The Walt Disney Company is urging a Los Angeles judge to throw out the well-publicized lawsuit brought about by Stephen Slesinger Inc. over revenue which could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars from Winnie The Pooh merchandise. The Slesinger family acquired Pooh rights from British author A.A. Milne in 1930, claim that they have […]

{{link http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/8086635.htm Philly.com}} reports again this morning on Roy Disney’s plans to oust Michael Eisner from the hot seat of The Walt Disney Company, and the press conference held in Philadelphia the day before the Disney Company’s annual shareholders’ meeting. “We’re not going away until Michael Eisner is gone,” said Stanley Gold, Roy’s partner in […]

Hop on over to Roy Disney’s {{link http://www.savedisney.com/ Save Disney}} site for new photos from today’s press conference, as well as a new video appeal from Roy, and a list of {{link http://www.savedisney.com/news/page2.asp new articles}} on the battle for the House Of Mouse. Also, at {{link http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/8065731.htm Philly.com}}, there’s a look ahead to tomorrow (Wednesday’s) […]

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040302c.php Dark Horizons}} has some post-Oscar bash talk, which covers everything from what the Lord Of The Rings guys are up to next, to talk of the Police Academy series gearing up again. Most interesting, though, is this: “Miramax boy Harvey Weinstein is talking to the Aussie filmmaker behind the Oscar winning [animated short] […]

Animators Tom Bancroft (Mushu in Mulan, among others) and Rob Corley are following in the footsteps of other Disney Florida animators by setting up their own company, Funnypages Productions, which “will join their already existing subsidiary comic book publishing company, Funnypages Press”, according to their press release, which can be read in full here:

Just minutes after posting the profile link below comes news of Triplets Of Belleville director Sylvain Chomet’s next project, the feature-length Barbacoa. Chomet is assembling a team and creating a new studio in Scotland to tell the story, which will take place during the repression of Paris in 1871. Its main character will be a […]

DVD Toons has an early look at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/527 the menus}} for Disney’s upcoming release of Kim Possible: A Stitch In Time, her first feature length (well, 66-minutes, including a no doubt 6-or-7-minute credit scroll) movie. The DVD is scheduled for release on March 16.

Now available in a wider DVD release, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/275 Walt: The Man Behind The Myth}} takes an intimate look at the life of one of animation’s pioneers and innovators. Despite the film being part-produced by the Disney family, specifically Walt’s daughter {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/64 Diane Disney-Miller}}, we are allowed his foibles to be seen as well […]

Both {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/276 DVD Toons}} and a new review piece up at the {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=104089 Toon Zone}} site suggest that Joe Dante’s recent Looney Tunes movie is well worth catching on disc. “Warner Bros. has a lot riding on the release. Bigger movies with more hype dropped an anvil on Back In Action‘s [theatrical] sales […]

Film critic Roger Eberts’ publisher {{link http://www.suntimes.com/output/movies/sho-sunday-triplets29.html The Chicago Sun Times}} profiles the director of The Triplets Of Belleville, the man who was an even favorite to take home the Best Animated Feature Oscar right up until Andrew Stanton’s name was announced. In addition, animation historian {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Commentary/Belleville/Belleville.htm Michael Barrier writes}} about Belleville and its […]

{{link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4409729/ Newsweek}} takes a look at the escalating pressure on Disney CEO Michael Eisner to deliver at this week’s shareholder’s meeting, just as new rumors come in of a revised and improved Comcast bid, possibly due to land in Eisner’s lap the morning of the Wednesday meeting, coincidentally enough in Comcast’s home town of […]

‘MusicFan’ in tha {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1509#post1509 AN Forums}} has pointed to The Futon Critic, which announces a new animated comedy. “In its continued commitment to developing original animated programs for men, Spike TV debuts a topical series, This Just In, following real-life current events as they happen. Created by Steve Marmel, stand-up comic and producer/head writer […]

According to Coming Soon!, and following Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney’s hint in February that the studio might be distributing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Walt Disney Pictures has made an official announcement. The studio has entered into an agreement with Walden Media (whom they partnered on last […]

Last night, Barbara Walters interviewed some of the leading Hollywood movers and shakers in her annual pre-Academy Awards show, including Shrek himself. The big green ogre told us about his Honeymoon and upcoming Shrek 2 sequel. You can download the three-and-a-half minute clip now, courtesy of the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/shrek2/ DreamWorks Fansite}}! Also, news has come […]

It certainly was an eventful night in the Kodak Theater, Hollywood, last night. Returning to the role of host, Billy Crystal enlivened proceedings with his now traditional mocked up appearances in several of the year’s big movies, as well as his razzmatazz singsong announcements of the five Best Picture nominees, “It’s A Wonderful Night For […]

The voting is over, the numbers are in, and it’s Oscar night not only in Los Angeles’ capital of film itself, Hollywood, but the world over, with an estimated one billion people tuning in and watching the film industry’s most important event on television and the web. As well as the predictable winners (Finding Nemo), […]

At 6:00pm Central Time, on both ABC SD and HDTV, Barbara Walters will be doing her yearly inteview show and one of actors will be the big green guy himself: no, not Jabba the Hut, but Shrek. So go over to Oscar.com, print out your Oscar ballet, and have fun tonight when the main show […]

After many rumors that the high DVD sales of the show could urge the networks to commission new episodes of Family Guy, it looks like it’s finally happening. At {{link http://dvd.ign.com/articles/495/495464p1.html?fromint=1 IGN}}, creator Seth MacFarlane reveals “he’s been given the go-ahead and the only question mark left is whether the new material will air initially […]

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=103993 Toon Zone}} points to a new editorial at the New York Times, where The Triplets Of Belleville director Sylvain Chomet argues for “the merits of animation as a great and legitimate artform”.

Just as they’re doing with the Van Helsing movie, Universal is issuing an animated prequel to their Vin Diesel film, The Chronicles Of Riddick, the sequel to sci-fi shocker Pitch Black, this summer. Retailing for $14.98 and arriving on June 15, The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dark Fury will come with a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer, Dolby […]

Thanks go out to ‘MusicFan’ who sent in {{link http://www.venturadistribution.com/new_releases/serve/7811/Undercover+Brother%3A+The+Animated+Series this link}} to the full spec, details and hi-res cover art for the animated Undercover Brother DVD coming from UrbanWorks Entertainment on May 18th. The disc collects all 12 episodes and features “an intro and commentary by the Undercover Brother himself, star Eddie Griffin”, who […]

Thanks to the {{link http://www.impawards.com/2004/shark_tale.html Internet Movie Poster Awards}}, we have a chance to see the initial one-sheet teaser poster for DreamWorks’ upcoming Shark Tale. Interestingly, the word “theaters” is spelt on the poster as “theatres” – could this be an international poster, with October 1 the UK release date also? Hats off to ‘Dalboz’ […]

The annual shareholders’ meeting of The Walt Disney Company will be available live via webcast at the {{link http://disney.go.com/corporate/investors/ Investor Relations’ Web site}} beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST on Mar. 3, 2004. A re-play will be provided through Wed., Mar. 10, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. PST

After this week’s report that pension funds representing public employees in seven states announced they would vote NO on Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s reelection to the Board, one state fund has announced they intend to vote YES. According to the \\{{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney28feb28,1,5371620.story?coll=la-headlines-business L.A. Times}}\\, officials that run the New York City police, fire, school and […]

Tim Hauser, aka Merlin Jones, has written an eloquent editorial piece at SaveDisney.com examining the abstract qualities of story that the Walt Disney Company has shown so well in the past, and which now belong to Pixar more than any other. He believes that, among other things, the Disney of today has tried too hard […]

A strange, yet hilarious Flash series of Harry Potter-inspired cartoons called the Harry Potter Puppet Pals has recently moved to its own domain, consolidating all Puppet Pals goodness into one easy-to-find location! The Puppet Pals madness began in September 2003, when an odd little animated short called “Bothering Snape” appeared online on the 30th. Over […]

Be sure to vote at today’s Internet Movie Database poll, “Since Rob Lowe’s out of a job again, I hope he opens the Oscar show dancing with…” which includes some very animated choices.

DVD Answers has the artwork for the Brother Bear Region 2 DVD, which, unlike the Region 1 version, will be a single disc DVD. Thanks to ‘CaptainJasHook’ for the heads up!

Saying “Not quite as consistent as the previous season but it had its moments,” FilmForce reviews the Futurama: Volume 3 DVD, giving it an overall score of 7. Also, the website announces the specs and cover art for the Sealab 2021 two-disc DVD, which will come with all of the episodes from season one, plus […]

Coming Soon! reports that Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s animated feature The Lion King 1 1/2 was the number one VHS and DVD for the second consecutive week, and also generated an estimated $3.23 million in weekly gross rental revenue in the number 10 slot for a 12-day total near $6.7 million.