The {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/index.php? Toon Zone Forums}} today report on a couple of stories that just appeared at {{link http://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times.com}}. The first, {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=95782 Studios Sue To…

…brings to home video, especially in the collectors DVD market. The company distributes a number of animation-related titles, including those of Rankin/Bass, as well as many live-action Disney Studios films….

…Day Care in theaters, and Blue Sky’s Gone Nutty (which won the L.A. Short Film Festival, but was created initially for the Ice Age DVD, thus prompting the notion, as…

A new still from Disney’s upcoming The Lion King 1½ has recently been made available and features the ever-lovable duo of Timon and Pumbaa sleeping on the job but otherwise…

If you loved Brother Bear in the theater and can’t wait to get a copy of your own for home viewing the good news is that it will be released…

…the release of Peter Jackson’s The Return Of The King, which features the animated Gollum, Rand’s new My Toon Cents feature, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/60 Cartoon Or Pixoon: When Animation Doesn’t Mean…

…current theatrical cut in anticipation of the Extended Edition being even more worthwhile! Visit the official {{link http://www.lordoftherings.net/ Lord Of The Rings movie site}} for more details on the trilogy….

…Film Registry}} according to the head of Library of Congress, James Billington. Each year the Librarian of Congress, advised by the National Film Preservation Board, selects up to 25 films…

…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…

…Of course, the biggest question out of all of this is – if given to the WB, would The Secret of NIMH finally get a proper Special Edition DVD? ;-)…

The {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/ Ultimate Disney}} DVD fansite posted their “Most Popular DVDs on the Site” for December, which places Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl at…

…Baron Of Glacier Mountain is “a brand new holiday story that explores the possibility of Jack Frost having a female counterpart”. The book, just on sale now through the official…

‘Baloo’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131 Animated News Forum}} shows us the UK artwork for the upcoming Lion King 1½ 2-disc DVD, known internationally as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata….

Following our own {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000405.html Picks Of The Year}} feature, which ranged from books to DVDs, Rand Cyrenne sticks to just the discs, compiling the best editions from 2003, based…

…several festivals around the world and will be shown exclusively at Landmark Theatres (in most of our markets) with the animated French feature The Triplets Of Belleville.” The only footnote…

…use them in a dastardly plot to rid the kingdom of Princess Minnie – the only mouse standing between Pete and the throne! Pete makes the trio official Musketeers and…

The highly anticipated release of Invader Zim to DVD has had fans on tenterhooks for the past couple of months now. {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=98716 Toon Zone}} finally lifts the lid on…

…Eye Contact: The Best Of NYC Independent Animation also includes animators’ “personalized navigational menus, and a few bonus materials (audio track commentaries, behind the scenes footage, pencil tests, stills, etc)”….

The usually quiet Ted Thomas, director of the 1995 documentary Frank And Ollie, recently released on DVD, steps out into the limelight to reflect on making the film and putting…

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99470 Toon Zone}} points to another Wilbur in the news today – Wilbur Post, the long-suffering human friend to the world’s most famous talking horse, Mr Ed. As MGM…

…set to write the film. The Trumpet of the Swan has previously been adapted for the screen as an {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005LB87/qid=1073948325/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-2271211-1467963?v=glance&s=dvd animated feature}} by director Richard Rich (The Swan Princess)….

{{link http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/2004/01/14/build/top/TOP004.html The Southern Illinoisan}} reports that to honor the 75th birthday of world famous cartoon character Popeye, the famous tower lights of the Empire State Buidling will turn green…

…from the point of view of two supporting players) for its second DVD premiere movie follow-up of The Lion King—and the results are just flat-out funny. The animation isn’t as…

…to 11:30pm. So check your local listings for Invader ZIM and enjoy. Maybe one day soon the DVD will be out and we can laugh in joy and yell at…

…Hugh Jackman will voice Van Helsing, while Stephen Sommers and Bob Ducsay, the director and producers of the theatrical film, will also be involved in the prequel. Special features for…

The official {{link http://www2.warnerbros.com/scoobydoo2/ Scooby-Doo 2}} site has posted the final one-sheet poster for the March 26 release of Monsters Unleashed, which will also probably end up being the front…

To celebrate the release of The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (aka Lion King 1½) on DVD and video in the UK on Monday 16 February, Disney are holding a…

…release of The Little Mermaid next year. Apparently, The Little Mermaid has a new scene inserted, in which the shark, from the beginning of the movie, chases Ariel to Prince…

Following our report of the Golden Globes this past Sunday night, the {{link http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2004/goldenglobes Internet Movie DataBase}} has a full listing of the nominees and eventual winners. Topping the biggest…

…a Friend,” from Home on the Range, performed by the Beu Sisters, and LMNT’s version of “A Whole New World,” which will be featured on the Aladdin Platinum Edition DVD….