Variety reports that Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo will be the closing night film of the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival on June 28. Ponyo which follows the story of an ordinary boy and his friendship with Ponyo, a goldfish who wishes to be human, features the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina […]

DVDTimes reports that Universal Studios Home Entertainment have announced the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Coraline on 21st July 2009. Available on single-disc DVD, two-disc Collector’s Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc, all include both the 2D and 3D version of the main feature and come packaged with 4 pairs of 3D glasses. Features on […]

IESB has shared a new clip called “Pursuit” from Disney/Pixar’s feature Up. The site has also posted a production featurette and also an interview with the director Pete Docter. Beware of the possible spoilers. Up opens in theatres on May 29.

Apple has shared an exclusive new clip called “Tepui Landing” from Disney-Pixar’s forthcoming feature Up in various formats including HD. Directed by Pete Docter, Up opens in theatres May 29.

In an interview to Wired, Seth MacFarlane has revealed that he is moving ahead with plans for a Family Guy movie. The announcement came at a special event this week to celebrate the 100th episode of American Dad. MacFarlane adds, “Fox wants it. We know what we want to do with it. It’s just a […]

Variety reports that the 3-D versions of Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2 will premiere at the 66th Venice Film Festival in September marking the festival’s lifetime award to John Lasseter and the Pixar directors. The Venice film festival will run September 2-12.

Apple has made available a new trailer for Disney’s upcoming feature The Princess and the Frog. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, film marks Disney’s return to hand-drawn animation. The Princess and the Frog opens in theaters on December 11, 2009.

Ultimate Disney reports that Disney has set August 4th as the street date for The Tigger Movie: 2-Disc 10th Anniversary Edition. The DVD will include 2 new-to-DVD episodes of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, extras from the original DVD like Kenny Loggins music video “Your Heart Will Lead You Home” and a “Round […]

Aint It Cool News has the one-sheet for Miyazaki’s upcoming feature Ponyo. The site also shares an exclusive still from the film. Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Nesson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White, Frankie Jonas and Noah Cyrus, Ponyo opens in theatres on August 14.

UGO Movie Blog shares a new featurette for Up which features director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera and focuses on Dug: The Talking Dog, voiced by Bob Peterson. A few new clips from the film have also been included in the featurette. Up hits theaters on May 29.

DVDActive reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of Waltz with Bashir on 23rd June. The disc will feature widescreen version of the film along with Hebrew and English 5.1 tracks. Extras will include a directors commentary, a Q & A with Director Ari Folman, and 2 featurettes: “Surreal Soldiers: […]

AWNtv has an exclusive interview with Peter Sohn, director of the latest Pixar short Partly Cloudy wherein he talks about the importance of Dumbo, his mother and animating clouds. The article includes illustrations and stills from the short along with an exclusive 30 second video preview. Be warned of the possible spoilers. Partly Cloudy will […]

Pixar’s forthcoming feature Up has received a PG rating by Motion Picture Association of America. The official Up website displays the PG rating for “Some Peril and Action.” Up is the second Pixar film after The Incredibles to receive the PG rating.

MySpace hosts an exclusive featurette on the unlikely heroes of Disney Pixar’s latest animated adventure Up. The video Inside Up: Unlikely Heroes features the director Pete Docter, co-director Bob Peterson, producer Jonas Rivera and executive producer John Lasseter, and also includes few clips from the upcoming Pixar film. Up opens in theaters May 29.

IO9 reports that Michael Chabon, author of books such as The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay and The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, has signed on to rewrite the script for Disney’s big-screen adaption of A Princess of Mars, the first of eleven books in the John Carter saga. According to Chabon, “I’ve been hired to […]

DVDActive reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of Mamoru Oshii’s The Sky Crawlers for the 26th May. The only extra material on the DVD release will be 2 featurettes: “Animation Research for The Sky Crawlers” and “The Sound Design and Animation of The Sky Crawlers“. The Blu-ray release will […]

EW reports that Walt Disney Pictures will release Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated film Ponyo in United States on August 14. Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Nesson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White, Frankie Jonas and Noah Cyrus, the English language version of the film is being produced by John […]

PixarPlanet shares details and official plot synopsis for Partly Cloudy, short Accompanying Pixar’s Up. Directed by Peter Sohn, Partly Cloudy will play in front of Up starting May 29.

A brand new full trailer for Disney-Pixar’s forthcoming feature Up has been premiered online and can be watched here. Additionally, Yahoo! Movies has made available the trailer in HD formats. Directed by Pete Docter, Up opens in theaters on May 29th.

MTV Movies Blog reports that director George Miller is planning to move forward with the return of the Mad Max franchise without Mel Gibson. Miller is resurrecting the idea as an R-rated, stereoscopic anime flick for theatrical release. According to Miller, the plot of the film would be partly lifted from the script of the […]

Variety reports that Studio Ghibli, the Japanese studio behind Hayao Miyazaki hits Spirited Away and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, is collaborating with automaker Toyota to open a new training studio. The studio will be situated in Toyota’s R&D center in Aichi Prefecture in western Japan.

DVDActive shares the details on the upcoming Lilo & Stitch: 2 Disc Big Wave Edition dvd, due out on 24th March. Extras on this release will include an audio commentary by directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, an interactive behind the scenes featurette, 2 music videos (“Your ‘Ohana” featuring The Hawaiian Chorus, “I Can’t Help […]

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced the release of Tom & Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection dvd on 23rd June. The 2-disc set will include 34 remastered shorts and 2 bonus documentaries titled, “Tom and Jerry…and Chuck” and “Chuck Jones: Memories of a Childhood.” List of the cartoons along with the official package artwork […]

Apple hosts a trailer for the upcoming film The Velveteen Rabbit. The feature, a combination of live-action drama and animated adventure, is directed by Michael Landon Jr and features the voices of artists such as Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt and Ellen Burstyn. The Velveteen Rabbit opens in theaters on February 20.

Published for the first time ever, Drawn to Life is a two volume collection of the legendary lectures from long-time Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. Edited by Don Hahn, all of Walt Stanchfield’s amazing handout notes and lectures have been assembled into a two volume collection titled, Drawn to Life – 20 Golden Years of Disney […]

Variety reports that Warner Bros. has acquired screen rights to The Lonely Dog, a limited-edition book of paintings done by Queenstown artist Ivan Clarke. Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster will produce the CG animated dog tale through Goldsman’s WB based Weed Road banner.

Osamu Tezuka’s big screen adaptation of Astro Boy is officially back on track after producer Imagi Entertainment announced it has completed a $25 million financing plan, reports Variety. The animated feature is slated for an October 23 release. According to Imagi’s U.S. president, Erin Corbett, the company has already called back 23 of its staffers […]

WALL-E was the big winner at the 2009 Golden Reel Awards held by the Motion Picture Sound Editors at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday night, reports THR. The animated feature took the award for best sound editing (sound effects, foley, dialogue and ADR animation) in a feature film. MPSE Career Achievement […]

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced the release of Pixar films A Bug’s Life and Monsters, Inc on Blu-ray on May 19th, reports PixarPlanet. According to the report, both titles will be two-discs set, featuring a digital copy of the film on a separate DVD. Extras for these two films will include all the features […]

AnimeNewsNetwork reports that Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea was named the Animation of the Year at the 8th annual Tokyo Anime Awards. Ponyo also won the Domestic Feature Film category, while Miyazaki won honors as the director and story creator. Kung Fu Panda was the winner in the International Feature Film […]