DVD Releases for June 10, 2008
Some reefer comedy, a jump through time and space, an anime favorite and a controversial comic-turned-animated series out today on DVD and Blu-ray.
COMEDY CENTRAL'S HOME GROWN: UNCENSORED On DVD
The best of Comedy Central's most "experimental" shows are now available in this must-own collection that's sure to bring all your buds together -- and by buds, we mean friends. (Really). Just don't be surprised when you find yourself up at 3 a.m. eating raw cookie dough in your parents' kitchen. Released via Comedy Central Home Ent. and Paramount Home Ent., COMEDY CENTRAL'S HOME GROWN: UNCENSORED DVD arrives in stores nationwide on June 10 and will also be available at www.shop.comedycentral.com.
COMEDY CENTRAL'S HOME GROWN: UNCENSORED is a single disc featuring a collection of episodes and clips from a cornucopia of COMEDY CENTRAL shows including: CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, CRANK YANKERS, DRAWN TOGETHER, LEWIS BLACK'S ROOT OF ALL EVIL, RENO 911! THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM, STRANGERS WITH CANDY, COMEDY CENTRAL'S TV FUNHOUSE and VIVA VARIETY. It also includes acquired, alternative, paper-rolling programming such as SPIDER ON DRUGS, THE ANIMATION SHOW, and THE JOY OF PAINTING WITH BOB ROSS.
BOONDOCKS Season 2 On DVD
Sony Pictures Home Ent. presents this popular series, based on Aaron McGruder's award-winning comic strip, features 13 uncut and uncensored episodes from the broadcast season as well as two exclusive bonus episodes: "The Hunger Strike" with guest stars Cee-Lo, Donald Faison and Tavis Smiley and "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" with guest stars Donald Faison and Debra Wilson. This season of THE BOONDOCKS finds Granddad sneaking the boys into the movies because he's cheap; Riley and Granddad refusing to talk with cops about two local thieves, even after Granddad's car is stolen, Sarah's obsession with Usher, who's threatening her relationship with Tom; Stinkmeaner's spirit possessing Tom as he tries to get revenge on Granddad; Riley joining the basketball team; and the boys fighting over who will be the boss while Granddad is on vacation.
Special Features Include:
--Behind THE BOONDOCKS
--Introduction to "The Hunger Strike"
--Introduction to "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show"
--Audio Commentaries
--Trouble in Woodcrest?
--The Cast: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams, Jill Talley and Gabby Soleil.
--Minisodes
JUMPER on DVD and Blu-ray
From Fox Home Ent. (vfx by Weta Digital) comes JUMPER. David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world which creates a fun and exciting life. But things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. Forming an uneasy alliance with another Jumper he becomes a player in a war that has been raging for thousands of years.
Previs Supervisor Laurent Lavigne helped the filmmakers develop the concept and look of the jump effect. "What was asked of us was to come up with cool stuff, come up with how jumpers would fight each other and against other people and different types of jumping," he explained.
He says they developed the idea the jumper's disruption of space and time would affect the environment. The idea that they damage the fabric of space lead to both the motivation for the Paladins' attempts to stop the jumpers and the idea of "jump scars" that allow jumpers to track and follow each other.
With a concept in place, Visual Effects Supervisor Joel Hynek and Visual Effects Producer Kevin Elam used several techniques on set to capture images for the jumping effect. Multiple still cameras were exposed at varying shutter speeds and fired in sequence -- much like the "bullet time" effect made famous in THE MATRIX -- to smear and stretch the actors' image. Motion control techniques, stunt doubles and simple "freeze and action" techniques also were used.
Assembling the final vfx fell largely to Weta Digital. Dan Lemmon, who supervised the New Zealand-based house's work, says they were first approached last summer to prepare a clip to show at Comic-Con and maybe a few additional shots. That grew, first to 70 shots, then to a final total of about 300 shots, he added.
COMEDY CENTRAL'S HOME GROWN: UNCENSORED On DVD
The best of Comedy Central's most "experimental" shows are now available in this must-own collection that's sure to bring all your buds together -- and by buds, we mean friends. (Really). Just don't be surprised when you find yourself up at 3 a.m. eating raw cookie dough in your parents' kitchen. Released via Comedy Central Home Ent. and Paramount Home Ent., COMEDY CENTRAL'S HOME GROWN: UNCENSORED DVD arrives in stores nationwide on June 10 and will also be available at www.shop.comedycentral.com.
COMEDY CENTRAL'S HOME GROWN: UNCENSORED is a single disc featuring a collection of episodes and clips from a cornucopia of COMEDY CENTRAL shows including: CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, CRANK YANKERS, DRAWN TOGETHER, LEWIS BLACK'S ROOT OF ALL EVIL, RENO 911! THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM, STRANGERS WITH CANDY, COMEDY CENTRAL'S TV FUNHOUSE and VIVA VARIETY. It also includes acquired, alternative, paper-rolling programming such as SPIDER ON DRUGS, THE ANIMATION SHOW, and THE JOY OF PAINTING WITH BOB ROSS.
BOONDOCKS Season 2 On DVD
Sony Pictures Home Ent. presents this popular series, based on Aaron McGruder's award-winning comic strip, features 13 uncut and uncensored episodes from the broadcast season as well as two exclusive bonus episodes: "The Hunger Strike" with guest stars Cee-Lo, Donald Faison and Tavis Smiley and "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" with guest stars Donald Faison and Debra Wilson. This season of THE BOONDOCKS finds Granddad sneaking the boys into the movies because he's cheap; Riley and Granddad refusing to talk with cops about two local thieves, even after Granddad's car is stolen, Sarah's obsession with Usher, who's threatening her relationship with Tom; Stinkmeaner's spirit possessing Tom as he tries to get revenge on Granddad; Riley joining the basketball team; and the boys fighting over who will be the boss while Granddad is on vacation.
Special Features Include:
--Behind THE BOONDOCKS
--Introduction to "The Hunger Strike"
--Introduction to "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show"
--Audio Commentaries
--Trouble in Woodcrest?
--The Cast: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams, Jill Talley and Gabby Soleil.
--Minisodes
JUMPER on DVD and Blu-ray
From Fox Home Ent. (vfx by Weta Digital) comes JUMPER. David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world which creates a fun and exciting life. But things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. Forming an uneasy alliance with another Jumper he becomes a player in a war that has been raging for thousands of years.
Previs Supervisor Laurent Lavigne helped the filmmakers develop the concept and look of the jump effect. "What was asked of us was to come up with cool stuff, come up with how jumpers would fight each other and against other people and different types of jumping," he explained.
He says they developed the idea the jumper's disruption of space and time would affect the environment. The idea that they damage the fabric of space lead to both the motivation for the Paladins' attempts to stop the jumpers and the idea of "jump scars" that allow jumpers to track and follow each other.
With a concept in place, Visual Effects Supervisor Joel Hynek and Visual Effects Producer Kevin Elam used several techniques on set to capture images for the jumping effect. Multiple still cameras were exposed at varying shutter speeds and fired in sequence -- much like the "bullet time" effect made famous in THE MATRIX -- to smear and stretch the actors' image. Motion control techniques, stunt doubles and simple "freeze and action" techniques also were used.
Assembling the final vfx fell largely to Weta Digital. Dan Lemmon, who supervised the New Zealand-based house's work, says they were first approached last summer to prepare a clip to show at Comic-Con and maybe a few additional shots. That grew, first to 70 shots, then to a final total of about 300 shots, he added.
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