By John Corrado Today, Disney is releasing their 1992 classic Aladdin on Blu-ray, as part of their Diamond Edition series.  Aladdin (Scott Weinger) is a young street thief who falls in love with Jasmine (Linda Larkin), a lonely princess who is tired of being confined to the castle, but forced to marry royalty.  When Aladdin is… Read More Blu-ray Release: Aladdin

By John Corrado Paramount is releasing the 1980 animated feature Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don’t Come Back!!) for the first time on DVD today, for fans to revisit before The Peanuts Movie opens in a few weeks.  The film follows Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie as they travel to Europe as exchange students, getting into plenty of misadventures… Read More DVD Release: Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don’t Come Back!!)

By John Corrado This week, 20th Century Fox is releasing DreamWorks Animation’s surprise hit Home on Blu-ray.  After our planet is taken over by aliens, Tip (Rihanna) ends up separated from her mom (Jennifer Lopez), and is travelling across the country to get her back.  When Oh (Jim Parsons) becomes an outlaw amongst his race,… Read More Blu-ray Release: Home

Last week, Disney released Spirited Away and The Cat Returns on Blu-ray, a pair of Studio Ghibli films that come highly recommended for fans of the legendary Japanese animation house.  Enjoy! Spirited Away: Released in 2002, Spirited Away is the story of Chihiro (Daveigh Chase), a young girl who is moving to the Japanese countryside, when… Read More Blu-ray Release: Spirited Away and The Cat Returns

By John Corrado Today, Paramount is releasing their recent box office hit The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water on Blu-ray, including an impressive 3D combo pack that comes highly recommended for those with the right system in place. When the famous Krabby Patty secret formula mysteriously disappears, SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) must team up with his… Read More Blu-ray 3D Release: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

By John Corrado Today, Touchstone Pictures is releasing Strange Magic on DVD.  The animated musical follows fairy sisters Marianne (Evan Rachel Wood) and Dawn (Meredith Anne Bull), who get involved with the jilted Bog King (Alan Cumming), when lovestruck elf Sunny (Elijah Kelley) unleashes a love potion. Dumped into theatres back in January, I wasn’t really… Read More DVD Release: Strange Magic

By John Corrado Fresh off winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Disney is releasing Big Hero 6 on Blu-ray today.  Following teenaged robotics genius Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) and his huggable health care companion Baymax (Scott Adsit), this is a beautifully animated film that mixes a superhero origin story with poignant themes of grief and… Read More Blu-ray Release: Big Hero 6

By John Corrado Director Martin Rosen’s 1978 animated classic Watership Down is being released on Blu-ray today, through the Criterion Collection.  Adapted from the classic novel by Richard Adams, the story follows a community of rabbits, who are under threat from modern development. Although Watership Down takes its time in telling the story, this is a mature and beautifully animated film… Read More Criterion Release: Watership Down

By John Corrado Last week, Paramount released the 1977 animated feature Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown for the first time on DVD.  This adventure follows Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang to summer camp, where they end up competing against each other and a group of bullies in a river race.… Read More DVD Release: Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

By John Corrado Disney is releasing their delightful 1961 animated classic 101 Dalmatians for the first time on Blu-ray today as part of the Diamond Edition series, and it’s a must have for fans of the film.  When their puppies are dognapped by “devil woman” Cruella De Vil (Betty Lou Gerson), dalmatians Pongo (Rod Taylor)… Read More Blu-ray Release: 101 Dalmatians

By John Corrado Today, Disney is releasing three Studio Ghibli films for the first time on Blu-ray, including Porco Rosso, Pom Poko and Tales from Earthsea.  Following the release of The Wind Rises, Princess Mononoke and Kiki’s Delivery Service back in November, this is another fine chance for fans of the Japanese animation studio to round out… Read More Blu-ray Release: Porco Rosso, Pom Poko and Tales from Earthsea

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

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