Category: DVD/Blu-ray (Page 12 of 24)

‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Blu-ray release date

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment today announced that it will release Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Blu-ray on October 6, followed by a Deluxe 2-Disc DVD release on November 24.

The film will be released as Disney Blu-ray+DVD Combo Pack and will include new bonus features with a restored picture and new 7.1 digital HD surround sound. This is the first time Snow White has been available in any form since 2001.

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Max Fleischer’s SUPERMAN coming to DVD

Warner Bros. is set to release the Max Fleischer’s SUPERMAN 1941-1942 two-disc DVD set on April 7, 2009.

The collection includes 17 Technicolor short films along with tons of bonus features including a documentary which defines the tradition of the Super Human archetype of hero and why Superman resonates with fans on such a deep and personal level.

Also included in the bonus features are interviews with surviving members, relatives and biographers of the animation and production team and contemporary animators such as Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Dan Riba who detail the influence these cartoons have had on their own works.

‘VeggieTales: An Easter Carol’ available on DVD

Synopsis: Uncle Nezzer is on a rampage to make Easter “bigger than ever!” In just one unforgettable day and night, Cavis and Millward (Bob and Larry) and a music box angel named Hope (voiced by Rebecca St. James) must convince Nezzer that Easter is about more than just candy and eggs. Inspired by Dickens’ Christmas classic, this VeggieTales film explains why people around the world celebrate Easter.

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Mamoru Oshii’s “The Sky Crawlers” coming to DVD, Blu-ray

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release The Sky Crawlers on Blu-ray Disc and DVD May 26, 2009. From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of Ghost in the Shell, comes the story of an endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles.

This anime adventure brings to life dogfights from the epic air battles described in Hiroshi Mori’s best-selling novel in Japan. Special features include featurettes on animation and sound design, and the research behind bringing real sights and sounds to life in anime. Exclusively available on the Blu-ray version is an interview with director Oshii.

The Blu-ray Disc version of The Sky Crawlers is BD-Live enabled, allowing users to get connected and use the disc as a key to unlock exclusive content and features via an Internet-connected Blu-ray player.

‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Now Available on Blu-ray and DVD

In 1939, animation pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer made history when Paramount Pictures released Gulliver’s Travels, the second feature-length animated film produced by a U.S. studio.

This adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s novel went on to earn two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song (“Faithful Forever”) and Best Score, and is considered one of the greatest achievements in animation history.

Seventy years later, E1 Entertainment proudly presents a digitally restored, re-mastered and enhanced Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels on DVD and Blu-ray. This edition includes the complete 77 minute feature plus two fully restored Gabby cartoons and the Fleischer Studios documentary short The Making of a Cartoon.

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Weekly ‘Wonder Woman’ Q&A: Actress Keri Russell

Actress Keri Russell makes her animation debut as the voice of the title character in Wonder Woman, the next entry in the series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies arriving today (March 3) on DVD, Blu-ray, OnDemand, Pay-Per-View as well as available for download.

Following her first-ever voiceover recording for an animated film, as Wonder Woman, she chatted about the cool factor of owning an invisible jet, Halloween costumes of her youth, potential future Russell-Fillion co-starring roles, and a super hero supplies store.

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‘Green Lantern: First Flight’ coming to DVD and Blu-ray

Intergalactic justice is threatened until Hal Jordan arrives for his initial mission in the animated Green Lantern: First Flight, the fifth entry in the DVD series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies.

A co-production of Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the Green Lantern’s first-ever full-length animated film is set for release by Warner Home Video on July 28, 2009. Green Lantern: First Flight will be available as a special edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc.

Christopher Meloni fills the lead voice of Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern. Meloni is joined by Victor Garber as the villainous Sinestro, Tricia Helfer as the voice of Boodikka, and Michael Madsen as Kilowog.

Green Lantern: First Flight finds Hal Jordan recruited to join the Green Lantern Corps and placed under the supervision of respected senior Lantern Sinestro. The earthling soon discovers his mentor is actually the central figure in a secret conspiracy that threatens the philosophies, traditions and hierarchy of the entire Green Lantern Corps. Hal must quickly hone his newfound powers and combat the treasonous Lanterns within the ranks to maintain order in the universe.

Green Lantern: First Flight – 2 Disc Special Edition DVD will include tons of bonus features such as:

– Over three hours of extra content

– Two Featurettes

– Digital Copy Download

– Two Episodes of Justice League

Green Lantern: First Flight Blu-Ray versions will include all the extras as the 2-disc Special Edition DVD as well as an additional two episodes of Justice League.

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‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ trailer

Available on DVD March 17, 2009, this new film based on one of the most beloved family tales of all time comes to life with a combination of live-action and animated footage. Its the story of a young boy named Toby who is sent by his father to spend the holiday season with his grandmother. Toby’s world instantly changes when he discovers the house’s magic attic where three forgotten toys unlock a world of imagination that will change all their lives forever.

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