If Michael Eisner bows to investor pressure and steps down from his post as CEO of The Walt Disney Company, after losing his Chairmanship at last week’s shareholders meeting in Philadelphia, he’s still going to be in one heck of a position, financially speaking. {{link http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2004/nf2004035_4187_db016.htm BusinessWeek Online}} looks at what severance package prizes Uncle […]

While perhaps not containing the grace, charm and amazement of the cartoons described below in the Inkwell series, Disney’s Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time is pretty good fun for the “tween” set. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/280 DVD Toons}} has the first review online, pointing out about the time-hopping plot that “there’s plenty of fun to be […]

Ray Pointer, an animation enthusiast of the medium’s early days who turned his passion into a personal crusade to restore and present the work of such animation pioneers and innovators as Max Fleischer, Pat Sullivan, Otto Messmer and the young Walt Disney, has finally delivered on his promise to make his VHS anthology programs {{link […]

‘Dalboz’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1503#post1503 Animated News Forum}} alerts us to the fact that the Animation Show – Volume One DVD, which features “most (but not all) of the shorts included in the touring show, as well as a bunch of new ones”, is now available for {{link http://www.animationshow.com/dvd.html pre-order}} from the official site. Thanks […]

If you were one of the two people who didn’t see this in theaters, then get out now – you still can! For those who did, and want to see it again at home, DVD Answers have just revealed the {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3471&n=1&burl= full specs, artwork and menus}} for the upcoming region one edition. Features include […]

Crew members who have seen a close-to-final cut of the new Thunderbirds movie, due out in the UK on July 23, say that it is a “terrible film” and could cause its producers, London’s Working Title Films, headaches in the future. “We all saw what happened to FilmFour when they tried to bankroll a couple […]

The {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001019.html chat session}} with animator Chris Headrick that we told you about last Wednesday apparently had to be cut short, “due to unforseen technical problems”, according to an email we recieved from the organizers at AnimationHQ. However, Headrick will return today, Sunday March 7, tonight at 7pm EST to continue Saturday’s chat session. […]

The {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dizmoodmar06,1,4367947.story?coll=la-headlines-business Los Angeles Times.com}} (free subscription) has been talking to high-ranking Disney insiders about this week’s events within the company, currently referred to as the “unhappiest place on Earth”. One top executive comments: “The general feeling is that something else is going to happen. Everyone is talking about it. What about Comcast? How […]

Animation historian and writer Jerry Beck got a sneak peek at Disney’s next – and last – traditionally drawn animated film, the bovine comedy {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/reviews.html Home On The Range}}. “The Disney studio has come a long way from its Kansas City roots, Mickey Mouse beginnings and Snow White heights”, he says, adding that Range […]

‘Wolf Tooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1497#post1497 Animated News Forum}} reports some great news for fans of Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli films. “Anime Digital in the UK gave us a heads-up that Spirited Away is now set for an end of March [DVD] release over there”, while “Howl’s Moving Castle is due in July in […]

Santa Clarita, California: Dan Ritchie, A professional computer graphics animator and FX artist who moved to California to work on the series Mystic Knights, is striking back at “slow employment opportunities by diversifying with a Squirrely new novel”, {{link http://www.squirreldome.com/AnimatorGoesSquirrely2.htm Silver Squirrel}}. Dan also worked on projects such as Starship Troopers Chronicles, Dan Dare and […]

After a busy newsweek, and finding ourselves with a slow newsday, hop on over to {{link http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/landing/landingIndex.jsp?id=atom_412&mature=accept Atom Films.com}} for a “naughty but hilarious short”, Wheelchair Rebecca. As the site describes it, “A child’s innocent question about her Wheelchair Rebecca doll leads Mommy to make some delightfully grotesque suppositions”. WARNING: THIS FILM IS FOR MATURE […]

Saddle up your horses and take a ride on down to your local online general store because the first wave of Home on the Range merchandise has recently been made available at DisneyStore.com. The collection includes several plush toys, a Lincoln Logs-style cabin building set, the soundtrack CD, a Game Boy Advance game, and the […]

Good ol’ Ultimate Disney has given us another sneak peek at the cover art for three upcoming DVD releases. Well, in the case of the Aladdin: Platinum Edition (click the thumbnail for a larger image), it’s merely a closer look, but hey! Now we can scrutinize ad naseum! Speaking of nausea, the supposedly finalized Lion […]

The BBC’s disc review show, The DVD Collection, looks at the work of stop-motion animation director Ray Harryhausen today, plus the UK Looney Tunes releases and Belleville Rendezvous, on their 8.30pm show. For those in the UK with access to the BBC 4 digital cable channel, the show is repeated again at 11.30pm.

DVD Toons is running another giveaway contest, this time for the March 9th {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/530 Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo}} DVD. The site has five chances of winning!

During yesterday’s annual Disney shareholders conference, it was revealed that Bambi will be next March’s “Platinum Edition” DVD release. Thanks to Ultimate Disney for the heads up!

Musicfan, at the Animated-News forum, has the details for the video games of Samurai Jack: The Shadow Of Aku and Astro Boy.

It’s been there a while, but we’ve only just picked up on it! Over at Disney’s {{link http://disney.go.com/corporate/investors/ Investor Relations}} webpage, you’ll find a wealth of business material and corporate documents, such as Annual Reports and such, including Studio head {{link http://disney.go.com/corporate/investors/events/pdfs/dickcook.pdf Dick Cook’s presentation}} (link will open a large PDF file!) for the recent […]

Raider Productions is conducting a search throughout the world for clay, classical, computer, and flash animated shorts to create its 90 minute World’s Best Independent Animated Shorts 2004 VHS and DVD compilations. “These VHS and DVDs will be created to promote the diverse range of stories that the consistently developing medium that animation is allowing […]

From today (March 5), hop on over to {{link http://www.delgo.com Delgo.com}}, the official Web site for the computer animated feature film Delgo, a new fantasy adventure still in production, and the first independently produced computer animated feature in the U.S., for a fun competition that challenges the player to guess the voice actor behind the […]

Tripping the Rift will air it’s premiere episode tonight 9:30 and 11:00pm CT on the SciFi channel. Well, you already know, if you have seen the original short a while back ago, that this show will not be for the faint of heart or little kiddies that stay up late. The first show’s story is […]

Michael at Mickeyfans website has posted the transcript to last night’s Nightline, which devoted its entire show to Michael Eisner and the recent situations at the Walt Disney Company.

The Los Angeles Daily News reports that Leslie Nielsen is “five episodes into recording the title voice in his soon-to-be-syndicated animated show, Zeroman.” Nielsen also provides the voice for Zeroman’s “mild-mannered” alter ego, a postman, with Doris Roberts voicing his mother. In response to Zeroman’s humor, aimed at both children and adults, Leslie Nielsen remarks, […]

FilmForce reviews the Looney Tunes: Back in Action DVD, saying that the film is, “Funny here and there, but overall it doesn’t work.” With the film itself receiving a score of 5/10, the video and audio receiving scores of 8/10 each, and the extras receiving a score of 5/10, the overall DVD receives a score, […]

Ultimate Disney has added a number of cover art images for upcoming Disney DVD releases, including The Haunted Mansion and the “Disney Princess” collection.

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=104354 Toon Zone}} reports that “the rights to distribute the Appleseed movie have been aquired by Geneon Entertainment. The movie is planned for release this summer in the US with releases in Europe and Asia to follow”. More details on the film and a link to the outstanding-looking trailer can be found in our […]

News continues to pour in about Michael Eisner and his stepping down from the position of Chairman of the Board of The Walt Disney Company, following yesterday’s shareholders meeting which saw a huge 43% of shareholders withholding their vote for Eisner’s re-election to the Board. Eisner will remain the CEO of the Company, something that […]

Yahoo! News has more information on the latebreaking news. “The Walt Disney Co.’s board voted late Wednesday to split the roles of chairman and chief executive, hours after shareholders delivered a stinging rebuke by withholding 43 percent of their votes for CEO Michael Eisner’s re-election to the board.” Under the new arrangement, which is immediately […]