Post Magazine describes DisneyMouseLink.com, a new portal through which artists may securely submit their works. Calling the website “a great service for everyone,” Dawn Rivera-Ernster, Director for Animation Resources, explains, “It allows artists to submit reels and portfolios whenever it is convenient for them, 24/7, with a quick and convenient process. For [Disney Animation], it […]

Eager to learn if a 2-disc edition of the Cars DVD is in the works, Upcoming Pixar contacted Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Luxo Jr. of the site writes that the Disney representative “said there is currently only the 1-disc but there probably will be a 2-disc.” In the meantime, many folks wanting a double disc […]

Referring to the game as “surprisingly fun,” IGN takes a look at Snoopy vs The Red Baron, including screenshots in its assessment. For PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox and PlayStation Portable, Snoopy’s “aerial exploits” will begin on October 24th.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1) Open Season with $23,624,548, averaging $6,163 over 3,833 theaters (1st week) 15) Everyone’s Hero with $1,182,556, averaging $537 over 2,201 theaters ($13,307,759 total; 3rd week) 24) Barnyard with $382,898, averaging $469 over 816 theaters ($71,269,476 total; 9th week) 29) Monster House with $229,411, averaging $910 over 252 theaters ($72,595,621 […]

Today marks the release on 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The film that ushered in Disney’s second Golden Age of animation has not lost any of its lustre and is presented very handsomely in this well-crafted package. The following are several screen shots from the set’s many bonus features including a […]

Now showing at Yahoo! Movies is the trailer for Arthur and the Invisibles, in Windows Media, QuickTime and Hi-Def formats. The film will be released nationwide on January 12, 2007, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and The Weinstein Company.

On Friday, May 26, 2006, the premiere for Disney/Pixar’s Cars was held at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Alongside their big screen counterparts, life-size incarnations of the characters Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater and Sally Carrera were present at the event. Flash forward to September 14-17, when the replicas made one more appearance […]

Moviehole writes that actor Adam Scott (The Aviator, Monster-in-Law) is lending his voice to next summer’s Disney/Pixar entry, Ratatouille. At this time, his role in the film is unknown.

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has captured the third one-sheet for Flushed Away. For this poster, characters Roddy and Sid share the spotlight with Rita and a slug. Meanwhile, all of the featured players in Flushed Away are present in a theater standee for the movie, found at eBay.

From Focal Press arrives information on several of the company’s recent titles. Specifically designed to help animators, present and future, hone their craft, books in the ever-increasing list include: Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, 2e; Animating with Flash 8; Animation: The Mechanics of Motion and Designing Sound for Animation. For info on these publications, […]

Following are some screen shots from the bonus features found on disc 2 of tomorrow’s Platinum Edition DVD release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The first four are from the 45-minute “Making of” feature, the next two are from a featurette on a reunion of the film’s special effects animators, while the final two are […]

Reading instruction is often delayed for deaf children, thus cancelling the option for traditional textbooks. Furthermore, the students may not be able to take advantage of such items as television and dinner table conversation, while their parents may not be fluent enough in sign language to teach math. Hence, at Purdue University, two professors are […]

A slew of new possibly-true cast information has been added to Wikipedia, regarding two future Disney sequels. For The Fox and the Hound 2, the site now lists such actors as Ian McShane (Amos Slade), Eartha Kitt (Big Mama), John Goodman (Dinkey), Raven Symone (Vixey), Peter Cullen (Ger the Raccoon), Jim Cummings (Ceil the Raccoon, […]

Renegade Animation has completed principal animation on its latest feature, Christmas Is Here Again, writes Broadcast Newsroom. Formerly titled Who Stole Santa’s Sack?, the film features the voices of Kathy Bates, Ed Asner, Shirley Jones, Andy Griffith, Norm Macdonald, Brad Garrett, Colin Ford and Daniel Roebuck, with narration by Jay Leno. Newcomer Madison Davenport stars […]

Multichannel writes that on October 27th, at 7pm, Cartoon Network will air a “mockumentary,” Sunny Bridges: From Bankhead to Buckhead, dealing with the title star of its upcoming series, Class of 3000. One week later, the show itself, from Outkast member Andre “3000” Benjamin and Romeo! creator Tom Lynch, will debut at 8pm, preceded by […]

A trailer for Columbia/Sony Pictures Animation’s \\Surf’s Up\\ is now available online. Quicktime Low, Medium, High, HD, and iPod versions are available at the {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/surfsup/ Apple Movie Trailer site}}, while a PSP version is online (for Windows users only) at the {{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/surfsup/psp/popup.html Sony Pictures site}}. The trailer is done in a documentary style […]

DVD Active has learned that The Thief & the Cobbler will arrive on DVD this November 21st. As the article notes, fans of the film may remember it with another title, such as The Princess and the Cobbler, Arabian Knight, The Amazing Nasruddin, The Majestic Fool or The Thief Who Never Gave Up. At this […]

Sony’s \\{{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/openseason/ Open Season}}\\ opens today at 3,833 theatres according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=39&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film has fared poorly with the critics, garnering only a 38% rating at {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/open_season/ Rotten Tomatoes}} where the critical consensus seems to be that “\\Open Season\\ is a cliched palette of tired jokes and CG animal […]

{{Link http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000344#000000 Animation Nation}} is {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011742 discussing}} an upcoming event sponsored by {{link http://www.animationguild.org/ The Animation Guild}} and {{Link http://www.seejane.org/ See Jane}} concerning the paucity of women in the field. “Animation Guild statistics show that only 16% of people working in creative or rendering jobs in animation are women”. The panel discussion, called “Where […]

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060927g.php Dark Horizons}} reports that Dimension Films has acquired the movie rights to the comic \\O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce\\. Actress Rosario Dawson, the co-creator and co-writer of the comic with David Atchison and Tony Shasteen, is slated to produce and star as a “New York City police detective who, after stumbling upon a gruesome […]

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/indietopnews.php?id=16575 ComingSoon.net}} has an exclusive interview with \\Renaissance\\ director Christian Volckman. He talks about the unique animated look (“It’s all motion capture, and then the backgrounds are 3-D or matte paintings, but the whole of it is CGI”), his influences (\\Ghost in the Shell\\ or \\Akira\\. A lot of Manga stuff, Miyazaki, of course”), […]

Continuing its coverage of Open Season, SCI FI Wire offers another part of its conversation with actors Martin Lawrence and Debra Messing. This time, the pair discuss finding their inner bears, as their vocal roles called for the animal’s roar. In the meantime, Open Season co-director Jill Culton speaks with The Los Angeles Times about […]

\\Dungeons & Dragons\\ The Complete Series will be released on DVD December 5th according to BCI, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation which has obtained the DVD rights to the original 1983 animated series. The five-disc boxed set will feature all 27 episodes for a suggested retail price of $54.98. The show is based on […]

The Wild retained the top spot on the national DVD sales chart, for the week ending September 24th. Debuting in a respectable third place was Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses, the first Barbie title from Universal instead of Lionsgate. Interestingly, the direct-to-video movie sold nearly 500,000 units – 15% more than the franchise’s previous […]

Three television spots [1, 2, 3] for the computer-animated musical Happy Feet are availabe to view at iKlipz. The film itself will be available to view in theaters nationwide on November 17th.

Ultimate Disney now has eleven screen captures from the upcoming DVD for Disney/Pixar’s Cars, including storyboards from deleted scenes and a first look at the new short Mater and The Ghostlight.

From visual effects to architectural visualisation, computer games art to 3d computer animation, the {{link http://www.animex.net/awards Animex Student Animation Awards}} once again invites students from around the world to submit their work. You’ll need to hurry up though – they have issued a last call for entries. The deadline is October 1st. For more information […]

Hugh Jackman talks about one of the benefits of making animated films with {{link http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,,20472402-7485,00.html?from=public_rss News.com.au}}. “It is great to finally have something that my kids can see,” the father of two children, Oscar and Ava, stated. “Oscar has never seen any of my movies”. Jackman will voice the role of Roddy in DreamWorks/Aardman’s \\Flushed […]

\\{{link http://robotech.com Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles}}\\ won the Best Animated Sci-Fi Feature Award at the {{link http://www.horrorscifi.com/indexA.html 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival}}. President and CEO of {{link http://www1.funimationfilms.com:80/ FUNimation}} Gen Fukunaga said “This is an exciting award for \\Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles\\. It is a series that has a tremendous fan following, and […]

After an analyst upgrade, shares of DreamWorks Animation stock rose yesterday, according to the {{link http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060926/dreamworks_mover.html?.v=1 Associated Press}}. Sanders Morris Harris Group analyst David W. Miller upgraded the company’s stock from”Hold” to “Buy” stating that the price was “too compelling to ignore”. Saying that “investors should now concentrate on 2007”, Miller pointed to several items […]