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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe on DVD
With all the hype starting to build for Disney/Walden’s Rings-tyled take on CS Lewis’ first Chronicle of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/310 DVD Toons}} takes… |
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Game Boy Advance adds an animated extra
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3375#post3375 AN Forum}} links to an intriguing new idea in Game Boy Advance technology. {{link http://www.gba-video.com/index.jsp GBA-Video}} will bring around 45 minutes of content to the… |
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Stunning new I, Robot trailer
…got fans talking. Showing more of the effects shots and superb character animation of the robots themselves, check out the trailer by downloading it from the {{link http://www.foxjapan.com/movies/irobot/ official site}}…. |
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Father Of The Pride preview online
NBC is previewing its primetime shows for this fall, and in among the group is a look at DreamWorks’ {{link http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Primetime_Preview_04_05/new_shows.shtml Father Of The Pride}}, featuring a behind-the-scenes clip on… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2! Yes, Brunhilde and Michigan J. Frog included!
…of shorts, read on here: {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001757.html [More…]}} “Hare-Brained Hypnotist” (Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd – 1942) “Little Red Riding Rabbit” (Bugs Bunny – 1944) “Stage Door Cartoon” (Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd –… |
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Bozzetto's Olympics
Jerry and Amid’s {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} links to another winner today: a Flash-animated short from director/animator Bruno Bozzetto. Be sure to watch until the very end of this Mr… |
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AFI names best movie songs
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced their list of the {{link http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/songs.aspx top 100 movie songs of all time}}. The list includes “classics of every kind – from timeless favorites… |
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Animated DVDs offer "franchise extentions"
…so perhaps it is a money exercise after all (not that they’d want you to know that)? Thanks to ‘Lemon Swan’ for the link to the {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-31-dvd-franchises_x.htm original article}}…. |
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Michael Eisner: Monkey Exec?
…of the Mouse House), caricaturist Pete Emslie has penned the rather clever and amusing {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/guest/emslie.06042004.1.htm The Monkey’s Tale}}, a poem which can be read over at Jim Hill’s page…. |
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DVD Toons on Teacher's Pet
Weighing in with their review of Disney’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/312 Teacher’s Pet}}, DVD Toons agrees that it is better than than its box-office bomb nature suggests and deserves a second breath… |
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Futurama: Volume Four specs and details
{{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/574 DVD Toons}} today posts what we can look forward to in the fourth box of Futurama comedy adventures. The new set will include commentaries and deleted scenes for… |
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More Shrek 2 audio interviews
The {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/press/junkets/shrek2/ DreamWorks Animation Fansite}} has more from the press junket world of Shrek 2. Joining director Andrew Adamson are new soundbites with Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews and producer… |
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Pokemon success finally slipping
…seemingly never ending – universe of Pokemon films will not get a theatrical release. Distributors Miramax will release {{link http://www.pokemon.com/wishmaker/wishmaker.htm Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker}} direct to video on June 1…. |
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Preview Shrek 2's first five minutes online!
Adding to our Shrek-themed news today comes this link sent in by ‘Olve’, which {{link http://www.shrek2.com/firstfive.html previews the first five minutes}} of DreamWorks’ latest blockbuster – out today in case… |
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Date set for the next Groove
…Pocahontas II rather than the feature quality of the first film, or even the above standard Return To NeverLand or Jungle Book 2 sequels. The {{link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401398/releaseinfo Internet Movie DataBase}}… |
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Ray Harryhausen interview
Over at {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17618 Ain’t It Cool News}}, Scott Essman takes an extremely informative and interesting interview with 84 year old stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen, promoting his autobiography, An… |
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"From The Other Side": Shrek 2; Ogre-sized box office take
Usually only dealing with product from the Disney Studio, {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID280220.asp The Laughing Place}}’s Kirby Holt takes at look at rival DreamWorks’ Shrek 2, now in theaters and making a… |
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Smurfs to smurf back to the smurf screen
…little {{link http://www.mushroomvillage.com/smurfs-comeback.html more digging}} on the site reveals that a new Smurf movie and/or TV series is in the works, and Peyo’s little blue characters’ comeback could be “well… |
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mtvU Best Animation on Campus Contest Winner Announced
…whose {{link http://www.mtvu.com/contests/mtvu_animation/ Rock/Paper/Scissors}} is the winning film. Check out the site for a short Q&A with Finkler and co-creator Joseph Rosenberg, as well as the film itself, though be… |
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Project Dogwaffle update
As {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001053.html we posted}} a couple of months ago, the Project Dogwaffle animation system is the brainchild of animator Dan Ritchie. He now posts in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2724#post2724 Animated… |
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More from The Front Lines
Dave Bossart, producer of the Walt Disney Treasures: On The Front Lines DVD, answers {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/news/special_report/ten_questions/bossert_dave/index.html DVD File’s Ten Questions}}, in which he also reveals that digital restorations for Bambi… |
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\\Wired\\ cover story on Pixar
{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} notes that the June issue of \\Wired\\ Magazine (on sale now) has a “major article about Pixar and Brad Bird”. Brewmaster Jerry Beck calls it “a… |
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Disney directors to name new board seat
…House has come forward with a concession plan: to “allow them to suggest nominees for a seat on the company’s board this year”, says the {{link http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-fi-disney22may22,1,1659392.story?coll=la-headlines-business-enter LA Times}}. However,… |
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More on Sony's digital revolution
For those interested in the technological details of Sony’s new digital theater projectors, the {{link http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25972 Digital Producer}} has more on how the 4K resolution system works. To put things… |
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Shrek 3 and 4 moving ahead "one at a time"
…time”. Dark Horizons’ {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040525e.php News Bites}} reports the details, with Daly adding that DWs was in “final talks” with principal voice actors Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and… |
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Pixar's Brad Bird gets Wired
The Pixar/Brad Bird article that appears in the June print edition of Wired Magazine can now be enjoyed by everyone and international readers online, over at the official {{link http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.06/pixar.html?tw=wn_tophead_3… |
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What's Waiting upstairs?
A new animated web short answers the question of what we can look forward to when we finally make that trip to the great upstairs. Mishmash Media’s {{link http://www.mishmashmedia.com/waiting01.html The… |
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Spike and Mike – back for 25th year
Toon Zone notes that the {{link http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/entertainment/s_195627.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review}} has a brief profile of the 25th annual edition of Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival…. |
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The Art Of Robots
…new book he’s currently co-writing that will take a look at the making of Chris Wedge’s follow-up to Ice Age. {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_05.html#000209 The Art Of Robots}} book will be out… |
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\\Shrek 2\\ holds on to #1 spot
In its second week, \\Shrek 2\\ holds on to the #1 spot of the U.S. box office according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2004-05-29&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. In spite of tough competition from… |
