Cartoon Brew hosts the advertisement for Pixar Under the Hood: The Making of Cars, presented by the San Francisco Society of Illustrators. Held in the Morgan Auditorium of San Francisco, California, the event will occur Friday, December 1, at 7 p.m. Pixar Under the Hood is explained as, “A team of Pixar’s creative talent, led […]

Jim Hill Media focuses its attention on the non-profit organization Famous Fone Friends, which specializes in bringing cheer to hospitalized children. The service brings young patients phone calls from some popular personalities, having assistance from the actual voice actors behind the characters. Mickey Mouse (Wayne Allwine), Bart Simpson (Nancy Cartwright), Winnie the Pooh (Jim Cummings), […]

PR Web summarizes the lecture Jim Rygiel gave to students of the Academy of Art University on October 26, 2006. Rygiel, the Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, spoke of the “technical and artistic challenges” present in combining real objects with digital creations. The president and CEO of Stormfront […]

The official online abode for The Very First Noel is open, as the film itself landed in stores last week. Featuring Andy Griffith as the voice of Melchior, the computer-animated tale tells the popular story of the Wise Men’s journey to find the Christ child.

Variety notes that Chris deFaria has been named executive vice president of Warner Bros. Pictures’ recently-merged animation, visual effects and digital production department. The article explains, “…deFaria will manage animation projects and visual effects-intensive scripts, explore co-production opportunities with outside animation studios and utilize cutting-edge technology, among other duties.”

The Guardian Unlimited focuses on the current success of The Walt Disney Company under the leadership of CEO Robert Iger. In addition, the editorial summarizes the string of events that lead to Iger’s receiving the company’s top spot.

According to weekend stats from Box Office Mojo, Happy Feet has bested Casino Royale, and all other films, at the domestic box office this weekend, earning $41.6 million over the Bond film’s $40.8 million. As {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i61fccc799efa3cb7768358f72f63fd64 The Hollywood Reporter}} confirms, Happy Feet‘s debut marks Warner Brothers’ biggest ever opening for an animated movie in […]

This Thanksgiving Day, Starz Kids & Family will offer viewers a marathon of recent Disney flicks, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & and the Wardrobe, Chicken Little, Herby: Fully Loaded and The Incredibles. The presentation will begin Thursday, November 23, at 6 a.m.

This December, Cartoon Network will celebrate the Holidays with a healthy variety of original specials and perennial classics. The noteworthy lineup includes Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale and Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol. The schedule also […]

Tap-dancing into 3,804 theaters this weekend is Happy Feet, from Warner Bros. Pictures. Thus far, the computer-animated adventure is finding some of the best reviews of the year for an animated feature. For instance, its status at Rotten Tomatoes is easily “fresh” with 79%, as the site’s “Cream of the Crop” section awards a healthy […]

The Sea of Waking Dreams has some interesting information regarding Disney’s upcoming traditionally-animated The Frog Princess. Rumor has it that the project’s princess might be African American, with the story taking place in a “New Orleans-ish setting.” Furthermore, the article writes that Frog Princess may sport a Jazz soundtrack. On Monday, it was reported that […]

SFGate.com takes a lengthy look at Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination. In addition, the online editorial includes thoughts from the book’s author, Neal Gabler. Released on October 31, 2006, Triumph of the American Imagination provides a large biographical account of the respected “Old Maestro.”

Today’s episode of Live with Regis and Kelly will debut the latest music video for the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” as sung by Regis Philbin himself on last year’s The Regis Philbin Christmas Album. Featuring appearances by Kelly Ripa, Live executive producer Michael Gelman and Donald Trump, the short bears a stop-motion resemblance to […]

Nest Family Learning and Trinity Broadcasting Network are partnering to bring viewers The Animated Stories From The Bible, records Earned Media. The show will begin its TBN run on Saturday, November 18. Animated Stories frm the Bible aims for audiences 3-12 years old.

The Seattle Times reminds readers that starting this Friday, November 17, will be the 2D or Not 2D Animation Film Festival. Held at the Everett Theatre, the event will showcase a notable variety of animation and presentations. Guests for the festival include Roy E. Disney; Tom Wilson, the artist behind Ziggy; former Disney animator Nancy […]

Reuters via Yahoo! Movies reports that Cars took the top spot on the national DVD sales chart, selling approximately 5 million DVDs in its first two days of release. The film also proved strong on Home Media Magazine’s video rental chart, coming in at #2, with an estimated $9.2 million. It is worth noting that […]

For the next four years, Blockbuster will have exclusive rights on all future theatrical and made-for-DVD movies from The Weinstein Company. Based in the United States, the deal allows the rental chain to be the sole provider of the studio’s upcoming titles, including the computer-animated Arthur and the Invisibles. DVDActive has more on this story.

According to Bouchaib Silm, a researcher with the terrorism department at Singapore’s Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, terrorists are finding new ways to atract new recruits. Joining comedy clips and Top 10 video lists of the most devastating terror attacks, special animated projects are also making the rounds to spark interest. Silm notes that […]

While we didn’t receive the 60th Anniversary DVD of Disney’s Song of the South we’ve all been waiting for we can at least listen to Song of the South Radio at Live 365. This online radio station is run by Christian Willis of SongoftheSouth.net and features virtually every recording related to the classic film ever […]

In celebration of the upcoming Charlotte’s Web movie, Paramount Pictures is encouraging folks young and old to break a reading record. Specifically, the record referred to is none other than “Most People Reading Aloud Simultaneously in Multiple Locations.” For further details on this exciting goal, please click “More,” where a brand-new Holiday internet teaser trailer […]

Stars lined up for a white carpet at the premiere of Happy Feet last Sunday. Held in the midst of an artificial wintry mix, the event was held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Coverage of the event comes courtesy of the Associated Press, the Australian Associated Press and Daily […]

The teaser trailer for Bee Movie has been updated with a variety of video formats, including Windows Media, Real Media, QuickTime, PSP and iPod. Furthermore, a high-res photo from the film has been released. To view the noted items, please click:

AOL Music allows visitors to legally hear the complete Flushed Away soundtrack, for free. The album contains tracks from such artists as Tom Jones, Billy Idol and Jet. Likewise, the soundtrack offers a healthy dose of some loveable, singing slugs, featured in such songs as “Mr. Lonely” and “Don’t Worry Be Happy.”

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette looks at the similarities certain features have shared, trying to explain why the connections occur. Some of the counterparts in the piece include Flushed Away versus Ratatouille, Finding Nemo versus Shark Tale, and Antz versus A Bug’s Life.

Animated New has received a considerably large version of the Shrek the Third one-sheet, supplied by Paramount Pictures. To view the ample image, please click “More.” In similar news, IGN FilmForce has grabbed the teaser poster for The Simpsons Movie. Concurrently, the Internet Movie Poster Awards displays five international character banners (Arthur, Selenia, Beta, Max, […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 3) Flushed Away with $16,606,526, averaging $4,479 over 3,707 theaters ($39,827,295 total; 2nd week) 15) Open Season with $1,408,227, averaging $1,255 over 1,122 theaters ($83,512,193 total; 7th week) 23) The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D with $464,719, averaging $2,868 over 162 theaters ($8,097,449 total; 4th week) 47) The Ant Bully […]

An interesting tidbit has appeared at Wikipedia, regarding Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. According to the site, the movie was originally rated PG, because of “some violence scenes.” Nonetheless, Wikipedia adds that the clips have been cut, allowing a G rating for the project. This latter rating is confirmed by the official site of […]

Starting this Friday, November 17, a “Clip of the Week” from Nickelodeon’s Kappa Mikey will be available to download for free. Each Friday, a new scene will be posted at iTunes and the show’s official website. The online domain for Kappa Mikey also allows visitors to sign up for an RSS feed of the “Clip […]

According to Jim Hill Media, Randy Newman will replace the team of Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater, to compose the musical score for Disney’s The Frog Princess. The editorial writes that the move came from John Lasseter, who did not want the latest princess picture to fall into a familiar formula.

Variety speculates whether the five-picture deal between DreamWorks Animation and Aardman is about to be cancelled. Despite the success of the duo’s latest venture, Flushed Away, the article argues the Bristol-based company is still not delivering the financial numbers for which DreamWorks had hoped. As for Aardman’s next film, Crood Awakening, the piece suggests that […]