{{link http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/506/506235p1.html?fromint=1 IGN FilmForce}} has a short but sweet article on Hayao Miyazaki’s ninth anime feature Howl’s Moving Castle, which also has a link to a twenty second clip from the upcoming film.

I’m not sure what this says about Britain’s moviegoing public, but The Guardian newspaper today reports that “after two weeks, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed has taken in more than The Passion Of The Christ in five”, with Scooby still at number one in UK cinemas with a $15.6m pull and Mel’s epic stuck at number […]

The Hollywood Reporter, via the {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=filmNews&storyID=4846740 Reuters News Agency}}, reports that Valiant‘s cast of Ewan McGregor, Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie and John Hurt has been boosted by the addition of John Cleese (who obviously enjoyed his stint on DreamWorks’ Shrek 2) and Tim Curry (the “serial vocalist” who’ll lend his voice to […]

The DreamWorks SKG FanSite has posted an extensive look at the new {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/shrek2/games.php Shrek 2 game}}, with a trailer, screenshots and specs. The game comes out on all formats in May.

Ben Simon over at DVD Toons has {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/289 words of wisdom}} for those considering picking up Artisan’s recent edition of the 1982 Rankin/Bass feature The Last Unicorn: “I don’t think I’ve come across a film yet that has been treated with such little respect on disc. What [fans have] been given is one of […]

A little late in posting, but here they are: IESB have put up red carpet snaps of the guests arriving at the recent premiere for Disney’s latest animated feature. Among {{link http://inlandempirestrikesback.net/ipw-web/gallery/hotr the photos}} is a great shot of Cuba Gooding Jr and a poster of the character he voices, Buck the horse, plus Randy […]

Featuring some stunning CGI and character animation effects, this summer’s action-pic take on Asimov’s classic tale of humanoids-gone-bad finds Will Smith back in the sci-fi genre. Check out the new QuickTime teaser at {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/i_robot/ Apple Trailers}}.

‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2031#post2031 Animated News Forum}} offers up a translation of an article that first appeared at the official Toho site, naming the actors that will be providing the vocals for Miyazaki’s latest animated feature.

Endorsed by Yahoo Shopping, {{link http://www.dvdmegapacks.com/ DVD MegaPacks.com}} offers re-packaged disc collections of various public domain movies – some of which are quite rare and worth seeking out. Of special interest to animation fans may be {{link http://store.dvdmegapacks.com/cartoonpack.html this Cartoon Classics collection}}, which features 100 original animated shorts. Though the site describes the 12-DVD set […]

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} posts the first image from Popeye’s new special (right) and also offers its forums open for discussion. The picture, showing the spinach loving sailor man in his new 3D incarnation, comes from this month’s print issue of Time Magazine. They also outline the show {{link http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040419-610090,00.html online}}, which actually sounds a […]

When DreamWorks’ animated comedy Father Of The Pride comes to NBC this fall, studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg is hoping that the show will be an immediate hit – especially with a price tag of up to $2.5 million per episode, making it one of the most expensive half-hour TV series ever! The {{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/12/arts/television/12DREA.html New […]

Jim Hill Media returns to reporting on all things Disney today, with a story that’s doing the rounds saying that Disney is looking to launch a new {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/04122004.1.htm satellite studio}} specifically to produce sequels to Pixar’s hit films. Though Disney Studio chairman Dick Cook recently said that work was “nowhere near starting” on any […]

Out this Tuesday on DVD, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/288 Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection}} collects Sir Paul’s three animated films together for the first time. DVD Toons takes a look at the disc, saying that although “Miramax’s idea to collect [the] various animated projects together in one place is a great one, this new DVD […]

Over at DVD Toons, the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/65 Ink And Paint Club}} is a great place to brush up on cartoon history and discover a few rarities. This time around, Randall Cyrenne clocks in with an article on EC Segar’s amazingly popular and durable creation Popeye The Sailor, this year celebrating his 75th Anniversary. Starting with […]

{{link http://www.movie-list.com MovieList.com}}, a great archive of classic, new and coming soon trailers online, have posted a hi-res version of the teaser for Disney’s first CGI-without-Pixar film. The {{link http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=chickenlittle Chicken Little teaser}} debuted last month on the Brother Bear DVD and is now up at the site in full QuickTime quality. Despite rumblings that […]

Floyd Bishop, a Dad of two (a four year old and a one year old) who is fed up with the “junk that passes for educational or entertainment nowadays”, has decided to take it upon himself to create Paul And His Bananas, an educational short film geared toward young children who are just learning to […]

The complete specs for Paramount’s May 19 release of South Park: The Complete Fourth Season have been posted at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/552 DVD Toons}}. No Spirit Of Christmas (the first-ever outing for the South Park characters and a short that many hoped would finally turn up in this set), but the five to seven minute “mini-commentaries” […]

As anticipation for the new Spidey flick heats up, a new trailer for {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_2/trailer/ Spider-Man 2}} has just gone live at Sony Pictures’ site.

The {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/18437.htm New York Post}} is confirming that Steve Jobs has indeed put on hold discussions with other studios about forming a new partnership deal until the dust settles on the battle over Michael Eisner’s future as CEO of Disney. In their report filed today, the Post indicated that Jobs has told associates that […]

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310 Animated News Forum}} points out that “game developer Digital Extremes has released a movie of in-game footage from the game Dark Sector“, adding that “the game is at least one and a half years away”. Check out the {{link http://www.digitalextremes.com/ company’s site}} as well as this direct link to the […]

For those anticipating the CG feature Through The Moebius Strip, check out the {{link http://www.moebiusstrip.net/start.htm official website}}, which is now live and is packed with info on the project. Thanks to ‘MusicFan’ for the link.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment will launch the Walt Disney Treasures series in the UK with two releases, {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3723&n=1&burl= Silly Symphonies}} and a separate {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3724&n=1&burl= Mickey In Living Colour}} collection. Both will be two-disc sets featuring multiple animated shorts similar to the region one editions already released, though the Mickey set will apparently also […]

The Sylvain Chomet film picked up by Dimension Films that we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001255.html reported yesterday}} will not be his already in-the-planning Barbacoa, but “another new project”.

Don Hahn, producer of Disney’s theme-park ride adaptation The Hanted Mansion, talks to {{link http://actionadventure.about.com/cs/weeklystories/a/aa042004.htm About.com}} and what went into the planning for the April 20th DVD.

While the new live-action feature is still picking up bad word of mouth and distributors Universal continues to fail to drum up the hype even weeks to its unveiling, DVD Toons has the specs on a new box set from MGM that contains the original two {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/551 Thunderbirds: International Rescue}} films from producer Gerry […]

{{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/04_07.html DVD File}} today posts the specs, dates and prices for a crop of new DVD titles, including The Simpsons: Season 4. Of most interest is the announcement that December’s 40th Anniversary edition of Mary Poppins will include “a brand-new live action and animated sequence [this new musical number is exclusive to the DVD] […]

The {{link http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#tv4 Internet Movie Database}} today reports that last week’s episode of South Park: The Passion Of The Jew was a big hit for Comedy central, much like the film that inspired it, Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ has been in theaters. “4.4 million viewers – equally stupendous by cable TV standards […]

As DreamWorks continues to bow to pressure from groups claiming it is trying to sell offensive Italian-American stereotypes to children in the guise of animated “mob comedy” Shark Tale, the official site reveals another change: that of Robert DeNiro’s character’s name change. Dropping the “Don”, he’s now just known {{link http://www.sharktale.com/character2.html simply as Lino}}. Peter […]