On February 15th, the Chinese government issued a vague notice banning films and TV shows that mix animation with live-action. The AP through Breitbart.com reports that the ban is an…

SquarejawHero at the Animation Nation forum has pointed out a Japanese trailer for Studio Ghibli’s next project Gedo Senki, or Tales from Earthsea – found on the French Catsuka.com website…

Don Knotts, most famous for his role as Deputy Barney Fife on \\The Andy Griffith Show\\, died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly…

About.com via Route 66 News provides a glimpse of the upcoming Mattel toy line inspired by Disney/Pixar’s summer picture Cars, explaining the bells and whistles to be found with some…

FortWayne.com spotlights a recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health, in which 74 animated, G-rated films were tested for kid-friendliness. According to the creator of the study, Kim…

Ultimate Disney learns through MadonnaDownload.com that a 25th Anniversary Edition DVD for The Fox and the Hound will be released this summer. The information arrives from an advertisement inside the…

Just a week after its release, DVD Toons takes its customary {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/477 in-depth review}} format to Walt Disney’s Lady And The Tramp, with analysis on the film itself, extensive…

Coming Soon indicates that the second trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Cars will hit a wide variety of media outlets this Thursday, March 9, at 8pm. Anyone wishing to view the trailer…

…include revisions, expansions, and analyses of newer Simpsons episodes. Due for release in bookstores everywhere this April, The World According to The Simpsons is already available for presale at Amazon.com….

…Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR, http://www.pixar.com) combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created six of the most successful and…

NorthJersey.com spotlights the diversity that can be found in many of today’s television series for younger audiences. For instance, Dora the Explorer held the honor as top-rated preschool show for…

…noting his work ethic and future at Disney. The same paper also interviews Paul Newman, the voice of Cars’ Doc Hudson. In related news, ToledoBlade.com, through Luxo, focuses on the…

…buy DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar with either Chicken Run, Shrek 2, or Shark Tale, getting two DVDs for the price of one. The sets are already ready for preorder at Amazon.com….

SFGate.com surveys The Art of Ray Harryhausen, a new book from stop-motion animation master Ray Harryhausen and friend Tony Dalton. The 230-paged album presents “memories, anecdotes and pictures” from the…

Upon the completion of its merger with Disney, Pixar will no longer issue stock certificates, making the pieces of paper very popular in the collectors’ community. How much are some…

The French poster for Disney/Pixar’s Cars can be caught at the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1192&start=67 Animated News Forum}} thanks to Kinoo. Cars will be released theatrically in France on June 14. Updated!…

Check out the newly redesigned dreamworksanimation.com for: * information on their films, including Over the Hedge, Shrek the Third, all the way to the Madagascar sequel coming in Fall 2008;…

Though there’s still not much there other than the movie’s spooky (take that how you want!) trailer, the Monster House website has recently been {{link http://www.monsterhouse-movie.com/ updated}} with info on…

DVD Toons adds to the growing amount of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/479 Chicken Little reviews}} with their usual in-depth approach, saying that the sparse disc, released this Tuesday, reminds of the initial…

Canada.com takes a look at Flushed Away, from DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations. “Creatively it’s been a very interesting relationship. They (DreamWorks) have a lot of great talent and we…

…involvement of Scrat, still voiced by Ice Age director Chris Wedge. Likewise, Meltdown stars such as Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Queen Latifah speak with Coming Soon, About.com, and Moviehole….

…week: Genius Products’ Derailed at 4, Sony Pictures’ Capote at 5, Paramount’s complete seventh-season set of Comedy Central’s South Park at 9, and Lionsgate’s In The Mix at number 10….

Easily beating estimates, \\Ice Age: The Meltdown\\ took in a staggering $68 million at the weekend box office according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=13&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The total easily bests the…

Following in the footsteps of numerous successful computer animated films, including this weekend’s Ice Age: The Meltdown, a vast assortment of more CGI pictures are on the way. AZCentral@Night.com briefly…

…Fullmer, animators Brian Ferguson and Doug Bennett, and CG Supervisor Kevin Geiger to talk about the making of Disney’s first, full CG-animated feature film. Listen to the podcast at: www.o-meon.com…

Eight new character posters for Disney/Core’s The Wild have been made available online, introducing the film’s characters and providing fun facts about the movie. The movie’s {{link http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/thewild/ official website}}…

…minutes, the interview spans across Pidgeon’s career history, in an effort to educate student filmmakers/animators about the animation industry. The conversation may be heard for free, via iTunes and Project1982.com….

As discovered by Toon Zone, 3-D replicas of some of Hanna-Barbera’s most famous faces are on display at Spawn.com. The first line of figures, created by McFarlane Toys, will go…

…2006, the 30-minute show will feature original songs by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and a cappella musical Along the Way composer Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Meanwhile, visuals for the…

…Disney.com: Just a quick follow-up on your Oswald article – Disney has actually had several Oswald pages running since the acquisition. You can check them out here: This is the…