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TV Popeye Muscles in on DVD
Also in stores today is the new Popeye 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition DVD, put out by Koch Vision Ent. This three-disc set ($29.98) features the limited-animation cartoons made by King Features for television in the sixties and should keep fans happy until a real Popeye collection hits the market. Most [...]
Ten-Strike Home Ent. Adopts Liberty’s Kids
Distributor Ten-Strike Home Entertainment has acquired the exclusive U.S. distribution rights to the complete series of DIC Ent.’s Liberty’s Kids, which airs on PBS. The company plans to release the show on DVD and VHS on June 29 to coincide with the Independence Day holiday. Liberty’s Kids, which debuted in [...]
Mansion, Master Offer CG Thrills and Chills on DVD
Computer-generated visual effects take center stage as today’s home video releases offer up Disney’s The Haunted Mansion and Twentieth Century Fox’s Best Visual Effects Oscar-nominated Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Directed by Lion King and Stuart Little helmer Rob Minkoff, Haunted Mansion stars Eddie Murphy as [...]
Nintendo to Offer Pokémon Episodes on GBA
Handheld gaming units are no longer just for shooting aliens and rescuing damsels from giant monkeys. On June 21, Nintendo will launch a series Pokémon episodes under the new Game Boy Advance Video brand. The shows will be available on standard game cartridges that hold 45 minutes of full-color video [...]
Gary Baseman Book Coming
May will see the release of Dumb Luck, the first retrospective book from Gary Baseman, the avant-garde artist behind Disney’s Teacher’s Pet TV series and feature film. Baseman fans also know his characters from his frequent gallery shows, toy collections and the box art on the hit board game Cranium. [...]
Kill Bill Slays on Home Vid
According to Miramax Home Entertainment, director Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 1 sold 2 million combined units on DVD and VHS on its first day of availability in North America. The success has execs at Miramax and distributor Buena Vista Home Entertainment excited about the prospect of a big opening [...]
Tokyo Godfathers: a DVD You Can’t Refuse?
The fourth film from Quentin Tarantino may be getting the most attention today, but the third film from director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress) is also out on DVD today. The critically acclaimed Tokyo Godfathers received a limited U.S. theatrical release but Columbia Tristar Home Ent. is hoping it [...]
Kill Bill Guns for Vid Sales
As anime fans drool over talk of an animated prequel to Kill Bill, the first half of director Quentin Tarantino’s two-part revenge opus slices its way to retail shelves across North America. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 arrives on home video just in time to get fans even more worked up [...]
Paul McCartney’s Toons & Tunes on Disc
Miramax Home Entertainment and Buena Vista Home Entertainment have teamed up to release Paul McCartney: The Music and Animation Collection on DVD. The disc includes three animated classic children’s stories produced by Sir Paul McCartney, who also provides original music. In addition to the animated tales Tropic Island Hum, Tuesday [...]
Matrix Revolves on DVD
Warner Home Video lets fans complete their Matrix collections with today’s North American release of The Matrix Revolutions on DVD and VHS. The CG-laden trilogy ender follows the white rabbit even deeper into the rabbit hole with a two-disc DVD set filled to the brim with extra features. Fans of [...]
Moviehouse Brings ‘Hero...
U.K.’s Moviehouse Entertainment is shopping the upcoming animated feature The...
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
