…were presented with a slide show of many of Joe’s numerous sketches from throughout the years, including sketches of Simba, Nala and Rafiki from The Lion King, and examples of…

…Monday and prompting leading investors to postpone indefinitely a planned follow-on stock offering”, based on poor disc sales of Shark Tale and Shrek 2. DWs is also the subject of…

…The story style is classic TV superhero fare. And a touch of the irreverent, sharp-edged wit of the original Looney Tunes is still there. It should appeal to kids who…

…little suitcase that contained one of the original stop-motion puppet bodies and heads. The body was made of an incredibly toxic material so we made a whole new kit of…

Andrew Adamson, co-writer and director of the \\Shrek\\ films (and currently directing \\The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\\), tells {{link http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=33420 SciFi Wire}} that while…

MTV Networks (which operates channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central) today {{link http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-26-2006/0004268298&EDATE= announced}} a partnership with Apple’s iTunes Music Store to make many of their popular shows…

The nominees for the 2006 DVD Exclusive Awards have been announced. With 44 nods, Buena Vista Home Entertainment leads the way in nominations. While a number of animated films managed…

…new twist to the classic monster genre, Igor is the story of a mad scientist’s hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a scientist in his own right…

The Walt Disney Company and Britain’s BritishSkyBroadcasting have announced a new partnership that will see the introduction of two new channels for UK viewers. In addition to the Disney Channel,…

DVD Exclusive has announced the winners of the 2006 DVD Exclusive Awards giving top prizes to a number of animated DVDs. Of the 26 awards presented, half were handed to…

…of Journal is such: “Set to the strains of an early Beethoven quartet, this droll shaggy dog story relates the unfortunate series of misadventures that befalls the title character when…

Ultimate Disney has the latest on the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. Bonus features to be found in the 2-disc set include: “The Story Behind the Story” on Hans Christian…

…masterpiece, Pooh’s Grand Adventure – The Search for Christopher Robin. Honorary Mayor of Hollywood and Chairman of the Walk of Fame Committee Johnny Grant and Leron Gubler, President of the…

…Courier-Journal, Snow talks about his role as the movie’s story department head and what it takes to “cuteify” a story. Over the Hedge hits theaters in the US this Friday….

…it is an “uplifting coming-of-age yarn spiked with liberal doses of madcap lunacy”. {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/forecast/ Box Office Mojo}} predicts a third place finish for \\Barnyard’s\\ opening weekend with $7.5 million….

…film. The pair will co-executive produce each of the productions. “There is no shortage of story lines,” Gardner said. “The mythology created spans about 600 years in the Belmont family,…

Following is the official press release regarding the recent release of hit animated short The Mantis Parable to DVD. “The Mantis Parable is the charming tale of a humble caterpillar…

…Kevin Koch, president of The Animation Guild; Geena Davis, actress and See Jane founder; Brenda Chapman, Pixar director and story artist; Dean de Blois, co-writer and director of Disney’s \\Lilo…

…film, Jackman plays the leading role of Roddy. “I always read to my son at night, but probably every second or third night I’ll actually just make up a story….

…fans of Charlotte’s Web who will gather in schools, hospitals, libraries and community centers to read a passage from E. B. White’s classic tale of friendship, kindness, selfless giving and…

…Treasure Planet, the duo likewise chats about animation. “One of the things about animation that we really enjoyed is that it really is so story-driven in a way that live…

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…the recent removal of WDFA director Chris Sanders from his pet project, American Dog. “In animation, story is everything. At Pixar, story is practically a religion . . . “…

…the Arts… To date, all directors have arisen from the ranks of the Studio, sometimes through story work, but more often through animation. Because of the complexity of animation it…

…By Gareth Hinds The epic story of Beowulf has riveted readers for around 1000 years. Over the centuries, the story has sparked books and literary criticism, television features, games, even…

…of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. These risks and uncertainties include: audience acceptance of our films, our dependence on the success of a limited number of releases each year, the increasing…

…while watching “Dementia 13”.” Andy Klein, LA CITY BEAT “Offering animation free of the corporate governance that plagues much of today’s popular cartoons, Plympton and his new film “Hair High”…

The Digital Bits has the bonus features to be included with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Friendship Edition, arriving June 19. The extras will contain: a My Friends…