A previously unseen clip from the Warner Bros. coming theatrical feature Ant Bully can be found at Cartoon Network. Coming Soon has an extensive summary of the film. A teaser…

The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=60988 Big Cartoon DataBase reports}} the very sad passing of a true Hollywood legend, director Richard Fleischer, son of animation producer Max and the captain of Walt Disney’s…

…for the latter part of the afternoon when the silent Oswald cartoon was shown. Mark also screened his short It’s the Cat for the students. Mark is the most recent…

With “Pipe Down, We’re Trying to Watch a Cartoon,” The New York Times studies the use of silence in animated films past and present, explaining the effectiveness of the method….

From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Big Cartoon Database indicates that Mark Dershem of Harmony, Pennsylvania is suing Wal-Mart and MTV-Nickelodeon, in response to his son’s Spongebob Squarepants shirt catching fire….

The Big Cartoon Database pinpoints Brooks Institute of Photography graduate Jim Burton, who has spent the past three years working as associate producer for Walt Disney Pictures’ The Wild. The…

…working on. Following its reporting of that news, Cartoon Brew noticed this posting at the Animation Guild Log: “I’d heard a few weeks ago that the film was having some…

…century. As for villians, the Fatal Five has already been confirmed to appear. Look for Legion of Super Heroes to hit Kids’ WB! and Cartoon Network in the near future….

Cartoon Brew reports on the recent passing of animation legend Norman McCabe. “Between 1934 and 1999, McCabe worked at Schlesinger’s, Warner Bros., US Army Air Corps Training Film Unit, MGM,…

…undermines my efforts as a parent and must be stopped,” remarked plaintiff Carlson, a mother of three. More details on this story may be found at The Big Cartoon Database….

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=10086 ComingSoon.net}} reports that Walt Disney Pictures is finalizing a deal to turn the classic cartoon \\Underdog\\ into a big screen live-action feature. In the Disney version, which they…

TV Shows on DVD have discovered via an anonymous source what the contents of the upcoming DVD set of the 1980s cartoon series DuckTales are going to be. It appears…

…ten sets being available by the end of 2006. In the meantime, Davey and Goliath’s Snowboard Christmas, the first new Davey and Goliath cartoon since the 1970s, will be released…

…does not. Instead, Stuart Little 3 is fully CGI, opting to go with a more “cartoon” look than the animation in its older siblings. Also not returning for the sequel…

…Coast, and “Simpson Tide,” a 1998 episode of The Simpsons. The Big Cartoon Database has more on Denver’s life. Thanks to George C. at the Animated-News Forum for the notice….

…such characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Silvester and Tweety’s Granny, and Mulan’s Grandmother Fa, is scheduled to appear on Larry King Live, September 22nd, says Cartoon Brew….

…the animation pole is the lack of background movement, specifically: people. The whole tale is told at pigeon level, as in the Tom and Jerry cartoon, which is fun but…

…in Pixar’s {{link http://www.pixar.com/artistscorner/joe/interview.html Artist Corner}}. {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_08.html#001291 Cartoon Brew}} has running updates with news and responses to Ranft’s passing. Ranft is survived by his wife, Su, and two children,…

…Small One will be released to DVD for the first time on September 27 as part of the Classic Cartoon Favorites: Volume 9 – Classic Holiday Stories collection from Disney….

The Associated Press, via Yahoo! Movies, investigates the subtle adult humor and cartoon violence found in many animated offerings today, including such films as Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of…

…score and…it just picked up, and all of a sudden it was really about something, it was about big things. I thought, “It was supposed to be a cartoon,” you…

An animator for DisneyToon Studio’s Australia writes to Cartoon Brew, announcing that the studio’s staff meeting today revealed some surprising news. As it turns out, DisneyToon Studio’s Australia will be…

…of the upcoming 3rd volume of Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes Golden Collection and it looks like it’s going to be an animation history fanatic’s dream. Full details at Cartoon Brew…

{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117926154&cs=1 Variety.com reports}} that Paramount Pictures are “getting the blues, acquiring film rights to vintage cartoon characters the Smurfs and set up development of a 3D CG feature with…

…as David Arquette, Peyton Manning and Terry Bradshaw picked Donald Duck as their toon favorite. When it came to non-celebrities, 15% of 8,000 consumer respondents also chose the cartoon canine…

Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series will start their run on Cartoon Network’s sister channel Boomerang beginning this Monday, reports Toon Zone. Airing at 12.00am and 12.30am,…

Slate takes a brief look at what happens when the voice of a cartoon character passes away or becomes ill, including the process of finding of a replacement voice that…

…company announced today. In a broadband network of more than 400 websites, programs such as Looney Tunes, Gotham Girls, Timberwolf, and Cartoon Monsoon will be distributed online, in Macromedia Flash….

…UPDATED: Yahoo! News Photo (link via Cartoon Brew) The full text of the official press release follows: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2005 PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES 2005 MEDAL OF ARTS…

Cartoon Brew has pointed out an article from yesterday by Roger Ebert extolling the virtues of the animated short with particular attention given to Chuck Jones’ achievements. Larry Loc, ASIFA-Hollywood’s…