DreamWorks’ How To Train Your Dragon was the big animated winner at the 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. It’s three wins (in all three categories it was nominated in) were for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature, and Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature. Pixar’s Day […]

DreamWorks has announced they will be bringing the 1970s Sid & Marty Krofft television series Lidsville to the big screen. “Sid and I have had a longstanding relationship with Jeffrey Katzenberg and we’re excited to bring Lidsville to DreamWorks Animation. It’s incredible to envision a high-quality 3D animated movie being made out of one of […]

While you might not realize it based on all the news focusing on one of the stars’ wardrobe choices, Blue Sky’s Rio had its Hollywood premiere this past weekend. Director Carlos Saldanha, and stars Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, and George Lopez talk about the film with Collider. The studio has announced a unique promotional tie-in […]

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland is available on Blu-ray today. Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Alice, talks with MovieWeb and The Trades. Cinema Blend will tell you how to save some money on the new disc. And, while not strictly related to the Disney version, check out this gallery of Alice book covers of the past […]

Forty-one songs from the films of 2010 are in the running for Best Original Song Oscar nominations. Nine are from animated features: • Despicable Me from Despicable Me • Prettiest Girls from Despicable Me • Sticks & Stones from How to Train Your Dragon • Le Gris from Idiots and Angels • Chanson Illusionist from […]

Disney has announced Bambi will be the next in the Diamond Edition line, to be released on March 1, 2011. The film were feature a newly enhanced digital restoration, and enhanced picture and sound. A BD/DVD combo pack, HD digital download, and an SD digital download will be available on release day, with the DVD […]

ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 38th Annual Annie Awards. The nominees for Best Animated Feature are Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Tangled, The Illusionist, and Toy Story 3. “This has been an unprecedented year for animation, as the high quality of work represented by our nominees will attest,” said ASIFA-Hollywood President […]

Award season continues as the National Board of Review revealed their picks today. Toy Story 3 picked up the award for Best Animated Feature and was named one of the Ten Best Films of the year.

Composer Randy Newman is up for two Grammy Awards from two different animated projects. Toy Story 3 is nominated for Best Score Soundtrack. Other nominees include Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland and James Horner for Avatar. Newman is also up for Best Song written For TV or Film for Down in New Orleans from […]

Tangled barely missed coming in first place over the weekend, performing stronger than analysts expected according to Entertainment Weekly. It took in $49.1 million to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ $50.3 million. Adding in the mid-week opening days gave it a $69 million five day take. That’s good for the second best Thanksgiving opening […]

Disney’s 50th animated classic, Tangled, opens today in 3,603 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The critical consensus has been very positive, with the film garnering a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes (and an even better 95% from the top critics). It’s being compared favorably to The Lion King and Aladdin, and a few have even […]

DreamWorks’ Megamind earned another first place finish at the box office with $30.1 million in its second week, according to EW.com. It’s cumulative total is $89.8 million.

DreamWorks’ Megamind opens today in 3,944 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. With a middling 64%, the Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus is “It regurgitates plot points from earlier animated efforts, and isn’t quite as funny as it should be, but a top-shelf voice cast and strong visuals help make Megamind a pleasant, if unspectacular, diversion.” […]

Wired has a piece with the creators of Phineas and Ferb, where they discuss the long 16 year journey the show took from conception to screen, while being rejected from every studio they pitched to.

Pixar Talk talks with Pixar’s special features producers Erica Milsom and Tony Kaplan about how they create all that extra content for DVD/BD releases.

ASIFA-Hollywood is presenting an Evening With Bill Plympton on Thursday, October 28, 2010 in Burbank CA. Hosted by Tom Sito, Plympton will discuss his prolific career and unique approach to film making. He’ll also speak about his new animated feature Idiots & Angels and an upcoming documentary about his career. Admission is free. Details follow:

SheKnows has a fun interviews with Mandy Moore about her upcoming role as the voice of Rapunzel in Disney’s Tangled. The questions include topics like getting grounded, the attraction of bad boys, hair styles, joining the Disney princess line, and married life for the star.

Starting today, characters portraying Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from Disney’s upcoming film Tangled are greeting guests at the Disneyland Park in California. Beginning October 24, the characters will also appear at Magic Kingdom in Florida.

Time looks at why adults let loose with the waterworks so easily when watching animated films. Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich posits that, “Live action movies are someone else’s story. With animation, audiences can’t think that. Their guards are down.”

TV Guide has an exclusive first look at Green Lantern: The Animated Series. The Warner Bros. Animation series, coming to Cartoon Network in 2011, is being previewed this weekend at New York Comic Con. The DC character is also getting a live action feature in 2011 with Ryan Reynolds in the title role.

CNet takes a look at the Oakland Museum of California exhibit Pixar: 25 Years of Animation. Included is a slideshow of 44 pieces from the collection.

Twitch has the first trailer for Michel Ocelot’s Dragons And Princesses. The project, from the director of Kirikou and the Sorceress and Azur & Asmar, is being developed as both a television series and a feature film.

Pepé Le Pew is heading to the big screen according to Vulture. The film will be live-action/CGI and Mike Myers will give voice to the love sick skunk. Thanks to “gaastra” in the Animated Views Forum for the heads up.

CNN reports that Caitlin Sanchez, the teenage actress who voiced Dora the Explorer for the past three years, and her family are suing Nickelodeon alleging she hasn’t been properly compensated for her work. They claim they were pressured to sign an unfair contract and that they are owed millions. Nickelodeon claims the allegations are baseless.

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The L. A. Times is reporting that Universal and Illumination Entertainment (the studio behind Despicable Me) have a Curious George film in the works. While Universal and Imagine produced a Curious George film only four years ago, this new outing will start from scratch.

Universal’s Despicable Me opens today in 3,474 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is receiving solid reviews, earning an 81% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office Prophets predicts Despicable Me will eclipse the latest film in the Twilight series to take first place with $50.2 million.