Animation

Macross 30th Anniversary Blu-ray boxed set coming to Japan

By Brenden ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Continuing on with Blu-ray news that’s totally blowing my mind, the Japanese arm of Bandai Visual has revealed that they’re planning to unleash a massive Blu-ray boxed set of the original Macross series! This show, in the guise of the first third of the Robotech saga, as we saw it here in North America back in the ’80s, was instrumental in shaping my love for anime, the giant robot genre and for serial storytelling in general. I don’t think it’s too far fetched to say that some aspect of the story, the design or the legacy of the series is present in my life on an everyday basis (aside from the fact that I’m perpetually gazing at the three large character models I have sitting above my television.) The news that all 36 of the series’ original episodes will be available on Blu-ray this May is throwing me into something of a fit. …Continued…

Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Animation on Blu

By Brenden ⋅ December 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

All right, time is running out to get these Blu-ray gift guide recommendations posted so let’s get back to it! I’ll keep the commentary to a minimum here, in order to hasten the process. …Continued…

Kung-Fu Panda 2 Blu-ray coming next week

By Brenden ⋅ December 5, 2011 ⋅ One comment

When I first reported on Kung-Fu Panda 2 coming to Blu-ray way back in July, there were only a handful of pre-order hints about the disc lingering around the fringes of the internets. Well, now that we’re just over a week away from its official release on October 13th I thought I’d post the full feature list, found below and the nifty, detailed trailer above. I’ve got the disc in hand and will have a full review for you early next week. I’m really looking forward to diving into it. …Continued…

Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of November 15

By Brenden ⋅ November 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘THREE COLORS TRILOGY’, ‘THE RULES OF THE GAME’, ‘LOONEY TUNES PLATINUM COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE’, ‘WEST SIDE STORY’, ‘BEGINNERS’, ‘BELLFLOWER’, ‘EVIL DEAD 2′, ‘INFERNAL AFFAIRS’, ‘FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES’, ‘ASSASSINS CREED: LINEAGE’, ‘ANIMATION EXPRESS 2′ and many, many more!

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ November 14, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

I don’t know what’s more amazing about this collection of 50 Looney Tunes shorts – the fact that I’m shockingly familiar with most of them, able to recite the dialogue along with the characters despite not having seen the films for around 20 years or so, or the fact that there’s content here that I’ve never laid eyes on until now. Despite a couple of confusing and mildly frustrating points, this is one hell of a perfect boxed set of amazing cartoons, looking better than ever on Blu-ray! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Disney’s Cinderella: Diamond Edition Blu-ray trailer

By Brenden ⋅ October 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I can’t wait to see the new Gossip Girl version of Disney‘s Cinderella. If the trailer above is any indication, all the classic music in the film has now been replaced with the contemporary soundtrack of on-screen teen lust – all rebellious guitars and triumphant cymbal-crashes. …Continued…

[VIDEO] Finding Nemo Blu-ray Trailer

By Brenden ⋅ October 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

At long last, it looks like Finding Nemo is on it’s way to Blu-ray. It’s about time too, as it’s the last Pixar film to be released on the format. No release date or details yet but the trailer embedded above has made its way onto the internets, promising we’ll see some Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich fishies in HD sooner rather than later. The best guess, at the moment, is that the disc will hit around the time of the films big-screen 3D release, next September. Okay, I guess that’s kind of later than I’d like. But, you know, at least we’re not talking about 2013 here! …Continued…

Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of October 4

By Brenden ⋅ October 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE LION KING’, ‘PULP FICTION’, ‘JACKIE BROWN’, ‘SCREAM 4′, ‘THE COMPLETE SCREAM COLLECTION’, ‘SUBMARINE’, ‘AMER’, ‘HARAKIRI’, ‘SALO’, ‘THE WALKING DEAD’, ‘ONG BAK’ and many, many more!

Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of September 20

By Brenden ⋅ September 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S’ from Paramount, ‘LE BEAU SERGE’ and ‘LES COUSINS’ from Criterion, ‘DUMBO’ from Disney, ‘BRIDESMAIDS’ from Universal, ‘EN TERRAIN CONNUS’ from eOne, ‘SOPHIA LOREN AWARD COLLECTION’ from Kino and many, many more!

Dumbo Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ September 20, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Along with Snow White, Pinochio, Fantasia and Bambi, Dumbo stands as one of the pioneering early works of Walt Disney’s animation studio. And I doubt it has ever looked or sounded better than on this 70th Anniversary edition Blu-ray! …Continued…