A trailer for Universal Home Video’s The Adventures of Brer Rabbit can be seen at its page at Hollywood Video. The DVD was released yesterday and features the enduring character of Brer Rabbit in a story that strings many Uncle Remus tales into one continuous narrative.

The French poster for Disney/Pixar’s Cars can be caught at the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1192&start=67 Animated News Forum}} thanks to Kinoo. Cars will be released theatrically in France on June 14. Updated! Thanks to Frédéric’s Cars fansite, currently offering a teaser image and a note to “Fasten your seat belts, only few days left before cars.online.fr starts”, […]

Check out where to find the two Easter Eggs on yesterday’s DVD release of Chicken Little here:

Almost as good as AfriCam are these five new images from Disney’s The Wild, set for theatrical release on April 14.

Don’t forget that tonight marks the screening of King Kong: The Beast Meets the Legends of Sci-Fi, brought by Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Fangoria Entertainment. As was reported on March 14, the King Kong DVD presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Forrest J Ackerman, Basil Gogos, Steve Johnson and Paul Davids. […]

According to Twentieth Century Fox, the studio’s marketing campaign for Ice Age: The Meltdown is set to be one of its “most far-reaching and ambitious ever.” With a slew of media support and retail partners, the campaign aims to make the film known to filmgoers young and old. In fact, as Meltdown’s stars promote the […]

Kim Possible, That’s So Raven and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody are three of the shows one may view free online later this year, at DisneyChannel.com and Jetix.tv. Backstage.com indicates that 11 new series, 849 new episodes and 25 new movies will likewise make their way to Disney Channel, ABC Kids, Toon Disney […]

The Animation Guild has released their 2006 wage survey. The report reveals some of the earnings to be found in the various careers of animation.

For someone close to 90 years old, the Sun-Maid Girl continues to look young, especially thanks to her recent computer animated facelift, as a press release from Sun-Maid Growers of California notes. The work comes courtesy of Synthespian Studios, located in North Adams, Massachusetts. To help achieve the new look, consumer research was conducted by […]

The very first computer animated movie from Walt Disney Feature Animation, Chicken Little, enters stores today. Budgeted near $60 million, according to the Internet Movie Database, the film opened in theaters on November 4, 2005. While the movie received mixed marks from critics, as evidenced by its Rotten Tomatoes section, Chicken Little still became a […]

At DreamWorks Animation’s official website, which has undergone an overhaul, it appears that Shrek 3 has been re-knighted as Shrek the Third. Nonetheless, the film remains scheduled for the spring of 2007. Thanks to Shane at the Mulholland Drive blog for the heads up!

Through Ultimate Disney, Video Business spreads the word that Leroy & Stitch will have its DVD arrival on June 27th. “This feature-length conclusion to Lilo & Stitch: The Series finds Dr. Hämsterviel having created an evil twin of Stitch with plans of building an unstoppable clone army.” Bonus features for the Leroy & Stitch DVD […]

DVDtoons has the specs and artwork for Krypto the Superdog: Volume 1 – Cosmic Canine. The DVD will fly into stores on June 20th, mere days before the competent canine’s master flys into theaters.

From the TAG blog, via CGCHAR, comes word that Andrew Milstein is once again the executive vice president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, following the release of Bob Bacon. Furthermore, the site informs that 147 staff members of Circle 7 Animation have been reassigned, with 37 employees to be layed off.

Toon Zone notices that the New York Times ponders the roles John Lasseter and Ed Catmull will play at Walt Disney Feature Animation. On a side note, the article mentions that DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg attended the recent Cars screening at ShoWest, where he was seated in a V.I.P. section reserved for Disney’s guests.

Following is a press release and photos from Buena Vista Home Entertainment regarding a search held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center to find the real-life Chicken Little.

Luxo has collected a nice assortment of pictures and summaries for the upcoming line of Cars toys. The site also notices that a third Cars ad is now available at the film’s official website, with the latest promotion focusing on Sally.

For three consecutive years, Brigham Young University has been home to recipients of the national “student Emmys.” This year, the school’s animation program won two prizes, officially known as College Television Awards, bringing its total of the award to five. The honored films were the computer generated projects Turtles and Noggin. Deseret News has more […]

“Animation is art, but bringing it to life is magic,” remarks Kompin Kemgumnird, the creative director of Kantana Animation. The ‘Business’ section of the Bangkok Post examines the animated career of Kemgumnird, who has worked on such films as Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Ice Age.

Often called the “Walt Disney of Norway” (though his puppet and stop-motion techniques are probably more akin to Ray Harryhausen’s fairy-tales or the Rankin/Bass specials of the 1950s and 60s), Ivo Caprino’s work is celebrated in a lavish new multi-disc DVD box set. The films – including Caprino’s international success Pinchcliffe Grand Prix – have […]

Larry Loc writes about Mark Kausler’s recent visit to the animation class at the Laguna College of Art and Design at the ASIFA-Hollywood blog. Christian Ziebarth from Animated News attended for the latter part of the afternoon when the silent Oswald cartoon was shown. Mark also screened his short It’s the Cat for the students. […]

With “Pipe Down, We’re Trying to Watch a Cartoon,” The New York Times studies the use of silence in animated films past and present, explaining the effectiveness of the method. Movies reflected upon in the article include Mulan, The Triplets of Belleville, My Neighbor Totoro, and The Incredibles.

With Windows Media Player, Latino Review has the international teaser trailer for Garfield’s A Tail of Two Kitties. Similarly, Coming Soon has the trailer for the IMAX release of The Ant Bully.

Upon the completion of its merger with Disney, Pixar will no longer issue stock certificates, making the pieces of paper very popular in the collectors’ community. How much are some people willing to spend on a certificate? The Associated Press, via Yahoo! News, analyzes: “Pixar’s stock price recently has been hovering around $65, but getting […]

CNET News takes a look at video game technology used by doctors, in cases of brain injuries, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities. The computer science comes courtesy of CyberLearning’s Smart BrainGames system, similar to what is used in racing video games.

TV Week reports that ABC Family has obtained television rights from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution to air some of Warner Bros.’ most recent family films. The list of movies features Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, The Polar Express, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and two Harry Potter films.

TV Shows on DVD hosts numerous cover artwork for the following shows’ approaching DVD releases: The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, ALFTales, ALF: The Animated Series, My Little Pony, The Bullwinkle Show, and X-Men Evolution.

SFGate.com surveys The Art of Ray Harryhausen, a new book from stop-motion animation master Ray Harryhausen and friend Tony Dalton. The 230-paged album presents “memories, anecdotes and pictures” from the duo, following their first publication, Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life.

To celebrate the 100th birthday of “animated cartoons,” the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive will have an open house on April 6th. The Big Cartoon Database offers a breakdown of the celebration, with an interesting note that the artform began with J. Stuart Blackton’s film Humorous Phases of Funny Faces.