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Shrek 2 Director Dummies Up for Book
Oscar-nominated feature animation director Kelly Asbury (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron), who is co-directing DreamWorks’ Shrek 2 with Andrew Adamson, has spent the last five years revisiting another childhood love. Angel City Press has just published his book, Dummy Days: America’s Favorite Ventriloquists from Radio and Early TV, which explores [...]
Popular Anime Titles Transition to Print
Put down those joysticks. ADV Manga has announced street dates for the label’s first two comic book releases, Full Metal Panic! Mission 01 and Azumanga Daioh Vol. 1. Both titles will be available at bookstores and comic/specialty stores nationwide right after Labor Day 2003. A tie-in to the hit ADV [...]
Warner Bros. Wrestles Up Halloween Scares
As further evidence that Halloween-themed entertainment is almost as big a Christmas, Warner Home Video is releasing three more ghost-centric titles later this month for All Saints’ Eve 2004. The new titles are more adventures from Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and Mucha Lucha. In keeping with the spirit of the [...]
Nemo DVD Push to Swim Past Monster’s Pitch
The Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar mega hit Finding Nemo will take the DVD plunge Nov. 4, 2003. Buena Vista Home Entertainment plans a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign for a two-disc collector’s set that, industry-insiders say, will make the push for Monsters Inc. pale in comparison. Released at the sell-through price of $29.99, [...]
Space Jam Redux Coming to DVD
Two weeks before the Nov. 14 theatrical debut of the live-action/animated feature Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Warner Bros. Home Video will release a new DVD version of the last adventure starring Bugs, Slyvester, Tweety, Taz and the rest of the gang. Space Jam: Two-Disc Special Edition, set to hit [...]
X-Mas in October from Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video (WHV) is getting into the holiday spirit a little early with the October 7 release of four yuletide family offerings from such beloved characters as Robbie the Reindeer, The Powerpuff Girls and Tom and Jerry. The funniest of Santa’s sleigh pullers returns in the all-new adventures Robbie [...]
Entertainment Rights Boards Armada
U.K.-based media group Entertainment Rights Plc. has acquired exclusive television and DVD distribution rights to Hasbro’s animated television series Transformers Armada. The deal, made with Warner Strategic Marketing division Rhino Home Video, includes international television (excluding North America) and worldwide VHS and DVD (including North America). Entertainment Rights has successfully [...]
MGM Purrs With Kidvid Label
Variety reports that MGM Home Entertainment is launching an MGM Kids label and is acquiring live-action and animated films and TV shows from Scholastic Ent., Nelvana, NBC Enterprises, the Mad Science Group, Monster Distributes, Southern Start Sales and WGBH Boston Video for release on DVD. MGM Kids, which will reportedly [...]
AN Ent. Obtains Miami Guns
Florida-based anime home video distribution company AN Ent. has acquired the official English language translation and distribution rights to the anime TV series Miami Guns. The risqué action/comedy features a pair of buxom beauties packing heat and spoofing American and Japanese pop culture icons such as Godzilla, The Matrix movies, [...]
Manga Puts More Fist Down on DVD
Manga Ent. will release volumes three and four of the original Japanese TV series Fist of The North Star on July 29. Based on the immensely popular Japanese comic book series, the show was produced by TOEI Animation Co. and appeared on Japanese television before any of the feature films [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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