Dr. Seuss’s Holidays On The Loose!
Chuck Jones Enterprises/DePatie-Freleng (1966, 1977, 1982), Warner Home Video (October 18 2011), 2 discs, 76 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital, Not Rated (nothing offensive), Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: The miserly Grinch discovers the spirit of Christmas in a true television classic, then does the same for Halloween, and again with a co-starring Cat In The Hat, in two further specials. The Sweatbox Review: If you’re any kind of Ted “Dr Seuss” Geisel fan – or in particular of the animated take on his tale of How The Grinch Stole Christmas – then the chances are you probably already own this staple of the festive viewing period that has become an annual classic since it’s first television airing in 1966.
Dr. Seuss’s Holidays On The Loose!

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Two foreign animated movies have a limited US release.
Only weeks after its
Walt Disney Pictures (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 8 2011), Individual 3-disc Blu-ray and DVD Combo Packs include 3D Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc plus DVD (4-disc Bolt also contains Digital Copy), original supplements included, 1080p high-definition widescreen, DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, Retail: $44.99 each ( Bolt : $49.99) Storyboard: Four animated 3D reissues offer a unique look at the changing face of Disney Animation throughout the period of switching from traditional hand-drawn features to CGI, the arrival of John Lasseter, and the outside influence of live-action/animation combination family comedies… Chicken Little : The sky really is falling in Disney’s high-tech and in-your-face retooling of the classic story, which throws out the whole original plot and bundles in some alien invaders and enough mayhem to ensure that, hopefully, something will stick and the cracks won’t show.
A new poster for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi epic John Carter
It was a big weekend at the movies this Thanksgiving, with The Muppets and Arthur Christmas –along with Martin Scorsese’s 3-D movie Hugo –all opening on Wednesday. Both The Muppets and Arthur found terrific success with critics, with both films earning a “Freshness” rating of over 90% over at RottenTomatoes.com
As Cars 2 races into our home theaters, we met again with Pixar’s Victor Navone, who made his debut as Directing Animator on this second instalment of the Cars franchise – a new step in an impressive career. Victor got a degree in Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine and worked for several years in the computer gaming industry as a conceptual designer and 3D artist.
Set on Christmas night, the story of Arthur Christmas at last reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child’s question: ‘So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?’ The answer: Santa’s exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic – a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. Aardman/Sony’s new CGI feature has gift of a voice cast: James McAvoy leads as Arthur, the good-natured but clumsy younger son of Santa.
Warner Bros.’ much marketed animated sequel Happy Feet Two opened all across the nation today, in 2D, 3-D and IMAX theaters. So far, the sequel’s not quite getting the warm critical reception that the original movie did, with an average 43% “Freshness” rating over at RottenTomatoes.com . 