

The original puppet rescue and adventure team soars in these two cinemascope features from the 1960s.

Wizards

Bad-boy animation director Ralph Bakshi attempts another epic but has trouble finding a strong tonal balance and a lack of technique to mask his low budget.

Teacher’s Pet (The Movie)

The first Disney franchise to transfer from the small screen to the big in quite a while, Teacher’s Pet is unexpectedly hilarious and a terrific return to form for the TV division.

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Animated Movie)

Bill Melendez’ television animation take on the CS Lewis classic is a faithful stab at re-creating an epic on a low-budget and once seen will remain long remembered.

Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season

This prime-time classic got a very nice DVD set. This is one of Hanna-Barbera’s finest shows, and really one of the all-time great cartoons.

Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrowland: Disney In Space And Beyond

Featuring segments from Disney’s Tomorrowland television show, this two-disc set showcases Walt Disney’s vision for the future and the world of tomorrow.

Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume Two

Mickey’s color filmography is completed on DVD with a stunning collection of shorts plus his most recent theatrical featurettes looking better than ever. Essential!

The Jetsons: The Complete First Season

The Jetsons are a classic Space Age family – George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Rosie, and Astro – and they have finally arrived on DVD with the original 24 episodes from the show’s classic first season.

The Triplets Of Belleville (Sony US Edition)

Sylvain Chomet’s debut feature is truly like nothing you’ve seen before: a wonderful “silent” movie that uses the animation medium in an innovative and cinematic way.

The Last Unicorn (pan-and-scan)

The Rankin/Bass fan favorite gets the poorest of the poor treatment here, with scan extras and framing that crops the image without regard to composition. Bad, bad, bad!