Month: September 2005 – page 2

Chicken Little Disney Digital 3-D poster, television spot

The poster promoting the Disney Digital 3-D release of Chicken Little has been posted at the Disney Power Board. Moreover, the Chicken Little television spot “Aliens vs. Chickens” can be viewed at Coming Soon, in both QuickTime and Windows Media versions.

Interview: Corpse Bride's Danny Elfman; More Bride posters

Cinema Confidential speaks with the composer behind Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, Danny Elfman, who also discusses his work on Edward Scissorhands and Nightmare Before Christmas. Fans can hear not only Elfman’s tunes, but his vocal role as Bonejangles as well, in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, opening this Friday nationwide. In other Corpse Bride news, the […]

Little Mermaid Platinum Edition, Cinderella 2, Kronk's New Groove DVD news

Ultimate Disney has screencaps from the promo for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. The ad will appear on the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD, coming October 4th. In addition, the site has a small version of the cover artwork for the Kronk’s New Groove DVD, arriving in stores on December 13th. In other Disney DVD […]

Little marketing change

Found at eBay is the latest one sheet for Chicken Little. Though the title character is in the same pose as seen in the previous teaser poster, the setting and title font have been changed to give the poster a feeling similar to that of posters for past CGI hits, such as Monsters, Inc. and […]

Corpse Bride autopsies reviews

Corpse Bride reviews are now starting to pop up on the Internet. Check out TV Guide Online for a four-star review and Jim Hill Media for a review that says Bride is not quite but almost as good as The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Kids' WB! fall season to debut three new cartoons

Kids’ WB! will be unleashing three new series tomorrow, Saturday, September 17th, as part of The WB’s fall season, all produced by Warner Brothers Animation: Loonitics Unleashed, Coconut Fred’s Fruit Salad Island, and Johnny Test. For a preview of each read on!

Wedge on Robots 2, future projects

Speaking with the Sydney Morning Herald, Robots director Chris Wedge, currently co-producing Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, states that Robots 2 is being considered. Likewise, he is now working on two more films, describing one as “a smaller feeling movie but fun in its own right” and the other as an “action feel” film. Another […]

Interview: Corpse Bride's Johnny Depp

Attending Toronto’s annual film festival, Johnny Depp gave some insight concerning his work for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and the two Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. Moviehole has a summarization of the actor’s thoughts.

Images: Kronk's New Groove, Bambi II

The Disney Database has updated their image gallery with eight stills from Bambi II, with one of the pics featuring the first look at Bambi’s rival, Ronno. Three promotional images plus a screen capture for Kronk’s New Groove may also be found at the site.

Walden Media takes on Tortoise and Hippo

Walden Media has gained the rights to Tortoise and Hippo, which will be written by Shrek co-writer Roger S.H. Schulman, reports Variety [registration required], via Coming Soon. The film, to be a blend of live action and photo-real CGI animation, is the brainchild of Relevant Entertainment’s Mike Menchel, who thought of the idea after his […]

Clip: "Bun-Vac 6000" from Curse of the Were-Rabbit

In Quicktime, Windows Media, and Real Player formats, the clip “Bun-Vac 6000”, from Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, is introduced at Coming Soon.

Madagascar 2, penguin projects on the way

E! Online, via Yahoo! Movies, indicates that after grossing approximately $500 million worldwide, Madagascar is about to get a sibling. With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and Jada Pinkett Smith set to return as the voices of the main characters, codirectors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath will be back for Madagascar 2, as well as producer […]

Fallen Art DVD info

Platige Image is sending out the call that Fallen Art, the critically-acclaimed short film from Director Tomek Baginski (The Cathedral), is now available on DVD. From the film’s press release is its plot synopsis: “On an old, forgotten military base in the Pacific, soldiers who have lost their minds due to the hardships of war […]

Toy Story 2, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, DuckTales DVD news

Ultimate Disney has the full press release for the Toy Story 2 Special Edition DVD, revealing that most of the film’s bonus features from the Toy Story Ultimate Toy Box DVD set will appear on the DVD, with the exception of Pixar’s 1986 short Luxo Jr. New features for the Toy Story 2 Special Edition […]

Goblet of Fire full trailer debuts

Grab your wands and brush up on your spells. The visually stunning full trailer for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has just been made available at AOL MovieFone.

Were-Rabbit gets reviewed

Animated News reader Kristin writes in to point out a review of Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit at the Sydney Morning Herald. “While the rest of the movie world was falling in love with computer animation, Nick Park stuck with the old ways. Wallace and Gromit are hand-made, like a Rolls-Royce.” If […]

Seven Corpse Bride clips

Yahoo! Movies has added seven video clips for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, hitting theaters in limited release this Friday, with the wide release occurring a week later.

Second The Sky is Falling! Newsletter online

Coming Soon has the second issue of Chicken Little’s The Sky is Falling! Newsletter. This installment investigates the mysterious dark spot in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

Cheesy fame feared in Wallace & Gromit

In what is perhaps the most bizarre concern centered around Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, cheesemaker Charles Martell fears the fame that is about to be bestowed upon his cheese. Stinking Bishop, a specialty dairy made in Dymock near Gloucester is set to take a starring role in the upcoming DreamWorks release. […]

Keen on Keane

Larry Loc has posted at the ASIFA-Hollywood Blog a report of last Saturday’s evening with animator Glen Keane (sporting a new beard) held at the Laguna College of Art & Design and has also sent us a few extra photos that can be viewed here:

South Park renewed

The official site for Comedy Central’s South Park has recently announced that the show has been renewed for three more seasons. “[Trey] Parker and [Matt] Stone will continue under the new agreement to write, direct and edit every episode of South Park as they have since the creation of the show. New episodes of South […]

Corpse Bride news brought to life

As the release of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride draws nigh, a swarm of updates regarding the film is being found online. First of all, Burton talks with Coming Soon about Corpse Bride, Johnny Depp, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and his animated influences. Meanwhile, JoBlo offers the latest Corpse Bride contest, in which one may win […]

Reviews: Loonatics Unleashed

Toon Zone has “unleashed” six reviews of Loonatics Unleashed. “Never has the phrase ‘Trying way too hard’ applied to any series more than it does to Loonatics Unleashed,” writes ‘Conekiller’. According to Matthew Williams, “If this show doesn’t tell you that the animation industry needs help, I don’t know what will.” ‘Javeman’ remarks, “It’s Space […]

Madagascar DVD artwork gets overhaul once more

Universal Home Video has revised the cover artwork for the Madagasacar DVD yet again, with the characters now standing in front of an ocean rather than a jungle, and the penguins each featuring a pose of his own. The artwork may be found at DVD Answers, while the Madagascar DVD may be found at stores […]

Batman swooping down on Broadway?

A recent article in the http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/09/12/1126377253812.html”>Sydney Morning Herald dicusses animated movies that have become (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King) or are becoming (Tarzan, Shrek) Broadway musicals and mentions that there is even the possibility of a Batman musical. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

Ron and John speak

Clay Kaytis’ Animation Podcast site has just updated with the first part of an interview with Disney directing duo Ron Clements and John Musker. “This will be a brief detour from the Nik Ranieri series since today marks the first day that Ron and John no longer work at Disney. After 32 years for Ron […]

My Neighbors The Yamadas

This very different Studio Ghibli film, based on a comic strip, offers glimpses of Japanese family life.

Fall brings rise of stop-motion animation

The WCF Courier takes a look at this fall’s two stop-motion animated films: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, opening in limited release September 16th and nationwide September 23rd, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, opening October 7th. Included in the article are brief tidbits regarding the different methods that each production team incorporated […]

Pom Poko

This Studio Ghibli film may not have seemed quite so weird in Japan, but this tale of raccoon-like creatures trying to reclaim their forest sure seems pretty wild to us.

Corpse clip

Moviefone has a clip from Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. Lasting 2 minutes and 21 seconds, the preview shows Victor, Victoria, and the title character in a ‘deadly’ confrontation. Corpse Bride will rise in theaters nationwide on September 23rd.