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Only Yesterday
…limited run in theaters) was a long time coming. Its lateness is certainly not due to any poor reputation, either. The film was Japan’s 1991 box office champion, well received… |
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San Diego 2016 Comic-Con Exclusive
…the San Diego Comic Con, running from July 20-25. For over forty years, Comic Con has become center stage as one of the biggest summer events, with the biggest names… |
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Pete’s Dragon: High-Flying Edition
…see if done with today’s sensibilities. Still, his playfulness comes through and Elliott manages to be fairly likable. His incomprehensible sounds are generally charming, but come off as closer to… |
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Pinocchio: Platinum Edition
…as a cut down of the Hyperion “Art Of…” books and, most welcome, a fully restored Compact Disc edition of the film’s original soundtrack, housed in the packaging itself, complete… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – The Complete Second Season
…narrative for long. Having vanquished a corrupt commandante and a conspiratorial plot to rule California in Season One, Zorro begins his second season with a trip to Monterey, which was… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – The Complete First Season
…the main title opening and, sadly, the theme song, though composer Lava references it in his scores), to screen as four episodes of Walt’s weekly anthology show, complete with intros… |
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Roy E. Disney 1930-2009
…with stomach cancer. UPDATE: • Statement from the Walt Disney Company • The Los Angeles Times has an in-depth obituary and a photo album • Disney fan community D23 has… |
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine For You
…Disney Movie Rewards, D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans, and Disney Blu-Ray. Case Study: The DVD is being released in a standard white keepcase with a cardboard slipcover. The… |
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The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery In The Mist Edition
…daring fight held deep in the cogs of the Big Ben clock. This was the first time computer animation had been combined with full-quality drawn character animation, and much was… |
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Richard Sherman tunes up Iron Man 2
In an exclusive chat with the D23 fan community site, none other than Richard Sherman shares his enthusiasm at being asked to pen a Disney-esque melody for current smash Iron… |
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Ilene Woods dead at 81
Ilene Woods, the voice of Cinderella and a Disney Legend, has died at the age of 81 according to a post by D23. No further details have been released at… |
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The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition
…the D23 fan community, though these play as a long loop and are not selectable from their own menu as on past Disney DVDs (perhaps a cost-cutting exercise as more… |
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Wreck-It-Ralph logo revealed
During day two of D23 Expo, John Lasseter revealed the logo and 4 minutes of footage from Disney’s 52nd animated feature film Wreck-It-Ralph. The film is scheduled for a November… |
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Pixar announces two new films
The news keeps rolling in from the D23 Expo, with the latest info being about two new Pixar films in the works. Each come from one of the writers/directors of… |
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Description of Wreck-It Ralph footage now online
The first four minutes of Disney’s upcoming animated movie Wreck-It Ralph were recently screened at the studio’s D23 Expo, and while the footage itself has yet to make it to… |
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Disney Parks ready to unveil animated inspired offerings
It could be said that the Disney Parks are built off the backs of the company’s animated properties. And with two new projects set to open in the coming weeks… |
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Ray Bradbury dies at 91
…Bradbury continued to work with the company, spearheading the signature attraction, Spaceship Earth, according to D23. He was the screenwriter (based on his own original story) for Disney’s live action… |
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Disney archives examine Tomorrowland photo
D23 has turned to someone from the Disney Archives to go through the mysterious photograph tweeted by director Brad Bird. The picture somehow relates to his “1952” project, since revealed… |
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“New” Mickey Mouse short features Walt’s voicing
D23 reports that Walt Disney Animation Studios will be premiering a new Mickey Mouse short titled Get A Horse! at the Annecy Animation Festival on June 11. The “never-before-seen short”… |
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Jobs, Clark, Keane among new Disney Legends
Eight new honorees will be named Disney Legends next month at the D23 Expo according to the company. The program is Disney’s “highest and most coveted honor. It’s reserved for… |
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The Good Dinosaur voice cast announced
Fresh from Disney’s D23 Expo is the official voice cast for next year’s The Good Dinosaur. Cinema Blend has a brief rundown, with the cast including Lucas Neff, John Lithgow,… |
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Tom Hiddleston to voice a young Captain Hook in upcoming Tinker Bell movie
Thanks to ComingSoon.Net’s live-blogging from Disney D23, we now know that there are at least two more movies coming up in Disney’s popular Tinker Bell franchise. The first one, Legend… |
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UPDATED: Disney announces Zootopia
We’ve been getting an onslaught of exciting Disney news all afternoon thanks to Disney’s D23, and now ComingSoon.Net has given us the news via their live-blogging of the event that… |
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A preview of Disney’s Wander Over Yonder
Among the many things previewed at Disney’s D23 last weekend was Disney Channel’s upcoming Wander Over Yonder, a cartoon show that focuses on an overly optimistic space traveler going across… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #44: Interviews with Alan Menken & Richard Sherman
…• Which of the other’s songs do you like the best? • What are you looking most forward to at the D23 Expo? – “Friends” I felt like this interview… |
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Walt Disney Studios lot tour
Babble takes readers on a tour of the Walt Disney Studios Lot. “Jeffrey Epstein, spokesperson for D23, the official Disney Fan Club, showed us around the lot giving us the… |
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The Return Of 2015: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!
…TopCom Silver Award 2016 for best corporate communication! What a year! Randall’s Picks All by itself, I thought Inside Out made 2015 a great year for animated films. I… |
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2016: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!
…Bros. Silver Screen Collection sets from Universal. Otherwise, home video stayed pretty stagnant this year, with an almost complete lack of “great” titles coming to Blu-ray, especially as far as… |
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New Kingdom Hearts III trailer finally arrives at E3
…for Kingdom Hearts III was revealed. It reveals the return of Hercules, Hades, Maleficent, and Pete. It was announced that a second new trailer will premiere at D23 on July… |
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Watch the first trailer for A Wrinkle in Time
The first trailer for Disney’s upcoming A Wrinkle in Time was shown at Disney D23 today, and you can watch it in the player below. It arrives in theaters next… |
