On September 22nd, DVD Active released the details on the DVD for Barnyard: The Original Party Animals. Since then, the site’s report has been updated, now including revised cover artwork for the package.

With Jim Hill Media, director Roger Allers talks about his latest projects: Open Season, now playing in theaters, and The Little Match Girl, featured on the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. In addition, the article includes a brief rundown of Allers’ career history.

The following are two official press release relating to yesterday’s release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid on 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD. The first is a lighthearted one pointing out Ariel as the most recognized redheaded character in popular culture (move over, Pippi Longstocking). The second is a more serious one regarding preservation of our earth’s […]

{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=5971 Animation Magazine}} is reporting that due to the box office failure of Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit and creative friction in the production of the upcoming Flushed Away, DreamWorks has announced it has “no plans” to work with the celebrated stop-motion company after the release of Flushed Away on November […]

Animated News has acquired a high-res version of the final Flushed Away poster. This most recent one-sheet adds Rita and a humorous slug to the proceedings shown in the movie’s teaser poster. To view the large image, please click “More.” From DreamWorks and Aardman, Flushed Away will flow into theaters this November 3rd.

Reuters via Yahoo! News notices the “deep rivalry” between anime master Hayao Miyazaki and his eldest son, Goro. With his first film, Tales of Earthsea, the younger Miyazaki aims to prove that he has inherited his father’s powerful story-telling ability. Although Earthsea has thus far received a divided reaction among critics and viewers, the film […]

Found at Wikipedia is a possible plot for Joe Jump, an upcoming computer-animated feature from Walt Disney Feature Animation. If the site is correct, then the movie will tell the “fish out of water” story of “a video game character from the PacMan era, whose game is no longer played. He finds a way to […]

With “Is Th-Th-That All, Folks?,” The New York Times speculates on the current state of computer-animated movies. Specifically, the article suggests that many of today’s animated titles bear too much of a resemblance to each other. The piece also ponders the outcome of numerous CGI houses, while also pointing to Disney’s purchasing of Pixar and […]

In anticipation of today’s release for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD, directors Ron Clements and John Musker speak with IGN about their 1989 Disney classic. The 3-page interview covers topics such as the movie’s conception, music and digital restoration.

TV Shows on DVD has the newest cover art for Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers – Volume 2. In contrast to the previous artwork, the daring duo is no longer nude, while Chip now appears a tad disgruntled. In the meantime, the release date for Spongebob Squarepants – Season 4, Volume 2 has been discovered: […]

Post Magazine describes DisneyMouseLink.com, a new portal through which artists may securely submit their works. Calling the website “a great service for everyone,” Dawn Rivera-Ernster, Director for Animation Resources, explains, “It allows artists to submit reels and portfolios whenever it is convenient for them, 24/7, with a quick and convenient process. For [Disney Animation], it […]

Eager to learn if a 2-disc edition of the Cars DVD is in the works, Upcoming Pixar contacted Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Luxo Jr. of the site writes that the Disney representative “said there is currently only the 1-disc but there probably will be a 2-disc.” In the meantime, many folks wanting a double disc […]

Referring to the game as “surprisingly fun,” IGN takes a look at Snoopy vs The Red Baron, including screenshots in its assessment. For PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox and PlayStation Portable, Snoopy’s “aerial exploits” will begin on October 24th.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1) Open Season with $23,624,548, averaging $6,163 over 3,833 theaters (1st week) 15) Everyone’s Hero with $1,182,556, averaging $537 over 2,201 theaters ($13,307,759 total; 3rd week) 24) Barnyard with $382,898, averaging $469 over 816 theaters ($71,269,476 total; 9th week) 29) Monster House with $229,411, averaging $910 over 252 theaters ($72,595,621 […]

Today marks the release on 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The film that ushered in Disney’s second Golden Age of animation has not lost any of its lustre and is presented very handsomely in this well-crafted package. The following are several screen shots from the set’s many bonus features including a […]

Now showing at Yahoo! Movies is the trailer for Arthur and the Invisibles, in Windows Media, QuickTime and Hi-Def formats. The film will be released nationwide on January 12, 2007, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and The Weinstein Company.

On Friday, May 26, 2006, the premiere for Disney/Pixar’s Cars was held at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Alongside their big screen counterparts, life-size incarnations of the characters Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater and Sally Carrera were present at the event. Flash forward to September 14-17, when the replicas made one more appearance […]

Moviehole writes that actor Adam Scott (The Aviator, Monster-in-Law) is lending his voice to next summer’s Disney/Pixar entry, Ratatouille. At this time, his role in the film is unknown.

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has captured the third one-sheet for Flushed Away. For this poster, characters Roddy and Sid share the spotlight with Rita and a slug. Meanwhile, all of the featured players in Flushed Away are present in a theater standee for the movie, found at eBay.

From Focal Press arrives information on several of the company’s recent titles. Specifically designed to help animators, present and future, hone their craft, books in the ever-increasing list include: Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, 2e; Animating with Flash 8; Animation: The Mechanics of Motion and Designing Sound for Animation. For info on these publications, […]

Following are some screen shots from the bonus features found on disc 2 of tomorrow’s Platinum Edition DVD release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The first four are from the 45-minute “Making of” feature, the next two are from a featurette on a reunion of the film’s special effects animators, while the final two are […]

Reading instruction is often delayed for deaf children, thus cancelling the option for traditional textbooks. Furthermore, the students may not be able to take advantage of such items as television and dinner table conversation, while their parents may not be fluent enough in sign language to teach math. Hence, at Purdue University, two professors are […]

A slew of new possibly-true cast information has been added to Wikipedia, regarding two future Disney sequels. For The Fox and the Hound 2, the site now lists such actors as Ian McShane (Amos Slade), Eartha Kitt (Big Mama), John Goodman (Dinkey), Raven Symone (Vixey), Peter Cullen (Ger the Raccoon), Jim Cummings (Ceil the Raccoon, […]

Renegade Animation has completed principal animation on its latest feature, Christmas Is Here Again, writes Broadcast Newsroom. Formerly titled Who Stole Santa’s Sack?, the film features the voices of Kathy Bates, Ed Asner, Shirley Jones, Andy Griffith, Norm Macdonald, Brad Garrett, Colin Ford and Daniel Roebuck, with narration by Jay Leno. Newcomer Madison Davenport stars […]

Multichannel writes that on October 27th, at 7pm, Cartoon Network will air a “mockumentary,” Sunny Bridges: From Bankhead to Buckhead, dealing with the title star of its upcoming series, Class of 3000. One week later, the show itself, from Outkast member Andre “3000” Benjamin and Romeo! creator Tom Lynch, will debut at 8pm, preceded by […]

A trailer for Columbia/Sony Pictures Animation’s \\Surf’s Up\\ is now available online. Quicktime Low, Medium, High, HD, and iPod versions are available at the {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/surfsup/ Apple Movie Trailer site}}, while a PSP version is online (for Windows users only) at the {{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/surfsup/psp/popup.html Sony Pictures site}}. The trailer is done in a documentary style […]

DVD Active has learned that The Thief & the Cobbler will arrive on DVD this November 21st. As the article notes, fans of the film may remember it with another title, such as The Princess and the Cobbler, Arabian Knight, The Amazing Nasruddin, The Majestic Fool or The Thief Who Never Gave Up. At this […]

Sony’s \\{{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/openseason/ Open Season}}\\ opens today at 3,833 theatres according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=39&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film has fared poorly with the critics, garnering only a 38% rating at {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/open_season/ Rotten Tomatoes}} where the critical consensus seems to be that “\\Open Season\\ is a cliched palette of tired jokes and CG animal […]

{{Link http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000344#000000 Animation Nation}} is {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011742 discussing}} an upcoming event sponsored by {{link http://www.animationguild.org/ The Animation Guild}} and {{Link http://www.seejane.org/ See Jane}} concerning the paucity of women in the field. “Animation Guild statistics show that only 16% of people working in creative or rendering jobs in animation are women”. The panel discussion, called “Where […]

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060927g.php Dark Horizons}} reports that Dimension Films has acquired the movie rights to the comic \\O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce\\. Actress Rosario Dawson, the co-creator and co-writer of the comic with David Atchison and Tony Shasteen, is slated to produce and star as a “New York City police detective who, after stumbling upon a gruesome […]