With Ralph Bakshi’s 1977 feature Wizards currently making the rounds on a recently released DVD, animation historian and writer Micheal Barrier opens up his {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/funnyworld_revisited.htm Funnyworld Revisited}} pages to…

…listing the 1983 animated feature on their {{link http://www.blue-underground.com/future_releases.php Future Releases}} webpage. No details on specs, though BU are well aware of the collectors’ nature of this title and, like…

…remained in the top three, with a further $35.3m adding to its total domestic week-long take of $84.4 million. For more, head on over to {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002577034 The Hollywood Reporter}}….

Weighing in with their review of Disney’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/312 Teacher’s Pet}}, DVD Toons agrees that it is better than than its box-office bomb nature suggests and deserves a second breath…

The {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=448 DreamWorks Fansite}} points today to an interview at icScotland.co.uk with John Cleese, soon to be heard as Princess Fiona’s dad in the Shrek sequel, who took the…

DreamWorks’ \\Over the Hedge\\ exceeded expectations but couldn’t break \\The Da Vinci Code\\. According to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=20&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}, \\Over the Hedge\\ took in $37.2 million for a second…

A new animated web short answers the question of what we can look forward to when we finally make that trip to the great upstairs. Mishmash Media’s {{link http://www.mishmashmedia.com/waiting01.html The…

Nick Park’s Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit by DreamWorks/Aardman Animation was the clear winner at last night’s {{link http://www.annieawards.com/ 33rd Annual Annie Awards}} ceremony held at the…

Walt Disney’s daughter Diane Disney-Miller has finally spoken out about the power struggles at the top of the company that bears her father’s name. Speaking to the {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-diane10mar10,1,6178675.story?coll=la-home-headlines LA…

Beginning to use its growing presence in India, The Walt Disney Company will launch three new TV channels in the area over the next twelve months, reports {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=5319657 Reuters}}….

The trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Shark Tale has just been added to Apple’s high quality {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/shark_tale/ QuickTime Trailers}} page….

…appear in the May 18 wave of Walt Disney Treasures collectors packages. Four titles, variying between 105,000 and 250,000 limited issues, will be released, inlcuding Mickey Mouse In Living Color…

Karl Cohen shares with us a piece about Pixar’s upcoming film \\Cars\\ that he wrote for the April {{link http://www.asifa-sf.org/ ASIFA-SF}} newsletter: PIXAR’S \\CARS\\ IMPRESSED THEATER OWNERS AND REVIEWERS AT…

The {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/25409.htm New York Post}} says that “Steve Jobs’ Pixar Animation Studios is likely to renew a lucrative movie-making partnership with Disney. After bailing on Disney, Pixar held preliminary…

The {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-fi-rup10.8jun10,1,2887305.story?coll=la-headlines-business-enter LA Times}} (free subsription required) reports that Sharon Morrill has stepped up from being executive vice president to her new job as president of DisneyToon Studios, the…

The {{link http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~2285196,00.html Oakland Tribune}} has an article up which looks at Pixar Studios’ expansion and the problems they face within the local community. The future of the animation giant’s…

Garfield may want to stay in bed so he doesn’t see any of the reviews pouring in today. The {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Garfield-1133038/ Rotten Tomatoes}} tomatometer gives the film a dismal 11%…

\\{{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pixar27aug27,1,786367.story The L.A. Times}}\\ reports that Pixar Animation Studios is confirming they are the focus of a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry. Though neither the SEC nor Pixar are…

{{link http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary040604RAM.htm?logvisit=y&source=estmarhln001999&npu=y The Motley Fool}} posts an interesting commentary on the continuing struggle between The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios. “Pixar needs Disney because it owns Pixar’s past”,…

A recent article in the http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/09/12/1126377253812.html”>Sydney Morning Herald dicusses animated movies that have become (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King) or are becoming (Tarzan, Shrek) Broadway musicals and mentions…

…film First Flight just launched at http://www.firstflightshort.com/. There you can learn more about First Flight and its creators, view an exclusive clip from the short, and check out which festivals…

Someone has captured this {{link http://www.sept23.com/ freaky home video}} of what appears to be a real \\Corpse Bride\\ at an unnamed graveyard. The cameraman says he is not sure if…

Following a {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001068.html previous report}} that stated that Universal had optioned Kate DiCamillo’s award-winning book The Tale of Despereaux: Being The Story Of A Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup,…

Send an email to your friends reminding them of tomorrow’s opening of \\Corpse Bride\\ with Warner Brothers’ {{link http://www.bonymail.com/ Bony Mail}} . Using a skeletal finger on a foggy mirror…

…poster (lampooning Pinocchio) may have been jettisoned, but here’s the much more “kid-friendly” and colorful artwork for the Teacher’s Pet disc, out June 15, courtesty of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/550 DVD Toons}}….

Not sure whether you should see \\Corpse Bride\\? Or just got any other question you need an answer to? Why not {{link http://www.askthedead.com/ Ask the Dead}}? This \\Corpse Bride\\ themed…

MLive’s {{link http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?f0037_BC_WSJ–Disney-Fans&&news&newsflash-financial Business News Flash}} has a great little story on the kinds of Disney fans who are standing up to help Roy Disney’s fight against the current Disney…

…Our {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001899.html previous story}}, based on information from a newspaper interview with representatives of Waldo West Productions, was incorrect. We apologize to Blue Sky Studios, Waldo West Productions, and…

…and hopefully final – release date has been set for November 16 2004, according to {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4236&n=1&burl= DVD Answers}}. Price and specs remain the same, though instead of a snapper,…

Disney/Vanguard’s \\Valiant\\ opened in a disappointingly low 7th place this weekend according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2005&wknd=33&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. In its debut weekend the film brought in about $6.1 million….