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Smurfs features find inspiration in TV series, Lord of the Rings
From producer Jordan Kerner, Moviehole has the latest information regarding the upcoming computer-animated Smurfs movie trilogy. “Having seen all 234 episodes of the show, numerous times, Herb Ratner and I… |
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Eloise: Little Miss Christmas premiere
…Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 14.9 million and… |
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Viewers get Re-Animated, avoid Year Without a Santa Claus
…live-action, the film scored double-digit delivery and ratings gains for its key demographics. Re-Animated also set a record, becoming the network’s highest-rated original movie ever for the target audience of… |
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MTV anticipates animated flicks of 2007
MTV Movie News counts down its ten most anticipated animated films of 2007, with Brad Bird’s latest Pixar project, Ratatouille, topping the list. Shrek the Third comes in second place,… |
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WALL• E revealed
The first image from WALL• E, the Disney/Pixar film scheduled to to come after Ratatouille, has been released in a December 2006 Letter to the Shareholders by Disney CEO Bob… |
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Robinsons roundup
According to Advertising Age, movie studios are mostly keeping away from Super Bowl XLI, with just a handful of film ads to be featured. Thus, the only animated title to… |
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More Hellboy: Sword of Storms contests
…further competitions for the title have been discovered at The Celebrity Cafe, Comics2Film, Digitally Obsessed, IESB.net, I Spit on Your Movie, HorrorMovies.ca, Latino Review, Monsters & Critics, MoviesOnline.ca and Movie-Source…. |
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Before Jack Sparrow there was Captain Hook . . . and Smee
…the film was made, a sneak peek at the all-new Tinker Bell movie, and much more. Bursting with fantasy, adventure, and pixie dust, Walt Disney’s original classic is a true… |
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Hellboy: Blood & Iron to make Network debut in March
SCI FI Wire indicates that Cartoon Network will air the second animated Hellboy movie, Blood and Iron, on Saturday, March 17, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. “In the new movie, Professor… |
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Oscar predictions – for next year
…Simpsons Movie), Sound Mixing (Beowulf) and Sound Editing (Beowulf, Ratatouille). As for Best Animated Feature, the site predicts the contestants will be Ratatouille, Shrek the Third and The Simpsons Movie…. |
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Disney's Enchanted on DVD and Blu-Ray today!
…the popular appreciation, success and acclaim it’s been getting. I guess I was a little Grumpy first time around having perhaps been expecting something a little “more”, but the DVD… |
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Preview Robinsons UK banner, Nintendo DS game
…the story from the film, the game provides a new storyline for the movie’s characters. In the meantime, the Internet Movie Poster Awards has the latest UK poster for Robinsons…. |
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Enchanted's Kevin Lima and Chris Chase on their fairytale moviemaking experience – exclusive!
We close our amazing Enchanted week here at Animated News & Views, celebrating the release of the movie on DVD of course, with a truly magical discussion with the film’s… |
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New Pooh Christmas tale coming to DVD
Coming to stores November 20, Pooh’s Super Sleuth Christmas Movie is a spin-off from the upcoming computer animated Playhouse Disney series My Friends Tigger & Pooh. In the 70-minute feature,… |
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Meet the Robinsons roundup #3
Yahoo! Movies/Reuters considers the fine-tuning John Lasseter, Disney Feature Animation’s Chief Creative Officer, did on Meet the Robinsons, and how much effect that involvement will have on the film’s critical… |
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The Animated Seuss
…as his books have been translated into over 20 languages. I’m not sure how well his work actually translates, as much of the charm is in the rhymes and alliteration,… |
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Surf's Up new poster released.
The Internet Movie Poster Awards showcases a new Ocean’s 11 inspired poster for Sony Pictures Animations’ upcoming movie Surf’s Up…. |
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ATHF opens
Adult Swim and First Look’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Colon Movie Film For Theaters opens today in approximately 877 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film has received a… |
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Sabrina, The Animated Series: Witch In Training
…publisher in a creator dispute over the live-action Josie And Tthe Pussycats movie.) Sabrina had several more minor appearances in the comics before appearing on Archie’s newly-expanded Archie Comedy Hour… |
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Dragon's Lair animated film still planned
IGN writes that on the Blu-ray release of the interactive movie/game Dragon’s Lair, creators Don Bluth, Rick Dyer and Gary Goldman confirm that a Lair traditionally animated film is still… |
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Julie Andrews to narrate Enchanted
Julie Andrews told SCI FI Wire that she will provide the narration for Disney’s upcoming animated/live-action movie Enchanted. “I am going to be doing a narration for Disney on a… |
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VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…hard to guess which movie made it to the number one spot. This may be the only time you will ever see Darby O’Gill and the Little People and The… |
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Nemo sub coming to you
…be Nigel, the friendly pelican from the Disney?Pixar film Finding Nemo, and the scavenging seagulls (“Mine, Mine, Mineâ€) from the movie. The vehicle will also convert, on select occasions, into… |
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Simpsons theme sees new Day
On Wednesday, May 23rd, it was reported that Green Day will appear in The Simpsons Movie. Now, Billboard.com writes that the score soundtrack for Simpsons Movie will include a new… |
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A day at the movies, plus more Narnia, and Baloo too!
With the Elstree Film Festival behind us (even though we’re still clearing up after that event!), I had the opportunity yesterday to catch up on all the movies I’ve missed… |
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Barks auction update: New world record set
…which brought more than double the estimate to sell for $720. Also on offer was a selection of vintage movie posters including property from the Louis Leithold Collection. Much of… |
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Bridge to Terabithia DVD press release
…video for “Keep Your Mind Wide Open†from the movie’s soundtrack, AnnaSophia Robb’s singing talents are front and center. Also included is a double dose of audio commentaries: the first… |
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Disney & Yash Raj Films announce their first CG feature
…the details about the storyline are still awaited, it was however announced that the movie will feature voice talents from the Indian film industry. According to Yash Raj Chairman Yash… |
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Cartoon Network to explore Jimmy's Head
…original movie Re-Animated. Regarding Jimmy’s Head, Michael Ouweleen, senior vice president of programming and development for Cartoon Network, explained, “With the success of the movie last year, we felt this… |
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Starz On Demand Gets Animated In August
The following is the official press release outlining the the many animated offerings during the month of August on the Starz network including a marathon of Jennifer Shiman’s famous movies… |

