Tag "Tales of the Night"

‘Hotel Transylvania’ Opens for DVD/Blu-ray Business

January 29, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Genndy Tartakovsky’s blockbuster comedy Hotel Transylvania arrives on DVD and Blu-ray today, after making over $324 million worldwide. The Sony Animation feature, which began its theatrical run on Sept. 28 of last year, centers on Dracula, the owner of Hotel T and how he tries to protect his daughter from [...]

Ocelot’s ‘Tales of the Night’ Arrives on DVD in Jan.

December 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

French helmer Michel Ocelot’s acclaimed animated feature Tales of the Night will be released on DVD/Blu-ray and VOD on January 9, via Cinedigm Ent. Group. The well-received feature, which was released by GKIDS in September of 2012, extends the shadow puppet style of Ocelot’s earliest works, with black silhouetted characters [...]

GKids to Release Ghibli’s ‘Poppy Hill’

June 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

New York-based indie distributor GKIDS announced today that it has picked up Studio Ghibli’s award-winning 2011 movie From Up on Poppy Hill. Although the national release date in the U.S. will officially be March 2013, the studio is planning a special Academy Award consideration window for the film later this [...]

GKIDS Dances With ‘Chico and Rita’

September 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

New York-based indie distributor GKIDS has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Fernadno Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s acclaimed 2D animated feature Chico & Rita. The film made its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival, was an official selection at Toronto International Film Festival, and has been released to wide acclaim [...]