The Mickey Awards, the Disney-themed awards presented by Mickeyfans Website, has revealed its winners, as decided by website visitors who voted in categories ranging in theme park, television, and movie-related fields. Be sure to check out the list of Mickey Award winners, or view the Flash version of the award ceremony.

Coming Soon has the details on which composers will be scoring various upcoming live-action and animated projects. The Nightmare Before Christmas composer Danny Elfman will provide the music for the dark animated fairytale The Corpse Bride, which, like Nightmare, will also be produced by Tim Burton. Pirates of the Caribbean composer Klaus Badelt will lend […]

An anonymous e-mail has revealed that this week’s issue of Woman’s World contains an article for animation enthusiasts. “What’s your inner strength? Just ask you favorite ‘toon!” shows that one’s favorite cartoon entertainer may hold the key to one’s most ideal quality. Cartoon characters featured in the article include Mickey Mouse, Tweety, Bullwinkle, Snoopy, Homer […]

GamerFeed points out that a Garfield video game is in the works, as the site states, “The world’s favourite cat, Garfield, will be appearing on PlayStation 2 and PC thanks to an agreement between worldwide publisher Hip Games and Jim Davis’ licensing company, Paws, Inc.” Meanwhile, GameSpot has the first footage made from the video […]

The UK is to see a lot of that lad with the lamp, Disney’s Aladdin, on DVD later this year. As well as the Special Edition of the original 1992 film, {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3855&n=1&burl= DVD Answers}} is reporting that the DTVs Jasmine’s Wish and Jasmine’s Greatest Treasure will also debut on October 4th, with video sequels […]

Business Wire reports that Twentieth Century Fox has lined up an impressive marketing plan for Garfield: The Movie, with national promotional partners including Pepperidge Farm, Wendy’s, Ashley Furniture, Valpak, and Dole. Meijer, Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, Cookies by Design, and Pocket Billiards via the c-store channel will serve as retail promotional partners. Fox’s “wide-reaching in-theatre” promotional partners […]

DVD Toons have just posted their review for Sony Pictures Classics’ release of Sylvain Chomet’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/293 The Triplets Of Belleville}}: “The overall melancholy feel of Belleville is one of its major strengths, and it is certainly a film that should be seen this year by anyone remotely interested in animation as an art form […]

No word yet on the highly anticipated film sequel to Disney’s 1982 computer fantasy Tron, but good news in from Toon Zone, who report that the original film will be getting an {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=109710 archival re-release}} from May 10th at Disney’s El Capitan theater in LA for ten days! Tickets for the opening night will […]

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=109703 Toon Zone}} reports that Disney CEO Michael Eisner has officially announced that The Jim Henson Company’s Muppets and Bear In The Big Blue House properties are now part of the Mouse House family of characters. Disney has already begun integrating these characters into the company, though no news on the rumored Muppets Wizzard […]

Now that Freddie Prinze Jr has been revealed as the voice of the hero in new independent CG movie Delgo (not that exciting after all, was it?), the studio behind it, Fathom Pictures, is starting to build awareness for the film. The company, and producer/co-director Marc Adler, are profiled today at {{link http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/27/delgo/ CNN.com}}, where […]

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/2004/garfield.php Dark Horizons}} has posted some new stills from the upcoming June 11 Fox release of Garfield: The Movie. Over at {{link http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?_pgtyp=pdct&tab=main&mid=14955 Moviefone}}, there’s a whole bunch of stuff on the movie, including cast bios, the trailer, and a new “making of” clip. Some features require registration or the downloading of America Online […]

George Cepeda writes in to ask about the 2-disc edition of Sylvain Chomet’s The Triplets Of Bellville that was rumored for release in Canada. “There’s no listing. The DVDs out on May 4 and May 18 are identical! Something screwy is going on,” says George, referring to the US edition through Sony Pictures and the […]

Dark Horizons has the trailer for Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, the animated prequel to this summer’s The Chronicles of Riddick.

Ain’t It Cool News has a very enthusiastic early review of Shrek 2, in which the critic states, “All in all, I can’t say anything negative about this film. I found it sweet, funny and entertaining in many ways. I’ve tried to find something critical about this film, some minor flaw to discuss, but it […]

Follow the ‘More’ link for information about a new animated series premiering tonight on Comedy Central called Shorties Watchin’ Shorties. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/28/news/fortune500/comcast/index.htm CNN}} is reporting that Comcast has officially dropped its bid to acquire Walt Disney Company. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts “put the reason for the dropped offer at the feet of Disney’s management, including embattled CEO Michael Eisner, who received the backing of Disney’s board of directors Tuesday”. Roberts said, “It has become clear […]

Two actors on PBS’ long running children’s show \\Sesame Street\\ are in the news this week. {{link http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,118125,00.html FOX News}} reports that Alison Bartlett, who has played Gina on the show for the past 18 years, is also playing a part in HBO’s \\The Sopranos\\. “Even in a profession with vertigo-inducing character switches, Bartlett’s feat […]

{{link http://www.milestonefilms.com/movie.php/winsor/ Milestone Films}} continues their great exploration of early animation with Winsor McCay: The Master Edition, an upgrade to the currently available collection of the pioneer’s works. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/562 DVD Toons}} has the full specs for this new release, due on June 1st, with audio commentary from John Canemaker as well as his 20-minute […]

Springing from the Batman universe, Halle Berry is set to step into the Catwoman role in a film widely regarded as terrible even before it’s been released! Coming Soon presents the {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=4433 latest poster}} in the ever-changing campaign that Warner Brothers is desperately using to try and gain fan support, while the site also […]

The Internet Movie Database reveals that the Walt Disney Company moved its annual board meeting, which was held this past Monday, from Anaheim to its Burbank headquarters. This act shocked reporters who had been expecting the meeting to be held at an Anaheim hotel, near the Disneyland theme park. Today’s edition of the Los Angeles […]

Over at {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}}, Amid Amidi has posted a look at some upcoming animation books he’d love to own, including The Art Of The Incredibles, a 160 page tome set to retail at $40. Cartoon Brew says August for the book (cover on the right), but {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0811844331/qid=1083075969/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 Amazon.com}} is listing a November […]

Following the Dark Horizons {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001356.html story}} that Universal’s adaptation of Mike Kunkel’s Herobear And The Kid comic books had been cancelled, we have had word from someone who was at last weekend’s Atlanta Comicon, where Kunkel was also present. “After I was done praising his artwork and imagination, I asked him about the Herobear […]

The characters of ABC’s George Lopez are going to Disneyland, in this Friday’s episode. The episode’s synopsis is, “George reluctantly agrees to reward Max with a trip to Disneyland for improving his grades, but makes up an excuse to get out of going to the park with his family. When guilt finally gets the best […]

The \\{{link http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-asecdisney26042604apr26,0,542839.story?coll=orl-home-headlines Orlando Sentinel}}\\ reports that at Disney’s annual retreat for board members at Disneyland today, the directors are expected to discuss a succession plan for CEO Michael Eisner. “The question of who will succeed Eisner and when has long been a concern among investors. But the matter has gained added weight after last […]

Independent studio WhooHoo Pictures’ first film is out in selected theaters around the country, and coming to DVD “soon”. Rex Steele is a stereotypical war hero who fights Nazis around the world with the help of his sexy sidekick Penny Thimble. The movie is Alex Woo’s first film, after winning the Russell Hexter Filmmaker Award […]

\\{{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/25/movies/25MITC.html New York Times}}\\ film critic Elvis Mitchell looks at the trend toward computer animation and how it fits into the history of film making. “Every few decades an entire field of filmmaking ends because of a single technical innovation. \\The Jazz Singer\\ finished off silents by popularizing synchronized-sound movies. The introduction of Technicolor […]

In its continuing series highlighting short films, {{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2076 AWN}} reviews \\Annie & Boo\\ by Johannes Weiland, \\The God\\ by Konstantin Broinzit, \\Hike, Hike, Hike\\ by Anouck Iyer, \\Delivery\\ by Patrick Smith, and \\Pavlov’s Bell\\ by Evan Mather. The article also includes clips form each film.

{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85599.html Playbill Online}} notes that the Broadway stage version of \\Beauty and the Beast\\ celebrated two milestones last week. On April 18th, the show celebrated its tenth year on Broadway. On April 21st, the show passed \\Miss Saigon\\ to become the sixth longest running musical in Broadway history.

According to {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=24434 The Big Cartoon Database}}, Australian animator Adam Elliot, who surprised a lot of people by winning the Animated Short Oscar for \\Harvie Krumpet\\, has had many offers from American companies who want him to come work for them – but he has turned them all down. “Winning an Oscar has reminded […]

The Graphic Arts Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with the Consulate General of Spain, is proud to present an evening of celebration of surrealist artist Salvador Dali, on Tuesday, 11 May 2004, the anniversary of Dali’s 100th birthday. The evening will include a screening and discussion of Destino and Dali, moderated […]