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Prep & Landing landing again
…“The Ballad of Nessie.” His previous Disney film credits include “Mulan,” “Tarzan,” Lilo & Stitch,” “Brother Bear,” and “Chicken Little.” Stevie Wermers-Skelton began her association with Walt Disney Animation Studios… |
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Winnie The Pooh‘s Henry Jackman, a “First Class” composer
…combination. It’s 50% Hollywood with a little nod or tribute to Gershwin and so on through light music arrangements, and on the other hand, it’s got sort of historical references… |
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Arthur Christmas composer Harry Gregson-Williams: from Venice Beach to the North Pole!
…before. AV: I understand you’ve already worked with Aardman before. HGW: I do have a relationship with Aardman, notably with the Producer Carla Shelley. I did Chicken Run with John… |
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Rupert coming home again!
Famed English adventurer Rupert The Bear is coming back home, with the issue of Paul McCartney’s Rupert And The Frog Song, the first time the little bear was animated on… |
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OSCARS SPECIAL: The 76th Annual Academy Awards – "It’s a wrap!"
…crew of Nemo for the giving of their incomparable talents to this little fish story that I had”, he said, adding thanks to his producer, co-director and the “incredible distribution… |
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The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion
…around to show everyone, who all got a kick out of the fact that were several similarities between both stories. Tidbits Following are brief little tidbits giving insight into the… |
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Announcing Major Damage!
Although it does seem to be riding on the back of Brad Bird’s The Incredibles a little too closely, rather than standing up as the project it is on its… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…from around the world, unless one can wait for the inevitable “double-dip” when the mooted sequel is about to hit screens. Best yet, is this little beauty coming out in… |
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Animated News takes a look at Dreamer…
…early 90s, Dreamer shows how, when more-or-less ignored by the Disney company “suits,” these talented artists were able to craft the “Fab Four” masterpieces – The Little Mermaid, Beauty and… |
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Aladdin Reunion rundown and photos
…arrangement. Linda Woolverton wrote more of a Baghdad type. Jeffrey Katzenberg met about what to do after Little Mermaid. The projects Ron and John had to pick from were Swan… |
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Henry Selick speaks about Moongirl and more
…little suitcase that contained one of the original stop-motion puppet bodies and heads. The body was made of an incredibly toxic material so we made a whole new kit of… |
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Hunting for treasure "under the sea" of rumor
A recent Animated News article on the rumored cancellation of The Little Mermaid III has sparked debate amongst readers and a handful of e-mails supporting a counter-claim. One e-mail in… |
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Classic Media to release all 312 Harveytoons shorts
…of comics, movies and TV series created a medium to introduce fellow Harveytoonsters, such as Wendy, the good little witch, and Hot Stuff, the little devil. The Harveytoons collection will… |
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DreamWorks Princesses
…are we soon to see a line of DreamWorks Princesses little girl clothing?) Readers will be able to pick up some extra little tidbits about the Shrek the Third storyline…. |
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Eloise actress Mouser honored with KIDS FIRST! award
…In Eloise Series and Newly Released DVD Specials Eloise Airs on Starz Kids & Family Every Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET/PT) Me, Eloise and Little Miss Christmas are Available Now… |
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Sabrina, The Animated Series: Witch In Training
…department, though, its mediocrity “shines”. The stories are certainly coherent and enjoyable on a rudimentary level, but there is little to separate Sabrina from all the other shows about pre-teens… |
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Who's plugging Roger Rabbit? A neato coinkidink, me thinks, to mention this year's Elstree Film Festival!
…Trust And Pixie Dust, a collection of Disney standards and surprises. It’s a great little chat with Slater, that touches on what a fun-filled movie Who Discovered Roger Rabbit might… |
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“Behind The Tatamis” with Kung Fu Panda‘s Directors!
…to be your own hero. And that you will learn through the story of Po, aka Kung Fu Panda. Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po was the biggest fan… |
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Bee Movie Fun Facts
…wings between 180 and 225 times per second…which is a little tough to animate. So, the bees in Bee Movie flap their wings only six to seven times per second… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 3 1941-1943
…sitting on a flagpole— until a thunderstorm comes by. Next, as Pappy tries to sleep off a little partying, Popeye goes out of his way to make the neighborhood quiet,… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette
…the teenage girl, largely while being given prompts by their busybody maid Katie. Archie is the most flustered of the pair, and has little interest in becoming a father figure… |
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And the Oscars go to…the (Slum) dogs!
…going to be a banner year, and the results largely did little to change that: predictable early craft wins for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, including an absolutely undeserved… |
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Azur & Asmar: Michel Ocelot’s Quest For Tolerance
…interesting characters, but I was particularly touched by the Little Princess. Can you tell me about her? MO: In this story, I put together persons who are all different. I… |
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Kung Fu Panda
…lot of tickets and DVDs. But classics these films were not. In 2004, the first DWA film that I actually liked a little bit came out — Shrek 2. The… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1960s: Volume 1
…this episode does actually have the opening and the closing credit sequences— with the little girl asking how much Magilla will cost to take home. Watching this set has been… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1970s: Volume 1
…1973 show may be a little reminiscent of Scooby-Doo, it has a thing or two in common with Speed Racer too. The talking dune buggy and his human friends appear… |
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Peter de Seve Breaks the Ice with Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
…was really not my place, but I did have this idea –suppose you made that shape a little rounder and this one a little bit straighter… My suggestions started to… |
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Season 1.1
…are these people? Where do they come from?). Actually, there is very little back story to most of the characters and viewers are more or less thrust into the action… |
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Disneynature: Earth
…dialogue here, while sometimes repeating Planet Earth’s lines verbatim, feels a little more simplified for younger ears, which doesn’t seem to take into account children’s very apt ability to accept… |
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Beetle Bailey/Hagar The Horrible/Betty Boop
…nephew, famed director Richard Fleischer, was a creative consultant.) The animation is a little rough at times, but the creators could argue that it was done purposely. It’s a fun… |
