Well, the website, at least! Hop on over to the new-and-improved JimHillMedia.com and check out the new digs! While you’re there, be sure to read One Mouse, Two Floyds, the…

Apparently, some business-savvy types are a bit perturbed at DreamWorks’ move to open the company to public ownership. As part of “The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week”,…

MTV.com has an exclusive new preview for Team America: World Police….

The official site for Disney/Pixar’s {{link http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/incredibles/main.html The Incredibles}} now has a coloring game up in which younger fans can fill in the character’s costumes and print them out….

The DreamWorks Fansite has posted a look at the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/games.php Shark Tale video game}}, with screenshots and specs for three console editions….

“I thought it looked like a commercial for Pixar stock” says one particularly disgruntled money manager about the teaser for Chicken Little. He’s quoted in a story at {{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040815/va_ne_al/inside_move__beak_preview&e=5…

…http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/aladdin/index.html Aladdin DVD webpage}}, which is now updated with clips, activities and a sweepstakes contest. Still a few “coming soon” sections, so keep an eye out for additional new features!…

The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=31357 Big Cartoon DataBase}} reports that “Michael Chartrand, the Walt Disney World employee charged with fondling a 13-year-old girl while dressed as Tigger, was acquitted last week and…

…office takings, the one decent thing in the new live-action Thunderbirds movie is its special computer animation effects. {{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2178 AWN’s VFX World}} looks at how it was all done….

Director Brad Bird and prodcuer John Walker continue to spread the good word on their new Disney/Pixar computer animated film The Incredibles in a recent ComicCon {{link http://movieweb.com/news/news.php?id=4675 interview with…

Nick.com has the the details on Avatar: The Last Airbender, a new animated action series. At the website, one can check out the show’s trailer and meet its characters. The…

Previewed just days ago, {{link http://aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18031 Ain’t It Cool News}} now features the entire image of the exclusive Incredibles poster being signed and given away at the Comic-Con by artist…

…Venture of The Venture Bros. The website also takes a look at the Futurama Volume 4 DVD, giving the set the “IGN.com Editor’s Choice Award” and a score of 8/10….

{{link http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2004080519560002585206&dt=20040805195600&w=RTR&coview= Reuters}} reports that Walt Disney’s President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger has said he said he would “welcome a shot to succeed Michael Eisner as chief executive,…

…the titles confirmed so far are Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume 2, The Complete Pluto, Volume 1 and The Mickey Mouse Club. A compilation of True Life Adventures…

{{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=738&e=1&u=/nm/20040801/tc_nm/tech_apple_jobs_dc Reuters}} reports that Pixar Animation Studios and Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas. In a company-wide email sent to…

As if to make up for the fairly poor showing at this year’s Comic-Con (where a big unveiling event was expected), Warner Brothers has released the {{link http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/ Batman Begins…

The {{link http://dvd.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_485.php Monsters And Critics}} website has put up a large (over 30mb) clip of footage from the Comic-Con, “featuring the cut scenes from the extended edition of The…

According to Muppets.com, the beloved classic Muppet Christmas Carol will air on the Disney Channel on Wednesday, December 22, at 8pm, and on ABC Family either Christmas Day or Christmas…

The DreamWorks Fansite has announced that DreamWorks is unsurprisingly looking to issue a complete {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/fatherofthepride/fullstory.php?id=424 Father Of The Pride DVD}} around Thanksgiving 2005, to be “loaded with features”….

{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=26428 The Big Cartoon Database}} has the info on a study recently conducted on how mental illness is treated in Disney animated features. “The researchers discovered that almost all…

The cover artwork for the Gargoyles: Season 2, Volume 1 DVD is now available to view at Amazon.com. The 3-disc set will arrive in stores on December 6, 2005….

…{{link http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050626/D8AVA1TO0.html Associated Press}}. Winchell began his career as a ventriloquist in the 1930s, and went on to star in his own TV shows in the 50s and 60s. He…

…2005. Disney’s other October DVD re-release, the Emperor’s New Groove: New Groove Edition arriving on the 25th, has now been put up for pre-order on Amazon.com. Bonus features for both…

…that Disney has registered is that for MeetTheRobinsons.com, which hints that rumors of a name change to Disney’s upcoming CGI flick A Day with Wilbur Robinson could be considered confirmed….

Revenge of the Sith may have been the last live action Star Wars film but a recent article at StarWars.com indicates that there may be an animated Star Wars feature…

Movies.com has a 10-minute preview of Disney’s newest comedy, Sky High, which opens in theaters this Friday. The footage includes a peek at the movie’s animated opening, tailored to look…

…Entertainment has the trailer for the Count Duckula: The Complete First Season DVD. Meanwhile, one may now see the trailer for Barnyard in a variety of Quicktime sizes, at Apple.com….

…Comics’ most renowned superheroes, Batman and Superman, arrive to Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s exclusive 24-hour, commercial-free television home to classic cartoons, each to enjoy a five-hour welcoming marathon running from 8pm…

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