For the seventh year, Shorts HD is bringing the Oscar nominated short films to theatres across the country. Beginning February 1st, the animated, live action, and documentary shorts will be on the big screen together with introductions by former Oscar winners — including William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, who won last year’s Best Animated Short […]

io9 has a “retro movie review” of Titan A.E., the Twentieth Century Fox film released in 2000 and directed by Don Bluth. With the popularity of later gritty space operas like Battlestar Galactica and Firefly, the reviewer believes the property is rife for a reboot in theatres or as a TV show. With a story […]

A soon to be released, yet not highly publicized, film Escape From Planet Earth starring a range of famous voice from Jane Lynch, Jessica Alba, Brendan Fraser, and William Shatner has some new photo stills out. The 3D flick follows the general plot of alien superhero Scorch Supernova and rule book brother Gary. When BASA […]

If you can’t wait to see The Croods on March 22, 2013, you can catch a 32 second sneak peek following the link. Straight from DreamWorks, the sneak peek will feature a glimpse at the studio’s next film, featuring a family of isolated cavemen (cave people?) who are thrown out of their element and tossed […]

While the Jim Henson Company already has a big international presence, the company has decided to get even bigger in other countries. With the popularity of its children shows Sid the Science Kid, Pajanimals, and Dinosaur Train, plus the additional of third party features like Annoying Orange, JHC deciding to do some employee restructuring. Along […]

The WB and Turner Broadcasting Group will now have their shows streamed on Netflix. The licensing agreement takes effect on March 31, 2013 and will include complete seasons of shows from Cartoon Network/Adult Swim and TNT. Expect popular toons and live action series. Both groups are excited about the continuing deal that follows a few […]

Toy Story made the world of toys come to life and two fans brought the movie alive with a live action version. Two fans, Jonason Pauley and Jessie Perrotta, spent two years painstakingly replicating the entire movie scene by scene to match up with the audio track. With close to 2 million hits, the video […]

Disney announced several release dates for their upcoming release schedule, as well as confirming that a number of previously announced titles will now be given 3-D releases. First off is the news that The Muppets 2 will hit the big screen on March 21, 2014. Maleficent, meanwhile, has its original spring release date moved to […]

Fans of offbeat animated movies rejoice: Bibo (Shark Tale) Bergeron’s Euro-animated feature A Monster In Paris is finally headed to the US, when Shout! Factory unleashes the film on Blu-ray and DVD this April 16th, 2013! Mirroring the international disc release, the Blu-ray Combo Pack will also include the 3D and DVD editions of the […]

The long-rumored fifth installment in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has scored a writer, Variety is reporting. Disney has hired Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can0 to write the script. No word on when production is set to begin, or if characters from the previous films other than Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow are set […]

The nominations for the 85th Annual Academy Awards were announced today. The full list is available on the Oscar website. • Best Animated Feature: Frankenweenie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Wreck-It Ralph, ParaNorman, and Brave • Best Animated Short: Adam and Dog, Fresh Guacamole, Head over Heels, Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, and Paperman […]

Adult Swim used to be the only late night block that catered to mature animation fans, but now Fox, home to Animation Domination, can now claim some midnight viewers. The new block is part of Fox’s new digital multi-platform network centered on alternative animation. The new shows will be 15 minutes long and each show […]

Warner Brothers is tired ofleft out in the cold when it comes to animated films. The studio has decided to take a drastic step by creating a think tank to ramp up the number of animated films they produce. The creative team consists of Joe Requea, Glenn Ficarra, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Nicholas Stoller, […]

A brand new teaser trailer for Juan Jose Campanella’s Spanish animated film Foosball (or Metegol) has hit the web and can be watched at FirstShowing. Foosball tells the story of Amadeo, a shy but talented boy, and a foosball trying to get back together after having been dismantled. Juan Jose Campanella is best known for […]

A brief clip from Pixar’s new short The Blue Umbrella is now available to watch online. Directed by Saschka Unseld, the short will play in front of Monsters University, starting June 21, 2013.

The first concept art from Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur has surfaced online and can be watched over at Collider. Directed by Bob Peterson, The Good Dinosaur is slated for a May 30, 2014 release. The article also includes concept art pieces from the untitled Pixar movies directed by Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich.

Disney’s re-release of Monsters, Inc. in 3-D has been having a less than jolly holiday so far, earning less than $7 million since it opened last Wednesday, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The film was originally set to relaunch in theaters next January, until Disney had the (bizarre) decission to release it during the busy Christmas […]

In somewhat surprising news, Disney’s Planes is getting a theatrical release, hitting theaters everywhere on August 9th, 2013, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The Cars spin-off was orignally set to go straight to DVD. The plot will focus on Dusty, an airplane who’s terrified of heights.

The first trailer for Turbo has made its way online and can be seen over at CinemaBlend. The movie tells the story of a snail who dreams of becoming a racer. After a freak accident gives him the power of super speed, his wish just might come true. Starring Ryan Reynolds, the movie opens everywhere […]

Jonathan Groff will voice the Extreme Mountain Man in Disney’s new animated film Frozen. Groff’s character teams up with Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, who plans to free her kingdom from the Snow Queen’s, played by Idina Menzel, evil curse of eternal winter. The film is set for release on November 27, 2013.

Sony Animation is working on a sequel to Smurfs, the movie the some love to hate and others just love to love. A new trailer for the sequel, Smurfs 2 is available for viewing. It explains a bit more about what we can expect in the sequel, returning cast members, journeying back to our world, […]

Ty Burrell is set to star as the villain in the next Muppet movie, but he will need a hero to co-star with. The British comedian Ricky Gervais may be the next human Muppet star. In last years The Muppets, Gervais had a cameo in a cut scene from the movie. Now he can reclaim […]

Akira and Steamboy director Katsuhiro Otomo’s film Combustible was just honored with the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival’s Grand Prize for Animation. “The fictional story, inspired by incidents such as the Great Fire of Meireiki (also known as the Furisode or Long-Sleeved Kimono Fire) and the Great Fire of Greengrocer Oshichi, is depicted in an […]

Guillermo del Toro and Reel FX’s Boook of Life will distribute by Fox Animation Studios. The film will be released October 14, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter states the movie is an adventure story set during the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. More details on the story are being kept under wraps. Jorge R. Gutierrez […]

A Charlie Brown Christmas is a favorite Christmas special that explains the true meaning of the holiday by speaking out against commercialization. TV Legends Revealed takes a look at the product placements that were in the special’s original airing. Coca-Cola was the sponsor for the show and back in the day it was shown without […]

The Jim Henson Company will not relocate to China, instead the studio behind such shows as Sid the Science Kid and The Hoobs might set up an animation studio in Tianjan, China–predicted to be one of the biggest media cities in the future. The JHC has signed a memo of understanding with Nine Eyes Stone […]

The 70th annual Golden Globe Award nominees have been revealed, the AP reports. Animated nominations were confined to the Best Animated Film category with Brave, Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, Rise of the Guardians, and Wreck-It Ralph getting the nods.