What happened to the days artist used a paint brush to fill in animation cells? I don’t know, but take a peek at Animation Artist‘s little tid bit about the…

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…

…heard about under its release name The Lion King, which was eventually completed the following summer. As with Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Disney execs were a little worried that audiences…

…headlines like ‘Do Democrats Cause Cancer?’ While the lawsuit never materialized, Groening said some action was taken. ‘Now Fox has a new rule that we can’t do those little fake…

…customers. I’m sorry that this was noted so late, but the advertizing for this track, as far as I’ve seen, has been very little, to none at all. Even the…

…one. How could you go wrong with “very good”? Roeper calls it a “sweet, little adventure story” with all the classic Disney story elements and humorously warns that “your children…

…it has a lot of little known trivia including: – part of Michael Eisner’s inspiration in pushing this project forward was “an original landscape he’d bought by Albert Bierstadt” –…

…and their little “Patch Of Heaven” – the farm on which they live. Other stills show off the farm animals, a close-up of Roseanne’s character, plus villain Slim (Randy Quaid)…

…exists.” Here’s hoping this stuff will make it to the Masterpiece Edition DVD coming out in January! Read more fun little animation tidbits at Jackson King’s potpourri column Cartoon Crazy!!…

…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….

…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…

…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…

…record attendance at WDW during December, strong Studios performance and highlighted various upcoming projects including Chicken Little and King Arthur.” The audio webcast replay will be available until January 13….

…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…

…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….

{{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…

…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…

{{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…

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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…Disney Feature Animation. You Don’t Know Jack About the Beanstalk (’03) A Day with Wilbur Robinson (’02) Chicken Little (’02) Just So Stories (’02) Emperor’s New Groove 2 (’01) Wild…

…Picture have gone to \\Beauty and the Beast\\, \\The Lion King\\, and \\Toy Story 2\\. Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture have included \\Who Framed Roger Rabbit?\\, \\The Little Mermaid\\,…

…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…

…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…

…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”,…

…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…

…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.”…

…Movie – 12.40pm, BBC1 Stuart Little – 4.25pm, BBC1 Boxing Day Rudolph And The Island Of Misfit Toys – 7.10am, C4 Doug’s 1st Movie – 10.05am, ITV1 The Adventures Of…