{{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/home_video/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002274534 The Hollywood Reporter}} announces that Disney’s Chicken Little “easily crossed the road to the top spot on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending March 26. According to VideoScan data, Chicken Little, the animated take on the classic sky-is-falling tale that grossed more than $135 million in theaters, outsold second-ranked Dreamer: […]

The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=60988 Big Cartoon DataBase reports}} the very sad passing of a true Hollywood legend, director Richard Fleischer, son of animation producer Max and the captain of Walt Disney’s foray into large scale filmmaking and first American shot live-action feature film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, for which he famously asked his father’s permission […]

DVD Toons adds to the growing amount of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/479 Chicken Little reviews}} with their usual in-depth approach, saying that the sparse disc, released this Tuesday, reminds of the initial “Lilo And Stitch, which got a little more than this first time out and is itself due for a two-disc reissue. Should you hold off […]

Though there’s still not much there other than the movie’s spooky (take that how you want!) trailer, the Monster House website has recently been {{link http://www.monsterhouse-movie.com/ updated}} with info on the story and some downloads. Monster House opens this July.

{{link http://www.thesuperficial.com/archives/2006/03/22/paris_and_nicky_hilton_cartoon.html The Superficial.com}} has the first images of Hilton sisters Paris and Nicky in their animated incarnations, who they hope can be used in a TV show about their lives in the style of The Simpsons [WARNING for adult language in the comments section under the images].

Kinoo in the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14029#14029 Animated News Forum}} has posted a newly-found Cars poster from {{link http://www.latinoreview.com/filmpreview.php?id=4 Latino Review}}; the first to be released, one each week, in the 12 week run up to the film’s theatrical release. And, just as Mac {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13941#13941 wished for in our Forums}}, you’ll find a huge, high-res version […]

A story we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001846.html first reported}} on in 2004 has reached a resolution at last. The descendants of Zulu musician Solomom Linda had filed a lawsuit against Disney in South Africa claiming they were owed royalties for the popular song The Lion Sleeps Tonight that the company used in their Lion King feature and […]

{{link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11924590/ MSNBC reports}} that Fox has greenlit two more seasons of The Simpsons, putting the show on the air through 2008 and bringing the number of series up to 19 and making it the longest-running entertainment primetime series on the air. Fox’s other popular animated comedy, King Of The Hill, will also return in […]

Often called the “Walt Disney of Norway” (though his puppet and stop-motion techniques are probably more akin to Ray Harryhausen’s fairy-tales or the Rankin/Bass specials of the 1950s and 60s), Ivo Caprino’s work is celebrated in a lavish new multi-disc DVD box set. The films – including Caprino’s international success Pinchcliffe Grand Prix – have […]

Just a week after its release, DVD Toons takes its customary {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/477 in-depth review}} format to Walt Disney’s Lady And The Tramp, with analysis on the film itself, extensive coverage of the disc’s bonus features and a commentary on the lack of the Academy ratio edition of the movie in the set, with accompanying […]

As has been the case all too often recently, we have to report the passing of another light in animation’s rich legacy, with a report in today’s {{link http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,1724498,00.html The Guardian}} newspaper, which has announced the death of Carmen Miranda’s sister Aurora. Ms Miranda did not achieved the global success that her older sister did, […]

The Walt Disney Company and Britain’s BritishSkyBroadcasting have announced a new partnership that will see the introduction of two new channels for UK viewers. In addition to the Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, Toon Disney, ABC and Jetix channels already on air, the new deal adds one new Disney channel, Disney Cinemagic (which will featuring its […]

Buena Vista has released details and artwork for the upcoming Dinosaurs: The First And Second Seasons DVD box set from Disney and Jim Henson Productions. For a look at the announcement in the current issue of Video Business magazine, plus a glimpse of the box art, follow this pre-hysteric link:

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented their awards to the international film industry this Sunday evening. The BBC has the full {{link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4730718.stm list of winners}} online. Taking home prizes for animation were Nick Park and company for the Best British Film, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, while Fallen […]

{{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6296434.html Video Business}} indicates today that Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings and King Kong films will be among the first titles offered on high-definition DVD disc, alongside Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire and the Mission: Impossible trilogy, the third of which is out in theaters this summer. Other titles that feature […]

In a deal signed last Friday, DreamWorks, the independent studio founded by director Steven Spielberg, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and music boss David Geffen, was sold to Paramount Pictures for $1.6 billion. After months of negotiations with Universal (Spielberg’s long-time base and current DreamWorks distributor), a deal could not be completed with Universal’s owners, NBC/GE. Conversely, […]

With a $65.5 million opening, Disney executives are more than pleased with the box office performance of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe and have greenlit production of the next book in CS Lewis’ series, Prince Caspian. The {{link http://www.narniaweb.com/news.asp?id=705&dl=7532925 NarniaWeb site}} says they have received word from an anonymous […]

It seems Disney is tapping into its vast library of properties to look for more potential Narnia hits with the news that writer Pamela Pettler has been hired to update one of the Mouse House’s most popular films. Pettler, who took on duties for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and wrote the script in a month, […]

The new print edition of industry crew magazine Below The Line features their customary run down of all the films now shooting, and some of the titles will be of interest to animation fans. While filming on the second Pirates Of The Caribbean adventure is well known to be finished, the crew, under director Gore […]

Disney’s print campaign for their next collaboration with Pixar, Cars, has started up with a fun new teaser poster that looks like it may update itself and reveal more as the summer release date gets closer. Take a peek here:

The print edition of Video Business magazine out today carries a brief but detailed review of the upcoming Walt Disney Treasures release of The Chronological Donald: Volume Two, the second collection of shorts featuring Walt’s iconic Duck star. We have a copy of the review, which includes details on the bonus features featuring Leonard Maltin […]

After a while out in the cold (sorry!), with little news on how the film was progressing, George (Mad Max, Babe) Miller’s first fully animated feature Happy Feet looks to be coming along nicely. Three {{link http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs47&d=05380&f=Image0493.jpg first-look images}} from {{link http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs47&d=05380&f=Image0643.jpg behind-the-scenes}} have {{link http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs47&d=05380&f=Image067.jpg surfaced online}}, and though they may be rather fuzzy, […]

With Vanguard’s Valiant being distributed without much fanfare through Walt Disney Pictures, audiences may seem split on what to expect from the new studio’s debut movie and whether it’s worth the bucks to go and see it. Commenting on the UK release of the film from a few months ago, here’s what Animated News’ Ben […]

As expected, Warner Home Video will release the immortal 1933 adventure King Kong, featuring iconic stop-motion effects by Willis O’Brien, to coincide with the release of the new version coming to theaters in Novmber. {{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=11095&catID=0 Video Business}} reports that the 2-disc set (featuring archival interview commentary, deleted footage and documentaries) will also come housed […]

Popcorn Taxi is proud to present a special evening with animation giant Pixar at Cinema Paris, where the Sydney premiere screening of One Man Band will be held, with director Andrew Jimenez and producer Osnat Shurer in attendance. The event happens Monday, August 8th 2005 at 7:30pm. For more details, check out {{link http://www.popcorntaxi.com.au/Events.asp?Event_ID=400 this […]

The {{link http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html Editor’s Guild website}} talks to editor Jonathan Lucas about the grounbreaking work he has completed on Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated fantasy The Corpse Bride.

Following the announcement a few days ago of a Barnyard teaser trailer being online, the official site for Barnyard has been updated with a new trailer. The latest video features a much better look at the animation, plot, and characters in the computer animated release from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.

Steve Buscemi and John Cleese have joined the cast of Exodus Film Group’s CG-animated short film Igor: Unholy Frijoles, announced Exodus’ president, John D. Eraklis. Buscemi will voice the part of Scamper, a super intelligent, yet sarcastic lab rabbit, while Cleese will lend his voice to the character of Dr. Glickenstein, Igor’s evil master. Buscemi […]

{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117926154&cs=1 Variety.com reports}} that Paramount Pictures are “getting the blues, acquiring film rights to vintage cartoon characters the Smurfs and set up development of a 3D CG feature with producer Jordan Kerner and Nickelodeon Movies. They’ve conceived the project as a trilogy and are aiming to release the first film in 2008 to coincide […]

{{link http://www.aintitcool.com/ Ain’t It Cool News}} has a huge amount of San Diego Comic-Con coverage, as expected. Chief among the highlights for animation and related fans are these pages: – News on production of {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20725 A Scanner Darkly}}, with a panel including (dead) auther Philip K Dick – First look at Davey Jones, the […]