DVD
'Fox' tale comes to life The Oscar-nominated "Fantastic Mr. Fox," Wes Anderson's stop-action adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel about a fox doing what a fox does best, honors the original text while adding a healthy layer of Andersonian whimsy and indie humor. It will appeal to children and adults alike. The impressive voice-over actors performing Anderson's snappy dialogue include George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray. But the richly imagined characters that appear as if straight out of a child's imagination are the film's main assets. And on the DVD and Blu-ray (Fox, $30-$40), viewers can't help but be awed after watching two short featurettes on the painstaking animation process.
WASHINGTON POST
Out Tuesday: "Ally McBeal" (Season 2), "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," "Dreamscape" (Blu-ray), "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965," "Icons of Suspense: Hammer Films," "The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy" (Blu-ray; original versions) and "The Lord of the Rings" (animated), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (Blu-ray), "Party Down" (Season 1), "Sharpe's Peril" and "Simon & Simon" (Season 4).
WEB
Everyone has a part An incredible new YouTube video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs) combines 185 singers from 12 countries -- all of whom uploaded individual singing tracks to the popular video-sharing site -- into a virtual choir. The piece, "Lux Aurumque," was composed and conducted by Eric Whitacre. YouTube users recorded their parts to the song, watching a video of Whitacre conducting and listening to a track of their part. You'll want to watch the clip in full-screen mode.
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