Actors & Directors
- Joseph & the Coat of Many Colo
Price: $9.99
Review Joseph & The Coat of Many Colors / Delta:
Actors & Directors
- Neil McCaul
- Miriam Margolyes
- Kate Sachs
- Sorcha Cusack
- Dermot Morgan
- Graham Ralph
Review The First Snow of Winter:The winter adventures of an errant young Irish duck who loses track of his family on their annual southbound flight make for a charming tale voiced in accents from the British Isles with appealing animation reminiscent of the Little Bear series. If our hero Sean were human, he would probably be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. But he's fowl, so his mother (Carol Kane) makes her own diagnosis: he's "a duck running amok. " So it's no surprise when he strays from the family formation and gets knocked back to earth to face winter alone. He is ably tutored by a good-natured, riverdancing vole (Tim Curry) who imparts some handy survival wisdom before he hibernates. The last 10 minutes of this 27-minute story are crammed with a series of short-lived perils involving a storm, a fox, and Sean's inability to find his parents as the ducks return in the spring. It all ends well, but very young and/or sensitive children may have a few anxious moments along the way. -Kimberly Heinrichs.
Creator: Joss Whedon
Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer / WB Television Network, The:
Actors & Directors
- Tara Strong
- Gerrit Schmidt-Foß
Review Rupert:
Actors & Directors
- Peter Sallis
- Anne Reid
- Nick Park
Review Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave:Hot from the international triumph of The Wrong Trousers, clay animator Nick Park knew that his third Wallace & Gromit film was going to have to be the biggest and best adventure yet for the mild-mannered inventor Wallace and his perceptive pooch Gromit. With the ambitiously zany plot of A Close Shave, Park and his fellow animators rose to the occasion and their film won the 1995 Academy Award (Park's second Oscar) for Best Animated Short. This time out, Wallace & Gromit have teamed up to provide a window-washing service, and that's how Wallace meets the lovely Wendolene Ramsbottom, a wool-shop owner whose malevolent dog Preston turns out to be the mastermind of a sheep-napping scheme! Of course, no Wallace & Gromit adventure can be without a grandiose gadget, so Wallace's latest invention is the Knit-O-Matic, a yarn-making machine capable of shearing a whole flock of sheep just a bit too efficiently! When the villainous Preston gains control of the mechanical knitting marvel, Gromit must race to the rescue, and A Close Shave reaches new heights of clay-animation mastery. Every shot is a testament to Nick Park's patience, his clever ingenuity, and his filmmaking flair. The movie's so technically impressive, in fact, that the whole world wondered where Park could go next. It was clear that Wallace & Gromit would eventually star in an animated feature-length movie, since this marvelous 30-minute film represents its own kind of short-form perfection. -Jeff Shannon.
Run time: 30 min.
Creator: Jennifer Holiday
Review King Midas and the Golden Touch: Fairy Tales for Every Child / HBO Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Duncan Wass
- Mary-Ann Henshaw
- Ken Radley
- Nicholas Opolski
- Ian Munro
- Sandie Lillingston
- Michael Ailwood
Review Bananas in Pyjamas:
Actors & Directors
- Julie Anne Taylor
- Lisa Enochs
- Mamoru Oshii
- Megan Hollingshead
- William Dufries
- Sharon Holm
Run time: 118 min.
List Price: $19.95
Price: $39.90
Review Patlabor 1 (Spanish) / Manga Video:This stylish science fiction detective story bears the stamp of director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). "Labors" are gigantic robots used for everything from construction work to law enforcement, but a massive land reclamation project in Tokyo Bay is threatened by robots going on unexplained rampages. Patlabor cops Noah Izumi and Azuma Shinohara are called in to investigate, and soon find themselves trying to decipher the apocalyptic visions of E. Hoba, who wrote the operating system for the Labor robots and then committed suicide. Hoba introduced a virus into the software that could affect robots all over world and cause unparalleled destruction. In abandoned slum apartments and high-tech construction sites, he left clues about what he was doing-and why. But are Noah, Azuma, and their friends clever enough to second-guess a genius? And will their superior officers accept their conclusions? The first Patlabor feature has a darker tone and look than the previous OVA series. Oshii assumes the viewer already knows the characters, and doesn't bother introducing them. But this powerful tale of the dangers of over-reliance on technology is far superior to ordinary mecha features. The recent attacks of powerful computer viruses give the story an added relevance. [+](Unrated; suitable for ages 10 and older: occasional profanity and robot vs. robot violence. ) -Charles Solomon.
Creator: Joss Whedon
Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer / WB Television Network, The:
![Review Geneon [Pioneer] / Fushigi Yugi- The Mysterious Play - Suzaku Boxed Set 1](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514RQ97T70L._SL160_.jpg)
Release date: 2000-06-20
Run time: 650 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $39.89
Review Fushigi Yugi- The Mysterious Play - Suzaku Boxed Set 1 / Geneon [Pioneer]:A sprawling mixture of mythical crises and slushy teenage romance, Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play has the scale, but not the depth, of an epic. Like the heroine of Sailor Moon, Miaka is a ditzy 15-year-old girl who's crazy about junk food and boys. She and her scholarly friend Yui find an ancient Chinese volume, The Universe of the Four Gods, about a girl "who made her dreams come true after she came to possess the seven stars of Suzaku," and are literally drawn into the book. Miaka is hailed as the girl from another world destined to become the priestess of Suzaku, the protecting deity of the Empire of Konan. She soon finds herself caught in a web of adventures, magic, deadly perils, intrigue, and counterintrigue. Miaka gains the affection of the seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku: martial artist Tamahome; the exquisite emperor of Konan, Hotohori; the transvestite Nuriko; sorcerer-in-training Chichiri; mountain bandit Tasuki; physician Mitsukake; and the flute-playing Chiriko. The Warriors and the Priestess are all needed to summon Suzaku to save Konan from an invasion from the rival kingdom of Kutuo. Complicating matters are Yui's estrangement from Miaka and their rivalry for the dashing Tamahome. The animation is extremely limited, even by anime standards: director Hajime Kamegaki often uses pans over comic book-style artwork in place of character movements. But the adventures are enjoyable and the side characters are often engaging, especially Chichiri. [+]The weakest aspect of the series is Miaka, who comes across as a whiny twit: Tamahome and Hotohori fall in love with her, but it's difficult to understand why. Mysterious Play began as a girl's manga, then became a weekly TV program. It's more entertaining to watch one or two episodes at a time: after too many at one sitting, the story begins to feel repetitious and padded. This four-disc set includes only the first half of the story (the TV series' entire first season), ending on a real cliffhanger. The supplemental material offers a well-organized chart of the characters and their relationships, keyed to scenes in the story. -Charles Solomon Miaka, a high school student in Tokyo, has normal problems: fights with her mom, entrance exams, and deciding where she's going to go eat with her friends. Then she finds a mysterious book, the Universe of the Four Gods, in the library, and her life is changed forever when she is transported into the book.
Actors & Directors
- Don Messick
- Charles A. Nichols
- Ron Feinberg
- Scatman Crothers
- Lee Vines
- Alan Oppenheimer
Review Hong Kong Phooey:
Actors & Directors
- Michael Ailwood
- Ken Radley
- Ian Munro
- Mary-Ann Henshaw
- Nicholas Opolski
- Duncan Wass
- Sandie Lillingston
Review Bananas in Pyjamas:
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Actors & Directors
- Candace Hutson
- Heather Hogan
- Scott McAfee
- Rob Paulsen
- Jeff Bennett
- Roy Allen Smith
Run time: 71 min.
Price: $14.98
Review Land Before Time III, The: The Time of Great Giving [Sign Language Edition] / Universal Studios:This direct-to-video sequel (the second) to The Land Before Time suffers from less ambitious animation, but the story is superior to the last film. This time, a meteorite has cut off the water supply to the Great Valley, causing inhabitants to bicker and bully among themselves. By contrast, Littlefoot and his friends are getting along just fine, and they leave the valley to go in search of a new water source. Directed by Roy Allen Smith, who made the The Land Before Time II. -Tom Keogh.
Actors & Directors
- Kathleen Turner
- Kirsten Dunst
- Laura San Giacomo
- Daphne Zuniga
- Cathy Moriarty
Run time: 60 min.
Price: $19.95
Review Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood Vol 7: Ivan and His Magic Pony / Jove Films:
Actors & Directors
- Daveigh Chase
- David Ogden Stiers
- Robert Gannaway
- Tia Carrere
- Chris Sanders (III)
- Kevin McDonald
- Tony Craig (II)
Review Stitch! The Movie:Disney sets a record for bringing out a direct-to-video sequel after the initial film. Stitch: The Movie arrives only a year after the enjoyable Lilo & Stitch played theaters and reunites the title character (otherwise known as Experiment 626) with his earth-bound family in the warm Hawaiian sun. The story has a nice set-up: since Stitch is Experiment 626, where are the first 625 invented by Dr. Jumba Jookiba? Odds are the island paradise will soon be spaceport central for many more aliens. As with other made-for-video Disney titles, the animation is not as complex or rich. This hurts this sequel even more since the original film had such a unique, pastel beauty. Unfortunately, the other elements of the film are just as flat. Even though most of the original voice cast returns, the entire production lacks the same spirit and charm, and the story's theme is recycled (get ready for more "Ohana means family"). On the plus side, the film starts with an Elvis Presley song ("Slicin' Sand") and is only 64 minutes long. The movie sets up the Disney TV series The Adventures of Lilo & Stitch. [+]-Doug Thomas.
Creator: Joss Whedon
Review Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 5 (Box Set 2) / WB Television Network, The:
Actors & Directors
- John Hurt
- Michael York
- Matt Hill
- Rik Mayall
- Sally Ann Marsh
- Jean-François Laguionie
Review Le Château des singes:
Actors & Directors
- Ed Clein
- Laurie Beechman
- Bob McFadden
- Ted Ross
- Arnold Stang
- Romano Scarpa
Review The Fourth King:
Release date: 2000-11-07
Run time: 350 min.
List Price: $157.98
Price: $39.92
Review Outlaw Star Collector's Box 1-Vol. 1-7 / Bandai:
Actors & Directors
- Hekiru Shiina
- Masami Kikuchi
- Yasunori Matsumoto
- Martin Burke (III)
- Kazunori Ikegami
- Lainie Frasier
Run time: 55 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $39.88
Review Sonic the Hedgehog (Dub) / Adv Films:True to its Sega video-game roots, this futuristic 60-minute movie includes a lot of yelling, crashing, and exploding on the way to saving the world. Sonic and his sidekicks are determined to thwart a plan that would turn their Land of the Sky into the equivalent of The Land of Darkness, which lurks beneath the surface (and is obviously the former planet Earth). So they plow through to the center of the planet and the ancient city of Robotropolis (the former New York City?) to do righteous battle. The big question of the day is whether the usually evil Dr. Robotnik is telling the truth for once or sending the good guys into a trap. The tape's producers suggest viewers be at least 7 years old because of its violence, but the rudimentary nature of the animation will probably make it appealing only to hard-core action fans among the older-kid crowd. -Kimberly Heinrichs.
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