As the run-up to Christmas continues, Cartoon Network has mined its vast animation library to present a large number of classic and modern Christmas specials that appeal to viewers of all ages. Included among the offerings are several programs new to Cartoon Network this year: Gotta Catch Santa Claus, The Marvelous Mis-adventures of Flapjack: Low […]

The original theatrical editions of Peter Jackson’s epic Lord Of The Rings trilogy will make their anticipated debut on Blu-ray next April 6, from Warner Home Video. The $99.98 nine-disc set will feature more than seven hours of supplements drawn from previous DVD versions of the three films, including featurettes from the LordOfTheRings.net website, plus […]

Fred M. Grandinetti, author of Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History and Jack Mercer: The Voice of Popeye and 17-year host of the New England cable TV show Drawing With Fred, an award-winning throwback to the old ‘Uncle’ hosted shows of the 50s and 60s featuring many classic cartoons, has announced the cartoon caricatured style Cuyle […]

Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic for release on DVD and Blu-ray on February 9th. A press release for the film, created by Film Roman and Electronic Arts, can be read here:

A proven success primarily for the Disney Studio and being picked up as a packaging format of choice by other distributors, Warner Home Video is the latest studio to announce all their future theatrical titles will come to home video in Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs, which include both disc formats. Other companies have essentially restricted this […]

If you can’t get to The Princess And The Frog right away and are itching to discover Randy Newman’s songs and score for the movie, the entire soundtrack is available to listen to as a stream from Walt Disney Records in WMA format. The Studio has also announced details on the promotion for the film’s […]

Not Earth-shattering headline news, but Disney Home Video has announced their live-action 101 and 102 Dalmatians, plus Special Editions for the animated 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure and Jungle Book 2 will end their current print runs on January 30, 2010.

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced The Penguins Of Madagascar – Operation: DVD Premiere! will arrive on a fully-featured DVD from DreamWorks Animation on February 9th, 2010. Promising “brand new missions and more of the uproarious Madagascar story”, the press release for the Penguins’ first movie-length premiere can be read here:

As announced by Animation Express, the Irish animation company DQ Entertainment has entered into a deal with Australian Broadcasting Corporation for the broadcasting of 52 episodes of its CGI animated series The Jungle Book and one 60 minute made for television movie. More can be seen at DQE’s website.

The stop-motion feature A Town Called Panic a “hilarious and frequently surreal” stop-motion extravaganza based on the Belgian animated cult TV series, is due to open at the Film Forum in New York City on December 16 for two weeks only before opening around the country.

“James Cameron brings science-fiction movies into the 21st century with the jaw-dropping wonder that is Avatar”, so says The Hollywood Reporter in their full review of the upcoming blockbuster.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed that Hayao Miyazaki’s 2009 release Ponyo, an adaptation of The Little Mermaid, will debut on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on March 2, 2010, making the film the first of the Japanese Studio Ghibli titles to debut in hi-def in the US. The DVD ($29.99) and BD ($39.99) will […]

The Hollywood Reporter takes an interesting look at the differences between stop-motion features and CGI, comparing Coraline, Mary And Max and Fantastic Mr Fox to the likes of Up, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and 9 in this year’s Academy Awards race. THR also looks at all 20 animated features up for consideration this […]

The Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, California, will exhibit an unparalleled line-up of artists for their unique presentation of The Multi-Plane Show, from this Saturday, December 12, 2009. Full viewing details and more can be read here:

London’s Andersen M Studio has just completed work on a stop-motion animation spot for the New Zealand Book Council, the company’s Creative Director Martin Andersen has announced. More information and the spot can be seen here:

One of Walt Disney’s biggest contract stars of his Studio’s early forays into live-action filmmaking, Richard Todd, has died peacefully at his home in Lincolnshire, England, age 90, after losing a fight with cancer. With Disney’s wartime profits tied up in Britain, Walt decided to make a series of films in the UK, with Todd […]

Following the release of Tron: Legacy one year from now, the producer and director team of Sean Bailey and Joseph Kosinski will remain at Disney to steer it toward a remake of the Studio’s 1979 space drama The Black Hole. At the time the company’s first PG-rated movie and its most expensive film to date, […]

As reviews start to pour in, The Hollywood Reporter describes The Princess And The Frog as “Disney brilliantly rediscovering hand-drawn animation and the value of story. The best Disney animated film in years, it dates back to the days when Walt Disney was a person, not a brand”.

Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths, the seventh entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies, has been announced for release on Blu-ray and DVD bu Warner Home Video on February 23, 2010. A press release featuring full specs, first look at the movie and a teaser trailer can be seen […]