Variety reports that the children’s movie review site kidspickflicks.com has named Pixar film Ratatouille as best of the year. This year’s choices were based off 107 votes from children ages 3-14. The “Ick” award for worst movie was The Golden Compass.

Variety reports that Disney Channel’s preschool Playhouse Disney block has put the animated skein Jungle Junction in production. The series, which will be produced in the U.K., revolves around animals who explore a road-filled jungle on wheels and will hit Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney outlets across the world in 2009. According to the report, […]

Variety reports that the authorities in Lebanon have lifted the ban on the Academy award nominated film Persepolis. Based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about growing up during the 1979 Iranian revolution, Persepolis will open on one screen April 9 with hopes to expand if reaction is positive.

UpcomingPixar reports that Sanders Art Studio in Ogden, Utah is auctioning few original art sketches from Disney/Pixar’s Academy award winning film Ratatouille drawn by Artist Tim Rogerson. The three sketches up for auction are, Remy ~ Ratatouille “Little Chef”, Gusteau~ Ratatouille “Anyone Can Cook” and Skinner ~ Ratatouille “No Soup for You!”. The auction was […]

UpcomingPixar, via Blu-Ray.com and TheDigitalBits, reports that Disney have pushed back the Blu-Ray release of Finding Nemo to 2009. The Blu-ray release was originally planned for Spring 2008. The sites also report that Disney will be releasing another Pixar catalog title along with the Blu-ray release of WALL-E this Fall.

UpcomingPixar shares a SlashFilm link featuring new concept art from the upcoming Disney/Pixar film WALL•E. The artwork, exhibited during the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibit in Finland, shows the Axiom, where the humans currently reside, and also other areas featured in the movie. WALL•E opens nationwide on June 27, 2008.

AV Club has an interview with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wherein they talk about the show, writing the hardest episodes and why they don’t want to make any more movies. Parker also talks about his collaboration with Matt over the years, the show’s tight schedule and why he never enjoyed making […]

DVDActive has posted the cover art and details for the upcoming The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition dvd, due out on 17th June. According to the site, the film will be presented in 1.66:1, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras on the disc will include deleted scenes (including the original […]

What if a live-action version of The Simpsons movie was to be made? Who would you cast as Bart or Homer? Filmonic has posted their list of cast, though according to the article, it is just for fun and they never want a live action movie to be made as The Simpsons are all about […]

NYTimes reports that a Japanese university plans to return about 250 pieces of original animation art to the Walt Disney Company that were mislaid in storage after traveling to Japan nearly five decades ago. The collection which includes cels, backgrounds, preliminary paintings and storyboard sketches was handpicked by Walt Disney himself and sent to Japan […]

Variety reports that actors such as Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse will lend their voices for for DreamWorks Animation’s feature How to Train Your Dragon. Directed by Peter Hastings, Dragon marks the second film the studio will produce in Ultimate 3-D after Monsters vs. Aliens. How to Train Your […]

UltimateDisney has an interview with Andreas Deja, who has served as supervising animator for some of Disney’s most famous and memorable characters, including “Gaston” from Beauty and the Beast, “Jafar” from Aladdin, “Roger Rabbit” from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, “Lilo” from Lilo and Stitch and “Scar” from The Lion King. Deja talks about Disney’s 1961 […]

UpcomingPixar and PixarBlog report that IMDb is now listing actor Paul Eiding as providing additional voices for the upcoming Disney/Pixar film WALL•E. Eiding has provided voice work for every Pixar film, except the Toy Story films, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille.

As the film gets ready to open in cinemas around the world, RottenTomatoes explores the art of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! with Blue Sky’s VP of Creative Development, Chris Wedge and Mike Thurmeier, Senior Supervising Animator on the film. The duo talk about the film’s visual style and the creative team at Blue […]

UltimateDisney reports that Disney has announced The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition and The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition DVDs for release on June 17th. The Sword in the Stone disc will get a 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby 5.1 remix. Bonus features will include Disney Song Selection, a new “Merlin’s Magic […]

GhibliWorld reports that starting July 26 till September 28, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo will be holding an exhibition, called Studio Ghibli Layout Designs: Understanding the Secrets of Takahata/Miyazaki Animation wherein over 1000 layouts from the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata will be displayed. In addition, the website has also posted […]

DVDActive shares the details and artwork for the upcoming single-disc and double-disc releases of Batman: Gotham Knight in which six interlocking stories reveal how Bruce Wayne became Batman. The film will be released to coincide with the theatrical release of The Dark Knight, on the 8th July. The full details are yet to be revealed, […]

UpcomingPixar and TheHollywoodReporter report that Two time Academy award winning director Brad Bird has signed on for his live-action feature directorial debut with 1906, a co-production between Warner Bros. and Disney/Pixar. The story of the film centers on a college student who begins to investigate the murder of his father, uncovering a web of deceit […]

A new full length trailer for the Disney/Pixar’s upcoming film WALL•E has made its way online. Apple has made available the trailer to watch or download in various formats, including HD. Directed by Andrew Stanton, WALL•E is set to hit the screens on June 27th, 2008.

Variety reports that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will toast toonmasters Tex Avery and Michael Maltese with “Putting Looney in the Toons,” a tribute marking the centennial anniversary of their 1908 births which will be held on March 24. Alongwith rare recordings from an interview of the duo, highlights from their iconic […]

ComingSoon has made available two international trailers for the upcoming CG-live action film Speed Racer. Directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski, Speed Racer is based on the classic 1960’s Japanese animated series chronicling the aspirations of a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the […]

UpcomingPixar has posted the cover art for the Xbox 360 version of the upcoming WALL•E video game. Based on the upcoming Disney/Pixar film of the same name, WALL•E video game goes on sale on June 24, 2008.

GhibliWorld has the English summary of an interview with Hayao Miyazaki wherein he talks about his new film Ponyo on a Cliff, giving away a little about the storyline of the film. Miyazaki adds that while there are not too many characters in his new film, the sea itself is like a character. Miyazaki says, […]

UltimateDisney has an exclusive interview with Lisa Davis, the voice and reference model for human lead Anita Radcliff in Disney’s classic 101 Dalmatians. As a child, Lisa was discovered and brought from England to America by Walt Disney to play the title role of Alice in Wonderland but after Walt decided to animate the entire […]

GhibliWorld has posted an English summary of a Toshio Suzuki interview which appeared in the March edition of the Japanese magazine Cut. In the exclusive interview, Suzuki reveals more details about the story and history of Miyazaki Hayao’s new film Ponyo on a Cliff. According to Suzuki, Miyazaki’s hand-drawn feature Ponyo on a Cliff tells […]

UpcomingPixar shares some updates on the Pixar’s upcoming film WALL•E. According to the site, Disney/Pixar have updated the Official WALL•E website with some new animations and music from the film. In addition to this, the blogsite also shares a link featuring a new poster for WALL•E. A super-high res version of the poster can be […]

Filmthreat has an exclusive interview with Academy award winning Claymation pioneer Will Vinton wherein he reflects back on his early evolution as a filmmaker and animator. Vinton, who helped to perfect and commercialize the art, even holds a registered trademark on the term “Claymation.” In the interview, Vinton talks about various short films he worked […]

UltimateDisney has posted the cover art for the upcoming Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition DVD which will hit the stores on October 7, 2008. A Blu-Ray release will also be made available, day-and-date with the new standard re-issue.

The Starz Bunnies are up with their “60-ish seconds” version of Grindhouse which summarizes both features and also includes a trailer medley. Bunnies’ version can be watched here.

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced the release of Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940 Volume Two on dvd. The 2-disc set will include 31 uncut and remastered shorts and will be available in stores from 17th June. Extras on the discs will include Commentaries, Popeye Popumentary featurettes, an “Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer […]