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Aladdin: Platinum Edition
…audio commentaries. There is a Filmmaker’s Audio Commentary by John Musker, Ron Clemens, and Amy Pell, and an Animator’s Audio Commentary featuring Andreas Deja (Jafar), Will Finn (Iago), Eric Goldberg… |
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Mulan: 15th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection
…and gets into a complicated relationship with, her captain, Shang, and is aided and abetted by her ancestral protector, the diminutive dragon Mushu, and a “lucky” bug, a cricket named… |
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…Achievement in Children’s Programming. With a singular idea in mind for the special, Schulz did indeed turn in a tight script that, with a few whimsical and comical asides, told… |
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Director Torill Kove on The Danish Poet
…at least – for speaking both Norwegian and English, with a bit of an accent. I liked the idea of a person doing both the Norwegian version and the English… |
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You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…have expected, and a good featurette, and you get a DVD that is worthy of your vote, as well as your purchase. Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board?… |
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He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe: Volume Three
…somewhat interesting stories for those that enjoy such types of shows, dynamic animation, and above-average video and audio. The packaging and special features go above and beyond, making the whole… |
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Pete’s Dragon getting new screenwriter
…the drop of a hat. Following a recent trend of remakes and augmentations to current titles (i.e. Cinderella, Malifiecent, and the possible Beauty and the Beast remake), Disney has signed… |
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Aladdin: Crew Reunion
…based on Aladdin. Howard and Alan Menken put together with songs and basic story idea and it was in work for a year before with the tentative title Arabian Nights…. |
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Finding Dory coming November 25, 2015
…about a year after the first film, and features returning favorites Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Set in part along the California coastline, the story also welcomes… |
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Floyd Norman: Story Of A Storyman
…were an assistant. I should explain that back in those days the animation crew were fairly large. There was an animator and the animator would have assistant animators, and those… |
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The Batman: The Complete Fourth Season
…more of the developing and fun Robin-Batgirl dynamic. The next episode shows that the last was no fluke, as it also gets a strong script with a sympathetic and interesting… |
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Superman Classic creator Robb Pratt unveils Flash Gordon Classic
…look at artwork and character designs. Plus, Pratt talks about storyboarding for DisneyToon Studios’ upcoming Planes and hints at more Superman Classic stories, including a teamup with a certain Dark… |
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Season 1.1
…hand man, and Baroness, the sole female villain. Cobra is also sometimes allied with Zartan and his gang of mercenaries, and the twins Tomax and Xamot. Many of these characters… |
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Mary Poppins’ Richard M. Sherman: A Practically Perfect Songwriter!
…surrounding the top of the cathedral, all around the roof area are Saints and Apostles. So, we said that the Saints and Apostles look down and they’re smiling when it… |
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Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company’s Director George Scribner!
…for a reason, they’re great because they’re fantastic, because these artists are really accomplished. They won Grammies and they have enormous appeal. And they’re good and they’re only gonna add… |
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Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
…civilians forming a military team are justified, and the mission is a disaster. The new team falls apart rapidly, just as a new alien threat looms. Armed with their new… |
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Finding Nemo: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
…throughout the film too, as well as the many in-jokes and pokes at Pixar and Disney’s past – the Pizza Planet truck makes another appearance, as well as the mermaid… |
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest: Family Fun Edition
…Audio Commentary with Director Bill Kroyer, Coordinating Art Director Susan Kroyer, and Art Director Ralph Eggleston covers all aspects of the film’s creation. Any info about the film’s production history… |
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My Neighbors The Yamadas
…be exaggerating, but to me the visual style was another drawback for a film that already had a weak script. A note about that animation style, though: Although no mention… |
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Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland
…1981 and 1984 that included animation and sequences more exhilarating than those found in the finished film, and a behind-the-scenes documentary that revealed how the voices were recorded and live-action… |
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Jackson up for Tintin; plus Venture and Ghostbusters reviews
…and that the series would be created with motion-capture. At this point, it’s a gray area concerning how good or bad that could look, but with Spielberg’s pals at Industrial… |
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Looney Tunes: Back In Action
…audience is given a high level of animation and live-action interaction, and it is all handled with great care and attention, as one would expect from such an experienced cinematographer… |
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The Monsters, Inc. sequel that might have been
…the first, when Mike and Sulley decide to visit Boo on her birthday. But Boo has moved away from the house attached to her closet door, and Mike and Sulley… |
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Teacher’s Pet (The Movie)
…as Aladdin, Ariel’s Undersea Adventures, Timon And Pumbaa, Hercules, 101 Dalmatians, Buzz Lightyear, The Legend Of Tarzan, etc… the list seemed to go on and on. There were no gems,… |
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From one sanctuary to another: Christophe Vacher on art directing 9
…Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, Fantasia 2000, Treasure Planet), concept artist (Dinosaur) and art director (Enchanted), as well as at DreamWorks (Shark Tale), and also as a painter, mostly inspired by the… |
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Hotel Transylvania Art Director Noëlle Triaureau sheds light on the monsters’ domain
…know, there always are changes during the production of an animated feature, and that was interesting to follow the movie along all its transformations through story and design, according to… |
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Thunderbirds International Rescue Edition Giftset
…characters. Thunderbirds Are Go An Audio Commentary by producer and writer Sylvia Anderson and director David Lane starts things off wonderfully. The two are well versed with their subject, and… |
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Wonder Woman
…and Alfred Molina is appropriately smooth and sinister as Ares. Final Cut: After an epic opening battle, it took it a while to warm up again, but in the end… |
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Animator/Director Nassos Vakalis invites us to his Dinner for Few
…Athens, Greece, he studied animation at the famed California Institute of the Arts. He has worked as an animator, animation supervisor and storyboard artist for DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros, Paramount,… |
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series
…when they go to the frontier, flying in an experimental spaceship run by an artificial intelligence. This A.I. is christened Aya by Hal, and it is not long before Aya… |