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Slinky Brings Magic to the Big Screen
…world all based on the Slinky,’ says Vera-Villanueva, who adds that two studios are interested in distributing his film, to be finished in 2005 for the 60th anniversary of Slinky’s… |
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From Johan to Jordan: Peyo’s daughter tells the Smurfs’ story
…have the movie released in 2008, for the 50th anniversary of the Smurfs, but it took a little longer. We all agreed the film needed to be a mix of… |
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CGI Popeye sailing to television
…the classic theme “Popeye the Sailor Man.” King Features will begin a multiplatform marketing campaign for Popeye’s 75th anniversary in the next few weeks, starting at next week’s Toy Fair… |
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He is what he is and that's all that he is, but it's still not enough for Cartoon Network
…of Popeye’s seventy-fifth anniversary. Maybe they have one of those mandatory retirement age clauses like Disney has for its board of directors. Follow the link for more information directly from… |
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Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Merry Pooh Year coming to Blu-ray
…Carol, its retail description promises “fully-restored classic holiday shorts” will be included with the 26-minute film, celebrating its 30th anniversary. Time will tell how many of those shorts were carried… |
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Oliver and Company Blu-ray in August
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced the 25th Anniversary Blu-ray release of their 27th animated feature Oliver and Company, reports Blu-ray. Special features on this release will include: The Making… |
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The Stooge confirmed as a development proposal
…March, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? will be released on Blu-ray in celebration of its 25th anniversary, while Wolf’s third Roger Rabbit novel, Who Wacked Roger Rabbit?, will arrive in November…. |
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New Popeye special: first image and plot
…75th anniversary, he has been well preserved by a life of ‘no coffee, a lot of spinach and that sea air’, says Mad About You‘s Paul Reiser, who is co-writer… |
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Walt Disney Family Museum updates
…particular emphasis on the original Roy, {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/waltdisney/specialexhibits/spotlighton/november2003/index.html Roy O. Disney}}, Walt’s brother and co-founder, marking the 110th anniversary of his birth. There’s an interview with his son, Roy E.,… |
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Disney theme park updates
…has closed for refurbishing [for stereo and painting type enhancements] and won’t open again until March 2005″. Tomorrow Disney will be announcing their plans for Disneyland’s Golden Anniversary at 10am…. |
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The View Conference 2018 complete program now announced
…animation system. It’s the 25th anniversary of the Jurassic film series, which started with Jurassic Park, for which Dennis Muren was visual effects supervisor. Also at VIEW this year from… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures Volume 3: Crazy Crew Rescues
…trailers for other WB product, including a good but strangely 4:3-formatted spot for the Studio’s 90th Anniversary Collections (albeit ones that include a more than suitable bunch of later-acquired MGM… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…2023 marks the tenth anniversary of us asking you, our readers, to turn critic and choose your top animated films of the year and, to celebrate, we’ve created an archive… |
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Watch Disney’s first Oswald The Lucky Rabbit short in 95-years
…and released as part of the company’s 100 Years of Wonder festivities ahead of the official 100th anniversary. The one-minute short was directed by Eric Goldberg, who also animated alongside… |
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Disneyland goes to Infinity and Beyond
Yesterday’s Orange County Register reported on Disneyland’s newly unveiled plans for celebrating its 50th anniversary. Part of the 18-month celebration includes opening a new ride called Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters,… |
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The Fraggle Star in Ben Folds Five New Music Video
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fraggle Rock, the Henson Company,Ben Folds Five, and The Nerdiest Channel have produced a new music video. Ben Folds Five and the Fraggles perform… |
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More From AV
• Anniversary Features Take a look back at all the bonus content we featured during our 10th, 15th and 20th Anniversaries. • Oscar Contest Record Book We’ve run an Oscar… |
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Celebrate 20 years of Disneyland Paris with a new book!
As Disneyland Paris begins its twenty-year anniversary celebrations, our very own Jeremie Noyer has been hard at work behind the scenes on a new publication marking this historic birthday! Disneyland… |
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Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 2
…tenth anniversary release and see if the sound has degraded at all. Final Cut: I am not as excited about Young Justice as I was when I first watched the… |
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Family Guy Season 10 Clips Premiere in Theaters
…Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Seattle have a chance to see the “Something, Something, Something Anniversary” show featuring clips of the season premiere “Lottery… |
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D23 Expo 2011: Day 2 – Frankenweenie flies Planes with Muppets
…summer 2012. Also, as part of the festivities, Buzz and Woody were onboard to help celebrate Pixar’s 25th Anniversary – with enough cupcakes for the entire audience! About D23 Expo… |
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Lasseter discusses Disney 90th birthday
NPR has more on the 90th anniversary of Disney Animation. In an audio interview with John Lasseter (with some printed excerpts as well) he discusses many topics including: the creation… |
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More Mickey! 75th Birthday Celebration To Air On ABC…
…75th anniversary. A Merry Mickey Celebration is showing on Saturday, December 20 from 8:00 to 9:00 pm ET, and will feature (to cut costs down, one might imagine!) the 1983… |
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Studio Ghibli Protests Nuclear Power
In light of the three month anniversary of the earthquake that rocked Japan and sent the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into a near meltdown, Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli hung… |
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Disney releases behind-the-scenes footage from Hercules
In celebration of the film’s 19th anniversary, Disney has released behind-the-scenes footage from Hercules in the form of storyboards and live-action reference. You can watch it in the player below…. |
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Oscar Contest Record Book
Animated Views held our first Oscar Contest on February 6th, 2005 — just over a year after the site’s launch in late 2003. The 2024 event marked our 20th anniversary…. |
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Watch the Comic Con trailer announcing the return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
At the end of the San Diego Comic Con panel celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, supervising director Dave Filoni surprised attendees with a trailer announcing… |
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AV Roundtable Flashbacks: Titan A.E.
Covid be thwarted! The Animated Views team gathers virtually for the first of our AV Roundtable Flashbacks, revisiting anniversary year films from the past couple of decades, blasting off with… |
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Up’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino to intro the Academy’s Oscar Concert celebration of film music
…p.m. As part of the Oscar week celebrations for its 90th anniversary, the Academy, in partnership with the LA Phil, presents an exclusive one-of-a-kind celebration of film music, including never-before-heard… |
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VIEW Conference 2017: an interview with director Maria Elena Gutierrez
…of Studio Operations and Sony Pictures Imageworks for Imageworks’ 25th Anniversary. We have announced Masterclasses given by two-time Oscar nominee Mark Osborne, the director of the animated features The Little… |