Urgh. I am ambivalent about the latest news from Shout! Factory about The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec. On October 1, they will be releasing a two-disc director’s cut Blu-ray edition. On the positive side, I guess this means the U.S. release did well enough to justify a follow-up. On the negative, I really hate it when movie companies double-dip — and with only two months’ separation between the releases, that’s pretty egregious. As with the previous release, the package […]

The promotion team for The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec provided this interview with Jacques Tardi, the original comic creator. I’m reprinting it here because I admire Mr. Tardi’s attitude toward a movie adaptation of his graphic novel series and his inspiration for the lead character. Where did you get the idea for the character of Adèle-Blanc-Sec? The Casterman comic book publishing house saw my early work and commissioned me to make a series. I needed a main character to […]

News out of the D23 Expo, Disney’s fan convention, about upcoming Pixar releases: The Good Dinosaur explores what might have happened if dinosaurs never became extinct because the Earth was never hit by a giant “cataclysmic” asteroid. Arlo (voiced by Lucas Neff, Raising Hope), a 70-foot-tall teenage Apatosaurus, adopts a young human named Spot during his quest to restore peace to his tranquil community. It’s due in theaters May 30, 2014. Additional voices include Bill Hader as Forrest; Judy Greer […]