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Jeremie speaks with The Art Of Bolt author Mark Cotta Vaz! |
Bolt: Mark Cotta Vaz on The Art of Bolt
Jeremie Noyer kicks off our Bolt coverage with an interview with The Art Of Bolt author Mark Cotta Vaz! |
Interview with John Ratzenberger
PixarPlanet has posted an exclusive interview with John Ratzenberger wherein he talks about Pixar, his humanitarian work, and more. From Toy Story to the forthcoming Up, Ratzenberger has appeared in every Pixar film and is often considered as Pixar’s lucky charm. |
Bolt debuts below expectations
Disney’s animated feature Bolt debuted below expectations in third place, trailing far behind Twilight, the teenage vampire flick which dominated the weekend box office taking in $70.6 million, reports RottenTomatoes. The PG-rated animated flick took in an estimated $27M from 3,651 theaters for a $7,395 average. The report also suggests that the debut of Bolt […] |
Bolt music video
Movie-List shares the music video I thought I lost you, featuring Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, from Disney’s animated feature Bolt. The music video is available to watch or download in various formats, including high definition. |
Dr Syn, Donald and Annette…it's the Walt Disney Treasures reviewed!
Dr Syn, Chronological Donald 4 and Annette – all three 2008 Walt Disney Treasures reviewed! |
Walt Disney Treasures: Dr Syn, Alias The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh
Walt Disney’s much-requested mini-series comes to the Treasures line in an excellent presentation alongside its feature film version, but the supplements remain extremely lacking. |
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Volume Four
The thirty-one shorts highlighted on this disc pick up where the last Chronological Donald left off. We start in 1951 and end in 1961, completing the final decade of Donald’s theatrical solo shorts. The previous collection of shorts already began to see Donald’s transition from the barnyard to the suburbs. In the fifties, this was finally sealed with Donald becoming a suburban everyman with a job and hobbies and living with everyday frustrations of home and family life. In some of these shorts Donald is even married and has a family. |
Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette
This Mickey Mouse Club serial starring Annette Funicello is wholesome Disney goodness that stands up extremely well fifty years since it aired. |
Igor DVD in January
DVDActive reports that MGM Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of Igor on 20th January. Extras on the DVD will include “deleted scenes”, “bloopers” and a “Be An Igor” featurette. The Blu-ray release will also include commentary by Director Tony Leondis, writer Chris McKenna and producer Max Howard, and an alternate opening scene. |
Trailer for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Apple has made available a new trailer for the upcoming animated sequel Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in various formats including HD. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, will be fully produced in 3-D and will see a July 4, 2009 release. |
First Astro Boy teaser online
A brand new teaser trailer for the big-screen adaption of Astro Boy has hit the net. The trailer, which can be seen on MovieFone, is available to view in high definition, as well as standard format. Astro Boy stars the voice talents of Freddie Highmore and hits theaters on October 23rd, 2009. |
New Coraline trailer
A new theatrical trailer for Henry Selick’s stop-motion animated Coraline can be viewed at Yahoo Movies. Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, Coraline opens in theaters on February 6th, 2009. |
Two exclusive Bolt articles
Two exclusive interviews concerning Bolt can both be read at ComingSoon. The first features John Lasseter’s thoughts on the new film, as well as the differences between Pixar and Disney’s creative process and output. The second of the two features a video interview with John Travolta, Miley Cyrus and Mark Walton, all of whom lent […] |
Posters for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Waltz with Bashir
IMPAWARDS shares new posters for the upcoming animated films Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Waltz with Bashir. |
Mary and Max to open Sundance Film Festival
The 25th Sundance Film Festival will open with Adam Elliot’s clay-animated feature Mary and Max on January 15, reports Variety. Featuring the voices of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette, the claymation feature tells the story of a young girl in Melbourne and an obese man in Gotham who are pen pals. Australian animator Adam […] |
Making of Wall-E
RottenTomatoes gives an inside look into the making of Pixar’s Wall-E, the best-reviewed wide release of the year with 96% fresh rating on their tomatometer. The article takes a look behind the scenes, shares some early concept art, and also learns the process of crafting Pixar’s animated space odyssey from director Andrew Stanton and others. |
Bringing WALL•E to life, and a peek at Pixar's Cars Toon!
Victor Navone talks animating WALL•E, plus our contest winner and another bunch of WALL•E facts…can you spot the Pixar props? |
WALL•E: Animator Victor Navone gives soul to a bot, and Cars a Toon-up!
Jeremy Noyer speaks with animator Victor Navone on bringing life to WALL•E and directing the new Cars Toon series! |
Beauty and the Beast to get 3-D makeover
Variety reports that Disney classic Beauty and the Beast is all set to get a 3-D makeover. According to the report, Disney is re-rendering Beauty and the Beast using its Disney Digital 3-D technology, and will release the film in 2010. The re-rendering process which is expected to take about nine months to complete will […] |
More WALL•E, plus Tink, Popeye, Clone Wars and happy birthday Mickey!
Deep breath: Tinker Bell, Clone Wars and Popeye Volume 3 reviewed, plus more WALL-E including our review and interview with BURN-E‘s director! |
M-I-C-K-E-Y…Happy Birthday, Mr Mouse!
As Walt Disney was fond of saying, “It all started with a Mouse”. Well that start came exactly 80 years ago today, in one small theater in New York, when Mickey Mouse burst onto the screen in Disney’s first cartoon with synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie. Although Mickey had debuted in May of 1928, his first […] |
WALL•E: Angus MacLane’s burning love for BURN•E!
Jeremie Noyer speaks with BURN•E‘s director Angus MacLane! |
Wonder Woman DVD in March
ComicsContinuum reports that Warner Home Video has announced the release of Warner Bros. Animation’s Wonder Woman movie on dvd and blu-ray on March 3. Wonder Woman will be available as a single-disc DVD, 2 Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray. Special Edition and Blu-Ray versions will feature collectible packaging as well as 185 minutes of […] |
Waltz with Bashir: David Polonsky's Visual Companion
RottenTomatoes gives an exclusive tour through a selection of the powerful images from Ari Folman’s acclaimed animated drama Waltz With Bashir. Art director and illustrator David Polonsky was responsible for over 80% of the drawings that became the bedrock for the Waltz‘s unique look. Waltz with Bashir is based on the haunting dreamscapes and harrowing […] |
Michael Giacchino to lead Oscar orchestra
Michael Giacchino, has been tapped to serve as the music director for the upcoming Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. “Michael is an extraordinarily talented and versatile musical artist,” said telecast producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon in a joint statement. “We couldn’t be happier that he […] |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Two-Disc Special Edition)
The Clone Wars were a series of battles that took place between separatist star systems and the Galactic Republic. The Separatists (under the name of Confederation of Independent Systems) use battle droids to wage war against the Republic who eventually fights back with an army of cloned soldiers led by Jedi generals. The beginning of the war can be found in the film Attack of the Clones while the grand finale of the war takes place in Revenge of the Sith. This would put this latest film as well as the new TV show between Episodes 2 and 3 of the Star Wars saga. |
Popeye The Sailor: Volume 3 1941-1943
The final black and white Popeye cartoons are in this set, which means the Fleischer era is now fully on disc. There’s lots more of Pappy here, plus Popeye gets some nephews, and joins the Navy to help out against the Axis powers. |
WALL-E contest ending soon; review online now
Disney/Pixar’s latest, instant classic WALL-E comes to DVD and Blu-ray on November 18, but we have a copy for one lucky winner to grab thanks to Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment! Simply add your details to this form and you’ll be entered into the giveaway draw! The closing date is release day, November 18 at […] |