Pixar’s \\Cars\\ opens today at 3,985 theatres according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=23&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film’s reviews, while not as universally positive as director John Lasseter’s previous films, still merit…

Three years after its cancellation on Fox, the animated TV series \\Futurama\\ has been picked up by Comedy Central, {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=15106 Comingsoon.net}} reports. The cable network has ordered thirteen new…

…have already done before deciding what they’ll do next.” The bunny spoofs kicked off in 2004 when Starz commissioned Shiman to create bunny-featured shorts of Freddy vs. Jason, Scream and…

…Party on MySpace.com. Happy hour will run from 5-7pm and the screenings will begin around 8:30pm and feature almost two hours of free animation. For more information, go to: www.animationblock.com…

Hugh Jackman talks about one of the benefits of making animated films with {{link http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,,20472402-7485,00.html?from=public_rss News.com.au}}. “It is great to finally have something that my kids can see,” the father…

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…while a PSP version is online (for Windows users only) at the {{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/surfsup/psp/popup.html Sony Pictures site}}. The trailer is done in a documentary style with up-and-coming surfer Cody Maverick…

…the Thanksgiving Day marathon and tune-in later in the season for the commercial-free television premiere of The Happy Elf and the full-length special Eloise: Little Miss Christmas. Finally, don’t miss…

An extended vodcast edition of Melvyn Bragg’s interview with Aardman animator Nick Park, {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00005785.html broadcast Sunday evening}} on the UK’s South Bank Show is now available on the ITV…

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…Not a Game, But a New Computer Game Can Help Deal With It Zipland Interactive recently completed the world’s first research-based psychological computer game designed to help kids from separated…

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…a gallery of images from the film. As for the Meet the Robinsons soundtrack, its official website is now open at Disney.com, as positive reviews appear at Amazon.com and Filmtracks….

Presenting the most recent promotional image from the film, Coming Soon, as noticed by JV Pixar News, posts that the new U.S. Ratatouille trailer will hit Disney.com this Friday, March…

…a “blatant knockoff” violating 100 copyrights registered in the last century. The lawsuit also names retailers Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond, Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com who all sell the Kit-Cat Clock….

…capabilities, the company is committed to making two computer-animated feature films a year that appeal to a broad movie-going audience. About Mark Burnett Productions Mark Burnett Productions (MBP) is a…

…filled cartoon for adults, it gets more than just a passing grade.” Gary Goldstein, REEL.COM “Plympton’s new feature “Hair High” is a genre-busting 1950s throwback about love, murder, zombies and…

Mlive.com reports that the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International will kick off this year’s festival with a preview of the new Shrek sequel at 7:30 p.m. May 17, the night before…

…combines live glider footage with animation and was produced in partnership with World Leaders Entertainment. Ariel and Kiki previously had their own hugely popular area on the KOL service, complete…

…available at the official website for the 2007 VES Festival of Visual Effects, http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/vesFestival.cfm or by contacting the VES office at 818-981-7861 or info@visualeffectssociety.com. About the VES VES is a…

The World Entertainment News Network side of IMDB.com notes that in an interview with SuicideGirls.com, filmmaker Luc Besson expressed disappointment at how his film Arthur and the Minimoys was distributed…

CNNMoney.com reports about the launch of McDonald’s Bee Movie Happy Meal promotion, wherein McDonald’s, DreamWorks Animation SKG and Conservation International have joined together to encourage kids to “Bee Good to…

…films. Newsday.com has a one-minute video clip and a photo gallery, while Yahoo! News has an interview with Cameron Diaz about her voice work in the special. Official Page at…

The first Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian trailer has just premiered at Narniaweb.com and Narniafans.com….

…are scheduled to stream through August. Finding Nemo is available at Disney.com/WWoD through Friday. Monsters, Inc., Haunted Mansion, and Peter Pan also will be available on the site this summer….

o-meon has a sneak peek at what Disney.com will look like beginning June 24 when Pixar’s Wall-E attempts to run the huge corporate website. “With the approach of one of…