Month: March 2007 (Page 3 of 4)
The highly-anticipated Peter Pan 2 Disc Platinum Edition DVD is finally here. The DVD arrived in stores nationwide today, much to the delight of millions of fans who will no doubt purchase it. So what do you get in this “platinum” edition? Tons! According to Disney, this is what you’ll get:
* All-New Digital Restoration With Enhanced Picture and Sound
* Camp Never Land Games – Explore Never Land With All-New Multi-Level Games
* Alternate Opening “The Peter Pan That Almost Was” – Experience the story beginning in Neverland
* Deleted Songs
* In Walt’s Words – Why I Made Peter Pan – Details Walt Disney’s thoughts and experiences from the first time he saw Peter Pan and how he instantly connected with this magical story
* Sneak Peek At The Upcoming Tinker Bell Movie
* You Can Fly: The Making of Peter Pan
* Peter’s Playful Prank DVD Story Book
* Magical Environment – Take Flight With Peter Pan Above the London Skyline
* And Much More
Not too shabby. For more details, check out the official Peter Pan DVD site.
Nick Jr. will be premiering 4 new GO, DIEGO, GO! episodes March 5-8 at 9:30 am. In addition, the theatrical tour, Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue, will be making it way to Minneapolis (March 7-11). The tour, which began Feb. 1, features Diego and his cousin Dora the Explorer doing what they do best.
The GO, DIEGO, GO! premiere week will consist of:
March 5: “The Great Roadrunner Race”
March 6: “Tapir’s Trip Home”
March 7: “Jorge the Little Hawk Learns to Migrate”
March 8: “Giant Octopus to the Rescue!”
March 9: “The Great Roadrunner Race” (encore)
Source: AWN
At the San Francisco WonderCom, Brad Bird told the audience: “I love the characters and I would love to return to that world, but I think at Pixar, the bottom line is the story that you’re telling. And Pixar does not look at sequels as a financial plan. We feel we have a relation ship with the audience and that they believe in each movie we put out. We believe completely in every movie we put out. If I can come up with a story that is as good or better than that first film, then I’d love to return to that world, but it would have to be story first.â€
This is why I love Pixar. They really care about story, something which is lacking in a lot of today’s animation.
Source: Slashfilm
Here’s a brand new SEVEN minute preview of the upcoming blockbuster Spider-Man 3. The CGI work is awesome!
What do you get when you cross Donald Duck and Nazis? A banned cartoon, that’s what!
Nothing like a tax propaganda cartoon. This one’s from Disney and features Donald Duck.
Here’s a banned Popeye cartoon with some WWII anti-Japanese propaganda.
Here’s a banned 1943 Cartoon by Bob Clampett featuring a jazzy parody of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”
Here’s a banned 1935 Betty Boop cartoon titled “Betty Boop in Making Stars.” I think it will be pretty self explanatory as to why this was banned.
Check out this very cool stop-motion animation created by ljudbilden.com
Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy 30 minutes of 80’s cartoon intros. From He-Man to Heathcliff and even the horrible Gilligan’s Planet, this video has something for everyone. Enjoy!
Verizon has just launched V Cast Mobile TV in 20 markets. Why should you care? Its got Nickelodeon!
Customers will be able to watch live TV 24/7 on eight channels: CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox Mobile, MTV, NBC 2Go, NBC News 2Go, and Nickelodeon. Of course, it isn’t free. All those wanting some portable SpongeBob will have to shell out between $15 and $25, depending on extras.
Source: Mobile Mag
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim set basic cable monthly records in total-day delivery in adults 18-34 (460,000, up 28% compared with February 2006), adults 18-24 (280,000, up 32%), males 18-34 (283,000, up 25%) and males 18-24 (169,000, up 20%).
Cartoon Network attributed the boost to marathons of Family Guy and Futurama and not the Aqua Teen Hunger Force incident in Boston.
Source: Brand Week
Spider-Man is set to swing onto the Kids’ WB! on The CW in early 2008 in a new animated series tentatively titled THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.
Greg Weisman will be the supervising producer while Victor Cook will be a producer/supervising director.
Source: AWN
