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Valiant gets US release date
With all the switcheroos in release date changes hopping around the studios at the moment, it’s perhaps no surprise to find that Disney will plug their Chicken Little-missing summer slots… |
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Disney backs Sony's Blu-Ray high definition DVD format
…battle with Warners for the MGM Studio and their huge library of films. With Disney, the consistently industry-leading home video supplier, on their side, Sony will now see little reason… |
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11 Animated Movies Eligible for Oscar
…Smith as a fast-talking little fish who gains a reputation as a killer of sharks. The all-star voice cast includes Robert De Niro, Jack Black, Angelina joile and Martin Scorsese…. |
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The incomplete Complete Pluto review
…one set”. As for the extras, the review ends by simply stating that “It’s not bare bones, but for a Walt Disney Treasure, my bowl certainly feels a little empty”…. |
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First look at Valiant!
…has seen its first teaser trailer sneaked online. Debuting without much fanfare, the clip plays perhaps a little too strongly on current Brit-com favorite Ricky Gervais, while other voices in… |
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Thankful for toons: Macy's parade site now up
Macy’s now has a page at their site dedicated to tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Sponge Bob and Chicken Little figuring in very prominently, amongst other animated characters…. |
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Animated characters from different networks join forces
…Neutron\\, \\JoJo’s Circus\\, \\Kim Possible\\, \\Lilo & Stitch: The Series\\, \\Little Mermaid\\, \\Madeline\\, \\The Magic School Bus\\, \\The Muppet Show\\, \\The Proud Family\\, \\Rugrats\\, \\Sesame Street\\, \\SpongeBob SquarePants\\, and others…. |
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\\Harvie Krumpet\\ DVD review
…“very nice full frame transfer with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound” and “great” extras. He concludes that “all in all, Harvie Krumpet is a great little film and a wonderful DVD”…. |
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The WDFA Rollercoaster Ride
…about all the ups and downs in the last couple decades of Walt Disney’s Feature Animation division, with special emphasis on David Stainton’s involvement and the upcoming Chicken Little film…. |
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New Macy's parade balloons…
…American, and commercial,” writes Jerry Beck, some of the new balloons include Chicken Little and SpongeBob SquarePants, while new floats will feature Barbie and the Sesame Street muppets, among others…. |
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1 week to the London International Animation Festival
…collection of films dating back to 1918 Kids Animation programme for the little ones and their chauffeurs! Best Of The Festival Awards night to wrap everything up For FULL details… |
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Wind In The Willows team sets up shop
…is engaged in developing The Wind In The Willows with Disney as a CG feature film to be directed by Guillermo Del-Toro (Hellboy), and The Little Prince for Pathe Distribution…. |
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Amazing new DVD "megapack" animation collection…
…retails at just $29.95 – a total of only thirty cents a cartoon! Featuring such characters as Popeye (the later Famous Studios shorts), Betty Boop, Little Lulu, Mutt And Jeff… |
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Disneyland goes to Infinity and Beyond
…which apparently is an update of an old rumor that the attraction would take on a Little Mermaid theme. Free subscription to the Orange County Register Online required to read… |
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Annecy 2004: Official Selection
…site for a full list. Oseam – Baek-yeop Sung – Korea This Korean movie tells the story of Gil-son, a little orphan who strongly believes that his mother is still… |
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Fox's American Dad; Licensing news
…unveiled) sees pushes for such animation-related titles as Stuart Little 3, Zathura: Jumanji 2, King Kong, Curious George, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Madagascar,… |
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Reports on the 2-disc Triplets Of Belleville DVD set!
…number of more and in depth extras. The Canadian version, at the end of all of this, seems little more than the US edition spread over two discs, with English… |
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Big Bad retelling of "Hood" in the works
The Hollywoord Reporter reports that more “fractured fairy tales” appear to be on the way, as Wild Brain’s Big Bad Wolf, an animated retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood,” is… |
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News from The Front Lines
…and White: Volume II, a Pluto set, and a Mickey Mouse Club set (probably the first season), which is only a little different than the rumored list I posted two… |
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The Chronological Donald: Volume 1 Screen Grabs and Easter Egg Hint
…Two more Easter eggs can be found in a similar fashion on disc two. Stay tuned to DVD Toons and Ultimate Disney for full reviews. The Wise Little Hen Donald… |
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Clay Aiken to appear on Aladdin Special Edition DVD
…films The Little Mermaid and Beauty and The Beast. Clay Aiken’s first album “Measure of a Man” is nearing sales of three million. The album had an extraordinary first week… |
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Disney could nominate new board
Not as Earth-shattering as that headline sounds, the {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5019135 Reuters News Agency}} has a little more on the story that former Disney board members Roy Disney and Stan Gold’s… |
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Mr Bug! The original "bug's life" Hoppity to air in the UK
…surprisingly hard to find title for animation fans, the last official quality release being a Republic Pictures LaserDisc (right). An engaging little movie that easily stands up today as a… |
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Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence pics and date
Pittsburgh Live’s {{link http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_191258.html Tribune Review}} has the first couple of images from DreamWorks’ Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence online, while {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=4451 Coming Soon}} features a little more… |
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SaveDisney back at work
It’s been a little quiet on the SaveDisney front lately, but Animation World Network reports that Stanley Gold and Roy Disney are preparing to nominate an alternate board of directors… |
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Shark Tale at the Tribeca Film Festival
…film. They then brought in a large computer and an animator from the film, to show him animate a little bit of a scene. Vicki showed us some scenes from… |
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Official Site for The Incredibles Suits Up
In addition to the Chicken Little site, there is now a teaser site up for Disney and Pixar’s joint effort, The Incredibles, a computer animated feature about a family of… |
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Range set to make its "Home" at the bottom of the top ten?
…suggests that Home on the Range will collect about $2.5 million for the weekend, giving the animated film a total of $45.7 million. With little fanfare, Disney’s last scheduled traditionally… |
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What ever you do, no matter how much it begs…never, ever purchase the Last Unicorn DVD!
…think I’ve come across a film yet that has been treated with such little respect on disc. What [fans have] been given is one of the worst pan-and-scan transfers I’ve… |
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Home On The Range premiere pics
A little late in posting, but here they are: IESB have put up red carpet snaps of the guests arriving at the recent premiere for Disney’s latest animated feature. Among… |