The nostalgic, simple-yet-elegant graphic art designs have become a staple of the excellent Walt Disney Treasures DVD line, and the upcoming fourth wave proves to be no exception. Ultimate Disney has now posted the cover art in their upcoming release section for the three titles, which arrive in stores on December 7th. Hopefully with no […]

The following links contain story, photos, and video clips from the event this morning where the irascible Donald Duck was honored with the 2,257th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, as well as a story by Jim Hill on what Donald’s star looked like before it reached completion: Yahoo! Finance PR Newswire Jim Hill Media […]

If you don’t like your choices of candidates for political office when election time comes you can always write your own candidate on to the ballot, even fictional characters, as did citizens in a recent Bulloch County, Georgia, election. The Big Cartoon DataBase reports that animated characters Spongebob, Goofy, Snoopy, the Three Stooges, and Mickey […]

‘Special Ed’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4710#post4710 Animated News Forum}} links to a few classic Rankin/Bass animated specials coming to DVD this winter: Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, T’was The Night Before Christmas and Rudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July. The discs are now up for pre-order from Amazon, with an October 5 release date.

Fay Wray, one of the first actresses to star with an on-screen animated co-star, the stop-motion special effect King Kong, has died at her Manhattan home this past Sunday. A full look at her career can be found here:

Dark Horizons is reporting that the sequel to Fox and Blue Sky’s 2002 hit film will have a March 2006 release date, while Coming Soon! has a more specific date of March 31, 2006. This is the first time since last October any rumors or information about the film has appeared, when rumors of a […]

‘Monkeyboy12’ at the AN Forum alerts that the music video for 3 Is A Magic Number, the new single from Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, is now playing on the Disney Channel. Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers will premiere on video and DVD August 17, 2004.

Ain’t It Cool News points to a German site with some new hi-res pics of the upcoming Blue Sky film, Robots. They also reaffirm the outstanding cast list, which includes Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, and Jim Broadbent, among several others. Robots is set for a March 11th, 2005 release.

This project aims to create an animated film based on Feedback, the internationally award-winning play by the South African artist and drama teacher, Andrew Buckland. The project, which recieved the majority of its funding from the South African National Film and Video Foundation, has both educational and commercial aspects. The first phase was completed through […]

Screen shots from Walt Disney’s Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers and a review of some of its DVD features can be found here:

Ultimate Disney has posted one of the first reviews for Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, stating that the film “offers a good dose of humor and a pleasantly predictable plot. While it’s not in the same ballpark as the best Disney animated films, this light comedy offers brisk diversion and definitely ascends above the […]

A new trailer for DreamWorks’ \\Shark Tale\\ is now online at {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/shark_tale/trailer/ Apple’s Quicktime movie trailer page}}.

Yahoo! Movies for the UK and Ireland announces that the direct-to-video title starring The Lion King’s comedy duo, Timon and Pumbaa, Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa, is coming to DVD. Originally released on home video following the success of The Lion King, this compilation of the Timon And Pumbaa television show features the […]

TV Shows on DVD has the scoop that at the opening ceremonies of The Gathering of the Gargoyles, a Montreal-based Gargoyles convention for fans of the show, Greg Weisman announced that the Gargoyles: Season 1 two-disc DVD set will be released on December 7, 2004 for $29.99.

‘Inkan1969’ at the AN Forum points to the fact that the official website for Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, set to debut on the Disney Channel on August 20, is now online.

The Calgary Sun reveals what Leslie Nielsen’s title character in the soon-to-be-syndicated animated series Zeroman looks like in a humorous new picture.

Nick.com has the the details on Avatar: The Last Airbender, a new animated action series. At the website, one can check out the show’s trailer and meet its characters. The synopsis for Avatar, taken from the Internet Movie Databse, is, “When the hostile Fire Nation threatens to enslave the Water, Earth, and Air Nations, a […]

Dark Horizons indicates that DC Comics will be inserting a CD with the trailer and a sample game plus other extras from Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow in both Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight #182 and Nightwing #96.

The official Spider-Man 2 website has been updated, now containing a nice featurette entitled “News Wrap”, which shows how the special effects in Spider-Man 2 were created.

IGN FilmForce takes an Adult Swim, finding an interview with Dr. Venture of The Venture Bros. The website also takes a look at the Futurama Volume 4 DVD, giving the set the “IGN.com Editor’s Choice Award” and a score of 8/10.

{{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/06/ireland.atlantis.reut/index.html CNN}} reports on a new theory by a Swedish scientist who beleives that the legendary city of Atlantis may actually be Ireland. Ulf Erlingsson says he is “amazed no one has come up with this before, it’s incredible. Just like Atlantis, Ireland is 300 miles long, 200 miles wide, and widest across the […]

The Internet Movie Database reveals that for over a year, the Cartoon Network’s lineup of adult-oriented late-night cartoons, airing under the banner Adult Swim, have been drawing more young-adult males than either The Tonight Show with Jay Leno or Late Night with David Letterman, Kansas City Star TV columnist Aaron Barnhardt observes today (Friday). Barnhardt […]

Business Wire has the press release for Clifford’s Really Big Movie, coming to video and DVD on August 24, 2004. Bonus features on the DVD include: Clifford’s Really Big Movie read-along of The Star of the Show and Amazing Animals, Big Time music video and sing-along, Cleo’s Crafts, Inside The Dog House behind-the-scenes featurette, and […]

Matthew Lillard (Shaggy in the two live-action Scooby-Doo films) tells SCI FI Wire that there is no hope for a third installment in the Scooby Doo series. “There will be no Scooby 3,” Lillard said in an interview. “The second one didn’t do as well as it was expected to do, and I completely hold […]

TV Shows on DVD reports that the eighth volume of the X-Men: Evolution animated series, X-Men: Evolution – Season 2 Vol 4: Mystique’s Revenge, is heading to DVD, filled with five year-two episodes, including the season finale. Bonus features on the DVD include a “Toad’s Test” quiz hosted by Toad of The Brotherhood, and “X-Men: […]

{{link http://corporate.pixar.com/news/20040805-141090.cfm Pixar}} announced they earned $37.4 million or $0.63 per diluted share for its fiscal second quarter, beating analyst predictions of 37 cents a share. In a statement CEO Steve Jobs, who is currently recuperating from successful cancer surgery, said “Our performance this quarter highlights the ongoing success of Finding Nemo and the longevity […]

Those intrigued as to what to expect from this fall’s Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest For Pappy (to air on the Fox network and appear as an extended DVD) can now hop on over to see a {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/594 trailer at DVD Toons}} in Windows Media format.

DVD Answers has posted the cover art and and technical specs for the upcoming Shrek 2 DVD. Of an interesting note – on initial speculation it seems that dedicated fans will have to jump through hoops to get a second disc for Shrek 2: “I’m afraid that details are still pretty sketchy, although as things […]

Ultimate Disney has posted a preview page of shots from the upcoming Disney Princess Collection releases – three DVDs focusing on the studio’s animated heroines, which are heavy on interactive material. All three discs are released on September 7th.

{{link http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2004080519560002585206&dt=20040805195600&w=RTR&coview= Reuters}} reports that Walt Disney’s President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger has said he said he would “welcome a shot to succeed Michael Eisner as chief executive, but has not actively campaigned for the job”. Iger, who is often considered a likely candidate for the post said, “Obviously if I was offered […]