Discovered at eBay is a picture of a theater mobile used to promote Hoodwinked. In related news, the official website for Hoodwinked has been updated. To reach the site’s new features, one must wait at its intro page for a brief period, which will then be followed by an “Enter” screen.

On January 8th, the “Collector’s Edition” DVDs of A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles will receive a price reduction, thus carrying the new suggested retail price of somewhere near $15. As Ultimate Disney notes, once the change in cost is underway, the DVDs may likely be found for a few dollars […]

Latino Review offers a new video preview for The Ant Bully. Lasting over five minutes, the preview presents a large glimpse of animation from the film, in addition to introducing several of the movie’s main characters.

The Associated Press, through Yahoo! Finance, indicates that for around $9.4 million in cash and debt, online content provider Jupitermedia Corp. has bought Animation Factory Inc. from VA Software Corp. With a paid online subscription, one may use Animation Factory to receive animated graphics, 3D clip art, Microsoft PowerPoint templates, video backgrounds, and e-mail and […]

According to icWales, Mike Young of Mike Young Productions has revealed that he is in discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government, concerning the creation of an animation studio in his native Wales. A possible first project for the new studio is an adventure for kids, with friendly submarines.

CNN Money analyzes the future of DreamWorks Animation, whose shares fell 35% in 2005. Special interest is especially shown in how Paramount’s acquisition of DreamWorks will affect the company, along with thoughts on the competition from Pixar.

From AWN comes the press release for the Ice Age 2: The Meltdown video game, created by Vivendi Universal Games. Coming to stores in the spring of 2006, the game will be availabe for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and PC. Regarding the project, Peter Della Penna, Chief Operating […]

IGN FilmForce reports the announcement from Square Enix that in only three days, Kingdom Hearts II has sold over one million copies in Japan. By comparison, the first Kingdom Hearts has failed to reach that mark during its entire run thus far in Japan.

As Father Time draws the year 2005 to a close Chuck Oberleitner has posted a Year In Review in video or photo format for the Disney enthusiast, accompanied by a score that had been written by Andy Garfield that had been intended to be used for Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary celebration.

According to Variety, via the Internet Movie Database, a new distribution agreement is pretty much a certainty for Disney and Pixar. While a confirmation or more details have yet to be revealed, the publication cites its knowledge as coming from unnamed insiders. Update! Upcoming Pixar notices The Washington Times, relaying the word that a new […]

Anyone eager to learn the full plot portrayed in the upcoming Disney midquel Bambi II may wish to check out its picture book, Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest, released today.

Courant.com points to a British television poll which lists the greatest family flicks of all time. Animated movies chosen in the poll include: Shrek (#2), Mary Poppins (#3), Toy Story (#5), The Lion King (#6), Finding Nemo (#13), The Incredibles (#17), and The Jungle Book (#19).

Naming his choices for the best of film entertainment in 2005, Roger Ebert has picked Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (“…one of the most delightful films ever made.”), Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (“…surprisingly cheerful under the circumstances.”), and Robots (“…with its jolly little children of Rube Goldberg in a future that looks […]

The Star Online eCentral reports that Nickelodeon has ordered 20 more episodes of SpongeBob Squarepants, bringing the show’s total amount of episodes to 100. The episodes are projected to have finished airing sometime in 2007. Regarding the new order of Spongebob cartoons, Cyma Zarghami, Nickelodeon’s chief executive, responded, “It just doesn’t feel like we should […]

Three video clips (“Woodsman Actor,” “Stork,” and “Extreme Granny”) from Weinstein Co.’s Hoodwinked may be seen at iFilm.

Starting today and lasting until January 4th, Walter Reade Theater at the Lincoln Center in New York City presents Cartoon Musicals II, a healthy compilation of the genre, offered by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. For information on the many features to be shown at the event, be sure to visit the Big Cartoon […]

In an interview with Gamecloud, Crystal Sky CEO Steven Paul notes that his production company is working on a feature film based on the video game Pac-Man. While little is known about the project, which Paul describes as “very early in development,” JoBlo understandably suggests that the movie may be computer animated.

Stuff investigates the connection between a movie’s name and box office run. Animated movie titles mentioned in the article include Toy Story and Son of the Mask.

The Chicago Tribune ponders the question “When are movies too intense for children?” In its investigation, the publication looks at such recent family fare as Chicken Little; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Interestingly, the Tribune mentions a scene from Narnia that may […]

Sun-Sentinel.com profiles AnimationMentor.com, a Berkeley, California-based “e-school” for aspiring animators worldwide. Begun last spring, the school, which provides an 18-month program for $14,000, now serves near 400 students from 35 countries.

A three-minute animated film has been found on the internet presenting instructions on how to carry out terrorist acts. While the precise reason for this cartoon’s making remains unclear, experts have dismissed the project as “amateurish” and basically useless. In the meantime, those people responsible for crafting the video have yet to be found. News […]

Through Science Daily comes word that doctors may soon be allowed to visualize the heart in ways unachievable before, thanks to virtual reality. According to a pilot study from the open access journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound, virtual three-dimensional animated images, or holograms, of the heart, including its interior, may soon assist doctors in diagnosing heart conditions […]

DVD Active has posted revised DVD artwork for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, recently announced as the United Kingdom’s fourth most successful film of 2005.

“Miracle_sets” at the Animation Nation Bulletin Board points to Saved Disney, where a 3 ½-minute news video from Milwaukee’s local WTMJ Channel 4 tells of the progress traditional animation studio Miracle is making on their first feature.

Hot on the heels of the Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition DVD comes the Toy Story 2: Woody’s Roundup Edition DVD. Toy Story 2 is often cited along with The Godfather II and Superman II as the rare sequel that is at least as good as the original movie it is based on. In stores […]

Ultimate Disney indicates that the DVD release of Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin has been bumped once more, to April 11th. Furthermore, the site has added Disney’s fact sheet for their March 7th lineup of Studio Ghibli DVDs, including Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, and Whisper of the Heart. Meanwhile, Ultimate […]

TV Shows on DVD now has the DVD box artwork for Garbage Pail Kids and Avatar: The Last Airbender. In addition, the site reports that the Disney/Jim Henson production Dinosaurs may be heading to DVD in the second quarter of 2006. Finally, in an article noting the many DVDs which were scheduled for 2005 but […]

Youngsters curious to see Santa Claus’ voyage across the world on Christmas Eve will find video archives of his journey at NORAD.

Aardman Features, Skillet, and South West Screen will be hosting a unique masterclass for animation professionals, on January 12, 17, and 25. Within the event, DreamWorks Animation and Aardman will teach traditional and stop-frame animators how their skills may translate into computer animation. For more information about the class, please visit AWN.

4Kids Entertainment Inc. has revealed that it will not renew its license for Pokémon, which expires on December 31st, reports the Big Cartoon Database. Instead, Pokémon USA, Inc.’s in-house licensing group will deal with all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia, beginning in 2006. Nonetheless, in addition to continuing to receive commissions for the next several […]