Blogs and Podcasts Archive for James R Whitson

AV introduces website calendar and iPhone app

We launched two new features this week: an iPhone app called AV Countdown, and a website calendar listing upcoming animated films. Toon in here to get the details!

Oscar weekend

It’s Oscar weekend — spend it with Animated Views! Print your ballot, follow the contest results in real time, check out the AV consensus in each category, and join us for a live chat.

FINAL DAY to enter AV’s Oscar contest

Animated Views is giving away a $50 Amazon gift certificate! All you have to do is predict who is going to win at the 84th Annual Academy Awards (to be held on Sunday, February 26th on ABC). The person with the most correct picks will win! Entries are due TODAY by midnight ET. Already entered? […]

Animated Views’ 2012 Oscar Contest

Animated Views is giving away a $50 Amazon gift certificate! All you have to do is predict who is going to win at the 84th Annual Academy Awards (to be held on Sunday, February 26th on ABC). The person with the most correct picks will win!

Don’t forget AV’s Oscar contest and live chat!

Just a friendly reminder that Friday is the last day to get in your ballot for our annual Oscar contest, where you can win a prize package worth $200! Be sure to submit your entry here. If you entered before Friday, please check here to ensure your ballot was received and validated. Also, don’t forget […]

Animated Views’ 2011 Oscar Contest

Animated Views is giving away a prize package featuring the best animated features of 2010 along with classics from Studio Ghibli – a bundle worth $200! All you have to do is predict who is going to win at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.

Enter The Scooby Sweepstakes and win a frightful gift pack – Winner Announced!

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and AV give you a chance to win big in the Scooby-Doo Movie Mystery Sweepstakes promo – Winner Announced!

Toy Story and Toy Story 2 on Blu-ray/DVD – Winner Announced!

Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Blu-ray/DVD combo discs – Winner Announced!

Win The Princess and the Frog on Blu-ray/DVD – Winner Announced!

Animated Views is giving away the just released The Princess and the Frog Blu-ray/DVD combo disc to one lucky reader!

Join our live Oscar chat tonight

Join members of the Animated Views team and your fellow forum members for a live chat during the Oscar telecast! Not only will we talk shop, we’ll also keep a running live update of who is leading in our Oscar prediction contest throughout the night! We’ll officially kick off the chat at 7:30pm ET tonight.

Animated Views’ 6th Annual Oscar Contest – Winner Announced!

We’re giving away a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack bundle worth over $250! All you have to do is predict who is going to win at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards!

Pinocchio on Blu-ray Disc – Winner Announced!

Win Pinocchio: Platinum Edition Blu-ray Disc – Winner Announced!

Open Season 2 Contest – Winner Announced!

Open Season 2 DVD and book – Winner Announced!

Hardware and software on the way!

Hello Animated Views readers! James here, as Ben’s computer problems continue to keep him offline for the time being. My internet service went out for about three days recently and I was bouncing off the walls not being able to get on the web! So I really sympathize with what Ben must be going through […]

Christmas time is here

Merry Christmas from Animated Views! We’ve got a few presents for you this week. First up is Randall’s exhaustive review of Batman: The Complete Animated Series. Randall came away impressed by the content, packaging, and the extra goodies in this comprehensive set — so consider yourself lucky if Santa leaves it under your tree! Also […]

The Sword In The Stone and The Jungle Book 2 Contest – Winners Announced!

The Sword in the Stone and The Jungle Book 2 Contest – Winners Announced!

The Fox And The Hound 2 Giveaway – Winner!

As yet another part of our launch celebrations, Animated News & Views gave one of our readers a chance to win a copy of Disney’s The Fox and the Hound 2! Winner announced!