Warner Home Video presents the World Premiere of GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT at Comic-Con on Thursday, July 23

GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT, the highly-anticipated fifth entry in the popular DVD series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies, will have its world premiere at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday, July
23, 2009.

More than 4,000 fans will have the opportunity to see GREEN LANTERN:
FIRST FLIGHT on the big screen five days before the latest DC Universe
film is distributed on DVD and Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def. The film will premiere
in the San Diego Convention Center’s Ballroom 20 at 8:00 p.m.

A panel comprised of filmmakers and voice cast will be presented on
the following day, Friday, July 24. Details on that panel and its
participants will be announced next week.

FUNimation Entertainment Highlights and Events
at Anime Expo 2009

FUNimation® Entertainment, the foremost producer and distributor of anime in North America, will be at Anime Expo® with news and premieres that will fill the needs of America’s anime addicts.

Come by our booth (#301) for more information about a number of exclusive items and events:

● FUNimation’s world premiere of the English dubbed version of Hideaki Anno’s EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE on Friday, July 3, in Live Programming Room 1 at 5:30 pm. ADR Director Mike McFarland and voice actor Brina Palencia (Rei Ayanami) will be on had to introduce the film and a post-screening Q&A session.

EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE is the film sequel to the sci-fi animated series blockbuster “Neon Genesis Evangelion” (also written and directed by Hideaki Anno) which aired on Japanese television in the mid 1990’s.

1850s Samurai culture meets 1995 New York Hip Hop culture. Well, almost. This unique series brought a typical story line and made it into a slick contemporary production. This period piece is placed near the end of the Edo Period when Japan was ruled by the Tokugama shogunate. This period is also seen as the beginning of the modern era for Japan. The world began to open to them with the arrival of the Black Ships and the influx of the western culture. Samurai Champloo takes the blending of these two cultures literal at times, but the blending is also from different time periods. The raw approach that was taken by Shinichhiro Watanabe, the creator and director, is gratifying in its beauty and also unnerving in it's raw punch at times.

 “We must save our savour.”

A wannabe superhero joins a team of bumbling heroes-in-training on a mission to thwart an evil plot in this high-flying comedy for the entire family featuring Clint Howard (Frost/Nixon), Adam West (TV’s “Batman: The Series”), Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth), and Tom Sizemore (Black Hawk Down). Recommended family entertainment by The Dove Foundation and awarded the Family Approved “Dove Seal,” Super Capers tells the story of Ed Gruberman, who may not possess any actual super-powers, but his passion for fighting crime rivals that of even the greatest comic book do-gooders. When Ed becomes a member of The Super Capers, an oddball team of aspiring superheroes, it seems as if his dream of fighting crime for real is about to come true. Upon discovering evidence of an evil plot involving gold bullion, an alluring femme fatale and a powerful criminal mastermind, Ed travels back in time to prevent a disaster the likes of which the world has never seen. 
 
 

Earth Imperiled, Villainy Reigns, Heroes Hunted – Prepare to Root for the bad guys! 

SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES

FROM warner home video on SEPT. 29, 2009 
 
DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie Based on Acclaimed Jeph Loeb/Ed McGuinness Comics; Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy & Clancy Brown Reprise Original Voices of Superman, Batman & Lex Luthor 
 

BURBANK, CA (June 29, 2008) – The World’s Greatest Super Heroes become America’s most wanted criminals – and are hunted by friends and foes alike – in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, the sixth entry in the popular DVD series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies. A co-production of Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the full-length animated film will be distributed by Warner Home Video on September 29, 2009.  Superman/Batman: Public Enemies will be available as a Special Edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def for $24.98 (SRP) and $29.99 (SRP), respectively, as well as single disc DVD for $19.98 (SRP) and On Demand. Order due date for all versions is August 25, 2009. 
 

 

When it seemed like things couldn't get any worse for Sam, his father is killed by a gang of demons out for blood. Now, Sam must deal with his father's death and the revelation that his REAL father might be the one person he despises more than anyone: THE DEVIL! Sam, Sock, Ben, Andi and the Devil are all back for more action and comedy in newly released Season Two of Reaper! This season Sam had a lot to deal with: trying to get his job back at the Workbench, escaping from his deal with the devil, watching his friends date demons, fixing his relationship with his girlfriend Andy, and watching his father come back to life as a demon.

Every once in a while a movie comes along that‘s almost perfect and Johnny Got His Gun is one of those. Based on Dalton Trumbo’s (screenwriter Spartacus, Exodus, Roman Holiday) 1939 novel and screenplay, and directed by Dalton Trumbo, this anti-war movie is a work of beauty.

Burn Notice is one of those shows that creeps up on you and eventually sends you scrambling to get the prior seasons so you can watch more. It's not because you need to have watched season one and two to enjoy any given episode, really all you need to know is given in each show's opener. Sure, there are some plot arcs that cover two episodes or even the whole season or series, but really, it's not that complicated. To me when I first watched it, I thought that it was yet another Stu Segall (Renegade, Silk Stalkings, Veronica Mars) production, as it very much has that same feel, but while this very much echoes other USA Network past offerings, this is from Fox.

When you ask most people about One Piece, they will probably shudder and ask about something else. Well this isn't the One Piece we try to forget about. The dubbing in this one is good, and the edits are minimal. The story is the same in this one as well as the prior english version: Some time before the start of the story a pirate with the name of Gold Roger acquired much wealth and infamy that he was called the Pirate King, upon his execution he mentions that all his treasure is being kept in "one piece" in a dangerous part of the ocean called the Grand Line. A golden age of piracy emerges and a young boy named Monkey D. Luffy is encouraged to become the Pirate King. To achieve his goal he brings along Zoro: a swordsman, Nami: a navigator, Usopp: a sniper, and Sanji: a cook. Each of them has their own goals.

Highlights

Disk 1

Michael, Linc, and the Gang are back for one last season of action, adventure, surprises and breaking out of prisons in Season 4 of Prison Break. Following the end of Season 3 in which Michael escapes from prison in Panama, the old gang is rounded up by the US Government and given a new opportunity for freedom. Now, they must work with Agent Don Self to stop the mysterious "Company" that framed Linc in the first season. We know that Michael can break out of prisons, but can he break IN to a secure facility to gain all of the secrets of the Company? Well you can find out by watching all 22 episodes of the newly released Season 4 on DVD!

TNT has started to become a real name in television, due to its rising strength in original television such as The Closer, Raising the Bar, and Saving Grace. It's the latter that I got a chance to check out, and while the only disc offered was the fourth one with the special features, I know the show itself to give you a good view of Saving Grace Season Two, which is now out for DVD.

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When I think of Liam Neeson, I usually think of the gentle voice of Aslan, or criminal mastermind Ra's Al Ghul, or the tragic widower in Love Actually. I could name fantastic roles of his for hours, stretching everywhere from the Star Wars prequels through to the Oscar-winning Schindler's List. This is an actor who gets around in every aspect of the industry, and every genre as well. So when I tell you that he's barely recognizable in Taken, I mean it. He looks the exact same; same graying hair and soft eyes, same calm power and control, but he's something more. He's the guy you never want to cross, the man who will torture and kill whoever he needs to, and man is watching it both painful and riveting. Action looks good on you, Mr. Neeson.

Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Brian and Stewie are back for more! Family Guy Volume 7 is now available and once again the show has taken the comedy to the next level! This 3 disc collection features 13 episodes from the hit series along with some new special features (including a special featurette from Comic-Con 2008).

FUNimation releases the fifth volume of Darker Than Black for America!