DVD Review: Meet the Robinsons (Blogcritics.org)
Whenever the titicular Robinson family isn't stinking up the screen, Meet the Robinsons is actually a pretty neat film. Remember the scene in The Lion King where Timon says, "what do you want me to do--dress in drag and do the hula?" At some point, Disney's animated movies went from occasionally including a goofy, unexpected non-sequitor joke like that one to becoming all about them. Looking at ......more...Prices, format wars turn away buyers (The Hollywood Reporter)
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When Edward Burns' latest romantic comedy, "Purple Violets," had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, it drew positive reviews, but only lukewarm offers from movie distributors....more... A Spaceship, A Battleship, And A Vintage Corvette: New DVD Releases for October 23 (Blogcritics.org)
Gas up the 'Vette and hit the road this week. This week's releases are fairly lackluster. The recent theatrical releases that are making it to the small(er) screen this week include Kevin Costner's thriller Mr. Brooks, gore-fest sequel Hostel: Part II, and the animated Disney feature Meet the Robinsons. Since I don't find any of that particularly exciting, I've perused the list... ...more... Wilmington on DVD: Love on the run (Isthmus)
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Meet the Robinsons (2007, G, $30) Not since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has a Disney movie unleashed such an unruly cast. Not counting the singing frogs or time-traveling T.rex , the Robinson house crams 17 eccentric personalities under one roof. For little orphan Lewis, that's heaven -- the lonely boy inventor wants nothing more than a family of his own, which is exactly what he gets ......more... The buzz factor (Boston Globe)
Stars have long done voices for animated features. It?s good pay, short hours, and they can skip makeup. With ??Bee Movie,?? which opens Friday, Jerry Seinfeld has upped the ante, putting his imagination where his mouth is. Not only does he star, he co-wrote the movie and helped produce it....more... In Tomorrow's Paper (EdmontonSun.com)
TOKYO -- In one of many desperate attempts to stay afloat in the past decade, Disney pulled a classic Paul Simon and appropriated foreign material into its canon, namely the works of Japan's Studio Ghibli....more... Apple branches past studios for film deals (MacNN)
Facing stiff resistance from film studios, Apple has turned to other parties to get content on the iTunes Store, reports say. Presently, the major studios on the Store are limited to Disney, MGM, Lionsgate and Paramount, supplying just under 1,000 movies; this leaves out some of the most important studios, such as Fox and Universal. To help fill ... ...more... |