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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and DVDs

Aaron — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:03:06 +0000

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, which I expected to be a much bigger hit than it was, hits the DVD shelves today, and to commemorate this moment, let’s take a look at how the animation team destroyed stuff.

Toy Story DVDs Reveal Harrowing Pixar Studio Stories

Aaron — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:07:24 +0000

If you’ve picked up the Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Blu-Ray sets, you’ve probably watched the Pixar Studio Stories. They’re stimply-animated retellings of events that went down during production, and they’ll likely make you appreciate the films even more. Here’s a pair:

The Movie Vanishes – Oren Jacob and Galyn Susman

The Panique au Village DVD Trailer

Aaron — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:49:32 +0000

There’s no official release date for the Panique au Village DVD in the US, but it hits stores in France tomorrow. Here’s the trailer:

Fantastic Mr. Fox Sneaks Out on DVD

Aaron — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:00:23 +0000

There was a thought at one point that Fantastic Mr. Fox might sneak in an steal the Oscar away from Pixar, who eventually grabbed yet another trophy for Up. Now you can get the film on DVD and see for yourself. Here’s the DVD trailer:

Butters Pimps Out South Park Season 13 DVD

Aaron — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:41:48 +0000

For my money, Butters’ Bottom Bitch was far-and-away the best episode from the 13th episode of South Park, which is out on DVD today. The mixture of Butters turning into a pimp and Sergeant Yates on his lustful sting operation made for a classic episode:

Ponyo DVD Washes Ashore

Aaron — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:36:10 +0000

With an impressive 92% at RottenTomatoes.com, Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo seemed like a sure bet for an Oscar nomination this year, especially with 5 slots available (typically there’s 3). But it wasn’t meant to be this year, and Mihazaki will have to settle for his Annie Award nomination. The lavish 2D feature is now available on DVD, complete with a Behind the Studio featurette and an animatic presentation of the film. Here’s a clip illustrating Miyazaki’s pathway to production:

Superjail! Season One DVD Gets Sprung

Aaron — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:17:26 +0000

Today the Superjail! Season One DVD has been released on parole. The Adult Swim series, which was created by Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick and Ben Gruber, is currently being prepped for a second season. Check out the Superjail! interview with the creators over on ColdHardFlash.com.

Drawing Prince Naveen From Princess and the Frog

Aaron — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:14:31 +0000

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2D feature The Princess and the Frog was nominated earlier this month for the Best Animated Feature category, and I think it should get an award (along with Secret of Kells) for simply helping bring 2D back into the limelight. Here’s a little vignette about Drawing Prince Naveen to help tide you over until the DVD arrives on March 16th. It’s not really a tutorial on how to draw Prince Naveen, but more of an homage to Duck Amuck, where the animator and his pencil mess with Daffy.

German Animation Revived on Red Cartoons DVD

Aaron — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:47:35 +0000

A new collection of German animated films arrived on DVD today. Red Cartoons includes 16 films from the 70s, 80s and 90s that emerged from DEFA Studios in what was then East Germany. Before hich was responsible for 820 animated films before being disolved in the 90s. Here’s one of the films, a 1980 short titled Sieben Rechte des Zuschauers (Seven Rights of a Viewer).

The Simpsons 20th Season DVD Released Ahead of Schedule

Aaron — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:08:02 +0000

On the heels of Sunday’s big 20th aniversary special of The Simpsons, 20th Century Fox has released The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season DVD. What’s unique here is they skipped seasons 13-19 to get here. It’s an obvious play on the whole hubbub surround the event, but I suspect there will be some consumer confusion with the product though. The box says “20 Years” on it – some might think they’re getting all 20. A true 20-season DVD set would look more like a carry-on bag, but not all shoppers will grasp this concept.