Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup zoomed onto TV screens 25 years ago, as Cartoon Network’s The Powerpuff Girls debuted on November 18, 1998. Created by Craig McCracken, the animated series told how one professor’s quest to concoct the “perfect little girl” went awry with the accidental addition of Chemical X, turning three kindergarten-aged girls into super-powered crimefighters. These days, the Powerpuff Girls live on only in reruns and streaming libraries — a recent live-action adaptation never made it past the pilot stage, unfortunately. But with new comic books and even a new TV show in the pipeline, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup will be back with new stories faster than you can say “Fuzzy Lumpkins.” Here’s a breakdown of the franchise so far… The original series In Cartoon Network’s The Powerpuff Girls — which aired six seasons between 1998 and 2005 — Tara Strong, E.G. Daily, and Cathy Cavadini voiced Bubbles, Buttercup, and Blossom, with those three girls respectively representing “sugar,...
- 11/18/2023
- TV Insider
Burbank, CA – One of the Man of Steel’s most personal tales in DC history – from the mind of comics icon Grant Morrison, and produced under the expert oversight of animation legends Bruce Timm and Dwayne McDuffie – All-Star Superman will be available to own on 4K Ultra HD for the very first time on April 18, 2023 from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
Grant Morrison’s beloved, Eisner Award-winning vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to exquisite, animated life in All-Star Superman. The film begins as the Man of Steel rescues an ill-fated mission to the Sun (sabotaged by Lex Luthor) but, in the process, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration. Sensing even he will be unable to cheat death, Superman ventures into new realms – finally revealing his secret to Lois, confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and attempting to ensure Earth’s...
Grant Morrison’s beloved, Eisner Award-winning vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to exquisite, animated life in All-Star Superman. The film begins as the Man of Steel rescues an ill-fated mission to the Sun (sabotaged by Lex Luthor) but, in the process, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration. Sensing even he will be unable to cheat death, Superman ventures into new realms – finally revealing his secret to Lois, confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and attempting to ensure Earth’s...
- 2/19/2023
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Burbank, CA – The early years of the Caped Crusader get a closer examination as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe) brings the fully-remastered The Batman: The Complete Series to Blu-ray for the very first time. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the 65-episode box set will be distributed February 1, 2022 by Wbhe on Blu-ray+Digital ($69.99 Srp) in the United States, and a Blu-ray only package ($79.98 Srp) in Canada.
The six-time Emmyâ Award-winning series premiered on September 11, 2004 on Kids’ WB before eventually shifting to Cartoon Network for subsequent seasons. The Batman: The Complete Series follows 20-something-year-old Bruce Wayne’s early adventures as he balances his daytime persona as a bachelor billionaire with his nighttime guise as a caped crimefighter. Along the way, Batman is joined by allies Robin and Batgirl as they combat Gotham City’s Rogues’ Gallery, including updated versions of his familiar foes as well as a bevy of rarely...
The six-time Emmyâ Award-winning series premiered on September 11, 2004 on Kids’ WB before eventually shifting to Cartoon Network for subsequent seasons. The Batman: The Complete Series follows 20-something-year-old Bruce Wayne’s early adventures as he balances his daytime persona as a bachelor billionaire with his nighttime guise as a caped crimefighter. Along the way, Batman is joined by allies Robin and Batgirl as they combat Gotham City’s Rogues’ Gallery, including updated versions of his familiar foes as well as a bevy of rarely...
- 11/18/2021
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Dateline: Townsville USA, right smack dab in the middle of the Arrowverse. A Powerpuff Girls live-action series is in development at The CW according to Variety. But it isn’t being prepared in Professor Utonium’s lab.
The new take on The Powerpuff Girls comes from the desk of Greg Berlanti, the mastermind behind The CW’s Arrowverse. Berlanti Productions will be working with Warner Bros. TV. The script will be written by Heather Reigner (Veronica Mars), and screenwriter Diablo Cody, who wrote the book for Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill. A spoonful of sugar may wash that medicine down, but will they bring that Chemical X?
The project is based on Craig McCracken’s classic animated Cartoon Network series, and will center on adult versions of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. But they aren’t kindergarten superheroes anymore and they don’t have to save the world before bedtime. The...
The new take on The Powerpuff Girls comes from the desk of Greg Berlanti, the mastermind behind The CW’s Arrowverse. Berlanti Productions will be working with Warner Bros. TV. The script will be written by Heather Reigner (Veronica Mars), and screenwriter Diablo Cody, who wrote the book for Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill. A spoonful of sugar may wash that medicine down, but will they bring that Chemical X?
The project is based on Craig McCracken’s classic animated Cartoon Network series, and will center on adult versions of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. But they aren’t kindergarten superheroes anymore and they don’t have to save the world before bedtime. The...
- 8/24/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
The latest Powerpuff Girls DVD release is here! The Powerpuff Girls: The Last Donnycorn is a collection of episodes from the first two seasons from the rebooted Powerpuff Girls series from Cartoon Network. Is this DVD worth a buy? Let’s find out.
The Powerpuff Girls: The Lost Donnycorn DVD receives its name from to the new friend of the Powerpuff Girls, Donny the Wannabecorn and the “30-minute special” surrounding the character. More on that special later. The DVD includes 12 episodes. These episodes are:
The Last Donnycorn (30 min. special) Odd Bubbles Out People Pleaser The Wrinklegruff Girls Presidential Punchout Claw Dad Once Upon a Townsville (Emmy Award nominated episode) Blue Ribbon Blues Electric Buttercup Rainy Day The Big Sleep 15 Minutes of Fame
Now back to “The Last Donnycorn” 30 min. episode. The episode is actually 22 minutes in length. Not exactly 30 minutes as advertised unless you include the commercials when it aired on Cartoon Network,...
The Powerpuff Girls: The Lost Donnycorn DVD receives its name from to the new friend of the Powerpuff Girls, Donny the Wannabecorn and the “30-minute special” surrounding the character. More on that special later. The DVD includes 12 episodes. These episodes are:
The Last Donnycorn (30 min. special) Odd Bubbles Out People Pleaser The Wrinklegruff Girls Presidential Punchout Claw Dad Once Upon a Townsville (Emmy Award nominated episode) Blue Ribbon Blues Electric Buttercup Rainy Day The Big Sleep 15 Minutes of Fame
Now back to “The Last Donnycorn” 30 min. episode. The episode is actually 22 minutes in length. Not exactly 30 minutes as advertised unless you include the commercials when it aired on Cartoon Network,...
- 8/15/2017
- by Chris Salce
- Age of the Nerd
Cartoon Network's new Powerpuff Girls don't just look a little different. According to Cartoon Brew, the original voice cast was not asked to participate in the current reboot series.
Tara Strong, Cathy Cavadini, and Elizabeth Daily voiced the girls—Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup—in the original series, which ran from 1998 to 2005. The new series premiered on April 4th, 2016, with Amanda Leighton, Kristen Li, and Natalie Palamides voicing the three Powerpuff Girls.
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Tara Strong, Cathy Cavadini, and Elizabeth Daily voiced the girls—Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup—in the original series, which ran from 1998 to 2005. The new series premiered on April 4th, 2016, with Amanda Leighton, Kristen Li, and Natalie Palamides voicing the three Powerpuff Girls.
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- 5/3/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
They balanced crime-fighting and kindergarten for nearly seven years during the show's original run, and now the Powerpuff Girls are returning. But the news is not sugar, spice and everything nice for all those involved with the original series.
On Monday, Cartoon Network debuted designs for the Powerpuff Girls reboot, which is expected to start airing in 2016. Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup look more or less how fans of the cult series will remember the pint-sized heroes.
However, the show will not be back quite as audiences remembered it. In addition to modified designs, the show will be returning without series creator Craig McCracken,...
On Monday, Cartoon Network debuted designs for the Powerpuff Girls reboot, which is expected to start airing in 2016. Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup look more or less how fans of the cult series will remember the pint-sized heroes.
However, the show will not be back quite as audiences remembered it. In addition to modified designs, the show will be returning without series creator Craig McCracken,...
- 6/10/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
Announced by Cartoon Network at the 2014 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas on Monday, the classic animated show The Powerpuff Girls will soon be making a comeback on the network in 2016 as a rebooted series.
“As the original ambassador of ‘girl power,’ The Powerpuff Girls brand continues to resonate with people of all ages and there is tremendous excitement around introducing Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup to a new generation,” said Cartoon Networks Vice President of North America Consumer Products. “With proven success and great content plans in place, there’s so much potential that we’re looking forward to explore with our licensing partners in the coming weeks.”
Created by Craig McCracken, The Powerpuff Girls followed the adventures of three adolescent girls named Buttercup, Blossom and Bubbles as they routinely save the city of Townsville from destruction. The Powerpuff Girls phenomenon quickly grew after the Emmy award-winning series debuted in 1998, going on to release 78 episodes,...
“As the original ambassador of ‘girl power,’ The Powerpuff Girls brand continues to resonate with people of all ages and there is tremendous excitement around introducing Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup to a new generation,” said Cartoon Networks Vice President of North America Consumer Products. “With proven success and great content plans in place, there’s so much potential that we’re looking forward to explore with our licensing partners in the coming weeks.”
Created by Craig McCracken, The Powerpuff Girls followed the adventures of three adolescent girls named Buttercup, Blossom and Bubbles as they routinely save the city of Townsville from destruction. The Powerpuff Girls phenomenon quickly grew after the Emmy award-winning series debuted in 1998, going on to release 78 episodes,...
- 6/16/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
"The Powerpuff Girls" is the latest kid-friendly series that's set for a reboot, as Cartoon Network announced that the show will return to airwaves will all-new episodes in 2016.
"Powerpuff Girls," about a pint-sized trio of young superheroines out to save the world, was created back in 1998, and ran on Cn for 78 episodes. The popular series won two Emmys during its run, and recently came back for a computer-generated, reimagined standalone feature, "The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed," which aired on Cartoon Network in January.
"The original 'Powerpuff Girls' was a franchise phenomenon for Cartoon Network, paving the way for a new generation of innovative storytellers and enthusiastic fans worldwide," said Rob Sorcher, Cartoon Network's chief content officer, in a statement announcing the news. "We are calling these girls back into action based upon an overwhelming demand for sugar, spice and Chemical X."
It was no doubt the warm reaction to...
"Powerpuff Girls," about a pint-sized trio of young superheroines out to save the world, was created back in 1998, and ran on Cn for 78 episodes. The popular series won two Emmys during its run, and recently came back for a computer-generated, reimagined standalone feature, "The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed," which aired on Cartoon Network in January.
"The original 'Powerpuff Girls' was a franchise phenomenon for Cartoon Network, paving the way for a new generation of innovative storytellers and enthusiastic fans worldwide," said Rob Sorcher, Cartoon Network's chief content officer, in a statement announcing the news. "We are calling these girls back into action based upon an overwhelming demand for sugar, spice and Chemical X."
It was no doubt the warm reaction to...
- 6/16/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
The city of Townsville!
…is very much intact. For now.
Monday night’s Powerpuff Girls special on Cartoon Network was, for many of us, an emotional throwback to the show’s heyday. While the original show aired from 1998-2005, this week’s rebooted special boasted the return of its original voice casting—Cathy Cavadini (Blossom), Tara Strong (Bubbles), and Elizabeth Daily (Buttercup), along with the help of a few other Townsvillians who’ve managed to retain their charm over the years—the Mayor, Professor Utonium, and Miss Bellum, to name a select few.
For all its similarities to the original, though, this week’s re-imagining of the series also offered some interesting updates. Among the more hyped of these changes was the introduction of Townsville’s flamboyant mathematician, Fibonacci Sequins (voiced by Ringo Starr).
The identity and dialogue of Sequins were quintessentially Powerpuff in nature, seamlessly fitting into the Townsville...
…is very much intact. For now.
Monday night’s Powerpuff Girls special on Cartoon Network was, for many of us, an emotional throwback to the show’s heyday. While the original show aired from 1998-2005, this week’s rebooted special boasted the return of its original voice casting—Cathy Cavadini (Blossom), Tara Strong (Bubbles), and Elizabeth Daily (Buttercup), along with the help of a few other Townsvillians who’ve managed to retain their charm over the years—the Mayor, Professor Utonium, and Miss Bellum, to name a select few.
For all its similarities to the original, though, this week’s re-imagining of the series also offered some interesting updates. Among the more hyped of these changes was the introduction of Townsville’s flamboyant mathematician, Fibonacci Sequins (voiced by Ringo Starr).
The identity and dialogue of Sequins were quintessentially Powerpuff in nature, seamlessly fitting into the Townsville...
- 1/24/2014
- by Catherine Northington
- Obsessed with Film
The Powerpuff Girls will return to airwaves for a one-night special next month, and they're getting a little help from a famous friend, Mr. Ringo Starr. According to Time, the former Beatle will voice a "flamboyant mathematician" named Fibonacci Sequins and contribute an original tune, "I Wish I Was A Powerpuff Girl," along with a music video. The special, titled "Dance Pantsed," will air January 20th at 7:30 p.m. Est on Cartoon Network.
Ringo Starr and More Rockers Going Strong After 70
The original Powerpuff series, which aired from 1998 to...
Ringo Starr and More Rockers Going Strong After 70
The original Powerpuff series, which aired from 1998 to...
- 12/20/2013
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been nearly a year since we told you that Cartoon Network had announced a “brand-new, redesigned and re-imagined CG” Powerpuff Girls special as part of its 2013 lineup. Well it turns out they were only off on the date by a month, because today Cartoon Network announced that “Dance Pantsed”, the title for The Powerpuff Girls special, has been set for January 20, 2014, and that a five hour marathon of the girls’ previous adventures would air the day before.
“Redesigned and reimagined CG” makes me nervous, but the fact that the original voice actors have returned makes me very very happy. Here are the details, which include seemingly everything but the all-important screenshot; I guess we’ll have to keep waiting for those visuals.
The Girls Are Back In Townsville! The Powerpuff Girls Save the World Before Bedtime Again In All-New Special Beatles Legend Ringo Starr Joins Original Voice Cast Catherine Cavadini,...
“Redesigned and reimagined CG” makes me nervous, but the fact that the original voice actors have returned makes me very very happy. Here are the details, which include seemingly everything but the all-important screenshot; I guess we’ll have to keep waiting for those visuals.
The Girls Are Back In Townsville! The Powerpuff Girls Save the World Before Bedtime Again In All-New Special Beatles Legend Ringo Starr Joins Original Voice Cast Catherine Cavadini,...
- 12/16/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Rank the week of October 4th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Fast Five
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #803
Win Percentage: 57%
Times Ranked: 5781
Top-20 Rankings: 40
Directed By: Justin Lin
Starring: Dwayne Johnson • Vin Diesel • Paul Walker • Jordana Brewster • Elsa Pataky
Genres: Action • Action Thriller • Chase Movie • Crime • Drama • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Scream 4
(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #1420
Win Percentage: 49%
Times Ranked: 6843
Top-20 Rankings: 26
Directed By: Wes Craven
Starring: Alison Brie • Neve Campbell • David Arquette • Hayden Panettiere • Courteney Cox
Genres: Horror • Mystery • Slasher Film • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Submarine
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #2772
Win Percentage: 60%
Times Ranked: 1079
Top-20 Rankings: 10
Directed By: Richard Ayoade
Starring: Craig Roberts • Yasmin Paige • Sally Hawkins • Paddy Considine • Noah Taylor
Genres: Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama
Rank This Movie
Classics & Re-releases Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom
(Criterion Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 1976)
Flickchart Ranking: #4386
Win Percentage: 43%
Times Ranked:...
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #803
Win Percentage: 57%
Times Ranked: 5781
Top-20 Rankings: 40
Directed By: Justin Lin
Starring: Dwayne Johnson • Vin Diesel • Paul Walker • Jordana Brewster • Elsa Pataky
Genres: Action • Action Thriller • Chase Movie • Crime • Drama • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Scream 4
(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #1420
Win Percentage: 49%
Times Ranked: 6843
Top-20 Rankings: 26
Directed By: Wes Craven
Starring: Alison Brie • Neve Campbell • David Arquette • Hayden Panettiere • Courteney Cox
Genres: Horror • Mystery • Slasher Film • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Submarine
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #2772
Win Percentage: 60%
Times Ranked: 1079
Top-20 Rankings: 10
Directed By: Richard Ayoade
Starring: Craig Roberts • Yasmin Paige • Sally Hawkins • Paddy Considine • Noah Taylor
Genres: Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama
Rank This Movie
Classics & Re-releases Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom
(Criterion Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 1976)
Flickchart Ranking: #4386
Win Percentage: 43%
Times Ranked:...
- 10/4/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
Genre: Animation | Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Liu
Writer: Dwayne McDuffie
Cast: James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony Lapaglia, Edward Asner, Linda Cardellini
MPAA Rating: PG
Summary:
Fueled by hatred and jealousy, Lex Luthor masterminds an elaborate plot to kill the Man of Steel – and it works. Poisoned by solar radiation, Superman is dying. With weeks to live, he fulfills his life’s dreams – especially revealing his true identity to Lois Lane – until Luthor proclaims his ultimate plan to control the world with no alien hero to stop him. Powers fading, Superman engages in a spectacular deadly battle with Luthor that could truly trigger the end of Earth’s Greatest Protector. This startling and gripping DC Universe Animated Original Movie stars the voice talents of James Denton, Anthony Lapaglia, Christina Hendricks and Ed Asner.
Runtime: 76 min
“Actually, I had the whole thing figured to end pretty much exactly like this.” – Superman
DC and...
Director: Sam Liu
Writer: Dwayne McDuffie
Cast: James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony Lapaglia, Edward Asner, Linda Cardellini
MPAA Rating: PG
Summary:
Fueled by hatred and jealousy, Lex Luthor masterminds an elaborate plot to kill the Man of Steel – and it works. Poisoned by solar radiation, Superman is dying. With weeks to live, he fulfills his life’s dreams – especially revealing his true identity to Lois Lane – until Luthor proclaims his ultimate plan to control the world with no alien hero to stop him. Powers fading, Superman engages in a spectacular deadly battle with Luthor that could truly trigger the end of Earth’s Greatest Protector. This startling and gripping DC Universe Animated Original Movie stars the voice talents of James Denton, Anthony Lapaglia, Christina Hendricks and Ed Asner.
Runtime: 76 min
“Actually, I had the whole thing figured to end pretty much exactly like this.” – Superman
DC and...
- 3/4/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
To vocally craft the characters within the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, the production brain trust of DC Entertainment, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Animation is smart enough to employ the best in the business – on both sides of the microphone.
While winners of Oscars, Emmys and Tonys alike provide the voices behind some of the world’s best known comic book characters, it is the super hero of voice directors that guides these unique talents – Andrea Romano.
Arguably the top animation voiceover director in the business today, Romano has been instrumental in orchestrating the vocal tones behind the first 10 Dcu animated films, including the highly anticipated February 22 release of All-Star Superman.
The eight-time Emmy® Award winner (not to mention 30+ Emmy nominations) has a voiceover casting/direction resume that spans more than a quarter century, covering the genre gamut from action (Batman: The Animated Series) and humor...
While winners of Oscars, Emmys and Tonys alike provide the voices behind some of the world’s best known comic book characters, it is the super hero of voice directors that guides these unique talents – Andrea Romano.
Arguably the top animation voiceover director in the business today, Romano has been instrumental in orchestrating the vocal tones behind the first 10 Dcu animated films, including the highly anticipated February 22 release of All-Star Superman.
The eight-time Emmy® Award winner (not to mention 30+ Emmy nominations) has a voiceover casting/direction resume that spans more than a quarter century, covering the genre gamut from action (Batman: The Animated Series) and humor...
- 2/11/2011
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Creator Grant Morrison’s Eisner Award-winning "All-Star Superman" is the newest entry in the ongoing series of "DC Universe Animated Original Movies" from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
The full-length film will be distributed by Warner Home Video, February 22, 2011 as a Blu-ray Combo Pack, 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and single disc DVD. The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.
"...In 'All-Star Superman', the 'Man of Steel' rescues an ill-fated mission to the Sun (sabotaged by 'Lex Luthor') and, in the process, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration.
"Sensing even he will be unable to cheat death, Superman ventures into new realms – finally revealing his secret to 'Lois', confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and attempting to ensure Earth’s safety before his own impending end with one final, selfless act..."
Voice cast includes James Denton as 'Superman',...
The full-length film will be distributed by Warner Home Video, February 22, 2011 as a Blu-ray Combo Pack, 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and single disc DVD. The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.
"...In 'All-Star Superman', the 'Man of Steel' rescues an ill-fated mission to the Sun (sabotaged by 'Lex Luthor') and, in the process, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration.
"Sensing even he will be unable to cheat death, Superman ventures into new realms – finally revealing his secret to 'Lois', confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and attempting to ensure Earth’s safety before his own impending end with one final, selfless act..."
Voice cast includes James Denton as 'Superman',...
- 12/2/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
For Immediate Release
Saving The World … One Last Time
Man Of Steel Faces The Ultimate Sacrifice In All-new DC Universe Animated Original Movie All-star Superman Coming Feb. 22, 2011 From Warner Home Video
James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony Lapaglia Lead Stellar Voice Cast;
Available as Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, 2-Disc Special Edition and Single Disc DVD
Burbank, CA, (November 29th, 2010) – Grant Morrison’s beloved, Eisner Award-winning vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to exquisite animated life in All-Star Superman, the latest entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies coming February 22, 2011 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The highly-anticipated, full-length film will be distributed by Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD for $24.98 (Srp), as well as single disc DVD for $19.98 (Srp). The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.
In All-Star Superman,...
Saving The World … One Last Time
Man Of Steel Faces The Ultimate Sacrifice In All-new DC Universe Animated Original Movie All-star Superman Coming Feb. 22, 2011 From Warner Home Video
James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony Lapaglia Lead Stellar Voice Cast;
Available as Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, 2-Disc Special Edition and Single Disc DVD
Burbank, CA, (November 29th, 2010) – Grant Morrison’s beloved, Eisner Award-winning vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to exquisite animated life in All-Star Superman, the latest entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies coming February 22, 2011 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The highly-anticipated, full-length film will be distributed by Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD for $24.98 (Srp), as well as single disc DVD for $19.98 (Srp). The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.
In All-Star Superman,...
- 11/30/2010
- by THE LEGION fan network
- Legions of Gotham
Back in September, we gave you the first, exclusive look at "All Star Superman," the next film in DC and Warner Home Video's popular line of animated features. Based on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's award-winning 12-issue series, the film explores how the Man of Steel spends his remaining year after being diagnosed with a fatal case of radiation poisoning.
Warner Bros. released the full DVD and Blu-Ray specs for the feature this week, as well as the box art for "All Star Superman" on Blu-Ray.
Hitting shelves February 2011, "All Star Superman" boasts an impressive voice cast that includes James Denton ("Desperate Housewives") as Superman, Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") as Lois Lane, Anthony Lapaglia ("Without A Trace") as Lex Luthor, Ed Asner ("Up") as Perry White, Frances Conroy ("Six Feet Under") as Ma Kent, and Matthew Gray Gubler ("Criminal Minds") as Jimmy Olsen, among others.
Official press release:
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Warner Bros. released the full DVD and Blu-Ray specs for the feature this week, as well as the box art for "All Star Superman" on Blu-Ray.
Hitting shelves February 2011, "All Star Superman" boasts an impressive voice cast that includes James Denton ("Desperate Housewives") as Superman, Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") as Lois Lane, Anthony Lapaglia ("Without A Trace") as Lex Luthor, Ed Asner ("Up") as Perry White, Frances Conroy ("Six Feet Under") as Ma Kent, and Matthew Gray Gubler ("Criminal Minds") as Jimmy Olsen, among others.
Official press release:
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- 11/30/2010
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
DC Entertainment's All-Star Superman was one of the better things to be released by the company during the past decade. It was universally acclaimed and awarded, recently being collected in an Absolute edition. Now, Warner Premiere is tackling Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's 12-part saga as their next animated feature. Here's the formal press release:
Burbank, CA, (November 29th, 2010) – Grant Morrison’s beloved, Eisner Award-winning vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to exquisite animated life in All-Star Superman, the latest entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies coming February 22, 2011 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The highly-anticipated, full-length film will be distributed by Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD for $24.98 (Srp), as well as single disc DVD for $19.98 (Srp). The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.
Burbank, CA, (November 29th, 2010) – Grant Morrison’s beloved, Eisner Award-winning vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to exquisite animated life in All-Star Superman, the latest entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies coming February 22, 2011 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The highly-anticipated, full-length film will be distributed by Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD for $24.98 (Srp), as well as single disc DVD for $19.98 (Srp). The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.
- 11/30/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Warner Premiere and DC Entertainment have unveiled the release date for their newest animated Superman adventure, All-Star Superman.
Grant Morrison’s beloved vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to animated life in All-Star Superman, the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movies coming February 22, 2011.
In All-Star Superman, the Man of Steel rescues an ill-fated mission to the Sun (sabotaged by Lex Luthor) and, in the process, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration. Sensing even he will be unable to cheat death, Superman ventures into new realms – finally revealing his secret to Lois, confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and attempting to ensure Earth’s safety before his own impending end with one final, selfless act.
The celebrity-packed voice cast is headed by James Denton (Desperate Housewives) as Superman, Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as Lois Lane, and Anthony Lapaglia (Without A Trace) as Lex Luthor.
Grant Morrison’s beloved vision of Superman’s heroic final days on Earth is brought to animated life in All-Star Superman, the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movies coming February 22, 2011.
In All-Star Superman, the Man of Steel rescues an ill-fated mission to the Sun (sabotaged by Lex Luthor) and, in the process, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration. Sensing even he will be unable to cheat death, Superman ventures into new realms – finally revealing his secret to Lois, confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and attempting to ensure Earth’s safety before his own impending end with one final, selfless act.
The celebrity-packed voice cast is headed by James Denton (Desperate Housewives) as Superman, Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as Lois Lane, and Anthony Lapaglia (Without A Trace) as Lex Luthor.
- 11/29/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Full of high and low comedy, virtuosity and good spirits, ''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'' well deserves the sobriquet ''family film''; there really is something here for everyone in the family.
Directors Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells have, along with a large band of gifted animation talents, produced a feature that emphasizes speed, motion, bright colors, shifts of perspective, and eye-popping computer graphics all served up in a stylish rush. Boxoffice prospects look exceptionally good.
The feature finds the title mouse, Fievel Mousekewitz, still living in the Bronx with his family of Russian-Jewish immigrants. A mass attack by cats drives the family underground (in a super rapids ride through the sewers) where they and a swarm of other, similarly harried mice are persuaded by a ticket-bearing, spiel-speaking mouse to head out west for a new settlement. The assembled mice agree, not knowing that the mouse is a puppet front for the evil feline Cat R. Waul, who together with his spider aide, T.R. Chula, and a gang of cats, plans to use these immigrants as the basis of a regular voluntary food supply.
There is also a subplot featuring Fievel's cat buddy, the tubby Tiger, and that fat cat's girlfriend, the saloon-singing Miss Kitty. They, together with Fievel and a broken-down old western hound named Wylie Burp, triumph over the cats in the climactic showdown.
However, the movie is less about its story than its technique, which is a delightfully relentless, zooming onslaught. Fievel goes from one trouble spot to another, from traps by alley cats to falls from moving trains to capture by a buzzard to being bottled up by the spider. And when Fievel gets a rest, its Tiger's turn for misadventure.
These episodes unwind in the densest concentration of computer graphics effects ever marshalled for a major feature release, and angles and perspectives spin vertiginously and continuously, the dazzle compounded by the flamboyantly bright coloring.
However, the animators have not neglected their character work, and the individuals are portrayed in elastic eloquence, with faces and whole bodies undergoing comically expressive transformations. The bulbous Tiger goes through some particularly circular transformations while the villainous Cat R. Waul (who seems based on the Fox in ''Pinocchio'') is all calculating angles.
The three main songs are bouncy and appropriate, though not as memorable as the original's ''Somewhere Out There, '' which gets a short reprise from Fievel's older sister Tanya, whose singing aspirations form part of the plot's engine. The theme from ''Rawhide'' gets a short and amusing (for grownups) run-through. James Horner's score is a nice western pastiche, from Copeland to hoedown.
The voices are all well-done, with John Cleese doing a drolly supercilious turn as Cat R. Waul and Jon Lovitz a chip-on-the-right-shoulder T.R. Chula. As the voice of Wylie Burp, James Stewart was an extremely effective choice, and his denouement benediction provides a perfect closing sentiment. Dom DeLuise (Tiger), Phillip Glasser (Fievel), Nehemiah Persoff (Poppa Mousekewitz) and Erica Yohn (Mama Mousekewitz) all return from the original, while Amy Irving performs for Miss Kitty and Cathy Cavadini is perfectly on key and off as Tanya.
AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST
UNIVERSAL
Steven Spielberg Presents
Producers Steven Spielberg, Robert Watts
Directors Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
Story Charles Swenson
Screenplay Flint Dille
Created by David Kirschner
Original songs James Horner, Will Jennings
Music James Horner
Casting Nancy Nayor, C.S.A., Valerie McCaffrey
Art director Neil Ross
Supervising animators Nancy Beiman, Kristof Serrand, Rob Stevenhagen
Special effects supervisor Scott Santoro
Supervising editor Nick Fletcher
Color
Voices:
Fievel Phillip Glasser
Cat R. Waul John Cleese
Wylie James Stewart
Tiger Dom DeLuise
Papa Nehemiah Persoff
Chula Jon Lovitz
Miss Kitty Amy Irving
Tanya Cathy Cavadini
Mama Erica Yohn
Running time -- 75 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
Directors Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells have, along with a large band of gifted animation talents, produced a feature that emphasizes speed, motion, bright colors, shifts of perspective, and eye-popping computer graphics all served up in a stylish rush. Boxoffice prospects look exceptionally good.
The feature finds the title mouse, Fievel Mousekewitz, still living in the Bronx with his family of Russian-Jewish immigrants. A mass attack by cats drives the family underground (in a super rapids ride through the sewers) where they and a swarm of other, similarly harried mice are persuaded by a ticket-bearing, spiel-speaking mouse to head out west for a new settlement. The assembled mice agree, not knowing that the mouse is a puppet front for the evil feline Cat R. Waul, who together with his spider aide, T.R. Chula, and a gang of cats, plans to use these immigrants as the basis of a regular voluntary food supply.
There is also a subplot featuring Fievel's cat buddy, the tubby Tiger, and that fat cat's girlfriend, the saloon-singing Miss Kitty. They, together with Fievel and a broken-down old western hound named Wylie Burp, triumph over the cats in the climactic showdown.
However, the movie is less about its story than its technique, which is a delightfully relentless, zooming onslaught. Fievel goes from one trouble spot to another, from traps by alley cats to falls from moving trains to capture by a buzzard to being bottled up by the spider. And when Fievel gets a rest, its Tiger's turn for misadventure.
These episodes unwind in the densest concentration of computer graphics effects ever marshalled for a major feature release, and angles and perspectives spin vertiginously and continuously, the dazzle compounded by the flamboyantly bright coloring.
However, the animators have not neglected their character work, and the individuals are portrayed in elastic eloquence, with faces and whole bodies undergoing comically expressive transformations. The bulbous Tiger goes through some particularly circular transformations while the villainous Cat R. Waul (who seems based on the Fox in ''Pinocchio'') is all calculating angles.
The three main songs are bouncy and appropriate, though not as memorable as the original's ''Somewhere Out There, '' which gets a short reprise from Fievel's older sister Tanya, whose singing aspirations form part of the plot's engine. The theme from ''Rawhide'' gets a short and amusing (for grownups) run-through. James Horner's score is a nice western pastiche, from Copeland to hoedown.
The voices are all well-done, with John Cleese doing a drolly supercilious turn as Cat R. Waul and Jon Lovitz a chip-on-the-right-shoulder T.R. Chula. As the voice of Wylie Burp, James Stewart was an extremely effective choice, and his denouement benediction provides a perfect closing sentiment. Dom DeLuise (Tiger), Phillip Glasser (Fievel), Nehemiah Persoff (Poppa Mousekewitz) and Erica Yohn (Mama Mousekewitz) all return from the original, while Amy Irving performs for Miss Kitty and Cathy Cavadini is perfectly on key and off as Tanya.
AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST
UNIVERSAL
Steven Spielberg Presents
Producers Steven Spielberg, Robert Watts
Directors Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
Story Charles Swenson
Screenplay Flint Dille
Created by David Kirschner
Original songs James Horner, Will Jennings
Music James Horner
Casting Nancy Nayor, C.S.A., Valerie McCaffrey
Art director Neil Ross
Supervising animators Nancy Beiman, Kristof Serrand, Rob Stevenhagen
Special effects supervisor Scott Santoro
Supervising editor Nick Fletcher
Color
Voices:
Fievel Phillip Glasser
Cat R. Waul John Cleese
Wylie James Stewart
Tiger Dom DeLuise
Papa Nehemiah Persoff
Chula Jon Lovitz
Miss Kitty Amy Irving
Tanya Cathy Cavadini
Mama Erica Yohn
Running time -- 75 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 11/19/1991
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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