\\Beauty and the Beast\\ hits milestones
…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…. |
Disney fined for Pluto worker's death
The death of Pluto cast member Javier Cruz, who was run over and killed by a float in a parade at the Magic Kingdom, has seen the Disney company fined… |
AICN on manga and anime
{{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17415 Ain’t It Cool News}} is back with its latest run-down on all things animated from Japan, including the status of Howl’s Moving Castle and news of the Ghost… |
Disney officially announces production on Moana
Disney has officially announced that production is now underway on a new animated fairy tale, Moana, ComingSoon.net is reporting. Although rumors about the movie surfaced on the internet shortly after… |
Fox picks up two more Simpsons seasons
…drive the show into it’s 22nd season, making it TV’s longest-running prime time entertainment series. The 44-segment renewal will boost the show’s episode count to a staggering number of 493…. |
Clone Wars extends its battle to Cartoon Network
…– are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead… |
Three Musketeers "a fun return to the screen for the classic characters"
DVD Toons takes an in-depth look at Disney’s new Mickey Mouse movie, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/327 The Three Musketeers}}, also starring Donald and Goofy. “For a medium that is supposedly running out… |
All good things: South Park RIP
…“two more runs”. The site also has a very loose talking fan forum, and is keeping track on production of Team America, {{link http://www.craptv.com/teamamerica/index.php posting a couple scoops}} so far,… |
Bilbo Begins: Ian Holm on The Hobbit
…“would be fantastic”. Rumors are rife that he may perform his part in the same way Andy Serkis became Gollum, so that a more youthful Holm could appear on screen…. |
Animation Addicts Podcast #75: Quest for Camelot – Draw That Axe in a Chicken Suit
…musical? • Gandondorf aka Ruber: “Now all of Hyrule knows you are here.” • Garett: He has a bird companion who is not evil! • The conjoined twin dragons are… |
Contest roundup
Animated News and Views is currently running four different contests and giving away fourteen DVDs! Be sure to enter soon as several of the giveaways are about to close. •… |
Elmer Bernstein dies at 82
…Ten Commandments also established his presence in Hollywood, and was quickly followed by scores for Sweet Smell Of Success, Some Came Running, The Buccanner, and the TV series Gunsmoke, among… |
More info on Pirates of the Caribbean's "lost disc"
…2004. In addition to carrying the two discs of the previous Pirates DVD release, the new set will include “The Lost Disc”, featuring 8 never-before-scene bonus features running a total… |
Ghost In The Shell 2 Canadian premiere
DreamWorks have announced that writer/director Mamoru Oshii’s sequel Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence will have its Canadian premiere this September in the Midnight Madness section of the {{link http://www.bell.ca/filmfest… |
The Passion Of The Jew DVD review
…to ruffle a few feathers and to cash-in on the DVD issue of Gibson’s film. It’s a daring show in the South Park canon, but in truth it’s not one… |
20 animated features submitted for 2014 Oscar race
…2 Rocks in My Pockets Song of the Sea The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Several of the films still need to have their required Los Angeles qualifying run before… |
New Rankin/Bass DVDs on the way
…Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, T’was The Night Before Christmas and Rudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July. The discs are now up for pre-order from Amazon, with an October 5 release date…. |
Animation Addicts Podcast #81: Ratatouille – Da Brad Bird
…pre-Monsters University lighting/rendering really shows. • Animation tropes: “This is me” narration opening and firearms not running out of ammo until you need it. • Anton Ego’s transformation and final… |
More Macca animation in the pipe
…Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection. The collection will also feature the award-winning Rupert And The Frog Song and another Macca frog flick, Tuesday. The CD single Tropic Island… |
UPDATED: Harvie Krumpet gets own DVD
…Short Academy Award, Adam Elliot’s Harvie Krumpet. The 72-minute run time indicates that there will be more on the disc other than just the short: an {{link http://www.avchannel.com.au/CatIndex.php?LoadPage=CatItem.php?CatNo=MMA2158 Australian edition}},… |
Disney to release contemporary shorts in new home video collection
…Special features include “A Short Story on Shorts” and (in a digital debut) Runaway Brain, an Academy Award nominated short released in 1995. The trailer and a gallery slideshow follow:… |
M-I-C-K-E-Y…Happy Birthday, Mr Mouse!
…the likes of Bugs Bunny and Kermit The Frog, and starred in the Oscar-nominated Runaway Brain (1995) before seeing his entire filmography of short films released chronologically to DVD in… |
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children to be screened at Venice International Film Festival
…Festival, which runs September 1st through 11th in Venice, Italy. The film will be part of a new category at the festival called “Venezia Digitale” which focuses on films using… |
Penguins of Madagascar
…it), John Malkovich stole the show from him as the insane Dave the octopus. The rest of the North Wind (Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, and Peter Stormare) were good as… |
Suicide Squad crosses $300 million mark
Suicide Squad continued its strong run at the box office today, crossing the $300 million mark, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Pete’s Dragon, meanwhile, had another “okay” weekend, and has… |
Annie Awards nominations for 2014 films revealed
…Design in an Animated Feature Production David James, Ruben Perez, Priscilla Wong, Timothy Lamb & Alexandre Puvilland – Mr. Peabody & Sherman – DreamWorks Animation Adrien Merigeau – Song of… |
Where is the Canadian special edition of The Triplets Of Belleville?
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… |
Rolling Stones to get animated
…same way Universe featured Beatles tunes. Currently titled Ruby Tuesday, the project will reportedly be “a lot edgier” than more kid-friendly fare, though not enough to earn an R rating…. |
Kiki’s Delivery Service
…she runs an errand. The shopkeeper is impressed with the girl’s attitude and kindness, and Kiki gets a place to stay above the shop. Furthermore, the experience gives her the… |
Snow White announced, plus weekend update!
…problem was, but we’re all back up and running now both here at Animated Views, over at Animated News and in the AN&V Forums. Unfortunately, my Bolt review still hasn’t… |