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2009 | 2008
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[TV] Superman: The Complete Animated Series
30 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
When Superman: The Animated Series debuted that bright childhood day, the first thing I remember thinking was “It’s not as cool as Batman.” Dropping the black paper background of Batman: The Animated Series in favor of a brighter and more traditional white, Superman was a cheerier series right from the outset. Whereas Batman only gave passing glances to the dark origin of Bruce Wayne’s caped crusader, Superman’s is embroiled in many of the plots for each episode. When it comes to DC iconography, the difference between the significance of the emblems on each hero’s chest becomes even more apparent in the animated series. Batman’s yellow and black bat logo became an instrument, a tool; Superman’s logo, however, the sign of his lineage, works its way into many of the show’s storylines. Whether it’s a villain looking for the last Kryptonian, a princess »
- Lex Walker
New On DVD This Week
10 November 2009 4:15 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as Michael Mann’s awesome film Heat (shown above with Robert De Nero and Val Kilmer), Logan’s Run, Up, Monsters, Inc. and the Watchmen “Ultimate” Cut. Plus, there’s the second volume of Batman: The Brave and the Bold coming out this week as well.
Check them out:
Movies
The Accidental Husband ~ Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Sam Shepard (DVD and Blu-ray)
The General (1926) (Silent) ~ Buster Keaton (Blu-ray)
Heat ~ Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer (Blu-ray)
Logan’s Run ~ Michael York »
- Joe Gillis
Transformers: 25th Anniversary Matrix of Leadership Collection Hits DVD on October 20th
5 October 2009 7:18 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
You can bring home the entire series of your favorite animated robots in disguise in a mammoth DVD set this October. Transformers: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Edition will be released on DVD on Octoebr 20, the same day Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will come to DVD and Blu-ray. This 16-disc set will include all 98 episodes of the original animated series along with loads of special features and a 60-page collectors book, magnets and much more. Click below to watch 11 brand new videos from this set, plus you can take a look at the packaging for this set and the special features below as well.
Four million years after crash-landing on an unfamiliar planet, sentient robots with the ability to disguise themselves as common vehicles awaken on present-day Earth. Engaged in a crucial race to find a new energy source for their home planet of Cybertron, Optimus Prime and »
[TV] SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes
25 September 2009 9:16 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Most shows take about five seasons to reach that coveted 100 episode mark that leads them to syndication glory. While studios may only see the line as a cash cow, for the casual viewer 100 episodes represents the completion of at least two to five story arcs and perhaps even the rotation of a few characters in and out. Ah, story arcs – those are nice right? A few episodes tackling the development of a character or an important relationship amongst the characters? Balderdash! Hashdaggery!
Plot?! Story?! Depth!? Growth?! We need not these things!! These things are for lesser cartoons to consider. SpongeBob SquarePants needs not these things.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes arrived on my doorstep unexpectedly. The box was heavier than I ever expected and as I unwrapped it my mind raced trying to place which movies it could be. Yes, I figured it had to be like 6 movies crammed into that box. »
- Lex Walker
New on DVD This Week
22 September 2009 5:37 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Shaun of the Dead, Observe and Report, Castle: The Complete First Season and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — which we are reviewing for next Tuesday’s DVD Review.
Check them out.
Movies
Battle for Terra ~ David Cross, Danny Glover Mark Hamill (DVD)
Clive Barker’s Book of Blood ~ Sophie Ward, Jonas Armstrong (DVD)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ~ Matthew McConaughey (DVD)
Gojira ~ Akihiko Hirata, Momoko Kochi (Blu-ray)
Observe and Report ~ Seth Rogen (DVD and Blu-ray)
Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins ~ Frank Welker, »
- Joe Gillis
[TV] Transformers: Season Two, Volume One
21 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Like it or not, the Transformers motto “more than meets the eye” becomes a tad ironic when used in the theme song for the cartoon. The motto alludes to robots from another planet which take the form of familiar earthbound crafts like cars, jets, etc. but outside the show’s premise, the idea is just misleading. The series as a whole is incredibly simplistic in every way. The writing, the animation and the voice acting are incredibly formulaic and simple with little else to offer in terms of depth or beauty. Now, if you trust age old idioms about appearances, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For Transformers: Season Two, Volume One there can be only one interpretation of the intended beholden: a shelf prize for diehard fans. For anyone else this set is just an example of outdated cartoons offered for kitschy nostalgic purposes.
Have you missed the cackle of Megatron? »
- Lex Walker
[TV] Alvin and the Chipmunks: Star Wreck
19 September 2009 8:34 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
I thought I was tripping, that I’d at some point eaten a shroom mixed amongst the Cheetohs in the bowl in front of me. But no. I was clear-minded and the spectacle I was witnessing entirely real: the chipmunks were dressed like Star Trek characters and singing a rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising”. Now, when I first saw this on television maybe 18 years ago I’m not sure I was struck by the sheer insanity of that moment. I see it now, though, and the mindscrew that was Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Many cartoons vied for the attention of kids back in the golden age of Saturday morning that was the 90s. Some of them appealed to the fascination with superheroes while others touched on the zany creativity of youth. A few just slipped between the cracks of classification and became genre-crossing chimeras that just had no rhyme or reason. »
- Lex Walker
[DVD Review] Alvin and the Chipmunks: Star Wreck
19 September 2009 8:34 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
I thought I was tripping, that I’d at some point eaten a shroom mixed amongst the Cheetohs in the bowl in front of me. But no. I was clear-minded and the spectacle I was witnessing entirely real: the chipmunks were dressed like Star Trek characters and singing a rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising”. Now, when I first saw this on television maybe 18 years ago I’m not sure I was struck by the sheer insanity of that moment. I see it now, though, and the mindscrew that was Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Many cartoons vied for the attention of kids back in the golden age of Saturday morning that was the 90s. Some of them appealed to the fascination with superheroes while others touched on the zany creativity of youth. A few just slipped between the cracks of classification and became genre-crossing chimeras that just had no rhyme or reason. »
- Lex Walker
A Brief Chat with Megatron Himself, Frank Welker
16 September 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Like Peter Cullen, the actor who provides the voice for his on screen adversary, Optimus Prime, Frank Welker is a bona fide icon of the voice recording world. Not just because he has more than four decades of work and 600 individual credits to his name. Not just because yes, he provided the voice for Megatron, one of the most famous villains in cartoon history. Rather, it's because people know and identify him just from his voice, which may run contrary to the idea of actors disappearing into their roles, but it demonstrates that what he does is so distinctive and special it transcends the limitations of the medium.
Sci Fi Squad recently caught up with Welker via email to discuss his illustrious history in voice recording, in conjunction with Shout! Factory's Sept. 15 DVD release of Transformers Season Two, Volume One. In addition to talking about bringing Megatron to life, he »
- Todd Gilchrist
New On DVD This Week
15 September 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows like Army of Darkness, Hero, An American Werewolf in London, The Big Bang Theory Season Two and Bonanza. Yes, some of us are even excited about the debut of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which drops today on Blu-ray.
Check them out.
Movies
An American Werewolf in London (Full Moon Edition) ~ David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne (Blu-ray)
Army of Darkness (Screwhead Edition) ~ Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz (Blu-ray)
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn ~ Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, and Michael Dorn (DVD)
Child’s Play ~ Roslyn Alexander, Jack Colvin, »
- Joe Gillis
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: Lovable Pooch Turns 40 This Weekend!
11 September 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Zoinks! One of the most successful cartoon characters in history is having a birthday. Scooby-Doo doesn't look it but the scaredy-cat Great Dane turns 40 on Sunday. That's 280 in dog years!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? is the first series to star the lovable hound and his teenage friends, Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy. Working together, the gang of Mystery, Inc. solve supernatural mysteries which typically turn out to be hoaxes. The animated pup and the "meddling kids" are played by Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe, Indira Stefanianna Christopherson, and Heather North.
The series, originally based on the characters from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, lasted for just 25 episodes over two seasons. However, the characters proved so popular that they've appeared in more than 10 spin-off series, almost 20 TV and direct-to-video movies, and two feature films. »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: Lovable Pooch Turns 40 This Weekend!
11 September 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Zoinks! One of the most successful cartoon characters in history is having a birthday. Scooby-Doo doesn't look it but the scaredy-cat Great Dane turns 40 on Sunday. That's 280 in dog years!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? is the first series to star the lovable hound and his teenage friends, Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy. Working together, the gang of Mystery, Inc. solve supernatural mysteries which typically turn out to be hoaxes. The animated pup and the "meddling kids" are played by Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe, Indira Stefanianna Christopherson, and Heather North.
The series, originally based on the characters from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, lasted for just 25 episodes over two seasons. However, the characters proved so popular that they've appeared in more than 10 spin-off series, almost 20 TV and direct-to-video movies, and two feature films.
To celebrate the gang's 40th birthday, Cartoon Network is debuting Scooby-Doo: The »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Passes to Matt Damon’s ‘The Informant!’ Screening in Chicago, 10 Books
9 September 2009 3:32 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 admit-two passes up for grabs to the upcoming Chicago screening of the new Steven Soderbergh comedy “The Informant!” starring Matt Damon! We’re also hooking our HollywoodChicago.com winners up with 10 books of the true story by Kurt Eichenwald, too!
“The Informant!” stars Matt Damon, Scott Bakula (TV’s “Quantum Leap”), Melanie Lynskey, Clancy Brown, Patton Oswalt, Frank Welker, Tony Hale and Thomas F. Wilson from director Steven Soderbergh (“Che,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s Thirteen”).
This screening will take place on Sept. 14, 2009 at 8 p.m. in downtown Chicago. To win your free movie pass or book to “The Informant!” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our trivia question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it!
“The Informant!” opens nationwide on Sept. 18, 2009. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The Return Of Scooby Doo
25 August 2009 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The Scooby Doo film franchise is set for a revamp with a prequel to the 2002 film starring Hollywood couple Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. underway.
Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins, which features a cast of unknowns, will be released straight to DVD and there are already plans to shoot a follow-up.
Robbie Amell, who plays Fred in the new film, tells MovieHole.net, "There’s a second script... In the first film, we solve our first mystery - but, by the end of the mystery, we’ve destroyed a lot of stuff. The next one would be set at a lake resort, a summer camp kind-of setting, where we’re forced to work to pay off the damage we made in the first film."
Frank Welker, a member of the original ’Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!’ voice cast, provides the voice of Scooby-Doo in the new movie. »
[TV] Simpsons: The Twelfth Season
22 August 2009 6:14 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
The Simpsons was funny once. The earliest two seasons were more of a continuation of the characters as established on the Tracey Ullman show and so may not have been funny per se, but they were at least socially relevant then and remain so today. With season three The Simpsons started to score the kind of laughs that would make it the beloved comedy series that hooked fans across the globe. The seasons got funnier and funnier and by the ninth it had hit a stride that put all its peers to shame. Season 12 represents the tail end of the show’s genuinely funny years and may be the last season of The Simpsons worth buying on DVD – or at least half of it.
After a dozen seasons most shows have had more than a few change-ups in their cast, but The Simpsons has no such detriment. The voice actors »
- Lex Walker
New Matt Damon’s “The Informant!” Image
12 August 2009 3:08 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Here’s a brand new and Hi-Res image of Matt Damon from comedy/thriller “The Informant!,” directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. Don’t forget to enlarge it.
The film is based on a 2000 best-seller “The Informant: A True Story” a nonfiction thriller written by journalist Kurt Eichenwald. Scott Z. Burns (”The Bourne Ultimatum”) wrote the screenplay.
Check out the trailer for the movie if you haven’t seen it yet.
In the movie, the Us government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), who is the highest-level whistle-blower the FBI ever managed to flip.
Soderbergh’s new film which also stars Frank Welker, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Bakula, Patton Oswalt, Tony Hale, Thomas F. Wilson, Joel McHale and Eddie Jemison will hit theaters on October 9th, 2009.
For more movie info, »
- Fiona
[TV] Super Friends: The Lost Episodes
5 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
You have to hand it to the old Super Friends episodes, and to DC, for cramming a surprising amount of DC lore into small 7-minute sized servings. While incredibly silly in nature, there’s enough substance in each little adventure to make watching them all a breeze. But even if you can’t bear to see your favorite superheroes treated like the Scooby gang, take solace in knowing that these mindless shorts were the basis for the fan-favorite Justice League (their nemesis group the Legion of Doom makes an early appearance here). You’ll either love these cartoons or hate them, but the off-the-wall plotlines for each cartoon makes the series unpredictable fun and campy.
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Wonder Twins, Robin and even the Green Lantern combat forces both terrestrial and alien in the name of earth’s safety. From their headquarters in the Hall of Justice, »
- Lex Walker
[DVD Review] The Tigger Movie: 10th Anniversary Edition
1 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
When Disney announced The Tigger Movie was in the works over a decade ago, my immediate question was “Didn’t they already make a Tigger movie?” Back in 1974, Disney created Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, which I maintain is the best animated rendition of A.A. Milne’s characters to this day. Along with being made first, it had a storyline that actually made sense and which is used to some extent in the 1999 The Tigger Movie: the denizens of the 100 Acre Wood are tired of Tigger’s bounciness. That film had Tigger giving up his bouncy ways only to have his friends decide they prefer Tigger when he’s springing to and fro.
So what did Disney create The Tigger Movie around to entertain children for 77 minutes while cashing in on the most bankable character of Milne’s lot? Identity issues. If it’s accepted that tiggers must bounce, »
- Lex Walker
Transformers and G.I. Joe together at Comic-Con in San Diego!
21 July 2009 4:35 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
If you’re heading to Comic-Con and want to work on your nerd, I mean, toy, I am priceless collectibles from the 1980s, here’s a new release you need to read. It’s complete with sales speak like “Don’t Miss Out!”
Signed by Frank Welker, Megatron himself, these Limited-Edition Comic-Con Exclusive Lithographs will be a Gift-with-Purchase for the first 350 Collector’s sets sold of the Transformers: 25th Anniversary Matrix of Leadership Edition Collector’s Set
Also available will be the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero The Complete Series Collector’s Set, with the first 350 copies sold featuring a limited edition lithograph autographed by G.I. Joe: Origins
comic book artist Tom Feister
Don’t miss out! These must-have complete series collector’s sets of both G.I. Joe and Transformers will be available exclusively and for the 1st time in person at the Shout! Factory booth! (#3749 in the main Hall)
Also, »
- Jeff Bayer
Futurama: Fox Replacing Voice Cast; Angers Fans and Other Actors
20 July 2009 1:03 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Last month, it was announced that Futurama would be returning to television with all new episodes. The cast was supposedly already on-board for the revival but now the studio is trying to replace them.
Futurama begins as a pizza delivery boy (Billy West) is accidentally frozen and then wakes up 1,000 years later in the far-flung future. He gets a job at Planet Express and meets a myriad of strange characters played by actors like Katey Sagal, John Dimaggio, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr, Maurice Lamarche, and Frank Welker.
The animated series was cancelled after a troubled four season run on Fox and then found new popularity in reruns. The characters were revived in four made-for-dvd movies and the films were then reworked into another season of television shows. Those were popular enough to cause the show to be revived for 26 additional half-hour installments.
When the new episodes were announced last month, »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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