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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
: :For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who ...
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Wallace and Gromit 3 video Gift Set of The Wrong Trousers, A Grand Day Out and A Close Shave
: essential video:The first three Wallace & Gromit shorts are grouped together in a single volume. A Grand Day Out Nominated for an Academy Award in 1990, this was the first short-film adventure starring Wallace & Gromit. This 24-minute comedy was created by clay animator Nick Park over a six-year period at the National Film and Television School in London and at the Aardman Animation studios, which Park boosted to international acclaim. In their debut adventure, Wallace and his furry pal Gromit are planning a vacation, but first they've got a crisis to ...
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The Nightmare Before Christmas - Special Edition (Widescreen)
:Description:Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder -- where every holiday has its own special land ... and imaginative, one-of-a-kind characters! THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS tells the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town! Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town. But as his dream to fill Santa's shoes unravels, it's ...
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MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch: Round 1
: :A cross between two of our culture's great guilty pleasures--pro wrestling and poking fun at celebrities--MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch is an instant, surefire cult classic. That the show's actual brilliance only occasionally matches the amazing concept isn't that big a deal, nor is the fact that the matchups (Jerry Seinfeld versus Tim Allen, Mariah Carey versus Jim Carrey, Prince Charles versus The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, and David Spade versus Steven Seagal are all included on this volume) are often better than the fights themselves. The Claymation show's behind-the-scenes secrets are also exposed ...
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Wallace & Gromit - The Wrong Trousers
: :Clay-animation master Nick Park deservedly won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Animated Short for this 30-minute masterpiece, in which the good-natured inventor Wallace and his trusty dog, Gromit, return for another grand adventure. It all begins on the morning of Gromit's birthday, when Wallace gives his beloved pooch the gift of his latest invention--a pair of mechanical 'techno-trousers' that can be programmed to take Gromit out for 'walkies' while Wallace sits comfortably at home. Gromit's not exactly thrilled with the new gadget, and things go from bad to worse when Wallace rents ...
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Wallace & Gromit-Curse of the Were-Rabbit
: :A decade after their last hilarious short, the Oscar-winning A Close Shave, Claymation wonders Wallace and Gromit return for a full-length adventure. Daffy scientist Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his heroic dog Gromit are doing well with their business, Anti-Pesto, a varmint-hunting outfit designed to keep their English town safe from rabbits chomping on prized vegetables. Wallace meets Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter), who appreciates Wallace's humane way of dealing with rabbits (courtesy of the Bun-Vac 6000), and sets up a rivalry with the gun-toting Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes, enjoying himself more ...
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MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch: Round 2
: :Celebrity Deathmatch: Round 2 is all about the fights! This marvelous Claymation series from MTV not only pokes fun at the stars, but frequently has the stars poking fun at themselves. Stone Cold Steve Austin adds his comments to the first of the two episodes on this tape, in which Loch Ness Monster (cheered on by guest Sean Connery) battles Bigfoot; Steve Tyler takes on Mick Jagger in the Battle for the Biggest Lips in Rock & Roll; and in the main event, the Battle for Late Night, Jay Leno and David Letterman ...
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Faust
: :Celebrity Deathmatch: Round 2 is all about the fights! This marvelous Claymation series from MTV not only pokes fun at the stars, but frequently has the stars poking fun at themselves. Stone Cold Steve Austin adds his comments to the first of the two episodes on this tape, in which Loch Ness Monster (cheered on by guest Sean Connery) battles Bigfoot; Steve Tyler takes on Mick Jagger in the Battle for the Biggest Lips in Rock & Roll; and in the main event, the Battle for Late Night, Jay Leno and David Letterman ...
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Wallace & Gromit - A Close Shave
: :Hot from the international triumph of The Wrong Trousers, clay animator Nick Park knew that his third Wallace & Gromit film was going to have to be the biggest and best adventure yet for the mild-mannered inventor Wallace and his perceptive pooch Gromit. With the ambitiously zany plot of A Close Shave, Park and his fellow animators rose to the occasion and their film won the 1995 Academy Award (Park's second Oscar) for Best Animated Short. This time out, Wallace & Gromit have teamed up to provide a window-washing service, and that's how ...
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Martin the Cobbler
:Description:Claymation by Will Vinton Studios from a story by Leo Tolstoy; Naration: Alexandra Tolstoy (Leo Tolstoy's daughter) First Prize, Childrens Films, Ottawa International Animation Festival Children's Jury Top Prize, Austria Festival of International Children's Films Mayors Chris Award, Most Innovative Film Columbus International Film Festival Best in Show, Best in Category, Golden Gate International Film Festival
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