Month: April 2010 – page 2

The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition

Disney’s “greatest little mystery in history” is given the short thrift, with a decent new transfer wasted on a pointless disc that just can’t really be recommended.

New Shrek Forever After clip

Yahoo!Movies has made available a new clip from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming flick Shrek Forever After featuring Puss in Boots. Directed by Mike Mitchell, the final chapter in the Shrek series, Shrek Forever After hits theaters on May 21, 2010.

Disney goes back to Canada with new Pixar shorts studio

After closing its previously owned DisneyToon studio in Toronto and cutting ties with The Wild producers CORE Animation, the Disney organization has returned again to Canada for the location of a new Pixar subsidiary. Launched yesterday, April 20, Pixar Canada will create short films based on their Toy Story and Cars characters for online and […]

Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s Collection V1: We Wanted Hits (DVD Bonus Clip)

Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s Collection Volume 1 is available to order now from Amazon.com [AMZ]B0037XPPAW[/AMZ]

Annies online!

Those unable to make the annual Annie Awards earlier this year will be animated by this welcome piece of news: the 37th awards ceremony, with featured highlights including host William Shatner, a special tribute to Roy Disney, and Winsor McCay recipients Jeffrey Katzenberg, Tim Burton and Bruce Timm, is now available to view online at […]

Animated genre types are Drawn Together for their movie debut

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!, the first animated film based on Comedy Central’s long-running adult “reality show” series, premiered to a packed house at the Anaheim ComicCon last Friday (April 17), ahead of its debut today on DVD (and as a BestBuy Blu-ray exclusive) from Comedy Central and Paramount Home Entertainment. A full press […]

The Paintings of Peregoy at Suspended Animation

The Suspended Animation Gallery, the online art collection produced by Disney animation artists to reflect their own personal inspirations in works created in their own choice of medium, has announced their latest artist addition: Walt Peregoy, best known for his work on 101 Dalmatians, but also notable for his contributions to Peter Pan, Lady and […]

Disney Legend Floyd Norman writes (and talks) about his Animated Life

Jeremie Noyer speaks exclusively to Disney Legend Floyd Norman about his amazing new book My Animated Life, which recounts many anecdotes from his career in Disney Animation.

Shrek 1, 2 and 3-D

Announcing plans to convert the DreamWorks Shrek series to 3D format for release on Blu-ray Disc, Jeffrey Katzenberg has discussed the future of three dimensional movie viewing at the NAB convention in Las Vegas.

How to Train Your Dragon reclaims top spot‎

Variety reports that DreamWorks animation’s animated flick How to Train Your Dragon catapulted back into first place at the U.S. box-office this weekend edging out Lionsgate’s superhero actioner Kick-Ass. With an estimated $20 million take this weekend, the 3D toon bounced back to the top spot after four weeks in release. The toon has grossed […]

Mighty Mouse movie back in development

According to the LA Times, a Mighty Mouse movie is once again in the works at Paramount, though the studio is still looking for a writer and director for the flick. A Mighty Mouse movie has been in development at the studio for several years, with many different writers attempting to craft a script for […]

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey

Those who liked the first Curious George movie should be more than curious about the little mischievous monkey’s second feature length outing, even if it’s just a bit of fluffy, non-groundbreaking fun.

New Shrek Forever After poster revealed

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive first look at the one sheet for Shrek Forever After. The poster shows Shrek and an army of ogres looking as though they are about to face off against Rumplestilskin and his army of witches. In addition, the site points out that The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the first three Shrek films […]

Jamie Foxx gets animated with Welcome to the Jungle‎

Variety reports that Jamie Foxx is making his animated film debut with Welcome to the Jungle for 20th Century Fox. Based on an original pitch by Foxx and scribe Malcolm Spellman, Foxx is all set to star in, produce and score the film.

New images from Shrek Forever After

Collider shares a bunch of new Shrek Forever After images which were released by DreamWorks Animation and Paramount as part of an early look at the film. Directed by Mike Mitchell and featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas, the fourth and final installment in the Shrek franchise will […]

Stick a Sailor on your wall!

Recently released are a new series of officially licensed giant Popeye prints from the wall graphics company LTL Prints. The premium graphics include everything from laptop size up to LTL’s trademark seven foot ‘larger than life’ wall prints. Other characters licensed from King Features Syndicate, including Betty Boop, Flash Gordon, Hagar The Horrible and more, […]

Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue: Sneak Peek

The worlds of Fairies and Humans converges for the first time in an all-new magical adventure, Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue, debuting on Blu-ray Combo Pack (includes Blu-ray and bonus DVD of the film and movie download). Before she was ever introduced to Wendy and the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell met Lizzy, a […]

Cartoon Network, Adult Swim charity auction

The Gamm Theatre, a nonprofit theater company in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is auctioning off two animation-related packages to raise funds for its artistic and educational work. Products based on programs from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are open for auction until April 14.

Burton profiled

Trevor Hogg, of the UK’s Flickering Myth website, has just posted his final chapter of a comprehensive four-part profile on animator/director Tim Burton. The first part, with links to the continuation of the series, begins right here.

Your chance to see Last Chance

Animator Sami Nikki’s recently completed short, Last Chance, is now viewable online. In addition the Project Last Chance blog documents some of the creative process that has gone into creating the short’s unique painterly animation.

First images from Sir Billi

Collider shares first images from the upcoming animated flick Sir Billi. Scheduled for completion in summer 2010, Scotland’s first full-length animated feature film Sir Billi features an all-star cast including Sean Connery in his first ever animated voice-over role.

The Great Mouse Detective Mystery In The Mist Edition: Basil’s Calculations (movie clip)

The game is afoot in The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery […]

The Great Mouse Detective Mystery In The Mist Edition: On The Trail (movie clip)

The game is afoot in The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery […]

The Great Mouse Detective Mystery In The Mist Edition: Basil’s Experiment (movie clip)

The game is afoot in The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery […]

The Great Mouse Detective Mystery In The Mist Edition: Basil Of Baker Street (movie clip)

The game is afoot in The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery […]

The Great Mouse Detective Mystery In The Mist Edition: Sleuth (DVD bonus clip)

The game is afoot in The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery […]

The Great Mouse Detective Mystery In The Mist Edition: Scotland Yard (DVD bonus clip)

The game is afoot in The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery […]

Tron3 and 4?

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Lost writers/exec producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, who worked on Disney’s highly anticipated Tron: Legacy, have been asked to begin writing a sequel to the studio’s reinvented franchise. Although Legacy is itself a continuation of the original 1982 Tron, the project has been given the confusing working title […]

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson’s fantastic film of Roald Dahl’s children’s crime caper will enchant most, and even if Fox’s disc isn’t exactly packed with extras, there are still some well-rounded supplements and exemplary technical aspects to be enjoyed.

The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “Mount Doom”

[flv:http://animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lotranimated_mountDoom_540x.flv 540 360] The Lord Of The Rings Remastered Deluxe Edition comes to DVD and Blu-ray April 6, 2010 from Warner Home Video. This original animated classic from acclaimed director Ralph Bakshi and Academy Award Winning producer Saul Zaentz has been remastered with pristine New Dolby 5.1 audio and picture quality and will be distributed […]