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Golden Globe winners

…and \\The Polar Express\\’ “\\Believe\\” both lost in the Best Original Song category to \\Alfie\\’s “\\Old Habits Die Hard\\”. Better news went to Robin Williams who was given the Cecil…

Announcing the Walt's People book series

…mostly never-seen-before material, but will also include very old interviews that appeared in long forgotten venues and in-depth pieces that have only been released on the web, so that they…

Mirrormask Trailer

…a fifteen year old girl working for her family circus, wishes to run away and live a normal life. She finds herself in a fantastic landscape filled with giants, Monkeybirds…

Actor, activist Ossie Davis dead at 87

…his included Malcolm X (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), The Client (1994), and Twelve Angry Men (1997). Davis also was the voice of the fatherly figure Yar in Disney’s Dinosaur…

New Film Shows Demise Of Disney's Hand-Drawn Animation

The Associated Press, via Twin Cities local news station WCCO, has written an article on Dan Lund’s 40-minute documentary, Dream On Silly Dreamer, which covers the closing of Disney’s 75-year-old

Bambi's king of the home video forest

…release of Disney’s Bambi reached one million units, knocking out all of the other competition. Not bad for a sixty-three year old movie. Apparently the public does like traditional animation….

Robots receives early mixed reviews

…experience seeing Robots with his 4 1/2 year-old grandson: “Colorful and very fast paced, the funniest thing was the Ice Age short [teaser trailer] beforehand, the film was ultimately as…

Ward Kimball home movies

On Thursday, April 21, the Hollywood Heritage Museum/Lasky-DeMille Barn will be screening “historic ‘home movie’ footage shot by Ward Kimball,” one of Walt Disney’s legendary Nine Old Men. While animation…

Cinderella Platinum Series DVD details

…opening sequence, a featurette on Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men, a sneak peek at the upcoming Cinderella III, the documentary “The Cinderella That Almost Was”, Cinderella stories from ESPN Classic,…

Two Jack Sparrows?

From our “Not Necessarily Animation News” files we’d like to point out that there was a character named Jack Sparrow in an old Uncle Remus tale long before there was…

Inspector Gadget to make CGI debut at Cartoons on the Bay 2005

…in Metro City, the Mayor wants it for a tourist attraction and Dr. Claw wants it for world domination. Gadget, along with his sixteen-year-old niece Penny and her smart dog…

Loonatics redone in response to online petition

In response to the large outcry against the futuristic show, the main characters in Loonatics have been changed by Warner Brothers. This announcement comes nearly two months after 11-year-old Thomas…

Madagascar: The Animated News Review

…by the way, while up there in San Francisco I bumped into Olivier, the guy who ran the old Animated Movies website: image)” HEIGHT=467 WIDTH=364 /> L, Olivier; R, Christian…

Howl's Moving Castle Los Angeles premiere press release

…she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl (voiced by Christian Bale), and is subsequently turned into a 90-year old woman (voiced by screen legend…

Marie Johnston Obituary

…in Flintridge, California. She was 87 years old and had been in declining health. The Johnstons celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary earlier this year. Born Marie Worthey in Bridgeport, Connecticut…

Zemeckis' Beowulf

…Beowulf, with Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Ray Winstone and Brendan Gleeson all signed up. Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman have adapted the epic old English poem about Beowulf, King…

Live action Underdog heading to big screen

…hope to turn into a possible franchise, “a diminutive hound named Shoeshine gets superpowers after a lab accident. When he’s adopted by a 12-year-old boy, the two form a bond…

Press release: PD Pro Digital Painter 3.2

…features may experience speedups, including plasma noise, bumpytoy, etc. – Added ‘Old Film look’ filter in the timeline editor. – Added a couple of new papers textures – Added ability…

John Fiedler dead at 80

…Fiedler also appeared in several other Disney films: Sexton Mouse in \\Robin Hood\\, Deacon Owl in \\The Rescuers\\, Porcupine in \\The Fox and the Hound\\, and the old man who…

Joe Grant Life Celebration

…Monsters Inc., also gave a little more insight into how Joe Grant came up with that title (it was a play on the title of an old mob movie, Murder,…

Snow White And The Seven Kung Fu Monks: Disney sets movie sights on China

…people. China has one of the world’s most protected and least-developed film industries. With less than 2,000 mostly old cinemas, its ratio of screens to people is 70 times lower…

Coming events

…Hornby. On Saturday ASIFA-Hollywood will be screening old Paramount cartoons (Casper, Herman & Katnip, Baby Huey et al) at the Warner Bros. Screening Room in the American Film Institute building…

Happily N'ever After Trailer

…of happy endings gone wrong. The race for control of the kingdom is on, and power mad Frieda is set to change the age-old storyline to Happily N’Ever After” forever!…

Dan Ritchie to appear at Siggraph's Birds of a Feather meeting

…– Editing images from flight and train simulation games with the free plugins – Newest Dogwafflers of the moment – The oldest Dogwaffler known: a 93-year old Hemet, CA resident…

Press release: Anime Companion 2

…maps of old provinces and current prefectures (and the 23 wards of Tokyo), The Anime Companion remains the best friend an otaku (anime fan) ever had, and a fun way…

Meet the flockers: the Animated-News Valiant review

…the animation pole is the lack of background movement, specifically: people. The whole tale is told at pigeon level, as in the Tom and Jerry cartoon, which is fun but…

The Incredibles on Ice on "Parr" with Disney Ice Shows

…loved attractions. Breathtaking choreography along with an exciting score that has a variety of songs and styles captures the hearts of the young and old alike. While the show is…

Corpse Bride receives 'thunderous reception' at Venice film fest

…this beautiful, old fashioned technique.” In other Corpse Bride news, About.com is holding a sweepstakes in celebration of the movie. One may find details on how to enter, along with…

Were-Rabbit gets reviewed

…movie world was falling in love with computer animation, Nick Park stuck with the old ways. Wallace and Gromit are hand-made, like a Rolls-Royce.” If all reviews turn out this…

Fallen Art DVD info

…is its plot synopsis: “On an old, forgotten military base in the Pacific, soldiers who have lost their minds due to the hardships of war have been gathered to complete…