A three-minute animated film has been found on the internet presenting instructions on how to carry out terrorist acts. While the precise reason for this cartoon’s making remains unclear, experts have dismissed the project as “amateurish” and basically useless. In the meantime, those people responsible for crafting the video have yet to be found. News […]

Through Science Daily comes word that doctors may soon be allowed to visualize the heart in ways unachievable before, thanks to virtual reality. According to a pilot study from the open access journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound, virtual three-dimensional animated images, or holograms, of the heart, including its interior, may soon assist doctors in diagnosing heart conditions […]

DVD Active has posted revised DVD artwork for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, recently announced as the United Kingdom’s fourth most successful film of 2005.

“Miracle_sets” at the Animation Nation Bulletin Board points to Saved Disney, where a 3 ½-minute news video from Milwaukee’s local WTMJ Channel 4 tells of the progress traditional animation studio Miracle is making on their first feature.

Hot on the heels of the Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition DVD comes the Toy Story 2: Woody’s Roundup Edition DVD. Toy Story 2 is often cited along with The Godfather II and Superman II as the rare sequel that is at least as good as the original movie it is based on. In stores […]

Ultimate Disney indicates that the DVD release of Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin has been bumped once more, to April 11th. Furthermore, the site has added Disney’s fact sheet for their March 7th lineup of Studio Ghibli DVDs, including Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, and Whisper of the Heart. Meanwhile, Ultimate […]

TV Shows on DVD now has the DVD box artwork for Garbage Pail Kids and Avatar: The Last Airbender. In addition, the site reports that the Disney/Jim Henson production Dinosaurs may be heading to DVD in the second quarter of 2006. Finally, in an article noting the many DVDs which were scheduled for 2005 but […]

Youngsters curious to see Santa Claus’ voyage across the world on Christmas Eve will find video archives of his journey at NORAD.

Aardman Features, Skillet, and South West Screen will be hosting a unique masterclass for animation professionals, on January 12, 17, and 25. Within the event, DreamWorks Animation and Aardman will teach traditional and stop-frame animators how their skills may translate into computer animation. For more information about the class, please visit AWN.

4Kids Entertainment Inc. has revealed that it will not renew its license for Pokémon, which expires on December 31st, reports the Big Cartoon Database. Instead, Pokémon USA, Inc.’s in-house licensing group will deal with all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia, beginning in 2006. Nonetheless, in addition to continuing to receive commissions for the next several […]

“Ace the Bathound” from Toon Zone takes a positive, detailed look at ”Pixar: 20 Years of Animation,” a splendid exhibition currently available to view at the Museum of Modern Art. Included in the review are a number of pictures from the exhibit.

The teaser trailer for Ant Bully may now be seen in High Definition QuickTime, at Apple.com: Movie Trailers & Clips. Meanwhile, the international trailer for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown may be viewed in a number of formats, at Coming Soon.

Available to view at TV Shows on DVD is a complete listing of the 37, 10-minute episodes which compile the 2-disc set of Danger Mouse: Seasons 5 & 6, arriving in stores on March 28th.

DVDtoons has the details and cover artwork for the Anastasia: Family Fun Edition two-disc DVD, coming to stores on March 14, 2006. Interestingly, the film’s 1999 spinoff Bartok the Magnificent appears to be one of the DVD’s bonus features.

Online shoppers of Disney merchandise may now personalize their purchases, with the company’s first “You design it” feature. The move comes courtesy of a partnership with online customization site Zazzle.com. One may read more about the announcement at ZDNet, or experience the technology for him or herself at DisneyShopping.com and DisneyInkShop.com.

Narnia Fans points to vfxblog, where an interview with David Schaub, animation supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks, awaits. Within the discussion, Schaub reflects on his work for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.

A Toy Story-themed restaurant, a “Build-a-Muppet” store, and an indoor roller coaster modeled after the door-hangar sequence from Monsters Inc. – these are just some of the possible attractions that may be heading to Disney-MGM Studios, according to Jim Hill Media.

The Business of Animation indicates that a computer animated Chicken Little television series is in the works. No other details about the prioject are known at this time.

The Orange County Register online has a detailed article today on the new Monsters, Inc.: Mike & Sulley to the Rescue ride at Disney’s California Adventure which officially opens in January but is test running off and on from now until then. “The Monsters, Inc. attraction invites visitors to line up at the Monstropolis Transit […]

The Orlando Sentinel via the Los Angeles Times has an interesting article up about Andy Serkis’ research and preparation for his motion-capture acting of the title character in King Kong. Director Peter Jackson utilized not only Serkis’ broader body action, but the nuanced expressions of his face as well. “To play Kong in the lavish […]

Nausicaa.net relays a translation from a Japanese article describing 3 new exclusive short features produced and soon-to-be screened at the Studio Ghibli Museum in Japan. Shown only at the museum’s Saturn Theater, House-hunting, Mon-mon the Water Spider, and The Day I Harvested A Star will be showing alternatively to the visitor’s choice, rather than the […]

A 2-disc DVD set for the animated series The Garbage Pail Kids is expected to be released on April 4th, says DVDtoons. At this time, no other details about the set are known.

According to the IMDB Studio Briefing, the study “Economics of Motion Pictures 2006,” from Monterey, CA-based Kagan Research, has found animated movies to be the most profitable film genre between 2000 and 2004. On average, the movies each earned a gross profit of $194.5 million.

Latino Review has a new image from Monster House. Columbia Pictures’ computer animated comedy will open in theaters on July 21, 2006.

Jeffrey Katzenberg has revealed a new venture between DreamWorks Animation and Hewlett-Packard: the Halo room, indicates StarTribune.com. Costing $550,000 to create, each Halo room includes four high-definition plasma screens, along with lighting, camera angles, wall-color, acoustics and furniture tailored to make two Halo systems feel like a single room, when linked together. In response to […]

With NBC5.com’s @ The Movies, Ray Harryhausen, the master of stop-motion animation special effects, shares his thoughts on the recently released Harryhausen Gift Set, which features the films 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, and It Came From Beneath the Sea.

CG Society and the CMP Game Group-owned Game Developers Conference have announced a new competition for computer graphics artwork, the Graphic Impact Annual Animation Competition, reports Gamasutra. This year’s theme for the contest is “the Pivotal Moment,” with rules stating, “You must create an image, animation and story depicting a pivotal moment between antagonist and […]

Cover artwork has arrived at DVD Active for each of the three upcoming DVD volumes of The Real Ghostbusters: Spooky Spirits, Creatures of the Night, and Slimefighters.

DVDtoons has the press release for the DVDs of The Batman: The Complete First Season and Teen Titans: The Complete First Season, along with back cover artwork for the latter of the two.

Another “For Your Consideration” poster promoting Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride has appeared at Oscar Watch. This time, the award categories being pushed include: Best Animated Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, and Best Sound Editing.