Clay Kaytis has posted the second part of his interview with longtime Disney animator Burny Mattinson. “In part two, Burny describes his transition from his short lived career as a full-fledged animator to a story artist and then to director. He also tells about the transition the studio made from Walt to the twilight of […]

At the age of 80 years old, Jan Svochak died Wednesday afternoon, reports Cartoon Brew. After fighting in World War II, Svochak gained a position at Famous Studios in NYC, assisting Marty Taras on cartoons starring Baby Huey, Little Audrey, and Herman & Katnip. In addition, he freelanced for Pelican Films, Byron Rabbitt, Zanders, Buzzco, […]

DVD Active displays the box artwork for Garfield – 2-Movie Collection. Arriving in stores on October 10th, the set will contain both Garfield: The Movie and this year’s Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.

A blog post at Cinematical.com reveals the movie titles that will appear first when Apple’s iTunes makes films available for download. Obviously, Disney and Pixar movies figure heavily in the mix. The list even mentions Toy Story 3 (but not W.A.L.-E.).

From Buena Vista Home Entertainment, the direct-to-video sequel Brother Bear 2 took the top spot on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending September 3rd. This marks the second time this year that a Disney direct-to-video film has debuted at #1, with Bambi 2 also entering the position. In fact, the February midquel […]

IGN previews some of Disney’s upcoming video game titles, including Chicken Little: Ace in Action and Meet the Robinsons. Ace in Action follows the sci-fi exploits of the suave chicken hero Ace, once again voiced by Adam West. As for Robinsons, the video game adaptation allows players to explore some of the worlds and feats […]

Playbill reveals that before the musical hits Broadway, The Little Mermaid will make its world premiere in June 2007 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Ellie Caulkins Opera House. With direction from Francesca Zambello, the production is being developed by choreographer Stephen Mear, scenic designer George Tsypin, costume designer Tatiana Noginova and lighting […]

Wallace and Gromit are to be awarded the freedom of their home city, Bristol. Known as the southern English city’s “finest accolade,” the honor historically allowed special rights to its recipients. Today, however, the award is more of a symbolic gesture of praise. “Aardman Animations, and Wallace and Gromit in particular, are amongst Bristol’s greatest […]

Jerry Beck at Cartoon Brew is now selling rare, classic artwork from the Terrytoons studio, once located in New Rochelle, New York. As the site explains, “Much of this material was original black and white Terrytoon cartoon backgrounds from 1934 to 1936 in their original folders.” Although various auction houses and animation galleries contacted by […]

Latino Review showcases several new pictures from 20th Century Fox/IDT Entertainment’s Everyone’s Hero. The computer animated adventure will open in theaters on September 15th.

With Dark Horizons and Coming Soon, William H. Macy refers to his upcoming animated project, Everyone’s Hero. “It’s so pure and clean and it’s about keep swinging and don’t give up,” explains the actor. Likewise, Reiner weighs in on Hero, describing his preparation for the role of Screwie the baseball: “I went and talked to […]

Cartoon Brew notices the tragic tale of Tugger: The Jeep 4X4 Who Wanted to Fly, as told by the Orlando Sentinel. The story regards the making of a film which would fail to return the box office bucks investors were lead to believe they would receive.

The American Film Institute has unveiled its list of the 25 “Greatest Movie Musicals of All Time.” The only completely animated feature on the roll is Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, coming in at #22. Containing some animation as well, The Wizard of Oz landed in the third position, while Mary Poppins arrived at 6th […]

Last October, it was revealed that Happy Feet would rendezvous with IMAX 3D this November. However, the film is no longer scheduled for that particular release, says Warner Bros. Pictures via Coming Soon. While no announcement has been made regarding the reason for this move, the site comments that the conversion process of 2D to […]

The Miami Herald writes that Mickey Mouse, SpongeBob Squarepants, Dora the Explorer and Tasmanian Devil are just some of the characters soon to be found in the produce aisle. Health-conscious parents and children are in for a treat, as such famous personalities are now appearing on the packaging for fruits and vegetables across the country. […]

Latino Review has added numerous new images from Sony Pictures Animation’s Open Season to its gallery for the movie. Season will open on September 29th.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 7) Barnyard with $4,891,459, averaging $1,682 over 2,907 theaters ($62,080,221 total; 5th week) 19) Cars with $849,014, averaging $1,529 over 555 theaters ($241,743,295 total; 13th week) 20) Monster House with $795,546, averaging $1,400 over 568 theaters ($70,577,979 total; 7th week) 23) The Ant Bully with $560,510, averaging $1,370 over 409 […]

The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive is now sponsoring the Disney Drawing Exhibit. This exhibit is free to all and features drawings by many master Disney artists including Milt Kahl, Bill Tytla, Freddie Moore, Grim Natwick, Les Clark, Ub Iwerks, Art Babbitt, Marc Davis, Preston Blair, John Lounsbery, Ward Kimball, John Sibley, and Norm Ferguson. “On display […]

At the age of 44 years old, wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin was killed on Monday, due to a stingray attack. Known worldwide as ‘The Crocodile Hunter,’ Irwin starred in such shows as Crocodile Hunter, Croc Files and The Crocodile Hunter Diaries. Likewise, he grabbed a few roles on the big screen, in films such as […]

According to IGN FilmForce, the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian may be turning to London-based Framestore and the Moving Picture Company for most of their film’s visual effects. The Oscar-nominated special effects for Caspian‘s predecessor, The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, were created by Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures Imageworks […]

At Jim Hill Media is a gallery of interesting concept paintings from Art Director Robh Ruppel designed for Disney’s Meet the Robinsons. From the muted, angular present to the bright, rounded future, the artwork showcases a dramatic contrast to help stress the movie’s message of “Let go of the past and embrace the future.” Thanks […]

Earlier this year, IGN FilmForce visited Sony Studios for a behind-the-scenes peek of Open Season, based on the comic In the Bleachers. Documented in a two-page article, the experience included a screening of the movie’s opening, as well as chats with producer John Carls, Art Director Andy Harkness, Character Set-Up Mike Ford, Animation Supervisor Todd […]

The Edmonton Sun speaks with Dave Thomas about brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie, the comedic duo created by Thomas and Rick Moranis. Although the characters are not directly featured in Brother Bear 2, they do serve as inspiration for the moose brothers Rutt and Tuke, admits Thomas. However, as the actor explains, that inspiration can […]

For USA Today, Director George Miller provides a few notes regarding his musical Happy Feet. Utilizing computer and stop-motion animation, the picture also calls upon classic tunes from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Queen, Stevie Wonder and Prince. Happy Feet will open “Novemburrr” 17th.

TV Shows on DVD has the rear artwork for the fourth volumes in the Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour “Golden” and “Spotlight” collections. Likewise, the site has added the ad for The Tick vs. Season II, found in the packaging of The Tick vs. Season One. It should also be noted that Transformers: Armada – […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards displays the international advance one-sheet for DreamWorks/Aardman’s Flushed Away, revealing the film’s main characters in a high-speed egg beater chase.

As {{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6367445.html?nid=2705 Video Business states}}, “20th Century Fox Home Entertainment may be the last major distributor to announce titles in high-definition, but it’s making up for it by bringing Ice Age: The Meltdown to Blu-Ray Disc at the same time as the standard-definition DVD on November 21″. With a $195 million box-office gross, the […]

In addition to those mentioned in our previous report as participants in the opening night panel discussion for the coming engagement of Disney’s The Little Mermaid at the El Capitan Theatre musical composer Alan Menken has recently been added to the roster. Gearing up for an October 3rd DVD release the theatrical screening will feature […]

Following is the full press release from Starz Entertainment LLC regarding the second set of their animated shorts series, The ‘Wood, “that pays homage to the unique characters that make up Hollywood,” including a link to its preview hosted at YouTube:

The Animation Guild Blog provides the lowdown on recent happenings with Meet the Robinsons, especially regarding working conditions for the feature’s production. The piece also notes that upon its release, Robinsons will be paired with a classic Disney short. This move is reportedly unlike the one to be used with fellow upcoming features American Dog, […]