Blogs and Podcasts

Princess winners, and a Curious new contest!

The Princess And The Frog book winners, and a new Curious George Christmas contest!

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas Prize Pack – Winner Announced!

A Very Monkey Christmas prize pack containing a Curious George DVD, book, soundtrack and more – Winner Announced!

The first and fairest meets the latest for Thanksgiving!

The Princess And The Frog is here! Plus Snow White back on DVD leads a comparison of all available editions, plus comments comments on “It’s A Wonderful Shrek“…!

Pixar and Princess rule our latest updates!

Tinker Bell Nintendo winners, Pixar reviews for Monsters, Inc. and Up, plus our Views on Merry Madagascar, A Christmas Carol and a chance to win The Art Of The Princess And The Frog!

The Art Of The Princess And The Frog Book – Winners Announced!

Here’s your chance to win one of three copies of Jeff Kurrti’s new chronicle of the making of Disney’s return to traditional animation The Princess And The Frog – Winners Announced!

Additions old and new; reviews and a new Media section!

Saturday Morning and Justice League cartoons covered, plus 2012, a trio of retro reviews and the first look at our new Media section!

Pixar leads this week’s CG pack; plus a Fantastic Fox!

Reviews for Fantastic Mr Fox, Ice Age 3, Cars, Peanuts and Tinker Bell, plus Zemeckis and Carrey on their Christmas Carol!

Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure Nintendo DS game – Winners Announced!

Five copies of Disney Interactive’s Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure game for the Nintendo DS console – Winners Announced!

Despicable Hollywood

Hollywood’s desperate searching for ideas has started to see tinsel town cannibalizing its own sub-genres, as not one but two upcoming animated superhero spoofs follow the success of The Incredibles.

Walt’s Museum, a drab Muppet Christmas, plus more Up!

Didier Ghez talks about the opening of the Walt Disney Family Museum, Muppets’ Letters To Santa reviewed, plus the final four Up poster giveaways!

A London Rendezvous! Plus printable posters Up for grabs!

The French Connection: when Ben met Jeremie, plus Pixar’s Up comes in for a landing on disc with some cool poster giveaways and bonus clips!

Animated Views 2.0 is here!

The re-launch of Animated Views is here, plus a whole heap of fresh content with news, reviews and interviews among them, including Disney Legend Floyd Norman!

Mega Christmas Contest DVD Bundle – Winner Announced!

A stuffed stocking of DVD goodies featuring Winnie The Pooh, Mickey and Co, Air Bud, Schoolhouse Rock, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Lilo & Stitch – Winner Announced!

Superman, Batman…and Tink!

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies reviewed, and Tinkerbell And The Lost Treasure‘s art director Ellen Jin Over interviewed!

New announcements and Saturday Morning clips!

Disc announcements including Spaceballs, District 9, Pooh’s Valentine, Coraline, TCM’s Marx Bros. and Sci-Fi, Ghost In The Shell 2.0, Scooby’s All-Star Laff-a-lympics and Batman: Brave And The Bold!

Wild about Wild Things, Up, Sister Act and more!

Boffo box office for animated fare, plus the big disc sellers, Transformers Season Two reviewed, and an exclusive chat with Sister Act‘s Michael Kosarin! Plus Disney historian Christian Renaut needs your help!

We’re off to see the Wizard!

Comments on the wonderful Wizard Of Oz box set, South Park‘s movie on Blu-ray, plus Tezuka Osamu’s Astonishing Work reviewed!

Not quite the fairest of them all…

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition reviewed in full, plus the last chance to enter our signed Marge Champion photo contest!

Some Day My Prints Will Come…!

A full review of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition is on the way!

Snow White‘s musical legacy explored…

Jeremie Noyer looks back on Snow White‘s production, plus Amazon’s less than $20 offer for the BD set!

Exclusive interview with Snow White herself!

More of our Snow White celebrations: Jeremie Noyer speaks exclusively to Marge Champion, plus a chance to win a signed photo!

Dopey speaks: Snow White‘s characters and legacy!

Tons of new Snow White content, including peeks into Disney Animation Research Library and the film’s historical legacy.

Snow White week begins at AN&V!

No love for the Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Limited Edition Collector’s Set, a terrific new Snow White Contest, plus The Disney Song Encyclopedia and X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume Four reviewed!

Snow White BD and signed Marge Champion photos – Winners Announced!

Win a signed photo of Snow White model Marge Champion, plus a Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Blu-ray/DVD – Winners Announced!

Tooning In, and tuning up, with composer Shawn Patterson!

Jeremie Noyer speaks with Titan Maximum composer Shawn Patterson!

Snow White and the Seven X-Men!

X-Men: The Animated Series Volume 3 reviewed, and more information on the Snow White Limited Edition set, plus classic cat and mouse!

Disney magic flies again!

Bedknobs And Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition reviewed!

Winnie The Pooh and new announcements too!

Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie reviewed, plus a slew of new DVD and Blu-ray Disc announcements: Harry Potter, Rocky, The Prisoner and more!

Bedknobs and Shermans; Earth and Our Gang!

An interview with Richard Sherman, plus review of Earth and The Our Gang Collection.

Off the beaten track…alternative animation 9 and Astro Boy

One of the most original animated features in a long while has just landed at a theater near you, and I’m very pleased that director Shane Acker’s 9, produced from his original Oscar-nominated short into a feature by Tim Burton, has opened at number two at the box-office, with a $15m take. This is healthy […]