Month: July 2006 – page 4

Danger Mouse: The Final Seasons, G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 DVD details

Including cover artwork for each title, DVDtoons has the official announcements for Danger Mouse: The Final Seasons, coming September 26th, and G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, arriving October 3rd.

Images: Monster House

Latino Review has added several new pictures in their gallery dedicated to the upcoming CGI creature feature Monster House. The House will open July 21st.

Pirates of the Caribbean ride enhancements: What to keep an eye out for

The Disneyland press agency has released detailed and extensive notes on all of the changes and enhancements that have recently been made to the popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride at both the Anaheim and Orlando parks. Over at Jim Hill Media Seth Kubersky gives a firsthand account of the Orlando attraction while Chuck Oberleitner […]

Cartoons on iTunes

Apple’s iTunes is rapidly adding new video content to its pay-for-download online service. Some of the more recent animated offerings include Clone Wars, Volume 2, Invader Zim, and American Dragon: Jake Long.

See through A Scanner Darkly

Warner Independent Pictures’ rotoscoped animated feature A Scanner Darkly, based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick, opens this Friday, July 7, in selected theaters. According to Yahoo! Movies, the movie is, “Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, an undercover cop, Fred, is one […]

Invader Zim: House Box Complete Set

An alien race sends one of their own down to Earth to conquer the entire human race. Fortunately for the human race, they send Zim who, together with his robot GIR, attempts to overcome scary Chihuahuas, mall security, Earth holidays, school, meat, and of course, his own incompetence.

U.S. weekend box office estimates: June 16-18, 2006

Box Office Mojo reports that Superman Returns took in over $52 million to hold onto its lead since its Wednesday street date, easily fending off new release The Devil Wears Prada which came in at $27 million. On the animated front, in its fourth week, Disney and Pixar’s Cars fell to fourth with $14 million […]

Internet opens opportunities for independent animators

Internet portals are making it easier than ever for indies to show off and capitalize on their skills. Web sites, hosted by giants like AOL all the way down to smaller, independent entities, allow these artists to reach larger and, in some cases, more powerful audiences. More importantly however, it is also becoming easier for […]

The Fundamentals of Animation are within reach.

Loughborough University Animation Professor Paul Wells has created the latest in a line of animation text books entitled The Fundamentals of Animation. Animation World Network reveals that the text is divided into two sections and “discusses the key principles and processes involved in animation.” Ava Publishing also has further information on the book.

Jobs won't be paid at Disney

Steve Jobs, the new board chairman at Disney since its acquisition of Pixar in May, won’t be receiving a paycheck for his services there. Television Point reports that the board of directors recently agreed to nix Jobs’ paycheck at his own request. The move is not uncommon for the technology pioneer who currently takes in […]