Tag "Peanuts"

Sesame Street: “Bert and Ernie Aren’t Gay!”

August 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

In response to an online petition on change.org urging Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie to marry, the org has issued a statement noting that the two popular characters are just friends. In a statement released to The Hollywood Reporter, Sesame St. Workshop pointed out: “Bert and Ernie are best [...]

New ‘Snoopy,’ ‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Bob’ Released on Home Video

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

It’s going to be tough to pick from this week’s relatively even batch of animation and visual-effects DVD and Blu-ray releases. The animated releases run the full gamut, from modern kid fare such as Hero 108: Season 1, Vol. 1 (VIZ, $14.97) to more nostalgic releases like Peanuts: Happiness Is … [...]

Giving Linus a Break!

April 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

The Peanuts gang is back in a new stand-alone DVD special in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. It’s not every day that an animator chooses to quit his day job at Pixar for a better offer, but that’s exactly what director Andy Beall decided to about a year [...]

Disney Gets ‘Tangled’ Up on 3D Blu-ray

March 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The Walt Disney Animation Studios brought a classic fairy tale into modern times with Tangled, and they’re doing it again with a home video release that includes a 3D Blu-ray edition. Tangled (Disney, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray and DVD combo pack, $49.99 3D Blu-ray and DVD combo pack) comes packed [...]

kaboom! Brings New ‘Peanuts’ Special Back to Comics

March 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

We’ve already told you about Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, the new Peanuts animated special. Now the special is getting Peanuts back into comics form with a graphic novel adaptation from kaboom!, a new kids comics line from Boom! Studios. The graphic novel will be an 80-page, hardcover [...]

Peanuts Return For DVD of ‘Happiness is a Warm Blanket’

January 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts gang are coming back to animation in Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, an original DVD feature set to be released March 29. The feature is the first new Peanuts special in five years, and tells the tale of [...]