At Cartoon Research, Popeye fan club president Fred Grandinetti provides a negative review of the Popeye: The 75th Anniversary Collection DVD set. His verdict is, “For those who remember watching these cartoons growing up and can look past the ghastly animation in many of the episodes selected (Popeye and the Giant and Muskels Shmuskels, for […]

The Big Cartoon Database reports that a New Zealand government-funded study into violence on television has revealed the most violent cartoons on television- and the results may surprise one. Shows with the highest incidence of violence were the animated series Classic Cartoon, CatDog, Aladdin (TV2), New Woody Woodpecker Show (TV3), Rugrats, Action League, The Angry […]

Superhero Hype! has added two new pictures from The Incredibles.

Jim Hill Media presents a new article that looks at the controversy surrounding Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas.

Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa in The Simpsons, has revealed to Coming Soon! that even though writers are currently working on a Simpsons movie, the film will not be made until the series has ended. The Simpsons will have at least two more seasons to go, with Smith adding that the movie will then […]

The Internet Movie Database reports that director Quentin Tarantino is planning an animated Kill Bill prequel that will show how Estebian Vihaio, Hattori Hanzo, and Pei Mai turned Bill into a ruthless killer. The film is set to be animated in the Japanese manga style, which was seen in Kill Bill: Volume 1. Tarantino will […]

IGN FilmForce reviews the Tokyo Godfathers DVD, giving the altogether package a score of “7” out of “10.” Nonetheless, the movie itself receives a “9,” with the compliment, “An incredibly touching, heartfelt animated story.” Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers is set to hit stores on April 13, 2004.

According the Big Cartoon Database, the Sci Fi Channel revealed Monday that it is currently developing a new animated series for the 2005-06 season. The half-hour comedy Amazing Screw-On Head, described as a mixture of the alternative and reality genres, is based on the comic book by Hellboy‘s Mike Mignola. The show’s synopsis is, “A […]

Michael of Mickeyfan’s Website has posted Michael Eisner’s speech during last Saturday’s Wonderful World of Disney presentation of The Emperor’s New Groove.

Box Office Guru reveals that Disney’s Home on the Range debuted in fourth place this weekend, with an estimated $14M. Playing in 3,047 theaters, the traditionally animated film averaged a good $4,595 per theater.

According to Box Office Mojo, Home on the Range opened at #3 on Friday, with $4,030,000. Look for Home on the Range to end the weekend in either the #2 or #3 spot, with around $15 million, as suggested by Box Office Report.

IGN FilmForce interviews Roseanne Barr and Jennifer Tilly about their new movie, Home on the Range.

The official website for The Spongebob Squarepants Movie has been updated, now including an extended version of the film’s synopsis, and a few new pictures. Thanks to “monkeyboy12” in the AN forum for the notice!

More on that Garfield as Himself video and DVD release we told you about: DVD Answers now has the cover art, as well as plot outlines. Thanks to ‘CaptainJasHook’ in the AN forum for the heads up!

An anonymous e-mail has revealed that the Walt Disney Company’s DisneyToon division is currently working on two Pinocchio sequels, both of which willl be animated at the same time and released merely months apart, in 2006. “Apparently, Disney not only wants to start doing more sequels with computer animation, but they also want to create […]

Coming Soon! interviews Roseanne Barr about her work in Home on the Range.

Those who saw Kiefer Sutherland’s appearance on last night’s episode of the Tonight Show were shown a special treat, when Jay Leno asked Sutherland about his work on an upcoming Disney animated movie. The 24 star answered that the movie was The Wild, and proceeded to talk about his work in it. While Sutherland called […]

Jim Hill Media provides two noteworthy articles: “The Pixar countdown clock continues to tick…“, which discusses why Pixar needs to soon find a distributor for Ratatoullie, and “In Search of The Sweatbox“, which explains why you may never see this critically-acclaimed documentary.

The Dreamworks SKG Fansite reports that the official Shark Tale website has undergone a major update, now including more flash animation and information about the film’s characters. Also, an “anonymous individual” has informed the fansite that a Shark Tale teaser trailer will be swimming online “very soon.”

Toon Zone has a new interview with Craig Bartlett, the creator of Hey Arnold!, the Cartoon Network movie Party Wagon, and the newest season of Johnny Bravo.

Sci-Fi Channel’s Tripping the Rift is set to feature Webster, the lovable kid from the 1983 television series, with Emmanuel Lewis providing the voice of Webster. The episode’s synopsis is, “When Chode sells his soul to the Devil to save his blobby purple behind, his crew searches desperately for a way out of the demonic […]

Dark Horizons has a large list of movies that Disney’s Buena Vista division is developing, which is definitely worth a look.

The Big Cartoon Database reports that The Sixers and Premavision, Inc., the studio that produced the 1995 feature Gumby: The Movie, have come together to create a promotional television ad, in which a life-size Gumby will play a game of H-O-R-S-E against All-Star guard Allen Iverson. Donning the No. 3 Sixers jersey that Iverson usually […]

The Hollywood Reporter’s 33rd annual Key Art Awards’ list of finalists has been revealed, with the Walt Disney Company and Sony Pictures leading the pack, as they each received 23 nomations. Animated highlights from the list include Finding Nemo receiving 11 nominations (the most for any movie this year), Pirates of the Caribbean receiving 5 […]

Latino Review interviews Jennifer Tilly about her work in Home on the Range.

The Dreamworks SKG Fansite points out that DreamWorks’ official Ghost in the Shell 2 website has been updated with two different links. According to the fansite, “The first section ‘Section 9’ will give sketches of the main characters, while the second link ‘cyber agents’ takes you to another website www.ghost2.com, giving you additional links to […]

The second season of Star Wars: Clone Wars is set to premiere tonight at 9:30, on Cartoon Network, following an airing of the complete first season. Check out the Clone Wars’ official website for a complete schedule and details.

Toon Zone reveals that during the week of May 23-27, Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening will provide introductions for his favorite Futurama episodes, each night at 11:00pm (ET/PT). Also, Seth McFarlane will present behind-the-scenes information concerning Family Guy during his favorite episodes, from July 11-15 at 11:00pm (ET/PT).

Be sure to check out Clay Animator: Clay Animation and Stop Motion Animation How To Site, which ‘Clayanimator’ has informed us of at the AN Forum! Clay Animator is described as, “The most in depth information on the clay animation and stop motion animation process. This website is designed with interactive tutorials on how to […]

Ultimate Disney has a new review of the Brother Bear DVD, along with the cover art for the upcoming Mary Poppins “40th Anniversary Edition” DVD.