Check out DVD Toons for information on Balto III: Wings of Change, which is due for release on February 1, 2005. More Info

The Paramount Pictures Home Video site has announced that I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown will be released on October 26. The running time is listed as 75 minutes, which makes it nearly twice as long as its broadcast version. Bonus features include Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales and The Making of A Charlie […]

A Yahoo! press release reports that Disney’s Chicken Little character will be part of next month’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the form of a huge balloon even though the movie itself will not be released until May of next year. The article seems to also give the most thorough rundown of the movie yet. […]

The Internet Movie Database reports that an animated feature based on the life of Islam’s founder and originally set for release three years ago but held back due to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, will now be seeing release on November 14. Muhammad: The Last Prophet is directed by Richard Rich, director of Disney’s […]

Karen Raugust at Animation World Network examines the current rise of high-quality, faith-based animation in today’s market, which has been spurred on by Mel Gibson’s blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. Christian television programming for children is no longer restricted to Davey and Goliath and Veggie Tales (both of which are still going strong), but […]

Images of some of the promotional merchandise sent to members of the press to herald the arrival of the Mulan 2-Disc Special Edition DVD on October 26 have been posted here. The merchandise includes a Chinese umbrella, a box of fortune cookies with Mulan-relevant fortunes inside, two Chinese lanterns, a kite, and a framed picture […]

Bert Klein, director of the animated sequences for the upcoming Fat Albert movie has written in to discuss the role animation plays in the mostly live-action movie and the care that went into creating those sequences: “Regarding the Fat Albert animation sequences it has 11 minutes of full 2D animation animated in house at Warner […]

USA Today reports the sad passing away yesterday of Christopher Reeve, who portrayed the Man of Steel in four movies from 1978 to 1987. In the casting coup of the century Reeve was chosen among 200 potential actors for the part of the mythical and heroic Superman and seemed to personify in his acting of […]

Fayette County, Georgia’s The Citizen Online reports that a 35-yr. old man recently pled guilty to the theft of three copies of The Lion King DVDs and was sentenced to ten years in prison for his crime. This was the third shoplifting charge for Donta Dewitt Harris. It is anticipated that the three-time thief will […]

MovieFone has just posted the first trailer for the upcoming Fat Albert movie due out Christmas Day. The movie is mostly live action, but does have some animated sequences directed by Bert Klein (Boy’s Night Out) and animated by Eric Goldberg, James Lopez, Tony DeRosa, and Bill Waldman. Whereas each episode of the TV series […]

Buena Vista Home Entertainment has just released the details of the 3rd disc included in the upcoming Special Edition 3-Disc DVD Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl Gift Set, which will be available on November 2. Follow the “More” link for details.

Getting back on track with the Aladdin DVD screen grabs we now present for you eight images from the Story Development section of the Still Frames Gallery:

Roy Disney has posted an opinion piece at his Save Disney site responding to recent remarks by Disney CEO heir apparent Bob Iger regarding the Disney/Pixar relationship and chilling comments about the likelihood of creativity thriving in large companies, comments that ignore the fact that creative passion can thrive within a large company when small […]

Follow the ‘More’ link for nine photos of last night’s Hollywood premiere for this coming Tuesday’s DVD release of Disney’s Aladdin. The evening began with a red carpet event outside the theater then moved inside where Clay Aiken performed Proud of Your Boy and the audience was treated to the first ever digital theatrical presentation […]

We now present for you five storyboard images from the Why Me musical sequence which was deleted from Disney’s theatrical release of Aladdin but included as a bonus feature on the upcoming 2-disc Platinum Edition release. Much of the material in in this sequence was later used in the reprise of the Prince Ali musical […]

The Disney Database has posted 8 menu screen shots from Disney’s direct-to-video title Mulan II which is due for release in February 2005.

Five storyboard images from the scene “Aladdin in the Lap of Luxury” which was deleted from Disney’s theatrical release of Aladdin but included as a bonus feature on the upcoming 2-disc Platinum Edition release can be found here:

Following are six images from the “Inside the Genie’s Lamp” bonus feature on Disc 2 of the soon-to-be-released Platinum Edition of Disney’s Aladdin:

The Sunday Herald Online makes a passing mention of an upcoming animated musical entitled Happy Feet which will feature voice work by Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy (voice of Hank’s niece Luanne in King Of The Hill), and Hugh Jackman. It is also to be set to a soundtrack of Beatles music. Thanks to […]

Six storyboard images from the “Humiliate the Boy” musical sequence which was deleted from Disney’s theatrical release of Aladdin but included as a bonus feature on the upcoming 2-disc Platinum Edition release can be found here:

If you’ve been considering joining ASIFA-Hollywood but have yet to take the plunge (pun intended?) then look no further, because ASIFA-Hollywood members will soon be treated to a free screening of DreamWork’s Shark Tale.

Luke at Ultimate Disney has posted his extensive, in-depth review of the upcoming Aladdin DVD. He summarizes his review by saying, “The film is one of Disney’s finest, its audio/video presentation is flawless, and the bountiful collection of DVD extras offer something for everyone, from genuinely insightful making-of materials to some fun-spirited activities for young […]

To make up for having no entry yesterday we have two entries today in our series of screen grabs from Disney’s upcoming 2-Disc Platinum Edition of Aladdin. This entry is comprised of five images from the Flash-animated Genie’s World Tour bonus feature on Disc 2. Those who consider the Genie making guest appearances in other […]

Getting back on track with the Aladdin DVD screen grabs we now present for you five images from the Character Development section of the Still Frames Gallery:

Four storyboard images from the “You Can Count On Me” musical sequence which was deleted from Disney’s theatrical release of Aladdin but included as a bonus feature on the upcoming 2-disc Platinum Edition release can be found here:

Following are eight images from the Visual Development section of the Still Frames Gallery on Disc 2 of Disney’s upcoming Aladdin Platinum Edition 2-Disc set.

Screen shots from Aladdin’s Virtual Magic Carpet Adventure can be found here. Those who consider guest appearances by characters from other Disney movies to be spoiler material may wish to tread carefully.

Next up in our series of Aladdin DVD preview screen shots are six screen grabs from the deleted scene showing how it was originally planned for Aladdin and Jasmine to meet.

For a limited time (48 hours), the music video of “Proud of Your Boy” starring American Idol’s Clay Aiken can be seen at AOL Music: First View. Thanks to ‘Disney Villain’ in the Ultimate Disney forums for the heads up. Alternate Link

From now until Aladdin is released on October 5, we will be displaying screen shots from many of the bonus features on the DVD. First up, five storyboard images from the “Proud of Your Boy” musical sequence which was deleted from Disney’s theatrical release of Aladdin but included as a bonus feature on the upcoming […]