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Mulan DVD worth the double dip

…Akira}} and a new limited edition disc that compiles all of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/271 The Complete Adventures Of Cubby Bear}}, a long lost cartoon character created by the Van Beuren Studio….

Craig McCracken talks career, Imaginary Friends

The New York Times focuses on Craig McCracken and his new Cartoon Network show Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. [free registration for The New York Times required]…

Early peek at The Polar Express; Remembering "Gertie"

…the Dinosaur”, the groundbreaking but often forgotten cartoon character who helped paved the way for future animated characters. Thanks to Cory Mitchell at the AN Forum for the heads up!…

Looney Tunes 2: Daffy Duck For President stills; no Chuck Amuck

…The Dover Boys, One Froggy Evening and You Ought To Be In Pictures), as well as the four-and-a-half-miniute cartoon Daffy Duck For President, specially completed for this collection. While not…

Michel Gagné brings us the Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppet Show!

…pitch the series to Cartoon Netwrok, Disney, and Nickelodeon in about 2½ weeks, as well as the National Film Board of Canada later on. Here’s hoping the very best of…

Twice Upon A Christmas DVD review

…these time-tested Disney cartoon characters and those who gobble up all the holiday viewing material they can. The film’s unspectacular but decent writing ultimately doesn’t seem as significant as the…

The Incredibles production notes excerpts: Parts V and VI

…Incredibles, the filmmakers at last turned to their most difficult and essential task: animating the characters so that they would be far more than “cartoon cutouts” but people you actually…

The Polar Express remains on track

…for a Hollywood movie showing in IMAX format, according to The Big Cartoon Database. Previous contenders in this category include Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Matrix Revolutions….

DVD Toons reviews I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown

…the worst cartoon characters to attempt rendering in three dimensions (even in 2D they flip more than turn). The special is based on comic strips written by Charles Schulz while…

"Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for a Good Review"

…worth seeing? I’d say yes. It may not be the perfect modern Popeye cartoon, but it’s still enjoyable.” Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy will be available to own on…

Art and Entertainment of Chuck Jones reminder

…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…

Animated Pink Panther gets UK DVD release

…action Pink Panther movies, The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection is now available from Amazon UK in a special 4-disc set. Maybe they will eventually release such a complete set stateside….

\\Lil' Pimp\\ finally heading for release?

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}}’s Jerry Beck reports that the long-suffering aways-in-limbo \\Lil’ Pimp\\ will finally see the light of release. On January 11th, 2005, the R-rated Flash made film, originally…

Interview: Transformers screenwriter John Rogers

IGN FilmForce chats with Transformers screenwriter John Rogers, concerning the theatrical version of the popular toy, comic book and cartoon franchise….

"I'll be there right by your side…" My Little Pony comes to DVD!

Rhino continues the ’80s cartoon invasion, as TV Shows on DVD gives us the scoop. Rhino plans to release My Little Pony: Season One – Part One on October 26th,…

Eggbert starring in Chicken Little?

Always on the look out to poke one in the eye of computer animation, Amid Amidi at Cartoon Brew asks…is the Warner Brothers character Eggbert (AKA Egghead Jr.) reviving his…

Sneak peek at Mary Poppins' The Cat That Looked At A King bonus short

…Burbank or Florida unit’s output, but is stretches better than typical DTV or Saturday morning cartoon output. The Mary Poppins Special Edition DVD is out to own from next Tuesday,…

Three new Incredible pictures!

Frédéric from the French Incredibles fansite, The Indestructibles, has added three new pictures to his website, under the “Infos” section! Also check out Shane Glines’ Cartoon Retro forum for more…

The Art Of Robots

Over at the Cartoon Brew, Amid Amidi updates with a quick look at what is happening with the print edition of Animation Blast No. 9, as well as previewing a…

Eisner says "yes" to Pixar sequels

…Pixar’s Mouse House films are in development and going forward. The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=26859 Big Cartoon DataBase}} confirms a Hollywood Reporter story that says Disney is looking to “mirror Shrek 2‘s…

More traditional animation on the way

Following Michael Eisner’s quote on “the end of 2D animation”, {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} has an amusing take on that comment, and news of a new Spanish-themed animated feature coming…

New Garfield: The Movie sweepstakes

At the AN Forum, ‘monkeyboy12’ points to a new Garfield: The Movie sweepstakes at Cartoon Network’s official website. One could win a trip for four to see the Garfield balloon…

More Jetson speculation

In an interview with IGN Filmforce, Catwoman producer Denise Di Novi stated that her next project may be the live-action adaptation of the cartoon classic The Jetsons. Director Adam Shankman…

The Sweatbox – Disney's Smoking Gun No One Will Ever See

…is about the making of the film The Emperor’s New Groove and its transformation from a serious cartoon called The Kingdom of the Sun to what came out in theaters….

Lots in the Brew today!

If you haven’t made a trip over to Jerry and Amid’s {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} recently, you’ve been missing out on some fantastic stuff! A couple of reports from the…

Ben Stiller on the look of Madagascar; Serkis for Kong

…like a 2D slip-‘n’-slide in which the animals are a little more cartoon-like”, he says. The website also {{link http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-film.html?2004-06/11/11.00.film confirms reports}} that Andy Serkis, who brought Gollum to life…

Crunch Toons discontinued

The difference between {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} and “other animation news websites” is that, instead of reporting the news of Shrek 2‘s box office achievements or the award winning films…

Game Boy Advance adds an animated extra

…console per title, with animated shows ranging from Pokemon, Spongebob Squarepants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Fairly Odd Parents, Jimmy Neutron and compilation Cartoon Network and Nicktoons collections already…

Shrek bigger than Christ; Garfield no slouch

The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=28466 Big Cartoon DataBase}} reports that, in its fifth week, Shrek 2 has overtaken Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ to become this year’s biggest film, also…

Boomerang Goes to Hollywood

Animation Insider is reporting that Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s sister network dedicated to classic animation, is planning to air 24 hours of historical shorts featuring various Hollywood actors and actresses between…