After receiving a healthy amount of entries, Coming Soon displays the winners for its recent fan art contest, held in celebration of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D. Finishing at #1 place is “The Tragic Couple,” giving new meaning to the vow “‘Til death do us part.” Other honorees include: “Marianne,” […]

PR Newswire delivers SYS-CON Media an official press release regarding the services of Realscan 3D in Touchtone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Déjà Vu. The visual effects supplier produced ten digital doubles of humans, for use in the movie’s computer-generated crowd sequences. This feat was made possible through the high-res texture maps and geometry captured by Realscan […]

Gamasutra writes that the UK branch of major video game publisher and developer Electronic Arts is teaming with graphics researchers at University College London to research visualization methods. This action is a step toward the development of animation techniques to considerably improve the visual quality of computer games.

In its most recent “Anatomy of a Scene,” The New York Times takes an intriguing look at the making of a particular point in Happy Feet. Broadcasting the clip, the piece then shares a commentary from the movie’s director, George Miller.

On the heels of the teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix comes a trailer about a much different Potter. Playing now at Moviefone, the video for Miss Potter previews the biopic of children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. As shown in the trailer, the live-action film contains traditional animation, bringing […]

At the age of 81 years, legendary film director Robert Altman died Monday, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His passing was the result of complications with cancer. Altman enjoyed a career filled with much critical acclaim. Among his many honors, he was nominated for the “Best Director” Academy Award five times, for the films M*A*S*H (1970), […]

Discovered by Cartoon Brew, an article found in The New York Times, “Historians Resurrect ‘Cartoon Medicine’ for a New Generation,” notices past cartoons used to teach important medical lessons. Some of the shorts featured in the editorial are Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike, Use Your Head and The Traitor Within.

Latino Review showcases a few new pictures from Arthur and the Invisibles. The latest images show the more animated side of the computer-animated/live-action flick. In the U.S., Arthur and the Invisibles will have a limited run starting December 15, before opening nationwide on January 12.

From next Tuesday’s DVD release of Disney’s Robin Hood: The Most Wanted Edition comes five menu screens (with screen grabs of a deleted scene and concept art to come):

As pointed out by David in our Animated News Forum, Disney will be releasing the Salvador Dali/Walt Disney short Destino and many of the old Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts to DVD soon. These collections are being prepared under the watchful eye of Roy Disney. Check out the Disney Legacy page for more details.

This was certainly earlier than expected but AICN has a very early review of Pixar’s next summer release, Ratatouille.

Platige Image, the studio behind the Oscar-nominated The Cathedral and the BAFTA-winning Fallen Art, is teaming with Damian Nenow to work on Paths of Hate. A trailer for the film is now showing at its website. For more official information, including pictures, on Paths of Hate, please click:

The Walt Disney Co. and Target have reached a truce, providing some relief from a recent conflict over DVD pricing, writes the Los Angeles Times. “Target had begun taking down some signs advertising Disney DVDs and moving others to unfavorable locations after Disney refused to lower the wholesale prices of the products to the level […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1) Happy Feet with $41,533,432, averaging $10,918 over 3,804 theaters (1st week) 5) Flushed Away with $6,596,962, averaging $1,994 over 3,307 theaters ($48,588,533 total; 3rd week) 28) Open Season with $201,388, averaging $516 over 390 theaters ($83,948,077 total; 8th week) 33) The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D with $140,675, averaging […]

As a promotion for today’s release of Seinfeld – Season 7 on DVD, Grouper broadcasts numerous scenes from the series, including a couple that have been animated. Interestingly, the black-and-white animation combines a somewhat simple style but an imaginative take on the clips’ dialogue, leading to humorous results.

Cartoon Brew hosts the advertisement for Pixar Under the Hood: The Making of Cars, presented by the San Francisco Society of Illustrators. Held in the Morgan Auditorium of San Francisco, California, the event will occur Friday, December 1, at 7 p.m. Pixar Under the Hood is explained as, “A team of Pixar’s creative talent, led […]

Jim Hill Media focuses its attention on the non-profit organization Famous Fone Friends, which specializes in bringing cheer to hospitalized children. The service brings young patients phone calls from some popular personalities, having assistance from the actual voice actors behind the characters. Mickey Mouse (Wayne Allwine), Bart Simpson (Nancy Cartwright), Winnie the Pooh (Jim Cummings), […]

PR Web summarizes the lecture Jim Rygiel gave to students of the Academy of Art University on October 26, 2006. Rygiel, the Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, spoke of the “technical and artistic challenges” present in combining real objects with digital creations. The president and CEO of Stormfront […]

The official online abode for The Very First Noel is open, as the film itself landed in stores last week. Featuring Andy Griffith as the voice of Melchior, the computer-animated tale tells the popular story of the Wise Men’s journey to find the Christ child.

Variety notes that Chris deFaria has been named executive vice president of Warner Bros. Pictures’ recently-merged animation, visual effects and digital production department. The article explains, “…deFaria will manage animation projects and visual effects-intensive scripts, explore co-production opportunities with outside animation studios and utilize cutting-edge technology, among other duties.”

The Guardian Unlimited focuses on the current success of The Walt Disney Company under the leadership of CEO Robert Iger. In addition, the editorial summarizes the string of events that lead to Iger’s receiving the company’s top spot.

According to weekend stats from Box Office Mojo, Happy Feet has bested Casino Royale, and all other films, at the domestic box office this weekend, earning $41.6 million over the Bond film’s $40.8 million. As {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i61fccc799efa3cb7768358f72f63fd64 The Hollywood Reporter}} confirms, Happy Feet‘s debut marks Warner Brothers’ biggest ever opening for an animated movie in […]

This Thanksgiving Day, Starz Kids & Family will offer viewers a marathon of recent Disney flicks, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & and the Wardrobe, Chicken Little, Herby: Fully Loaded and The Incredibles. The presentation will begin Thursday, November 23, at 6 a.m.

This December, Cartoon Network will celebrate the Holidays with a healthy variety of original specials and perennial classics. The noteworthy lineup includes Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale and Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol. The schedule also […]

Tap-dancing into 3,804 theaters this weekend is Happy Feet, from Warner Bros. Pictures. Thus far, the computer-animated adventure is finding some of the best reviews of the year for an animated feature. For instance, its status at Rotten Tomatoes is easily “fresh” with 79%, as the site’s “Cream of the Crop” section awards a healthy […]

The Sea of Waking Dreams has some interesting information regarding Disney’s upcoming traditionally-animated The Frog Princess. Rumor has it that the project’s princess might be African American, with the story taking place in a “New Orleans-ish setting.” Furthermore, the article writes that Frog Princess may sport a Jazz soundtrack. On Monday, it was reported that […]

SFGate.com takes a lengthy look at Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination. In addition, the online editorial includes thoughts from the book’s author, Neal Gabler. Released on October 31, 2006, Triumph of the American Imagination provides a large biographical account of the respected “Old Maestro.”

Today’s episode of Live with Regis and Kelly will debut the latest music video for the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” as sung by Regis Philbin himself on last year’s The Regis Philbin Christmas Album. Featuring appearances by Kelly Ripa, Live executive producer Michael Gelman and Donald Trump, the short bears a stop-motion resemblance to […]

Nest Family Learning and Trinity Broadcasting Network are partnering to bring viewers The Animated Stories From The Bible, records Earned Media. The show will begin its TBN run on Saturday, November 18. Animated Stories frm the Bible aims for audiences 3-12 years old.