Creature Comforts, Vol. 2.2
March 7, 2006
In 2005, Aardman Animations lost a lot of their 30 year history when a storage unit went up in flames destroying irreplaceable storyboards, awards, props and pieces of film memorabilia. Also damaged was material for some of Aardman’s popular projects...
The Polar Express
February 21, 2006
Based on the book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg, it’s something of a mystery why The Polar Express (2004) did not connect with audiences when it was released in theatres last year. Perhaps people weren’t ready to accept that kind of animation...
Transformers: The Movie Reconstructed
February 20, 2006
Transformers fans rejoice! The movie has been released for the third time on region 2 dvd, but this time it’s different. It’s a new version of the movie boasting 5.1 dolby sound and more visible picture than has ever been seen before and a...
Star Wars: Clone Wars, Volume 2
February 16, 2006
Volume Two of this popular cartoon consists of the concluding chapters in the events that happen between Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2004) that originally aired on the Cartoon Network. Genndy Tartakovsky...
Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection
February 13, 2006
MTV wanted to branch out in the 1990s and get away from music programming. In particular, they wanted to produce late night programming for a young adult audience. The result was a collection of animated shows collectively known as Liquid Television....
The Takara Collection Volume 1: Headmasters
February 12, 2006
It’s Transformers, but not quite how you might remember it. In 1987 the Americans decided they didn’t want to make the cartoon anymore and ditched it after 3 episodes into Season 4. The Japanese were not ready to let the show die. Ignoring...
Fantastic Four
January 30, 2006
Capitalizing on the theatrical release of the live-action Fantastic Four movie, Buena Vista has released the animated TV show that aired in 1994 and 1995. The Fantastic Four was a popular comic book created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 1960s. It...
Superfriends: Volume
December 17, 2005
ABC ran this incarnation of the Superfriends as part of an hour-long package with Challenge of the Superfriends in the 1978-1979 season. This version featured Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman with the Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna (and...
Batman The Animated Series: Volume 3
December 15, 2005
Batman lay dormant on the animated front during the 1980s. It wasn’t until the commercial success of Tim Burton’s films that Warner Bros. green-lighted an animated series. Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski were chosen to work on the new show based on concept...
Star Wars: Clone Wars, Volume 1
September 20, 2005
The animated incarnation of Star Wars has come a long way since Droids and Ewoks back in the ‘80s. Clone Wars (2003-2004), which originally aired on the Cartoon Network, manages to reproduce the grand scale of the Star Wars films but trims them of unnecessary...
