The Chubbchubbs! Sequel attached to Daddy Day Camp
Sony is trying everything they can to get people to go see Daddy Day Camp. They shouldn’t worry, they have a bad family comedy on their hands, America will probably show up in droves.
Their latest plot involves attaching a follow-up to the 2002 Academy Award winning computer animated short film The Chubbchubbs!. According to Peter Debruge, “The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas” will be attached to the family “comedy” which hits theaters this Friday. But smart viewers will wait until October, when the short film will be attached to the DVD release of Surf’s Up (which I’m also willing to be is a much better movie).
If you’ve never seen The ChubbChubbs!, it’s a nice little animated short with a lot of cool geek references to sci-fi films. Oh yeah, and did I mention it features these really cute little alien creatures? Check out the original film at this link.
Darren Aronofsky Releases The Fountain Audio Commentary Online
The Fountain was one of my favorite movies of last year, but I have yet to buy the film on DVD. For a film fanatic with a DVD collection that reaches somewhere in the thousands, you might be wondering why I have chosen not to make the purchase. Simple: the lack of extensive dvd extras. The Fountain DVD that was released lacked much of anything, including a audio commentary. (Although, I have since heard that the documentary footage is worth the buy alone) I’ve been waiting for the special edition double dip that apparently isn’t going to ever happen.
Thankfully, Darren Aronofsky has decided to release the film’s commentary track himself on his new website. It seems like the track was actually recorded last year, which makes us wonder what Warner Bros real motive was in not including it on the DVD release. You can listen to the audio commentary online at DarrenAronofsky.com.