In its second week, \\Shrek 2\\ holds on to the #1 spot of the U.S. box office according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2004-05-29&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. In spite of tough competition from…

Following Michael Eisner’s quote on “the end of 2D animation”, {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} has an amusing take on that comment, and news of a new Spanish-themed animated feature coming…

Beginning to use its growing presence in India, The Walt Disney Company will launch three new TV channels in the area over the next twelve months, reports {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=5319657 Reuters}}….

{{link http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0406035 Cinema Confidential}} has a full gallery of Garfield: The Movie pictures up, including some new images….

The DreamWorks Fansite has posted a number of screenshots from the upcoming {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=575 Shark Tale video game}} from Activision.

For those interested in the technological details of Sony’s new digital theater projectors, the {{link http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25972 Digital Producer}} has more on how the 4K resolution system works. To put things…

In answer to Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s quote earlier this week that 2D animation had come to an end (at least in the eyes of the Mouse House), caricaturist Pete…

In a piece over at {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-13-shrek-main_x.htm USA Today}}, Jeffrey Katzenberg explains the change in direction DreamWorks has taken from the traditionally animated films Spirit and Sinbad to the hipper,…

…so perhaps it is a money exercise after all (not that they’d want you to know that)? Thanks to ‘Lemon Swan’ for the link to the {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-31-dvd-franchises_x.htm original article}}….

Sony’s Astroboy property has been slated to be turned into a big screen theatrical adventure, reports Dark Horizons, from an original {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040603i.php Variety article}}. Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Laboratory…

…into bad shape, there’s no questioning Japanese anime’s continuing popularity. Ain’t It Cool News returns with the latest rumblings from the manga world with their monthly {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17721 AnimAICN}} column….

With Ralph Bakshi’s 1977 feature Wizards currently making the rounds on a recently released DVD, animation historian and writer Micheal Barrier opens up his {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/funnyworld_revisited.htm Funnyworld Revisited}} pages to…

With the recent release of the Walt Disney Treasures: TomorrowLand DVD set bringing back to the fore Walt Disney’s interests in looking toward the future, the {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/waltdisney/home.html Walt Disney…

In what must be a first, {{link http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Features/Details.asp?Pg=1&ContentID=8864 Film Stew}} actually reviews the recent Cannes Film Festival press conference for DreamWorks’ Shark Tale! The story is interesting, however, as it…

In the first review anywhere online, {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17745 AICN}}’s ‘Moriarty’ looks at the new Spider-Man film, and really, really loves it!…

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=113150 Toon Zone}} reports that “Tom Staggs, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company, will be speaking at the Thomas Weisel Partners Growth…

Over at DVD Toons, Ben Simon takes a look at the new Spike And Mike DVD compilation, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/309 Cutting Edge Classics}}. “With this particular collection it may be true…

Find out for yourselves just how good or bad the new {{link http://www.garfieldmovie.com/main.html Garfield: The Movie}} really is – it’s in theaters in the US now! Fans of the comic…

The {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-fi-rup10.8jun10,1,2887305.story?coll=la-headlines-business-enter LA Times}} (free subsription required) reports that Sharon Morrill has stepped up from being executive vice president to her new job as president of DisneyToon Studios, the…

Garfield may want to stay in bed so he doesn’t see any of the reviews pouring in today. The {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Garfield-1133038/ Rotten Tomatoes}} tomatometer gives the film a dismal 11%…

…quiet when you do. Also of interest to Muppets and Disney fans is the new, currently embryonic, Official Muppets Site hosted at Disney.com, featuring Kermit wearing a certain mouse-eared hat….

{{link http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary040604RAM.htm?logvisit=y&source=estmarhln001999&npu=y The Motley Fool}} posts an interesting commentary on the continuing struggle between The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios. “Pixar needs Disney because it owns Pixar’s past”,…

…and Spain’s Filmax Animation. It’s rare for toons from continental Europe to feature Hollywood stars. So the $12 million Pinocchio, which competed last week at the Annecy animation fest (June…

The {{link http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.html Superman Homepage}} has some more info on the new animated kids series that will feature Superman’s dog, Krypto. The Man of Steel himself and arch nemesis Lex…

Over at DVD Toons, Rand Cyrenne looks back on the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/66 years of World War II}}, and the significance the war had on entertainment, both in the way it…

The difference between {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} and “other animation news websites” is that, instead of reporting the news of Shrek 2‘s box office achievements or the award winning films…

‘Jens’ in the {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=68&sid=1f28c575e346e28c667000913cd08010 Disney Database Forum}} has posted a newly revised look for the August 17 DVD debut of Mickey, Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Apart from…

…King respectively. {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/06_15.html DVD File}} lists the final specs for Aladdin, as well as Disney’s other 2-disc October issue, Mulan, both of which specify “audio commentaries, deleted scenes and…

‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3375#post3375 AN Forum}} links to an intriguing new idea in Game Boy Advance technology. {{link http://www.gba-video.com/index.jsp GBA-Video}} will bring around 45 minutes of content to the…

…got fans talking. Showing more of the effects shots and superb character animation of the robots themselves, check out the trailer by downloading it from the {{link http://www.foxjapan.com/movies/irobot/ official site}}….