‘Coxy’ on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=575#post575 AN Forum}} stumbled across an amazing looking animated film, L’uovo (or in English, The Egg), which has already won a number of international awards and…

…Cartoon Network’s popular animated series based on the the joining up of DC Comics’ biggest guns, reports {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=top&newsitem_no=9822 AWN}}. The half-hour Comfort And Joy, which premieres at 10pm on…

{{link http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=News&action=page&obj_id=40401&type_id=270284&cat_id=272956&sub_id=0 Cinescape}} is back with another bunch of premiere pics – this time for the recent El Capitan theater showing of Disney’s Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy….

As we reported last week, Yahoo Webevents has landed the rights to bring you the first look at the teaser for next summer’s {{link http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/sony/spiderman2/ Spider-Man 2}}. Though the clip…

\\{{link http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id=7530006A-C103-4E13-9A55-F6EFCC111ACC The Montreal Gazette}}\\ reports that the special effects wizards working on the third installment of \\The Lord of the Rings\\ trilogy, \\The Return of the King\\, encountered an…

…combining a razor sharp script that harkens back to the comedy of Preston Sturges and a stunning animated world that entrances with each shift in the light. Albert Brooks and…

{{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/12162003.1.htm Jim Hill}} returns with his almost daily take on the next step in the Roy/Michael situation at Disney. Today, he wonders what Roy Disney and Stanley Gold might…

…these types of “actors” and their counterparts in fully CG films such as Finding Nemo and Final Fantasy be drawn, and are they cartoons or elaborate and very special effects?…

…is preserved for all time. According to Pixar, \\Tin Toy\\ “marked the first time a character with life-like bendable arms and knees, surfaces, and facial components, was animated digitally”. Written…

…an urban fable set in the 1930s, and is expected to be completed in early 2005”. Digital Production Solutions, the animation unit of IDT Entertainment, “will provide complete production services…

The AP (via {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-12-11-weekend-news_x.htm USA Today}}) reports that ABC has received approval from its affiliate board to produce weekend morning news shows which would compete with those on CBS…

{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1950 AWN}} has a story about “the most ambitious Spanish animated theatrical film ever produced”, \\El Cid, The Legend\\, set to be released in Spain tomorrow. The article looks…

\\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,561576_1_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly}}\\ reports that \\The Triplets of Belleville\\ won the Best Foreign Language Film award from the Boston Society of Film Critics on their 23rd annual awards list….

{{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=267 DreamWorks SKG Fansite}} has new hi-resolution pictures from DreamWorks’ 2004 animated films \\Shrek 2\\ and \\Shark Tale\\….

Fantasy writer Ed McCray, who “moonlights” as a reviewer for DVD Toons, has published a new book, with an eye for an animated feature to follow. Jill Chill And The…

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/database.php ComingSoon.net}} reports that the much troubled feature \\Lil’ Pimp\\ has, once again, been removed from the release date schedule and is now heading straight to video. \\{{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/lilpimp/…

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=97838 Toon Zone}} reports that the ongoing dispute between the owners and licensors of A.A. Milne’s Winnie The Pooh characters is set to continue on February 24th, when the…

A poster at {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007214 Animation Nation}} has discovered the webpage of a writer named Michelle Spitz where she lists her writing credits. They include several unheard of projects for…

…have the opportunity to view conceptual behind-the-scenes art of the sets and character development [and] will also be among the first to see footage from Shrek 2 and Shark Tale“….

…tenth year celebrations come to a close, Alex Weitzman at The Big Cartoon Database’s {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view&post=16860 The Animated Word}} takes a look back at the 1993 stop-motion musical and finds…

…running come next year’s handout of the Best Animated Feature Academy Award (the smart money is on this, or Nemo, to take home the gold), and is the perfect Christmas…

The first teaser trailer for the \\SpongeBob SquarePants\\ movie is now online at {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/spongebobsquarepantsmovie/ Apple’s Quicktime Movie Trailer site}}….

…as “Disney Crisis 2004.” I know it’s not even 2004 yet but, from what Jim’s saying and from indicators at Save Disney.com, things are going to start really picking up…

The Muppet Wizard Of Oz, the next film in the on-going almost-animated Muppet film series, has had the “casting” of the principal roles announced, according to {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=16715 AICN}}. Kermit…

Rankin/Bass’ 1982 fantasy animated feature The Last Unicorn has appeared as a pre-order on the {{link http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=579871 DVD Empire}} website, listing a March 16th release date, for under $10. No…

…time to complete the movie (rumored to be his last, though he’s been saying that for a while now)! The {{link http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ Anime News Network}} has a link to the…

Viewaskew.com brings us test footage from Clerks: Sell Out, which is to be completely Flash-animated. As the website reminds us, “Mind you, none of this material will be in the…

The {{link http://www.imdb.com/StudioBrief/#1 IMDB}} today reports an upswing in the recent box office slump of the summer, with Peter Jackson’s Return Of The King perhaps unsurprisingly leading the way (for…

Jerry Beck, over at his {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/comments.html Cartoon Research}} page, takes a look at the new Definitive Guide To Betty Boop Memoribilia book, as well as Mike Joens’ An Animated…

…[and] I get to sing all these really wonderful Phil Collins songs, which is a lot of fun”. The readings begin at the end of January, after Pascal completes his…