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Animated News & Views does Comic-Con 2008!
…James is pretty comfortable in the USA, but Randall’s a lot further North, in Canada, while yours truly is stuck in the sticks of the old country, England! But the… |
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Perfect Nightmare: Mike Cachuela on storyboarding Christmas
…old and disused studio of the San Francisco Bay area, and an artist’s impressive career went from Skellington Productions to Pixar Animation Studios… Animated Views: We’re talking today about your… |
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Story info on Pixar's Up
According to Variety, Pixar’s Up, scheduled for a 2009 release, will follow the adventures of a 70-year-old man who teams up with a wilderness ranger to fight beasts and villains…. |
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Lionsgate announces new Speed Racer series
…a continuation of the old series rather then a reboot and will feature a new young Speed Racer who enters a racing academy for the fastest kids on Earth and… |
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A spectacular kind of Spider-man coming to TV
…world-renowned web-slinger’s mythology at the beginning of his hero’s journey as a not-so-typical 16-year-old with new-found powers, engaging the multi-leveled pressures of teenage life while combating bigger, badder super-villains in… |
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Andreas Deja Wire Sculptures
…the wire sculptures made by Milt Kahl, one of Disney’s Nine Old Men. More photos from the event will be posted here over the next few days. Fallen Jockey Merlin… |
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Alexandre Petrov talks My Love
…on glass, which can be seen in his films The Old Man and The Sea, The Mermaid, The Dream Of a Ridiculous Man and The Cow. Along with his new… |
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Flintstones composer Will Shaefer dies
AWN reports that Flintstones composer Will Schaefer passed away from cancer on Saturday, June 30, 2007, in Palm Desert, California. He was 78 years old. Schaefer was also known for… |
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Secrets Of Isis DVD announcement, YouTube clips
…a modern world. This exciting DVD set will inspire old as well as new viewers to chant television’s favorite mantra: ‘Oh Mighty Isis!’ “The Secrets Of Isis – The Complete… |
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Ariel’s Song: Jodi Benson, a fortunate soul under the sea!
…York and Los Angeles and from London. We made old-fashioned, reel-to-reel tapes where each of us put down a scene of Ariel and then some singing Part of Your World…. |
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The Chosen One
…publicity that promises “Ninja! Bears! Robots! Catholics! The Meaning of Life! Old Men in Sweaters!” it’s a shame to have to report that The Chosen One ends up feeling unfortunately… |
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Matt Groening : Life Is Swell
…from being a 23-year-old Portland native, who drove to Los Angeles to write and draw, to becoming the creator of the most subversive network show ever to launch a vast… |
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Nightmare's here! Plus the Lone Ranger, Zorro…and Wart!
…of those arrow key players where the keys don’t actually control anything). So chalk this one up to marketing and hunt down the old Gold edition. For those with that… |
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Youth charged with piracy for uploading The Simpsons Movie
Variety reports that a 19 year old from the Czech village in south Bohemia has been charged with producing and uploading a pirate copy of The Simpsons Movie. If convicted,… |
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Jamie Oliver enters the realm of animation
ToyNews reports that Jamie Oliver, British celebrity chef, has teamed up with Aardman Animation to develop a new animated series called Little J. Aimed at 7 to 11 year olds,… |
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The Pixar Story
…through Thursday, August 30, 2007 Two Showings Daily: 7:10pm and 8:45pm 42 Miller Alley Old Pasadena, CA 91103 (626)744-1224 Written, Directed & Produced by Leslie Iwerks Edited by Leslie Iwerks,… |
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Pandamonium over Kung Fu Panda on DVD!
…of the first film, he now has to teach Kung Fu to a group of eager bunnies from the Valley of Peace. Although the Panda can hold his own with… |
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DCA Expansion
…of the old Pacific Electric Railway will travel up and down the main street. New dining and shopping experiences and a slate of unique, live entertainment will bring energy to… |
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Bazooka Joe heading to the big screen
Animation blog CartoonBrew points to an article on USA Today that reveals plans in store for the 69-year old cartoon character Bazooka Joe. Ex-Disney CEO Micheal Eisner explains his interest… |
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Jack Frost: Deluxe Edition
…Storyboard: Cold-weather elf Jack Frost visits January Junction for his annual icecapades, but falls “head over snowflakes” in love with the maiden Elisa. Warmed up by the relationship, Frost loses… |
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Beowulf writers on expanding poem's story
…story more than 1,000 years old, written by a monk,” says Avary, about the Anglo-Saxon epic poem. “We just filled in some of the holes.” [Note: The interview contains spoilers.]… |
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Not the same Street
The New York Times investigates why the two recently-released DVD volumes of Sesame Street – Old School come with the warning: “These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups,… |
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Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh/Spookable Pooh
…in his mad search for honey, ends up disturbing the locals (Rabbit, Owl, and Gopher). It is a spoof off of the old Frankenstein movies (not the book) and I… |
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Jack's back! NB4X's Skellington returns for Halloween!
…your tracking down if you’re a dedicated fan of the Hundred Acre Wood. And don’t forget our backlog of more ghoulish titles’ reviews: creep around our old crypt and you’ll… |
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NBFF Volcom Call for Teen Film Entries Press Release
…from student filmmakers for its annual spring youth cinema event. The free event will spotlight films produced by filmmakers 18 years-old and younger. Through the exhibition of youth created media,… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy
…Day, Double Dribble 1947 – Foul Hunting 1948 – They’re Off, The Big Wash Disc Two 1949 – Tennis Racquet, Goofy Gymnastics 1950 – Motor Mania, Hold That Pose 1951… |
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Three Little Pigs added to National Film Registry
…the 11th-best cartoon of all time in a 1990s poll of animators, Three Little Pigs falls midway through a series of classic shorts (Skeleton Dance, The Band Concert, The Old… |
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Rumored Rumblings: Pixar's Up chasing windmills?
…may be a re-telling of Miguel de Cervantes’ classic 17th century story Don Quixote. Variety wrote in the summer of 2007 that Up was “about a 70-year-old man who teams… |
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Goofy, Charlie Brown, and Captain America!
Our Walt Disney Treasures sets dropped on the old Animated News & Views doormat the other day, and are winding their way to our reviewers, so expect out takes on… |
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New Up concept image
…story of a 70-year old man who teams up with a Wilderness Ranger to fight beasts and villains. Thanks to “PixarVixen” over at the Animated News & Views Forum for… |
