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Coming to Blu-ray on June 14th from the Warner Archive Collection!

New 2024 1080p HD masters from 4K scans of the original camera negatives.

THE FLASH (1990-91)

6 BD-50 Disc Set

1088 Minutes

COLOR

16x9 1.33:1 with side mattes

DTS-HD MA 2.0 STEREO

English SDH

Cast: John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Desert

Who-o-o-o-osh! The origins and exploits of the crimefighting DC Comics superhero come your way in this 22-episode live-action series, from the 1990-91 television season. John Wesley Shipp portrays Barry Allen, a police crime technologist endowed with sudden talents after a fluke lab accident. He pledges to use his new powers for good, powers that include ultra-speed reflexes and the ability to vibrate his molecules so rapidly he can pass through solid walls. Amanda Pays is medical researcher Tina McGee, who monitors Allen’s accelerated metabolism and guards his secret identity. The Tricksters, Captain Cold, the Ghost, mad inventors: Central City is rife with criminals. Now there’s a hero to keep pace with them. He’s called The Flash. And in our era of instant communications, he’s more in step with the times than ever.

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Artist Mark Chilcott creates new 1989 Batman Movie Poster

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Today is Batman Notes 15th Anniversary. Thanks for following!

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Looney Tunes Volume 3 Blu-Ray Review

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 3 includes 25 classic Warner Bros. cartoons, here for the first time on Blu-ray and covering 30 years (1934-1964, a.k.a. the Golden Age of animation). It’s hard to believe the oldest cartoon, “Honeymoon Hotel”, is now 90 years old. The animated shorts are comprised of Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes. Generally Merrie Melodies are older without the major characters, i.e. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc., but there are some exceptions here. Anyone familiar with these legendary animated shorts already know what to expect, a fantastic mixture of music and sound effects, along with some amazing voice acting. “China Jones”, for example starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig will have you chuckling from start to finish. Daffy’s facial expressions alone are hilarious … even on mute this make me smile from ear to ear. Most every episode on here are hilariously timeless. 

It’s fun to look back at the evolution of Bugs Bunny through the years. In "Elmer's Pet Rabbit”, a Merrie Melodies short co-starring Elmer Fudd, Bugs is a much bigger ‘wise guy’, sporting yellow gloves and a voice which has yet to be refined by Mel Blanc into Bugs' trademark voice. 

The thing I enjoyed most about this collection were the Looney Tunes with the legendary matchups: Wile E. Coyote & the Road Runner, Sylvester the Cat & Tweety Bird, and Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd. Just watching these characters interact with each other makes me chuckle and forget life's problems for a brief moment.

I would suggest that future releases focus on a much small time period and/or the major characters. I also prefer the Looney Tunes shorts to the Merrie Melodies. With the wealth of an enormous library, Warner Bros. could easily start cranking out numerous releases concentrating on the major cartoon characters.

EPISODE LIST 

"A Feud There Was" 

"Hop, Skip and a Chump" 

"China Jones" 

"Cinderella Meets Fella" 

"Dumb Patrol"  

"Egghead Rides Again" 

"Elmer's Pet Rabbit" 

"Hobo Bobo" 

"Honeymoon Hotel" 

"I Only Have Eyes for You" 

"Mexican Joyride" 

"Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name" 

"Of Rice and Hen" 

"Pre-Hysterical Hare" 

"Punch Trunk" 

"Quentin Quail" 

"Riff Raffy Daffy" 

"Saddle Silly" 

"Sheep Ahoy" 

"The Mouse on 57th Street" 

"The Sheepish Wolf" 

"There Auto Be a Law" 

"Tugboat Granny" 

"War and Pieces" 

"Wet Hare" 

VIDEO QUALITY 📽️ :  B- 

With the 1080p resolution and 1.37:1 aspect ratio, this is undoubtably the best you’ve ever seen these animated shorts. It’s always a fine line Warner Bros. has to toe while restoring these older animated classics. Although scrubbing the video is somewhat necessary to present these cartoons in high definition, WB still has to make sure not to wash away the original film grain. To me, Warner Bros. has done an fine job with both on this volume. You’ll be able to notice the crispness of the video even on black bars on the left and right of the 4x3 aspect ratio. The only drawback is that some of the shorts seem more polished than others.  

AUDIO QUALITY 🔈 : B+ 

The DTS-HD Master Audio is solid for a simple 2.0 mono presentation. Both music, sound effects and dialogue are clear and compliment the picture nicely. 

EXTRAS 📀 :  F  

The only real drawback to this collection is the lack of extras. No digital download and no disc special features.

OVERALL GRADE: B   

The replay value of this single disc is extremely high for me. I still love throwing these classic cartoons in my Blu-Ray player on Saturday mornings and reliving my childhood again and again. 

You can purchase this release at Amazon.

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Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer is here!

He's not alone anymore. Joker: Folie à Deux – only in theaters and IMAX, October 4.

FYI: The film's working title is "Folie a Deux," which means "Madness for Two" in French.

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Batman Beyond Full Concept Trailer Hits The Web

The 40 second trailer shows a Batman Beyond movie in the same vein of the SpiderVerse movies.

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Batman (1989) - 1/6th scale Batmobile Collectible by Hot Toys

The Batmobile is Batman’s primary mode of transportation, also one of the most daunting components in his vast arsenal, keeping it stored in the Batcave when not in use. Now Hot Toys is thrilled to unveil the stunning blogger photos of this legendary ride as 1/6th scale Batmobile Collectible from the Batman (1989) collection.

The screen-accurate Batmobile measures approximately 100cm is fully designed to capture the mechanical design and painting bringing the remarkable Bat vehicle to reality. Features an incredible amount of details such as the slide-open canopy door; head and taillights, jet engine and dashboard panel with LED light up function; rotatable wheels; gadgets including the side-mounted batdisc launchers, machine guns, grappling hooks and shinbreakers, and a rotary base to recreate scene in the Batcave.

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New 1989 Batman Poster Celebrating 35 years Of The Film

By Paul Shipper

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New Joker: Folie à Deux Poster

The World Is A Stage

1st trailer coming next week, April 9th

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The Penguin on Max Poster

Artwork by Julien Rico Jr.

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One of our old April Fools' Day posts.

Too bad this never came to fruition.

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Batman & Robin

Artwork by Des Taylor

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Matthew 10:32-33

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Detective Comics #27 Tribute Batman: The Animated Series Style

Art by Simon AT (aka IG user batmantheanimatedfan)

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Super Antics #18

Comic by Kerry Callen

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Great news 📰

Batman: Bruce Wayne Murderer Turned Fugitive Omnibus coming out later this year.

Preorder info: amzn.to/49gGuGi

Hardcover ‏: ‎1056 pages

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85 Years Old Today

Published on March 30, 1939, Detective Comics #27 was the issue that started it all for The Batman.

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