Disney to make Magic in China
Disney is hoping that a little vegetable will have big business in China. In its first co-production with the state-run China Film Group, the company will release the Chinese-language The… |
Disney/Pixar, Samsung team for Ratatouille promotion
…Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, running May 8-10 in Las Vegas, the Samsung booth will screen trailers for the film via a Ratatouille-themed vignette that highlights Samsung’s Total Kitchen Solution…. |
A Conversation with Ben Balistreri
…probably depend on how well the book sells. I’ll be investing a lot of money to publish the initial run so I don’t think I’m going to be able to… |
Eric Goldberg takes us on a Character Animation Crash Course!
…Tom Rusch, of Silman-James Press, that I had been working on this animation book for quite some time, and would they be interested in publishing it? Tom got in touch… |
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…sometimes got. It includes various ruminations on the Christmas season, obviously directly adapted from the daily strip. Among the many mini-plots are Charlie Brown trying to sell Christmas wreaths door… |
Shrek the Third roundup #4
With SCI FI Wire, Julie Andrews and Rupert Everett speak about their roles in Shrek the Third. Likewise, Antonio Banderas tells the site that a Puss in Boots spin-off is… |
Danger Mouse on DVD
…Mouse series will be released on a set of 9 DVDs on the 28th of August. The pack will include the entire season run, as well as several bonus features…. |
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… |
VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…50 (Bold and Italics indicates a tie score) 1. Star Wars (1977) 2. Blade Runner (1982) 3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 3. The Matrix (1999) 5. Jurassic Park (1993)… |
Batman: The Complete Animated Series
…Gotham Knights, since that was an early working title that the studio eventually tossed out. The show was on the new WB network, and at the time it was rumored… |
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe: Volume Two
…forces of evil. His greatest foe is Skeletor, who wishes to seize the power contained within Castle Grayskull, which is where Adam’s father King Randor rules. Skeletor has several minions… |
Teen Titans: The Complete Fourth Season
…still kind of out there, but the story at least lives by its own rules in terms I can accept and understand. It’s also a good story for Cyborg, who… |
DVD review: The Last Unicorn 25th Anniversary Edition
At Animated Views, Randall Cyrenne analyzes the Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD. “Neither the movie nor the disc is a home run, but each has its merits,” explains Cyrenne…. |
Oscar, Oscar!
…which was a shame given all the Al Gore references throughout the evening that a bolder host would have going as a running gag. Her highlights were presenting eventual Best… |
The Mantis Parable DVD
…creators of the popular computer games Myst, Riven, and URU: Ages Beyond Myst. A self-proclaimed “non-gamer,” Josh felt the time had come to take the leap into the world of… |
The Chosen One
…offer and hits the road with his pals The writing does occasionally break through the otherwise too-obvious barriers, and the film might eventually find itself a re-run home as a… |
UPDATED: Looking forward to the WABAC
…among others. Classic Media manages some of the world’s most recognizable family properties, including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Mr. Magoo, Richie Rich, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Lone Ranger, Lassie,… |
\\Everyone's Hero\\ opens today
…Everyone’s Hero strikes out… but the directors needn’t bother practicing their home run trots”. {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/forecast/ Box Office Mojo}} forecasts a third place finish for the weekend with $4.9 million…. |
NBFF 2007 Call for Entries
…organizers have said they intend to have a heavy focus on animation in 2007. The eighth annual Newport Beach Film Festival will run from April 19th through April 29th, 2007…. |
Ariel’s Song: Jodi Benson, a fortunate soul under the sea!
…course, as a passion for me, is an extension when you run out of words to say in a moment. This is what Howard always told me: “The reason why… |
Hartman featured speaker at college
…OddParents\\ and \\Danny Phantom\\, will be the featured guest speaker at {{link http://www.brookscollege.edu/events.asp Brooks College}} in Long Beach, California on September 20th. The event will run from at 6-8 PM…. |
Pixar Shorts Collection Giveaway – Winner!
…Tech Specs: all shorts are presented in their original aspect ratios along with audio commentaries, and a behind-the-scenes featurette featuring additional, previously unreleased material. Running time: 54 mins. Pixar Shorts… |
Ottawa International Animation Festival opens today
Now in its 30th year, the {{link http://ottawa.awn.com/ Ottawa International Animation Festival}} opens today and runs through Sunday. The festival is the largest event of its kind in North America… |
Virtual Laguna Beach: MTV creates new social world
…converse in groups by text or voice chat, attend parties, listen to music and watch streaming videos supplied by MTV Networks, and create and run their own events. Official Site… |
Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series
…to its short seven-minute runtime. This may be the perfect length for a gag cartoon, but adventure stories can’t cook up too much plot in just a few minutes. Consequently,… |
Enchanted‘s Visual Heritage
…is naturally filled with many more touches than these, but here’s a selection to get you off and running! After arriving in New York, Giselle (Amy Adams) puts her new… |
The Best Of Casper: Volumes 1 and 2
…their opening titles also doesn’t help swing the collectors’ vote to picking up these two seriously uninspiring discs, and the short running length of each compilation doesn’t quite warrant the… |
Open Season, Little Match Girl director speaks
…Season, now playing in theaters, and The Little Match Girl, featured on the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. In addition, the article includes a brief rundown of Allers’ career history…. |
DreamWorks/Mark Burnett create Flushed Away online game
…Burnett Productions, who previously collaborated with DreamWorks on The Contender and the upcoming show On the Lot. The game marks the second collaboration between AOL and Burnett following Gold Rush,… |
American Dog goes Hollywood?
Jim Hill Media speculates that the upcoming Chris Sanders feature American Dog may be in store for a name change. Rumor has it that the current title might fail to… |