Jim Hill Media has photos of the displays set up at Macy’s in Herald Square, which recreate scenes from The Muppets’ Wonderful Wizard of Oz. For those wondering, the store is selling merchandise from the flick as well. The Muppets’ Wonderful Wizard of Oz will air on the ABC network Friday, May 20th.

We reported before on a “Ward Kimball home movie” event to take place on April 21 and now we have some more information it from a mailing from Hollywood Heritage. Follow the ‘More’ link for an exact reproduction of the text of the postcard (right down to the misspelling of Ward’s last name). It appears […]

Chuck Oberleitner has updated his Grownup Geeks’s Guide to Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary with substantial and pertinent information on how to hone in on the best times to visit Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. With the 50th Anniversary celebration about to begin soon there are many different factors that will affect crowd size at various points in […]

The comic adaptation of Frank Miller’s \\Sin City\\ topped the box office in its opening weekend with $29.1 million, according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2005&wknd=13&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. \\Robots\\ continues to do well with $9.8 million this weekend, good for 4th place, and giving it enough to cross the $100 million threshold in its 4th week of […]

\\{{link http://www.thehollywoodreporter.com/thr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000865912 The Hollywood Reporter}}\\ reviews \\Valiant\\, the Disney/Vanguard Animation film which has already opened in England and is slated to for an August 19th US release. \\THR\\ says that “despite a voice cast of big-name British stars including Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais and John Cleese, the movie almost certainly will head south for the […]

Superheroes, an ogre, a fish’s voice, and a washtub accessory were the big winners at the 18th annual Kids Choice Awards, held this past Saturday night. Hosted by Ben Stiller, who voices Alex the lion in DreamWorks’ upcoming CGI comedy Madagascar, the event presented Blimp Awards to the recipients, as chosen by fans who vote […]

Recently named writer and director of the long-in-development \\Wonder Woman\\, Joss Whedon (\\Toy Story\\, \\Titan AE\\, \\Atlantis: The Lost Empire\\) plans to take the superhero back to her roots, according to {{link http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1498869/03222005/story.jhtml MTV.com}}. “I think she sort of sprang out fully formed, much like Athena herself. And, you know, it’s a question of really […]

Henry Selick (\\The Nightmare Before Christmas\\, \\James and the Giant Peach\\) is attached to direct a film version of the children’s novel \\The Wall and the Wing\\ for the independent animation company Vinton Studios according to a \\Variety\\ story reported by {{link http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8751 ComingSoon.net}}. In part one of an interview with \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3757 Animation Magazine}}\\ […]

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} has posted a CalArts student film from the late 1980’s by longtime \\The Simpsons\\ director Jim Reardon. A parody of the “heart-warming holiday” \\Peanuts\\ specials, \\Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown\\ has Linus, Lucy, and the rest of the gang trying to bump Charlie Brown off to collect a bounty […]

Following the recent unveiling of the {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=5815&n=1&burl= full size cover art}}, a trade industry advert reveals that Tarzan II, a mid-quel to Disney’s 1999 theatrical hit, will run for 72 minutes – just over an hour, plus credit scroll. Though the ad mentions no extras, the disc is expected to arrive on June 14 […]

Ultimate Disney reveals that one of the bonus features for the Lilo and Sitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch DVD is “an all-new animated short created exclusively for the DVD which reveals the secret origin of Stitch.” Lilo and Sitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch will hit stores on August 30, 2005.

Since today is April Fool’s Day we figured we should do something for it, but the best we could come up with is this report from a couple of years ago at The Museum of Hoaxes that on April 1, 2002, “The Japan Times announced that the Japanese government . . . would be . […]

Empire Online confirms that Jack Davenport, who played Norrington in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, will be returning for the anticipated sequel, Dead Man’s Chest. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 will set sail on July 7, 2006.

JHM guest writer Cory Mitchell has the lowdown on a “proposed Futurama simulator ride that has been making the rounds to different theme parks.” Apparently the ride acts as a parody of Disney’s Star Tours space flight simulator.

The Film Bureau [free registration required] has exclusive storyboard art from Shrek 3, coming to theaters on May 18, 2007. Click “More” to view the pics.

DIK Animation Studios has announced that they will be creating an animated series based on the live action TV series smash hit Friends. Studio chief, Dan Mutschler, states, “Friends left the air at the height of its popularity. It would be crazy not to take advantage of that. Through the magic of animation we can […]

The recent news that the previously shelved Dumbo II (due to story problems that apparently mirrored Babe: Pig In The City‘s plot) is back on the cards has opened the floodgates for more sequels to Walt Disney’s original classics. Following next year’s Bambi And The Great Prince and the in-production Cinderella III and Tinkerbell Movie, […]

If you’ve ever wanted to see yourself as a South Park character but haven’t yet built up enough industry clout to be featured in one of the episodes you can now create yourself as a friend of Kenny, Kyle, Cartman, and Stan at this German South Park fan site. Thanks to South Park fan extraordinaire […]