…are expected to be full-frame crop jobs. Hop on over to {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9493 Ultimate Disney}} for the press release. Ultimate Disney also carries the newly released announcement for {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9495…

…special, Part 1) – 9.00pm, C4 December 28 Around The World In 80 Days (Jules Verne adventure, 1956) – 2.55pm, BBC2 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV special, Part 2) –…

{{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/ DVD Toons}} lets us know that 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the third season of Futurama on DVD. The four disc box set, will contain the…

…have been asked to send a computer design of their perfect woman to {{link http://www.missdigitalworld.com www.missdigitalworld.com}}, complete with date of birth and body measurements”. The winner will be announced in…

…http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/320 Justice League: StarCrossed}}, a compilation of three serial episodes from the end of the cliffhanger second season. Finally, Rand’s back again with a discussion on the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/68 DVD…

…usual {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/barriemaxwell/maxwell032904.html Coming Attractions}} page (which highlights many animated titles in the works), Barrie also gets to grips with a {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/disney3.html group of reviews}} on the DVD issues…

The ever popular (and ever probing!) {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/main/index.htm Jim Hill Media}} is back this morning with another insightful story. To put it in his words, “as more stories leak out…

The ever reliable Jim Hill is back today with more on the possible Disney-Comcast merger. He’s put together a full, exclusive transcript of yesterday’s {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/02122004.1.htm press conference}} from Comcast…

Bishop Animation’s Floyd Bishop lets us know that his independent animated film Paul And His Bananas, which we’ve reported on before ({{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001280.html here}} and {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001355.html here}}, is coming…

…Season DVD collectors’ edition, both scheduled for release on July 6, over at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/560 DVD Toons}}. The site also has a look at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/559 menus}} for the upcoming…

A post at {{link http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=006966 Animation Nation}} brought to our attention the fact that a previous story we reported on was not true. Our {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000148.html previous report}} stated that…

Disney/C.O.R.E.’s \\The Wild\\ opens today at 2,854 theatres according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=15&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film’s reviews have been disappointing, scoring only 22% on {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wild/ Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer}}….

…seem to get past the un-lifelike characters: “\\The Polar Express\\ should be subtitled \\The Night of the Living Dead\\. The characters are that frightening.” – Paul Clinton, {{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/10/review.polar.express/index.html CNN}}….

…time, released a {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001887.html statement}} that suggested the family take the matter up with the song’s publishers. Now {{link http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/22/lion.sleeps.royalty.ap/index.html CNN reports that the case has ended}} favorably for…

…relates some of his {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01152004.1.htm memories}} and personal experiences with Disney’s Florida animation studio. Second is a {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/bookreviews/breview.01152004.1.htm book review}} of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, which…

…short \\Boundin’\\ has been known about for some time (we’ve already done two stories on it {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000275.html here}} and {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000318.html here}}). Does anyone have any info on this…

…us. Ghost In The Shell has a {{link http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0409143 new clip}} up at Cinecon, while the lavish {{link http://www.skycaptain.com/ offcial World Of Tomorrow website}} is now fully functional, with a…

Disney’s last planned traditionally animated film, \\Home on the Range\\, opens today. According to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2004&wk=14&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}, the film will open on 3,047 screens. At {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/HomeontheRange-1131160/ Rotten…

Kinoo in the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14029#14029 Animated News Forum}} has posted a newly-found Cars poster from {{link http://www.latinoreview.com/filmpreview.php?id=4 Latino Review}}; the first to be released, one each week, in the 12…

…http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3640&n=1&burl= Wonder Woman}} (the live-action 1970s television series), there’s an early look at the menus for {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3812&n=1&burl= Challenge of the Superfriends: The First Season}} and the packaging and a…

…channels which includes mass merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and music superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The Company currently provides its products to over 19,000 retail and distribution center locations…

…www.DisneyParks.com/rules. Sponsor: Magic Kingdom Productions, Inc., PO Box 10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830. For residents of Canada, a mathematical skill-testing question must be correctly answered to win any prize….

Following our own {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000405.html Picks Of The Year}} feature, which ranged from books to DVDs, Rand Cyrenne sticks to just the discs, compiling the best editions from 2003, based…

Fox/Blue Sky’s \\Ice Age: The Meltdown\\ opens today at 3,963 theatres according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=13&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film’s reviews come in just on the Fresh side of {{link…

Readers at the {{link http://www.animationnation.com Animation Nation}} messageboards have posted {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007083 Michael Eisner}} and {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007077 Roy Disney’s}} dueling open letters addressed to Disney employees. Roy Disney’s letter: December…

…many years, Disney has no hand-drawn animation feature in production and reportedly is considering permanently shutting down the Orlando facility”. Meanwhile, the {{link http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-livhahn121003dec10,0,311763.story?coll=orl-home-headlines Orlando Sentinel}} itself is carrying an…

…Akira}} and a new limited edition disc that compiles all of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/271 The Complete Adventures Of Cubby Bear}}, a long lost cartoon character created by the Van Beuren Studio….

…{{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005LMKK/qid=1079528595/sr=8-6/ref=pd_ka_6/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=music&n=507846 radio play}} by Orson Welles, and as a fantastic {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305350221/qid=1079528595/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846 1953 feature film}} produced by stop-motion animation pioneer George Pal and director Byron Haskin (Disney’s Treasure Island)….

…http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000339.html we reported}} on an unheard of Pixar short called \\One Man Band\\ supposedly produced by Brad Bird. Pixar sometimes uses their short films as a testing ground for upcoming…

Floyd Bishop, who as we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001280.html recently reported}} is creating his own animated film for kids after becoming dismayed with the “junk that passes for educational or entertainment nowadays”,…