DVDTimes reports that Lionsgate and Hit Entertainment have announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection on 22nd September 2009. Created and directed by Nick Park, this collection will include all four made for TV Wallace & Gromit adventures. They are: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close […]

Yahoo! Movies hosts the first trailer for Universal’s upcoming animated feature Despicable Me. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, Despicable Me features Steve Carell as Gru, a super-villain who spends his times stealing world monuments. The movie is slated for a July 9th, 2010 release.

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced a deluxe edition of I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown for the 6th October. Extras on the disc will include the DVD debut of the bonus special Happy New Year, Charlie Brown, and a new featurette about how Charles Schulz came to create Rerun Van […]

JoBlo shares an exclusive first image from Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion film The fantastic Mr. Fox. Based on the story by Roald Dahl and featuring the voices of George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray, The Fantastic Mr. Fox hits theatres on November 13.

AWNtv hosts a new featurette from Disney’s upcoming 2-D film Princess and the Frog where the crew talks about the creation of the new princess. The featurette includes interviews with Mark Henn, supervising animator, Tiana and directors Ron Clements and John Musker.

Movie-List shares various links to the new trailer for Columbia Pictures and Sony Animation’s upcoming animated film Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Written and directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, the movie features voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr. T and Tracy Morgan. Cloudy With a […]

Variety reports that Raja Gosnell has signed on to direct Sony and Columbia Pictures’ live action/animated Smurfs. The editor turned director is best known for helming Scooby-Doo movies. Produced by Jordan Kerner and penned by J. David Stem, David N. Weiss and Audrey Wells, Smurfs will be released in 3-D and 2-D formats on December […]

Sneak peak into some of the bonus features from the upcoming dvd releases of Coraline have been made available online. Making of Coraline, Teri Hatcher/Dakota Fanning Voice Session, Dakota Fanning/Robert Bailey Jr. Voice Session and Teri Hatcher Voices Character are some of the bonus features that will appear on the Coraline dvd and Blu-ray releases […]

Collider shares a new international poster for Disney’s upcoming 3D motion-capture flick A Christmas Carol. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol will hit theatres on November 6th.

Within its first week of release, Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo has easily become the bestselling DVD of the year so far in Japan. According to AnimeNewsNetwork, 502,228 copies of the dvd were sold in just its first week of release. Ponyo is seventh Miyazaki film to claim the top spot in the weekly DVD sales charts […]

AnimeNewsNetwork reports that Kino International have announced the dvd release of The Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu, a collection of 13 anime shorts by the anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka, on July 28. The English subtitled DVD will feature many of Tezuka’s most experimental shorts. Osamu Tezuka is better known for anime projects, such as Astro […]

DVDActive reports that Paramount Home Entertainment have announced 1-disc DVD, 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray releases of Monsters vs. Aliens for the 29th September. Extras on the 1-disc DVD will include a filmmaker commentary, featurettes, 3 deleted scenes, a DWA Music Video Juke Box, and Top Secret Sneak Peak Files. The 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray releases […]

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox’s 3-D feature Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs grossed $14 million as it opened Wednesday in 3,993 theaters at the domestic box-office, according to early estimates. The third instalment in the Fox’s Ice Age franchise stomped past Paramount’s monster performer Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for the day which […]

/Film shares five behind-the-scenes featurettes for Disney’s upcoming hand drawn feature The Princess and the Frog. Designed as a series of promotional packages for the film, these featurettes were also broadcast during The Princess Protection Program TV movie. The article also talks about the mild controversy surrounding one newly unveiled character from the film.

What would iconic movie characters look like in Springfield? Virgin Media has the answers as they give those famous movie characters The Simpsons treatment.

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced 1-disc, 2-disc DVD, and Blu-ray releases of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies on the September 29. Extras on the 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray editions will include a sneak peak at DC Universe’s upcoming movie, a Blackest Night: Inside the DC Comics Event featurette, a Test of Minds: Superman and […]

Collider has an exclusive video interview with Pixar’s Angus MacLane, taken during the recently held Saturn Awards where WALL-E won the Best Animated Film award. MacLane, who has worked as an animator on eight of Pixar films, talks about WALL-E, Toy Story 3, why Pixar makes such great films, and more.

DVDTimes reports that Fox Home Entertainment has announced the release of 12th season of The Simpsons DVD on August 18. Extras on this four disc set will include commentaries featuring Executives Producers and more, Illustrated Commentary, deleted scenes, Animation Showcases, a “Comic Book Guy: Best. Moments. Ever” featurette, a Global Fanfest feature, a Sketch Gallery, […]

AWNtv hosts an exclusive Princess and the Frog featurette with John Lasseter, Andreas Deja, Ron Clements and John Musker discussing Disney’s return to hand drawn animation. Directed by Clements and Musker, Princess and the Frog will be out in theaters on November 25 in Los Angeles and New York and nationwide on December 11.

Apple has made available the trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming feature Ponyo in various formats including HD. Ponyo follows the story of an ordinary boy and his friendship with Ponyo, a goldfish who wishes to be human. Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White […]

Examiner has an exclusive interview with aspiring Pixar animator Guilherme Jacinto whose works includes movies such as Wall-E and Up. The young animator shares his journey from Brazil to Pixar, and also talks about landing a job at Pixar, his inspirations, and working on Up and Wall-E. Thanks to Pixar Planet for the story.

BD Horror News reports that the live action adaptation of the anime classic Akira could be dead. The project was announced about a year ago as a massive two-part apocalypse story, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Bros Pictures. Ruairi Robinson, who was expected to make his directorial debut with Akira, has reportedly […]

Anime News Network reports that Studio Ghibli’s Ocean Waves has been scheduled for a dvd release by Optimum Home Entertainment on August 17 in UK. The 72 minute animated movie, which premiered as a television special, is the last Studio Ghibli feature to get a dvd release in an English speaking region. Tomomi Mochizuki became […]

Anime News Network reports that Hayao Miyazaki, the director of the Academy award winning film Spirited Away, will appear at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Southern California on July 28. John Lasseter will host “A Tribute to Animation Master Hayao Miyazaki” event at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater […]

Variety reports that Disney/Pixar’s 3D feature Up is likely to become the second highest grossing Pixar film at the domestic box office after Finding Nemo. After less than a month at the multiplexes, Up‘s domestic gross was $187.4 million, the second best of any summer film to date. The article further adds that Up will […]

PixarPlanet shares details on John Lasseter’s recent visit to Studio Ghibli in Tokyo. Lasseter, who was in Japan to promote Bolt, visited Ghibli Museum and also signed the wall of fame. John Lasseter and the crew of Bolt also sat down to talk about their craft with Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki.

DVDActive reports that Disney Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure for the October 27. Extras on this release will include Alternate scenes, Deleted scenes with optional intros by director Klay Hall and producer Sean Lurie, a Magical Guide to Pixie Hollow, and a Pixie Hollow Comes […]

Official Wallace & Gromit site reports that Nick Park, the creator of Wallace and Gromit, paid a visit to Studio Ghibli where he was introduced to studio founder Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki. Nick Park took a tour of the studio, meeting the Ghibli team and viewing the play school, designed by Hayao Miyazaki. […]

According to Frank Marshall, Ponyo will mark the biggest opening for a Hayao Miyazaki film in United States when it opens on 800 screens in August, reports Nausicaa. In comparison, Miyazaki’s Spirited Away topped out at 600 screens the weekend after its Oscar win in 2003 while Howl’s Moving Castle finished with 202 screens in […]

UltimateDisney reports that Walt Disney Home Entertainment have announced the release of Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition dvd on September 8. The single disc release will feature a digitally restored and remastered transfer of the 139-minute cut of the film, deleted song “A Step in the Right Direction”, featurettes “The Wizards of Special Effects” […]