At DVD Answers, high-res artwork has arrived for the 50th Anniversary Edition DVDs of The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island, along with revised art for the Kronk’s New Groove DVD. Moreover, courtesy of The Disney Database comes new info and the cover for the Special Edition DVD […]

The poster promoting the Disney Digital 3-D release of Chicken Little has been posted at the Disney Power Board. Moreover, the Chicken Little television spot “Aliens vs. Chickens” can be viewed at Coming Soon, in both QuickTime and Windows Media versions.

Cinema Confidential speaks with the composer behind Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, Danny Elfman, who also discusses his work on Edward Scissorhands and Nightmare Before Christmas. Fans can hear not only Elfman’s tunes, but his vocal role as Bonejangles as well, in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, opening this Friday nationwide. In other Corpse Bride news, the […]

Ultimate Disney has screencaps from the promo for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. The ad will appear on the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD, coming October 4th. In addition, the site has a small version of the cover artwork for the Kronk’s New Groove DVD, arriving in stores on December 13th. In other Disney DVD […]

Found at eBay is the latest one sheet for Chicken Little. Though the title character is in the same pose as seen in the previous teaser poster, the setting and title font have been changed to give the poster a feeling similar to that of posters for past CGI hits, such as Monsters, Inc. and […]

Speaking with the Sydney Morning Herald, Robots director Chris Wedge, currently co-producing Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, states that Robots 2 is being considered. Likewise, he is now working on two more films, describing one as “a smaller feeling movie but fun in its own right” and the other as an “action feel” film. Another […]

Attending Toronto’s annual film festival, Johnny Depp gave some insight concerning his work for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and the two Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. Moviehole has a summarization of the actor’s thoughts.

The Disney Database has updated their image gallery with eight stills from Bambi II, with one of the pics featuring the first look at Bambi’s rival, Ronno. Three promotional images plus a screen capture for Kronk’s New Groove may also be found at the site.

Walden Media has gained the rights to Tortoise and Hippo, which will be written by Shrek co-writer Roger S.H. Schulman, reports Variety [registration required], via Coming Soon. The film, to be a blend of live action and photo-real CGI animation, is the brainchild of Relevant Entertainment’s Mike Menchel, who thought of the idea after his […]

In Quicktime, Windows Media, and Real Player formats, the clip “Bun-Vac 6000”, from Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, is introduced at Coming Soon.

E! Online, via Yahoo! Movies, indicates that after grossing approximately $500 million worldwide, Madagascar is about to get a sibling. With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and Jada Pinkett Smith set to return as the voices of the main characters, codirectors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath will be back for Madagascar 2, as well as producer […]

Platige Image is sending out the call that Fallen Art, the critically-acclaimed short film from Director Tomek Baginski (The Cathedral), is now available on DVD. From the film’s press release is its plot synopsis: “On an old, forgotten military base in the Pacific, soldiers who have lost their minds due to the hardships of war […]

Ultimate Disney has the full press release for the Toy Story 2 Special Edition DVD, revealing that most of the film’s bonus features from the Toy Story Ultimate Toy Box DVD set will appear on the DVD, with the exception of Pixar’s 1986 short Luxo Jr. New features for the Toy Story 2 Special Edition […]

Yahoo! Movies has added seven video clips for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, hitting theaters in limited release this Friday, with the wide release occurring a week later.

Coming Soon has the second issue of Chicken Little’s The Sky is Falling! Newsletter. This installment investigates the mysterious dark spot in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

As the release of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride draws nigh, a swarm of updates regarding the film is being found online. First of all, Burton talks with Coming Soon about Corpse Bride, Johnny Depp, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and his animated influences. Meanwhile, JoBlo offers the latest Corpse Bride contest, in which one may win […]

Toon Zone has “unleashed” six reviews of Loonatics Unleashed. “Never has the phrase ‘Trying way too hard’ applied to any series more than it does to Loonatics Unleashed,” writes ‘Conekiller’. According to Matthew Williams, “If this show doesn’t tell you that the animation industry needs help, I don’t know what will.” ‘Javeman’ remarks, “It’s Space […]

Universal Home Video has revised the cover artwork for the Madagasacar DVD yet again, with the characters now standing in front of an ocean rather than a jungle, and the penguins each featuring a pose of his own. The artwork may be found at DVD Answers, while the Madagascar DVD may be found at stores […]

The WCF Courier takes a look at this fall’s two stop-motion animated films: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, opening in limited release September 16th and nationwide September 23rd, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, opening October 7th. Included in the article are brief tidbits regarding the different methods that each production team incorporated […]

Moviefone has a clip from Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. Lasting 2 minutes and 21 seconds, the preview shows Victor, Victoria, and the title character in a ‘deadly’ confrontation. Corpse Bride will rise in theaters nationwide on September 23rd.

In celebration of his receiving the license to make collectables for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, David Kracov has offered Ain’t It Cool News the opportunity to give away three of the Disney collectibles he has created. Those three pieces focus on the characters Jack Skellington as “Sandy Claws”, Cecil B. DeGoofy, and Tinkerbell. For details […]

According to Reuters, via Yahoo! News, a preview for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, shown to the press and critics late on Tuesday, was met with a ‘thunderous reception’ at the Venice Film Festival. Regarding the film’s praised style and usage of stop-motion animation, Burton stated, “We feel so lucky, with computers and all taking over, […]

Moviehole speaks with Aardman Animations’ Nick Park, who elaborates on the making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, while also mentioning some of Aardman’s other upcoming projects. One idea currently running through Park’s mind is Chicken Run 2. “At the time I thought ‘No Way, I don’t want to see another Chicken […]

Paramount Pictures has shifted the release of its CGI comedy Barnyard from January 13, 2006 to October 6, 2006, reports AnimationHQ, which also has an updated cast list for the film.

Those people who have yet to see the Cars preview on the Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition DVD may wish to check out screen captures from the sneak peek, available at Jim Hill Media.

Bob Denver died on Friday, at the age of 70. According to his agent Mike Eisenstadt, the actor died at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina, of complications from cancer treatment. Denver is survived by his wife Dreama and children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin. In addition to playing the role of the […]

June Foray, famous for voicing such characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Silvester and Tweety’s Granny, and Mulan’s Grandmother Fa, is scheduled to appear on Larry King Live, September 22nd, says Cartoon Brew.

Toon Zone has the schedules of movies and specials set to air on Disney Channel and Toon Disney. Popular movies on the lists include: A Bug’s Life, Lilo & Stitch, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Black Cauldron, The Emperor’s New Groove, The Fox and the Hound, A Goofy Movie, Hercules, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, […]

Coming Soon has the first issue of Chicken Little’s The Sky is Falling! newsletter, created for the purpose of educating humanity about one little chicken’s belief that the sky will fall this November 4th.

DVD Answers has the specs and cover art for the Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 2 DVD. Extras for the DVD include: a commentary by Tartakovsky and his team of artists, a “Connecting the Dots” featurette, concept art, storyboards, sketches, trailers for upcoming LucasArts video games, and an Xbox playable demo of two entire levels […]