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Another Big TOONsday!!
Pull out those wallets and arm yourselves, DVD fans!! Today sees the release of some pretty big animated titles. Click “More” for all the details! First off, we’ve got Looney… |
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Home On The Range added to Disney's site
…The Range has been added to the Walt Disney Pictures slate on their official website. There’s no link to a teaser site yet, but keep an eye on that space!… |
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Much, much, MUCH more Duck Dodgers on the way!
…the original Dodgers, the brilliant Duck Amuck, and two cartoons not featured on the recent Looney Tunes DVD: One Froggy Evening and What’s Opera Doc?! The show stars at 7.30pm…. |
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\\Looney Tunes: Back In Action\\ and \\The Triplets Of Belleville\\ reviewed
…Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle\\” and “100 times better than \\Space Jam\\”. Beck says \\The Triplets Of Belleville\\ is “so close to being pure genius, that it saddens me to… |
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Belleville leads sparkling UK TV Christmas line up!
…rare and favorite movies again. We’ve complied a list of animation/effects-related films that UK viewers can see over the holidays here: December 22 The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland –… |
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Michael Eisner's open letter to employees
…array of assets that touch the lives of people in every corner of the globe. Of course, in creating and growing this fantastic enterprise, the most important assets of all… |
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Looney Tunes: Back In Action DVD specs
…the WB have announced the specs for the March 2nd DVD release of Back In Action. Not too much to get in a fluff about, though the new short The… |
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Tripled Tintin?
…China/Tibet drug trade and Yeti antics of ‘The Blue Lotus’ and ‘Tintin in Tibet’, and my personal fave – the Incan mystery ‘The Seven Crystal Balls’ and ‘Prisoners of the… |
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On Broadway… soon
…of the info has been reported in this space previously, Thomas Schumacher (president of Disney Theatrical Productions) does go into a little more detail on some of the upcoming shows…. |
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Disney Sells Town Center of Celebration
According to Central Florida’s local CBS affiliate {{link http://www.local6.com/news/2782804/detail.html Local6}}, Disney has sold the town center of Celebration – a city they created. The sale ends “the entertainment giant’s most… |
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Disney and Gold ask stockholders to vote "NO" on election of Eisner and three other directors
…BOX “FOR ALL EXCEPT” AND LIST THE NAMES OF MICHAEL EISNER, GEORGE MITCHELL, JUDITH ESTRIN AND JOHN BRYSON (OR THE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED IN THE PROXY WITH THESE NOMINEES) IN THE… |
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\\Thru the Moebius Strip\\ film in post-production, to become TV series
…by Jim Cox and Paul Gertz. Currently in post-production, \\Moebius\\ will be completed this year. The film features the voice talents of Mark Hamill, Chris Marguette, Michael Dorn, Kellie Martin,… |
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John Hench dead at 95
…Hench taught me and so many others about the essence of the Disney legacy. He was at Walt’s side during the creation of so much classic entertainment and continued to… |
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Brother Bear Outtakes
Follow the “More” link to view five screen captures from the outtakes included on disc 1 of Disney’s Brother Bear. Warning: spoilers involved for those who like Disney movies about… |
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Muppet figures go MEGA!
If you’re one of the many who hope that Disney begin using the woefully underused Muppet characters again and are missing their dose of Kermit and Co, how about stocking… |
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Disney releases full specs for upcoming Treasures tins: fans in for a real treat!
Fans of classic animation, and of Disney shorts in particular, will be over the moon with the announcement, exclusively at {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/treasures.html#3 Ultimate Disney DVD}}, of the complete programs to… |
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VeggieTales live again
…and the Rumor Weed and Dave and the Giant Pickle which includes the first ever appearance of Larry-Boy. The bonus fourth disc features all 4 episodes of Larryboy – the… |
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More Disney Treasures reviews
…kudos continue to pour in with {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/298 TomorrowLand: Disney In Space And Beyond}}. “There are some great [Ward Kimball-directed] episodes on these two discs, and they really reflect how… |
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Laughing Place signs off on the two remaining Treasures
…the new series with reviews of {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID280200-280200.asp TomorrowLand: Disney In Space And Beyond}} and the compilation of Duck cartoons, {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID280210.asp The Chronological Donald}}. Thumbs up for both titles,… |
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Fox's American Dad; Licensing news
…Wallace And Gromit: The Movie, Son Of The Mask, The Fantastic Four and Batman Begins. There are also updates on various other comic book character movies on the same page,… |
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Jungle beat for Vanguard
…the book is the story of a young boy who must travel through a jungle to find his captured parents. Vanguard Animation’s films in production include the comedy Valiant, with… |
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Regal Entertainment Group's Free Family Film Festival
…‘More’ link for a list of many of the movies being shown this summer. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Sinbad: Legend of the 7 Seas Trumpet of the Swan Jimmy… |
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Mike Judge interview
…been {{link http://www.theonionavclub.com/feature/index.php?issue=4025 interviewed by The Onion’s AV Club}}, where he speaks about his animated projects and ventures into live-action with Office Space and the upcoming 3001, revealing that this… |
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Ex-Disney workers go to new firm
…of their homes, but Cecropia plans to lease office space in the Dr. Phillips area by Sept. 1, Bland said. The ex-Disney workers will focus on creating artwork and animation… |
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Coverage of the Comic-Con coverage
…Stone’s presentation of the trailer and footage from Team America: World Police, along with showing some photos from the panel. Some information on the Lord of the Rings: Return of… |
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Pixar and THQ re-up for another four film tie-ins
…are excited to be able to build on the strength of this successful relationship.” “This agreement is one of the most significant partnerships in the history of the industry, a… |
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Sony Gets Nasty
…which is described as a sci-fi musical set in outer space. Scott will produce the film as well via his The Bridge production company along with Live Planet’s Sean Bailey…. |
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Bring Home On The Range home…
…with the supplements on offer: “A single disc doesn’t mean that it’s not pretty packed, with a couple of real surprises! Perhaps the best and meatiest of the features, a… |
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Tambor, Thatcher aboard Muppets of Oz
The recent Cinefex newsletter reports that “Jeffrey Tambor and David Alan Grier will star with Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and friends in the ABC TV Muppets’ Wizard of Oz… |
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Jim Rygiel to direct Bunyan And Babe; first look at Igor
…CGI-animated Babe the Blue Ox. Bunyan and Babe tells the story of Bunyan’s attempts, with the help of a couple of kids, to rescue his ox from the evil clutches… |

