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Views Batman: Under The Red Hood

In the tradition of The Dark Knight, this animated film provides an edgy story with mature writing that goes beyond good vs. evil.

DVD
Views Super Friends: Season One, Volume Two

The balance of the first season’s episodes are included on this 2-disc set. Fans know what to expect here, with the only question being: just how many times can Wendy and Marvin get kidnapped in eight episodes?

DVD
Views The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo: The Complete Series

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo joins the rest of the Scooby-Doo series on DVD complete with all 13 original episodes from one of the least popular versions of the show.

Composers
Views Composer Harry Gregson-Williams takes us far, far away, from Prince of Persia to Shrek Forever After

Jeremie Noyer speaks with the prolific composer about scoring two of this summer’s biggest movies!

Book
Views The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

Lavishly illustrated on quality paper, Jerry Beck’s new book unfortunately doesn’t bring an awfully lot new to the published Looney Tunes canon, though it is undeniably exceptional value for money.

DVD
Views Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection

An enticing prospect, this career retrospective is ruined by poor presentation and, seven Oscar winners aside, weak and random cartoon choices, barely saved by one lone decent supplement.

Cinema Classics
Views Warner Archive: Red Skelton Whistling Collection

Red “I dood it!” Skelton, the comic that launched numerous classic cartoon catchphrases, stars in his signature Whistling trilogy, here fittingly collected in the Warner Archive Collection.

Artists
Views Toy Story 3: Animator Victor Navone talks about his “Favorite Toys”

Jeremie Noyer speaks with Toy Story 3 animator Victor Navone about the challenge of bringing back established characters for Pixar’s latest!

Contest Corner
Views Win a signed Secret Of Kells theatrical poster – Winner Announced!

Win a signed theatrical poster for this year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar nominated The Secret Of KellsWINNER ANNOUNCED!

Film
Views Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 is that rare second sequel that tops its predecessors. At times a laugh out loud comedy and an edge of your seat thriller, all tied together with a moving storyline that will touch both young and old.

Artists
Views Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time illustrator Julian Caldow talks Persia…and Brueghel and India!

Jeremie Noyer speaks with production illustrator Julian Caldow about his trip through the Sands of Time for Disney’s current blockbuster, Prince Of Persia!

Artists
Views The Art of Toy Story 3: animation historian Charles Solomon tells about his “Favorite Toys”

Jeremie Noyer speaks exclusively with the author of a unique insight into the artistic creation of Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3!

Contest Corner
Views Peanuts: 1970s Collection Volume 2 – Winners Announced!

Your chance to enjoy the company of Charlie Brown and Snoopy is right here — Animated Views has five copies of Peanuts: 1970s Collection Volume 2 – Winners Announced!

Film
Views Shrek Forever After

Despite a few bumps along the way, Shrek Forever After is a fine and fitting final outing. Things have wrapped up fairly happily ever after for fans of the franchise.

Blu-ray
Views Alice In Wonderland

Tim Burton’s visually striking take on Lewis Carroll’s Alice books mixes in a bit of the previous 1951 and 1972 features to come up with a compelling continuation of sorts. The disc includes a number of interesting extras, none of which are quite in-depth enough.

Directors
Views The Princess And The Frog’s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!

In celebration of the international home video release of their latest film, Jeremie Noyer joins a roundtable interview with Disney directors Musker and Clements!

DVD
Views X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 5

X-Men: The Animated Series is finally complete with this two disc set making up the show’s final season.

DVD
Views Peanuts 1970’s Collection: Vol. 2

The biggest classics may have gone before, but this selection of specials is still quintessential Peanuts, with only one weak one in the batch. And check out that remastered video!

DVD
Views Iron Man – Armored Adventures: The Complete Season One

The show is quite enjoyable, but it really should be called Iron Boy. The lack of widescreen video or any decent extras are other knocks against what is otherwise a nice set of 26 episodes.

DVD
Views Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1980s: Volume 1

Eleven Saturday Morning cartoons from the 1980s are combined in this two disc set featuring some of the many shows produced by Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears during the decade.

DVD
Views Iron Man: The Complete 1994 Animated Television Series

This version stays reasonably true to the comics, but fails to reach the heights of its contemporaries. Season Two improves with better stories and animation, but weak video and a lack of extras hurt this DVD release.

Book
Views My Life With Charlie Brown

This collection of prose writings from Charles Schulz provides the next-best thing to a true autobiography. It also finally made me understand why I love Peanuts so much.

Contest Corner
Views Iron Man Armored Adventures: Complete First Season – Winners Announced!

We had five copies of Iron Man Armored Adventures: Complete First Season plus five original character sketch posters to give away – Winners Announced!

DVD
Views The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!

There’s a good story outline in here somewhere, but being totally uncensored did this direct-to-video title no favors.

Cinema Classics
Views Warner Archive: Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! – The Complete Vitaphone Shorts Collection

Artist and cartoonist Robert L Ripley’s famed oddities and trivia discoveries began their screen life here, and though this set shows its vintage it does so very entertainingly.

Cinema Classics
Views Warner Archive: The Amazing Captain Nemo

Producer Irwin Allen earns his Master Of Disaster tag for all the wrong reasons in this unintentionally hilarious slice of classic kitsch. They sure don’t make ’em like this anymore!

Artists
Views Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland: How illustrators Kei Acedera and Bobby Chiu shaped the Characters’ Designs

Jeremie Noyer speaks exclusively to concept illustrators Kei Acedera and Bobby Chiu about their work on Tim Burton’s latest!

DVD
Views Tom and Jerry Tales: The Complete First Season

The complete first season of the 2006 series, Tom and Jerry Tales, finally makes its way on DVD in this two-disc set.

Blu-ray
Views The Lord Of The Rings: Remastered Deluxe Edition

Ralph Bakshi’s ambitious but wildly uneven animated take on the first half of Tolkien’s trilogy remains a frustrating work, but Warners’ new Blu-ray and DVD combo at least offers the opportunity of a fresh look.

DVD
Views The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition

Disney’s “greatest little mystery in history” is given the short thrift, with a decent new transfer wasted on a pointless disc that just can’t really be recommended.

Artists
Views Disney Legend Floyd Norman writes (and talks) about his Animated Life

Jeremie Noyer speaks exclusively to Disney Legend Floyd Norman about his amazing new book My Animated Life, which recounts many anecdotes from his career in Disney Animation.

DVD
Views Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey

Those who liked the first Curious George movie should be more than curious about the little mischievous monkey’s second feature length outing, even if it’s just a bit of fluffy, non-groundbreaking fun.

Blu-ray
Views Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson’s fantastic film of Roald Dahl’s children’s crime caper will enchant most, and even if Fox’s disc isn’t exactly packed with extras, there are still some well-rounded supplements and exemplary technical aspects to be enjoyed.


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Disney’s Tangled: Creating the Look

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/Film shares a new featurette for Disney's upcoming animated film Tangled. The three minute behind the scenes featurette focuses on the look of the film. Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno, Tangled is scheduled to hit theaters on November 24th 2010.



Yogi Bear teaser trailer now online

Following the release of a first poster earlier today, Warner Bros. has now revealed a teaser trailer for Yogi Bear, which can be viewed exclusively at Yahoo! Movies. The “smarter than average” bear is set to steal pic-a-nic baskets on the big screen this holiday season.


New Legend of the Guardians poster

Yahoo! Movies has the new one sheet for Zack Snyder’s upcoming film Legend of the Guardians. The animated epic from the studio that made Happy Feet comes to theaters and IMAX this September.


Batman Beyond: The Complete Series DVD in November

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DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced Batman Beyond: The Complete Series DVD for November 23rd. Available as a limited edition 9-disc set, the release includes all 52 episodes, creator commentaries, season retrospectives, a bonus 9th disc featuring 95 minutes of new special features, including a Secret Origin The Story of DC Comics Documentary and 3 new featurettes, and a collectible booklet featuring art from the DC archives.



First poster for Yogi Bear revealed

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The Internet Movie Poster Awards have just posted the first poster for Warner Bros.' upcoming Yogi Bear, which gives us a very clear look at how the title character and his sidekick Boo Boo will look in CGI. It also reveals that the movie will be released in 3-D at select theaters. Starring the voices of Dan Aykroyd as Yogi and Justin Timberlake as Boo Boo, the live action/animated comedy is set to come out this Christmas.


Marketing Tron: Legacy

With Tron: Legacy being seen as such an anticipated movie on so many movie websites, it’s sometimes hard to remember that the original film was a box office disappointment. The New York Times looks into how Disney is doing everything in their power to make sure that doesn’t happen again with the sequel, including marketing the movie at Comic Con three years in a row. “People look to Comic-Con to guide their moviegoing decisions for the rest of the year,” said Disney’s president for production, Sean Bailey. “It’s a barometer of what’s cool.”


How to Train Your Dragon DVD and Blu-ray in October

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HomeCinema reports that Paramount Home Entertainment have announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of How to Train Your Dragon on 15th October 2010. Available as a standard DVD, a standard Blu-ray and a Blu-ray combo, extras on DVD will include a Filmmakers’ Commentary, Interview: Viking Sized Cast, Featurette: Tech of Dragon, and more. Blu-ray combo will also include BD exclusive features, Deleted Scenes, Music Videos, Featurettes, and more.



Family Guy: It’s a Trap! coming to DVD and Blu-Ray in December

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The third (and presumably final) Family Guy Star Wars spoof is set to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray this holiday season. Titled Family Guy: It's a Trap, the special will follow the plot of Return of the Jedi, with the Family Guy cast reprising their "roles" from the first two specials, including Peter as Han Solo, Lois as Princess Leia and Stewie as Darth Vader. The most curious thing about the various cameo voice spots to be featured in the special might be the news that conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh will have a small part as the voice of the monsterous Rancor. In addition to being released on its own, all three Family Guy Star Wars specials are to be released as a special triple pack on Blu-Ray and DVD on December 21st. Giant Freakin Robot has more details on the release.



Trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season 3 now online

StarWars.com has just revealed an action-packed new trailer for the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The animated series is among the most popular on Cartoon Network, and will begin airing new episodes this fall.


New footage from MegaMind now online

Nearly four minutes of footage from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming MegaMind can now be watched online at Yahoo! Movies. The superhero comedy featuring Will Ferrell and Tina Fey is set to strike theaters and IMAX 3-D this fall.


Casting news for live-action Fairly Oddparents movie

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Nickelodeon has just revealed the cast for an upcoming live-action TV movie based off of their hit cartoon show The Fairly OddparentsTV Squad is reporting that Cheryl Hines and Jason Alexander will play the magical title characters, with Steven Weber also on board as the film's villain and Drake Bell as the star of the animated series, young Timmy. "It's so much fun to see our animated characters come to life," said Marjorie Cohn, president of programming at Nickelodeon. "And who better to bring grown up Timmy Turner to life than Drake Bell, who himself grew up on our air and still remains one of our most popular Nick stars ever." The project, titled A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner!, is currently without an air date.


New Goon footage from Comic Con

MTV currently features a clip of footage from The Goon that was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con recently. According to the article, the clip was being showcased in part to show off the film to studios who could potentially finance the production of the Blur Studios project. Currently being produced by David Fincher, the script for the movie was written by Eric Powell, who created the comic book the film is based on. Clancy Brown and Paul Giamatti will be voicing the Goon and his sidekick Franky, the two characters featured in the clip.


New Tron: Legacy trailer zooms online

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A brand new trailer for Disney's upcoming Tron: Legacy has just been revealed at Yahoo! Movies. The preview made its world premiere today at the San Diego Comic Con. The long awaited Disney sequel comes to theaters everywhere on December 17th.


Guillermo del Toro heading to The Haunted Mansion

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He may no longer be going to Middle Earth for The Hobbit, but Guillermo del Toro is set to go to another famous location: Disney's The Haunted Mansion. The man behind Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth is signed on to co-write and produce a reboot, which will in no way be related to the 2003 Eddie Murphy comedy, which while a decent enough box office hit earned a mixed response from critics and audiences. “Dark imagery is an integral part of the Walt Disney legacy," del Toro said. “I couldn't be more excited to be a part of my own adaptation of the original theme park attraction Walt envisioned and that remains- for me- the most desirable piece of real estate in the whole world!"



Pixar’s great Muppet caper

It seems Disney is leaning on Pixar for a little more than just their own animation department: as well as reports of the CG studio offering notes for a round of Tron: Legacy reshoots, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Pixar’s Brain Trust has been involved in how to successfully revive Jim Henson’s Muppets, with a table read of the characters’ latest proposed movie taking place at their Emeryville campus. The trust, including John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Michael Arndt, Bob Peterson and Ed Catmull, were all at the read, with Monsters, Inc. and Up director Docter particularly said to be a Muppets fan. “If you want good ideas, why not talk to the Brain Trust?” says Disney exec Sean Bailey, who has been overseeing the release of a string of summer duds in relation to Pixar’s 11th straight hit, Toy Story 3.


Teaser trailer for The Goon

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MTV SplashPage shares a teaser for the upcoming animated adaptation of Eric Powell’s comic The Goon. Produced by David Fincher and featuring the voices of Paul Giamatti and Clancy Brown, the 30-second teaser of the animated flick created by Blur Studios will debut during their Friday evening panel at Comic-Con.



New Avatar series greenlit by Nickelodeon

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Nickelodeon has officially greenlit a new series based off of their popular cartoon show Avatar: The Last Airbender. The new storyline will take place 70 years after the events of the first show, and will focus on a new Avatar, a teenage girl named Korra. The original Avatar series was one of the most popular in Nickelodeon's history among older kids, and was the inspiration for M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, which has made more than $115 million at the box office so far. ComingSoon.net has more information on the new project, which is currently called The Legend of Korra.



New Tron: Legacy banner

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A new character banner for Disney's Tron: Legacy featuring Olivia Wilde can now be found over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. Meanwhile, the sci-fi blog Giant Freakin Robot has a sneak peek at several upcoming toys for the film. The hotly anticipated sequel to 1982's Tron comes to theaters and IMAX this Christmas.


Sorcerer’s Apprentice fails to cast a spell on audiences

Despite being marketed by the studio since last December, Disney’s special effects film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice has been pulling in ultimately underwhelming numbers since coming out on Wednesday. The expensive Nicolas Cage fantasy movie–budgeted at a reported $150 million–made only a modest $17 million during its opening weekend, giving it a five day total of $24 million. Meanwhile, Universal’s Despicable Me saw a solid second weekend, and has made more than $118 million in its first ten days of release.


Disney making live-action Tinker Bell movie

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Disney is apparently making a live-action film based off of one of their most popular characters, according to ComingSoon.Net. The movie, currently titled Tink, will star Elizabeth Banks (The Uninvited, Fred Claus) as the most beloved of all of the Mouse House's pixies. Nothing is known about the plot at this point, other than that it "will play with the mischievous nature of Tinker Bell." The project is, for the time being, without a release date.



New concept art from Tangled

/Film shares a new concept art piece from Disney’s upcoming animated feature Tangled. Directed by Byron Howard and Nathan Greno, Tangled is due out in theaters November 24, 2010.


Ratatouille to get a 3D re-release?

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According to a recent interview with Pixar’s stereoscopic imaging supervisor, Bob Whitehill, it appears as though Ratatouille and other titles from Pixar’s library may be getting a 3D treatment, reports /Film. In the video interview, Whitehill mentions about working with director Brad Bird on the project and how the director is open to the conversion process.



Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Season 2 in October

Warner Home Video have announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Season 2 on 26th October 2010, reports HomeCinema. Extras will include Behind-the-Scenes featurettes with director and artist commentary, a unique 68-page Production Journal with original sketches and artist notes and a BD Exclusive: The Jedi Temple Archives: Extensive database of early test animation, concept art and 3-D turnarounds.


The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season DVD and Blu-ray in August

DVDActive reports that Fox Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season for August 24th. Extras on this release will include commentaries, deleted scenes, featurettes, Animation Showcases for eps, sketch galleries, and commercials.


Despicable Me sequel in the works

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With a bigger than expected box-office performance over the weekend, talks are already underway for Illumination's Despicable Me, reports Collider. Two short films featuring the yellow minions are also in the works but their method of distribution has yet to be determined.




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