…CGI-ing of its classic characters has disappointed some we can all be glad that the Peanuts characters are still lovingly rendered in traditional hand-drawn animation as they would certainly be…

…site, Editor C. W. Oberleitner talks about the future of Pixar Animation Studios and how it might have an impact on The Walt Disney Company’s search for a new CEO….

…for Creativity (see original Animated News article and the Cartoon Brew piece). Eric Goldberg will be presenting and speaking on some rare Chuck Jones material. Finally an animation event in…

…JoBlo.com movie site has a {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5898 link to the teaser}} at MyMovies. In animation related news on the same site, JoBlo also has tidbits on the {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5901 Transformers…

Tonight is a great night for animation fans as two broadcast networks are airing two popular computer animated films. NBC will air DreamWorks’ \\Shrek\\, while FOX will air Twentieth Century…

…The Polar Express. Unfortunately, animation was left out- again- of the board’s list of the top 10 films of the year, which held Finding Neverland as the best film of…

Ultimate Disney has posted a review of the upcoming 2-disc 40th Anniversary Edition DVD of Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins represented the most ambitious blend of live action and animation up…

…for modern children as well.”), and Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White – Volume Two (“This DVD is a required addition to the collections of animation and…

Valiant, the UK-based Vanguard Animation feature that the Disney Studio sees as the first in a new CGI partnership with the company (and whose {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00002763.html teaser trailer}} we recently…

IGN FilmForce reviews Dream On Silly Dreamer, which is calls, “An excellent new doc on the sad death of traditional Disney animation, told from the artists’ perspective.” Dream On Silly…

The website for Giftmaker Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. reports that they have inked a deal with DreamWorks Animation to produce merchandise for the upcoming CGI feature Madagascar. “In addition…

The DreamWorks Fansite has announced that DreamWorks is unsurprisingly looking to issue a complete {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/fatherofthepride/fullstory.php?id=424 Father Of The Pride DVD}} around Thanksgiving 2005, to be “loaded with features”….

{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117914431&cs=1 Variety reports}} that Fantastic Films International has picked up distribution of the computer animated feature Thru The Moebius Strip, produced at Hong Kong animation studio GDC Entertainment, and…

Dark Horizons has the first images from Aardman Animation’s upcoming Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Wererabbit movie. Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes will provide the voices…

Popular italian comic book character Dylan Dog will be the star of a CG movie produced by The Shop Animation Studios in Vancouver. Dylan Dog: The Fourth Kingdom will be…

Following our recent revealing of the theatrical poster and release date, the Animation Insider has more information on the new Appleseed feature film, which opened in Japan in early 2004…

Yahoo! Finance reports that thanks to the folks at Vision Animation Studios and Run Level 5, children both young and old will be able to witness Santa’s CGI departure from…

Before you pitch that next big movie idea to a studio or star, you may want to check out Animation World Magazine‘s helpful guide, “The Pitch Bible”….

…It Is\\: “One of the increasingly famous Charley Bowers surrealist shorts, this film combines live action with stop-motion object animation in settings where the usual rules do not apply. This…

…the key business and animation events for The Walt Disney Company in the year 2004 check out That Was the (Disney) Year That Was at C. W. Oberleitner’s o-meon editorial…

\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3360 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that \\Spider-Man 2\\ will be the first major motion picture to be screened using Sony’s new 4K Digital Projection System. The screening will take place…

…Human Story 11 – Animation Mentor 12 – Maya 6, Alias 13 – \\Warhammer 40,000\\ Opening Cinematics, Blur Studio 14 – \\Spider-Man 2\\ VFX 15 – Mental Ray 3.3, mental…

…HD-DVD. Many of the titles represent recent blockbusters and classic contemporary films, with special effects films and animation-related films surprisingly high on the list, including high definition bows for Forrest…

Up against Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles and Warner Bros.’ The Polar Express, DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 2 has walked away with the 31st Annual People’s Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie. Mike…

The latest of Inkwell Images’ archival animation anthologies has made it to DVD and the good word is spreading. The new disc, George Herriman’s Kinomatic Krazy Kat Kartoon Klassics, brings…

Animation didn’t fare well at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards with all three animated nominees losing. \\The Incredibles\\ lost for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) to \\Sideways\\. \\Shrek 2\\’s “\\Accidentally In Love\\”…

…Adam Brody (television’s The O.C.), and Felicity Huffman (television’s Desperate Housewives) have been approached to join the cast of Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up. Also, look for a cameo in…

Comics2Film reports that the 1960’s Marvel Superhero Show hits stores on June 28, 2005, in a five-disc DVD boxset. As pointed out in the article, the animation for the show…

Ultimate Disney is now displaying some screen captures from this fall’s Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch. The animation appears to be on a par with the original….

…the better, more recent output. The stories show some thought and skill, even if the low-budget animation wears a lack of craftsmanship.” The site has also reported several interesting bits…