CLIP FROM 'WHERE THE WILD THING ARE'

Here is a clip of test footage from the upcoming movie Where the Wild Things Are. Director Spike Jonze will be bringing the ever-popular children's book by author/artist Maurice Sendak to life. The story (for those of you who aren't familiar...both of you) is about a young boy named Max who likes to cause mischief and is sent to bed without any supper. During his solitude he creates a new world filled with monsters who live wild in the woods and crown Max their king after he basically beats them in a staring contest.


The first adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are was in 1973 [see below] and then in 1983, Disney actually planned production on a CGI version of the story to be directed by John Lasseter (founder of Pixar), but it never made it past test shots. Jonze's live-action version of the classic is set for release on October 16, 2009 (my birthday). Hopefully we'll have a trailer to post here sometime in the near future.

SUPERMAN/BATMAN NEXT TO GET THE ANIMATED TREATMENT

DC has been consistently putting out top-notch direct to DVD animated movies since the release of Justice League: New Frontier and it looks like that trend won't be stopping anytime soon. Following the release of Green Lantern: First Flight in July, DC is gearing up to take on one of my favorite DC stories of all time, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Originally written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by the amazing Ed McGuinness, the Public Enemies storyline kicked off the highly successful Superman/Batman series (a revamp of the classic World's Finest Comics title which ran from 1941 to 1986 and featured Superman and Batman team-ups). The premise of the storyline was that then president Lex Luthor declared a state of emergency for the planet when a mysterious astroid of Kryptonian origin was discovered rocketing toward the Earth. Never one to miss an opportunity, Luthor immediately places blame solely on Superman claiming that he is responsible and that the only way to stop the impending doom is to stop Superman. President Luthor then puts an exhorbinant bounty on Kal El's head, which brings out all the big gun villians trying to cash in on the job. Through it all, Batman faithfully sticks by his side and risks it all to save his friend and in the story you see just how different and similar the two are at the same time. It's the subtle way that these two seemingly different personalties overlap that's the real appeal to this story. If that aspect gets overlooked for the feature you'll lose the heart of the story and it will just become another all action/no substance movie. Public Enemies is the story I use to introduce new readers to comics. It's entertaining, it's enthralling, and the artwork is just fantastic. There is no release date set yet for Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, but I would recommend to anyone with a love of comics (or even a slight curiousity) to go out and pick up the storyline in TPB today.

DVD releases for Mar. 17th

DVD RELEASES:
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Complete 2nd, 3rd & 4th Seasons
- Angel Wars: The Messengers
- Barbie Presents Thumbelina
- Barney Miller: The Complete Third Season
- Bunnytown: Hello Bunnies!
- Degrassi: The Next Generation - Season 7
- Elegy
- JAG (Judge Advocate General): The Eighth Season
- Married With Children - The Complete Tenth Season
- Mr. Belvedere: Seasons 1 & 2
- The Nanny - The Complete Third Season
- Punisher: War Zone (2-Disc Special Edition)
- Punisher: War Zone (Widescreen & Full Screen Edition)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man, Vol. 2
- The Spectacular Spider-Man, Vol. 3
- The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 5: 1946-1948
- Van Wilder: Freshman Year
- The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season

COOL BLU-RAY RELEASES:
- The Princess Bride
- Tin Man