At Cartoon Research, Popeye fan club president Fred Grandinetti provides a negative review of the Popeye: The 75th Anniversary Collection DVD set. His verdict is, “For those who remember watching these cartoons growing up and can look past the ghastly animation in many of the episodes selected (Popeye and the Giant and Muskels Shmuskels, for […]

The Big Cartoon Database reports that a New Zealand government-funded study into violence on television has revealed the most violent cartoons on television- and the results may surprise one. Shows with the highest incidence of violence were the animated series Classic Cartoon, CatDog, Aladdin (TV2), New Woody Woodpecker Show (TV3), Rugrats, Action League, The Angry […]

The complete specs for Paramount’s May 19 release of South Park: The Complete Fourth Season have been posted at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/552 DVD Toons}}. No Spirit Of Christmas (the first-ever outing for the South Park characters and a short that many hoped would finally turn up in this set), but the five to seven minute “mini-commentaries” […]

As anticipation for the new Spidey flick heats up, a new trailer for {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_2/trailer/ Spider-Man 2}} has just gone live at Sony Pictures’ site.

The {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/18437.htm New York Post}} is confirming that Steve Jobs has indeed put on hold discussions with other studios about forming a new partnership deal until the dust settles on the battle over Michael Eisner’s future as CEO of Disney. In their report filed today, the Post indicated that Jobs has told associates that […]

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310 Animated News Forum}} points out that “game developer Digital Extremes has released a movie of in-game footage from the game Dark Sector“, adding that “the game is at least one and a half years away”. Check out the {{link http://www.digitalextremes.com/ company’s site}} as well as this direct link to the […]

For those anticipating the CG feature Through The Moebius Strip, check out the {{link http://www.moebiusstrip.net/start.htm official website}}, which is now live and is packed with info on the project. Thanks to ‘MusicFan’ for the link.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment will launch the Walt Disney Treasures series in the UK with two releases, {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3723&n=1&burl= Silly Symphonies}} and a separate {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3724&n=1&burl= Mickey In Living Colour}} collection. Both will be two-disc sets featuring multiple animated shorts similar to the region one editions already released, though the Mickey set will apparently also […]

The Sylvain Chomet film picked up by Dimension Films that we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001255.html reported yesterday}} will not be his already in-the-planning Barbacoa, but “another new project”.

Don Hahn, producer of Disney’s theme-park ride adaptation The Hanted Mansion, talks to {{link http://actionadventure.about.com/cs/weeklystories/a/aa042004.htm About.com}} and what went into the planning for the April 20th DVD.

While the new live-action feature is still picking up bad word of mouth and distributors Universal continues to fail to drum up the hype even weeks to its unveiling, DVD Toons has the specs on a new box set from MGM that contains the original two {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/551 Thunderbirds: International Rescue}} films from producer Gerry […]

I haven’t plugged a Jim Hill article in a while but his newest “Why For?” column seems to confirm the suspicion that Fantasia 2006 is no longer in development, although three segments already completed for it have been or will be released to the public in one way or another . . . eventually. The […]

Superhero Hype! has added two new pictures from The Incredibles.

Filmax’s retelling of the classic Cervantes masterpiece focuses on the point of view of the crazy gentleman’s horse and his servant’s donkey.The teaser for this CG feature looks intriguing, and is yet another example of the prolific production of this Spanish studio, that counts among its projects Nocturna, Pinocchio 3000 and El Cid. Donkey Xote […]

{{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/04_07.html DVD File}} today posts the specs, dates and prices for a crop of new DVD titles, including The Simpsons: Season 4. Of most interest is the announcement that December’s 40th Anniversary edition of Mary Poppins will include “a brand-new live action and animated sequence [this new musical number is exclusive to the DVD] […]

The {{link http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#tv4 Internet Movie Database}} today reports that last week’s episode of South Park: The Passion Of The Jew was a big hit for Comedy central, much like the film that inspired it, Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ has been in theaters. “4.4 million viewers – equally stupendous by cable TV standards […]

As DreamWorks continues to bow to pressure from groups claiming it is trying to sell offensive Italian-American stereotypes to children in the guise of animated “mob comedy” Shark Tale, the official site reveals another change: that of Robert DeNiro’s character’s name change. Dropping the “Don”, he’s now just known {{link http://www.sharktale.com/character2.html simply as Lino}}. Peter […]

Cyper Media Inc, a 3D animation studio currently producing the $15 million feature The 5th Glacial Epoch, has acquired Joongang Movie Entertainment Co. Ltd, a producer of animated content for the Pokemon series. Joongang is a profitable 13-year-old animation company with more than 60 different Japanese TV clients, and which also has numerous contacts in […]

Jim Hill Media presents a new article that looks at the controversy surrounding Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas.

Ain’t It Cool’s {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17300 AnimAICN}} takes it’s usual look at the world of manga and Japanese anime projects in various states of development. There are a ton of links in there, with news and reviews on films coming soon and now available on DVD, as well as this image of a figure of {{link […]

{{link http://www.showbizdata.com/contacts/picknews.cfm/35108/EISNER_SAYS_HE’S_HAPPY_NOT_TO_BE_DISNEY_CHAIRMAN ShowBiz Data}} reports that Disney Copmany CEO Michael Eisner, who was recently stripped of his additional Chairman role, has said that he’s “happy with this arrangement” and that he will now be able to “devote more time to working with company executives on reinvigorating the company’s animation unit and reviving the ABC television […]

“Six new shows, three new acquisitions, greenlights of two existing shows and future programming events” will feature strongly in Cartoon Network’s new Adult Swim blocks, to begin with an extra night of action and anime programming on Saturday, April 17th. The kick-off will see the broadcasting of The Animatrix, while new animation deals with Seth […]

The Triplettes Of Belleville director Sylvain Chomet’s next film, according to Done Deal’s Script Sales, has been picked up by Dimension Films for US distribution. Chomet was belived to be assembling a team and creating a new studio in Scotland to tell the story which, if this is the same film he has previously mentioned, […]

\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2330 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that cable company Comcast will be adding Nickelodeon and Noggin to its its “On Demand” service in select cities at no additional charge to subscribers. “Shows available at the touch of a button will include \\SpongeBob SquarePants\\, \\Rugrats\\, \\Dora the Explorer\\, \\Blue’s Clues\\, \\A Walk in Your Shoes\\, \\CatDog\\ and […]

According to the {{link http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FD09Dh02.html Asia Times Online}}, Disney will close its Japanese animation unit in June. “Of the 100 or so personnel there, about 30 will be transferred to Disney’s US headquarters or to affiliates. The remaining 70 or so plan to establish a production company independently, aiming to launch it in June around […]

A Disneyland spokesman announced that the “roller coaster that crashed last year killing one rider had another accident over the weekend after an employee ignored procedures during a reset when no passengers were on board”, according to {{link http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=4852723 SwissInfo}}. Two cars on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad crashed and were damaged. State safety regulators […]

The {{link http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/07/world/author_plane040407 CBC}} reports that the wreckage of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s plane, which crashed into the Mediterranean in 1944, has been found. Saint-Exupéry wrote one of the most popular children’s books of all time, \\The Little Prince\\. As {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000707.html we reported in January}}, the book is being turned into an animated feature […]

Follow the “More” link to view three menu screens from Disney’s upcoming limited edition DVD set Tomorrow Land: Disney In Space and Beyond from Wave 3 of the Walt Disney’s Treasures series. All four DVDs from Wave 3 will be available May 18, 2004.

Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa in The Simpsons, has revealed to Coming Soon! that even though writers are currently working on a Simpsons movie, the film will not be made until the series has ended. The Simpsons will have at least two more seasons to go, with Smith adding that the movie will then […]

Chris Robinson, otherwise known as The Animation Pimp, has a funny new article at Animation World Network discussing the “direction and inconsistencies” of the Justice League animated series. Not to be taken too seriously, this piece asks the following pertinent questions: “Why does nobody ever get seriously injured despite massive explosions and spraying bullets?” “Why […]