Yahoo! News reports on former Beatle Paul McCartney’s ambition to produce a full-length, traditionally drawn animated feature. McCartney has worked on many short animated subjects over the years (in fact, his Music And Animation Collection is released today on DVD by Buena Vista Home Entertainment) but has not yet created a feature-length film and cites […]

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} posts the first image from Popeye’s new special (right) and also offers its forums open for discussion. The picture, showing the spinach loving sailor man in his new 3D incarnation, comes from this month’s print issue of Time Magazine. They also outline the show {{link http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040419-610090,00.html online}}, which actually sounds a […]

When DreamWorks’ animated comedy Father Of The Pride comes to NBC this fall, studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg is hoping that the show will be an immediate hit – especially with a price tag of up to $2.5 million per episode, making it one of the most expensive half-hour TV series ever! The {{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/12/arts/television/12DREA.html New […]

Jim Hill Media returns to reporting on all things Disney today, with a story that’s doing the rounds saying that Disney is looking to launch a new {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/04122004.1.htm satellite studio}} specifically to produce sequels to Pixar’s hit films. Though Disney Studio chairman Dick Cook recently said that work was “nowhere near starting” on any […]

Out this Tuesday on DVD, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/288 Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection}} collects Sir Paul’s three animated films together for the first time. DVD Toons takes a look at the disc, saying that although “Miramax’s idea to collect [the] various animated projects together in one place is a great one, this new DVD […]

Over at DVD Toons, the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/65 Ink And Paint Club}} is a great place to brush up on cartoon history and discover a few rarities. This time around, Randall Cyrenne clocks in with an article on EC Segar’s amazingly popular and durable creation Popeye The Sailor, this year celebrating his 75th Anniversary. Starting with […]

{{link http://www.movie-list.com MovieList.com}}, a great archive of classic, new and coming soon trailers online, have posted a hi-res version of the teaser for Disney’s first CGI-without-Pixar film. The {{link http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=chickenlittle Chicken Little teaser}} debuted last month on the Brother Bear DVD and is now up at the site in full QuickTime quality. Despite rumblings that […]

According to the Big Cartoon Database, prisoners in England will be treated to an educational, animated special – and no, it is not part of their punishment. In fact, the film’s goal is exactly the opposite. The British government’s Marriage and Relationship Support Programme, which commissioned the video, hopes that the cartoon will help make […]

In noteworthy news, Toon Zone has the May schedule for the Disney Channel, which includes new episodes of Dave the Barbarian and Kim Possible; new marathons for Lilo & Stitch: The Series and Dave the Barbarian; and airings of popular Disney movies, including Tarzan, Atlantis: Milo’s Return, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, The Emperor’s […]

Floyd Bishop, a Dad of two (a four year old and a one year old) who is fed up with the “junk that passes for educational or entertainment nowadays”, has decided to take it upon himself to create Paul And His Bananas, an educational short film geared toward young children who are just learning to […]

For those who love The Passion of the Christ or are too young to see it, DVDtoons takes a look at an older but often overlooked film based on the life of Jesus, Miracle Maker: The Story Of Jesus, which beautifully blends traditional, computer, and stop motion animation.

On May 7, 2004, Nickelodeon will premiere a new special that will combine two of the channel’s biggest hits. What will especially make this a “special special” is that the two shows will be none other than The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and The Fairly OddParents. The synopsis for The Adventures of Jimmy […]

At Cartoon Research, Popeye fan club president Fred Grandinetti provides a negative review of the Popeye: The 75th Anniversary Collection DVD set. His verdict is, “For those who remember watching these cartoons growing up and can look past the ghastly animation in many of the episodes selected (Popeye and the Giant and Muskels Shmuskels, for […]

The Big Cartoon Database reports that a New Zealand government-funded study into violence on television has revealed the most violent cartoons on television- and the results may surprise one. Shows with the highest incidence of violence were the animated series Classic Cartoon, CatDog, Aladdin (TV2), New Woody Woodpecker Show (TV3), Rugrats, Action League, The Angry […]

The complete specs for Paramount’s May 19 release of South Park: The Complete Fourth Season have been posted at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/552 DVD Toons}}. No Spirit Of Christmas (the first-ever outing for the South Park characters and a short that many hoped would finally turn up in this set), but the five to seven minute “mini-commentaries” […]

As anticipation for the new Spidey flick heats up, a new trailer for {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_2/trailer/ Spider-Man 2}} has just gone live at Sony Pictures’ site.

The {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/18437.htm New York Post}} is confirming that Steve Jobs has indeed put on hold discussions with other studios about forming a new partnership deal until the dust settles on the battle over Michael Eisner’s future as CEO of Disney. In their report filed today, the Post indicated that Jobs has told associates that […]

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310 Animated News Forum}} points out that “game developer Digital Extremes has released a movie of in-game footage from the game Dark Sector“, adding that “the game is at least one and a half years away”. Check out the {{link http://www.digitalextremes.com/ company’s site}} as well as this direct link to the […]

For those anticipating the CG feature Through The Moebius Strip, check out the {{link http://www.moebiusstrip.net/start.htm official website}}, which is now live and is packed with info on the project. Thanks to ‘MusicFan’ for the link.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment will launch the Walt Disney Treasures series in the UK with two releases, {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3723&n=1&burl= Silly Symphonies}} and a separate {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3724&n=1&burl= Mickey In Living Colour}} collection. Both will be two-disc sets featuring multiple animated shorts similar to the region one editions already released, though the Mickey set will apparently also […]

The Sylvain Chomet film picked up by Dimension Films that we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001255.html reported yesterday}} will not be his already in-the-planning Barbacoa, but “another new project”.

Don Hahn, producer of Disney’s theme-park ride adaptation The Hanted Mansion, talks to {{link http://actionadventure.about.com/cs/weeklystories/a/aa042004.htm About.com}} and what went into the planning for the April 20th DVD.

While the new live-action feature is still picking up bad word of mouth and distributors Universal continues to fail to drum up the hype even weeks to its unveiling, DVD Toons has the specs on a new box set from MGM that contains the original two {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/551 Thunderbirds: International Rescue}} films from producer Gerry […]

I haven’t plugged a Jim Hill article in a while but his newest “Why For?” column seems to confirm the suspicion that Fantasia 2006 is no longer in development, although three segments already completed for it have been or will be released to the public in one way or another . . . eventually. The […]

Superhero Hype! has added two new pictures from The Incredibles.

Filmax’s retelling of the classic Cervantes masterpiece focuses on the point of view of the crazy gentleman’s horse and his servant’s donkey.The teaser for this CG feature looks intriguing, and is yet another example of the prolific production of this Spanish studio, that counts among its projects Nocturna, Pinocchio 3000 and El Cid. Donkey Xote […]

{{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/04_07.html DVD File}} today posts the specs, dates and prices for a crop of new DVD titles, including The Simpsons: Season 4. Of most interest is the announcement that December’s 40th Anniversary edition of Mary Poppins will include “a brand-new live action and animated sequence [this new musical number is exclusive to the DVD] […]

The {{link http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#tv4 Internet Movie Database}} today reports that last week’s episode of South Park: The Passion Of The Jew was a big hit for Comedy central, much like the film that inspired it, Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ has been in theaters. “4.4 million viewers – equally stupendous by cable TV standards […]

As DreamWorks continues to bow to pressure from groups claiming it is trying to sell offensive Italian-American stereotypes to children in the guise of animated “mob comedy” Shark Tale, the official site reveals another change: that of Robert DeNiro’s character’s name change. Dropping the “Don”, he’s now just known {{link http://www.sharktale.com/character2.html simply as Lino}}. Peter […]

Cyper Media Inc, a 3D animation studio currently producing the $15 million feature The 5th Glacial Epoch, has acquired Joongang Movie Entertainment Co. Ltd, a producer of animated content for the Pokemon series. Joongang is a profitable 13-year-old animation company with more than 60 different Japanese TV clients, and which also has numerous contacts in […]