As USA TODAY revealed, Dimension Films can confirm that Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell will appear in the upcoming SCREAM 4, which is currently shooting. As previously announced, original SCREAM cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette reprise their roles in SCREAM 4, and joining them are Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Marielle Jaffe, Rory Culkin, Nico Tortorella, Erik Knudsen, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Marley Shelton, Alison Brie and Mary McDonnell. Wes Craven is producing and directing. The original SCREAM bowed in 1996. The trilogy has earned close to $300 million domestically. SCREAM 4 is set to open in theaters April 2011. |
| RUN, DON'T WALK TO PIRANHA 3D IN THEATERS Looks like they knew our tongue was firmly planted in our cheek and they get that this is a tribute to the old Piranha Run, don't walk: 'Piranha 3D' is hilariously, cleverly gory. Mere words cannot describe how awesomely gnarly "Piranha 3D" is, how hugely entertaining, and how urgently you must get yourself to the theatre to see it. Like, now. - Christy Lemire, ASSOCIATED PRESS A bloody entertaining blast of a flesh-eating fish-out-of-water story..."Piranha 3D," a pitch-perfect, guilty-pleasure... - Michael Rechtshaffen, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER & REUTERS ‘Piranha 3D’ Is A Campy Masterpiece Of A Movie! My prediction: If you have an ounce of fun in your body, you will love this movie about killer piranhas that overtake a town of hotties — in 3D! - Russ Weakland, HOLLYWOOD LIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS 3 ½ out of 4 stars Run, don't walk: 'Piranha 3D' is hilariously, cleverly gory By Christy Lemire (AP) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_en_re/us_film_review_piranha3d Mere words cannot describe how awesomely gnarly "Piranha 3D" is, how hugely entertaining, and how urgently you must get yourself to the theatre to see it. Like, now. This is not a joke, by the way. This movie is a complete blast. To borrow a phrase from the kind of B-horror flicks to which "Piranha 3D" is such a loving and effective homage: Run, don't walk. Like "Snakes on a Plane," which came out in the dead of summer four years ago, "Piranha 3D" knows exactly what it is and does exactly what it should do. It's about piranhas ... in 3-D. Do you really need to know anything else? It's cleverly knowing without collapsing into parody. It makes great use of its extremely random cast, including Elisabeth Shue in an unusually bad-ass role as a sheriff, Ving Rhames as her deputy and Jerry O'Connell as a Joe Francis type. Christopher Lloyd has one great scene in full-on, crazed Christopher Lloyd mode as the resident fish expert. The second you see Eli Roth — playing the emcee at a wet T-shirt contest, no less — you know some hideous fate will befall him. And then there's Richard Dreyfuss, who makes a very cute cameo off the top. That's all we'll say. But the whole point of this kind of movie is the gore, and French director Alexandre Aja finds hilarious and creative ways to kill off his characters. Not a huge surprise, given his previous movies — the suspenseful "High Tension" and a Wes Craven-approved remake of "The Hills Have Eyes" — but here, there's a lightness and a sense of fun about the carnage. If that makes sense. Besides, partying provides the premise for the film. It's spring break at Lake Victoria, Ariz. — really Lake Havasu — and hordes of drunk, horny college students have arrived to trash their perfect bodies. But there's something swimming in the water that can do that much more efficiently. Actually, there are thousands upon thousands of them. The piranhas have razor-sharp teeth and ferocious eyes, but they almost look as if they're smiling as they prepare to tear into some unsuspecting fool's flesh. A seismic shift beneath the lake created a rift that unleashed these prehistoric creatures. Now they're here, and they're hungry. In classic horror-movie fashion, the victims get picked off one by one. Sheriff Julie Forester (Shue) and Deputy Fallon (Rhames) discover the first body and call in the scientific experts, led by Adam Scott (cast against type). But containing the fish is as difficult as stopping the partyers from dancing on boats in their bikinis to generic house music. And so when the inevitable bloodbath happens — and oh yes, it does happen — it's vast and horrifying but with some giddy glimmers of absurdity sprinkled throughout. Stuck in the middle of this are Julie's three kids, the eldest of whom, Jake (Steven R. McQueen), has become an impromptu crew member on a "Girls Gone Wild"-style video shoot. Yes, there is plenty of nudity and girl-on-girl action here, but again, it's used with a wink and a smile. "Piranha 3D" knows it needs to titillate on every level. Visually, though, it was shot in 2-D and then converted to add a third dimension, but it looks better than other films that have followed the same path, including M. Night Shyamalan's muddled "The Last Airbender." Still, some of the underwater mayhem is a bit hard to make out, especially when the fish are doing their damage in darkened caves. But Aja mostly employs the 3-D precisely as he should with this genre: in totally gimmicky, gratuitous ways. A guy sprays beer from a keg and it shoots right at you. A girl has too many tequila shots and yacks off the side of the boat and into your lap. And of course there are the fish, zooming right at you to take a bite. There could be a moral to this story: Don't go to the lake and act like a cheesy, drunk idiot during spring break. But that would be no fun. "Piranha 3D," a Dimension Films release, is rated R for sequences of strong bloody horror, violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language, and some drug use. Running time: 82 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Piranha 3D -- Film Review By Michael Rechtshaffen, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/piranha-3d-film-review-1004110347.story "Piranha 3D" Bottom Line: A bloody entertaining blast of a flesh-eating fish-out-of-water story. Over the past few months, we have been bombarded by 3D toys, cats and dogs, green ogres, airbenders and even hip-hop dancers, but conspicuously missing from that multidimensional lineup have been totally naked honeys making out in an underwater ballet. Successfully rectifying that situation is "Piranha 3D," a pitch-perfect, guilty-pleasure serving of late-summer schlock that handily nails the tongue-in-cheek spirit of the Roger Corman original. That 1978 release, a goof on Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" and its spawn, was directed by Joe Dante with a script by John Sayles and would be followed by a lesser James Cameron-directed 1981 sequel of sorts as well as a forgettable 1995 TV redo. But director Alexandre Aja, who worked his remake magic with 2006's atmospheric "The Hills Have Eyes," gets it mainly right, assisted by a lively CG boost and a game cast that really gets into the spirit of things. Boasting a generous R-rated carnal/carnage quotient, the movie deemed too hot for Comic-Con -- nice marketing there, Dimension -- should handily hit its targeted young-male demo. The requisite tone is quickly established in an opening sequence in which the camera zooms in on a drunk guy fishing on a boat, and the presumed first victim turns out to be none other than Richard Dreyfuss, in full Matt Hooper "Jaws" garb and reprising "Show Me the Way to Go Home." Cut to typically boisterous spring-break festivities over on the otherwise sleepy Lake Victoria (played by Lake Havasu, Ariz.), where Jerry O'Connell gleefully piles on the depravity as a Joe Francis-esque video chronicler of any activity involving bikini-clad babes and dependable Elisabeth Shue keeps the peace as the town's no-nonsense sheriff. Although she's out investigating the cause of all the bloody water, her teenaged son (Steven McQueen, grandson of famed tough-guy Steve) is supposed to be keeping an eye on his younger siblings, but O'Connell's offer of a gig as a location scout proves too hard to resist. "Jaws" it ain't -- Aja exhibits little patience for such stuff as dramatic tension and tautly coiled suspense, and there are some undeniable choppy bits -- but he never loses sight of the potential fun factor laid out in Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg's script. Nor does he stint on the gore, with terrific assist by the veteran effects duo of Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger, who truly outdo themselves with all those nibbled body parts, as well as added bite by creature designer Neville Page. With all the key elements in place, the 3D conversion, while decent, really doesn't bring all that much to the party, especially one that also is attended by Ving Rhames, Adam Scott, pinup Kelly Brook and an irresistibly over-the-top Christopher Lloyd, pulling out all Doc Brown stops as a wall-eyed marine-life expert. VARIETY Piranha 3D -- Film Review By PETER DEBRUGE http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943363.html?categoryId=31&cs=1 With "Piranha," the 32-year-old carnivorous fish franchise has lost none of its bite, serving up a fresh batch of spring-break revelers for the fearsome creatures to attack. Initially hatched by the Roger Corman camp and now kept alive by the cash-strapped Weinstein brothers, the low-risk, high- reward series steals yet another page from the "Jaws" playbook, delivering this, its third bigscreen installment, in stereoscopic 3D. Gimmick-driven pic takes its "eye-popping" selling point so literally, peepers are repeatedly shown dislodged from their owners' heads. No matter, the afterthought 3D conversion allows Dimension to collect a premium from August auds followed by robust homevideo business. Gratuitous doesn't begin to describe French director Alexandre Aja's guilty-pleasure aesthetic. Considering an exploitation premise in which villainous fish see humans as so much succulent flesh, it comes as no surprise that the sadistic "High Tension" helmer thinks little more of his characters. Before long, one begins to suspect these piranha were engineered to gnaw through bikini tops, with the bloodshed serving as an excuse for a boob show. Unlike the Joe Dante-directed, John Sayles-scripted 1978 version, this latest "Piranha" has no underlying political agenda. Instead, "Sorority Row" scribes Peter Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg work up a rowdy party premise, in which Jerry O'Connell plays a sleazeball shooting "Girls Gone Wild"- style videos on fictional Lake Victoria (actually Arizona's Lake Havasu, presented with all the booty-popping subtlety of an MTV Spring Break special, complete with hip-hop mood setters). The amateur porn impresario enlists local boy Jake Forester (moody "Vampire Diaries" star Steven R. McQueen) to help guide his yacht, dragging along the teen's still-innocent love interest, Kelly (Jessica Szohr). Jake's supposed to be babysitting his two young siblings while his mother, an unlikely sheriff played by Elisabeth Shue, tries to keep all the horny college kids swarming the resort in check -- a job that would be easier if the lake weren't also swarming with prehistoric piranha (larger, toothier and more vicious than the South American variety). Goldfinger and Stolberg went to considerable trouble devising a pseudo-scientific plot to explain how an earthquake managed to unleash these nasty predators from an immense subterranean lake, though it's hard to imagine auds taking it seriously enough to alter their swimming habits (the way "Jaws" did 35 years earlier). By contrast, "Piranha" is played for tongue-in-cheek appeal, delivering an increasingly outrageous series of "kills," kicking off with a wink-wink cameo from Richard Dreyfuss (outfitted as his "Jaws" character and singing "Show Me the Way to Go Home") playing a drunken fisherman who gets far more than just a nibble. Part of the original "Piranha's" charm was its low-budget ingenuity, which excused such shortcuts as employing goofy sound effects to make a swarm of fish seem menacing. Three decades later, the basic problem still persists, where the concept of being eaten alive remains far scarier than the execution. Although Aja effectively used sound design to enhance the suspense in "High Tension," here he relies more heavily on digital trickery (the fish themselves are CG) and gonzo 3D effects, thrusting everything from projectile vomit to a dismembered member in our faces. The overall tone is fratboy-irreverent, showing little respect for life (Eli Roth's nasty exit is designed for a laugh) and even less for the ladies. When young female characters aren't competing in wet T-shirt contests or staging elaborate lesbian fantasies, they're getting their hair caught in motorboat engines or having their swimwear devoured to offer fleeting glimpses of frontal nudity. All told, "Piranha" is better made than it had to be, more clumsily scripted than the film that inspired it (yet nowhere near as embarrassing as the earlier, James Cameron-made flying-fish sequel) and rendered unexpectedly watchable by its cast: Kooky scientist Christopher Lloyd makes the most of his cameo, while tough-guy deputy Ving Rhames reminds the fish where they belong on the food chain. Although the film is being billed as "Piranha 3D," the onscreen title simply reads "Piranha." Except during high-concept moments when objects pop into the auditorium, the 3D conversion adds little, with rippling water and foreground details playing distracting tricks on the eyes. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943363.html?categoryId=31&cs=1#ixzz0x5mGxg5D HOLLYWOOD LIFE Piranha 3D -- Film Review http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/08/19/piranha-3d-jerry-oconnell-vampires-diaries-steve-mcqueen-jessica-szohr-gossip-girl-christopher-lloyd-back- to-the-future-doc-brow/ Our Reporter RUSS SAYS: ‘Piranha 3D’ Is A Campy Masterpiece Of A Movie! My prediction: If you have an ounce of fun in your body, you will love this movie about killer piranhas that overtake a town of hotties — in 3D! The best thing about going to the movies is that you can submerge yourself in fantasy life. You don’t ALWAYS want a hard, cold dose of reality. If you agree with me, then you’ll run to the theatre to see the over-the-top comedic romp Piranha 3D this weekend! In Piranha 3D it’s spring break time for Jerry O’Connell, Jessica Szohr, Vampire Diaries star Steve McQueen, Kelly Brook and porn star Riley Steele in the sleepy town of Lake Victoria – but this year isn’t all about boobs and booze. Nope, this year sucks. An underwater tremor sets thousands of flesh- eating piranhas. Sounds plausible right? Ha! But who cares? You’ll remember this film for its campy gore and girl-on-girl make-out scenes. What else do you really need? So what’s that noise you heard? It should be the sound of your credit card flying out of your pocket to buy multiple tickets for this film. I’m already cuing up to get back into the theatre, and here’s why… * Jerry O’Connell. His turn as a Joe Francis-type porn king is comedic gold! * Naked girls. I’m a guy. I’m human and this film delivers over and over and over again. My former teenage self had about 10 heart attacks! * Campy gore galore! I couldn’t help but laugh at the cheesy 3D-inspired death scenes! * Jessica Szohr. I have waited for this moment forever – the gorgeous Gossip Girl kisses another girl! God bless her! * Christopher Lloyd. Back to the Future’s own Doc Brown provides the best cameo of the year as crazy piranha expert Mr. Goodman. Don’t believe me? The theater even gave him a standing ovation! * The best death scene EVER! No spoilers here! It’s awesome and terrifying. Close your eyes, men. Let the ladies watch for you! IN SUMMARY Will you enjoy Piranha 3D? If you’re cheeky and fun, then I say yes – four out of five killer piranhas for sure! Russ Weakland |
| DISNEY•PIXAR’S TOY STORY 3 WILL CROSS $1 BILLION TODAY; DISNEY TO BECOME FIRST STUDIO WITH TWO $1 BILLION FILMS IN ONE YEAR BURBANK, Calif. – August 27, 2010 – Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3 will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office today, joining Alice in Wonderland as the second $1 billion film this year from The Walt Disney Studios – the first studio in history to accomplish this feat. Disney first crossed the $1 billion threshold with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest in 2006. Toy Story 3 becomes the only animated film to reach this milestone and the seventh title in industry history. “It’s been an incredible year as we saw the Pixar team bring Buzz and Woody back to the big screen and watched Tim Burton’s vision for Alice in Wonderland take the world by storm,” said Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. “These box office triumphs prove that creative storytelling brought to life by imaginative, inspired and talented professionals is something audiences respond to the world over.” As of Thursday (8/26/10), Toy Story 3 tallied more than $592.9 million internationally, Disney’s largest international animated release. Latin American audiences have contributed $138 million making Toy Story 3 the highest grossing Disney film ever released in the region. Toy Story 3 is the most successful UK release in Disney history and currently stands as the fourth biggest title in territory history with $102.4 million in box office receipts so far. In Japan, the film has taken in $111.2 million and spent five consecutive weeks as the #1 movie. Toy Story 3 currently ranks as the #7 film in global box office history and domestically ranks #9 with $404.6 million in receipts to date. Alice in Wonderland began setting records during its opening weekend (March 5-7), becoming the biggest March opening in industry history, the highest 3D opening ever and The Walt Disney Studios’ biggest opening for a non-sequel film. Internationally, the film went on to tally more than $690 million, becoming Disney’s biggest overseas release of all time and the fourth biggest title ever released overseas. Worldwide, the film took in $1.0243 billion, ranking it as the #5 film in global box office history. About The Walt Disney Studios For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, Disneynature, Marvel, and Touchstone Pictures, which includes the distribution of live action films from DreamWorks Studios. Through the Home Entertainment and Television divisions, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion picture soundtracks are produced under Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records, while Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Broadway theatrical productions, Disney on Ice and Disney LIVE!. For more information, please visit www.disney.com. |
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BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT TOMBSTONE BLU-RAY - A sizzling, star-studded cast brings to life the legendary battle to deliver justice to Tombstone, available for the first time on Blu- ray™ High Definition! Kurt Russell turns in a gripping performance as U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer ignites the screen as the outrageous Doc Holliday. Together, they team up to bring law to the lawless in a notorious showdown with the ruthless outlaws at the O.K. Corral! The all-star ensemble also includes Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Dana Delany, Jason Priestley, Michael Biehn, and long-time Hollywood favorite Charlton Heston. Get ready for an explosive, action packed adventure the Wild West would never forget! Bonus Features Highlights • The Making of Tombstone – Featurette in three parts: “An Ensemble Cast,” “Making An Authentic Western,” and “The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral.” • Director’s Original Storyboards ARMAGEDDON BLU-RAY – From the blockbuster-making team who produced and directed Pearl Harbor and The Rock (Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay) comes Armageddon, available for the first time on Blu-ray™ High-Definition! Starring the explosive talents of Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Will Patton, Armageddon is a meteor storm of action adventure moviemaking that has you on the edge of your seat forgetting to breathe! When NASA’s executive director, Dan Truman (Thornton), realizes the Earth has 18 days before it’s obliterated by a meteor the size of Texas, he has only one option – land a ragtag team of roughneck oil drillers on the asteroid and drop a nuclear warhead into its core. Spectacular special effects, laugh-out-loud humor, great characters, riveting storytelling, and heartfelt emotion make Armageddon an exhilarating thrill ride you’ll want to experience like there’s no tomorrow! HANDY MANNY: BIG RACE - Fasten your seatbelts and get set for a thrilling joyride with everyone’s favorite animated fix-it man, Handy Manny on Handy Manny: Big Race, the delightful new DVD release from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment available in stores April 20, 2010. Special guest stars, NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. and actor/pop singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync) lend their voices to this captivating story that is sure to rev up both preschoolers and their parents. Start your engines and get ready for Manny (Wilmer Valderrama, That 70s Show) and Elliot (Lance Bass), who team up to build a fabulous race car to enter into the Wood Valley 500 race. However, with the pressure of the race approaching, Elliot decides he’s not quite ready to take the wheel and bows out. It’s up to Manny to put his driving skills to the test in an attempt to reach the checkered flag and win the race for the team! Big Race features a brand-new song with Wilmer Valderrama and the voice talent of special guest star Dale Earnhardt Jr. A top 10 television series with preschoolers age 2-5, Handy Manny, is an Emmy-nominated show, set in a multicultural, multi-generational community and follows a curriculum that models problem solving and the importance of community. In addition to imparting life lessons about working together, communication and setting goals, the series also highlights some Spanish words and phrases, and exposes viewers to aspects of Latin culture. Handy Manny premiered on the Playhouse Disney block in September 2006. Alongside Valderrama, the series stars Carlos Alazraqui as Felipe, Dee Bradley Baker as Turner, Grey Delisle as Flicker, Nika Futterman as Stretch and Squeeze, Tom Kenny as Mr. Lopart and Pat, Kath Soucie as Dusty, Fred Stoller as Rusty and Nancy Truman as Kelly. THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE: MYSTERY IN THE MIST EDITION - The game is afoot! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery in Disney history, the renowned Basil of Baker Street takes on his archenemy, the evil genius Dr. Ratigan, and this time the battle is for the entire city of London! With fresh and exciting bonus features, The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition will thrill audiences with an exciting game of “mouse and mouse” that’s not elementary by a long shot! Inspired by the adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition marks the directing debut of now legendary filmmakers Ron Clements and John Musker, creators of such Disney animated blockbusters as The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. As Basil sniffs out one clue after another with unmatched ingenuity, kids and adults will delight in a heartwarming and suspenseful adventure that goes from Baker Street to the tower of Big Ben in the charmingly downsized London of Mousedom. An intriguing mystery, spectacular animation and unforgettable characters make The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition a devilishly clever family gift! When talented toymaker Hiram Flaversham is mousenapped, his winsome daughter Olivia turns to the most famous mouse detective of them all, Basil of Baker Street. Accompanied by his assistant and confidante, Dr. David Q. Dawson, Basil uncovers a villainous plot by the “slimy, contemptible sewer rat” Dr. Ratigan to replace Moustoria, Queen of Mice, with a look-alike robot and take control of the entire rodent population of London. Based on Eve Titus's book Basil of Baker Street, The Great Mouse Detective channels the spirit of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous creation into a richly animated, Sherlock Holmsian tale set in Victorian-era London’s underground mouse kingdom. MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH: SUPER DUPER SUPER SLEUTHS’— Big and little super heroes can get set for a super powered, brand-new full-length movie that promises to deliver super-sized fun when Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases the delightfully heroic animated tale My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths on DVD April 6, 2010. Preschoolers and parents will be captivated by this inspiring tale about the power of self belief, which stars all their favorite characters from Hundred Acre Wood. The DVD also features a never-before-seen episode of the series as well as Discovery Mode, an interactive feature with multiple levels of play. When a magical glowing and pulsating shooting star lands in Rabbit’s Garden, not only are many of the vegetables in its path transformed into super- sized power-granting produce but Pooh, Tigger and the rest of the gang become the recipients of some mighty surprising superhero powers. After Tigger eats spinach, he becomes super strong. When Pooh eats a carrot, he gets incredible far-reaching sight. Buster becomes a super digger after eating a potato. Darby’s bite of a celery stick leaves her able to fly! Dressed valiantly in brand new costumes and armed with their newfound super powers, the Super Sleuths set out to help friends all over the Hundred Acre Wood with their newfound brawn and always clever teamwork. The friends think their powers will come in handy when Lumpy and Roo’s boat floats away from them, leaving them on an isolated island and blocked by a big boulder. But when the shooting star stops glowing and pulsing, the Sleuths’ powers suddenly disappear, and the gang needs to rely on their brain power to rescue Lumpy and Roo. With teamwork and determination, the Super Duper Super Sleuths come together to perform a daring rescue even without their super powers! BEAUTY AND THE BEAST DIAMOND EDITION Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) proudly announces the Blu-ray high-definition debut of Disney’s animated masterpiece, Beauty and the Beast on October 5, 2010. This full press release and images are available at www.WDSHEpublicity.com MultiMedia News Release is available at http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/waltdisney/43193/ Video is available at www.YouTube.com/DisneyMovies TOY STORY AND TOY STORY 2 SPECIAL EDITIONS IN HIGH DEFINITION BLU-RAY + DVD 'COMBO PACK' - This Spring, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) proudly presents the eagerly awaited high definition debuts of Disney•Pixar’s original animated classics Toy Story and Toy Story 2. In 1995, Toy Story made history as the first feature length computer animated film and, together with its beloved sequel Toy Story 2, helped establish Disney•Pixar as creators of unrivaled quality family entertainment. Now, viewers can rediscover these wondrous tales of what happens when humans leave the room - and toys come to life - as Toy Story and Toy Story 2 debut on Disney Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack, followed seven weeks later by the Special Edition DVDs. For the first time ever, these two groundbreaking films will be presented with eye-popping 1080p high definition picture and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound, along with hours of innovative new bonus features. Also included are exclusive sneak peeks at Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3, hitting U.S. theaters on June 18, 2010. Academy Award®-winner John Lasseter (1996, Special Achievement Award, Toy Story), directs these two action-packed, laugh-filled animated favorites featuring the superstar voice talents of Tom Hanks (Angels & Demons) and Tim Allen (The Santa Clause), along with Don Rickles (Casino), Annie Potts (Ghostbusters), Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride) and, of course, Pixar favorite John Ratzenberger (TV’s “Cheers”). Together, Toy Story and Toy Story 2 launched the Disney•Pixar label and sent audiences to the infinity of family entertainment fun and beyond…as they’re sure to do once again on Blu-ray™. Toy Story Synopsis: Toy Story, the first full-length computer-animated feature film, is "a wonder to behold." – People Magazine. Experience a hilarious fantasy about the lives toys lead when they're left alone. Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), an old-fashioned cowboy doll, is Andy's favorite. But when Andy gets Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) for his birthday, the flashy new space hero takes Andy's room by storm! Their rivalry leaves them lost with a toy's worst nightmare -- Sid, the toy-torturing boy next door. Woody and Buzz must work together to escape, realizing along the way that they've got a friend ... in each other! Toy Story 2 Synopsis: A Golden Globe® Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical, Toy Story 2 has become a favorite all across the world, garnering praise from fans and critics everywhere. It's "an instant classic," raved New York Magazine. While Andy is away at summer camp, Woody is toynapped by Al McWhiggin, a greedy collector who needs Andy's favorite toy to complete his “Woody’s Roundup” collection. Together with Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), Bullseye, and the Prospector, Woody is on his way to a museum where he'll spend the rest of his life behind glass. It's up to Buzz, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Rex, and Slinky Dog to rescue their friend and remind him what being a toy is all about. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG —Tiana, the ninth and newest enchanting addition to the legendary lineage of Disney Princesses, makes her home entertainment debut in a rollicking Big Easy-style fairy tale when The Princess and the Frog arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on March 16, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. A timeless heroine in the tradition of Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine and the rest of the beloved royal sisterhood, Tiana comes to life with classic hand- drawn Disney animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and a jazz-infused musical score from Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman (Best Original Song, Monsters, Inc., 2001). A royal procession of exclusive bonus features, including games and specially created featurettes, take viewers on a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the storied French Quarter of New Orleans and into the magic-steeped bayou for hours of can’t-miss family entertainment. Nominated for three Academy Awards®, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Song “Almost There”, Best Original Song “Down in New Orleans , ” The Princess and the Frog transports audiences to glorious, glamorous New Orleans as Tiana, the first African American Disney princess meets her frog prince and gives him the fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical, magical bayous of Louisiana. The Princess and the Frog’s colorful cast of one-of-a-kind new characters joyfully raises the roof, with voice performances from stars including Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, 2004,“Caroline, or Change”), Keith David (Crash), Jenifer Lewis (“Strong Medicine”), Jim Cummings (“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”), Michael- Leon Wooley (Ghost Town), Bruno Campos (“Nip/Tuck”), Peter Bartlett (The Producers), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Jennifer Cody (Broadway’s “Shrek: The Musical”), Oprah Winfrey and John Goodman (Monsters, Inc.). With extravagant musical numbers, stunningly realized settings and gorgeously rendered costumes, The Princess and the Frog serves up an experience Richard Corliss of Time calls “A start-to-finish delight.” Magic, music and romance are waiting around every corner of the legendary Big Easy as Disney’s newest princess sets out on an exciting adventure through a magical new world. Tiana (voiced by Anika Noni Rose) is a beautiful and hardworking young woman determined to fulfill her father’s dream of owning an elegant New Orleans supper club. When Naveen (Bruno Campos), a handsome prince arrives in town looking for romance, the evil Dr. Facilier (Keith David) hatches a nefarious plot and turns Naveen into a frog. A kiss from Tiana should return him to his true form, but in a hilarious twist on the classic story, she is instead transformed into a frog herself! The pair must travel into the heart of the mysterious Louisiana bayou with only a trumpet-playing alligator and a love-struck firefly as guides to find the priestess who can reverse the curse in order to find their “happily ever after.” |


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| 30,000 PEOPLE PLEDGE TO SEE WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” DonorsChoose.org Set to Make Donation in Support of Education – First Benchmark Met on WaitingForSuperman.com “Pledge Progress Meter” HOLLYWOOD, CA (August 9, 2010) – Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media announced today 30,000 people have pledged to see the award-winning documentary film WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” when it opens this fall, making it the first goal reached on the campaign’s “Pledge Progress Meter.” As a result, DonorsChoose.org is fulfilling their commitment and donating $5 gift cards to every person who pledges to see the film by September 15th. The gift cards can be used to fulfill requests made by public school teachers from every corner of America who post classroom project needs on DonorsChoose.org. The mission of DonorsChoose.org is to improve public education by empowering every teacher to be a change-maker and enabling any citizen to be a philanthropist. “Thanks to our generous supporters, DonorsChoose.org is thrilled to provide $5 philanthropic gift codes to people that take the pledge to see Waiting for ‘Superman.’ Redeeming this code on DonorsChoose.org gives people an immediate and direct way to help students get the resources they need to learn. Making this personal connection to a classroom is an important first step towards greater involvement in education,” said Charles Best, DonorsChoose.org Founder and CEO. WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” directed by Davis Guggenheim (“An Inconvenient Truth”) will be released under the Paramount Vantage banner and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It examines the crisis of public education in the United States through multiple interlocking stories. Designed to start a national conversation, the movie and corresponding “Take the Pledge” campaign aim to inspire everyone to create innovative and long-term solutions to help change the course of our kids’ lives for the better. The “Pledge Progress Meter” launched in May as a way for non-profits, foundations and corporations to match individual pledge levels with powerful action items aimed at helping both students and public schools. First Book was the first organization to take the pledge, by agreeing to donate 250,000 new books to schools and programs in low-income communities across the country once the pledge meter reaches 50,000 pledges. The film opens in New York and Los Angeles on September 24, nationwide in October. The film is produced by Lesley Chilcott, with Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann serving as executive producers. It is written by Davis Guggenheim & Billy Kimball. For more information about the movie, or to take the pledge go to http://www.WaitingForSuperman.com or text “PLEDGE” to 77177. To join the conversation visit us on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/WaitingForSuperman What does your school need? Tell us by Tweeting #MySchoolNeeds at http://www.Twitter. com/WaitingSuperman (cont) |
