Blu-ray Review: Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault Volume 2
One of the highest grossing media franchises of all time, Looney Tunes debuted in 1930 as a series of shorts featuring a cast of characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig. Featuring a group of animators including Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, and Chuck Jones, among others, they were given the freedom […]
Blu-ray Review: Tom and Jerry the Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958)
Released just in time for the holidays, Tom and Jerry the Golden Era Anthology collects 114 Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts on 6 Blu-ray discs. Even better, they are uncut and remastered, making this a must have for fans. Created by the team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for MGM, Tom and Jerry remain a […]
DVD Review: The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show
Growing up, I occasionally read the Heathcliff comic strip, but I also considered him a second rate Garfield. So while I had a stuffed Garfield on my bed and Garfield pencils in my pencil box, Heathcliff was largely ignored. Whatever I may have thought, Heathcliff first debuted in 1973 (five years before Garfield) and is […]
DVD Review: The Smurfs Holiday Celebration
Given the release of a Smurfs live action/CGI film earlier this year, it should come as no surprise that the renewed interest in the group of small blue fictional creatures has lead to the release of various compilation DVD’s of the Smurfs 1980s Saturday morning cartoon. In October, Warner Bros. put out The Smurfs Holiday […]
Disney’s Lady and the Tramp Diamond Editions Available on February 7. Cinderella for Fall 2012
Diamond Editions of Disney’s 1955 Lady and the Tramp are available now for pre-order on Amazon for February 7, 2012. Lady and the Tramp, Disney’s first widescreen CinemaScope animated feature is being released in it’s original 2.55:1 aspect ratio in a 3-disc BD DVD Digital Copy Combo Pack Diamond Edition available for $31.49, and a […]
DVD Review: The Smurfs – A Magical Adventure
Voice Cast: Don Messick (Papa Smurf, Azrael), Paul Winchell (Gargamel), Lucille Bliss (Smurfette), Danny Goldman (Brainy Smurf), Michael Bell (Johan, Lazy Smurf, Handy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf), Frank Welker (Peewit, Hefty Smurf, Poet Smurf), Hamilton Camp (Greedy Smurf, Harmony Smurf), Henry Polic II (Tracker Smurf), William Callaway (Clumsy Smurf, Painter Smurf), Alan Oppenheimer (Vanity Smurf, Homnibus), […]