In what is possibly the fastest theatrical-to-television turnaround ever, Sylvain Chomet’s Les Triplettes De Belleville (or in the UK, {{link http://www.bellevillerendezvous.com/ Belleville Rendezvous}}) will be shown on the BBC (who…

Readers at the {{link http://www.animationnation.com Animation Nation}} messageboards have posted {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007083 Michael Eisner}} and {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007077 Roy Disney’s}} dueling open letters addressed to Disney employees. Roy Disney’s letter: December…

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/ Dark Horizons}} picks up on a story that originally featured at {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117896739&categoryID=13&cs=1 Variety.com}} (paid subscription required) about the long-in-pre-production Disney live-action/animation fairy-tale skewer Enchanted. “Kim Possible executive…

…access to” Roy Disney’s website, {{link http://www.savedisney.com/ savedisney.com}}. The site, launched last week, is “devoted to those concerned about the welfare of The Walt Disney Company and its future direction”….

The {{link http://www.imdb.com/StudioBrief/#1 Internet Movie Database}} today points out that the Disney Animation Tour at Orlando’s Walt Disney World re-opened on Monday, but that the attraction has one thing missing:…

…during World War II”. Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt’s book, which is {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/078641555X/ref%3Dnosim/animationblast08/002-1902555-2863210 up for order}} at Amazon.com, looks like it will be shipping in early 2004….

Online joke paper {{link http://www.watleyreview.com/EditorsDesk.html The Watley Review}}, “dedicated to the production of articles completely without journalistic merit or factual basis”, has posted a fun story on {{link http://www.watleyreview.com/2003/120903-3.html Mickey…

The ever popular (and ever probing!) {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/main/index.htm Jim Hill Media}} is back this morning with another insightful story. To put it in his words, “as more stories leak out…

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=662#post662 Animated News Forum}} lets us know that DreamWorks have secured the web domain names ‘abeemovie.com’, ‘beemovie.net’ and ‘thebeemovie.com’, which can only be a sign of…

…relates some of his {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01152004.1.htm memories}} and personal experiences with Disney’s Florida animation studio. Second is a {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/bookreviews/breview.01152004.1.htm book review}} of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, which…

{{link http://filmforce.ign.com Filmforce}} has a {{link http://ffmedia.ign.com/filmforce/image/SB-Monster_1_happy.jpg promotional shot}} from the upcoming \\SpongeBob Squarepants\\ movie. (I wasn’t able to find the story this pic goes with. If anyone finds it…

Following Steve Jobs’ announcement, Disney.com’s Corporate Press released a statement, which has ended up on the {{link http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007538;p= Animation Nation}} boards. The first half of the statement features the quotes…

…The Jungle Book, Lady And The Tramp and 101 Dalmatians. You can catch the entire list at {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/512121/102-4687562-8010520 Amazon.com}}’s site and continue to order until their inventory runs dry….

…the song These two pictures appear to be from a meeting organized by director Glen Keane for computer animators, as reported in this {{link http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/10/23/financial1010EDT0052.DTL SFGate.com}} article about \\Rapunzel Unbraided\\…

Roy Disney and Stanley Gold have responded to The Walt Disney Company board’s {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/0000 recent open letter}} to shareholders. In a message posted to their website {{link http://www.savedisney.com/letters/response_to_board.asp SaveDisney.com}},…

The ever reliable Jim Hill is back today with more on the possible Disney-Comcast merger. He’s put together a full, exclusive transcript of yesterday’s {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/02122004.1.htm press conference}} from Comcast…

…more on Walt, check out {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/waltdisney/index.html The Walt Disney Family Museum}}, an online site with a whole new host of exhibits which make nice companion pieces to the documentary….

{{link http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/03/03/rtr1285218.html Forbes.com}} is saying that “Top U.S. public pension fund Calpers has called for the resignation of Walt Disney Company Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Eisner after more than…

…for the titles have not yet been released, but all will be presented in their original aspect ratios and remastered in anamorphic widescreen when appropriate. Source: {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/03_08.html DVD File.com}}….

…{{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005LMKK/qid=1079528595/sr=8-6/ref=pd_ka_6/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=music&n=507846 radio play}} by Orson Welles, and as a fantastic {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305350221/qid=1079528595/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846 1953 feature film}} produced by stop-motion animation pioneer George Pal and director Byron Haskin (Disney’s Treasure Island)….

…Alvarado, Dominic Carola, Gregg Azzopardi, John Webber, Glen Gagnon. For more information, contact Project Firefly Animation Studios at 407.224.6730 or 800.264.0266. Project Firefly Animation Studios online at {{link http://www.projectfirefly.com/ www.projectfirefly.com}}….

…usual {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/barriemaxwell/maxwell032904.html Coming Attractions}} page (which highlights many animated titles in the works), Barrie also gets to grips with a {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/disney3.html group of reviews}} on the DVD issues…

Disney’s last planned traditionally animated film, \\Home on the Range\\, opens today. According to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2004&wk=14&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}, the film will open on 3,047 screens. At {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/HomeontheRange-1131160/ Rotten…

{{link http://www.movie-list.com MovieList.com}}, a great archive of classic, new and coming soon trailers online, have posted a hi-res version of the teaser for Disney’s first CGI-without-Pixar film. The {{link http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=chickenlittle…

Endorsed by Yahoo Shopping, {{link http://www.dvdmegapacks.com/ DVD MegaPacks.com}} offers re-packaged disc collections of various public domain movies – some of which are quite rare and worth seeking out. Of special…

…helped restore such films as Singin’ In The Rain and The Adventures Of Robin Hood. Thanks to ‘Guardstone’ for the link – read the full article at {{link http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,63112,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4 Wired.com}}….

…Season DVD collectors’ edition, both scheduled for release on July 6, over at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/560 DVD Toons}}. The site also has a look at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/559 menus}} for the upcoming…

…Magician}}, the first character from Paul And His Bananas to come through the pipeline, while more on the film can be found at the official {{link http://www.bishopanimation.com/ba.php Bishop Animation}} site….

…tome set to retail at $40. Cartoon Brew says August for the book (cover on the right), but {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0811844331/qid=1083075969/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 Amazon.com}} is listing a November release (to coincide with the…

…it, Fathom Pictures, is starting to build awareness for the film. The company, and producer/co-director Marc Adler, are profiled today at {{link http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/27/delgo/ CNN.com}}, where Adler describes the film as…