Cinar Brings Paddington To Time-Life. Canadian entertainment company Cinar Films, Inc. has sold the U.S. and Japanese video distribution rights to the animated series,The Adventures of Paddington Bear, to American publishing conglomerate Time-Life. The first thirteen episodes of the series, budgeted at Canadian $6.6 million, are in production now at Cinar's animation facility in Montreal,. Cinar, co-producing with Protécréa, is working closely with Paddington Bear's creator Michael Bond to ensure consistency with the first FilmFair TV series, and the classic line of children's books, which have sold over 25 million copies have been translated into more than 20 languages. The Adventures of Paddington Bear is already set to air on Canal J and TF1 in France, ITV in the U.K., and TeleToon, the new animation channel in Canada.
Disney's classic feature Sleeping Beauty
is now on home video.
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Sleeping Beauty Awakens On Video. This month, Walt Disney Home Video will release the 1959 film, Sleeping Beauty on video in two formats. The Limited Edition version ($26.99) includes a 16-minute mini-documentary on the making of the film, Disney's 16th animated feature, and the first animated feature to be shot in wide-screen 70mm. The Collector's Edition version ($29.99) includes additional footage including the movie's original theatrical trailer. Sleeping Beauty sold over one million copies in 1988, when it was one of the first Disney classics to be released on video. It was released theatrically in 1959, 1970, 1979 and 1986. Sleeping Beauty will be available on video in U.S. stores from September 16-December 31. The laserdisc will be available on September 17.
Disney's Brand Spanking
New Doug, The Vampire Caper.
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Disney Scares Up Halloween Videos. On August 26, Walt Disney Home Video released Halloween Bootique, a collection of 13 videos for the Halloween season. The animated titles in the collection are: The Nightmare Before Christmas, Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh, Winnie the Pooh: FrankenPooh and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason. Three new specials made for direct to video are also in the collection: Winnie the Pooh, Boo to You Too, Brand Spanking New Doug: The Vampire Caper, and Quack Pack: House of Haunts. Associated promotions include a mail-in rebate for Disney Interactive's Nightmare Ned CD-Rom sampler. Ranging from 25-95 minutes in length, the videos are priced between $12.99 and $14.99 (SRP).
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