In what the article describes as “animation style wars”, The New York Daily News compares the animation techniques and styles used for The Incredibles and The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.

MTV.com and Yahoo! Movies now feature scenes from The Polar Express. In related news, The Chicago-Sun Times takes a peek at the making of the film. The Polar Express will open in theaters on Wednesday, November 10, 2004.

Latino Review interviews Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles. Meanwhile, Superhero Hype has the eighth television spot for the film, entitled ‘Do the Incredible’, along with a batch of new pics.

In the article “A Very Muppet-y Monday Mélange”, Jim Hill Media speaks on the production of The Muppets Wizard of Oz, referring to its filming and the importance of its television ratings. The Muppets Wizard of Oz will debut on ABC in May.

Before the Looney Tunes Golden Collection – Vol. 2 DVD comes out in stores on Tuesday, one can see one of its bonus features, the highly anticipated new short Daffy Duck for President, now at Yahoo! Movies. Thanks to Dan “Atomic” Fox for pointing this out.

The official website for Racing Stripes is now online, currently featuring only eleven photos and a plot synopsis. Thanks to ‘monkeyboy12’ at the AN Forum for the note.

The first-ever annual international competition to identify the best in Manga and Anime talent in the world has been launched, with $75,000 (£40,912) worth of prizes to be won. Click here for details.

Business Wire has the press release for the Incredibles soundtrack and audio story, soaring into stores on November 2, 2004. The Incredibles soundtrack features nineteen tracks in a score from Michael Giacchino (the Medal of Honor video games, ABC’s Alias), making his feature film composing debut.

Pokémon.com reveals that in North America, the seventh Pokémon movie will be entitled “Destiny Deoxys,” a shortened version of its Japanese title “The Sky-Splitting Visitor, Deoxys”. In the film, Ash, May, Max, and Brock must bring to an end the epic battle between Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza and Deoxys, in order to stop a mighty evil […]

Animated Bliss reports that the DVD for 1994’s Yogi Bear Easter Special will hit store shelves on February 8, 2005, with a suggested price of $14.95. No bonus features have been announced for the DVD.

Jim Hill Media takes an early look at The Polar Express. Michael Howe, who was able to catch a sneak peek at the film, says, “Overall, The Polar Express isn’t the greatest Zemeckis film, but it is in no way the worst.” The Polar Express will roll into theaters on Wednesday, November 10, 2004. Meanwhile, […]

IGN DVD reviews Invader Zim: Horrible Holiday Cheer and Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, The Premiere Volume. Invader Zim: Horrible Holiday Cheer gets scores of 7/10 for the “movie”, 7/10 for the video, 6/10 for the audio, and 5/10 for the extras, with the overall DVD receiving a score of 6/10. Tom and Jerry: Spotlight […]

IGN DVD speaks to Ming-Na about Mulan and its upcoming sequel. The Mulan Special Edition DVD is now available to own.

An interesting, new trailer for Chicken Little, set to play in theaters with The Incredibles, has first debuted online at MSN! Thanks to ‘macontosh2000’ at the AN Forum for the news.

Yahoo! News reports that Father of the Pride has been nominated for the “Favorite new TV comedy” People’s Choice award. The lions will go up against Complete Savages, Entourage, Joey, and Quintuplets at the 31st annual People’s Choice Awards on Sunday, January 9, 2005.

Skwigly Magazine is holding a contest in which one can win a a signed copy of The World of Wallace & Gromit, the story behind the famous plasticine characters.

The New Zealand Herald reveals that a writer has been hired to pen a screenplay for Prince Caspian, the possible sequel to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Nonetheless, the second film will not proceed production until Disney is pleased with the box office reaction of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In […]

The Business of Animation blog observes some upcoming computer animated features and the chances of their success in the two-part article “The CG Features Come Marching In”. Thanks to ‘splinewrangler’ at the AN Forum for the heads up!

Daeya.org attended the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Special Edition Presentation at the Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema and has released part one of a three-part report of the event. The full report contains a very descriptive account of the 25 min. presentation as well as never before seen pictures. More information can be found […]

The DreamWorks SKG Fansite has video clips from tonight’s episode of Father of the Pride, along with pics from the show’s upcoming Thanksgiving episode. Father of the Pride airs Tuesdays at 9 pm on NBC.

Coming Soon reviews the Mulan Special Edition DVD, giving the film a score of 8/10 and its DVD extras a score of 9/10. The site’s “bottom line” about the DVD is this: “If you already own Mulan on DVD and you enjoyed it, you’ll probably find this Special Edition worth buying for the bonus features. […]

As next week’s opening of The Incredibles quickly approaches, more news concerning The Incredibles has emerged. Superhero Hype has an excellent, organized interview with Incredibles director Brad Bird. With five images, Rope of Silicon reveals the evolution of one animation cell from the film, from the storyboard sketch to the final addition of shading and […]

Those who wish to ask producers of Father of the Pride a question may do so by entering their inquiry at the DreamWorks SKG Fansite, which will be speaking to the producers soon. All questions must be received by 12p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, October 27, 2004.

The Polar Express stars Tom Hanks and Nona Gaye talk to Sci Fi Wire about their new film. In addition, The New York Times [free registration required] wonders if the combination of digital animation and live-action performances, such as seen in The Polar Express, will change the way that movies are made, as the article […]

The BBC reports that for having 350 episodes of various, connected television series, Scooby-Doo will be placed into the Guinness Book of Records. The record was previously held by The Simpsons, with 335 episodes.

Sarah Michelle Gellar speaks to Sci Fi Wire about why she chose not to reprise the role of Buffy for the animated series. First of all, there is the commitment problem, as Gellar notes, “I was contractually bound to Buffy, to the Scooby movies, to whatever it was. I don’t do something unless I can […]

In his most recent weblog entry at Jingle Belle, Krypto co-producer/writer Paul Dini comments, “I saw the first five or six completed Krypto episodes and they are looking pretty cute. Imagine a Hanna-Barbera cartoon series produced circa the time of Atom Ant (1966 or thereabouts) but with more lush animation. Props to Director/Producer Scott Jeralds […]

Jim Hill Media gives an update as to what is going on with the Muppets now that Disney has acquired them. The article mostly focuses on Muppets’ presence at New York City’s “World of Disney” store.

The Washington Times has a Q&A with The Incredibles director Brad Bird, in which minor spoilers are given concerning the film’s characters.

Toon Zone reports that at the Dallas Comic Con & Sci-Fi Expo this weekend, Kevin Conroy, the voice of the Batman in the 90’s animated series, confirmed that more direct-to-video features starring the classic “Bruce Timm”-styled Dark Knight are on the way. A direct-to-video feature based on the new The Batman series is in the […]