DVD Release: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot, A Mini-Movie and The SquareShorts

Today, Paramount is releasing SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot, A Mini-Movie and The SquareShorts on DVD, including a barrage of goodies for fans of the character. The main draw here is easily the mini-movie of the title, which is actually the 2009 extended episode Truth or Square, a thoroughly delightful and surprisingly clever affair that functions… Read More DVD Release: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot, A Mini-Movie and The SquareShorts

Blu-ray Release: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Today, Paramount is releasing the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot on Blu-ray.  Teaming up with budding reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox), genetically enhanced turtles Leonardo (Johnny Knoxville), Donatello (Jeremy Howard), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson) must venture out of the sewers to save New York City from their evil nemesis Shredder (Tohoru… Read More Blu-ray Release: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

DVD Release: Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series

Last week, Paramount released Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series on DVD, featuring all 95 episodes of the classic show about Mork (Robin Williams), an eccentric alien from the planet Ork, who comes to Earth to study humans and becomes friends with Mindy (Pam Dawber). Running for four seasons from 1978 to 1982, this Happy Days… Read More DVD Release: Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series

Blu-ray Release: The Hundred-Foot Journey

Last week, Touchstone Pictures released The Hundred-Foot Journey on Blu-ray.  When young chef Hassan (Manish Dayal) moves from India to France, his father (Om Puri) buys an old property to open their own restaurant.  The only problem is that they are a hundred feet across from uptight Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), who operates a classic French… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Hundred-Foot Journey

Blu-ray Release: The Wind Rises, Princess Mononoke and Kiki’s Delivery Service

Last week, Disney released Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-nominated The Wind Rises on Blu-ray, along with new editions of the classic Studio Ghibli films Princess Mononoke (1997) and Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), providing a good overview of the recently retired filmmaker’s legendary career. The Wind Rises: Although his nearsighted vision kept him from being a pilot, Jirô Horikoshi… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Wind Rises, Princess Mononoke and Kiki’s Delivery Service

DVD Release: Frozen: Sing-Along Edition

Last week, Disney released a new Sing-Along Edition of their beloved musical Frozen on DVD, featuring a bouncing snowflake to help us join in with the bestselling soundtrack.  Since last November, Frozen has gone from being a holiday box office hit, to the highest grossing animated film of all time and an Oscar-winning cultural phenomenon… Read More DVD Release: Frozen: Sing-Along Edition

DVD Release: Drunk History: Seasons 1 & 2

Today, Paramount is releasing the complete first and second seasons of Comedy Central’s Drunk History on DVD.  Hosted by Derek Waters, and originating as an internet series, the TV show features inebriated comedians retelling classic stories from throughout history, with their drunken narrations playing over reenactments by a cast of famous faces. With each episode… Read More DVD Release: Drunk History: Seasons 1 & 2

Criterion Release: It Happened One Night

Today, director Frank Capra’s Oscar-winning 1934 classic It Happened One Night is being released for the first time on Blu-ray, through Criterion.  Ellie (Claudette Colbert) is a spoiled heiress, and Peter (Clark Gable) is a struggling reporter looking for a story.  When she runs away from her family and he helps her survive on the… Read More Criterion Release: It Happened One Night