Disney’s The Search For Santa Paws

JMarsden92 November 7, 2010
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All-New Holiday Movie Joins
The Most Popular Live-Action Direct-To-DVD Franchise Ever!

Heartwarming Dog-Filled Holiday Adventure
On Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and Download November 23, 2010

Prequel to The Overwhelmingly Popular 2009 Hit SANTA BUDDIES

Burbank, Calif., June 2010 – Disney’s unbeatable and irresistible talking dogs are back – in an all-new holiday movie for the whole family, with THE SEARCH FOR SANTA PAWS. Debuting on Blu-ray hi-def and DVD on November 23, 2010 just in time for Thanksgiving (US 11/25) and kicking off the holiday season around the world, the heartwarming family adventure joins the legacy of great dog-filled tales from the creators of the “Buddies” films, the most popular live-action direct-to-DVD franchise ever.



DISNEY’S THE SEARCH FOR SANTA PAWS is an exciting and uplifting movie from director Robert Vince about the power of giving and the true meaning of Christmas in the tradition of Disney’s classic holiday tales. This big city adventure for the whole family reveals the how the legendary friendship of Santa Claus and Santa Paws began.

DISNEY’S THE SEARCH FOR SANTA PAWS comes with a stocking full of fantastic bonus features, including:

• An interactive Animated Pop-Up Book – ‘Buddies’ puppy star Rosebud reads a holiday story featuring new canine friends from The Search For Santa Paws
• Sing-Along Mode – colorful lyrics added to the film’s song sequences, so audiences can sing along to the film’s fantastic new songs.
• Music Video – tween favorite Debby Ryan (Disney Channel’s Suite Life on Deck) performs a great new arrangement of ‘Deck The Halls.’
• Deleted scenes

The film follows in the tradition of Disney’s classic holiday tales with a heartwarming story about the power of giving and the true meaning of Christmas. An exciting prequel, the movie allows kids of all ages to discover how the legendary friendship of Santa Claus and Santa Paws began – as it is the inspiring original film (in a timeline it precedes 2009’s Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws).

In the movie, when Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it’s up to Paws, a faithful orphan named Quinn (America’s Got Talent’s Kaitlyn Maher), her new friend Will (The Game Plan’s Madison Pettis) and a wonderful group of magical talking dogs to save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about. Do you believe in Santa Paws? Experiencing this sure-to-be holiday classic, full of fun, adventure and a carrying the timeless messages of the holidays, with surely delight the entire family!

ABOUT THE DOGGONE POPULAR FRANCHISE

Few things are more appealing, adorable and elicit bigger enthusiasm than man’s best friend. From classic Old Yeller to classy Beverly Hills Chihuahua to animated Bolt, one of Hollywood’s surest ways to delight audiences of all ages lies firmly at the feet of our four-legged friends. Since the 1997 big-screen debut of the sports-minded Golden Retriever star “Buddy,” audiences have thrilled to the high-stakes antics in the AIR BUD movie series with its fantastic sports-themed adventures including basketball, football, soccer, volleyball and even America’s national pastime – baseball!

A quintet of adorable talking puppies followed the “Bud” movies in 2006, with the highly-anticipated launch of the BUDDIES series – and a puppy craze began as AIR BUDDIES became the biggest live-action Direct-To-DVD movie of the year!

Following in those triumphant paw prints, the wise-cracking pups went North to Alaska to compete in a daring dogsled adventure, barking up yet another #1 for 2008, as SNOW BUDDIES crossed the finish line as the best-selling live-action Direct-to-DVD of all time*! Released to Disney DVD in February 2009, SPACE BUDDIES sent the puppies where no dog has gone before, and rocketed another hit into the homes of millions. With SANTA BUDDIES in 2009, director Robert Vince brought the popular puppy franchise to Christmas, with the overwhelmingly popular story that joined the ranks of the Disney dog classics, on the way to becoming the biggest live-action Direct-to-DVD release of the year – again.
*Extrapolated Nielsen Home Entertainment data for calendar years 2007 and 2008.
Titles released the current year. DVD only. North America.

STREET DATE: November 23, 2010
Direct prebook: 9/28/10
Distributor prebook: 10/12/10
Suggested retail price: DVD 29.99 SRP (US), $35.99 (Canada); Blu-ray $39.99 (US) and
$44.99 (Canada)
Rated: US: G / Canada: English and French not yet rated
Bonus Material not rated in the US.

Technical specifications may only apply to feature
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen (Enhanced for 16X9 televisions)
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Languages: English, French and Spanish (Dubbed plus subtitles)

About Disney’s Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack:

To provide consumers with unprecedented quality, value and portability of their favorite Disney movies, in 2008 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment pioneered the Combo Pack – a Blu-ray Disc plus a DVD in a single package.

For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (DIS: NYSE) 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, Touchstone Pictures and Marvel. Through the Home Entertainment division, 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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Disney’s A Christmas Carol

JMarsden92 November 7, 2010
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This is one movie that definitelly needs to make it to your Holiday Shopping List. This movie was very well done, and Jim Carey can make any movie funny.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment debuts its first Blu-ray™ 3D release with Academy Award®-
winning director Robert Zemeckis’ (Best Director, Forrest Gump in 1994) unique interpretation of
Charles Dickens’ beloved tale, A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey (Yes Man, Horton Hears a Who,
Bruce Almighty) as multiple characters including the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of
Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. Rounding out the stellar cast are Gary Oldman (Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Collin Firth (Love Actually, The Accidental Husband, Bridget
Jones: The Edge of Reason), Bob Hoskins (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) and Robin Wright (State of Play
and Forrest Gump).

Disney’s A Christmas Carol is available in Disney Blu-ray 3D on an exclusive 4-Disc Blu-ray™ Combo
Pack (Blu-ray 3D Disc™, Blu-ray Disc™, DVD and Digital Copy).

Also available on 1-Disc Blu-ray and 1-Disc DVD

Bonus Features:
BLU-RAY 3D Disc includes an exclusive 3D bonus feature, plus all the Blu-ray and DVD features:
• Mr. Scrooge’s Wild Ride – In this 3D bonus feature, director Zemeckis and the cast explain
how 3D made the Dickens novella come to life. The feature explores how 3D technology
brought a whole new dimension to the story, from the Ghost of Christmas Past whisking
Scrooge through time, to the look and feel of the characters in 19th Century London.

BLU-RAY features include all of the DVD features plus:
• Behind The Carol: The Full Motion Capture Experience – A feature length picture-in-picture
viewing mode takes the audience behind the scenes of motion capture filmmaking.
• Countdown to Christmas Interactive Calendar – 25 days of holiday surprises extend the
holiday cheer, as viewers come back to discover what each door holds.
• Deleted Scenes – Six deleted scenes on the Blu-ray Disc.

DVD features include:
• Capturing A Christmas Carol – Actress Jacquie Barnbrook hosts a journey through the creative
process of Disney’s A Christmas Carol.
• On Set With Sammi – Follow Sammi Hanratty, one of the film’s young stars, as she shares a
kid’s eye view of an “anything but average” day on the set.
• Deleted Scenes – Three deleted scenes on the DVD.

Studio:
Walt Disney Pictures

Story:
From Walt Disney Pictures comes the magical retelling of Charles Dickens’ beloved tale – Disney’s A
Christmas Carol, the high-flying, heartwarming adventure for the whole family. When three ghosts
take penny-pinching Scrooge on an eye-opening journey, he discovers the true meaning of Christmas
– but he must act on it before it’s too late. Complete with spirited bonus features, this exhilarating
and touching Disney classic is destined to be part of a family holiday tradition, adding sparkle and
heart to all Christmases yet to come.

STREET DATE: November 16, 2010
Suggested Retail Price: 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack – $49.99 US; $56.99 Canada
1-Disc Blu-ray – $39.99 US; $44.99 Canada
1-Disc DVD – $29.99 US; $35.99 Canada
Rated: ‘PG’ US; Bonus Material not rated in the US;‘PG’ CE; “G” CF
Run time: 96 minutes

The following technical specifications may only apply to the feature:
Aspect ratio: 2.4:1
Sound: Blu-ray – English 5.1 DTS-HD; French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby digital
DVD – Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound
Subtitled: Spanish, French
Dubbed: Spanish, French






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Mars Calling Moms

JMarsden92 October 20, 2010
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MARS NEEDS MOMS (In Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D)

WALT DISNEY PICTURES/IMAGEMOVERS DIGITAL

Genre:                                      Comedy Adventure

Rating:                                      TBD

U.S. Release Date:                    March 11, 2011

Cast:                                        Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon and Joan Cusack

Director:                                    Simon Wells

Producers:                                Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Steven Boyd

Screenplay by:                          Simon Wells & Wendy Wells

Based on the book by:               Berkeley Breathed

Take out the trash, eat your broccoli—who needs moms, anyway?  Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she’s nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Produced by the team behind “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,” “Mars Needs Moms” showcases Milo’s quest to save his mom—a wild adventure in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling). With the help of a tech-savvy, underground earthman named Gribble (Dan Fogler) and a rebel Martian girl called Ki (Elisabeth Harnois), Milo just might find his way back to his mom—in more ways than one. 

Notes:

  • Berkeley Breathed, a Pulitzer-Prize winner for his comic strip “Bloom County,” is the author and illustrator of the book “Mars Needs Moms.” The story was inspired by a particular moment of disagreement that took place between his son Milo and his wife. 
  • Producer Robert Zemeckis, who wrote, directed and produced “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,” is a pioneer in performance-capture filmmaking.  The process digitally captures the performances of the actors with computerized cameras in a full 360 degrees, allowing actors like Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks to play several roles of varying ages in one film, and for 36-year-old Seth Green to portray a 9-year-old. 

Produced by the team behind “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,” “Mars Needs Moms” showcases nine-year-old Milo’s  (Seth Green) quest to save his mom (Joan Cusack) from Martians—a wild adventure in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling).

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Beauty & The Beast Diamond Edition

JMarsden92 September 23, 2010
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My daughter loves watching some of the older Disney movies once they come out on DVD, and Bluray.  This is because we have the older movies, but they are on VHS.  That being said we don’t watch them because I don’t believe in VHS technology at this point.

We recently got information about another upcoming title from Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

A Beloved Fairy Tale Is Restored To All New Heights On Blu-ray™!
Disney’s Academy Award®-Winning Animated Classic

Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition

On Blu-ray™+ DVD Combo Pack – October 5, 2010  
And Standard Definition DVD – November 23, 2010

Burbank, Calif., March 29, 2010 – 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.   

Disney’s most requested film, Beauty and the Beast, arrives for the first time on Blu-ray Hi-Def as
the second installment to the company’s new Diamond Collection. The Blu-ray transformation
reveals the magic, music and majesty of the film as never before experienced with state-of-the-art
picture restoration, pristine 7.1 Digital Surround Sound and hours of additional viewing
experiences that include behind the scenes features, deleted scenes, enhanced music tracks,
immersive games and more.

The first of only two animated films ever to be nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Picture
(the second is 2009’s Up), Beauty and the Beast earned six Academy Award® nominations and
won two Oscars® in 1992 for Best Original Song (“Beauty and the Beast”) and Best Original
Score.  

Unavailable in any form since 2003, Beauty and the Beast will be released from the Disney vault
for a limited time only, arriving on a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (2 Blu-ray Discs + DVD) October
5, followed seven weeks later with the release of a 2-Disc standard definition DVD on November
23.  
 
The Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack has a U.S. suggested retail price of
$39.99 and the 2-Disc DVD set has a U.S. suggested retail price of $29.99.

Film Synopsis:
Set in and around a quaint French village during the late 18th century, Beauty and the Beast
follows the fantastic adventures of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who finds escape
from her ordinary life, and the advances of a boorish suitor, Gaston, by reading books. Meanwhile,
off in a castle in the distance, a cruel young prince is cast under the spell of an enchantress who
turns him into a tormented beast, while transforming his servants into animated household objects.
In order to remove the curse, the Beast must discover a true love who will return his affection
before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. When Belle’s inventor father stumbles upon the
Beast’s castle and is taken prisoner, Belle comes to the rescue and agrees to take her father’s
place. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, she sees beneath the Beast’s exterior and
discovers the heart and soul of a human prince.
 
Film Accolades:
Beauty and the Beast received two Academy Awards® for music in 1992, three Golden Globes®
for Best Motion Picture, Best Original Score and Best Original Song in 1992, and two Grammy Awards
in 1993. Listed as number seven on the American Film Institute’s Top 100 Animated Films, Beauty
and the Beast helped define Disney animation for a new generation as the second film in the “Disney
Animation Renaissance” (1989-1999) which launched with The Little Mermaid and revitalized animated
features by captivating mature audiences while still delighting young viewers.  
 
Beauty and the Beast features a cast of top vocal talent. Veteran stage actress and singer Paige
O’Hara is the voice of Belle, one of Disney’s most beloved and independent heroines, and Robby
Benson (TV’s “American Dreams”) delivers a powerful portrayal of the Beast. Three-time Oscar®-
nominated screen star (The Manchurian Candidate in 1963, The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1946,
and Gaslight in 1945) and six-time Golden Globe® award winner (TV’s “Murder, She Wrote” in
1992, 1990, 1987 and 1985, The Manchurian Candidate in 1963, and The Picture of Dorian Grey
in 1946), Angela Lansbury gives a bubbly performance as Mrs. Potts. The late Jerry Orbach (TV’s
“Law and Order,” “House of Mouse”) shines as the voice of Lumiere, the passionate candelabra,
and David Ogden-Stiers (TV’s “M*A*S*H,” Lilo & Stitch) is Cogsworth, the tightly-wound mantel
clock who functions as the head of the household.   
 
Beauty and the Beast was also the first Disney animated film to inspire a Broadway stage
production by the same name. Highlighting the film’s music by Alan Menken and Howard
Ashman, seven new songs were written for the stage musical. Beauty… was nominated for
nine Tony Awards in 1994 and ran on Broadway for 5,464 performances until 2007, becoming
Broadway’s sixth-longest running production in history.

About Disney’s New Blu-ray™ Diamond Collection:
The new Blu-ray™ Diamond Collection represents The Walt Disney Studio’s most prestigious animated
classics. The Collection will be comprised with many of Walt Disney’s most treasured animated classic titles
to be released through 2016. These titles represent the highest level of picture and sound, feature
groundbreaking, state-of-the-art immersive bonus content, and include unprecedented levels of interactivity,
personalization and customization, made possible because of Blu-ray technology.

About Disney Combo Packs (Blu-ray + DVD in a single package):  
To provide consumers with unprecedented quality, value and portability of their favorite Disney classics, in
2008 WDSHE pioneered the Combo Pack – a Blu-ray Disc plus a DVD in a single package. Current
Disney Animated Classic titles available as Combo Packs include Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio and
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

About Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment:
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry,
is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures,
Miramax and Buena Vista product, which includes DVD, Blu-ray Disc™ and electronic distribution. Walt
Disney Studios Home Entertainment is a division of The Walt Disney Studios.

I wish they would actually put diamonds, or platinum in with the movies.  This way the title would make more sense to the unknowing.

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Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Bluray Review

JMarsden92 September 22, 2010
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Our daughter loves almost anything that has to do with Disney.  There are very few characters that she really loves, and they are Tigger, Tinker Bell, and Snow White.  Our daughter has begged to see each Tinker Bell movie, and she has successfully gotten her way each time.  While the Tinker Bell movies are mainly involving girl fairies boys will also enjoy the movie.  Recently she got to review the Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue DVD/BluRay Combo.

In my daughters own words…

It was cute how curiousity got the best of Tinker Bell, and all the other Fairies had to work together to save her.  This movie showed the true meaning of friendship.

The Fairies all seem very smart.  Tinker Bell used her brains, and figured out how the cage was closed, but she was to small to unlock the locks.  Some of the Fairies that came to Tinks rescue need to learn how to build muscle fast because they had issues getting the one Fairy out of the mud.  It took one to realize that they could take advantage of another situation to get the Fairy out.  We all thought that the storyline was rather well thought up.  There is always a lesson to be learned in Disney movies.  The movie had excellent graphics, and the music in the movie was well combined.  If they made this movie in 3D, then the experience would be excellent as far as we are concerned.  We would definitelly recommend this movie to anyone that has children. (Especially girls)

The movie has a MSRP of $29.99 for the DVD, and $39.99 for the Combo Pack.  The combo pack is great because our little one can download the movie to her Zen portable player, and watch it whenever she chooses.

Other reviews…

“A testament to Disney’s impressive production quality” – Premiere.com

“There’s a steady heartbeat pulsing deep within this direct-to-video gem.” – Blu-ray.com

“Highly Recommended!” – DVDTalk.com

“This is the kind of movie that it seems Blu-ray was invented for.” – Table4Five.com

“The kids are absolutely head over heels with the movie.” -TheParentsWithStyle.com

“Unlike some other kiddie franchises, the Tinker Bell fairies pack a slightly edgier punch… which is a nice contrast to the constant cheerfulness and eternal optimism that can sap any hint of realism out of other kids’ movies.” – CommonSenseMedia.org

As with almost any Disney Movie there is a Disney Movie Rewards code inside the package.  These codes get entered into the Disney Movie Rewards site, and you can earn FREE prizes, and more.

While we are at it… Here is a $10 coupon towards the purchase of the movie.  Get it HERE.

And here is more… Disney has some “Fairy” activities for you.  You can download them by clicking HERE.

 



We were given a copy of the Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue movie so as to review the movie.  Receiving this movie had no effect on the review.

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