‘The Amazing Captain Nemo’ To Get DVD Release

Written by Ian Cullen on February 5, 2010 – 11:17 am -

Warner Archive have been releases a fair few science fiction and fantasy titles on DVD of late, and their latest release is a personal favourite of mine due to the fact that it takes me back to one of the many family holidays we had when I was a kid.

The film of course is The Amazing Captain Nemo, which was an amusing and fun take on what would happen if Captain Nemo were to pop up in the present day. Only in this case. The present day is the 1970’s, and was initially titled The Return Of Captain Nemo.

The movie, which is light weight Sci-Fi fare was a pilot for a short lived television series, but that doesn’t make it any less fun.

The title role was played by the late José Ferrer and had the late great Burgess Meredith as his modern day counterpart Prof. Waldo Cunningham.

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The Making of Bendy-Bus Prime

Written by John Freeman on February 3, 2010 – 7:09 pm -

‘Bendy-Bus Prime’ is the first ever British Transformer, created to celebrate the DVD & Blu-ray release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

A whopping 76% majority of Transformer fans voted via Twitter and Facebook to see a London ‘bendy’ bus transformed into one of the iconic characters from the blockbuster smash-hit film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Paramount Home Entertainment then teamed up with prop and model-making company, Propshop, whose previous credits include making the original 1989 Batmobile, to create ‘Bendy-Bus Prime’. Read more »


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Planet Hulk Roars Onto DVD & Blu Ray Soon

Written by Ian Cullen on January 7, 2010 – 9:00 am -

Planet Hulk is set to roar its way onto DVD and Blu Ray on February 2, 2010.

Based On The Popular Planet Hulk Comic Line And One Of The Best Hulk Stories Ever Written Comes The Most Incredible Marvel Animated Feature Yet!   On behalf of Marvel Animated Features and Lionsgate Home Entertainment, we’re excited to present the release of the highly anticipated Planet Hulk on Blu-Ray and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD February 2nd!  The first Marvel Animated Feature to include digital copy, Planet Hulk also features box art created by pre-eminent comic artist Alex Ross and loads of smashing bonus materials!  The next big chapter for The Incredible Hulk has arrived!

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