DVD Review: Happiness Is… Peanuts – Team Snoopy
My favorite moment in A Charlie Brown Christmas is when Linus calls out “Lights, please,” before he explains the meaning of Christmas. Not the actual meaning, although I know that has touched millions and it’s why the special remains a perennial favorite. I love watching the lights in the auditorium softly fade, looking at those […]
DVD Review: Happiness is Peanuts…Snow Days
Warner Bros. recently released two Peanuts specials for the first time on DVD. Happiness Is… Peanuts: Snow Days doesn’t represent the best of the Peanuts catalog, but any fan of Charlie Brown and the gang should consider adding this to their collection. She’s A Good Skate, Charlie Brown (1980): Winter has begun, and Peppermint Patty […]
PEANUTS HOLIDAY COLLECTION soon on Blu-ray
Warner Brothers Home Video announced that Charles Schulz’s hapless hero Charlie Brown will come to Hi-Def in a newly remastered three-film release, “Peanuts Holiday Collection.” Featured are the classic TV animated specials “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” (1966), “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” (1973) and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965). The three films, with a […]
DVD Review: Peanuts – The 1970’s Collection, Volume 2
Warner Bros | 1975-1979 | 150 mins. | Not Rated Since its debut as a comic strip on October 2, 1950, Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts has been regarded as one of the most successful cartoons in the history of the medium. Which is ironic, since the comic revolves around one of the most unsuccessful characters […]
DVD Review: Peanuts 1970’s Collection, Volume 1
Warner Bros. | 1971-74 | 175 mins. | Not Rated Just a little over three months after Warner Brothers released the Peanuts: 1960’s Collection, WB has released the two DVD Peanuts 1970’s Collection: Volume 1. The set contains the following television specials: Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971), You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972), There’s […]
DVD Review: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Remastered Deluxe Edition)
Christmas specials are a dime a dozen. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, literally hundreds of movies and specials liter the television landscape to mark the yuletide season. While Halloween is observed, relatively few specials are on television to mark the occasion. Fewer still, have entered the pop culture lexicon. One definite exception is, It’s the Great […]