Calling the movie an “instant classic,” Richard Corliss of Time Magazine looks at Disney/Pixar’s Cars, in addition to interviewing John Lasseter. Interestingly, traditional animation is one subject the director/Chief Creative…

…ride behind the scenes and learn about the magic that went into the production of the movie — from auto research to animation, to marketing and to the world premiere.”…

…revealed, with its home likewise being Coming Soon. On a final online video note, the newest trailer for Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies/O Entertainment’s Barnyard is available at the movie’s updated website….

…weekend with around $36-41 million, as suggested by Box Office Guru. In other Over the Hedge news, the movie’s entire soundtrack may be heard for free legally at AOL Music….

A Korean one sheet for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties has been added to The Internet Movie Poster Awards. Likewise, five character banners for The Ant Bully have been…

…of movie merchandise, found at Wal-Mart: Cars Piston Cup and Radiator Springs bubble baths, disguised in “motor oil containers.” In other Cars news, Toon Zone points to the press release…

Reuters, via Yahoo! News, reports that stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen is “helping to develop” brand-new films, television movies, video games, and merchandise, all within the banner of “Ray Harryhausen Presents.”…

…speaks about the movie’s making. Discovered by Toon Zone, another interview between The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Jeff Kasunic of the Over the Hedge digital lighting department lends more insight…

…Cars. Furthermore, Amazon.com now presents samples from the movie’s soundtrack, along with a very positive review of the disc. Lastly, “macontosh2000” at the Animated-News Forum directs readers to Moviefone, where…

…life by the Disney Studio) Platinum Edition DVD due out in October. Clicking on the first image will also lead you to a QuickTime movie clip of the beginning of…

…in Cars and at Pixar. The Age likewise serves an interesting four-page piece about the movie’s making and Lasseter, who confirms that hand-drawn animated films will be done at Disney….

Variety, via Coming Soon, indicates that Universal Pictures will distribute Big Idea’s follow-up to Jonah – A VeggieTales Movie, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything. The film focuses on the…

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has a low quality version of the latest one sheet for Open Season. Featuring the tag line “One fur all, all fur one,” the poster…

…FilmForce, the duo might write and direct the project. Interestingly, one of the last mentions of a live-action Speed Racer movie occurred in June 2004, when actor Vince Vaughn sold…

…gives one of the few negative reviews, while AICN and Ultimate Disney give “middle of the road” reviews. Stay tuned for Animated News’ review of the movie and report on…

Following are numerous multimedia clips from CARS including extended clips directly from the film, song samples, and podcasts. Suitable for viewing before or after seeing the movie. Extended Clip “Race”…

The Internet Movie Poster Awards showcases the newest poster for Monster House, along with an international Cars one sheet. Concurrently, the database houses an international poster for Garfield: A Tale…

…notes must be taken with a grain salt until they are dismissed or confirmed. Nevertheless, a message within the forums of The Internet Movie Database writes that at the recent…

A low-resolution version of the latest poster for Paramount/Nickelodeon’s Barnyard has been discovered at eBay. The movie will open in cinemas on August 4th….

The Movie Box points to four television spots for Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, posted at You Tube. The feline film will claw into theaters this Friday….

…Meanwhile, Over the Hedge entered the chart’s fifth position, with about $10,301,000. From 3,527 theaters, the movie averaged $2,920 per site. Thus far, the DreamWorks hit has collected somewhere in…

…turns out, according to Wikipedia, The Little Mermaid III: Melody’s Story has been “scrapped.” Until the news has been confirmed, one should take this report with a grain of salt….

Variety, via Coming Soon, reports that writing duo Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick have sold a pitch to Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, concerning a children’s computer animated movie. Produced…

…project. Soon afterward, word arrived that Bob Peterson would serve co-directing duties for Ratatouille. That latter piece of information was found through The Internet Movie Database, as was this latest…

After veiwing a “chunk” of the movie, The Animation Guild Blog sends praise toward Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas. The site has this to say about the latest version…

Although it debuted with weekend ticket sales weaker than those of its recent Pixar brethern, Cars outperformed The Incredibles, regarding first Monday and Tuesday numbers. The Internet Movie Database indicates…

Variety via Superhero Hype reports that Hong Kong-based Imagi Entertainment will produce a computer animated movie adaptation of the 70’s television series Gatchaman. “The film will retain the series’ five…

…in an Internet Movie Database Daily Poll of “…which of these movies do you find… not so controversial?,” 59.8% of voters voiced their disapproval of Aladdin’s inclusion in the countdown….

The official online domain for IDT Entertainment/Twentieth Century Fox’s Everyone’s Hero has debuted. The site presents the movie’s plot, a trailer, and some downloads. Everyone’s Hero can be found in…

…on-line). The interesting blurb suggests that the new movie will be a prequel to the original and provides an interesting quote from DisneyToon president, Sheron Morrill stating that the division…