|
The Small One comes to region one DVD; Muppetational releases!
…due in the third wave of the series, to be released September 27 2005. The disc will also include the classic short Pluto’s Christmas Tree and Mickey’s Christmas Carol. Transfers… |
|
|
Nightmare at El Capitan Theatre
…Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Also playing with Nightmare will be two Tim Burton shorts, Vincent and Frankenweenie. Meanwhile, exclusive limited edition collectible Nightmare Before Christmas buttons will be provided… |
|
|
Featurette shows Nightmare’s 3-D evolution
…as Tim Burton and Henry Selick discuss why they love The Nightmare Before Christmas and how the beloved classic was transformed using revolutionary Disney Digital 3-D. Also, get a behind-the-scenes… |
|
|
Jack's back! NB4X's Skellington returns for Halloween!
…Christmas: Collector’s Edition (or NB4X in today’s talk!) around this time of year, so here’s my take on the double-disc set that finally does justice to this truly wonderful film… |
|
|
Shrek The Halls in the UK
DreamWorks’ animated festive offering, the Shrek special Shrek The Halls is set to play on UK screens this Christmas Eve at 6:35pm on BBC1. The studio’s sequel to the original… |
|
|
Wallace and Gromit's newest adventure top TV ratings
BBC and Variety report that Nick park’s Wallace and Gromit have topped the Christmas Day TV ratings with their latest adventure A Matter of Loaf and Death. The 30-minute show,… |
|
|
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
…Christmas. Close, though. Final Cut: This is a pretty nifty single disc, coming close to offering more bang for your buck than some overstuffed two-disc sets. The lack of a… |
|
|
Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection
…Song (1984) was created for a music video project to accompany McCartney’s Christmas 1983 hit single We All Stand Together and flourished into this full-length featurette, released later in 1984… |
|
|
The Triplets Of Belleville (Sony US Edition)
Les Armateurs/Sony Pictures Classics et al (August 29 2003), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 4 2004), single disc, 81 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated… |
|
|
Mickey’s House Of Villains
…using a pair of hairy gloves to scare the kids. They get their revenge by dressing up in a full-sized gorilla costume, but things start to get confusing when the… |
|
|
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning
…time. Likewise, the “magical bubbles” that bring harmony back to Atlantica by the film’s end look rather embarrassing, little CGI baubles without any transparency and coming over as cheap Christmas… |
|
|
Ben’s baaaa-aaaack!
Well have I ever had a nightmare before, during and after Christmas! Just as we were about to post a bumper festive bunch of content – including our look back… |
|
X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 4
…episodes on this volume focus more on individual X-Men. We have the X-Men’s only Christmas-themed episode, Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas, where Jubilee celebrates her very first Christmas with… |
|
|
Superman, Charlie Brown, Elves and Princesses!
…the funniest new Christmas specials created in recent years”. It reminds me of a joke: Who is Santa’s favorite singer? Elvish! I should be reported to ’elf and safety for… |
|
James And The Giant Peach: Special Edition
…closing of the film, especially old Pete Postlethwaite as the mysterious purveyor of magic crocodile tongues, which transform a single peach in James’ haggard old aunts’ backyard into a huge… |
|
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
…$24.98 Note: Much of this review is re-used from our previous review of the DVD. For specifics on this Blu-ray release, skip down to the sections focusing on presentation and… |
|
|
Disney unveils 2011 3D Blu-ray plans including The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast
…THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, G-FORCE and CHICKEN LITTLE. These titles will join Walt Disney Studios’ recent 2010 Blu-ray 3D releases ALICE IN WONDERLAND, DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL and STEP UP… |
|
Winnie the Pooh and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson
…career in animation is highlighted by helming the Academy Award-nominated 1983 animated featurette Mickey’s Christmas Carol, which returned Mickey Mouse to the big screen for the first time in 30… |
|
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
Rankin/Bass Productions (1976), Warner Home Video (October 4 2011), single disc, 25 minutes, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Rated G, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Frosty returns in the animated sequel… |
|
The Muppets
…feature some very amusing and heartfelt moments – was that they defined Gonzo as an “alien”, when we’ve known all along that he’s really “a whatever”. Never mind, it was… |
|
The Best Of 2013: Unlucky, Or Lucky For Some?
…have the interesting and historically significant animated Marvel team-up Big Hero 6 on the way, promising a more light-hearted action-friendly release along the lines of Wreck-It Ralph, as well as… |
|
The Good Dinosaur
…the first week of December. Because of the money we will be spending on this trip, I’ve warned our kids that Christmas will be a little lighter on presents this… |
|
The Grinch steals $66 million
…Panther, mind you, but it could certainly show some sturdy legs as Christmas draws nearer. Christmas, however, probably won’t be enough to save Disney’s The Nutcracker & the Four Realms,… |
|
|
Apple lands animated short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
…author Charlie Mackesy, will be coming to Apple TV+ on Christmas Day. The film, featuring Mackesy’s distinctive illustrations brought to life in full color with beautiful hand-drawn animation, stars BAFTA… |
|
|
Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s
…(Note: Where I indicate dates, I am using what is stated on the DVDs; the copyright years are sometimes different.) Walt Disney got his start in Kansas City, with some… |
|
G.I. Joe: The Movie – Special Edition
Sunbow Productions/Marvel Productions (1987), Shout! Factory (July 27, 2010), single disc, 93 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 & 1.78:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $16.97 Storyboard: Cobra and… |
|
Great songs never die: how director Dan Lund is giving a new life to Aria For A Cow
…to fill my creative cup, as I call it, in NY. I stay with Leon Joosen, the first Disney director I ever worked for and probably my single biggest “idea… |
|
Animation Addicts Podcast #60: The Lion King – It’s SFX!
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The people have spoken! The top requested film in 2013 was The Lion King! Go along with Mason, Morgan, and Chelsea as they talk about… |
|
Ratatouille: The Adventure at Disneyland Paris: Pixar Creative Director Roger Gould talks about an “animated” attraction
…of the hit animated movie. They will be shrunk to the size of Rémy, the film’s adorable rat star, for a crazy, culinary adventure packed full of surprises. Along with… |
|
Around the world with Mila: Producer Andrea Emmes
…in theater, she began her career as a singer/dancer at Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Hollywood, Trinity Arts Center, as a choreographer for Little Kids Dance Party, casting/production assistant for… |
