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A Nightmarish interview
ComingSoon has posted an article interviewing Mike Belzer, Kathleen Gavin, and Henry Selick, all of whom did various work on The Nightmare Before Christmas. The three discuss the re-release of… |
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Bee Movie opens in second place
…according to Box Office Mojo. Disney’s 3-D version of The Nightmare Before Christmas brought in an additional $1.5 million over the weekend to bring its total 2007 take to $12.8… |
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Listen to the Alvin & the Chipmunks soundtrack
…on the album are covers of such hits as Bad Day and Funkytown, as well as new and classic versions of Chipmunk favorites Witch Doctor and Christmas Don’t Be Late…. |
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Shrek, Grinch score ratings win for ABC
…at 8/7c, the special was followed by the Holiday favorite How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, which averaged 18.7 million viewers and a 6.8 rating/17 share in the 18-49 age group…. |
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35th Annual Annie Award nominees announced
…Voice of Clay Puppington, Moral Orel (ShadowMachine) • Madison Davenport, Voice of Sophianna, Christmas is Here Again! (Easy To Dream Entertainment) • Tom Kenny, Voice of SpongeBob, SpongeBob SquarePants –… |
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Behind-the-scenes look at Rudolph
TV Party has a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rankin/Bass’ Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The article sheds some light on the history and making of the classic Christmas… |
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Finding Niko
…of the elite troop that pulls Santa Claus’ sleigh every Christmas. When Niko uncovers a plot by the Big Bad Wolf and his pack to replace Santa’s ‘flying forces,’ Niko… |
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Grinch still mean, after fifty years
The Seattle Times has published an article marking the 50th anniversary of the children’s classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The article reports that Random House is celebrating the occasion… |
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Sneak peak at Coraline
An all-new clip from the upcoming stop-motion film Coraline has appeared on Ain’t It Cool News. Directed by Henry Selick of The Nightmare Before Christmas fame, Coraline is planned to… |
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Tim Burton's musical numbers
CreativeLoafing, in one of its articles, talks about song and dance numbers from Tim Burton’s films which also features “Kidnap the Sandy Claus†from The Nightmare Before Christmas and “Remains… |
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Goofy, Charlie Brown, and Captain America!
…going to lose him in there one of these days!) for the new deluxe edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas, which also comes bundled as part of the Peanuts Holiday… |
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Bolt: Joe Moshier – one bold, Bolt designer!
…working on? JM: Presently, I’m moving on from Disney and I’m going to DreamWorks. But, for Disney, I’ve just finished working on Prep and Landing. It’s a Christmas short that… |
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Shrek the Musical opens Sunday 12/14/08 at Broadway Theatre
…in London. Other Broadway: Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Into The Woods, Beauty & The Beast, Triumph of Love, and A Christmas Carol. Also, New York City Opera production of Cinderella…. |
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Horton Hears a Who edges out Bee Movie at worldwide box office
…of the U.S., didn’t fare so well with foreign markets generating less than 25% of the total grosses for How The Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat In The Hat…. |
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Angelina Jolie "upset" by Disney films
…into princesses right now and it upsets me.” Clearly the actress has not seen the first look image from Disney’s Christmas 2009 2D feature film The Princess and the Frog!… |
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Yahoo! users rate the top 30 animated films of all time
…Mermaid 15. Cinderella 16. Princess Mononoke 17. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 18. Lady and the Tramp 19. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who 20. Peter Pan 21. Mulan… |
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Marvin the Martian gets his own movie
…Marvin coming to Earth to destroy Christmas but finds himself trapped in a gift box.” Marvin’s appearance in “The Hasty Hare” can be be viewed for free at AOL Video…. |
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New Tale Of Despereaux poster
…a book illustration look to it, perhaps because it is an adaption of Kate DiCammillo’s children’s novel of the same name. The Tale Of Despereaux opens in theaters this Christmas…. |
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Airman ready for Zemeckis-assisted flight
…though ImageMovers, but it is unknown if the film will be distributed through the company’s deal with Walt Disney Studios. Zemeckis’ own next directorial outing, the Jim Carrey-starrer A Christmas… |
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Walt Disney Studios Showcase Event Report
Over at o-meon Chuck Oberleitner gives an in-depth report of the recent Walt Disney Studios Showcase Event with information on Bolt, Car Toons, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, A Christmas… |
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Don Hahn panel at Woodbury University
…Belzer (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Meet the Robinsons, the upcoming Bolt) Nik Ranieri (Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Meet the Robinsons, the upcoming The Princess… |
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Wallace & Gromit in A matter of Loaf and Death
…UK this Christmas, reports WallaceandGromit.com. The new film reunites Park with writer Bob Baker who co-wrote the Academy award winning Wallace and Gromit shorts The Wrong Trousers and A Close… |
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Release date for Princesss bumped up
According to Variety, Disney has moved up the release date of the traditionally animated feature The Princess And The Frog. Previously slated for a Christmas Day opening, the film will… |
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Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
…Jim’s son Brian Henson’s excellent Muppet Christmas Carol almost a decade later. There was still enough mileage in these puppet films to warrant another outing, but with Henson actively involved… |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel teaser!
…Chipmunks’ female counterparts, the Chipettes. Christina Applegate and Anna Faris are rumored to voice two of the chipettes. “Squeakuel” arrives at theaters Christmas day, December 25th, 2009. Thanks to “gaastra”… |
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New Rapunzel image
…and also a link to few new magazine scans from Disney’s upcoming film Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno, Rapunzel is scheduled to hit theaters in Christmas 2010…. |
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Back to business: new reviews and announcements!
…The 1960s Collection, a boxed-set grouping of Schulz’ celebrated gang’s first six television specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown’s All-Stars plus It’s The Great Pumpkin, You’re In Love, He’s… |
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Winnie The Pooh and new announcements too!
…as Piglet”. Well, you know you know the holiday gift giving season is about to descend when the studios start announcing their big Christmas present titles, and there’s been a… |
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The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
…in King Kong, Jason And The Argonauts, or The Nightmare Before Christmas. Each character has a jointed skeleton, or armature, that allows them to be posed in a great variety… |
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The Chipmunk Adventure
…as with the 1980s TV series and the Christmas special that preceded it, the son of Alvin’s creator, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., and his wife Janice Karman produced the movie. Karman… |

