Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of February 23

By brenden ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week, another bank-breaker collection of new Blu-ray releases! Thankfully for my pocketbook, while there may be a lot of titles hitting the shops today, there isn’t a lot I feel the need to grab up. As always, we appreciate any Amazon purchase you make through our links. They help to keep this column and the site alive! …Continued…

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, an intelligent, well performed, well animated direct-to-video feature, is perhaps the crown jewel in the library of DC Comics’ cartoon movies. It manages to tell a fun little superhero tale packed with action and character in an all-too-brief seventy-five minutes. Yet, as wonderful as it is, it’s almost overshadowed by the sheer bounty of compelling bonus features on the extra-packed Blu-ray disc! …Continued…

Warner Home Video releases first images from DC Showcase animation short “The Spectre”

By brenden ⋅ January 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Hot damn! This is what I like to wake up to - the first official images from Warner and DC Comics’ new animated short, The Spectre! While the pics and the accompanying info in the press release don’t contain much new information, it is nice to finally sneak a peak at the short. I’m really digging the character designs, from what little we can see here, in the three images provided and I have high hopes for the Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) script. The Spectre will be distributed February 23 by Warner Home Video as part of the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Blu-ray/DVD. Here’s what Warner Home Video has to say about the short film: …Continued…

[VIDEO] Wish List: Super Friends Season 1

By brenden ⋅ January 9, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s Saturday morning. I like to have a coffee (and pie, if it’s available) and watch a few cartoons before starting my day. Sadly, there’s not much on the old tube these days that holds my interest. Thank goodness for this collection of episodes from the first season of The Super Friends! …Continued…

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Blu-ray Announced and Detailed with DC Showcase: The Spectre short

By brenden ⋅ November 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

At long last, we’ve got some details on Warner Home Video and DC Comics’ next animated, direct-to-video Blu-ray release: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths! This thing looks like it’s going to blow my mind. And it’s not just the film itself I’m talking about here. It’s the disc. …Continued…

[VIDEO] Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Trailer

By Stone ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We previously brought you a preview of Warner Home Video and DC Comics next direct to video, animated extravaganza - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Now we’ve got a look at the official trailer! Looks like a lot of fun. What do you think? …Continued…

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ October 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

You know I’ve got a soft spot for these DC Comics animated adaptations. I’ve given fairly positive reviews to the two previous efforts - Wonder Woman and Green Lantern: First Flight. So you’re probably expecting more of the same from my review of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies on Blu-ray disc. And you’d be right! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Blu-ray Preview

By brenden ⋅ September 30, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

Here it is, folks! The preview of Warner Home Video and DC Comics’ next direct-to-video animated superhero film, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earth coming to Blu-ray in early 2010. You saw some early art and plot breakdowns here last week, and now, thanks to MTV you can have a look at the video that had its premiere on the just released Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Blu-ray disc. …Continued…

Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths first look, story breakdown

By brenden ⋅ September 15, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies hasn’t even been released yet and we’ve already got this first look at what we can expect from the next direct-to-Blu-ray release from Warner’s DC Comics animated collection - Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Blu-ray Clip - Metallo Revealed!

By brenden ⋅ September 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

What can I say? Another DC Comics animated adaptation about to hit Blu-ray and I’m as excited as can be. Especially after watching this clip that Warner just sent over. I admit to not reading the comic (not a big fan of Ed McGuinness’ chunky style of drawing people) but the story looks to be a hell of a lot of fun. This is what Warner has to say about Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, which hits the shops in a couple of weeks (September 29th to be exact): …Continued…

Green Lantern: First Flight Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ July 27, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I couldn’t help but think of Law and Order: SVU while watching Green Lantern: First Flight. And not just because the lead character is voiced by Chris Meloni, one of the cops on the hit NBC show. But because the take on the character and the group he belongs to is such that we’re meant to perceive them as being an intergalactic police force, patrolling the cosmos and protecting life from galaxy to galaxy. Cool concept. And it works. …Continued…

[VIDEO] Wish List: Watchmen Episode of Prisoners Of Gravity with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

By brenden ⋅ July 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I grew up in Ontario, Canada. We had our own kind of PBS television station called TVO (TV Ontario). Still do, in fact. Outside of the excellent Magic Shadows and Saturday Night at the Movies, both hosted by Elwy Yost (father of Graham Yost, screenwriter of Speed) I didn’t really pay much attention to TVO, growing up until I discovered Prisoners of Gravity. …Continued…

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies comes to Blu-ray September 29 (Updated with Package Art)

By brenden ⋅ June 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I love waking up to a good press release!

Warner Home Entertainment has forwarded details of their upcoming Superman/Batman: Public Enemies film, coming to Blu-ray and DVD on September 29. Too bad they left out the package art. Weird. They had it plastered all over the Warner press event a couple of weeks ago. Maybe that was just a temporary tease. Dunno.

Sigh

I’ll post it up here when they get their act together.

In good news: KEVIN CONROY AS BATMAN! TIM DALY AS SUPERMAN! CLANCY BROWN AS LEX LUTHOR! …Continued…

Green Lantern: First Flight Blu-ray - Executive Producer Bruce Timm Interview

By brenden ⋅ June 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Warner Home Video has forwarded another Green Lantern related interview on to yours truly. This one’s a biggee. It’s with the “man” himself. The creator of the DC Animated Universe as we know it. The man responsible for the Batman and Superman animated series, Justice League and all Warner’s direct to video superhero extravaganzas:

BRUCE TIMM! …Continued…

More Interviews for upcoming Green Lantern Animated Blu-ray: Juliet Landau and Alan Burnett

By brenden ⋅ June 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Warner Home Video has sent over another couple of interviews to promote their upcoming direct-to-video release, Green Lantern: First Flight (on Blu-ray July 28) I wouldn’t normally go in for the idea of just posting promo material outside of release news but I actually feel quite strongly about these animated DC Comics films. I think everyone involved is pushing themselves and their budgets to the limit to bring us the most compelling animated representations of DCs vast library of characters and stories. The Burnett interview in particular is of interest to comics fans and anyone curious about the process of adapting other mediums to the big (or small) screen.

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of May 19 - 3 Days of the Condor

By brenden ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s been almost a year since the great Sydney Pollack passed on. Probably best known for his award winning films, Out Of Africa and Tootsie, Pollack was more than just a talented director. He was also an actor and good, close friend of Robert Redford. After sharing the screen in the 1962 film War Hunt, the two men would go on to make six more films together, not least of which is Three Days of the Condor, available now on Blu-ray. …Continued…

Upcoming Animated DC Universe Blu-ray: ‘Green Lantern: First Flight’ Trailer and Interview, ‘Superman/Batman: Public Enemies’ Trailer

By brenden ⋅ May 18, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I can’t hide my dirty secret any longer - I’m a comic book nerd. I love seeing my old-favourite DC Comics heroes on the big screen. I also love animation. Warner’s DTV plan to hit us with an original superhero film a couple of times a year is kind of blowing my mind! It’s like getting chocolate in my peanut butter every six months. And the new trailer for upcoming fall release Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, posted above for your drooling pleasure, is extremely chocolaty!

Also blowing my mind is the fact that Warner Home Video was kind enough to send over this interview with Lauren Montgomery. She did a bang up job on their last release, Wonder Woman (which won a favourable review from The Blu-ray Blog). I expect Green Lantern: First Flight to be equally as solid. Check out the trailer that follows! …Continued…

Wonder Woman Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ March 8, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Pretty good. Exactly what I was expecting. Not as focussed, structurally sound or iconic as i’d hoped but completely serviceable. To be fair, nearly every single criticism I can throw at producer Bruce Timm, director Lauren Montgomery and crew’s animated Wonder Woman film can be explained away by it’s two most villainous foes - budget and running time. …Continued…