Moriarty from Ain’t It Cool News chimes in on the Father of the Pride buzz with his own personal preview. Describing the overall plot, humor, and look of the show, he likes what he sees – even going as far as stating, “I think we’re living in a golden age for animation freaks.” Father of […]

The {{link http://www.iesb.net/movies/movie81304c.htm IESB.net}} site spoke to Lord Of The Rings star Ian Holm at the premiere of his new film about the possibility of his returning to the role of Bilbo Baggins, in Peter Jackson’s anticipated final trip to Middle Earth, The Hobbit. Currently in rights negotiations between Warner Bros. and MGM, Holm says […]

‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4837#post4837 Animated News Forum}} points to the offcial {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/aladdin/index.html Aladdin DVD webpage}}, which is now updated with clips, activities and a sweepstakes contest. Still a few “coming soon” sections, so keep an eye out for additional new features!

Matt Stone and Trey Parker have posted some {{link http://www.craptv.com/teamamerica/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=2&page=1 audio clips}} [WARNING: VERY MATURE CONTENT] from the editing room of their new movie Team America: World Police in which they talk about their previous projects, the new film and, in a QuickTime video clip, the eventual demise of their hit show South Park, which […]

The official programme for the first London International Animation Festival hit the streets late last week. LIAF 2004 features the “finest animation from all over the world, bringing more than 150 animated films from 30 countries to the big screen” in London’s Soho. For further details and line-up, read on here:

ACM SIGGRAPH announced the Computer Animation Festival’s Best Animated Short and Jury Honors winners for SIGGRAPH 2004. The winners are: Birthday Boy (Best Animated Short) Director: Sejong Park Producer: Australian Film, Television and Radio School The scene is Korea in 1951. It is little Manuk’s birthday, and he is playing on the village streets, imagining […]

Offering developmental work in film and animated production, a team of artists and designers, mostly alumni of the world famous Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena, have banded together under Baruch Inbar to launch {{link http://www.snaut.com/ Snaut Entertainment}}, an LA-based company providing extensive creative services for the industry. Currently the group is engaged in […]

Animation fan Matthieu Saghezchi has just come to the end of his studies as a computer graphic artist, and has posted two animated films in Divx format on his {{link http://users.skynet.be/saghezchimatthieu/ portfolio site}}. Check out the unique look of Poison Trisha and his latest creation Mambo Party, and contact Matt directly to leave your comments.

Based on the film’s Friday box office gross, Box Office Report estimates that Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie will take in approximately $11.5 million by Monday.

Hollywood 4 You reveals the new poster for The Incredibles, and The Internet Movie Poster Awards has the new one sheet for Shark Tale.

Coming Soon! has the teaser poster and two photos which reveal the team members and villain Kim Jong II from Team America: World Police, while Dark Horizons has an exclusive third photo of a female character from the film.

IGN FilmForce has ten questions with Brock Samson, the star of Adult Swim’s Venture Bros.

We’ve been championing Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher on the web ever since it started creeping into film festivals, but the availability of the short on disc has seen a much wider audience able to lap up Rex’s adventures. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/328 DVD Toons reviews}} the package, reporting that “any project that dresses itself up in such […]

\\Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie\\ opens today on 2,411 screens according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com Box Office Mojo}}. The {{link http://yugioh.warnerbros.com/ Warner Brothers film}}, “based on the trading card and television series”, “is the story of Yugi, a boy captivated by the card game sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters! But there’s more to the game than meets the […]

Bishop Animation’s Floyd Bishop lets us know that his independent animated film Paul And His Bananas, which we’ve reported on before ({{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001280.html here}} and {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001355.html here}}, is coming along nicely and sends news that his star is ready to take a bow. Check out the {{link http://www.bishopanimation.com/ba.php official site}} for a first look […]

The Disney Database has posted a Portugese version of a {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/movie_clips.php?movieid=293 trailer for Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas}} very similar to the one that will appear on next week’s issue of The Three Musketeers DVD. Although the trailer is not in English, it’s okay, since this only means the foreign sound will mean as […]

According to ‘monkeyboy’ at the AN Forum, the Disney/Core film The Wild has been pushed back to the summer of 2006, “due to Disney micro-managing and story problems”.

Variety indicates that Disney may have finally found their summer blockbuster in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. According to a studio representative, the sequel to 2001’s sleeper hit grossed between $8 million and $9 million on Wednesday, when the film opened. This would make Princess Diaries 2 have the third largest Wednesday opening of […]

IGN FilmForce reports that Walt Disney Pictures has moved The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe two weeks sooner, thus setting the film’s release date at December 9, 2005. This move will help Narnia avoid competition from Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake, opening December 14, 2005.

The death of Pluto cast member Javier Cruz, who was run over and killed by a float in a parade at the Magic Kingdom, has seen the Disney company fined $6,300 by federal agency The Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Disney has until August 20 to show OSHA that it has made changes to prevent […]

Yes, it’s true folks! Dick Van Dyke, star of such classics as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is well into his computer animation…so much so that a visual effects shot he created has already been included in his TV show and he has an idea for a planned animated feature! Catching up with […]

The {{link http://www.iesb.net/movies/movie81004c.htm IESB.net}} reports on the ongoing search to find a new Kal-El for the next big-screen Superman movie, now that director Bryan Singer has come on board and is starting from scratch.

With a third Mission: Impossible proving to be an impossible mission to pull together, Tom Cruise will at last join Steven Spielberg to star in the re-make of {{link http://www.iesb.net/movies/movie81204.htm The War Of The Worlds}}, now that Spielberg’s other planned project has also hit a stumbling block. The film is expected to mark a return […]

Always on the look out to poke one in the eye of computer animation, Amid Amidi at Cartoon Brew asks…is the Warner Brothers character Eggbert (AKA Egghead Jr.) reviving his career in Disney’s upcoming Chicken Little? Check out exactly {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000399 what he means}} and spot the uncanny resemblance…

The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=31357 Big Cartoon DataBase}} reports that “Michael Chartrand, the Walt Disney World employee charged with fondling a 13-year-old girl while dressed as Tigger, was acquitted last week and came back to the Florida theme park Sunday [saying that] he doesn’t expect to be back in the employee rotation for at least two weeks. […]

Despite a poor approach to the material, reflected in a poor movie and ever poorer box office takings, the one decent thing in the new live-action Thunderbirds movie is its special computer animation effects. {{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2178 AWN’s VFX World}} looks at how it was all done.

The {{link http://www.cineme.org/ CINEME International Animation Festival}}, held each year in Chicago, is gearing up for this year’s event, to be held September 24-26, 2004. Guests from Weta, Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, Nick and Disney will be on hand to speak and several will also judge the Halo competition, which offers $20,000 in cash prizes. We […]

Feeling the pinch from being scooped by a couple of sites with yesterday’s release of the cover art and release date, series contributor Jerry Beck chimes in on his {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000401 Cartoon Brew}} website with a partial list of goodies to expect in the set. For starters, he lists 31 audio commentaries, six featurettes, fifteen […]