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\\The Simpsons\\ apologizes to Fox News over Groening's comments

…right-wing political stance… ‘Now Fox has a new rule that we can’t do those little fake news crawls on the bottom of the screen in a cartoon because it might…

A look at Pixar's Boundin'!

A little light reading for you on this rather slow news weekend: Amid Amidi’s {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} posted some early thoughts on Pixar’s new short Boundin’: “[It’s] humor-light: inoffensive,…

Thunderbirds trailer is Go!

…a little tricky to navigate to say the least – not the most friendly of pages to find your way around, even if the Flash graphics are supposed to be…

First look at the \\Garfield\\ teaser trailer

…you know, could they at least get the color right? This Odie is dark brown and bares not the tiniest little inkling of resemblance to the tan, hyperactive ball of…

Toon Zone on a couple of interesting New York Times articles…

…at the three theatrical shows transferring to the stage: Mary Poppins (actually debuting in London), Tarzan, and The Little Mermaid, which is being worked on by original composer Alan Menken….

Lion King 1½ "Hot Tub" Trailer on Pirates of the Caribbean DVD

It might seem a little jarring to go from the very serious news of Roy Disney’s resignation to news about the flatulence of a cartoon warthog, but a post by…

\\Valient\\ cast announced

…Rouge\\, \\Bridget Jones’s Diary\\), Rupert Everett (\\An Ideal Husband\\, \\My Best Friend’s Wedding\\), Hugh Laurie (\\Stuart Little\\), John Hurt (\\Harry Potter\\, \\Elephant Man\\), and Ricky Gervais, star of the BBC…

Stanley Gold follows Roy – resigns from board, calls on Eisner to step down

…changes has only succeeded in creating an insular Board of Directors serving as a bulwark to shield management from criticism and accountability. At this time, I believe there is little

He Does More Than Just Play Bass: Upcoming Paul McCartney Animation

…spring 2004 release. The three titles are TROPIC ISLAND HUM, TUESDAY and RUPERT & THE FROG SONG. In his own words, “I’ve loved animation since I was a little kid.”…

Robert Longbottom to direct \\On the Record\\

…include his Tony Award nominated \\Flower Drum Song\\, \\Side Show\\, and \\The Scarlet Pimpernel\\. As a performer he has appeared in productions of \\42nd Street\\, \\Little Johnny Jones\\, and \\Me…

2003: ’Tis The Season To Buy Presents!

…some DVDs that quietly came out earlier this year with little fanfare, which may have gone unnoticed by all but the most avid collectors. Not essential, but perhaps worthy “stocking-fillers”,…

An animated look at the history of cartoons to air on UK TV…

…Pixels starts way back at the beginnings of American animation, with Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and brings the story up to date with Pixar’s latest, Finding Nemo – “from Nemo…

Update #1½ on The Lion King 1½: The Two Trailers

…At least some of the animation looks to be exactly the same high quality as the animation in the original Lion King movie. There is also a funny little clip…

More animation on DVD for 2004

…Three Stooges and The Berenstain Bears on the way. Buena Vista (Disney/Touchstone/Miramax) has little new animated titles other than those already announced, though a good source for new Disney titles…

Update on the Family

…series at the same time would be a little difficult,” he says. “But there’s been some discussion of doing a series of episodes that would all link together to form…

Trumpet Sounds In Live-Action/CGI

Variety reveals that Paramount is developing a live-action/CGI animated version of The Trumpet of the Swan, the last children’s book from author E.B. White, who also wrote Stuart Little and…

Professor uses toons for tunes

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99501 Toon Zone}} posted a fun little article on music professor Daniel Goldmark, who uses cartoons in the classroom to introduce students to the musical classics! Check it out…

Jim Hill Media on Florida Animation, The Da Vinci Code, and Auto Trinkets

…cites several Disney movies in it (Jim only mentions Sleeping Beauty but The Little Mermaid and The Lion King are also referenced in the bestseller). And third is a {{link…

It's not just "synthespians" – now computers can do voice overs too!

{{link http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/15/robot.actor.ap/index.html CNN Online}} reports that Astro Boy got the help of a real life little boy robot recently, when Sony’s humanoid Qrio entered a voice booth to record lines…

On Broadway… soon

…of the info has been reported in this space previously, Thomas Schumacher (president of Disney Theatrical Productions) does go into a little more detail on some of the upcoming shows….

Brad Bird talks about \\The Incredibles\\

…go out and get a bunch of celebrities, the bigger the better, throw some animation around them, and try to coast a little bit on whatever reservoir of goodwill the…

Disney DVD News

…Diaries II and a “Special Edition” of The Princess Diaries. Also hitting stores in 2004 is Darby O’Gill and the Little People, the original Freaky Friday, Dr. Syn, Alias The…

Last day at Disney for John Musker and Ron Clements

…the second Golden Age of Animation in the late 1980’s with \\The Great Mouse Detective\\ and \\The Little Mermaid\\. They went on to direct \\Aladdin\\, \\Hercules\\, and \\Treasure Planet\\. One…

Boys Night Out Review

…a “cartoonist’s cartoon.” The feature is a dark comedy about a stepfather who has to reluctantly watch his stepson while his wife enjoys a little time away from the homestead….

Disney Sequels Continue

…The Little Mermaid III (2008), and Sleeping Beauty II. Please take this information with a grain of salt, due to the fact that the site does list other upcoming Disney…

\\Shark Tale\\ promo mailer pic

…supposed to promote DreamWorks’ \\Shark Tale\\… Ever since he arrived this little guy has been sitting on my kitchen counter, grinning and trying to help me wrap my head around…

Warner to distribute Longnose?

Little Longnose, the Russian animated feature we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000040.html previously reported}} about, looks to have been picked up for distribution by Warner Brothers (who’ll do anything to keep trying for…

Ruben Aquino Talks: Interview with Brother Bear Animator

…The Little Mermaid (Ursula), Rescuers Down Under (Jake the kangaroo mouse), The Lion King (adult Simba), Pocahontas (Chief Powhatan), Mulan (Captain Shan), and Lilo & Stitch (David and Pleakley). Read…

Eisner may face unfriendly shareholders at March meeting

{{link http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?siteid=mktw&guid=%7B800A8073%2D730D%2D49A5%2D8ED8%2D88412C14616E%7D& CBSMarketWatch}} has it right when they say that “Disney’s shareholder meeting, scheduled for March 3, just got a little more interesting”. They believe that Roy Disney’s calls for…

Could Apple buy Pixar?

…around”. One analyst says “It’s an interesting idea. The basis of Pixar’s success is computer animation and Jobs is trying to get more into music and entertainment. It’s a little