DVD - Academy Award Animation Collections

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From Tvshowsondvd.com: [quote]quote:Warner Home Video owns to rights to a nice-sized library of cartoon shorts which have been nominated for Academy Awards over the years, dating back to the '30s and '40s era. Quite a number of these were the winners during their year of the Oscar for "Animated Short Film" (or "Animated Short Subject"). Nominees, which were produced by a variety of studios (but now are under Warner's control) include Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes pals, Tom & Jerry, Droopy, Popeye, Fleischer's Superman and more!

It's going to sound funny that a site called "TVShowsOnDVD.com", and owned by TVGuide.com, is talking about a DVD release that celebrates Academy Award winners (and nominees). We've said it before: we're well aware that cartoon shorts like Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes pals, along with Tom & Jerry, Popeye, Droopy, and others, began life as theatrical shorts (which is obviously why they qualify for Oscar's attention). However, all of these shorts found new life later on as classic television programs. For folks my age, who could forget Saturday mornings with The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (or its other titles)? Or coming home after school to watch Popeye? These shorts belong to both worlds, so we'll certainly cover any DVD release that includes them!

On February 12th (tentative date; subject to change), Warner will release two DVD packages, collecting these shorts. One is the Academy Award Animation Collections - 15 Winners. It will have these Oscar-winning cartoon shorts on it:

- The Milky Way (1940, MGM: three kittens find the Milky Way is made of milk)
- Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943, MGM: Tom & Jerry fight World War 2 style)
- Mouse Trouble (1944, MGM: Tom reads a book on how to catch mice)
- Quiet Please (1945, MGM: Jerry threatens to wake up the dog, framing Tom)
- The Cat Concerto (1947, MGM: Jerry taunts Tom while the cat gives a piano recital)
- Tweetie Pie (1947, WB: The first pairing of Tweety and Sylvester [who's called Thomas])
- The Little Orphan (1949, MGM: Nibbles visits Tom & Jerry for Thanksgiving)
- For Scent-Imental Reasons (1949, WB: Pepe Le Pew in Paris perfume shop)
- So Much For So Little (1949 WB: "Best Documentary, Short Subjects" about public health care)
- Two Mouseketeers (1952, MGM: Mouseketeers Jerry and Nibbles fight guard Tom)
- Johann Mouse (1953, MGM: Tom is Johann Strauss' cat, chasing a waltzing Jerry)
- Speedy Gonzales (1955, WB: Speedy's 2nd short, meeting Sylvester for the first time)
- Birds Anonymous (1957, WB: Sylvester fights his addiction to birds like Tweety)
- Knighty-Knight Bugs (1958, WB: Bugs Bunny vs. Sam the Black Knight in King Arthur's court)
- The Dot And The Line (1965, MGM: Chuck Jones' short about a forbidden romance)

Cost on that is $19.98 SRP for 125 minutes' running time. But why stop there? Some of the greatest cartoons nominated for the Oscar never won! In recognition of that, Warner is also bringing out, on the same day, a 3-DVD release called Academy Award Animation Collections - 15 Winners, 26 Nominees. We don't have a title list for it yet, but from the cover art we see Droopy, Popeye, and Fleischer's Superman. We can also reasonably expect it to include such shorts (we hope!) as MGM's 1939 cartoon Peace on Earth, WB's 1940 cartoon The Wild Hare (first official appearance of Bugs Bunny), and hopefully MGM's 1942 anti-Hitler cartoon The Blitz Wolf.

The 3-disc version will run 350 minutes for the featured animation, plus it will have over 100 minutes of extras such as a Retrospective Documentary, Expert Commentaries and a Bonus "Bugs Bunny at the Oscars" Short. Cost is $44.98 SRP for this package. Below we have a look at the boxes for both of these releases. Well, really just a peek at the box for the 3-disc set, but we'll bring you the full art for it just as soon as we can. Stay tuned!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


WARNER HOME VIDEO BRINGS RARE, AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED SHORTS TO DVD WITH THE RELEASE OF

WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS:
ACADEMY AWARD® ANIMATION COLLECTION 15 WINNERS ~ 26 NOMINEES
FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Release to Showcase 15 Shorts That Have Never Been Available on DVD
as well as Over an Hour of Extensive Bonus Material


Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents:
Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners
Which Features the Oscar Winning Entries Only, Will Also Be Released


DVD Releases Timed to Coincide with the 80th Academy
Awards® Ceremony and Warner Bros. 85th Anniversary


BURBANK, CA (November 28, 2007) – The Oscar® goes to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for releasing a dazzling collection of some of the finest Academy Award® winning animated shorts on DVD this February 12, 2008. Titled Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners ~ 26 Nominees, this remarkable title will showcase some of the very best Academy Award® winning and nominated shorts, some of which have never been available on DVD before. Released in time for Valentine's Day, this sweetheart of a collection will leave animation lovers smitten with its three-disc set. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners ~ 26 Nominees will retail at $44.98 SRP. In addition to the three-disc set, WHV will also release a DVD featuring the 15 winning cartoons only. Titled Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners, this DVD will retail for $19.98 SRP.

Some of animation's most popular characters including Superman, Popeye, Bugs Bunny, Droopy, Tom, Jerry, Speedy Gonzalez as well as Dot, Line & Squiggle and others are the superstars of these exciting new DVD releases, which feature many of Warner Bros. crown jewel theatrical Academy Award® winning and nominated shorts. This is the first time Warner Bros. is featuring cartoon characters from various franchises including Merrie Melodies, Hanna-Barbera, MGM, Max Fleischer, Warner Bros. and others in one release. These DVDs will be released in conjunction with two very important Hollywood anniversaries; Warner Bros. celebration of the studio's 85th year, and the Academy Awards® marking their 80th ceremony.

Academy Award® winning shorts featured on the DVDs include The Milky Way, Yankee Doodle Mouse, Mouse Trouble, Quiet Please, The Cat Concerto, Tweetie Pie, The Little Orphan, For Scent-Imental Reasons, So Much for so Little, Two Mouseketeers, Johann Mouse, Speedy Gonzales, Birds Anonymous, Knighty-Knight Bugs as well as The Dot and the Line.

Warner Bros. Presents: Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners ~ 26 Nominees will include a red carpet-worthy special feature entitled "Drawn for Glory: Animation's Triumph At The Oscars®" which focuses on the history of the Academy Awards® animation short subject category.

"These titles will be a real treat for anyone who appreciates animated theatrical classics. Many of the featured shorts are legendary cartoons that are not often seen on television and we think animation fans will be really excited to know they can finally own the very best of them in one collection," commented Amit Desai, WHV Vice President, Family, Animation and Sports Marketing. He added, "What makes these DVDs unique is that this is the first time we've released a classic animation title featuring characters from different franchises. We made it our goal to truly showcase some of the finest cartoons ever made."

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners ~ 26 Nominees will be avai