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Birdman, Terabithia, and – finally – contest winners!
…Saturday morning super hero adventure series, and like Space Ghost benefited from the designs of Alex Toth. Although Rand has some reservations on the handling of the material, the show… |
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Disney's Pixar-release Tuesday! Plus: is Bee Movie really a B-movie?
As promised, we have the lucky winning names to announce for our Disney/Pixar giveaways. The reader with a DVD copy of Pixar Short Films Collection on the way to them… |
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“Life is like a hurricane…”: DuckTales; plus Sonic and Snow White at 70!
…Underground contest gone up to win one of five copies of Shout Factory’s new multi-disc set. Around the web, DVD Active has posted the cover art for the ludicrous The… |
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Walt Disney Treasures…live again!
…the early innovations of the Alice Comedies and the phenomenal success of the Mouse. The new The Adventures Of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit is perhaps one of the most important… |
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It's The AristoCats, Charlie Brown! Plus contest winners!
…of you who might dismiss The AristoCats as being one of the bottom of the barrel Disney movies, I urge you to look again…it’s no cat-astrophe, with some wonderfully comic,… |
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Ready for Jack Skellington on Blu-ray Disc? The future looks cool, but watch out for that tree!!
…please fans”, Rand notes the adequate audio and video and the attractive book-type package, saying that “the inclusion of the two original George and Super Chicken pilots is the icing… |
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Back Under The Sea, plus Filmation's DC Super Heroes!
…Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures, a two-disc collection of the individual “guest character” segments from 1967’s The Superman/Aquaman Adventure Hour. The appearance of Aquaman on the cover is a little… |
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Where's WALL•E? Right here!
Tomorrow sees the DVD and Blu-ray release of the biggest animated film of the year, Disney/Pixar’s WALL•E, of course, and our full review of the Special Edition is raring to… |
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Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter & The Wolf (2006)
…to grip the viewer and pull their involvement into the story. Much of the success of the visuals is down to the look and feel, of course, and here the… |
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Encrico Casarosa's Venice Chronicles, plus new reviews!
…the sometimes only so-so eleven new songs. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the high energy flashy CGI style of Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Galaxy Divided,… |
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The Day The Earth Stood Still: Blu-ray Disc Special Edition
…date, state of the art spectacles of today. Fox recently released a special DVD and BD edition of the earlier film which split up the much better double-sided contents of… |
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Wild about Wild Things, Up, Sister Act and more!
…gone into them than meets the eye, and Rodney notes the “complex storylines” and “plenty of entertainment value. I would rate this season among the best of the show”. Also… |
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Animated Views 2.0 is here!
…looks at the Blu-ray release of Nick Park’s danger-prone duo, which includes the hi-def debut of their newest adventure, A Matter Of Loaf And Death. Also new to Animated Views,… |
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20th Century Fox presents World’s Tallest Scrat!
…the Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs Three-Disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray, DVD and a Digital Copy) is available now and provides hours of extra fun for the entire family including… |
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Walt’s Museum, a drab Muppet Christmas, plus more Up!
…appropriate tribute to the old Mousetro. Not such cheerful news to report is the results of the Muppets returning to the Christmas genre for the DVD release of their 2008… |
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Pixar leads this week’s CG pack; plus a Fantastic Fox!
…the first part of the bad fashion decade”, as Rand puts it! He continues to address Warners’ formatting of the specials, particularly this set’s double-dipping of two shows. With only… |
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Pixar and Princess rule our latest updates!
…doozy! Thanks to Chronicle Books, we’re able to offer three copies of Jeff Kurtti’s new The Art Of The Princess And The Frog, in anticipation of Disney’s return to traditional… |
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DC Universe Original Movie Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths arrives February 23, 2010
…Special Edition version will have more than two hours of incredible bonus features, including: • DC Showcase – The Spectre: The first animated short in the all-new DC Showcase series… |
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Sleeping Beauty nods off back to the vault
In addition to the previously announced Disney titles retiring from their current DVD pressings, the Studio has added The Jungle Book (DVD) and Sleeping Beauty (DVD and Blu-ray) Platinum Editions… |
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Volume 2
…of them also recast as teenagers themselves. Most of the first season of the show follows Tony and his friends as they search for the mysterious Five Makluan Rings which… |
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Celebrate Valentines with Winnie The Pooh – Winner Announced!
…entire family from The New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh! In Catch The Love Bug Game, flying love bugs are on the loose in the Hundred Acre Wood and it’s… |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 4
…showing off his muscles. The two cats then begin to show off to Tom’s girlfriend, always trying show off in bigger ways. Even Jerry gets in on the action. The… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “In The Darkness, Bind Them”
…to the director’s canon of ground-breaking films. Bakshi’s animation accomplishments include Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, American Pop, Wizards and Cool World. All the magical adventure of the fantasy classic… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “The Chase”
…to the director’s canon of ground-breaking films. Bakshi’s animation accomplishments include Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, American Pop, Wizards and Cool World. All the magical adventure of the fantasy classic… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “Winged Lion”
…to the director’s canon of ground-breaking films. Bakshi’s animation accomplishments include Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, American Pop, Wizards and Cool World. All the magical adventure of the fantasy classic… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “Mount Doom”
…to the director’s canon of ground-breaking films. Bakshi’s animation accomplishments include Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, American Pop, Wizards and Cool World. All the magical adventure of the fantasy classic… |
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Peanuts: 1970s Collection Volume 2 – Winners Announced!
…follow-up to Peanuts 1970s Collection Volume 1, this set offers a series of specials which were broadcast during the second half of the ’70s. Additionally, this collection also includes an… |
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Tinker Bell picnics in the park
…bonus DVD of the film and movie download) and DVD. Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue arrives in stores on September 21st. Footage from the LA Premiere can be… |
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Aardman’s Timmy Time to premiere on Disney Channel
…the DVD releases of Shaun the Sheep, the second fastest-growing children’s brand on DVD in 2009. Timmy toys will also be available in Spring 2011 from JAKKS Pacific. About Aardman… |
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The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition
…in animation terms, The Black Cauldron showed what the new generation of Disney artists wanted to attempt, and the then-limits of their ambitions. It pushed the boundaries of animation, with… |
