At the Animated-News Forum, ‘ShyVoilet’ points to a new post at Animation Nation, where word comes that John Lasseter and Ed Catmull announced to Walt Disney Feature Animation employees today…

Ultimate Disney points to Home Media Retailing, where it is noted that just as Bamb II will enter the Disney vault 70 days after its initial release, the Platinum Edition…

Paul Martin of NarniaFans.com points to USA Today, where word comes that in addition to the two upcoming DVD releases of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, &…

Toon Zone points to Ask Greg, where Gargoyles creator and supervising producer Greg Weisman writes that due to lackluster sales for Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One, its follow-up Season Two,…

Screen Media Ventures has obtained all domestic rights to the computer animated family adventure Mee-Shee: The Water Giant, points out Variety through Dark Horizons. From a screenplay by Barry Authors,…

…the ages in her family, points to the mythical flying island of Laputa, which everyone wants to find for their own purposes. * Saturday, April 8, at 7:30pm (ET, PT):…

Route 66 points to The Charlotte Observer, which notices the inspiration behind the character Mater in Disney/Pixar’s Cars. That inspiration came from Doug “Mater” Keever of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina,…

…facilities, as well as game publishers and developers, to make the best of a license opportunity. The key points in building a good relationship, as well as the multitude of…

Upcoming Pixar points out that three artists have joined the Artist’s Corner at Pixar’s official website: “Andrew, Director”; “Gini, Animator”; and “Neil, Technical Director”….

Laughing Place points out that Ticketmaster is now selling tickets for the huge Cars premiere to be held May 26 at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. According…

A post at Animation Nation points to The Animation Guild Blog, where word arrives that Disney’s Gnomeo and Juliet has been cancelled once more. The move was revealed by a…

A faithful reader points out more information on the official dropping of Disney’s Gnomeo & Juliet, which was being produced by Elton John, at the Herald News Daily. And there’s…

Justin in our Animated News Forum points to a new page on Disney’s official site about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This news could portend a future DVD release but it…

…to be lacking by a 2 to 3 margin, when compared to male main characters. One notable exception, as the article points out, comes through Mulan, Disney’s 1998 animated feature….

“Wendy’s Jane” at the Animated-News Forum points to Coming Soon’s Film Database, where a page reveals that a 3-D version of The Nightmare Before Christmas is in the works. The…

…animated movies due for release in 2006. Listing the reasons why it believes CGI films normally do big business, the site also points to the recent history of traditional animation….

The Muppet Newsflash points to Brian Henson, who offers the lowdown on Fraggle Rock: The Movie. Apparently, the film will be more of a “revisiting” of the characters, rather than…

…on society within the context of the story.” Johnson points out that the movie Over the Hedge serves as something of a prequel to the long-running comic strip. “We like…

Upcoming Pixar points to Pixar’s Wikipedia page, where it is listed that in 2007, Pixar will unveil a new short film, The Extra. The only detail found thus far for…

…of movie merchandise, found at Wal-Mart: Cars Piston Cup and Radiator Springs bubble baths, disguised in “motor oil containers.” In other Cars news, Toon Zone points to the press release…

The Movie Box points to four television spots for Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, posted at You Tube. The feline film will claw into theaters this Friday….

Jim Hill Media points to an EzBoard post, where listed are past, present, and future die-cast Cars cars. A glimpse at the next line of toys on the way reveals…

…Hierarchy • Adding Control Points • Manipulators and Nulls • Weighting • Lighting and Texturing • Environmental Modeling • “Endangered Species” Chapter 16 • Creating 3D Movement • Blocking Out…

Lifehacker points to a fun, easy way for younger animation enthusiasts to create their own animated shorts. Instructables has the instructions, which call for a whiteboard, a USB camera, a…

Luxo points to the Character Design blog, which offers an interview with Nate Wragg, character designer for Pixar. The conversation covers such topics as some specifics of Wragg’s work, other…

Through Yahoo! News, the Associated Press points to the recent controversy regarding NBC’s decision to cut religious references from VeggieTales. On August 8th of this year, it was announced that…

…of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. “As this campaign points out, each one of us can make a huge difference by being more aware of how we dispose of trash….

…stores on Halloween, October 31st. Mentioning the track Prince wrote for the film, the article points readers to AOL Music, where the tune, “Song of the Heart,” may be heard….

Upcoming Pixar points to MiceChat, where Daniel Chapman shares photos and memories from the tour he recently took of Pixar Animation Studios. The highly-recommended read suggests that Tim Burton may…

Coming Soon points to the Variety scoop that Walt Disney Pictures has acquired Animated American, which will blend live-action with animation. Bob Cooper’s Landscape Entertainment and ImageMovers partners Robert Zemeckis…