Peter Gabriel has withdrawn from performing at the Oscars after the Academy Award nominated singer was told he would perform his nominated track “Down to Earth” from Wall-E for only 65 seconds in a medley of the nominated songs, reports Variety. In a video on his website, Gabriel said, “It’s a bit unfortunate. The songwriters […]

Partly Cloudy is the name of Pixar’s latest short that will be showing in front of Up starting May 29, reports UpcomingPixar. The short is directed by Peter Sohn who voiced Emile in Pixar’s Ratatouille.

DVDTimes reports that Nick Park’s BAFTA winning short Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray in UK on 23rd March. Extras on this release will include “When Wallace Met Harvey, A Day In The Life of Nick Park”, “Tell Tale Games” and “Making Of A Matter Of […]

As promotions for director Henry Selick’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline continue, the Character Design page has an interview with artist Damon Bard, while the W+K agency doing all that promoting has a number of interesting posts up on their blog, including photos from the Portland premiere, a fascinating Coraline campaign video, marketing materials and […]

Superman Returns actor Brandon Routh has revealed that his next film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World will be “a mix of real people with some drawn animation”. Collider.com has a video interview on the project with Routh.

Writer-director Julien Charles has revealed details on his new animated series Rocket Jo, being produced in Paris by Millimages and 2d3danimations. Exploring the difficulties the title character and the jetpack he made himself (half the problem right there!) have getting off the ground, each of the 52 one-minute episodes will present a new flying test. […]

Paco Vink, who together with Albert ’t Hooft founded the animation studio AniKey in Holland, has announced that the company has recently finished the 25 minute traditionally animated film Paultje en de Draak (Paul And The Dragon). Intended for children aged 5-13 years old who are suffering with cancer, the film, which is based on […]

Barry A. Sanders’ Canadian Animation Resources has posted some comments on Henry Selick’s Coraline, but what makes them unique is that the reviewer saw the film at a Q&A session with author Neil Gaiman. Elsewhere, Sanders’ friend Dominic von Riedemann has added a two-part interview with Gaiman at his Suite 101 page.

The Trailer Addict site gives us a look at the new poster for Disney/Pixar’s Up, which develops what was shown in the initial teaser. Up will float onto screens May 29, 2009.

London’s Studio Aka has announced completion of their 25-minute animated film adaptation of Oliver Jeffers’ award winning children’s book Lost And Found. A co-production between Studio Aka and Contender Entertainment Group, Lost And Found was adapted and directed by the studio’s Philip Hunt, with narration by Jim Broadbent, soon to be seen in this summer’s […]

The Hollywood Reporter has more on yesterday’s announcement that DreamWorks’ live-action motion pictures will begin to be distributed by the Walt Disney Studios under their Touchstone Pictures banner from 2010. The deal calls for approximately 30 films to be released over seven years, with Disney providing $250 million in contingency funding to the company in […]

Buena Vista Home Entertainment have revealed details on the April 28 2009 release of the X-Men animated series which comes to disc in two volumes. Fans will be pleased that the two-disc sets will present the episodes in chronological order, with none of the programs missing in the first run of 32 shows. For a […]

Ever since Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg left Paramount Studios to run The Walt Disney Company in 1984, the Mouse House has wanted to break into the Steven Spielberg business. Today, after talks for the re-launched DreamWorks faltered between the producer-director and his traditional cinematic home Universal, the Disney Studio has confirmed their recent talks […]

It was awards night yesterday evening at the Royal Opera House in London as the British Academy of Film and Television presented their annual awards in recognition of exceptional achievement in film. Although the awards are often further pointers to the Oscars a couple of weeks later, this year was a very British event with […]

Despite not even being nominated for music at animation’s premier awards show, WALL-E has won two Grammy Awards. Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman picked up trophies for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Down To Earth) and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Define Dancing). WALL-E lost the Best Score Soundtrack Album to […]

Several media outlets are reporting that DreamWorks may have to make a deal with Disney to secure some much needed quick cash along with distribution of their films. The L.A. Times reports that Universal today has dropped out of an already announced multi-year distribution deal with DreamWorks, a deal which was born after the DreamWorks/Paramount […]

Ari Folman’s animated war documentary Waltz with Bashir has won best foreign language film award at London Film Critics’ Circle, reports Variety. In the best picture category, Pixar’s WALL-E lost out to The Wrestler.

Brad Bird talks to LatinoReview about his upcoming live-action feature 1906, Toy Story 3, chances of Iron Giant seeing a theatrical re-release, and more.

Henry Selick’s new stop-motion feature Coraline opens in both traditional and 3D theaters today. Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, Coraline is currently fairing extremely well with film critics, earning an 88% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. One reviewer calls it “a visually stunning family-oriented fantasy that will simultaneously enchant kids and […]

A new one-sheet for the upcoming Dreamwork’s comedy Monsters Vs Aliens can be viewed on Yahoo! Movies. Monsters Vs Aliens is set to hit traditional and 3-D compatible theaters on March 27.

DVDTimes reports that Funimation have announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Afro Samurai: Resurrection Director’s Cut on 3rd February. Extras on this release will include Unedited Dialogue and Picture , “Path of the Samurai: 24-Page Booklet” featuring forewords by Takashi “Bob” Okazaki, Fuminori Kizaki and the RZA, concept art, production art, promotional images and […]

Movie-List shares a trailer for the upcoming animated film The Secret of Kells. Written by Fabrice Ziolkowski and directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, The Secret of Kells tells the story of 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of […]

Collider has posted an exclusive interview with Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline wherein he talks about the book, its numerous adaptations, and the upcoming stop-motion feature directed by Henry Selick. Additionally, Henry Selick, director of Coraline, explains why he went 3D for Neil Gaiman Adaptation, in a New York Times article. Coraline opens in theatres […]

Eye On Springfield features a retrospective of Simpsons hilarity spanning from seasons 1 to 9, “when it was still funny”, as the site suggests.

3D Superbowl movie spots are beginning to arrive online and Movie-List shares the spots for Pixar’s Up and DreamWorks’ Monsters Vs. Aliens. Also Disney.com has shared the first Upisode from the series Adventures with Carl and Russell. The first Upisode titled “Animal Calling”, can be watched on the official Up website by clicking on the […]

Kung Fu Panda was the big winner at last night’s 36th annual Annie Awards. The film picked up 10 awards including Best Animated Feature. Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II won the Television award. Avatar: The Last Airbender won the Children’s TV award. And Sebastian’s Voodoo won the Short award. The full list of winners […]

According to ComingSoon, actor Dan Fogler has joined the cast of Mars Needs Moms!, Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion capture film. Based on Bloom County creator Berkeley Breathed’s novel of the same name, Mars Needs Moms! tells the story of a young boy who must rescue his mother after she is kidnapped by aliens.

DVDActive reports that Universal Home Video has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Tale of Despereaux for the 17th March. Extras on this release will include a Tale of The Tale of Despereaux: A (Mostly) Non-Fictional Making-Of featurette, an interactive map of the Kingdom of Dor, the Top Ten Uses for Oversized Ears, games, […]

Thirty Second Bunnies have come up with their own version of the teenage vampire drama Twilight which can be watched here.

Collider shares a trailer and four clips from Mary and Max, a claymation feature film from Academy Award winning writer/director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs. Mary and Max tells the story of a pen-pal relationship between two very different people: Mary Dinkle, a chubby, lonely 8-year-old living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia; and […]