Thanks to ‘ChayaA’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=689#post689 AN Forums}} for pointing out a link to Time Magazine’s revealing of their reviewers’ picks for the {{link http://www.time.com/time/bestandworst/2003/story.html best and worst}} films…

…2, Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure go missing from stores. {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/512121/ref%3Dmk%5Fdel%5F512305%5F231/102-3662996-8231362 Amazon has all of these for order}}, and the…

…http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=98545 Toon Zone}} links to an article featured over at {{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1959&page=1 The Animated World Network Magazine}} that looks at the burgeoning European animated market, its past, and its future……

…Disney theme park ride. “I’ll be heading back to film with Johnny Depp soon, which is cool. I have no complaints about working in the Caribbean!” he tells {{link http://www.teenhollywood.com/d.asp?r=56636&cat=1027…

{{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/01052004.2.htm~contentFrame Jim Hill Media}} will spotlight the situation at Disney Feature Animation – Florida this week, and is hoping to “embarrass Mouse House management into backing down” from shuttering…

{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83566.html Playbill}} reports that “\\Hoopz\\, the Disney stage musical about the Harlem Globetrotters that has been dribbling in development for several years, no longer has composer Jeanine Tesori and…

The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=17522 Big Cartoon DataBase}} announces that Finding Nemo has become the second biggest hit of 2003 in the UK, following the huge opening of the third Lord Of…

…Whizzard Of Ow, an “alternate ending and deleted scenes montage”, and a couple of featurettes sound interesting. The film will come in a fresh 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, with standard…

…Pearl\\, and \\Seabiscuit\\. While an animated feature has never won this award, \\Who Framed Roger Rabbit\\ won in 1989, and \\Aladdin\\ (in 1993) and \\Monsters, Inc.\\ (in 2002) received nominations….

According to {{link http://www.davisdvd.com/news/daily_news.html DavisDVD}}, \\Futurama: Volume 3\\ will be released on March 9th with a suggested retail price of $49.98. “The four-disc set will feature all twenty-two third season…

The Fabulous Disney Babe points out that Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold have commented on Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s recent speech and have posted their comments at their rallying…

…the best movie spun off from a Walt Disney Television Animation series – and perhaps the ‘cartooniest’ Disney release since \\The Three Caballeros\\”. The film open January 16th and features…

The {{link http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/page-two-1073607565.html CalTrade Report}} mentions that DreamWorks will outsource “computer-generated animation services, including modelling, character animation, lighting effects, compositing, and rendering” for their upcoming CG television comedy show Father…

…{{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1941&ncid=2020&e=3&u=/variety/20040105/va_fi_re/el_cid__the_legend__el_cid__la_leyenda Variety}} (via Yahoo). Jonathan Holland calls the film “engaging, if unadventurous, [it] succeeds as lighthearted kids’ entertainment, but refuses to break through into darker, more challenging terrain, which…

LucasFilm’s next batch of Star Wars: Clone Wars is on the way, reports the {{link http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/15282.htm New York Post}}. Following the first series, which debuted last November, the ten new…

From {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01092004.1.htm Jim Hill Media}}: “As the deadline for the official announcement draws ever nearer, JH tries to pin down the exact moment that Mouse House managers lost their…

{{link http://www.animationinsider.net/ Animation Insider’s}} {{link http://teentitans.aifandom.com/source/00indexanimated.html Teen Titans page }} has full coverage of the upcoming season including news, interviews, and episode guides….

The {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=4105748 Reuters News Agency}} is saying that the Orlando Sentinel has reported that Disney is expected to close its Florida Animation department and make an official announcement on…

{{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=4104323 Reuters News}} reports that Time Warner and MetroGoldwynMayer have ended initial talks that would see the two companies merge. The overall price for MGM and the “structure of…

…animation trade. {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/main/index.htm Jim Hill Media}} today looks at how the situation could blow up in the face of Mickey, and comments on the suspicious nature of yesterday’s announcement…

…McDuck in Mickey’s Christmas Carol, from 1983, through TV’s Duck Tales and House Of Mouse, talks to {{link http://www.filmstew.com/Content/ReviewsViews/Details.asp?ContentID=7617&Pg=1 Film Stew}} about the show and his cartoon career, as well…

The official {{link http://www.garfieldmovie.com/home.html Garfield}} website still lists June 18th as the release date for the film. However, {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/g/garfield.php ComingSoon.net}} reports the release date as June 25th. Does ComingSoon.net…

Variety reveals that Paramount is developing a live-action/CGI animated version of The Trumpet of the Swan, the last children’s book from author E.B. White, who also wrote Stuart Little and…

…total. {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=I03V53OELZZBUCRBAEOCFFA?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=4113914 Reuters}} reports that, internationally, Rings’ King can also add another $454.8 million from 51 countries to its tally – and counting, as the film is still only…

AWN has posted an {{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?article_no=1965 Annie Award Voting Reference Guide}}. The “reference and resource list for all the nominated properties” has links to official websites, trailers, clips, pictures, and…

…them down. “It infers that Disney will be producing a lower number of animated films in the coming years. Where is the film production going to come from? Most likely…

…Studio also sounds like it’s pleased with the ongoing popularity of the single-disc super-hero and Hanna-Barbera animated releases, and will finally take fans’ comments on board with a series of…

A final word from an animator leaving the recently closed Walt Disney Feature Animation-Florida ramps down the {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01142004.1.htm Jim Hill Media}} coverage of the events happening down Orlando way….

…by a rich developer and taken to his apartment in New York, and they have to get back to the island. And just getting across Central Park is an adventure…

…underway to restore the old films and talks are ongoing between WB and King to reach an agreement so the Fleischer cartoons can be released on video and DVD. Also…