Strange Magic
Strange Magic is a bit of an odd bird for a supposedly major motion picture these days, from its creation, to its announcement, and its eventual release. Star Wars guru… |
Download free episode of Tigger & Pooh
One may now legally download a free episode of the new Playhouse Disney series My Friends Tigger & Pooh at iTunes. The episode includes the two adventures Rabbit’s Ruta-Wakening and… |
OSCARS SPECIAL: Barbara Walters interviews Shrek!
…release a Shrek 3D double-DVD-pack, which will contain the current special editon of the original film, an Oscar winner in 2001, as well as what is rumored to be the… |
Phineas And Ferb Star Wars
…seen from new angles (literally), with the P And F characters running around in the foreground, somewhat similar to Lion King 1 ½. It’s hard to imagine too many people… |
Disney to distribute Chronicles of Narnia
…Of The Rings and Harry Potter-style franchise that runs for the entire length of C.S. Lewis’ {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0064471195/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance original seven books}}, of which The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe… |
Ten films to compete for visual effects Oscar this year
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 87th Oscars®. The films are listed… |
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Studio Ghibli (1989), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 18, 2014), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 105 mins plus supplements, 1.85:1 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Rated G, Retail: $36.99 Storyboard:… |
Philadelphia 2004: Keep an eye on Cable news today
At 3:00pm central time, Fox News Channel’s Your World With Neil Cavuto will be talking about the rumblings at the Disney stockholders meeting. With 771,691,297 votes (preliminary figure from Fox… |
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… |
Family Guy is back!
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… |
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… |
Triplets Of Belleville on DVD: worth holding out for later release?
We’ve just heard a rumor from a good source within the animation industry that a later, as yet unannounced Canadian DVD version of Sylvain Chomet’s The Triplets Of Belleville may… |
Bear of very little thought, but worth many millions of dollars: the case continues
…{{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=4484172§ion=news Reuters News}} reports that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles W. McCoy Jr. said he would rule at a later time, after attorneys submit briefs detailing their positions…. |
Laika announces new feature Kubo and the Two Strings
…a spirit from the past catches up with him to enforce an age-old vendetta. Suddenly on the run from gods and monsters, Kubo’s chance for survival rests on finding the… |
UPDATED: Eisner's last stand?
{{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… |
Former Florida Disney animators form Funnypages Productions
…Rueben awards, spoken at the Kennedy Center and Suncoast Young Authors Celebration, Tampa Fl, and awarded an entry into the Chicago Children’s Film Festival. While at Disney, the two partners… |
Idina Menzel to sing Let It Go at the Oscars
…It Go is a frontrunner in the category. The Frozen album is the longest running number one soundtrack since 2003. Disney is capitalizing on the film’s musical appeal by introducing… |
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… |
Transformers transform box office
…2 continued its somewhat underwhelming box office run with a $13 million weekend, while Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent continued to be one of the leggiest movies of the summer with $8… |
Guess the Voice of "Delgo" and win a prize!
…here: Movie Fans Can Guess the Voice of “Delgo” and Attend Premiere – In Response to Rumors and Web Chat About the Actor’s Identity, Fathom Studios Launches a Contest Allowing… |
WALL•E gets our Animated View…
…words – thanks bud! One of the reasons I’ve not been around is down to the Elstree Film Festival, the week-long run of classic films made at the local studios… |
ABC to get "Muppet-ized"
Jim Hill Media unleashes the facts and rumors concerning new Muppet projects for ABC, including the Muppets of Oz telefilm, a new special featuring Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, and… |
Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie's plot revealed!
…the undersea ruler, and lays the blame on Mr. Krabs. Spongebob promises to travel to far-off Shell City with Patrick to retrieve the crown, if Neptune will spare Mr. Krabs’… |
WALL-E
…don’t speak much more than their names and then giving the bulk of the film’s running time over to them, you’ve got to find another way to get the story… |
"Listen to your heart and not the voices in your head:" Marge Simpson voted Best Mother by Brits
…of Maxim and that she has been voted as best mother in a survey conducted by Britain’s Mothers’ Union. Runners-up included Sharon “I’m the wife of the Prince of Darkness”… |
Pooh lawsuit against Disney dismissed
…alleging that Slesinger investigators had stolen evidence. A lawyer for the Slesinger family {{link http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2004032913140002120433&dt=20040329131400&w=RTR&coview= said}} that they will appeal the ruling. “Of course it’s not over. We don’t believe… |
Bee Movie trailer, Cannes footage and poster
…As he ventures outside of the hive for the first time, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of the bee world and talks to a human, a New York… |
Updated: Studio Ghibli may no longer make feature films
There have been rumors that Studio Ghibli will be shutting down operation on animated films, and unfortunately they appear to be true, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The news comes from an… |
Update on Pixar projects for Disney parks
In an Anaheim-themed update, Blue Sky Disney shares the latest word regarding rumored renovations to certain Disney theme parks. On the animated side of the revisions, it is suggested that… |
The Richie Rich Scooby-Doo Show: Volume One
…The cartoon version runs much along similar lines as the comic book in terms of story material. Most stories have Richie visiting with his friend Gloria (voiced by Nancy “Bart… |