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Open Season: Scared Silly
…DIC Entertainment (where he did the theme song for the A.L.F. cartoon series in the 80’s), working on the first Open Season during its earliest months of development, and directing… |
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Muppet Babies Composers Andy Bean & Keith Horn Make Your Dreams Come True
…for Muppet Babies,’ and then they’ll listen to them (the demos they receive) without knowing who they’re coming from. And they picked the tune I wrote, which ended up appearing… |
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Composer Toby Chu gives us an appetite for Pixar’s Bao
…is based on one beautiful theme. How did you create it? TC: The theme is the heart of the score and the voice of the story. It serves as a… |
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Toy Story 4, Hair Love, 1917 win animation Oscars
Read the acceptance speeches and watch the backstage interviews from the animation winners at the 92nd Academy Awards. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: TOY STORY 4 • ONSTAGE SPEECHES JOSH COOLEY: We… |
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And now for some random 'toon trivia…
…Disney animated feature. When Disney was making Alice in Wonderland, there was a segment about the dreaded Jabberwocky and Freberg was called in to do the voice. “I was directed… |
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Comedy Central to air "Kid Notorius" tonight
The LA Times reports the new animated series in which self-mythologizing movie producer Robert Evans lends his voice to an animated version of himself, will premiere tonight at 10:30. Evans,… |
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\\Brother Bear\\ from inception to debut
…on an audition tape with a whole bunch of actors for \\Finding Nemo\\” – The title \\Brother Bear\\ actually had to be licensed from the owners of the \\Berenstain Bears\\…. |
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\\Shark Tale\\ teaser trailer coming soon?
…his best knowledge the teaser will either premiere in front of \\The Cat in the Hat\\ or next month in front of \\Lord of the Rings: Return of the King\\”…. |
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Gollum's next role
{{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=3631a5a1&atype=news&id=9645 VFXWorld}} reports that in an interview with the \\Toronto Star\\, Andy Serkis, the actor behind the CG character Gollum in \\The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers\\,… |
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What makes an animated show a hit?
…the show (\\SpongeBob SquarePants\\), and an appeal to demographics across the board (\\Futurama\\’s problem). The writer concludes that “there probably isn’t a ‘secret ingredient’ that can guarantee, or increase the… |
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\\Mary Poppins\\ cast
\\The Daily Mail\\ reports (via {{link http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=32605&CT=38 Broadway.com}}) that up-and-coming theater actress Laura Michelle Kelly “will play the ‘practically perfect in every way’ nanny in the upcoming stage musical” of… |
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Animated El Cid to open in Spain December 19th
…ambitious project technically rivaling the best American productions. The popularity of the character in Spain, along with the planned marketing push, should guarantee a good success for the movie. The… |
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Harryhausen to give UK Screen Talk
…O’Brien mentored the young Harryhausen), the aforementioned Argonauts, as well as the first wide showing in the UK of the 50-years-in-the-making short The Story Of The Tortoise And The Hare!… |
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This week's box-office earners…
…after 8 weeks, adding $652,000 to its takings, meaning it has reached almost $80.5 million domestically. Expected to shoot straight to no. 1 this week is Return Of The King,… |
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Battle Of The Synthespians!
…the release of Peter Jackson’s The Return Of The King, which features the animated Gollum, Rand’s new My Toon Cents feature, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/60 Cartoon Or Pixoon: When Animation Doesn’t Mean… |
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Visual Effects Oscar contenders announced
…the Rings: The Return of the King\\, \\Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World\\, \\Peter Pan\\, \\Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl\\, \\Terminator 3:… |
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Time Magazine's top ten for 2003
Thanks to ‘ChayaA’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=689#post689 AN Forums}} for pointing out a link to Time Magazine’s revealing of their reviewers’ picks for the {{link http://www.time.com/time/bestandworst/2003/story.html best and worst}} films… |
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\\Nemo\\ eligible for Sound Editing award
…nominees include: \\Kill Bill: Vol. 1\\, \\The Last Samurai\\, \\The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King\\, \\Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World\\, \\Pirates Of… |
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Michael Eisner Speaks at Telecommunications Conference
Laughing Place points out a link to a presentation by Michael Eisner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, given at the 14th Annual Smith Barney Citigroup… |
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\\Nemo\\ wins BFCA award
…Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\\. \\Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl\\ won for Best Live Action Family Movie. The BFCA, the largest… |
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Boy's Night Out a shining example of traditional animation
…was produced by husband/wife team Bert Klein (who has worked on Looney Tunes: Back In Action, Fantasia 2000, and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King) and Jennifer… |
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\\Shrek 2\\ theatre banners
…2\\. The six banners are of Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Far Far Away, Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming, and Puss In Boots…. |
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Disney DVD News
…to coincide with the theatrical release of Lilo & Stitch II. Meanwhile, the 2-disc “Special Edition” of Mary Poppins will be released this December, along with Julie Andrews’ The Princess… |
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\\Shrek 3\\ and \\Shark Tale 2\\ already in the works
…half a year before the release of the first \\Shark Tale\\! In \\Shrek 3\\ the “green ogre will tackle the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round… |
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Full Golden Globe winners list
…honors was Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, with Best Picture (Drama), Director, Song and Score, placing it in the front line for this year’s… |
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Jim Hill Updates: The Destino Dilemma, Collecting Tips, and . . . Garbage?
Jim Hill Media has got three thought-provoking new articles today. The first article is all about the dilemma the Disney company is finding itself in over the Oscar nomination that… |
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Vote for the BAFTAS!
…on and will end on Febuary 13. Of the 10 nominees, both Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Nemo [plus The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King] are… |
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More on Shark Tale sequel, and even more Shrek?
Since we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000789.html reported}} the domain name registrations that point to the fact that DreamWorks’ sequel to the still-to-be-released original Shark Tale will go under the moniker of Another… |
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Spongebob's Valentine surprise and movie news
…Spongebob-themed Pop-Tarts and Eggo waffles from Kellogg’s, a $20 million Mitsubishi ad effort backing the picture by Deutsch/LA of Marina del Rey, California and, in the fourth quarter of this… |
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Looney Tunes swing back into action in the UK
…‘n’ Daffy discs to make up the 56-cartoon collection {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/241 as released in the States}} last year. The box set comes hot the heels of the UK cinema release… |
