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Henry Selick keeping very busy, talks \\The Wall and the Wing\\ and \\Moongirl\\
…animation company Vinton Studios according to a \\Variety\\ story reported by {{link http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8751 ComingSoon.net}}. In part one of an interview with \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3757 Animation Magazine}}\\ [paid subscription required], Selick talks… |
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Animated winners at the 18th annual Kids Choice Awards
…or Nickelodeon’s magazine. Animated wiinners of the night include: The Incredibles for ‘Favorite Movie,’ Spongebob Squarepants for ‘Favorite Cartoon,’ Will Smith (Shark Tale) for ‘Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie,’… |
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Hayao Miyazaki added to Time's list of the most influential people
The latest issue of Time Magazine, which hit newstands today, has added animation film director Hayao Miyazaki to its list of the world’s 100 most influential people. The list also… |
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Mel Brooks on the Spaceballs television series
Mel Brooks talks to Maxim Magazine, reports Contact Music, about Spaceballs’ voyage to television as a new animated series. An hour-long pilot and 13 half hour episodes for the series… |
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Narnia update: Aslan loses voice, trailer gets description
Infuze Magazine has some interesting revelations concerning The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. First of all, Brian Cox is no longer the voice of Aslan…. |
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Interview with Doug Cooper
Online magazine Big Animation has posted an interview with Doug Cooper, visual effects supervisor at DreamWorks Animation, in which he discusses advances in visual effects technology from Prince of Egypt… |
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Real Ghostbusters, He-Man, and Thundercats DVD news
…for the set. Meanwhile, a slew of new information on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe DVD sets is listed in the latest issue of Toyfare Magazine, via TV… |
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Steamboy Director's Cut comes to region one DVD
The print edition of Video Business Magazine this week carries an advertisement announcing the release of a {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00002272.html Steamboy}} Director’s Cut on DVD. Featuring the voices of Anna Paquin,… |
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Spotlight on DreamWorks Animation and Jeffrey Katzenberg
Wired Magazine has a very enlightening three-page article describing the aspects and history of DreamWorks Animation and its CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, while also comparing and contrasting the studio to Pixar…. |
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New Narnia pics
…article in the latest issue of Empire magazine: “A lot of people have described it as a cross between Rings and Harry Potter. Well, I’ve now seen a lot of… |
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Toy Story 3 arriving in summer 2008; Disney Fairies line in the works
It appears that Disney is hoping to release the Pixar-less Toy Story 3 in the summer of 2008, according to Variety [paid registration required]. The online magazine also mentions that… |
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Custom pool project features Finding Nemo
In keeping with the Hawaiian theme… On your next trip to a large, cosmopolitan magazine stand you may want to check out Hawaiian Style Vol. 2 No. 3. This issue… |
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Animation Block Party calling for summer submissions
…“Original Design”, “Music Video”, “Under-Minute Movie”, “Computer Animation”, and “Student Film”. Prizes will include: subscriptions for Animation or RES Magazine, gift certificates to NY Central Art Supply, designer products from… |
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\\Surf's Up\\ at Sony
The August 2005 issue of \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/ Animation Magazine}}\\ has a few details on Sony Pictures Animation’s 2007 feature \\Surf’s Up\\ that they picked up at the Licensing 2005 International:… |
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One Man Band, two new articles
…pic from the short. Also, Liudger’s spot at Blogger mentions his One Man Band experience at the 2005 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, where he received a magazine displaying the… |
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Corpse Bride puppeteer speaks
Check out Animation World Magazine for an article by Mike Johnson, who gets into the gruesome details of his demanding stop-motion work on The Corpse Bride and tells of an… |
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The science of animation
Skwigly Animation Magazine reports on a scientific study investigating subjects’ emotional response to various styles of robots that obtained some interesting results. These results are then applied to the reactions… |
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Variety's "icons of the century" list honors animation
To help celebrate the magazine’s 100th anniversary, Variety has composed a list of the top 100 entertainment icons of the past century. Joining Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon… |
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Brickyard VFX begins CGI division
Post Magazine reports that Brickyard VFX is venturing into computer animation with a new division. Recruiting Jay Lichtman and Yafei Wu, both from London’s Glassworks, and Robert Sethi, from UK-based… |
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The Chronological Donald gets the once-over
The print edition of Video Business magazine out today carries a brief but detailed review of the upcoming Walt Disney Treasures release of The Chronological Donald: Volume Two, the second… |
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UPDATE! Forbes names wealthiest fifteen fictional characters
Forbes Magazine has composed a list of the richest fifteen fictional characters. Animated and sometimes-animated faces in the lineup include: Santa Clause, worth “infinity”; Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, worth $27.3 billion;… |
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Bedknobs and Corpse Brides
…Video Age magazine that the genre is not really for her. “I like fantasy and stories with lots of magical realism” says Pettler, where the news is revealed that her… |
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School of Visual Arts presents “Which Way Did They Go?” exhibit
…production studio in North Hollywood, California, and an adjunct professor of Animation at the University of Southern California and UCLA. He is a frequent lecturer and contributor to Animation Magazine… |
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DC Toy Fair photos
Scott from Now Playing Magazine has informed us of new DC Toy Fair photos that have been posted online which feature figures from the Fantastic Four animated series, figures from… |
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Recent tricks of computer animation explained
Wired Magazine briefly breaks down some of the computer generated magic to be found in past and upcoming features such as Sin City, Jarhead, King Kong, Munich, Ice Age 2:… |
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Dinosaurs on DVD
…Disney and Jim Henson Productions. For a look at the announcement in the current issue of Video Business magazine, plus a glimpse of the box art, follow this pre-hysteric link:… |
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Images: Fantastic Four, Warner Bros. toys
Through a plethora of pictures, the online version of Now Playing Magazine shares a peek at future toys from such properties as the upcoming Fantastic Four animated series and Warner… |
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Kids versus cartoons in Skatoony
The Animation World Magazine reports that Cartoon Network U.K. is developing Skatoony, the first animated game show with live-action kid contestants. Hosted by animated characters Chudd Chudders and The Earl,… |
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Evolution of DTV films
The Animation World Magazine studies the progression of direct-to-video films, noticing their ability to earn cash and resurrect familiar brands. Some special focus is given toward Disney’s place in the… |
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Kong a King DVD for Universal
Video Business magazine notes that King Kong has “aped its way to become the top-selling DVD in Universal Studios’ history, surpassing sales of $100 million in its first six days… |
