Spooky new fireworks and ghoulish screams at Space Mountain add to the fun when Halloween Time returns to Disneyland Resort Sept. 25-Nov. 1. Halloween Time offers families a chance to celebrate the season as they interact with some of Disney’s most beloved characters decked out in seasonal costumes at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure parks. Guests will also enjoy a unique opportunity to experience some spooky fun with Disney’s more sinister characters, the Disney villains. In addition, Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party returns for 12 special nights in October.
For older kids and adults, Halloween Time offers a new attraction: Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. The scary new experience will begin as a typical Space Mountain adventure, but will suddenly launch voyagers into an uncharted and haunted section of the universe. Ghosts appear out of the starry darkness and swirling galaxies of Space Mountain, reaching out as if to grab guests as they speed through space. The exhilarating drops and curves of the journey are punctuated by piercing screams, creepy sound effects and haunting music. The Halloween transformation occurs outside the mountain as well, as frightening images, audio and lights illuminate the Space Mountain exterior.
Also new this year is “Halloween Screams – A Villainous Surprise in the Skies.” The new fireworks spectacular will haunt the nighttime sky throughout the Halloween season. To start the show, “Master of Scare-omonies” Jack Skellington appears in a flash of fire above Sleeping Beauty Castle. Thanks to Jack’s ghoulish charm, haunting melodies fill the air and a Halloween pyrotechnics extravaganza explodes into the night. Such classic Disney villains as Maleficent, Ursula the Sea Witch and Oogie Boogie join in the “spirit” of the celebration, and even Zero, Jack’s faithful ghost dog, will make an appearance. Spectators in Disneyland are encouraged to participate in a bone-chilling Halloween Scream-Along during the show.
Jack Skellington also returns to take over the Haunted Mansion and bring back Haunted Mansion Holiday to New Orleans Square in Disneyland. Transformed to a mix of Halloween spookiness and Christmas tradition, Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by the classic animated film “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas.” Jack and his friends provide plenty of havoc and surprises as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion in their unusual style. Jack’s return to the Haunted Mansion includes the traditional Halloween/Christmas gingerbread house in the Mansion Ballroom, with some special spooky surprises in this year’s design.
For more information about Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, see disneyland.com/halloween. This site will be updated as frightfully fun details become available.
I am not a fan of the film version of Legally Blonde. Of all the movies that would effectively translate into a musical, I would never have expected this to be one of them. However, it’s been almost two hours since I saw the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, and I still can’t stop smiling. I also can’t get the infectiously catchy songs out of my head.
Wall-to-wall music, I don’t think there’s more than five minutes of spoken dialogue to be found. Thanks to it’s lively and upbeat soundtrack, they have managed to keep everything people love about the film intact while still appealing to those like myself who aren’t interested in the source material.
For those who don’t know, the story itself focuses on Elle Woods, a seemingly ditzy blonde who happens to be extremely intelligent. When her Harvard-bound boyfriend dumps her, telling her that she needs to be “less of a Marilyn and more of a Jackie,” Elle decides to go to Harvard herself and prove that she is not the dumb blonde that she appears to be. The rest of the story takes place at Harvard as she attempts to win back her no-good ex and win a trial that will prove her worth as an attorney.
The cast is uniformly fantastic. Her sorority friends prove rather grating throughout, but I enjoyed all of the other performances. It’s apparent that the cast has studied the film, and despite occasionally bordering on impersonation, everyone manages to bring enough of themselves to make these characters their own. A particular standout was Ken Land as her professor. He couldn’t have played the role of a sleazy lawyer any better, and did a particularly great job with his menacing number “Blood in the Water.”
Everybody involved seemed to be having a blast in their roles. The audience really fed off of this energy and everyone in the theater seemed to have a great time. There isn’t a whole lot of substance happening on stage, but this isn’t that type of show. It exists simply to entertain and it did this in spades. The singing talent on stage was very impressive, and while there was the occasional standout power moment, the music was mostly light and fun. The occasional dance numbers were also thoroughly entertaining.
I was also really impressed with the production values on stage. I knew it was going to look good, but I wasn’t expecting it to look as good as it did. Utilizing fantastic sets and extremely creative scene transitions, they were able to pull the audience into this world. It felt as if the story took place all over Harvard, not just a simple classroom and hallway. There was also a really creative use of a colored border around the stage. This was manipulated throughout the production in order to draw our attention to wherever the focus needed to be.
The play was way better than it should have been. It’s a really random choice of source material, and I was really afraid that it wasn’t going to work. It ended up a success thanks to a fantastic combination of great writing, music, and production values. Overall, the entire audience seemed to love it, and while I wasn’t expecting this, I highly recommend catching this production before the end of its run on September 20. You won’t be disappointed.
Tickets are available at OCPAC.org, at the Center’s Box Office or by calling (714) 556-2787.
Demetri Martin has exploded on to the comedy circuit!He was featured in his own Comedy Central special in 2004 and 2007 and now stars in his own television show on the same network.“Important Things” is a take off his own comedy using his trademarked large white notepad to showcase his simplistic drawings, comical music pieces, and comedy sketches that are similar to what you might find on “Mad TV”.If you are already a fan of Demetri Martin and his style, then there is no doubt that you will absolutely fall in love with his show.
Demetri’s intelligent humor mixed with an extremely dry delivery provides a fresh and original feel to his show.It’s nice to see a little different take on the simple things in life and with a little twist, Demetri makes them comical.His humor isn’t so much about situational situations as it is about a different way to look at everyday things. He focuses more on word play and one-liners instead having long set-ups or stories about situations in his life.
It’s definitely corky and just downright silly, but incredibly entertaining and funny!He’ll start off each show with simply just jokes as he calls the segment.Each show is based around a certain theme and his jokes will reflect the topic.For instance, “safety” is a theme of one of his episodes therefore all his jokes and bits will be based around safety ideas.
Each show has their strong points, but some have some not so great parts.Nonetheless, the show is still pretty darn clever.It’s not the most original idea as other comedy shows have done the same in the past.The format is similar to “Mind of Mencia”, but as I was a fan of that show, I don’t mind.
Good qualities of the show are the nonstop punch lines and jokes.It’s great to pop in the DVD player for a guaranteed laugh.There’s a 1… 2… 3… punch for each show and before you know it, the episodes over.
The DVD extras live a little to be desired.Most of the extras are deleted scenes or bloopers.It’s usually great to have deleted scenes for a movie as they sometimes explain parts of the movie better but were maybe too slow and/or ruined the flow of things where as on “Important Things” they are failed skits.I enjoyed the bloopers, who doesn’t, but don’t to see bad skits that were deleted because, well… they weren’t entertaining or funny.There is quite a funny improv song he sings while he waits to film the next bit, and there are commentaries that I didn’t watch.
Even if “Important Things” doesn’t last, I’m sure we will not see the last of Demetri Martin.
When Walt Disney was preparing a film based on the beloved children’s book Mary Poppins, there was an uncertainty as to whether or not they would be able to get the rights. Walt knew he wanted to tell that kind of story and during that waiting period he discovered a very similar book entitled Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Set during WWII, the story contains a magical character put in charge of unruly children who develops a bond with them over the course of several song-filled fantastical adventures. There is even an extended sequence where our live-action characters visit a cartoon world. Songs were written and scripts were worked on, but eventually Mary Poppins was put into production. Seven years later, Mary Poppins was a smash hit, and it was decided that Bedknobs and Broomsticks could be the film to replicate that success.
The problem with this scenario is that Bedknobs now appears to be a simple rip-off, even though it was technically being worked on before Poppins ever began production. The movie is staged exceptionally well. There are extremely high production values and great acting from Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson (from Mary Poppins, of course). And the music by the Sherman Brother is, as expected, fantastic.
Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and I genuinely believe that if Poppins had never been made there would be higher acclaim for this film. The film was successful upon release, and even won an Oscar for Visual Effects. It just doesn’t seem as popular now as it deserves to be.
The DVD release reveals that up until the 25th Anniversary edition, there was over a half an hour that had been removed from previous releases. All of that footage has been restored, with the exception of a musical number entitled “Step in the Right Direction.” One of the bonus features includes a reconstruction of this missing piece staged to photos from the set. To me, this song is almost identical to “It’s a Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow,” also by the Sherman Brothers. That being said, it is fascinating to see the only missing piece of the film.
The only negative inclusion on this set is an extremely grating special effects segment hosted by Jennifer Stone from The Wizards of Waverly Place. I have never seen the show, but I found Stone to be incredibly overbearing and not suited for this material. There was a small portion of this segment that was genuinely interesting and actually focused on Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Unfortunately, they mostly focus on the Waverly Place visual effects. I can appreciate that they are trying to get kids interested in effects work, but I wish they could have done so by actually focusing on the movie the feature is attached to.
Featurette: A Step In the Right Direction- Lost Song (Bonus)
However, my favorite feature actually did pertain to the film. Entitled Music Magic, it is a showcase of the Sherman Brothers running just over 10 minutes long. They just discuss their thoughts and feelings about the film and the evolution of the music, and even play a song that was regretfully never recorded. I love watching the creative process at work, and there is a lot of footage of them actually in the process of writing the music. It was a fascinating segment, and I wish it had gone on longer.
Overall, this is a great DVD for an underrated movie. Despite the inclusion of the Waverly Place segment, I found it be a solid set of extras, and would definitely recommend adding this to any family’s collection.
This past July SoCalThrills.com was invited to the Warner Bros. studio for a thrilling sneak preview of the Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Collector’s Edition.
Truthfully, this is the Blu Ray release you’ve been waiting for. It is obvious even just from a technical standpoint that Warner Bros has pulled out all the stops for this latest journey to the Land of Oz.
Under the supervision of Ned Price (Vice President of Mastering) and Andrea Fischer (Executive Director of Video Mastering) Dorothy and her friends have all been lovingly transferred into high definition. The recently re-mastered footage was created from the original film negatives, which was then carefully scanned to unlock each frames full Technicolor potential.
For the technologically inclined; this film’s 8k resolution will be enough to make you squeal with glee but for the digital laymen like myself all it took was one look at an exclusive before and after look at the Tinman’s “If I only had a heart” scene. Which showed clips comparing side by side the older footage to the latest edition. The difference is distinct and downright impressive. The quality of the image unlocks something new and exciting about almost every scene, from the ability to finally see this masterpiece as it was intended to be viewed and even the chance to spot Judy Garlands freckles.
Luckily, Warner Bros. is releasing this latest edition in multiple ways for all to enjoy it. The first being, a one-night only theatre release (in select cinemas Sept. 23) followed quickly by the incredible Ultimate Collectors edition available both on Blu-Ray and DVD Sept. 29th. The Ultimate edition is stuff solid with 16 hours of special features (some of which has never been released) and exclusive collectibles.
In truth we all have an Oz story of our own, whether it be as a fleeting memory or as an american entertainment staple. Either case is just enough reason to get those ruby slippers ready for this late-September release, when there really will be no place like home to see the highest quality Oz, this side of the rainbow.
Exploring the science fiction barely beyond our own reality, Fringe is an extremely entertaining new show about science run amok. Every day it seems as if there are new scientific breakthroughs that defy the laws of what we know to be true, and creators J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci have crafted a fascinating mythology around this concept.
Centering on what is referred to as “The Pattern,” the show explores a seemingly random series of disasters all somehow linked through “fringe science.” Anna Torv plays Olivia Dunham, the newest addition to the Fringe Division of the FBI. She is teamed up with Walter Bishop (brilliantly played by John Noble), who’s work is directly responsible for many of the incidents in “The Pattern.” As the show begins, he is in a mental institution, and is released to his old lab in order to assist Olivia. The third main cast member is Walter’s sarcastic son Peter (Joshua Jackson). The interaction between these three provides the backbone of the show and gives it the human element a global story like Fringe needs.
Very much in the vein of The X-Files, Fringe alternates it’s stories between the seemingly stand-alone and those based on the show’s central mythology. As the season progressed, the long-term story became more of a focus, and this is when the show really began to come into it’s own. I personally found Episode 10, entitled Safe, to be a major turning point for the show. It was in this episode that they really began exploring the larger scope of the story, setting up a season ender that completely redefines what the show is about.
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On September 8, the entire first season comes to Blu-Ray. One of the most cinematic shows on television, Fringe works perfectly in this format. Frequently shot on location, and featuring a wide variety of practical and computer generated effects, this is the type of show that needs to be seen in the best format possible. Every episode looks gorgeous and watching in this new technology only enhances the experience.
The set also features some really compelling bonus features. One of the more interesting ones showcases six individual scenes, which are then analyzed by “experts who evaluate with notes, photos and diagrams.” This feature doesn’t entirely pertain to the show itself, but it is fascinating to see just how close the concepts of the story mirror real studies happening today. There is also a really fun feature on the visual-effects, as well as short behind-the-scenes segments on each episode.
My only real complaint with the set is in the layout of the extras. They are all scattered throughout the discs, either attached to the episodes or in their own sections. Personally, I would have preferred to have everything together instead of having to hunt down each segment individually. This is a minor complaint, however, for what is a great set. I thoroughly enjoyed Season 1, and the cliffhanger has me genuinely excited for Season 2. If you haven’t seen the show yet, I definitely recommend catching up for the new season, and Blu-Ray is a great way to see it.
Take a look at the first 6 minutes of TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE! Queen Clarion’s fairies are all aflutter with the preparations for autumn. Tink’s got a new mission- create the Fall Scepter to hold the Pixie Hollow Moonstone- and some helpful new pals.
In Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Tinker Bell’s greatest adventure yet takes place in Autumn, as the fairies are on the mainland changing the colors of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches, and helping geese fly south for the winter. The rare Blue Moon will rise, and when its light passes through the magical Fall Scepter that Tinker Bell has been summoned to create, Pixie Hollow’s supply of pixie dust will be restored. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.
Oscar™-winning actor Robin Williams, the extraordinary actresses of The Golden Girls, the voices of Donald Duck and Goofy, and other incomparable contributors to the Disney legacy will be honored on Sept. 10 at the 2009 Disney Legends Awards during the D23 EXPO at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The Disney Legends Awards are a 22-year tradition of The Walt Disney Company, and the four-day D23 EXPO provides a rare opportunity for the public to watch the awards presentation. The awards ceremony, hosted by ABC personality Tom Bergeron, will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Anaheim Convention Center Arena. It directly follows a special, one-hour presentation by Walt Disney Company President and CEO Bob Iger that kicks off the first day of the D23 EXPO – which promises to be the ultimate Disney fan event.
“This year’s recipients have had truly indelible influence on the Disney legacy,” Iger said. “Whether on screen or behind the scenes, these 10 men and women have contributed their talents in countless ways, and we are very honored to name them as Disney Legends.”
The 2009 Disney Legends Award honorees (listed alphabetically) are:
TONY ANSELMO is a Disney animator who, since 1985, has provided the incomparable (and some would say inimitable) voice of Donald Duck in movies, cartoons, TV shows and theme-park attractions.
HARRY ARCHINAL is the former president of Buena Vista International, who helped expand Disney’s cinematic presence into regions outside of the U.S. and Canada, bringing Disney movies to audiences around the world.
BEATRICE ARTHUR brought deadpan comic timing and enormous warmth to the role of Dorothy Zbornak in The Golden Girls from 1985 to 1992, a role that brought her a second Emmy Award (in addition to an Emmy for Maude). She was also a Tony Award-winning stage actress and is in the Academy of Television Arts & Science’s Hall of Fame. Note: This award is presented posthumously.
BILL FARMER is an accomplished voice actor whose enormous body of work has included providing the voice of Goofy since 1986. Farmer has also been the voice of Pluto and Horace Horsecollar for Disney productions.
ESTELLE GETTY was, in fact, younger than Beatrice Arthur but portrayed her mother, feisty Sophia Petrillo, in The Golden Girls from 1985 to 1992. She received an Emmy Award for the role – which she reprised in Golden Palace and Empty Nest – and was nominated six additional times. Getty was one of the first recipients of the “In Memoriam” Tony Award for her Broadway stage work. Note: This award is presented posthumously.
DON IWERKS is the son of Walt Disney’s longtime friend and animator Ub Iwerks. Don Iwerks worked at Disney from 1951 to 1986, and created revolutionary film systems that were used in movies like Mary Poppins (sodium traveling matte process) and in such Disney theme park attractions as “CircleVision 360” and “Star Tours.”
RUE McCLANAHAN was honored with an Emmy Award for her hilariously lusty, warm-hearted role as Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls, which she also repeated on Golden Palace. From 1972 to 1978, McClanahan played opposite Beatrice Arthur as Vivian on Maude, and also co-starred in Mama’s Family. In addition to her renowned work on TV, on stage and in films, McClanahan is active in animal-rights, cancer and AIDS organizations.
LEOTA TOOMBS THOMAS was working at Walt Disney Imagineering (then WED Enterprises) when she served as a model for a new attraction called the Haunted Mansion. She soon became world-famous as the Mansion’s disembodied Madame Leota. Note: This award is presented posthumously.
BETTY WHITE has become a television icon, especially for her role as slightly befuddled, always charming Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls – for which she received one of her six Emmy Awards. White has also been a key cast member in such hit TV shows as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Palace, The Practice and her own series, The Betty White Show. She has been seen in 19 films and has long supported many animal-rights organizations.
ROBIN WILLIAMS is the recipient of six Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Grammy Awards and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (1997). His unforgettable film work for Disney has included providing the voice of Genie in Aladdin and starring in Good Morning, Vietnam, and Dead Poets Society. He also appeared in the short film Back to Neverland at Disney theme parks. This fall, Williams stars with John Travolta in Old Dogs from Walt Disney Pictures.
Each honoree receives a two-foot-tall bronze Disney Legends sculpture that signifies the imagination, creativity and magic they have brought to the Company. Disney Legends Award recipients also participate in a hand-print ceremony, and their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the Company’s Burbank headquarters.
The first Disney Legend, actor Fred MacMurray (The Shaggy Dog, The Absent-Minded Professor, The Happiest Millionaire), was named in 1987. Including this year’s honorees, a total of 237 Disney Legends have been named. Past Disney Legends include Tim Allen, Julie Andrews, Howard Ashman, Annette Funicello, Peter Jennings, Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin, Alan Menken, Hayley Mills, Fess Parker, Sir Tim Rice, Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Walters.
Tickets to the D23 EXPO are available at http://www.D23Expo.com. Admission includes access to all experiences and entertainment at the D23 EXPO and can be purchased for single days or for the full four days of festivities. Admission is $37 for a one-day adult ticket and $27 for children 3-12. Four-day passes are $111 for adults and $81 for children. Members of D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans will receive a discount on up to four admissions, as well as early entry to each day of the D23 EXPO for themselves and their guests.
Special vacation packages including Disneyland Resort hotel accommodations, D23 EXPO tickets and theme park admission are available at the D23 EXPO website. Packages are available from both the Walt Disney Travel Company and the Anaheim/ Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau, which is offering a limited number of area hotel rooms at special rates to those attending the D23 EXPO.
Many more details about D23 EXPO entertainment, events and special guests will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can keep up with all the news by visiting www.D23EXPO.com, as well as by following “Disney D23” at Twitter and on Facebook.
Let’s be honest here, the only mystery, is Why on earth Warner bros. has released the third volume of the first season of Scooby Doo: Where are you? Especially after having already released the complete series into proper season divisions one has to wonder…
Now granted of course beneath this obvious monetary ploy, it is still the Hannah Barbara classic so many have known and loved for quite sometime. This disc includes the following classic episodes from Scooby Doo: Where are you: The Backstage Rage, Bedlam in the Big Top, A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts, (and my personal favorite) Scooby-Doo and a Mummy too! Also in the mix is an admittedly entertaining bonus episode from Shaggy and Scooby-Doo: Get a clue.
In closing, this latest addition into the Scooby-Doo collection is clearly intended for those of you looking for a last minute gift for a youngling. With four classic episodes of the original meddling kids you truly cannot go wrong, and it may be a great way to introduce a new gang into the Scooby-World. However for the true fans and collectors, do yourself a favor and hunt for the complete series (available online after mere moments of searching).
For a lacking feature list, and high price, Scooby Doo Where are you Volume 3 is receiving 2 of out 5 scooby snacks (ruh-oh!)
The Walt Disney Company introduces a new motion picture label, DisneyNature, to home audiences when Earth comes to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD on September 1, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The debut home entertainment offering from the label, Earth tells a trio of unforgettable stories sure to captivate movie lovers of all ages. Set against some of the world’s most spectacular vistas, this breathtaking motion picture achievement uses the classic Disney storytelling tradition to celebrate the diversity and determination of its animal stars in a heroic journey that covers the Earth from pole to pole.
Award-winning filmmakers Alastair Fothergill (“The Blue Planet”) and Mark Linfield (“Planet Earth”) employ the latest innovations in film techniques to bring Earth’s stunning visuals to the screen. Narrated by James Earl Jones, the inaugural release from Disneynature is just the beginning of an instantly collectible new line of films and a worthy successor to the beloved, Academy Award®-winning True Life Adventures series, which includes The Living Desert (Best Documentary, Features; 1953) and The Vanishing Prairie (Best Documentary, Features; 1954).
Available in a single-disc DVD or two-disc Blu-ray Hi-Def/DVD Combo Pack, Earth includes bonus features that offer viewers an in-depth look at the making of the film and an opportunity to learn more about our planet and its myriad fascinating inhabitants. In Blu-ray, the film gives audiences an unmatched opportunity to view its dizzying aerial photography, epic backdrops and rare footage of land, sea and air in astonishing high definition.
From the opening credits, I knew this movie was going to be amazing. It is a co-production with Discovery Channel and The BBC. Then you hear the amazing voice of James Earl Jones and deep down inside you know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that this movie is going to be a special experience. The views of this planet we are shown are amazing and breathtaking, even on a television as small as my own. Some of my friends got the chance to see this movie in theaters and I can’t even begin to imagine how stunning it must have been in such great proportions. These are great stories and will help to instill a love of this great planet into many children and adults alike.
Bonus Features for Earth Both Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD include: • Earth Diaries — The making of Disneynature’s first feature film
Exclusive Blu-ray Hi-Def bonus features take audiences deeper into the fascinating mysteries of Earth, including:
• Filmmaker’s Annotations — An in-movie experience with pop up facts
In the Arctic, a mother polar bear trailed by her two cubs searches for food as their icy hunting grounds melt away. A herd of African elephants slowly traverses the arid Kalahari Desert toward the water-rich Okavango Delta. A humpback whale and her calf make a 4,000-mile journey in an epic migration that takes them from tropical waters all the way to Antarctica. Remarkable high-definition footage follows these creatures and more to places human beings rarely see, capturing unique worlds populated by Mandarin ducks and birds of paradise, as well as a pride of lions and a vast caribou herd. Filled with surprising facts and extraordinary images, Earth is a dazzling portrait of life on our planet.
The spectacular Halloween classic, Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie, is now a limited edition gift set with an exclusive Pooh dressed as Tigger beanz plush –available in limited quantities on September 1, 2009 on Disney DVD. The hilariously haunting movie features Pooh and his friends as they weave unconditional friendship with spooky adventures and warm-hearted moments. Set in the Hundred Acre Woods, Roo is ready to accompany his new friend, Lumpy the Heffalump on his first trick-or-treat adventure until they quickly discover Pooh has eaten all the candy.
The adorable duo decide to be “brave together, brave forever” and embark on an adventure to catch the mythical, wish-granting Goboloon that Tigger has told them about so they can wish for more candy and save Halloween. Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie features all of the Halloween-themed original bonus features including numerous, fun-filled Halloween party activities and games, printable party invitations and Halloween-themed recipes. Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie DVD was originally released in 2005 and is the sequel to the theatrical movie, Pooh’s Heffalump Movie.
There is certainly some enjoyment to be had with this movie (and the inclusion of some of the party planning material and the plush Pooh is great), but there should have been more.
“Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie Limited Edition DVD Gift Set” is a family fun DVD featuring Winnie the Pooh and gang. Can children of all ages watch the film, I would say yes. But parents who are cautious about images of bats in animated format, aside from Tigger’s (not-so-scary story), it depends on how a younger toddler may react to it but for the most part, the film is light-hearted at best.
Overall, “Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie Limited Edition DVD Gift Set” is an enjoyable and family fun-tastic Winnie the Pooh DVD release from Disney and definitely a gift set worth purchasing!
DVD Gift set Includes: *Original Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie DVD *Pooh Dressed as Tigger beanz plush
ORIGINAL DVD BONUS FEATURES Fun Games including: *Trick or Re-Treat *Pooh’s Boo Bingo! *Pass the Pumpkin Plus, Heffalump Halloween Party Planner *Printable Party Invitations *Halloween-themed Recipes *Decorate Your Own Jaggedy Lantern
The new medium of the webisode has finally gone mainstream or at least in the process. Warner Brothers, the movie studio who most exemplifies the tent-pole strategy, has ventured into the world of online digital media. The web has seen some progress as the medium of the future with original content like Neil Patrick Harris’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and Felicia Day’s The Guild, but efforts from media giants have yet to come to fruition until now.
Warner Brothers introduces their new project, One eskimO, an experiment that blends music, narrative, and interactive media all in one, which is to be released exclusively on the web. At the root of project is the UK band One eskimO whose music and name most likely provided the inspiration for the venture. Their music feels somewhat similar to pop adult contemporary acts, like The Fray, but with an electronica ambiance tinge. They recently released their debut effort, All Balloons, which provides the backdrop for the soon to be web series.
The basis for the plot is fairly simple with the protagonist, One eskimO, on the search for his love, Little Feather with his animal pals. The series animation is provided by Jamie Hewlett, the animator for the digital band, Gorrilaz, and does an exceptional job here as well. It will be interesting to see how well the efforts of a major studio are received considering the web’s tendency towards niche audiences.
