{{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=2730&n=1&burl= DVD Answers}} have posted slightly revised cover art for the upcoming region one release of Lion King 1½. Follow the link to see the new look, and thanks…

…latest update in the world of Japanese animation. Check out the link for a round up of all the breaking news concerning Manga/anime titles, including recent and coming soon releases!…

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=411#post411 Animated News Forum}} pointed us towards {{link http://www.scriptsales.com/DDScriptSales.htm Done Deal’s sales page}}, regularly updated to provide information on the hottest selling scripts and treatments in…

‘dtemplar’ in the {{link http://forums.toontitan.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=17831#post17831 DVD Toons Forum}} posted that “Penny Singleton, who brought Jane to life on Hanna-Barbera’s 1962 primetime cartoon The Jetsons, died in California Wednesday two weeks…

The Big Cartoon Database has just kicked off a new feature, {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view&post=14707 The Animated Word}}, which will be a review coulmn on new animated films and DVD releases. Alex…

‘disneyaholic’ on our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94 Animated News Forum}} points to a {{link http://magicalears.com/films/animation/ComingUp/FutureReleases.php complete listing}} of Disney DVD and VHS titles (though LD is listed as a format, there are…

…Tokyo and Orlando, Fla. It’s penny-pinching time across Hollywood – except when it comes to awards-season campaigning, where there’s still plenty of room for $5,000-a-day hairstylists and $50,000-a-trip private jets”….

…use in the later Fire And Ice and the animated The Lord Of The Rings. Audiences and fans are still divided on much of his work, though this DVD debut…

Those were the words Pixar CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement to {{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=6533&catType=NEWS Video Business Online}} today, which announced that Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo has become the industry’s biggest…

{{link http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/sfl-1117mickeymouse,0,3592155.story?coll=sfla-business-front The Sun-Sentinel}} looks back on the career of one Mr Mouse, who will be celebrating 75 years in the buisiness on Tuesday, November 18th. It was 75 years…

The California Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling that holds Disneyland “to the same passenger safety requirements as operators of buses, trains, taxi cabs, escalators and ski lifts”…

{{link http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808403007&intl=us Greg’s Previews}} reports that the U.S. release date for \\Kaena: The Prophecy\\ has been set for June 4th, 2004. The film will debut in New York and Los…

As the day draws on, various entertainment and news channels are all running stories on Mickey’s 75th, most of them touching on his Steamboat Willie roots and looking to the…

Cartoon Network will air a new hour long Powerpuff Girls Christmas special this holiday season according to {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=top&newsitem_no=9637 AWN}}. In \\’Twas the Fight Before Christmas\\, which will debut December…

{{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/popcandy/2003-11-18-pop-candy_x.htm USA Today}} asks “Enough of the mouse – what about the cat?” The writer takes an interesting and fun look at the world’s first animated star, Felix the…

{{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=3631a5a1&atype=news&id=9645 VFXWorld}} reports that in an interview with the \\Toronto Star\\, Andy Serkis, the actor behind the CG character Gollum in \\The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers\\,…

DVD Toons’ comment feature {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/58 My Toon Cents}} runs down the list of eligible films put forward by the Studios this year for consideration as nominees for the Best…

{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1923 AWN}} interviews \\The Triplets of Belleville\\ director Sylvain Chomet. He discusses his previous work, the success of \\Belleville\\, his views on computer animation, and his upcoming project….

Drew C. Hackney writes about Walt Disney Theatricals upcoming projects at {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/guest/hackney.11212003.1.htm~contentFrame Jim Hill Media}}. \\Mary Poppins\\ is already set for a 2004 release and \\Tarzan\\ is slated for…

{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117895941&cs=1 Variety}} reports (via {{link http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=2385 ComingSoon.net}} for those of us without a Variety subscription!) that Etan Cohen has made a seven-figure overall deal with Fox Television that “keeps…

…bordering on sappy, so utterly charming and sweet that it makes you feel dirty watching it. This is some of the sharpest and funniest computer animation I’ve seen, no lethargic…

…rough cut; well over 90% of it was storyboards and rough animatics; there were only two brief shots that could have possibly been completed… The growth and unity of the…

Also at {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/11242003.1.htm~contentFrame Jim Hill Media}} today are a few tidbits on \\The Emperor’s New Groove\\. “Disney is currently producing a direct-to-video sequel to the film – tentatively titled…

…\\Chicken Little\\ has got in spades”. The film has had a significant number of changes during its development and production, including the cutting of Penn Jillette’s (of Penn and Teller)…

…more than 5,000 jobs available in live-action movies, animated features and video game projects”. For example, while New Zealand based Weta Digital (the computer effects company best known for its…

…that secret: a creator with a vision instead of a knock-off… a network willing to give that vision time to realize itself and connect with its audience… and viewers who…

{{link http://www.usanimation.com/pdf/OscarNominations.htm Toon Boom Technologies}} notes that their animation software was used on almost half of the animated films eligible for the Animated Oscar. Five of the eleven films (\\The…

As we approach Thanksgiving (in the United States), Wade Sampson of {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/guest/wsampson.11262003.1.htm~contentFrame Jim Hill Media}} writes about the history of the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the role…

…quality animation. They take a look at the views of “Flash animation from both the designers and animators who use it and the TV companies that broadcast programs using it”….

…environmentalism, the challenges of living together and the risks of dictatorship. You can see the trailer of this beautiful movie and more information about it at the French site: allocine.com….