With Animated Views, Mark Smith, the owner and operator of MarkToons Video Animation, recently took the time to share some thoughts regarding his latest book, The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning. The publication examines how one may best apply the popular software, while also discussing other rules and tips that may help those working, […]

Two Youtube clips featuring composer Alan Silvestri working on his musical score for Beowulf can be viewed at CHUD. While a release date for the soundtrack is unknown, the film will be hitting theaters this November.

Taking top spot in a mid year report, Rotten Tomatoes reports that, according to their standards, the animated comedy Ratatouille is the best-reviewed film of 2007 thus far. The Parisian-set tale is the only animated film to make the list, which consists of 25 movies released this year. Summing up the opinions of various reviewers, […]

MySpace and Moviefone each are offering different, new clips from The Simpsons Movie. One of the noted scenes involves a greater sneak peek at the popular Spider-Pig from the film’s latest trailer. The Simpsons Movie will open in theaters nationwide on July 27.

In a piece that includes spoilers regarding certain Pixar movies such as Ratatouille, the Associated Press via PalmBeachPost.com speculates on the work history of Pixar, noticing the production and reception of the films. Ratatouille director Brad Bird and Steven Higgins, curator of film and media at the Museum of Modern Art, provide their thoughts on […]

TV Shows on DVD displays two of the DVD menus for The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper – Volume 1. With the series being an animated spin-off of the 1995 live-action/CGI Casper, the DVD will hit stores on September 18.

The Internet Movie Poster Awards showcases a Hungarian one-sheet for Disney/Pixar’s critically-acclaimed hit Ratatouille. In this poster, the lovable rat Emile takes center stage to show off his talent.

DVD Active has the cover artwork and details regarding the HD DVD for Dragon’s Lair. Coming August 15, the release will include such bonus features as a commentary by the game’s creators, as well as interviews with Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and Rick Dyer.

Below are streaming links to the new Bee Movie (www.BeeMovie.com) trailer in a variety of formats:

Soon to be a rival to hand-drawn, stop motion, computer-generated, and motion capture animation is . . . sand animation. The web edition of The Orange County Register features Hungarian sand animator Ferenc Cako, who tells stories with sand in front of admiring audiences. “With just an overhead projector, a movie screen and a few […]

AWN reports that the North American version of the animated film Persepolis will feature the voices of Sean Penn and Iggy Pop. Based on Iranian author Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel of the same name, Perspolis tells the true story of a girl and her upbringing during Islamic revolution in Iran. Winner of jury prize at […]

Vanity Fair has come up with a list featuring the ten best Simpsons episodes ever. The oldest episode featured in the list is from Season 3, 1991. The list was compiled by a contributing editorial associate with help from a few of their other editors.

A trailer for the video game adaptation of The Simpsons Movie can currently be viewed at GameTrailers, in Flash, Quicktime, and Windows Media. Hitting shelves this October, The Simpsons Game will be available to Playstation 2, Playstation 3, XBox 360, and Wii users.

o-meon reports that Click and Clack, Public Radio’s famous Tappet brothers, are to become the first-ever animated primetime series for PBS launching in summer 2008. “The fast-paced series will take off where the radio series ends, focusing on the adventures of Click and Clack and their crew of mechanics and co-workers.” The new series will […]

The UK’s Guardian newspaper today prints an article that pinpoints the exact date The Simpsons went from being “dizzyingly intelligent, daring, exhilarating stuff” to a “stupid shade of what it used to be [with] cheap, idle storytelling” – 1997. This was the year of creative team change at Groening Central, and the piece, available to […]

TVShowsOnDVD has announced two new animated DVD sets to be released soon based on DC Comics superhero characters television series. The first, The Adventures of Aquaman, will feature 36 episodes which originally aired from 1967-68, while the second, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, will feature 10 episodes from 1985. Both sets will be released […]

The official website for The Simpsons Movie allows one to create, in paper-doll fashion, an avatar of themselves (or anyone they prefer, real or fictional) in true Simpsons-like appearance. The website also features several games, a tour of Springfield, and more.

On July 24th, Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release the blacker than black detective noir thriller Renaissance, which got an extremely limited theatrical run in 2006, on DVD through their Miramax imprint. In the vein of Blade Runner, Minority Report and Sin City, this cel-shaded CGI animation’s English dub cast features the voice of Daniel […]

Reuters reports that the US town of Springfield, Vermont, has beaten 13 rivals and will host the premiere of The Simpsons Movie. The Vermont town, won an online vote with a video showing a Homer Simpson look-alike chasing a giant, pink doughnut through the town.

MovieFone hosts a fun virtual tour of several sets created for the feature film, Ratatouille. Users can explore Gusteau’s kitchen, Linguini’s Apartment, and other various rooms with Remy the rat as your guide.

AWN spreads the word that Studio Ghibli’s latest feature Tales From Earthsea is all set to make its English language debut in the UK this July. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, Tales From Earthsea is based on the third and fourth books in Ursula K Le Guin’s six-volume series, published in 1968. However, due to Sci-Fi […]

AWN reports that David Hilberman, one of the co-founders of UPA, passed away on July 5, 2007, at Stanford Hospital in Stanford, California. Hilberman began his career at Disney as an in-betweener in 1936 and moved up to layout artist, working on shorts such as The Ugly Duckling and Beach Picnic, and later, Bambi. In […]

BCI has sent us the press release for their upcoming Secrets Of Isis DVD set, due on July 24. The set will contain every episode of the landmark Filmation Saturday morning live action TV show, plus generous extras. Following the link will show you the press release, as well as links to two YouTube clips […]

DreamWorks Animation has just released a new Bee Movie trailer featuring never-before-seen footage to AOL Moviefone. Click on the link to see superstar comedian Jerry Seinfeld in action as an animated bumblebee experiencing romance and death-defying adventures in the human world.

AWN reports that Flintstones composer Will Schaefer passed away from cancer on Saturday, June 30, 2007, in Palm Desert, California. He was 78 years old. Schaefer was also known for his work on such animated series as The Yogi Bear Show and Scooby Doo, Where Are You!

AWN reports that a team of 23 animators at Tehran’s Saba Art and Cultural Institute are all set to break into Guinness Book of World Records by animating a complete three and a half minute film in 16 hours and 45 minutes. According to Maqsud Naoimi-Zaker, Saba Institute’s manager, the film Installing Hajar-Ul-Aswad At The […]

An article in USA Today takes a look at Jack Black’s involvement in DreamWorks’ upcoming feature film Kung Fu Panda. The story also examines the actor’s interest in animation, noting that he even had some experience animating as a student in high school.

According to BuddyTV, television actor Neil Patrick Harris has landed the role of The Flash in the upcoming DVD film Justice League: The New Frontier. The article also provides a rough plot outline as well as other cast information. Justice League: The New Frontier is set to hit store shelves January 28, 2008.

DreamWorks Animation has made the following press release available detailing how its recent Shrek the Third has earned $600 million (and counting) worldwide in box office receipts and how the whole Shrek franchise has crossed the $2 billion mark:

The Secret Of The Magic Gourd, as reported by Yahoo! Movies, has earned over US$1 million in since its release in China on June 29th. While the Walt Disney Co. is happy with its take, Gourd‘s opening week was much less than the American-released Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (US$10.5 million) and Spider-Man […]