With all the bad news in the world, I think we can all use a little Charlie Brown right about now. "Peanuts: 1960s Collection" is coming to DVD, and it has lots of favorites from the 1960s, including "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "Charlie Brown’s All-Stars," "It’s the Great Pumpkin," "You’re in Love," "He’s Your Dog," and "It Was a Short Summer."
Charles Schultz knew exactly how to get to the heart of things with his simple characters with complex problems, whether it was Lucy’s quest to get Schroeder’s attention or Charlie Brown’s to kick that football.
This re-mastered set …read more

Here’s a fun one for kids of all ages. I’ve got a giveaway package that includes a "Shrek the Halls" DVD, along with a cute Beanie Baby plush toy (value: $18.99). Isn’t he cute?!
Released Nov. 4, 2008, this 22-minute DVD finds the Big Green Guy wanting to throw the "perfect Christmas" for Fiona and the kids. The only problem is, he has no Yule experience. He’s an ogre, after all. So he uses a book called "Christmas for Village Idiots," and gets so caught up in trying to do it the "right" way, he loses sight of the magic. …read more

I’ve been a big fan of “Wallace & Gromit” for years, so I was happy to see another Nick Park/Aardman series, “Shaun the Sheep,” show up on the Disney channel.
Now “Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa!” is coming to DVD on Nov. 11, 2008. While the Disney episodes are “shorts,” aired in between other shows, the DVD features eight full-length episodes that revolve around Shaun and his barnyard pals, Shirley, Timmy and the Naughty Pigs.
More after the jump, including a trailer…