On December 7, 1999, Disney is releasing MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS on
DVD. This all-new, full-length video features three tales starring Mickey,
Donald and Goofy, each one about Christmas. In the first story, Mickey and
Minnie recall the year they both gave up what was most important to them
for the sake of the other, making for one unforgettable Christmas. In the
second story, Goofy and Max remember when they experienced a series of
hilarious, but faith-shaking events - and a visit from the real Santa made

Disney will release A BUG'S LIFE - COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD on November 23, 1999. The Disney/Pixar
film, which crosses the Western THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (a remake of Akira
Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI) with Aesop's THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, is
about an inventive ant named Flik who hires what he believes are "warrior
bugs" to defend his colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers. As
with the TOY STORY laserdisc box set, the supplemental features are
plentiful:


DISC ONE: THE MOVIE

Paramount Home Video will release BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA on DVD in the US on
November 23, 1999. In this animated feature, directed by Mike Judge, and
based on his MTV show, Beavis and Butt-Head tour America. The DVD is
letterboxed at 1.85:1 and includes two trailers. The retail price is
US$29.99. The animated feature SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT,
directed by Matt Stone and based on his and Trey Parker's Comedy Central
series, shows what happens to the South Park gang after they sneak into an

Columbia-Tri Star Home Video is releasing a collector's edition DVD of
HEAVY METAL which was supervised by Gerald Potterton and released in 1981.
Those who bought the laser rot-prone laserdisc that was released three
years ago will want to purchase this new release even if their LD remains
in pristine condition. The movie is digitally remastered and in widescreen,
with anamorphic video. Hopefully, that means it has a new transfer that,
unlike the previous widescreen release, does not cut off the top and bottom

Manga Video is releasing MACROSS PLUS on DVD on October 12, 1999. MACROSS
PLUS, directed by Shoji Kawamori, is a DTV (direct-to-video) which is based
on the original Japanese TV series SUPERDIMENSIONAL FORTRESS MACROSS, which
was used as the basis for the 1980s American TV series ROBOTECH. MACROSS
PLUS is set approximately thirty years after the original MACROSS and just
before the events in the Japanese TV series MACROSS 7. In MACROSS PLUS, the
universe's most popular virtual reality singer, Sharon Apple, comes alive

A.D.V. Films is releasing the following anime titles in the US. On November
9: MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO VOLUME 1 - INVASION! - An unorthodox crew
fights to save Earth from annihilation by Martians; COMPILER 2 - It's
Compiler versus Compiler in deadly showdown!; and ORIGINAL DIRTY PAIR
VOLUME 4 - Kei and Yuri stumble upon a child who is the sole survivor of a
mass murder committed over twenty years ago. November 23: BUBBLEGUM CRISIS
VOLUME 2 - TRIAL BY FIRE - Sylia's brother Mackey joins the team as the

Some fans, who are still shaking their heads over the poor boxoffice performance of the critically acclaimed THE IRON GIANT, director Brad Bird's adaptation of the children's book by British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, have suggested that Warner Bros. should re-vamp their publicity campaign for the film by targeting a larger audience than the young kids that were originally targeted, and re-release THE IRON GIANT theatrically. Such a scenario appears unlikely now that Warner Home Video has announced THE IRON GIANT for home video and DVD.

Los Angeles-based WinStar, which has recently released a number of public
domain titles under the CARTOON CRAZYS heading, is releasing a "fully
restored" version of the Fleischer Bros. 1939 feature, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS,
on DVD and VHS on September 28, 1999 in the US. Transferred from a newly
struck print taken from an original negative, this version features
enhanced audio remixed in Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround sound. The
musical score also has been remastered with additional scoring and

Universal Studios Home Video is releasing ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS MEET FRANKENSTEIN. Produced and
directed by Kathi Castillo and animated at Universal Cartoon Studios in
Universal City, California, the direct-to-video shows what happens when the
havoc wrecking chipmunks encounter Dr. Frankenstein and his creation at a
Universal Studios-type amusement park. The chipmunks were created by Ross
Bagadasarian (aka David Seville) in 1958 for the hit novelty record, "The
Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)." Seville's earlier hit, "Witch

Earlier this year Image Entertainment and
Lightyear released ART AND JAZZ IN ANIMATION, a compilation DVD of more
than four hours of features and shorts by John and Faith Hubley. The
compilation includes two features, THE COSMIC EYE and OF STARS AND MEN, as
well as the shorts: OF MEN AND DEMONS, VOYAGE TO NEXT, EGGS, COCKABOODY,
THE HOLE, THE HAT, DIG, HARLEM WEDNESDAY, ADVENTURES OF *, URBANISSIMO, and
THE TENDER GAME. While some of the older films are disappointingly faded
and a bit worn, fans of Hubley or independent animation will not want to