Just the other day we were talking about Universal seeking ideas for a third Nutty Professor film.  Now, Genius Products has announced the release of animated The Nutty Professor on DVD next Tuesday.

The once-buried secret potion to being cool is rediscovered when The Nutty Professor debuts on DVD November 25 from Genius Products, Rainmaker Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. Featuring the voice talents of the original Nutty Professor, comedic icon Jerry Lewis as Julius Kelp and three-time Kids’ Choice Award* Winner Drake Bell (Superhero Movie,) as his grandson Harold, The Nutty Professor is the modern animated sequel to the beloved 1963 classic and one of the great family franchises in movie history. When Harold gets his hands on the recipe for his grandfather’s secret elixir, he creates a potion that drastically transforms his personality to be more confident and suave. Unfortunately his alter ego is also obnoxious and destructive. Much like his grandfather before him, Harold must face his insecurities and fears while learning to believe in himself without the help of any special concoctions. A heart-warming comedy to be enjoyed by the whole family, The Nutty Professor DVD will be
available for the suggested retail price of $19.97.

Synopsis:

Years after the original nutty professor has hidden away the formula for his secret potion, his boy genius grandson, Harold, rediscovers the recipe and the adventure begins anew. Along the way, Harold learns to face his fears and the power of just being himself.

Bonus Features:

• The Science of Animating The Nutty Professor
• Character Storyboard Gallery

Basics:

Price: $19.97
Street Date: November 25, 2008
Run Time: 76 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Languages: English Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Closed Captioned

Yeah, yeah, Twilight is the top grossing movie of the weekend. No surprise. What is a surprise is the amount of money generated: over $70 million. Since the movie was comparatively low-budget, no big name stars or special effects, that’s really profitable.

Which leads to the stories of the sequels. We’d already discussed the making of #2 New Moon, but now there’s talk of filming #2 and #3, Eclipse, at the same time. It certainly makes sense– we’re dealing with ageless creatures, wouldn’t do good to have them looking older in a few years. Also no word about making #4, although that might be a good thing.

Nikki Finke has a note from Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart to the fans:

Pop culture loves zombies, yet did you ever consider the problems faced by the actors behind the make up. Making a living by playing dead ain’t easy, as Sherman Howard (Day Of The Dead) and Reggie Bannister (The Rage) tell us, plus:

Robotech moves closer to the movies
New Heat Miser for the holidays!
W meets Stan Lee

And what’s the connection with Lex Luthor and a certain zombie? Find out when Press the Button!

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Yesterday, Tim Pilcher, author of Erotic Comics, talked about the research into the second volume, coming out  here in March. Now we focus on the evolution. Speaking of sex, given the subject matter, we advise you that the art does the subject justice.

ComicMix: How different is erotica in America, Asia and Europe?

Tim Pilcher: Well, obviously Europe and Asia have had a more mature approach to comics for adult readers far longer than America or Britain, and consequently their erotica tends to be more prolific and explicit, and there is a greater acceptance of it, it’s no big deal there. I was in Spain and went in a shop to see the erotic monthly anthology, Kiss, racked alongside Asterix! Everybody there knows that the kids aren’t interested in Kiss and will pick up the Asterix instead. There’s a common sense which seems to have disappeared from US and UK cultures, where everybody is overly cautious and litigious. So there’s a more relaxed attitude to sex in general on the continent, particularly in France, Spain and Italy.

A small minority of Japanese Manga, I have to say, left me feeling uncomfortable as it was quite pernicious. But having said that, if it feeds a market that gets a release through reading the comics—rather than enacting their dubious fantasies — then all well and good. After all — unlike photography or video — there’s no models or actors being coerced or exploited. It’s simply an artist, a pen and their thoughts. And if you don’t agree with their thoughts, don’t buy or look at the Manga, it’s as simple as that.

CMix: Did any of that change through the years?

TP: I think, if anything, sadly the old maxim of “less is more” is well and truly dead when it comes to erotic comics. I would much rather artists were more sophisticated and subtle in their storytelling and less graphic with today’s trend of extreme genealogical close-ups. Having said that, there are some women who are doing great things with erotic sequential art, like Melinda Gebbie, Jess Fink, Lynn Paula Russell and Giovanna Casotto, who are creating very mature works. In fact the more I think about it, it’s more of the women’s work that I’m attracted to, and theirs tends to be a more cerebral approach.
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Browncoats are Firefly fans and some fans seem to go to extremes to show their appreciation for the Joss Whedon series which lasted a mere season on Fox.

One group of fans has named themselves the Firefly Ship Works and have devoted countless hours to studying the series in minute detail.  They’ve done schematics for the Firefly-class ship that the cast traveled aboard and now they have unveiled their map of the universe, including all the planets visited and mentioned on the series and the film Serenity.

According to their website, “our goal is to create reliable, flexible and affordable transport for you and yours, as you endeavor to reach vistas unseen and wilderness yet to be tamed. As such, we have put together this Cortex Wave Server (CWS) to keep you informed of our efforts to create the ‘Verse’s first and only screen-accurate Firefly Series 3, the Serenity Artisan Replica.”