…the package’s extras range from commentaries by Director Carlos Saldanha, Producer Lori Forte and the film’s production team; a new Scrat short, entitled No Time for Nuts; footage of Scrat’s…

…the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. In that order, the titles currently occupy the top three positions on the Billboard Soundtrack chart, representing a label best. Furthermore, sales for the week…

…nature, an official confirmation should arrive before this news is seen as more than a rumor. Sprackling directed the 1998 short Green Monkey, while Rice may be best known for…

Star Trek: The Animated Series‘ DVD premiere will present two featurettes, three text commentaries, and three audio commentaries, says DVD Active, regarding the latest word on the set’s offering. In…

…Cinema Confidential. According to the latter, “Based on the material screened yesterday, this collaboration with Aardman is for the best. The DreamWorks technical razzle-dazzle isn’t to be underestimated, but the…

…Productions and Perpetual Motion Pictures. It was at the last of those companies that Svochak worked on the Mr. Hipp shorts for NBC’s Weekend in the 70’s. He likewise animated…

…the series’ Collection 1: Blue Lion DVD set is already for sale at such stores as Best Buy and Wal-Mart, while other venues will not receive the release until September…

…Best of Friends,’ ‘Lots of Dots,’ ‘Black Box Theater,’ ‘Making It Real,’ and ‘Did You Hear That?’), a multi-angle featurette entitled ‘Eliza vs. Nebbercracker,’ a feature-length audio commentary with the…

…sequel. As for Pixar’s next feature, Ratatouille, word around the company is “everyone there who has seen it is saying that Ratatouille is the best thing that Pixar has done.”…

…bucks to Mattel, says The Los Angeles Times. On Monday, the El Segundo-based toy maker announced its best quarterly earnings in six years, a sure sign of healthy holiday sales….

…The best story of all, which I haven’t told him is not my work, was Flushed Away,” illuminates Jackman. “It’s all gonna’ come crashing down in a month when he…

In preparation for his animated series Class of 3000, André “André 3000” Benjamin asked Tom Kenny, possibly best known as the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, for advice on vocal acting….

The Hollywood Reporter reports that sixteen full-length animated features have qualified to compete in the best animated feature film category at the 79th annual Academy Awards. It’s the first time…

Tap-dancing into 3,804 theaters this weekend is Happy Feet, from Warner Bros. Pictures. Thus far, the computer-animated adventure is finding some of the best reviews of the year for an…

The National Board of Review has named Disney/Pixar’s Cars the “Best Animated Feature” of 2006. Thus far, the awards have been a reliable predictor of the Oscar winner for the…

Awards season gets into full swing this week, and Happy Feet has taken a head start on the competition. The New York Film Critics Circle and Los Angeles Film Critics…

Rotten Tomatoes has named the recipients for its eighth annual Golden Tomato Awards. With an adjusted score of 71.11, Disney/Pixar’s Cars takes the honor for “best-reviewed animated movie.” With a…

Fresh from accepting the Golden Globe for “Best Animated Film,” Cars director John Lasseter stopped by numerous award after-parties, including those held by The Weinstein Company, NBC/Universal Pictures/Focus Features, and…

…to five pictures to DreamWorks Animation. The companies’ three collaborations were met with critical acclaim and received numerous awards, including a 2005 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Wallace…

Disney/Pixar’s Cars took home the top prize at the 2007 Annie Awards, but DreamWorks/Aardman’s Flushed Away was the night’s big winner. In addition to the award for “Best Animated Feature”,…

…Music Video U2 and Green Day The Saints are Coming Matt Winkel Ben Looram Wayne England Graham Fyffe Best Single Visual Effect of the Year Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead…

Animated Views speaks with director, writer and animator Torill Kove, who took home the “Best Animated Short” Oscar for The Danish Poet last evening at the 79th Academy Awards. Much…

Of all the folks thrilled at The Danish Poet‘s “Best Animated Short” Academy Award, perhaps the majority of them are part of the population of Norway, writes Yahoo! News/The Associated…

Four of the five nominees for Best Animated Short at the 2007 Academy Awards are available for download at the iTunes Store, including Oscar winner The Danish Poet. Also online…

Completing a trilogy of interviews with some of this year’s Best Animated Short Oscar nominees, including winner Torill Kove (The Danish Poet) and Chris Renaud (No Time for Nuts), Animated…

…perhaps the real best animated feature of the crowded 2006.” In other Views news, Randall Cyrenne checks out the recent Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo DVD. “This just feels like…

…director George Miller explains to the Associated Press that he did not expect his film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, knowing the competition from Disney/Pixar’s Cars….

…Animation SKG (NYSE: DWA) is devoted to producing high-quality family entertainment through the use of computer-generated (CG) animation. Utilizing world-class creative talent and state-of-the-art technological capabilities, the company is committed…

…million units in its debut, the title is already the second best-selling DVD of the year. Also on the DVD First Alert chart, the Peter Pan Platinum Edition DVD currently…