Garfield: More than just a movie
The online edition of The Indianapolis Star has an article on Garfield: The Movie with information on merchandising tie-ins for it and also the importance of it for other movies…. |
New Rankin/Bass blog opens
…of his main interests in life: Rankin/Bass Studios. Noticed by Cartoon Brew, the site serves as a companion piece to Goldschmidt’s already popular Enchanted World Of Rankin Bass online database…. |
The Ant Bully roundup
As The Ant Bully continues its second day in wide release, numerous headlines for the movie have appeared online. For instance, Jim Hill Media‘s Roger Colton interviews cinematographer Ken Mitchroney… |
Animated Comic-Con coverage!
On Thursday, July 20th, over 100,000 comic and film fans united for a single purpose: San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2006. This year, largely represented before the “Con-verts” was a cornucopia… |
Aladdin shows us a whole new site
Disney Online has just opened up a site for the Aladdin 2-Disc Special Edition DVD with the Genie character noticably absent, presumably to keep Robin Williams happy. The DVD is… |
Pride presentation fails to draw laughs
…… the reaction is fantastic.” Click here to see a new picture from the series. Father of the Pride, the new CGI comedy series from Dreamworks about Siegfried and Roy’s… |
Pinocchio 3000 Trailer
A new trailer (in Spanish) for Filmax’s upcoming CG feature is now available online. This futuristic take on Collodi’s book is due to bow in Spain’s theaters this coming July…. |
Smurf movie still on track for 2008
E! Online via Yahoo! Movies records that a 3-D, computer animated movie featuring the Smurfs is scheduled for a 2008 bow, courtesy of Paramount’s Nickelodeon Movies. Details on the movie’s… |
Disney postage stamps arrive
…Bambi and Thumper, Mufasa and Simba from The Lion King, and Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket that have previously been reported at Animated News. Free subscription required to read article online…. |
China accelerates approvals to boost domestic animation
…Online reports that, beginning in August, censors will now announce approvals on a monthly basis rather than twice a year as had been done in the past. One government official… |
Howl's Moving Castle trailer and clips!
‘WolfTooth’, ‘Athena’ and ‘Anvil’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3644#post3644 Animated News Forums}} all point to various teasers and trailers available online for Miyazaki’s latest, Howl’s Moving Caslte…. |
Disneyland goes to Infinity and Beyond
…which apparently is an update of an old rumor that the attraction would take on a Little Mermaid theme. Free subscription to the Orange County Register Online required to read… |
Eisner's to-do list
…what Disney CEO Michael Eisner must do to get out from under the gun of ouster campaigns, massive shareholder revolts, and takeover bids. Free membership required to read article online…. |
Clips: Monster House
Movie clips from Monster House are online at Yahoo! Movies. Scheduled for a wide release next weekend, the film entered 702 theaters yesterday…. |
AnimationHQ to host chat with Neil Ross
{{link http://animationhq.net AnimationHQ}} announced that they will be holding an online chat with voice actor Neil Ross. His list of credits include Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in \\Spider-Man and His Amazing… |
O Mickey, What Art Thou? Cultural Icon, Perennial Entertainer, or Both?
Animation Blast recently posted a link to a New York Times article online in which the future of Mickey Mouse is discussed. While Mickey is certainly an enduring cultural and… |
AnimationHQ to host chat with David Kaye
{{link http://animationhq.net AnimationHQ}} announced that they will be holding an online chat with voice actor David Kaye. His list of credits include Sesshomaru from \\Inu Yasha\\, Professor Xavier in \\X-Men:… |
MacPherson on Disney DVDs; Cover artwork for Disney's Princess, Dogs
Speaking to Video Business Online, Lori MacPherson, general manager of North America for Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment, lends some insight into Disney’s DVD plans for the remainder of 2006…. |
"I have a dream . . . about Roy Disney"
…dream he had about the current crisis at The Walt Disney Company. And, yes, Roy’s uncle is in the dream. Read the article and decide for yourself what the interpretation… |
Nicktoons Network Animation Festival announces winners
…Winner, the recipient of $10,000 will be unveiled on-air on Nicktoons Network, Thursday, August 31, at 10pm. Meanwhile, the Viewer’s Choice Award will be announced online on Monday, September 18,… |
Suing Nemo: Litigation Hits The Undersea World
As if there wasn’t already enough controversy over Simba and Kimba, Toon Zone alerts us to an article at BBC News Online about an author of children’s books in France… |
AnimationHQ to host chat with Gregg Berger
{{link http://animationhq.net/ AnimationHQ}} announced that they will be holding an online chat with voice actor Gregg Berger. His list of credits include Donatello in \\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\\; Grimlock, Long… |
TV to DVD news: Star Trek, Thundercats, Looney Tunes, Voltron, Sabrina
Star Trek: The Animated Series‘ DVD premiere will present two featurettes, three text commentaries, and three audio commentaries, says DVD Active, regarding the latest word on the set’s offering. In… |
Happy Feet official website updated
Online since last November, the official website for Warner Bros. Pictures’ Happy Feet has been updated, notices Coming Soon. Videos, photos, wallpapers, buddy icons and a screensaver are some of… |
Curious . . . 2D is NOT Dead
…fact that they mention that they did try computer-animated tests of the inquisitive simian and none of them looked quite right (they tried puppetry as well) so they opted to… |
More on Disney's new One For Sorrow, Two For Joy signing
UK “bedtime story” author Clive Woodall is also the subject of a video report, now playing on the BBC’s TV news channel. {{link http://news.bbc.co.uk/broadband/console/news/newsid_3513000/3513984.stm Broadband viewers}} can see the one… |
The Batman Teaser
The teaser for the new animated series that aired on WB is now available online form the great French site Catsuka…. |
Shark Tale website now updated!
…including more flash animation and information about the film’s characters. Also, an “anonymous individual” has informed the fansite that a Shark Tale teaser trailer will be swimming online “very soon.”… |
A look into the sewer: Flushed Away sneak peek reports
DreamWorks Animation recently screened a sneak preview of its Fall release Flushed Away and its respective online game for the press. Reports can be found at Movie Hole, CHUD, and… |
Opus debates CG animation with himself
At The Washington Post‘s online abode, Berkeley Breathed’s Opus comic strip features its penguin protagonist debating the pro’s of traditional animation with himself in CG form. Interestingly, a computer animated… |