Shrek.com is now open for business. Self-described as “a place for all things Shrek,” the site includes a multitude of activities concerning the three movies and upcoming Holiday special starring…

…Pixar Animation Studios. Receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California, LaPointe acquired a job at Pixar after completing a summer internship with the company….

DreamWorks Animation is retooling the way it creates films, in an effort to secure long-term success. Adding a year to the production of its films, the company is also eyeing…

Sadly, Veteran Royal Shakespeare Actor and voice artist Tony Jay has passed away following complications during a long recovery from surgery to remove a benign tumor from his lungs. poetsonbroadway.com…

From Warner Bros. Pictures, Coming Soon has acquired four character banners to promote this November’s Happy Feet. Simultaneously, a “Tap ‘N’ Match” online game has been launched at the movie’s…

Discovered at Movieposter.com is the final poster for Happy Feet. The one-sheet heavily resembles its teaser predecessor, with the exception that the “Warning: May Cause Toe-Tapping” label has been replaced…

Leeward Community College is now just one of the educational facilities in Hawaii sporting a “state-of-the-art animating computer system.” TheHawaiiChannel.com writes that the Animation Render Farm Project is allowing students…

Post Magazine describes DisneyMouseLink.com, a new portal through which artists may securely submit their works. Calling the website “a great service for everyone,” Dawn Rivera-Ernster, Director for Animation Resources, explains,…

…Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC and Microsoft. He now owns an art resource and intellectual property company entitled Contagious Concepts, based in southern…

William Joyce’s classic picture book A Day with Wilbur Robinson has recently been reissued, as Amazon.com reveals. The move comes in preparation for the release of its animated adaptation, Disney’s…

…tutorial for tapping into the phenomenal creativity of the modo 3D software.” Scheduled for an October 3rd release, The Official Luxology modo Guide is already available for pre-order at Amazon.com….

Already available for preorder at Amazon.com is the picturebook adaptation for Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, with the book’s cover on display. While the movie will not see a…

…and 16 One-hour Telefilms Included in “Scooberang” Salute Spooky mysteries and spine-tingling action will haunt Boomerang Oct. 26-31 when the commercial-free television home to classic cartoons stirs up the comedy…

According to CNN.com Mel Brooks is getting into the animation game by creating an animated series based on his spoof Spaceballs. “Like the 1987 movie, which parodied well-known science-fiction movies,…

MTV and There.com just launched Virtual Laguna Beach, a new 3D social virtual world based on the hit MTV reality show Laguna Beach. Virtual Laguna Beach enables fans of the…

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…girl, {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=68395 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports. The employee, who was given screen credit in several of the company’s films, was arrested at his workplace on the Pixar campus….

A blog post at Cinematical.com reveals the movie titles that will appear first when Apple’s iTunes makes films available for download. Obviously, Disney and Pixar movies figure heavily in the…

Noticed by Broadcast Newsroom, voters at MSNBC.com recently voiced their opinions regarding the best and worst commercials of the year. Unfortunately for Digger the Dermatophyte, his Lamisil ad, seen at…

Variety.com notes that Gumby is making a return to television, set to star in a future animated series and direct-to-video movie. The projects will be produced by Joe Clokey, son…

…Animated News Forum for the heads up! Meanwhile, Snoopy.com is also honoring Great Pumpkin’s anniversary, offering a section for the special. It is worth noting that the site has revealed…

Smallville is coming to a cell phone near you, in the form of the animated Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles, notifies Variety. Premiering Thursday, the series will be exclusive…

…drink spoofs the beloved Holiday classic The Snowman. Concurrently, Scotsman.com writes of the controversy mounting over the Bru bit, as numerous complaints rise over junk food being marketed to children….

Upcoming Pixar brings the glad tidings that toys for Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille may now be seen at ToyWiz.com. While the figures reveal more character designs from the film, two playsets present…

FilmStew.com via Yahoo! Movies writes that a deal providing Universal Studios theme parks the exclusive use of DreamWorks Animation characters is no longer in service. Supposedly, the studio had numerous…

The Newsweek section of MSNBC.com has conducted its list of the best movies of 2006. Two of the films to have a quick mention in the piece are none other…

News.com.au explains the ingredients used for the creation of Happy Feet, one of which being the visual effects composed by Animal Logic. Studying Antartica, as well as such creatures as…

The latest trailer for TMNT, the return of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is now hosted at MTV.com. Thanks to “YCougar” at the Animated News & Views Forum for the…

Numerous covers for some of next year’s most anticipated animated films are now appearing at Amazon.com. For Shrek the Third, two titles in the mix are Mad Libs plus Storybook…