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Anchor Bay unleashes the fire for Dante
…collaboration with Electronic Arts, which first conceived of a new telling of the classic story and will release its Dante’s Inferno videogame day-and-date with the animated feature. Film Roman, the… |
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Volume 2
…Retail: $16.99 Storyboard: Iron Man: Armored Adventures takes the well-known story of Marvel superhero Iron Man reinvented as a prodigious high school student. The Sweatbox Review: After the success of… |
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Tom and Jerry Tales: The Complete First Season
…Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: The complete first season of the 2006 series, Tom and Jerry Tales, finally makes its way on DVD. The Sweatbox Review: Over the years, we have had… |
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Super Friends: Season One, Volume Two
Hanna-Barbera (1973), Warner Home Video (July 20, 2010), 2 discs, 360 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog do… |
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The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition
…treatment has been written, storyboards are cut together to aid the visual telling of the film and to develop pacing and story structuring. It’s rare, for example on an animation… |
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Arrietty, the Borrower and Cecile Corbel, the Composer…
…a story in it, and nevertheless it’s very intense. I love the fact that it’s not about good vs. evil, with an expected ended. There’s always something unspoken. That’s what… |
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A Charlie Brown Valentine
Melendez/Mendelson Productions (2002), Warner Home Video (December 28, 2010), 1 disc, 25 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Not Rated, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard: Charlie Brown and friends look… |
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The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones
Hanna-Barbera (1987), Warner Archive (June 14, 2011), 1 disc, 92 mins, 4:3 ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Not Rated, Retail: $19.95 Storyboard: Hanna-Barbera’s two most famous families meet in a time… |
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The Herculoids: The Complete Series
…episodes down, giving the titles for each story. There are even chapter stops placed conveniently before each story, including allowing you to skip the show’s opening if you wish. Case… |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Limited 3D Edition
…discs, 136 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 2:40.1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Surround, Rated PG-13, Retail: $49.99 Storyboard: Captain Jack Sparrow returns to the high seas to take on… |
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Winnie The Pooh
…supplements, 1080p high-definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, Rated G, Retail: $44.99 Storyboard: Pooh Bear and all of Christopher Robin’s friends in the Hundred Acre Wood return to the… |
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Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Vol. 3
…montage are from Chuck Jones: “Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Like,” “Bad Day at Cat Rock” (both 1965), and “Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary” (1966). All three episodes have a shallow storyline… |
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Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World
DisneyToon Studios (1998), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2011), 1 discs, 92 mins. plus supplements, 1.33:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Did you ever wonder what… |
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Scooby-Doo – Mystery, Incorporated: Crystal Cove Curse (Season One, Part 2)
…fun. Part of its fun factor is that Scooby-Doo – Mystery, Incorporated also has continuity. The first season has an overall story arc, though each story stands alone well. There’s… |
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The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
…Master Audio, Rated PG, Retail: $44.99 Storyboard: Combining three of famed Belgian artist Hergé’s original Tintin graphic novels, director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson’s fabulous adventure movie brings the… |
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The Muppets
…high-definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD 7.1 Master Audio, Rated PG, Retail: $49.99 Storyboard: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Camilla, Scooter, Dr Teeth, Rowlf, Bunsen and Beaker…the whole gang is back together… |
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero / Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
…Storyboard: A masked figure is killing Gotham’s gangsters, and Batman catches the blame. Now the Dark Knight must clear his name and save Gotham in Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm…. |
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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
…lots of laughs to be had I still feel like they skimped on the story. The trip from the wild savannas of Africa to the wild casinos of Monaco, on… |
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John Carter (Of Mars)
…story under his real name! Just over 19 minutes of Deleted Scenes, being a mixture of everything from raw footage, pre-viz images, storyboards, rough visual effects and final rendering with… |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
…of heart and a good storytelling, which easily overcame the somewhat lackluster animation, to win over audiences. The second film in the franchise, The Meltdown, is best forgotten. Jumbled, unimaginative,… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #45: Kevin Schreck Interview
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! Join Mason as he interviews Kevin Schreck, the director of Persistence of Vision, a documentary of the story behind the animated film by Richard Williams,… |
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Do Studio Ghibli’s films make Pixar look weak by comparison?
In a recent column, Film School Rejects laments in “How ‘The Story of Princess Kaguya‘ Makes Pixar Look Bad” about the lack in variety in 2013’s potential nominees for the… |
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The Pirate Fairy
DisneyToon Studios (2014), Beuna Vista Home Entertainment (April 1, 2014), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 78 mins, 16:9 ratio, 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Rated G, Retail: $36.99 Storyboard: Tinker Bell… |
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Adventure Time: The Complete Fourth Season
Cartoon Network Studios (2012), Warner Home Video (October 7, 2014), 1 Disc, 286 minutes, 16:9 ratio, Dolby Stereo 2.0, Rated TV-PG, Retail: $32.07 Storyboard: Finn and Jake learn many things… |
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The Wind Rises
…It is ironic that Miyazaki chose this story for his career’s crowning achievement— a difficult story about a man whose passions led him astray. There are times while watching The… |
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Laika announces new feature Kubo and the Two Strings
…some of the most bizarre and exciting imagery I’ve ever seen. Most importantly, it’s deeply moving. It’s a story that means something, a story that deserves to be told. In… |
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More Cartoons For Victory!
…at all! Present here in the extras section are Storyboard Comparisons for Weapon Of War and Bullet/Diarrhea And Dysentery (the latter with partial storyboards). The bonus menu also allows you… |
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Shaun the Sheep Movie
…lamb from a relentless animal control worker while trying to rescue their owner. The most daring decision the filmmakers made when creating the story is to keep the entire movie… |
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Lego Justice League: Attack Of The Legion Of Doom
Warner Bros. (2015), Warner Home Video (August 25, 2015), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 77 mins, 16:9 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Not Rated, Retail: $24.98 Storyboard: Lex Luthor, disturbed… |
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The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar
…lions? From the above plot summary, Return Of The Roar may come across as needlessly complicated, but if anything, the story suffers a bit from being too simple. It’s important… |
