Readers at the {{link http://www.animationnation.com Animation Nation}} messageboards have posted {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007083 Michael Eisner}} and {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007077 Roy Disney’s}} dueling open letters addressed to Disney employees. Michael Eisner’s letter: 12/03/2003…

The French localized version of {{link http://www.amazon.fr Amazon}} lists 2 new Tex Avery DVD collector sets being released today. Details are few, but {{link http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000DF12D/qid%3D1070413926/sr%3D1-2/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F2%5F2/402-8903024-5291303 one contains four disks}} and…

…Christmas “bonus” – they get to keep their jobs. Concessions have been agreed, so there’ll be no layoffs to spoil the festive season. Read the {{link http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-bizservers10121003dec10,0,2883724.story?coll=orl-home-headlines full story here}}….

It’s been floating around the web for a couple of weeks, but today {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/ Apple Movie Trailers}} posted a hi-res QuickTime version of the teaser for {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/scooby_doo_2/ Scooby…

…in both 1.66:1 widescreen (which they’re calling “Full Frame”) and 2.35:1 widescreen (which matches the majority of the film’s theatrical exhibition ratio)”. You can read the {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2077 official press…

…Although primarily for amusement, the piece does have serious undertones and makes for fascinating “between the lines” reading – thanks to Jerry Beck’s {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/ Cartoon Research}} for the link….

…about Michael Eisner’s bizarre behavior over the past two weeks, {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/12152003.1.htm Jim Hill asks}}: when is Disney’s Big Cheese actually going to admit that Roy and Stanley’s efforts are…

Following our own {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000405.html Picks Of The Year}} feature, which ranged from books to DVDs, Rand Cyrenne sticks to just the discs, compiling the best editions from 2003, based…

…short subject… Once they’ve selected the characters & the core concept for the film, Legacy will then begin keeping a blog that covers the short’s entire production. So – for…

…relates some of his {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01152004.1.htm memories}} and personal experiences with Disney’s Florida animation studio. Second is a {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/bookreviews/breview.01152004.1.htm book review}} of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, which…

According to the {{link http://www.ntv.co.jp/ghibli/diary_g/index.html Studio Ghibli Production Diary}} (English translation available from {{link http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/howl/diary.html Naussica.net}}), storyboarding for \\Howl’s Moving Castle\\ has been completed. {{link http://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network}} reports…

…Chair of the Board’s Compensation Committee for the past two years, Ms. Estrin engineered what we believe were excessive total compensation packages for the Company’s top five executives. For example,…

{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/29/news/companies/pixar_disney/ CNN}} reports that {{link http://www.pixar.com/ Pixar Animation Studios}} has announced it has ended talks with {{link http://www.disney.com/ The Walt Disney Company}} over extending their five-picture deal. “After ten…

In {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000785.html yesterday’s news}}, we reported that a site had what we thought might be a first pic from Disney’s upcoming \\Chicken Little\\. Our friends at {{link http://www.dlp.info/ DLP.info}}…

…Under the Sea\\. Hench worked with Walt on Disneyland, designing several attractions including Space Mountain. Hench designed the Olympic torch for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley; almost every…

…heads Brian Roberts and Steve Burke, which looks into general detail their vision for the new Walt Disney Company, especially playing up their devotion to getting Disney Animation back on…

In their continuing attempts to strike a deal with Disney, the {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/16234.htm New York Post}} reports that Comcast have been “wooing” Pixar Animation, or more precisely Steve Jobs, believing…

…set to be released in 2005. It’s changed it’s name from Birth Of… (which would have seen the series start from scratch again) to the now official title The Mask…

In addition to the specs we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000959.html listed yesterday}}, the official Amazon.com pages for the DTV releases of Mickey Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers and The Lion King…

…of {{link http://www.savedisney.com/news/page2.asp new articles}} on the battle for the House Of Mouse. Also, at {{link http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/8065731.htm Philly.com}}, there’s a look ahead to tomorrow (Wednesday’s) shareholders’ meeting. Michael Useem, a…

…the blockbuster movies Independence Day and Mars Attacks!, which shared many similar thematic elements. The well-known book was more straight-forwardly translated into a memorable {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005LMKK/qid=1079528595/sr=8-6/ref=pd_ka_6/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=music&n=507846 radio play}} by Orson…

…Alvarado, Dominic Carola, Gregg Azzopardi, John Webber, Glen Gagnon. For more information, contact Project Firefly Animation Studios at 407.224.6730 or 800.264.0266. Project Firefly Animation Studios online at {{link http://www.projectfirefly.com/ www.projectfirefly.com}}….

…usual {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/barriemaxwell/maxwell032904.html Coming Attractions}} page (which highlights many animated titles in the works), Barrie also gets to grips with a {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/disney3.html group of reviews}} on the DVD issues…

Disney’s last planned traditionally animated film, \\Home on the Range\\, opens today. According to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2004&wk=14&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}, the film will open on 3,047 screens. At {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/HomeontheRange-1131160/ Rotten…

…think I’ve come across a film yet that has been treated with such little respect on disc. What [fans have] been given is one of the worst pan-and-scan transfers I’ve…

\\Clifford’s Really Big Movie\\ opens in select cities today – on 471 screens according to {{link http://boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2004&wk=17&p=.ht Box Offcie Mojo}} (see the {{link http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/movie/ official website}} for a list and…

…Van Helsing: The London Assignment and an {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/558 announcement}} for Cartoon Network’s Halloween, an August compilation featuring “9 creepy capers”. Check this link for close up looks at the…

Floyd Bishop, who as we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001280.html recently reported}} is creating his own animated film for kids after becoming dismayed with the “junk that passes for educational or entertainment nowadays”,…

…2007. The site also announces a 05/15/2004 release for Steve Martin’s Pink Panther movie, 08/01/2004 for the aforementioned King Kong and the running length for Shrek 2, which clocks in…

…early look at the menus for {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3812&n=1&burl= Challenge of the Superfriends: The First Season}} and the packaging and a couple of menus for {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3399&n=1&burl= Jonny Quest: Season One}}….