ABC announces DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek the Halls, a half-hour of entertainment starring America’s favorite ogre and his friends and featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas. Shrek the Halls airs Wednesday, November 28 on the ABC Television Network. For details click here:

Yahoo News reports that the demand for rats as pets has surged after the release of the latest Disney/Pixar animated film, Ratatouille, in Britain. According to the Pets at Home domestic pet chain, rat sales have surged 50 percent since the film opened in Britain on October 12. Company spokesman Steve Fairburn says on the […]

Ultimate Disney has posted an early review of the Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1 DVD, featuring 13 Pixar shorts. According to the review, “The shorts are largely terrific, their picture/sound is flawless, and the set includes a great 23-minute featurette, an audio commentary on all but one short, and some minor bonuses and Easter […]

Rotten Tomatoes has an exclusive interview with Brad Bird, wherein he talks about the changes he made and things he kept the same when taking over Ratatouille. Bird also talks briefly about his next project, noting that the live-action film will be “a historical-based thing, and I think it’s going to be pretty wild.”

DVDActive reports that Disney Home Video has announced One Hundred and One Dalmatians Dalmatians: Platinum Edition will be released on March 4th. According to the site, this two-disc set features a brilliantly restored 1.33:1 presentation, as well as an all-new Disney Home Theater Mix and standard Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. Extras will include deleted scenes, […]

Apple has made available the trailer of Promenade’s CGI film The Ten Commandments. Featuring the voice talents of Christian Slater, Alfred Molina, Elliott Gould and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley, The Ten Commandments tells the epic saga of Moses, made possible by CGI.

Rotten Tomatoes has an exclusive interview with John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Following the U.K. cinema release of Pixar’s latest film, Ratatouille, and on the eve of its U.S. DVD release, Lasseter tells readers why working at Pixar is so special.

DVDActive reveals the artwork and the details about Garfield Gets Real, an all-new CGI animated feature from Fox Home Entertainment, which will be available to own on DVD November 20th. Extras will include a “Pencils, Paws and Ink: Creating the Garfield Comic Strip” featurette, a “Making of Garfield Gets Real” featurette, a “Voices of Garfield […]

CNNMoney.com reports about the launch of McDonald’s Bee Movie Happy Meal promotion, wherein McDonald’s, DreamWorks Animation SKG and Conservation International have joined together to encourage kids to “Bee Good to the Planet.” Starting October 26 in North America and rolling out around the globe through the end of the year, McDonald’s Bee Movie Happy Meal […]

IMDb Hit List points at the story “TV Shows That Are Way Overdue for DVD Release” from Pop Matters, in which two animated shows make their way onto the list. The list includes Clone High and the French show Robostory. The article also features Youtube clips from the shows, with direct links to these clips […]

Variety reports that Japan’s Nikkatsu studio and Madhouse toon house are joining forces in the U.S. to make movies with their U.S. partners and expand their worldwide businesses. According to Nikkatsu president Naoki Sato, “We’re not just going to sell remake rights to our properties, but make films using our own corporate resources, in partnership […]

The official Shawn the Sheep website has made available Shawn’s scary clips just in time for Halloween. Apart from this, the site reports in one of their forums here that Shaun will also star in an animated promo video and is hotly tipped to top the charts this Christmas with his very own single. Shawn […]

Nausicaa.net reports that the Ghibli Museum Library label is set to release Lev Atamanov’s 1957 animated film Snow Queen on December 15 in select theaters in Japan. The film strongly inspired Hayao Miyazaki and played a critical role in the early days of his career. GhibliWorld has the English translation of an interview with Hayao […]

WallaceandGromit.com reports that Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park’s 1958 Austin A35 van, which inspired the Anti-Pesto van in Curse of the Were-Rabbit, is up for auction on eBay. The van will be auctioned on eBay from 9am on Wednesday, October 17th, until Friday, October 26. In addition, it will be delivered with a Certificate […]

Nausicaa.net reports that Neil Gaiman, the man behind the English adaptation of Princess Mononoke, visited Studio Ghibli after years. According to the website, “Gaiman just got around to visiting the studio and took photos with Toshio Suzuki, Steve Alpert, and Hayao Miyazaki.” A direct link to Neil Gaiman’s journal can be found here.

Official Shaun The Sheep website has three interview clips with Richard Goleszowski, the director of Aardman’s Shaun The Sheep wherein he talks about the idea behind the show, his favorite characters, future plans for Shaun and more.

Variety reports that France has chosen the controversial animated film Persepolis as its entry for the 2008 Oscars for best foreign-language film. Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis tells the story of an Iranian girl growing up at the time of the Islamic revolution. The film won jury prize at the Cannes […]

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., together with Paramount Pictures Corporation, a unit of Viacom Inc., announced today that Monsters vs. Aliens, DreamWorks Animation’s first-ever film produced in stereoscopic 3-D technology, will be released into theatres on March 27, 2009. The film had been previously slated for its domestic release on May 15, 2009. More information can […]

GhibliWorld reports that starting from October 7th “Radio Ghibli” will start its broadcast every Sunday at 11:00 PM nationwide on all 38 stations of the Japan FM Network. Toshio Suzuki, Producer and president of Studio Ghibli will start his radio career by hosting the show. Report also sugggests that Suzuki will talk about things like […]

For 2 days in October 2007 Hollywood gets its first animation festival in over 5 years- The Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) at the beautifully renovated art deco “Silent Movie Theatre.” More details can be found here:

Blackfilm has made available new images from the upcoming DreamWorks film Bee Movie. Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner, Bee Movie features the voices of artists such as Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger and Matthew Broderick. Bee Movie opens nationwide on November 2.

YouTube hosts a funny video If Simpsons Was Star Wars featuring the characters from The Simpsons and Star Wars. The creator Rich Cando calls it “a shameless parody”.

WallaceandGromit.com reports that Preston could become the permanent home of Wallace and Gromit with a life size statue of the multiple Academy Award winning pair in the city. Nick Park is currently working on statue designs for the city, as the statue could be located in Preston by the end of 2008. Considering it an […]

WallaceandGromit.com, in one of their forums, reports that Bristol Zoo is hosting an evening of animated exclusives and previews, plus a full-length Wallace and Gromit adventure on Saturday, September 15th, for one night only. The evening starts with Shaun the Sheep turning into an eco-warrior in his new adventure followed by highlights of the US […]

Upcoming Pixar points to a Jeff Garlin interview with Moviehole.net wherein it is revealed that he will play the character of the Captain in the Pixar’s upcoming film WALL-E. Garlin compares WALL-E to a Buster keaton sci-fi film and also shares his experiences working with Andrew Stanton, director of the film. The blogsite also warns […]

Upcoming Pixar, courtsey The Blue Sky Disney Blog, shares a link to a podcast interview with the director of Pixar’s short film Lifted, Gary Rydstrom, wherein he chats about the short, Pixar, animation and FX. The official description of the KBOO.FM interview says, “Academy Award-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom recently jumped into the director’s chair […]

Angry Alien Productions and the bunnies present their own version of the horror flick Saw. Enacted in 30-seconds, this version comes with a viewer discretion warning and can be watched here. Some interesting rough sketches and notes about the production process for “Saw Bunnies” can be found here.

MSNBC reports about the landmark $75-million deal announced on Monday by Comedy Central and the creators of South Park. The deal will see the duo of Matt Stone and Trey Parker sharing online ad revenues 50-50 with the network. The two will also set up a production house in Culver City, California, to spread South […]

AWN reports about the relaunch of the Offical Wallace & Gromit site with advanced video functionality. The new website features a mini player on the homepage with full-screen viewing capabilities. The website now offers a significant collection of Wallace & Gromit content including a series of short films and clips from their classic animations. The […]

Anime News Network reports that Japan’s PAL Entertainment Productions has confirmed a live-action remake of Akiyuki Nosaka’s semi-autobiographical novella Grave of the Fireflies. This will be the third movie adaptation of the novella after Studio Ghibli’s 1988 anime film of the same name and NTV’s live-action television movie. The film is scheduled for a summer […]