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High-Def Digest’s Review of Madagascar 2 Blu-ray

Forgot about Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa on DVD and Blu-ray? Probably because it was released on a Friday, and its unconventional release date left it off of Sunday ads from last week. But have no fear, because HD movie site High-Def Digest came through with a review of the Blu-ray release.
You’ve already seen the movie, [...]

Toon Zone at Disney/Pixar’s Up NYCC Screening

Toon Zone posted a report of the Disney/Pixar event at NYCC, with impressions of Pixar’s new Up.
I have to admit I’m somewhat torn about how to cover Up — on the one hand, it’s more movie magic from Pixar, but on the other, Up seems like the kind of movie where knowing more about it [...]

Caroline’s Henry Selick Interviewed

Tomorrow marks the triumphant return of Henry Selick. Selick, who has been MIA since the critically and financially panned Monkeybone, returns this week with the stop-action tour de force Coraline, based on the novelette by Neil Gaiman. Why do we care? Because he was also the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and regardless of [...]

Netflix Streaming to Over One Million Xbox Users

If you have an Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, and haven’t yet tried out streaming Netflix to the console, you’re missing the party. Microsoft has recently announced more than a million XBL subscribers have tried out the service since its launch in November.
Here’s an MDIAG! Pro Tip: If you already have a television service, such [...]

Avatar Live-Action Casting News

Avatar is an American animation series with dripping with Asian influences. So can somebody tell us why this Asian-helmed adaptation has a 100% caucasian cast? That’s like seeing Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia. Oh wait, that’s really happening…
So imagine our surprise when director M. Night Shyamalan replaced famous Chipmunk Jesse McCartney with – [...]

[SPOILERS] Transformers and Spidey Sequel News

In our best valley voice, check out these totally rad spoilers from the Transformers and Spider-Man sequels, courtesy of Sci-Fi blog io9.
First up, Transformers:
A Navy Seal who’s an extra in the film says he filmed a battle scene with the Decepticons, where he has to get some villagers out of the area to save them [...]

MDIAG!’s Five Things To Do On Super Bowl Sunday

For most of us, the Super Bowl is a national event. A holiday, even. For us with families, unless we are living in either Arizona or Pittsburgh (which MDIAG! is not), we struggle to keep the game relevant with our families. Here a few tips to do just that:

Watch the Superbowl! Short of another Timber-gate [...]

[SPOILERS] G.I. Joe and Transformers Sequel News

Sci-Fi blog io9 has the latest scoop on the G.I. Joe live-action and Transformers sequel movies. First, Yo, Joe!
The toy movie released a bunch of “identification cards,” which include images of characters you haven’t seen before. Wait, there’s a character called The Doctor, but he’s not played by Chrisopher Eccleston?? Way more pics at the [...]

PSN Video Highlights for January 30th, 2009

The Official Playstation Blog released its weekly update of video content available now on the Playstation Network. Here are the family-friendly highlights:

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman – From IMDB: “A ruthless destructive vigilante posing as Batwoman is wreaking havoc in Gotham City. While she sets her sights on thwarting Penguin’s evil plans, Batman concentrates on [...]

He-Man Reboot Gets a Director

MDIAG! was happy it was finally Friday, but we didn’t expect to be THIS happy…
After years of finally washing Dolph Lundgren from our consciousness, news from Variety states the He-Man reboot now has a director:
John Stevenson, one of the directors of Dreamworks’ Kung-Fu Panda, has been tapped to direct the new movie based upon the [...]