It’s that time of year again.No, not Christmas and the rest of the holidays. It’s time for new editions of movies already on DVD of course. This time we have info on new Special Editions of family fare like Ice Age, the animated Anastasia and for the adults a little bit of Midnight Cowboy.Yeeeeeeee Hawwwwwww!To sneak a look,get pre-historic and stomp ahead…
**UPDATE – Cover Art Added** To begin, dropping into stores on March 14th 2006,
Fox Home Entertainment will release
Ice Age: Super Cool Edition as a new 2-disc set with an SRP pf $19.98, just in time to promote
Ice Age 2.
Specs –Disc 1:
Both Anamorphic Widescreen & Foolscreen
Dolby Digital 5.1
PS & WS Feature
Commentary by Director Chris Wedge & Co-Director Carlos Saldanha
Deleted Scenes:w/ Director Chris Wedge & Co-Director Carlos Saldanha Commentary
- “Paying Toll” w/aardvarks
- Sylvia & Sid Introduction
- Sabre Stake Out
- No more Fruit for You
- Sid and the Ladies
- Sid and Sylvia
Disc 2:
Ice Age 2 Sneak Peek
Extreme Cool View
Gone Nutty – Scrat’s Missing Adventure
Sid on Sid w/silhouette on scenes
Scrat Reveals: Mt. Rushmore, Push, Block
Animation Progression:
- Opening
- Tigers Attack
- Almost Home/Lava
International Ice Age
“Bunny” Short intro
“Bunny” Short w/optional comm.The Making of Ice Age:
- The Beginning
- Acting In Animation
- Creating the Ice Age Characters
- Modeling
- Storyboards
- Animating Ice Age
- The Finishing Touches
Behind The Scenes of Ice Age (HBO Special)
Making a character
Art of Rigging
Animators acting
Art of Effects
Lighting and materials
Using 2D in a 3D world
Sid voice development
Teaser Trailer A
Trailer B
Trailer C
“Like Mike 2” Trailer
Family Fun Trailer
Cheaper By The Dozen SE Trailer
Build Your Own Design Gallery
Size Comparison/Science Behind Ice Age Gallery
Set Top Games (total of 6):
New Game (Name TBD)
Cave In
Rock/Paper/Scissors
Hide and Eek
Frozen Pairs
Playing DarwinROM content –
- DVD ROM Games (total of 2):
- Super Dodo Ball
- Sid Shreds
- DVD ROM Printables (total of 6):
- Snowflake Flurry (Ornaments)
- Ice Digest (Magazine)
- 12 Month Migration Calendar
- Hanging with the Herd Mobile
- Sub-Zero Heroes Adventure Board game
- Icebox Theater
Cover Art –(Click to enlarge)
—————————————————Also hitting stores on March 14th 2006 from Fox Home Entertainment, Anastasia: Family Fun Edition will retail for $19.98 SRP and also come as a 2-disc set.Specs –Disc 1:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1
Director/Producer Commentary by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
Interactive Feature: Learn to Draw Anastasia “Anya”
Interactive Feature: Learn to Draw Dimitri
Interactive Feature: Learn to Draw Rasputin
Interactive Feature: Learn to Draw Bartok
Anastasia Music Box FavoritesDisc 2:
Bartok the Magnificent (Full Screen)
The Making of Anastasia: Creating the Story, Defining Characters, Creating of Animation, & Music in the Air
Sing Along: Once Upon a December
Sing Along: Learn to Do It
Interactive Feature Learn to Sing it in a Different Language: Once Upon a December
Set Top Games
Explore the Palace (3D Walk Through)
Becoming a Princess (Interactive Paper Doll)
Putting Rasputin Back Together Again (timed puzzle game)
Ink and Paint to Help Anya Remember her Past (Interactive coloring book)
Aaliyah: Journery to the Past music video/Making ofCover Art –(Click to enlarge)
—————————————————Finally, a little something for the adults. We have it on good authority that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is re-releasing Midnight Cowboy as a Collector’s Edition on February 21st 2006. It should retail for around $29.95 and will contain two shiny new DVD discs.Partial Specs –
Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1
Digitally Remastered
Tribute to John Schlesinger
New Interviews with Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman
Collector’s BookletThat’s it for the details right now. Expect more detailed specs soon. For now, enjoy the cover art.Cover Art –(Click to enlarge)
