Wired Magazine briefly breaks down some of the computer generated magic to be found in past and upcoming features such as Sin City, Jarhead, King Kong, Munich, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, V for Vendetta, and X-Men: The Last Stand.

TV Shows on DVD has collected yet another assortment of animated DVD news. First up, the site has the lowdown on the Curious George DVD exclusive Wal-Mart currently offers, as some people have been curious concerning what the disc holds. It turns out that the DVD presents three episodes of the new Curious George television […]

The Magic Roundabout, known as Doogal to North America, opens in 2,318 theaters today, courtesy of The Weinstein Company. Despite not being screened for critics, the film’s page at Rotten Tomatoes has still gathered a small collection of reviews, currently presenting a Tomatometer score of 67%. How will Doogal do at the box office? Box […]

Found at Wikipedia is another tidbit for the Disney rumor mill, with this news centering on the casting for Chris Sanders’ American Dog. According to the website, the voices of John Cusack, Russell Crowe, Bernie Mac, Kirsten Dunst, Kathy Najimy, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Hugh Grant, Woody Harrelson, Philip Baker Hall and Sarah Jessica […]

In the Business Week article “Disney Builds a Better Mousetrap,” Ronald Grover speculates on Disney CEO Robert Iger’s ideas for leading the Mouse House with a digital strategy. What is Grover’s verdict? “Sure, it may occasionally stumble, but Disney’s willingness to venture into the new world of digital will likely pay off in the long […]

Jim Hill Media indicates that the animated portions of Disney’s upcoming princess-out-of-fairy-tale picture Enchanted will be traditionally animated, with the work being completed by James Baxter Animation. As for traditional animation’s return to Walt Disney Feature Animation, Jim Hill writes, “The way I hear it, if traditional animation does come back at Walt Disney Studios, […]

The sequel to Disney’s premiere computer animated feature, Chicken Little, has been cancelled, reveals a post at Animation Nation. In the meantime, the official site for Chicken Little’s DVD debut has opened, as pointed out by Justin Williams in the Animated-News Forum.

Yahoo! Asia News reports that on Wednesday, the Fukuoka City Public Library announced it has restored the first animated film created in Japan following World War II. Publicly debuting in 1948, the 48-minute Princess of Baghdad had been missing for numerous years. To celebrate the movie’s restoration, the Fukuoka City Public Library will show Princess […]

With Sci-Fi Wire, Zooey Deschanel reflects on her experience as a voice actress for Sony Pictures Animation’s 2007 project Surf’s Up. “It’s awesome, because they bring us in [together]. I think it’s the first animated movie where they bring all the actors in all together. Usually, you record your parts separately,” says Deschanel, who plays […]

Preparing for next week’s release of the Lady and the Tramp Platinum Edition DVD, Ultimate Disney continues its series of screenshots from the 2-disc set, offering seven more pics from the package.

At the fourth annual Visual Effects Society awards ceremony, John Lasster was honored with the Georges Melies Award, a lifetime achievement award. The accolade was presented to Lasseter due to his “pioneering, significant, and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry.” At Jim Hill Media, Chuck Oberleitner offers pictures and […]

One more French poster for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown – this one focusing its spotlight on the curious critter Scrat – has popped up at the Internet Movie Poster Awards.

At News from Me, Mark Evanier has written a biography for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who was recently acquired by The Walt Disney Company. The piece follows Oswald’s roots and current standing, while also lending a look at past posters and comics promoting the funny bunny.

DVDtoons unveils the cover artwork for Fairly Oddparents: Fairy Idol, flying to DVD on May 23rd. Meanwhile, TV Shows on DVD offers insight regarding the 6-disc DVD set of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Season 2, Volume 1, which contains the first 33 episodes of the series’ second season. He-Man will invade […]

Coming Soon gives its two cents on the Ultimate Avengers DVD, hitting stores tomorrow. “While I think kids and adults will enjoy The Ultimates, comic fans are going to enjoy it on a whole different level from everyone else. Unfortunately, they’ll also be the ones who are familiar with The Ultimates and know what the […]

The Los Angeles Times, via Toon Zone, indicates that Mary Sklar is resigning from his post as principal creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering. At the age of 72, Sklar had the pleasure of working closely with Walt Disney himself. He had planned to retire following “two milestones”: Disneyland’s 50th anniversary and the 50th anniversary […]

The latest Cars television spot, themed for Daytona, is available to view at Inside Line. Formats for the video include Real Player and Windows Media.

At the age of 80, comedian Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez died on February 6, at his Culver City, California home. His death came as the result of natural causes, according to his grandson, actor Clifton Collins Jr. Gonzalez Gonzalez exercised his voice acting when taking the roles Speedy Gonzales in the short Mucho Locos (1966), Speedy […]

CGCHAR presents some new info and pictures regarding Planet One, written by Joe Stillman. Produced by Ilion Studios for near $50 million, the movie is a co-production between Worldwide Biggies, Inc and Ilion. Planet One’s synopsis is: “On Planet One, the locals have two antenna, eight fingers and tons of fear about alien invaders. They […]

Ultimate Disney offers a sneak peek at the cover artwork for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD, swimming into stores on October 3rd.

At Coming Soon, a press release from Buena Vista Home Entertainment announces that Disney’s latest direct-to-video project, Bambi II, has proven popular with audiences. Since its debut last week, the film has sold over 2.6 million units on DVD in North America. “The success of Bambi II is very exciting,” responded Sharon Morrill, President of […]

Found at Wikipedia is the rumored cast for Pixar’s 2007 entry, Ratatouille. “Featuring the voice talents of: Brad Garrett as Chef, Kate Beckinsale as Esemhones, Jimmy Fallon as Frloen, Jeffrey Tambor as Banas, Harrison Ford as The Evil Andws, John Ratzenberger as Eskoimes, Martin Short as Nemral, Patrick Warburton as Wean and Bill Fagerbakke as […]

Toon Zone points to Ask Greg, where Gargoyles creator and supervising producer Greg Weisman writes that due to lackluster sales for Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One, its follow-up Season Two, Volume Two may never see the light of day.

Celebrating Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, the Tribeca Cinemas Gallery and Warner Home Video present a Stop-Motion Animation and Artwork Exhibit. Offering free admission, the event lasts until Monday, February 20, and is open daily from 12:00pm – 8:00pm. For more information, one may visit Coming Soon or Tribeca Cinemas Gallery official website.

DVD Active has the front DVD artwork for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, arriving in R1 form on April 25th. In other DVD news, DVDtoons has the cover artwork for Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1, Vol. 3, coming May 30th, and The Chipmunk Adventure, coming May23rd.

The latest press photo for DreamWorks Animation’s Over the Hedge is up at Latino Review.

TV Shows on DVD specifies the 12 episodes to be featured on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 4 DVD. This news comes courtesy of the release’s packaging, also found at the site.

Arriving from the writers of Hoodwinked, Tony Leech and Cory Edwards, is a new computer animated comedy that’s far from down-to-earth. The rights for Escape from Planet Earth have been acquired by The Weinstein Company, indicates The Big Cartoon Database. “Escape from Planet Earth, an original idea by Leech, is a comedy about a prison […]

Through The Internet Movie Database, The New York Post reports that Michael Eisner may have “lobbied” certain members of the Walt Disney Co. board in an attempt to halt the company’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar. The article lists Eisner’s reason for such an action as being held to his belief that the deal was […]

Kettering Today takes a look at Ricky O’Donnell, creative director for RJDM Animations. For the four-and-a-half years it has been in business, the studio has primarily focused on commercials. However, RJDM Animations is considering entering the feature film business, while also currently being involved in an upcoming BBC documentary on Rolf Harris and an animated […]