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 […]

Ultimate Disney is now displaying the artwork for the upcoming Lion King Movie Collection boxed set. The collection will include all six discs from the recent Special Edition releases of Disney’s animated classic The Lion King, The Lion King 1½, and The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride, and will be available on December 7.

Animation legend Floyd Norman has contributed a new article to Jim Hill Media detailing his thoughts and concerns on the recent dumping by Disney of Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers into direct-to-video status rather than first giving it the proper theatrical release it deserved.

If you need another little Incredibles fix before the movie comes out on November 5 Hasbro has released a new line of Incredibles toys. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

For those who enjoy watching movies the real way (in a theater) Disney will have screenings of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas from October 28-31 at its own El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

The Laurel Springs School website mentions that Jeremy Suarez will once again be providing the voice of Koda the young bear for an upcoming Brother Bear II as well as a Brother Bear television series. Hopefully this means there will also be more Rutt and Tuke. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

The Orange County Register Online has an extensive new article dealing with Michael Eisner’s recent announcement that he will step down as Disney CEO in two years. (Free subscription required to read article online.) Related articles in today’s Register: Embattled Disney CEO will leave in 2006 Time will tell Eisner’s legacy Top candidates in line […]

Animation World Network reports that some of the shorts that will be appearing on the upcoming Walt Disney Treasures Wave 4 DVD sets will be shown on Tuesday, September 7, at the ArcLight Cinema as part of the LA Short Film Festival. Complete Information

Animation World Network has a new article giving the most in-depth look so far behind the scenes of Disney’s new animated short One by One.

Five previously unreleased stills from A Dairy Tale: The Three Little Pigs, the new animated short included on Disney’s upcoming Home On The Range DVD, can be found here:

Ultimate Disney has updated its previous report of the press release for Walt Disney Treasures Wave 4 with the complete specifications and film historian Leonard Maltin’s liner notes for each title: The Mickey Mouse Club (Week One), Mickey Mouse in Black And White (Volume Two), and The Complete Pluto (Volume One).

Luke from Ultimate Disney has posted some Disney DVD updates including the press release for the Bambi DVD, cover art for Mulan II, and some miscellaneous news items. The Bambi DVD seems to be shaping up pretty good; according to Disney, “Today’s technology meets Walt Disney’s vision, as the Bambi Special Edition has undergone one […]

DVDExclusive has a new article (Adobe Acrobat document) about Disney’s low cost/high profit direct-to-video (DTV) phenomenon. The article contains plenty of information about voice talent, cost-to-profit ratio, top 10 DTV titles chart, upcoming DTV plans, etc.

ASIFA-Hollywood has now updated the Annie Awards page to include information on the upcoming 2004 awards ceremony to be held January 30, 2005, including entry forms, advertising and sponsorship information, and details on how to volunteer to help.

Ain’t It Cool News has a new review of Pixar’s short Boundin’, which will be shown in front of The Incredibles this November. The short is about a narcissistic lamb who is in love with his beautiful white coat of fur but then loses it suddenly and unexpectedly. The lamb then learns how to deal […]

The invitation and three photographs from Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s DVD presentation held on August 18 in Hollywood, CA, can be found here:

Animation World Network reports that Ludlow Music is withdrawing its lawsuit against JibJab Media. The suit demanded that JibJab discontinue the use of the tune for the famous American song This Land is Your Land in its notorious web toon This Land, but it was discovered that the tune is now in the public domain.

The Big Cartoon DataBase reports that Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis, who played the parts of Gandalf and Gollum, respectively, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy will be providing the voices for a frog and rat in an upcoming Aardman Animation/DreamWorks animated feature titled Flushed Away about animals living in the sewers of […]

Animation World Network has a new review of five different animated shorts, including one about a pig who has lost its snout, a Christmastime dinosaur tale, and an oil paint in motion animation.

Star Wars mega-fan site The Force.net has posted the press release for the upcoming animated Ewoks and Droids DVDs.

Joe Carioca at the Ultimate Disney forums has pointed out that DVD Planet has a 3-disc version of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl available for pre-order and set for release November 2. This pending release has been confirmed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment as a special limited edition but […]