Disney/Pixar recent business matters
There’s been a lot of talk and rumors floating around this week about a possible buyout of Pixar by Disney. Chuck Oberleitner helps to make sense of it all at… |
Jetix Acquires Captain Flamingo
…a world where grown-ups rule and kids don’t get much respect, Captain Flamingo is always there to watch out for them. Jetix has licensed all 52 half-hours of the show…. |
Sarandon hailed as Enchanted queen
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Susan Sarandon has signed on to play Queen Narissa, a wicked ruler bent on eliminating true love, in Disney’s Enchanted. James Baxter, who worked as… |
RIP, Shelley Winters
…voicing Crystal, the wife of Frosty the Snowman, in the Rankin/Bass treasures Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976) and Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979). In-between those films, the actress acted… |
\\Wallace and Gromit\\ wins top award at Annual Golden Tomato Awards
…Wide Release. This is the second win for an Aardman film – \\Chicken Run\\ won the top award in 2000. It is also the third year in a row an… |
Tom & Jerry’s Greatest Chases Volume 3: Mouse Trap (cartoon short clip)
Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 3 is available to order now from Amazon.com [AMZ]B002DY9KRU[/AMZ]… |
"Pretty sweet images, eh?:" Brother Bear 2 screen shots
Three images from the Brother Bear 2 trailer found on the Bambi II DVD can be viewed here (yes, Rutt and Tuke are in it):… |
Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure
…general and specific introductions by filmmakers Klay Hall (director) and Sean Lurie (producer), running a total of 16:10 and featuring animatics. Hall and Lurie do a nice job of explaining… |
RIP, Norm McCabe
…McCabe worked at Schlesinger’s, Warner Bros., US Army Air Corps Training Film Unit, MGM, Swift Productions, Five Star Productions, Telemation, Pacific Title, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, DePatie-Freleng, Ruby-Spears, Filmfair, Marvel and Universal.”… |
Pixar leads this week’s CG pack; plus a Fantastic Fox!
…his, pure and simple. Although hard pressed to compare Mr Fox to anything, I was most reminded of Aardman’s Chicken Run and also of Watership Down, another rare occasion when… |
Peanuts: 1970’s Collection Volume 1
…Let’s move on… Oh, this is the special’s first appearance on DVD, by the way. One can see why they waited. You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) – Linus runs… |
Hoodwinked opens in 2,388 theaters
…has been receiving mixed feedback from critics, with its Rotten Tomatoes score currently standing at 45%. How will Hoodwinked fare with audiences this holiday weekend, though? Box Office Guru suspects… |
The School of Pixar
…Pixar, analyzing what has made the studio such a formidable presence in the field of animation. Likewise, the article spotlights Pixar University, described as a “company-run education and training operation”…. |
Spider-Man webs himself more episodes
…television series, bringing the current series run to 26 episodes. The initial 13 episodes will premiere in early 2008 on the Saturday morning kids programming block, Kids’ WB!, on The… |
Valiant
…a modest run in theaters, hopefully many more will come to appreciate it on DVD. Is This Thing Loaded? This is essentially a movie-only disc, given the lack of any… |
Brother Bear II cast update
The Internet Movie Database page for Brother Bear II has been updated, now listing more of the film’s cast. Among those returning for the sequel are Rick Moranis (Rutt), Dave… |
Gong, but not forgotten
…babies is, how can you still to go the pictures without ruining fellow cinema goers experience with your crying tot? Bepanthen nappy cream has recently teamed up with Odeon Cinemas… |
Academy Award nominations
…SONG) “In the Deep” – CRASH “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” – HUSTLE & FLOW “Travelin’ Thru” – TRANSAMERICA BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN CAPOTE… |
Pirates of the Caribbean ride enhancements inspired by movie franchise
…ably played in the film version by Geoffrey Rush, and Davy Jones, will be added to the Pirates of the Caribbean Disney theme park rides in California and Florida. The… |
Walt’s Museum, a drab Muppet Christmas, plus more Up!
…only hope for more when the characters return to the big screen, rumored for 2012. Finally today, and a treat for the weekend, are the last of the eight Up… |
The Los Angeles Animation Festival 2007
…Theatre.†More details can be found here: The Los Angeles Animation Festival 2007 Oct. 20th-21st 2007 A festival run by animators for animators. For 2 days in October 2007 Hollywood… |
Pooh in court again
The BBC reports that the Slesinger family is taking Disney back to court again over Winnie-the-Pooh. In a case just a few moths ago the judge ruled the Slesinger’s can… |
DuckTales: Volume 1
…and The Pixilated Parrot. Those stories saw the ducks traveling the world and encountering various forms of danger. The Persia story was especially exotic, containing a foreign ruler, reincarnation, and… |
Joe Jump back on the drawing board?
The Animation Guild Blog notes that the rumored and then dropped Disney project Joe Jump (mentioned here back in 2006) may be back in development…. |
A Christmas Carol
…rendered it is. Another example is a terrific chase sequence towards the end, ruined by some bits of business for Scrooge that feels tacked on and drops some hideous video… |
Miyazaki projects ready for Studio Ghibli Museum and TCM
…Harvested a Star, based on artist Naohisa Inoue’s Iblard. The three short films will be screened at the Studio Ghibli Museum’s Saturn Theatre, with none of the features running at… |
Huge weekend ahead for The Princess and the Frog?
…that Disney is charging for tickets. The film marks the first time that the studio has released an animated movie in limited release before its wide run since 2003’s Brother… |
Bambi II review; Kong, Rings, Potter set for HD discs
…look at Disney’s upcoming Bambi II, the direct-to-video “mid-quel” that comes to stores on February 7. The review speaks pretty highly of the tale, and reveals a running time of… |
First look: Shrek Forever After
…for his own good. In search of an answer, he makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to see what the world would be like if he had never married Princess Fiona…. |
RIP, Lou Rawls
…Arnold (1996-99) and a Newborn Baby in The Rugrats Movie (1998). Also in 1998, Rawls appeared in the cast of Saban Entertainment’s short-lived series The Secret Files of the Spy… |