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New release dates for Rapunzel and Alvin
Boxofficemojo.com has updated their release schedule with new release dates for two upcoming movies. Disney’s Rapunzel, the studio’s first computer-animated fairy tale, is set to come out on November 24,… |
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A look at the Animated Short Oscar contenders
…the favorite, Disney’s Paperman, a film they say is so perfect “there is so simply no way to improve” it. While Television Without Pity admits the buzz over Paperman has… |
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New poster from Alice, more to come?
FirstShowing.net has the latest on Disney’s social/viral marketing campaign for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter has posted a new poster on his Facebook page. He’s offered to… |
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Twenty films compete for Oscar nominations
…20 submitted features follow. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Astro Boy Battle for Terra Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coraline Disney’s A Christmas Carol The Dolphin – Story… |
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The Little Mermaid coming to Blu-ray in October
After shelving the planned theatrical re-release, Disney has confirmed the home video release of The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition Blu-ray with a trailer at Yahoo! Movies. Look for Arial on… |
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Fantastic Mr Fox
…including Burl Ives and, in a couple of nods to Disney, The Ballad Of Davy Crockett, hinting at a 1950s retro era, and Love from the Studio’s 1973 animal take… |
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Monsters University fraternities, sororities introduced
…and sororities come together to show off their Greek pride. In other M.U. news, Disney Insider speaks with story supervisor Kelsey Mann on how the film evolved during its making…. |
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Pixar’s Inside Out gets a release date
Disney Pixar announced on their Twitter account today the already rumored news that “Inside Out, the new film from director Pete Docter, will open in US theaters June 19, 2015″…. |
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Frankenweenie wins NYFCC award
…Disney and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. However, that may not be a harbinger of Oscar glory. Since the Academy started giving out an animated feature award in 2001, the winner of… |
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PG rating confirmed for Planes
A while back, Disney’s Planes was said to have received a PG rating from the MPAA, but there was nothing to confirm the reports. Now Box Office Mojo has done… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #43: The Thief and the Cobbler – I Love You #SeanConnery
…deal in 1988 with Warner Bros for $25 Million for production and $25 million for promotions. • Was Disney’s Aladdin a copy of The Thief and the Cobbler? • Where’s… |
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Planes prepares for take off
Disney’s Planes is getting ready to take off this week. (Be prepared to hear that pun everywhere for the next few days!) The Associated Press talks with comedian and the… |
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Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines: The Complete Series
…Disney in regards to their animation releases. This particular purchase decision will depend on how much you adore Hanna-Barbera even in their weaker moments. Personally, I was happy to make… |
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Perils of Penelope Pitstop: The Complete Series
…than reminiscent of Disney’s seven dwarfs. (Their names were Clyde, Dum Dum, Pockets, Snoozy— who for some reason was allowed to drive far too often, Softy, the laughing Yak Yak,… |
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Talking Planes strive for measure of authenticity
Disney previewed their upcoming film Planes at the AirVenture airshow this week in Oshkosh WI. And CNN talked with Sean Bautista, one of the film’s aviation consultants, about the authenticity… |
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Fantastic Four: The Complete 1994-95 Animated Series
…two seasons of variable quality. With the new Fantastic Four movie recently out, Disney has just released a box set of the complete 1994-95 series. This was the Four’s third… |
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Free Birds creators explain why Reel FX’s first theatrical feature is no turkey
…family films scheduled for October, Free Birds should find steady business when it hits afterward in November, although highly anticipated releases The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Walt Disney Animation… |
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Lasseter number two at Academy
Pixar and Disney creative head John Lasseter was just elected to the post of First Vice President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He previously served terms… |
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The Tick Vs. Season One
…On the whole, this is pretty consistent with the first DuckTales set that Disney put out— take that as you will. Some episodes look almost decent, while others are softer… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #42: Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strike’s Back
…official character images, new Disney Animation release dates. • Catch & Fire with Gary • Nerdy Couch Discussion: All things Pokémon! Favorite games, genwunners, the anime & controversial episodes. •… |
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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…it being scheduled against Walt Disney’s Wonderful World Of Color and Dennis The Menace. It only ran one season, but its 24 episodes were very popular on Saturday mornings the… |
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The Amazing Screw-On Head
…work appeared in many more diverse comic books over the years, he also came up with some nifty designs for Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Not all of his work… |
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First official Frozen pics
Disney has revealed the first official character shots from their upcoming film Frozen at Yahoo Movies. In addition, each features a short bit about the character. Their synopsis of the… |
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The Legend Of Prince Valiant: Complete Series, Vol. Two
…fun bit of casting, Val’s true love Aleta is voiced by Paige O’Hara, thereby reuniting Disney’s Beast with his Beauty. Noelle North gets the chance to show a great range… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 1
…Scheimer and former Disney artist Hal Sutherland; they were later joined by radio announcer Norm Prescott. Scheimer was a young artist who had attended Carnegie Tech (at the same time… |
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Popeye 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…produced by a team led by Jack Kinney, who had previously worked on many Disney features and shorts, as well as UPA’s 1001 Arabian Nights (starring Mister Magoo’s ancestor). Despite… |
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Live action Jungle Book coming soon
The Hollywood Reporter says Disney has a live action version of The Jungle Book in the works. It appears this may be confirmation that the company is looking to its… |
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New Smurfs 2 and Planes posters
…which to American audiences at least may look more like a comic book cover than a poster for a movie. Also from Japan is a new poster for Disney’s Planes…. |
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Monsters University now available to pre-order
Amazon has just listed Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University as available to pre-order in both standard and 3D Blu-ray editions. A prequel to the 2001 blockbuster Monsters, Inc., the film follows “mismatched… |
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This could have been Frozen
The Mary Sue highlights a Tumblr group of fan art re-imaginnig Disney’s upcoming film Frozen in more diverse ways. The people behind This Could Have Been Frozen say “the point… |
