…others that will be released in the upcoming volumes of the series. Each book will have as broad a focus as possible, discussing Disney animation, Disney theme parks and Disney…

…enormous power. The movie uses a mix of live action, stop motion, CG and puppet animation to create its unique visuals. A trailer is available at the official web site….

…Disney and Pixar sponsored racecar on February 4th, and race for a new record at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.” © 2005 Disney Enterprises, Inc/Pixar Animation Studios. All rights reserved….

…Dean Wormer in 1978’s Animal House. However, animation fans may know him best for his vocal work as Rupert Thorne in Batman: The Animated Series, a role which he last…

…allows the publisher to support itself without the animation division, thus making Studio Ghibli clearance to break free. Thanks to ‘Wolf Tooth’ at the Animated-News Forum for the heads up!…

Jim Hill Media quickly reports about his attending a public screening of Tony West & Dan Lund’s Dream On Silly Dreamer, which spotlights the demise of traditional animation at Walt…

While other animation blogs are turning their attention to rather trivial matters such as news of adults watching cartoons and what might be in Popeye’s pipe, we here at Animated…

…animation efforts during an investor conference last week Eisner “described as ‘pretty pathetic’ the computerized human characters created by Pixar, compared with the ones Disney itself is working on with…

Kristin writes in to point out that the upcoming DreamWorks Animation film Flushed Away has changed its title to Ratropolis….

…Though Landreth was skeptical, these top grads had state-of-the-art animation skills in texturing, lighting, modelling and rendering. ‘I had certain trepidations … it was the first time I worked with…

Ain’t It Cool News points to the iFilm web premiere of the trailer for A Scanner Darkly. Composed entirely of rotoscope – animation traced over live-action – the film has…

As with last year, Animation World Magazine has an article previewing each of this year’s contenders for the coveted Best Animated Short award. A brief Quicktime movie clip of each…

…on disc 2 of the Incredibles DVD. The feature pokes lighthearted fun at 70’s television animation, the Superfriends in particular, complete with cheesy dialogue and cute, furry sidekick. It also…

…15 = Aardman Animation shorts (1989-present) 14 = Finding Nemo (2002) 13 = The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 12 = The Iron Giant (1999) 11 = The Flintstones (1960-66) 10…

…run time, the characters get a better shot at development, though certainly bowing to the sequel law of diminishing returns”, says DVD Toons. “Animation-wise, Mulan II easily aces such duds…

…release of Disney’s Bambi reached one million units, knocking out all of the other competition. Not bad for a sixty-three year old movie. Apparently the public does like traditional animation….

…line” as, “Thanks to awesome animation, a funny plot, and lots of comic book inspiration, The Incredibles is a fun action/adventure for the whole family.” The Incredibles comes to DVD…

DVD Answers has the cover art and specs for the DVD debuts of some films that mix both animation and live-action. Bonus features for The Mask’s New Line Platinum Series…

This may not qualify exactly as animation news but Latino Review has posted the cover image for July’s Harry Potter and The Half-blood Prince….

Variety [paid registration required], via Coming Soon, reports that Vin Diesel’s One Race Films production company is collaborating with Blur Studio on a CGI feature based on the independent animation…

On Thursday, April 21, the Hollywood Heritage Museum/Lasky-DeMille Barn will be screening “historic ‘home movie’ footage shot by Ward Kimball,” one of Walt Disney’s legendary Nine Old Men. While animation…

The Business of Animation Blog reveals that the director of Toy Story 3 is none other than Bradley Raymond, who directed The Lion King 1½. Thanks to ‘splinewrangler’ at the…

…Despite the fantasy/sci-fi trappings of the story, the events seem startlingly real, thanks to the beautiful animation. Disney has done a great job transferring to DVD and, given the past…

…by going to the following menu screens and waiting for its animation to finish a loop. Then an icon (of either Mr. Incredible or the Omnidroid) will appear that you…

The Orlando Sentinel has a very up-to-date article regarding Disney’s new animation division in Glendale, California, created especially for the production of sequels to Pixar’s films. Included in the article…

Check out Mark Evanier’s site for photos and an account of the unveiling Wednesday of the wall sculpture dedicated to animation legends Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera held at The…

…Age 2 trailer/short featuring more of the misadventures of the hapless Scrat which showed before Blue Sky’s Robots is now up at Fox’s Danish site (original link via Animation Nation)….

…at the head of The Walt Disney Company. Some of his suggestions are sure to be controversial (letting Pixar go) but some will be agreeable to most onlookers (reviving animation)….

…Vie en Cinemascope; and Looking for Alexander. Triplets opened in Canada on September 7, 2003, which made it ineligible for last years Genie Awards. The other animation winner of the…

Coming Soon has the news on Lions Gate Family Entertainment’s announcement Monday that it will co-produce and distribute the upcoming computer animated film Foodfight!, animated by Larry Kasanoff’s Threshold Animation…