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…

{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83532.html Playbill}} (via Toon Zone) is reporting that Broadway actor Adam Pascal (already known to Disney fans for his role as Radames in Elton John/Tim Rice’s Aida) has been…

…way back to the ancient year of 1996). For fun, try looking up big landmark sites such as Disney.com or Yahoo! and see how archaic they used to look compared…

…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…

While it may not be packed with the kind of features to get more “mature” animation fans excited (where are directors Joe Dante and Eric Goldberg on a commentary track?),…

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…

…– Comcast and News Corp. “will form a direct national competitor to ESPN”. Cable companies have been complaining recently about the amount ESPN is forcing them to pay to carry…

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 {{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…

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…

…Charlotte’s Web. Miss Congeniality co-writer Katie Ford is set to write the film. The Trumpet of the Swan has previously been adapted for the screen as an {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005LB87/qid=1073948325/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-2271211-1467963?v=glance&s=dvd animated…

…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….