Directed by Skip Jones
Starring Joe Alaskey, Michael Patrick Bell
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Available now
Originally released in as a TV special in 1991 and based on the acclaimed 30-page children’s book about characters created by Pulitzer Prize-winning Berkeley Breathed released the same year, A Wish For Wings That Work -- directed by Skip Jones (The Oblongs) -- should be among the animated holiday canon, along with typical Christmas fare such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman. Despite Breathed’s own distaste for the holiday feature, A Wish For Wings That Work accomplishes the dreams of many a Bloom County and Outland fans to see the artist’s work in full-motion. (Only one other Breathed title, which also was based on a children’s book, has been made into an animated feature -- Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big)...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
DVD Review: Opus and Bill in A Wish for Wings That Work
Sunday, July 1, 2007
First Look, Trailer: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
In this whimsical tale, Hoffman plays against type as the 243-year-old title character with a Willy Wonka-like personality, except instead of making candy, he makes toys. (Here Hoffman talks about how why this is an unlikely role for him; contains two new images from the film.)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium hits theaters November 16, 2007. Watch the first trailer here after the jump...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom
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