If nautical nonsense be something you wish, you’ll be happy to know that \\The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie\\ opens today! The film has a 70% freshness rating from {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spongebob_squarepants_movie/ Rotten…

Animation has taken over the nation’s movie screens this week as all of the top three showing films are animated films. According to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2004&wk=47&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}, Disney/Pixar’s \\The…

\\{{link http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,,1348509,00.html The Guardian}}\\ has a feature article titled \\How Pixar Conquered the Planet\\ that looks behind the scenes of “the most successful studio in the history of cinema”….

{{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=47&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}} reports that \\The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie\\ opened with $32 million this weekend, coming in second to \\National Treasure\\’s $35.1 million. {{link http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041121/nysu023_1.html Nick Movies}} notes…

…portrays and makes fun of Jewish stereotypes. One edit form the Cartoon Network and DVD verison will be made. The line “Even though they killed our Lord” will be changed….

…and executives walked out en masse, and the film was put into production several times without a script in place. Sounds like a trainwreck. Personally, I look forward to seeing…

…his name, he has proven successful at bringing classic books to the big screen including \\Contact\\ in 1997, \\Peter Pan\\ in 2003, and the upcoming \\Where the Wild Things Are\\….

\\{{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hkdisney23nov23,1,7240083.story The L.A. Times}}\\ reports that Disney has consulted a feng shui master to determine the opening date for Hong Kong Disneyland – September 12, 2005. The park’s group…

…from Palisades Toys, makers of the acclaimed Muppet series of action figures. Head on over to the direct-sale {{link http://www.palisadesdirectstore.com/viewproduct.asp?productid=63 Palisades store}} to check it out and place an order!…

…center itself more satisfactorily on Mickey’s lesser known – and even rarer – appearances, most of them never before available on any home format”, says the review. “In a way,…

…at #2 with $24 million ($214.7 million total). With the unofficial start of the Christmas season this past weekend \\The Polar Express\\ charged past \\The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie\\ to reach…

…http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=49&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. \\The Polar Express\\ moved up to third on the weekends box office with $11 million ($96.4 total), barely missing the number two spot by about half…

…http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/360 The Complete Pluto: Volume One}}, describing the set as “light”. The review comments that “this earlier selection from Pluto’s career yields some odd choices. While the Treasures have been…

The nominees for the {{link http://www.grammy.com/ 47th Grammy Awards}} were announced today. Among them \\Shrek 2\\ was nominated for “Best Compilation Soundtrack Album”, and \\Belleville Rendez-Vous\\ from \\The Triplets Of…

…upcoming war between two competing technologies. The DVD Forum, the association which developed and oversees the current DVD standard, is in preference toward Toshiba’s HD-DVD format, which counts studios such…

…been performed on synthesized samples instead of by a real orchestra, bringing the short down a notch or two and lending it a ‘cheapness’ that Walt would never had allowed….

…Hanna-Barbera, Daws Butler: Characters Actor, by Ben Ohmart and Joe Bevilacqua, is now available. Check out the site for more details, plus much more, including recently discovered Daws comedy spots!…

With all the switcheroos in release date changes hopping around the studios at the moment, it’s perhaps no surprise to find that Disney will plug their Chicken Little-missing summer slots…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencens has {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2004/04.12.17a.html announced}} the list of seven films that are being considered for nomination for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects…

Meet The Fockers co-writer James Herzfeld, at the premiere of that newly released film, mentioned that he has “turned in a draft” for the Pixar-less third Toy Story movie, to…

Long featured on the “{{link http://www.blue-underground.com/future_releases.php future releases}}” page of its website, Blue Underground honcho Bill Lustig announced on Saturday at a Q&A session for another film screening in Scranton,…

A trailer for the new Steve Martin-starring Pink Panther movie has been linked to from {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19009 Ain’t It Cool News}}….

\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3360 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that \\Spider-Man 2\\ will be the first major motion picture to be screened using Sony’s new 4K Digital Projection System. The screening will take place…

\\Shrek 2\\ was the top grossing film at the US box office this year according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2004&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. Films of interest on the list (with their box…

{{link http://www.cgnetworks.com/story_custom.php?story_id=2671&page=1 CGNetworks}} has posted their CG Retrospective, a look back at the top 20 “CG-related things that happened in 2004. The criteria for selection were that the event or…

…Warner Home Video really is throwing themselves behind the launch, with several even-yet-to-open-theatrically titles already lined up for HD-DVD release, including this summer’s Batman Begins, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory,…

\\{{link http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-0105disney,0,1880058.story?coll=sfla-news-florida The Sun-Sentinel}}\\ reports that at this past week’s Orange Bowl college football national championship game Disney gave every member of the 72,000 member crowd a free Disney theme…

…town of Radiator Springs, would become the setting for \\Cars\\. It’s the saga of Lightning McQueen, a hot-shot animated stock-car voiced by actor Owen Wilson. En route to a big…

…to the fore one of the most forgotten of the early cartoon stars. {{link http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/pietro-krazy.html Golden Age Cartoons}} has more of a history of the character rather than a straight…

The Dutch fansite Mickey’s Disney Archief has posted a look at the {{link http://www.mda.dds.nl/7-2menu.htm menu screens}} for the upcoming release of The Incredibles on DVD in that territory, which combine…