Tokyopop Reality Show America’s Greatest Otaku Debuts

Remember when “the leading manga-lifestyle entertainment company” (according to their press releases), Tokyopop, took a busload of interns across the country last summer? Now you can live the excitement, as they’ve turned it into a “weekly documentary series” called America’s Greatest Otaku, with new episodes every Thursday on Hulu. My first thought on watching the 40-minute first episode is that Stu Levy, company founder and guiding force, doesn’t have the voice to be the host and narrator, but after watching […]

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Batman Year One Animated Movie to Have Catwoman Short

The Daily Blam! is reporting that, after the next original DC animated movie Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, Warner Home Video will release Batman: Year One, based on the classic Frank Miller graphic novel. No release date was given; since Emerald Knights comes out in June, it would be closer to the end of 2011 or spring 2012, I’m guessing. As expected, the accompanying DC Showcase short films are done; they have no plans to do more since the collection Superman/Shazam!: […]

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All-Star Superman DVD Review

All-Star Superman is inspired by the Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely story/homage to the character’s history and adapted by Dwayne McDuffie. A mission into the sun causes Superman to be given a death sentence by scientist Dr. Leo Quintum. The hero’s cells are “oversaturated with power” from solar radiation. When Superman finds out he’s dying, he decides to stop lying to Lois. He takes her to his arctic fortress, full of marvelous wonders, where they finally have an honest conversation, before he […]

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Disney to Release Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Tales From Earthsea

A year ago, in March 2010, Disney began a series of Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli DVD releases in conjunction with Ponyo coming to DVD and Blu-ray. Since then, there haven’t been any more discs put out in that line — until now. On March 8, Disney will release two more Studio Ghibli films. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Tales From Earthsea Blu-ray/DVD Combo PackList price $39.99 US DVD onlyList price $29.99 US The early Hayao Miyazaki film and environmental […]

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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1 Volume 1

I’ve been meaning to talk about this revamped Scooby-Doo cartoon for ages, even before the first DVD came out, because it’s a lot of fun. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated has reinvented the crime-solving canine and his four buddies in a way that keeps them entertaining for a modern generation, young and old alike. Last month, Warner Bros. released its first DVD set for the new show. Volume 1 contains four episodes (out of 13 shown so far). The package is clearly […]

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Sunday in New York Comes to Warner Archive

I was thrilled to get a copy of one of the Warner Archive’s newest disc-on-demand releases — Sunday in New York, a frothy, glossy sex comedy starring Jane Fonda. I’ve enjoyed this movie the several times before I’ve seen it on TCM, and now I can replace my homemade disc with an official one, especially since this one is remastered. The jazzy self-titled opening tune, gorgeously sung by Mel Tormé and written by Peter Nero, who provides the score, sets […]

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Green Lantern: Emerald Knights to Star Nathan Fillion

Warner Home Video has announced today that the next original animated DC movie will be Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, starring Nathan Fillion (Serenity, Castle) as Hal Jordan. Fillion previously played Steve Trevor in the animated Wonder Woman movie. This is the second Green Lantern animated film; in the previous, First Flight, Jordan was voiced by Christopher Meloni. In Emerald Knights, Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) plays Arisia, “a young recruit forced into her first mission on just her third day as […]

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Anthony LaPaglia on Playing Lex Luthor in All-Star Superman

Warner Home Video has provided this pre-written interview with Anthony LaPaglia, who is voicing Lex Luthor in the upcoming All-Star Superman, due out February 22. LaPaglia has won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series/Drama for his current series, Without a Trace, as well as an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Simon on Frasier) and a Tony Award for Best Actor (Play) for the revival of Arthur Miller’s A View […]

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