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Mickey M. still friends with Mickey D.
…two will continue to do business with each other, working with a “more flexible, non-exclusive relationship.” The article likewise notes that next year will find Shrek 3 endorsed at McDonald’s,… |
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Slater, Buscemi and Cleese meet Igor
…role of “Igor,” Dr. Glickenstein’s hunchbacked lab assistant; Buscemi (Charlotte’s Web, Fargo) will voice “Scamper,” a super intelligent and ill-tempered lab rabbit; with Cleese (Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, A… |
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DreamWorks Animation's Siggraph Presentations
…3rd at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. DreamWorks Animation, which will fly more than 80 artists and executives from California for the event, will deliver six… |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes
…use of transportation within the Walt Disney World® Resort; and $1,000. * Or one (1) first prize: A The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe framed… |
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DreamWorks on the rise
After an analyst upgrade, shares of DreamWorks Animation stock rose yesterday, according to the {{link http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060926/dreamworks_mover.html?.v=1 Associated Press}}. Sanders Morris Harris Group analyst David W. Miller upgraded the company’s stock… |
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Future films from DreamWorks Animation
Having heard the word from DreamWorks Animation, Coming Soon indicates that Shrek 4 is expected to hit theaters in 2010. Following the fourth Shrek entry will be Puss in Boots,… |
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Pixar makes "Best of" lists
…picks for the top five computer animated movies of all time. Their choices include: 1) The Incredibles, 2) Toy Story, 3) Shrek, 4) Finding Nemo and 5) Toy Story 2…. |
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The Simpsons Movie rules weekend Box Office, Smashes Records
…ever for a non-CG animated movie and the third-biggest opening ever for an animated movie of any kind, behind only Shrek the Third‘s $121.6 million and Shrek 2’s $108 million…. |
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Early Oscar talk for best animated film
…an artist but that art can come from anywhere.” Other films considered in the article are Surf’s Up and Shrek 3, as well as the upcoming Bee Movie and Beowulf…. |
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Animation among 50th Grammy Awards nominees
The nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. From Shrek to Mumble the penguin, animation found itself represented once more in the competition for the coveted music… |
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Andrew Adamson discusses CG creatures in Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian director Andrew Adamson, best known by animation fan as the helmer of Shrek and Shrek 2, talks to the New York Daily News about… |
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Yahoo! users rate the top 30 animated films of all time
…4. Shrek 5. Ratatouille 6. Toy Story 7. Beauty and the Beast 8. Aladdin 9. Spirited Away 10. Monsters, Inc. 11. Cars 12. Shrek 2 13. Enchanted 14. The Little… |
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Five Kung Fu Panda sequels on the way?
…In the same way Shrek had five chapters from the beginning, this has six. Whether we get to tell those chapters or not isn’t something we determine, the movie-goers determine…. |
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Nana’s back! Elisa Gabrielli on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
…sound, performed by renowned vocal talent Elisa Gabrielli, who has lent her voice – and her impressive palette of different colors – to more than 30 different animated characters such… |
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Valiant
…but its founder is no newbie. John H. Williams had already produced the Shrek movies for DreamWorks when he set up Vanguard in London. Certainly, he had had success with… |
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Cartoons Then and Now: Jerry Beck talks Woody, Popeye and More!
…They feel there would be no sales. It’s not worth $25,000 per cartoon to restore each cartoon and release a set of 60 or 90 cartoons. That’s cost prohibitive. They’re… |
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
…Shrek or Monsters Inc, going here for more of an obviously “cartoony” look, a change in design that is nonetheless welcome. Using a combination of off-the-shelf software, the guys at… |
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Brother Bear: Special Edition
Walt Disney Pictures (November 1 2003), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (March 30 2004), 2 discs, 85 mins plus supplements, 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround, Rated G,… |
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The Incredibles: Collector’s Edition
…TV hosts and Mr and Mrs Incredible, Frozone and Edna Mode (6:30), plus three theatrical trailers, including the often seen teaser, adding another 6:30 of material. The First In Line… |
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Something for the weekend…?
…readers. Get your names in quick! The big news today is that Pixar’s Ratatouille site got an update and that the Shrek 3 trailer has just gone online, so be… |
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Ratatouille, Tinker Bell problems?; NIMH DVD!
…concerned in the slightest about Shrek 3, nor clashing with their own sure to be blockbuster third Pirates outing for Jack Sparrow and co, but putting out a quirky family… |
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Big release Tuesday: Muppets, Darkwing and Tick!
…for Darkwing itself, and the effects-fuelled 300. The other big news today is that Paul Allen, the multibillionaire co-founder of Microsoft and whose $500 million investment in DreamWorks was instrumental… |
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DreamWorks goes HD-DVD!? Plus a More Symphonies fix!
…Blu-Ray or at least go format neutral, a major studio has carried out what is effectively a surprise 180-degree turn in policy. What does this mean for us animation fans?… |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
…tired Shreks and the next title from their catalog to be endlessly and needlessly sequalized, Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks films fall into two definite camps: the ones that seek to… |
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Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…the day again, both scenes understandably cut but worth seeing in their animatic state, running a combined 4:30 minutes. More a promo for being available on iTunes than being a… |
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Monsters, Inc.
Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios (November 2 2001), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 10 2009), 2 Blu-ray Discs plus DVD and Digital Copy, 92 minutes plus supplements, 1080p high definition… |
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Prep & Landing
…by major studios for most of the past decade, this all changed in 2007 when DreamWorks’ Shrek the Halls made its debut to over 20 million viewers. Soon, it seemed… |
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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…Cauldron. Born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, Ron Clements traces his interest in animation to his first viewing of Pinocchio at the age of 10. As a teenager, he… |
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RumpelDeals revealed, Pied Piper posted
DreamWorks has two new videos and a website out to promote the upcoming Shrek Forever After. First up is an viral-type infomercial posted at Trailer Addicts starring Rumpelstiltskin. In it… |
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Picks Of The Year 2004
…set to arrive on video and Disney DVD in March – right after collecting a ton of awards! Shrek 2 Upon entering theaters in May, Shrek 2 accomplished two achievements… |
