Archives for May, 2008
Persepolis DVD & Blu-ray announced
The critically acclaimed, Academy Award nominated film Persepolis arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 24, 2008. Based on the autobiographical graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi and directed and written by Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, Persepolis won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and was named Best Animated Feature by the New York Film Critics Circle.
Persepolis is the story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of nine year old Marjane that we see a people’s hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power – forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the “social guardians” and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden.
DVD/Blu-Ray Bonus Features Include:
English Language version of the film featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop
“The Hidden Side of Persepolis” Featurette: The making of the French version
“Behind the Scenes of Persepolis”: The Recording of the English version
Audio Commentary by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud & Chiara Mastoianni on Select Scenes
Animated Scene Comparisons with Commentary by Marjane Satrapi
2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference Q & A with Cast and Crew
Star Wars: The Clone Wars trailer
Second Kung Fu Panda trailer
Igor Trailer
Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Hour: Vol. 1 DVD info
Warner Home Video brings the animated series Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Hour: Volume One to DVD for the first time on May 20, 2008. The two-disc collector’s set will feature seven episodes on two discs.
Richie Rich and Scooby-Doo were the stars of The Richie Rich, Scooby-Doo Show, which originally aired on ABC. The one-hour program combined several shorts, each featuring either Richie Rich or Scooby-Doo.
Check out the following preview clips:
Scooby-Doo Shower Time
Richie Rich Treasure
And here’s the DVD cover art:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars poster
Wolverine and the X-Men preview trailer
WALL-E finds headphones
Family Guy creator, Seth MacFarlane, signs $100 million deal
According to TV Guide, Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox worth $100 million and will keep him there until 2012.
The deal makes him the company’s highest-paid writer/producer and includes new media, retail projects, Family Guy, American Dad and the upcoming Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show and a new sitcom that he is developing with Family Guy writer Gary Janetti.
“I couldn’t be where I am today without all the white people who paved the way before me,” joked MacFarlane. “This goes out to them.”
Transformers: Animated - Transform and Roll Out
Release date: June 17, 2008
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