A fansite for The Little Mermaid on Broadway reveals that the show now has a section of its own at the official Disney on Broadway website. Furthermore, the fansite has an extract from the Walt Disney Employee Newsreel, containing extra info on the upcoming Broadway event. Speaking of the Mermaid musical, Jim Hill offers his […]

On Sunday, February 11, 2007, the fifth annual Visual Effects Society Awards were held. With a total of six trophies, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest took home the most VES awards of any film this year, including the top prize, “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture.” Cars also was […]

In the wake of its recent controversial marketing campaign, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters is moving from a limited release on March 23rd to a wide release on April 13th. According to Dark Horizons, this move makes the motion picture “the most high-profile movie of that weekend.”

On Thursday, February 8, Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and president Ed Catmull unveiled plans for Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar, writes Variety. During Disney’s investor conference, it was revealed that Toy Story 2 co-director Lee Unkrich is helming Toy Story 3, using a screenplay from Michael Arndt, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Little Miss […]

Upcoming Pixar points to About: Hollywood Movies, where Brad Garrett shares some info about his character in Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille. “I play the owner of the French restaurant where the rats live, Rousseau, who is dead but lives like a ghost and kind of nicely haunts the restaurant. They liked that character so much they called […]

The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive introduces the Disney Studios Artist’s Tryout Book, now available to view online for free. From the collection of Clair Weeks, Marc Davis’ assistant on Bambi and Peter Pan, this 1938 manual describes the company’s past production process and various job categories. To view the press release for the Tryout Book, please […]

It appears that Warner Premiere, the direct-to-video division of Warner Bros., is considering a second Scooby-Doo sequel, according to Moviehole. In addition, the company is supposedly giving some thought to a new Gremlins installment, which may use CGI to portray the creatures instead of puppetry.

Open Season easily took the first position on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending Feb. 4, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The animated comedy beat the closest competition, 20th Century Fox’s The Marine, by almost a 3-to-1 margin. However, it was The Marine that took the top spot on Home Media Magazine‘s video […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 20) Arthur and the Invisibles with $1,015,026, averaging $815 over 1,245 theaters ($12,777,894 total; 6th week) 25) Happy Feet with $591,291, averaging $1,028 over 575 theaters ($192,708,687 total; 12th week) 35) Happily N’Ever After with $276,317, averaging $653 over 423 theaters ($15,187,341 total; 5th week) 37) Flushed Away with $218,783, […]

The all-new Disney.com has added a section for the upcoming Special Edition DVD release of The Aristocats. Presently, the site only provides an ad for the 2-disc title, showcasing the DVD’s tentative cover artwork.

Now playing at Yahoo! Movies, an exclusive featurette reveals an inside look behind the visual effects of Bridge to Terebithia. Crafting the film’s special effects were none other than the masterminds at Weta Workshop Ltd.

USA Today notices each of the three nominees for this year’s “Best Achievement in Visual Effects” Academy Award: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Poseidon and Superman Returns. Specifically, the paper breaks down what groundbreaking effects the movies accomplished in order to be nominated.

Despite rumors of the contrary, a reliable source at Muppet Central Forum indicates that The Power of the Dark Crystal has not been cancelled. Instead, the film is on track to finish post-production by the end of the year, and is scheduled to debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008.

With Yahoo! Entertainment, Randy Newman speaks about his seventeenth Academy Award nomination, provided for the tune Our Town from Cars. Furthermore, the composer joins Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter for a look at the song’s conception in the Los Angeles Times piece, “Two Buddies, One Vision, Big Success.”

GameSpot previews the Wii adaptation of Meet the Robinsons, from Avalanche Software and Buena Vista Games. The piece includes downloadable video clips from the game, scheduled to be released on March 27.

Yesterday, it was reported that The Walt Disney Co. and the team of Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey are uniting to form a new motion capture company. Today, Jim Hill speculates on the deal, considering the future of animation at Disney. According to Hill’s inside sources, one of the projects currently being considered […]

An abundance of contests regarding Cinderella III: A Twist in Time have been discovered. For a chance to win a copy of the DVD, one may enter a competition at Cinema Clips, Hollywood North Report, Movies Online, Movie-Source, News Net 5, NOLA.com or Teen Music. Meanwhile, anyone planning to purchase Cinderella III this week may […]

On August 8, 2006, TMZ.com reported that Robert Zemeckis was seriously considering moving his ImageMovers production company to The Walt Disney Co., in a multi-year deal. Now, via a press release at Coming Soon, word arrives that the team of Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey is setting up a new performance capture film […]

HamptonRoads.com introduces readers to Valerie LaPointe, currently employed as a story artist for Pixar Animation Studios. Receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California, LaPointe acquired a job at Pixar after completing a summer internship with the company.

Last Saturday, it was reported that DVDActive is holding a contest for the Hellboy: Sword of Storms DVD, arriving in stores this Tuesday. Now, further competitions for the title have been discovered at The Celebrity Cafe, Comics2Film, Digitally Obsessed, IESB.net, I Spit on Your Movie, HorrorMovies.ca, Latino Review, Monsters & Critics, MoviesOnline.ca and Movie-Source.

At the Animated News & Views Forum, “Sullivan” points out that the official website for Meet the Robinsons has been updated. At this time, the site contains a synopsis, games and videos. Concurrently, “YCougar” of the AN&V Forum notices that the TMNT online stop is likewise sporting a new look. The domain currently hosts a […]

Reuters via Yahoo! News reveals the “Best Animated Movie” nominees for Nickelodeon’s 20th annual Kids’ Choice Awards. The competition includes Cars, Happy Feet, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Over the Hedge. Hosted this year by Justin Timberlake, the Kids’ Choice Awards will air March 31.

Empire Movies has the latest trailer for Shrek the Third. In addition to providing more information on film’s plot, the advertisement gives a better look at such characters as Artie and Merlin.

During an interview with radio station CISN Country, Dan Aykroyd confirmed that Ghostbusters III “lives.” With that said, it seems the sequel will not follow the live-action path of its predecessors. “It will not happen as a live-action [movie], ’cause Billy [Murray] will not come on, in the live-action stage anymore for it. But he […]

Box Office Mojo has the latest release dates for some anticipated animated projects. Apparently, Fox’s Alvin and the Chipmunks will perform in theaters on December 14 of this year. Next year, Warner Bros.’ Where the Wild Things Are will hit cinemas on October 3. In 2009, two films from Sony Pictures Animation will arrive: Cloudy […]

Home Media Retailing indicates that The Walt Disney Co. has sold 1.3 million movies through iTunes since placing them at the online store last October. The one million mark was exceeded during the holidays, when the company placed such popular films as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Cars at iTunes.

In preparation for the Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD, MovieWeb presents an exclusive clip, titled “Crying Woman,” from the title. The DVD will available to own on Tuesday, February 6.

DVDActive is holding a contest in which one can win a copy of the animated Hellboy: Sword of Storms. To enter the competition, one must simply fill out a form which offers the multiple-choice question, “Who was involved as a Creative Producer for this title?”

Ultimate Disney has collected a variety of info regarding some of Disney’s upcoming DVDs. As it turns out, the Special Edition release of The AristoCats is no longer scheduled for March 27. However, the first preview for the 2-disc DVD can be seen next month via the Peter Pan Platinum Edition DVD. Furthermore, the site […]

The Super Bowl television spot for Disney’s Meet the Robinsons is now showing at iFilm. The 30-second ad will likewise be seen this Sunday evening, during the Super Bowl XLI broadcast on CBS.