For those who enjoy watching movies the real way (in a theater) Disney will have screenings of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas from October 28-31 at its own El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

Though no region one date or announcement has been set, the Australian EzyDVD site is taking orders for a {{link http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/229281 Smurfs: Volume 1}} collection, to ship on 16 November. US fans will need a multi-region player to view the discs, though no details have yet been posted on this release. Expect an official region […]

The UK’s {{link http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/newsstory.asp?news_id=16191 Empire Online}} just got a sneak peek of footage from Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express. Starring Tom Hanks in several roles, the site also has news of Aerosmith’s Steve Tyler’s {{link http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/NewsStory.asp?news_id=16131 involvement in the film}}, set to steam into theaters on November 10.

IGN FilmForce reviews the Aladdin Platinum Edition DVD. Giving the movie itself a score of 8/10, the website remarks, “All the usual Disney elements are there, but it’s just one step short of being truly great.” Nonetheless, IGN gives high marks to the other sections of the DVD, rewarding the video a score of 10/10, […]

IGN FilmForce has three new banners for The Incredibles. In other poster news, Latino Review has the final poster for The Polar Express, which is basically the teaser poster with credits.

Be sure to vote in Coming Soon‘s survey, “Do you think The Incredibles will top Shrek 2 to become the biggest film of 2004?”.

The Motley Fool has an article about who will take Micheal Eisner’s place as Disney’s top executive in 2006. It gives Pixar’s CEO a 3 to 1 chance of getting the job: “As a charismatic visionary with a knack for quality, [Steve Jobs] may very well be this generation’s response to Walter Elias Disney”.

The Walt Disney Company today named the 2004 Disney Legends, recognizing individuals who have contributed creativity, innovation and imagination to Disney’s rich heritage. Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Michael D. Eisner presided over the ceremony, which takes place each year at the Disney Legends Plaza at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. Following […]

Yahoo has a new trailer for Pixar’s upcoming superhero comedy.

The official web page for Steve Oedekerk’s CG comedy The Barnyard has some pictures of the characters. The film will feature the voices of Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott and Wanda Sykes in a story about a barnyard of animals who walk on hind legs, talk, sing, dance and party in their […]

Today sees the release of the much hyped and hotly anticipated animation films Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence and Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow, which is the first feature film to feature live actors in a completely computer animated world. Both films offer huge, visually stunning images and storylines, tapping into the […]

One can view two new featurettes focused on the making of Team America: World Police, “Build and Blow-Up” and “Action Guy”, at Yahoo! Movies.

Ultimate Disney has the press release for Kim Possible: The Villain Files, the new compilation DVD that will hit stores on December 7, 2004. In related news, Toon Zone notes that the third season of the hit Disney Channel series will debut on Saturday, September 25, at 8:30pm (ET/PT).

Ain’t It Cool News has a dazzling new clip from Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.

Jim Hill Media gives a very positive look at the new Mary Poppins Broadway musical, though the play does not resemble the classic 1964 film as much as one might think.

MSNBC reports that, following a recent trend, the tv show Alias is getting the animation treatment. The season three DVD of the show will include a seven-minute animated short called Animated Alias. The live-action cartoon trend started with The Animatrix,a series of animated shorts that ranged from realistic computer graphics to moody Japanese anime — […]

The DreamWorks Fansite is {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/features/contest/gis2.php giving away}} Ghost in the Shell 2 posters – one of them signed by director Mamoru Oshii – and the DVD of new TV incarnation Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex to fans across North America courtesy of Go Fish Pictures.

The Disney Channel is airing commercials that announce there will be a new sneak peek at The Incredibles during the {{link http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/clickit/index.html Click It To Pick It}} block this Sunday, September 19, between 6:30/5:30c to 8/7c.

Ay Carumba! Canadian Simpsons fans are sure to be left smiling when Emmy Award winning voice actor Nancy Cartwright stages the North American premiere of her one woman show My Life as a Ten Year Old Boy in Toronto this October. Keeping with the theme, audiences will also hear from David Silverman, the Simpsons director […]

Over at Jim Hill Media, story-man Floyd Norman {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1080 hints at the plot problems}} a certain troubled monkey movie is having, as well as his experience working on the project and was like to work in the story department at Walt Disney Studios back in the 1960s. Universal, who are producing Curious George with […]

The {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000629093 Hollywood Reporter}} has an interesting article up which looks at the ever growing need for CGI artists in the industry’s dominating reliance on those techincal aspects of filmmaking. In fact, Pixar’s Suny Behar believes that his experience with 3D compositing, in combination with his cinematography skills, made him more attractive than the […]

Obviously content with the tidy sum Garfield The Movie made over the summer season, 20th Century Fox are to bring another 80s cartoon favorite to the screen in the form of a live-action/CGI feature. Read the press release here:

Things in the Ghost In The Shell world are about to go stellar. In addition to DreamWorks’ Go Fish Pictures release of the sequel, Innocence, we have word that the cult franchise is staging a major comeback with the new movie, and a TV series, videogame, graphic novel, and DVD releases in the pipeline. In […]

Don’t forget that today you can bring Disney’s last – for now – traditionally animated film home on video. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/334 DVD Toons looks at the disc}} and is pleased with the supplements on offer: “A single disc doesn’t mean that it’s not pretty packed, with a couple of real surprises! Perhaps the best and […]

At the AN Forum, ‘ScoFo’ points out that Skwigly Animation Magazine features the new article “Baer-ing Up in Tough Times”, in which Jim Hill speaks to animation industry vet Dale Baer on how he transitioned from doing traditional to computer animation.

Latino Review has the dazzling final poster for The Incredibles! Also located at the website are two photos, available here and here. Meawhile, JoBlo has three new character posters for the film, including a hilarious one focused on Mr. Incredible. Finally, the official website for The Incredibles has been given an update. Thanks to ‘scoFo’ […]

In an end to a long-wrangling bidding war between Time Warner Entertainment and Sony (Columbia) Pictures Entertainment, trade paper Variety is today announcing {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117910349&categoryID=18&cs=1 the sale of Metro Goldwyn Mayer to Sony}}. Variety reports that “A group led by Sony Corporation agreed in principle to terms with Metro Goldwyn Mayer to acquire the studio, […]

The Laurel Springs School website mentions that Jeremy Suarez will once again be providing the voice of Koda the young bear for an upcoming Brother Bear II as well as a Brother Bear television series. Hopefully this means there will also be more Rutt and Tuke. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

Though the news has yet to be confirmed, Dark Horizons indicates that DreamWorks in New Zealand are planning for the first Madagascar trailer to appear with the prints for Shark Tale. It is assumed that this practice will follow in all other areas of the world when the film is released from October.