Disney’s \\Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest\\ took in a record $132 million in its opening weekend, easily topping the previous best of $114.8 million by \\Spider-Man\\ in 2002,…

…outfit. The new logo premiered at the beginning of the studio’s current huge hit Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest which opened to a record take this past weekend….

The schedule for this year’s {{link http://www.comic-con.org/index.php San Diego Comic-Con}} has just been released and there’s a whole bunch of stuff to get worked up about for animation and film…

The official website of DreamWorks/Aardman’s upcoming comedy Flushed Away, which opens in theaters 11/03/06, was just launched at http://www.flushedaway.com Check it out for: — a look at the brand new…

…according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2119&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. Rory Bruer, Sony’s president of distribution, called it “a terrific start” for the film. The box office tally includes $2.6 million from 163…

…a forum for college and university level educators to discuss and debate directions and strategies for Digital Media education. This will also be a venue to share solutions for the…

…to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ Box Office Mojo}}. Even \\Monster House\\ in its second week of release was able to beat the \\Bully\\ with a 4th place $11.5 million. Both films may…

…very special play dates in the series’ history. Each episode costs $1.99, or you can purchase by the season. iTunes is available for Mac and Windows from {{link http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ Apple}}….

…short, A Chairy Tale (1957). WHO: Chris Hinton, two-time Oscar-nominated animated short film director; former McLaren colleague Christine Panushka, award-winning animator; professor, USC School of Cinema and Television, Animation and…

…entering its eighteenth season, won for the aptly titled episode “The Seemingly Neverending Story”. \\The Simpsons\\ was in a tighter race for the prize than usual with the much talked…

As {{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6367445.html?nid=2705 Video Business states}}, “20th Century Fox Home Entertainment may be the last major distributor to announce titles in high-definition, but it’s making up for it by bringing…

NYC’s popular film festival, Animation Block Party, offers a free evening of shorts on September 19, 2006, at Club Sugar at 311 Church Street. All films featured in the end…

\\Everyone’s Hero\\ opened in third place at the weekend box office, but beat expectations according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=37&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The 20th Century Fox film’s three day opening take…

…chief creative officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, their 2006 lifetime achievement award on October 9th at the Outside the Frame Festival according to the \\{{link http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-quick15.5sep15,1,7401087.story L.A. Times}}\\….

…be sometimes an alternative look at what you’ve seen, or the other side of what you’ve seen, or a story that just sort of enhances your appreciation of the characters”….

Butch Hartman, creator of \\The Fairly OddParents\\ and \\Danny Phantom\\, will be the featured guest speaker at {{link http://www.brookscollege.edu/events.asp Brooks College}} in Long Beach, California on September 20th. The event…

…a ways into it”. \\At World’s End\\ is slated for a Memorial Day 2007 opening, while the current installment, \\Dead Man’s Chest\\, will be released on DVD on December 5,…

\\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1535436_4_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly}}\\ talks to \\American Idol\\ runner-up Katharine McPhee who addresses the rumors that she is at the top of the short list for the title role in…

{{link http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=38150 Sci Fi Wire}} reports that the upcoming Warner Bros. animated film \\Happy Feet\\ will feature an original song penned by pop superstar Prince. Other singers with songs appearing…

…having second thoughts as Disney announces that in its first week it has sold over 125,000 films through iTunes bringing in $1 million, according to {{link http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=24946 CIO}}. Disney chief…

\\{{link http://robotech.com Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles}}\\ won the Best Animated Sci-Fi Feature Award at the {{link http://www.horrorscifi.com/indexA.html 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival}}. President and CEO of {{link http://www1.funimationfilms.com:80/…

…of two children, Oscar and Ava, stated. “Oscar has never seen any of my movies”. Jackman will voice the role of Roddy in DreamWorks/Aardman’s \\Flushed Away\\ and Memphis in Warner…

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/indietopnews.php?id=16575 ComingSoon.net}} has an exclusive interview with \\Renaissance\\ director Christian Volckman. He talks about the unique animated look (“It’s all motion capture, and then the backgrounds are 3-D or…

…who, after stumbling upon a gruesome and bizarre crime scene, is enlisted for a covert squad that uses black arts and mystical weaponry to hunt down and kill soul-sucking ghouls”….

…the Bristol, England-based company did not take kindly to half of their film being animated by DreamWorks in the US while Aardman got to grips with using the relatively alien…

…Year), and the Seattle International Film Festival. First Flight is currently playing at the Vancouver International Film Festival and will next be seen at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival….

…Nibbelink and introducing Chanelle Nibblelink. -Runtime: 77 minutes –Format: 1:85 Flat (35MM) -Sound: Dolby Compatible -Rating: G -Country: USA -Website: www.romeoandjulietfilm.com -Genre: Children’s Animated -Trailer: Available About Phil Nibbelink List…

…million over the Bond film’s $40.8 million. As {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i61fccc799efa3cb7768358f72f63fd64 The Hollywood Reporter}} confirms, Happy Feet‘s debut marks Warner Brothers’ biggest ever opening for an animated movie in the U.S….

Platige Image, the studio behind the Oscar-nominated The Cathedral and the BAFTA-winning Fallen Art, is teaming with Damian Nenow to work on Paths of Hate. A trailer for the film…

…and big-screen hits include Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run and Creature Comforts, examining the filmmaker’s stringent working practices and asking why the studio has been so successful. Park also discusses…