Entertainment stuff.

[lithera]

Cartoon Network has released character images for Star Wars: Clone Wars, a series of 20 animated shorts that will air beginning Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. C3-PO looks like he did in Droids, some.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is providing two stories for Tales of the Vampires #1, a five-issue mini-series from Dark Horse Comics that recounts the stories of vampires across time.

Dark Horse describes the series as:

"Sunnydale is no more and Buffy has moved on, taking the best show on TV with her. For those looking to fill the void, Joss Whedon and Dark Horse humbly offer Tales of the Vampires. Whedon and his intrepid crew of Buffy writers have plotted out a five-issue series that recounts the stories of vampires across time. Some familiar, like Spike and Dru, some mysterious, these vampires offer all Buffy fans a chance to reenter the universe they've come to love."

The Herald Sun says: Emma Thompson will make a guest appearance as the eccentric Professor Trelawny, completing an ensemble cast that boasts Gary Oldman, Julie Christie and Robert Hardy.

More Superman news. There better be a re-write.

A good review of School of Rock. Everyone should see this movie. EVERYONE!

Ha ha ha ha ha. This is great.

Apparently the Hitchhiker's Guide movies have been green lit by Spyglass/Disney.

Disney is expected to forgo their long-in-the-planning 2005 IMAX release of "The Little Mermaid" if the "Aladdin" large format debut on January 1, 2004 is not a success.

Production on "The Wallace & Gromit Movie" should start next month in Bristol, UK.

Special Edition DVDs of "Alice in Wonderland" & "Pocahantas" are confirmed for January 27, 2004.

Comments

[pullthestars.livejournal.com]

mauled by a TIGER??!

[technocracygirl.livejournal.com]

Emma Thompson will make a guest appearance where?

And may I say that Pocohantas had some nice music. And that was about it.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

*snickers*

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Professor Trelawny - The new Harry Potter film. Azkaban.

I kind of liked Pocohantas. I think it was mostly the songs that I liked.

[thezzyzx.livejournal.com]

I'll prob go see SoR at some point, but I'm glad I saw Lost in Translation instead.

[crispengray.livejournal.com]

Thompson as Trelawny = brilliant casting.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Lost in translation is an excellent movie. I loved it. It was very mellow and thought worthy.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

I thought so.

[crispengray.livejournal.com]

As for the Clone Wars cartoon, I'll admit I'm not fond of that animation style. I'll have to see it in action, but I don't think I'll like it. (I really can't watch Samuri Jack for the same reason.)

I'll still watch it of course... and probably enjoy it... but I have the feeling any enjoyment will be despite the animation, instead of in part from the animation.

[tomthedog.livejournal.com]

The real Pocahontas -- well, her voice -- lives in my hometown. Irene Bedard. She's very sweet (and short!) and she often sings at the Brew Pub with her husband Deni's band. (Sort of a reciting lyrics kind of singing... there's a reason she didn't sing her own songs in Pocahontas!) And she's very open to parents introducing her to their kids as Pocahontas. She still really looks the part. She's just lovely.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

I love Samurai Jack and the animation style. I'm a big fan of Dexter as well. I think I'll get a kick out of this as I find that I appreciate Gennedy Tartakovsky's sense of humor as well.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Neat. That's keen.

[crispengray.livejournal.com]

See, it works for Dexter. But it's hard to take any serious moments in Samuri Jack seriously, because of the style. As a comedy cartoon, Dexter works well. I don't think the style works for anything meant to be taken at all seriously.

[bubbledragonnet.livejournal.com]

<-- unhappy

They keep screwing around with the Little Mermaid. DVD in 2008, IMAX iffy, etc etc.

I just want the bloody DVD and be done with it, rarity or not. And eBay has them for like... $200.

Bleh.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Huh. I have to diagree myself. I think it works amazingly well for Samurai Jack. There are some great serious moments, very iconic. Like the one where he runs into the Spartans still holding the pass against Aku's robots. There are no real funny moments in that entire episode and it is easily one of my favorites.

Now if they were trying to do it in the Teen Titan's style, I would have to agree with you. There are moemnts when that style is too over the top for me, even in its own setting. It's cute, but too much.

!_!

[bayushiboy.livejournal.com]

loved that matrix spoof: "shut up bitch!!"
lol

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Well, it isn't just The Little Mermaid. It's everything after Aladdin if it doesn't so well. Mermaid just would have been next.

[crispengray.livejournal.com]

Manga Titans!

See, Manga Star Wars can and does work. It's the blocky style, with the thick blocky lines that bothers me a bit. It looks inherently comedic.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

I think we'll agree to disagree here.