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Howl's Moving Castle: voices announced
‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2031#post2031 Animated News Forum}} offers up a translation of an article that first appeared at the official Toho site, naming the actors that will be providing… |
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New I, Robot trailer hits web
Featuring some stunning CGI and character animation effects, this summer’s action-pic take on Asimov’s classic tale of humanoids-gone-bad finds Will Smith back in the sci-fi genre. Check out the new… |
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Comcast's bid over, Eisner to meet dissident fund managers, protests of Nick's gay family special
The {{link http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2004-04-14 IMDb Studio Briefing}} has several stories of interest to animation fans. In the first, they report that analysts have “expressed skepticism that Comcast’s February proposal to buy… |
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Shrek 2 game sneak peek
The DreamWorks SKG FanSite has posted an extensive look at the new {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/shrek2/games.php Shrek 2 game}}, with a trailer, screenshots and specs. The game comes out on all formats… |
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Groening to appear on upcoming \\Simpsons\\ episode
…will make his first guest voice appearance on Sunday’s show”. In the episode Groening is signing autographs at a sci-fi convention. Thanks to “Wolf Tooth” in our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2039#post2039 Forums}}…. |
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#1 film of the week – \\Home on the Range\\?
\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2368 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that “after debuting in fourth place two weeks ago, Disney’s animated feature \\Home on the Range\\ has been enjoying a week at the top of… |
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More Harryhausen
…Animated Life, which will be for sale at the event. The presentation and book signing are free and open to the public but space is limited”. From the Animation Flash… |
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Pink Panther confirmed as CGI
…that “London-based Nexus Producbtions (which produced the highly touted Catch Me If You Can main titles) will be doing the animation honors [after] David DePatie, co-creator and co-copyright owner of… |
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HP and DW and WB…
‘Guardstone’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2132#post2132 Animated News Forum}} points to an article at Wired.com that looks at Hewlett-Packard’s continued attempts to break into the lucrative Hollywood technology market. HP already… |
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Another Home On The Range contest
There’s just under a week left to enter Animation Insider’s {{link http://www.animationinsider.net/giveaway.php Home On The Range contest}}, ending April 25th, which features a signed poster and toys as prizes. Good… |
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Pixar's \\Cars\\ release date announced
…the choice of that date could be “a direct challenge to Universal’s \\Curious George\\, which is old-fashioned ‘traditional’ 2-D animation instead of 3-D CGI. Will Universal flinch or hold tight… |
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Howl's Moving Castle images begin to appear
As Miyazaki’s next, highly anticipated movie comes closer to release, more and more images are beginning to surface around the web. ‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2185#post2185 Animated News Forum}} links… |
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AICN on manga and anime
…US on Cartoon Network’s late night Adult Swim block later this year. The site also has an {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17409 interview}} with animator Don Hertzfeldt on the new Animation Show DVD…. |
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Paul And His Bananas: first character revealed
…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…. |
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Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher screenings
…for Excellence in Animation. He has spent the past three years working on Rex, together with co-creators Bill Presing and Matt Peters. You can find more information about this fascinating… |
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The Incredibles: booked
Over at {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}}, Amid Amidi has posted a look at some upcoming animation books he’d love to own, including The Art Of The Incredibles, a 160 page… |
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Winsor McCay: Milestone DVD
{{link http://www.milestonefilms.com/movie.php/winsor/ Milestone Films}} continues their great exploration of early animation with Winsor McCay: The Master Edition, an upgrade to the currently available collection of the pioneer’s works. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/562… |
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New Shrek 2 review!
…than I to discover it. The movie gave me everything I wanted in the sequel and more. I felt the animation was improved, the story improved and the humor improved…. |
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The Triplets Of Belleville: full DVD review
…its major strengths, and it is certainly a film that should be seen this year by anyone remotely interested in animation as an art form and those who wish to… |
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Cartoon characters reveal inner strengths
An anonymous e-mail has revealed that this week’s issue of Woman’s World contains an article for animation enthusiasts. “What’s your inner strength? Just ask you favorite ‘toon!” shows that one’s… |
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New Home for Lorenzo
Animation World Network reports that the Joe Grant-inspired Disney short, Lorenzo, about the cat with the possessed tail, which was originally supposed to be part of Fantasia 2006 and then… |
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Sam Register talks Batman
UnderGroundOnline interviews Sam Register, Senior Vice President of Original Animation for Cartoon Network, about The Batman. Thanks to Toon Zone for the notice…. |
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Family receives Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
…Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, the fourth Barbie direct-to-video movie. Vancouver studio Mainframe Entertainment again provide the film’s computer animation. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, currently… |
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SaveDisney back at work
It’s been a little quiet on the SaveDisney front lately, but Animation World Network reports that Stanley Gold and Roy Disney are preparing to nominate an alternate board of directors… |
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More Shark Tale Tribeca talk; retail support
…ever-reliable {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17480 Ain’t It Cool News}}, there’s another version of events, plus a description of the completed scenes that were played from the movie. Meanwhile, the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/ DreamWorks… |
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Hash, Inc. Launches A:M Films Web Site
Animation Master developer Hash Inc. has launched a web site devoted to promote independent movies created with their software. A:M Films is a free service to both animators and viewers,… |
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Game news updates
What’s in development at which companies, and what can we expect to see playing in games consoles soon? Those are the questions ‘MusicFan’ answers in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2269#post2269 Animated News… |
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Home On The Range slashed
We’ve a couple of posters in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=353 AN Forum}} who point out that all Home On The Range merchandise in The Disney Stores from Pittsburgh to Florida has… |
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Shark Tale plays games
Thanks to ‘monkeyboy12′ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2277#post2277 Animated News Forum}}, who has posted a link to a preview of Activision’s upcoming game tie-in for DreamWorks’ October animated film {{link http://cube.ign.com/articles/511/511146p1.html… |
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\\Shrek 2\\ to open earlier than originally planned
\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2446 Animaton Magazine}}\\ reports that DreamWorks’ \\Shrek 2\\ will be released earlier than planned. “Originally scheduled to hit theaters May 21, \\Shrek 2\\ has been pushed up two days… |

