Variety indicates that Tim Burton will direct two 3-D films for Disney: Alice in Wonderland and Frankenweenie. Penned by Linda Woolverton (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast), Alice will combine performance-capture imagery with live-action footage. As for Frankenweenie, the stop-motion feature will be based on Burton’s 1984 short film about a pet dog brought […]

Coming Soon presents a behind-the-scenes featurette of its time speaking with Enchanted stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden and Susan Sarandon, as well as director Kevin Lima and composer Alan Menken. Enchanted will open in theaters on Wednesday, November 21st.

A recent article on Rotten Tomatoes touches on Beowulf and Enchanted, two upcoming theatrical features that make use of both animation and live-action techniques, as well as other films that have explored this technical territory, including Ralph Bakshi’s animated movies of the 70’s. The story also mentions that while live-action/animation hybrids were once a novelty […]

Taking a look at the romantic storyline of Pixar’s newest film, John Lasseter discusses Wall•E with Rotten Tomatoes, touching on a few of the more unorthodox points of the movie. “It’s our first foray into science fiction,” Lasseter explains. “It’s a love story. It’s got a lot of heart but it’s really appealing.” Wall•E is […]

We’re back with more stills from the Ratatouille bonus disc only available from Target. In this second and final installment we present six screen grabs from the deleted “Heist/Fantasy” scene and two from the “Remy’s Incredible But Edible” feature, which collects all the Disney Channel bumpers shown around the time of the theatrical release of […]

First Showing talks with Colin Brady about his directing the computer animated AstroBoy for Imagi Animation Studios. The interview showcases a brand-new piece of concept artwork, given exclusively to the site.

Tony-winning Broadway star Idina Menzel speaks to SCI FI Wire about her role of Nancy in Enchanted, specifically regarding why she does not sing in the film. Interestingly, Alan Menken notes in the article that Nancy once had a song in Enchanted, before it was cut. According to Menken, the musical number will be included […]

Entertainment Weekly lists its picks for the 100 greatest television icons. Included in the list are Homer Simpson (#9), Kermit the frog (#21), Charlie Brown (#57) and Eric Cartman (#84).

Premiere displays a slideshow of what it deems “20 Benchmark Films in Computer Animation History.” Including Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf, opening nationwide next week, the list includes such other upcoming films as Speed Racer and Avatar.

While speculating on the format war between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, including Ratatouille director Brad Bird’s choice between the two options, O-meon provides an update on the current location of former Disney Animation Studios president David Stainton. It appears that Stainton, last thought to be working overseas at the Tokyo Disney property, is back […]

For those who don’t own Ratatouille keep in mind that mega-retailer Target is selling the DVD with a bonus disc of extra features not found elsewhere. Following are the bonus disc’s menu screen, four screen grabs from the “Character Profiles” feature (Brad Bird personally discusses each main character) and three from the “Progression Reel: Rapids” […]

A new French poster for the big screen adaption of Alvin And The Chipmunks has appeared on Internet Movie Poster Awards. Alvin is due out in theaters on December 14th.

After debuting at #2 in its first weekend, DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie rose to the first place position on the box office chart this past weekend. The Jerry Seinfeld film took approximately $26 million from 3,944 theaters, increasing its total gross to an estimated $72,214,000. Box Office Mojo, Box Office Guru and Deadline Hollywood Daily […]

A.V. Club presents the countdown “Lost In Translation: 20 Good Books Made Into Not-So-Good Movies.” Animation is represented in the list by Disney’s The Black Cauldron, with the article referring to it as “a muddled, uninspired mess, critically panned and a wash at the box office.”

Entertainment Weekly has published some memories from its readers regarding why they walked out on certain movies. Two of the movies mentioned involve animation: Pokemon: The First Movie and Waking Life.

Upcoming Pixar has the press release notifying collector’s that a one-of-a-kind, three-dimensional artwork by Darryl Bellach is now for sale to benefit the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home. Inspired Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille, the piece, titled “What’s Cooking,” is currently being auctioned at eBay. The auction will end on Monday, November 19.

The results for the Animation Guild’s 2007 election have been posted at the event’s blog. Among the names and titles listed are Kevin Koch (President), Steve Hulett (Business Representative) and Earl Kress (Vice-President).

Keeper’s Contemporary Warner Bros. Cartoon Files via TV Shows on DVD has the latest on the rumor that a Freakazoid! DVD set is planned for 2008. Apparently, the series’ first season will hit store shelves in mid-2008. the same day as Tiny Toon Adventures – Volume 1. Meanwhile, the word is out on a special […]

Variety indicates that Imagi Animation Studios has acquired the screenplay rights to Fluorescent Black. The project is described as a “futuristic actioner” set in Singapore and the Malaysian peninsula. Written by sci-fi writer and short-film director Matt Wilson, the script will first be adapted as a graphic novel, illustrated by Nathan Fox and with text […]

John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, recently mentioned some of studios’ upcoming projects to Rotten Tomatoes. Regarding the traditionally animated The Princess and the Frog, Lasseter commented, “It’s going to be great. We have an awful lot of animators at Pixar who have been trained in hand drawn. We […]

JoBlo features six clips from Disney’s Enchanted. Concurrently, MySpace presents two extended scenes from the motion picture, revealing the film’s musical numbers Happy Working Song and That’s How You Know. The MySpace page also reveals the music video for Ever Ever After, performed by Carrie Underwood.

In the list “Accent-uate the Negative,” MSN unveils some of its choices for “the 10 all-time worst movie accents.” Included in the list is Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Mary Poppins. Nonetheless, the article admits, “Granted, in the ’60s, the idea of a screen actor, let alone a renowned comedian like Van Dyke, actually working […]

Richard M. Sherman, half of the famous Sherman Brothers songwriting team, speaks with LAist about his latest project, the children’s album Sing Along with Me! During the interview, he also briefly regards his work for Disney’s Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book, before explaining how to get the tune to It’s a Small World out […]

TV Shows on DVD offers a brand-new batch of news regarding the DVD arrival of some animated favorites. Among its headlines, the site provides press releases for Futurama: Bender’s Big Score and South Park – Imaginationland. Package artwork for Family Guy – Blue Harvest and Sam & Max: Freelance Police is now on display. In […]

Twelve films have been submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Film category of the 80th Academy Awards: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, Bee Movie, Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Persepolis, Ratatouille, Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie, Surf’s Up, Tekkonkinkreet, and TMNT Three films (Alvin and the […]

Three brand-new posters for the upcoming motion-capture film Beowulf can be seen on Internet Movie Poster Awards here, here, and here. All three posters feature Angelina Jolie and Ray Winstone’s characters in different situations and poses.